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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

After being sick with appendicitis
TO, some time and then being attacked
by pleuresy, Miss Alvlna Volgt died
at the home of her uncle, August
Kuchan, in the town of Emmett Fri
day. Miss Voigt was but a young
girl Of five and half years and had
lost her father last fall. Her death
is mourned by mother, three
little brothers and many friends. The
funeral services will take place at the
Emmanuel church. A brief service
will be held at the home Monday
afternoon at IL O'Clock and at the
church about 80 b. m.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
A HAPPY MAN

Is Amos F. King, of Port Byrun,
N Y. IS years of age; since . sore
on his leg, which had troubled him
the greater part of his life, has been
entirely healed by Bucklen's Arnicx
Salve; the worlds great healer Of
Sores, Burns, Cuts. Wounds and
Piles Guaranteed by Gamm's Corner
Drug store druggist. Price 25c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
BAD BURN QUICKLY HEALED.

BAD BURN QUICKLY HEALED.
II am so delighted with what
Chamberlains' Salve has done for me
that feel bound to write and tell you
50, says Mrs. Robert Mytton, 457
John St., Hamilton, Ontarios. "My
little daughter had a bad burn on her
knee. / applied Chamberlain Salve
and it healed beautifully" This salve
allays the pain of q burn almost
instantly. 1t is for sale by All
Druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
CONSTIPATION.

For constipation there is nothing
quite 80 nice as Chamberlain Stom-
ach I'd Liver Tablets They always
produce pleasant movement of the
bowels without any dlsagreeable
effect. Price rs. cents. Samples free
at All Druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

If your lips you'd keep from slips,
observe three things with care-of
whom you speak, to whom you speak
when, what and where and you want
to be just as careful in buying your
gooos and you can buy chez pest of
The Central Trading company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

Don't commit suicide; get married
for you can buy your housekeeping
outfit cheaper than ever of The Central
Trading company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

He paused moment and with an
enchanting smile whispered. l can
buy goods cheaper than anywhere else
of The Central Trading company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
Observation Tells Us.

People visiting Watertown today
after an interval of ten years are
,astonisi,ed at tn. progress made in
improvements and the signs of ad-
vancement on every hand. No other
city of It's class IN the United States
can show more progress in decade
and few can show as much. Water
town of today Is not what it was ten
years ago.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

The number of automobiles in
WATERFOWL seems to be ON the in
crease. The speed however too could
stand little decrease, especially by
some who visit the city and attempt
to "show off.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
TAKE THE posTMAsTER's WORD

TAKE THE POSTMASTER' 5 WORD
FOR IT.
Mr.. F. M. Hamilton, postmaster
Cherryvale, Ind. keeps also stock
of general merchandise and patent
medicines. He says: Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy is standard here in its line.
1t never fails to give satisfaction and
We could hardly afford to be without
it." For sale by All Druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

falls Or when he walks uprightly Its
easy to be prophet but 1t is the
kind Of a prophet that you are that
counts in your happiness. Its all up
to you. =.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

There is many slip twixt the cup
and the lip, but you make no slip
when you buy your goods of The
Central Trading company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
FRANK HASTEN IS
CALLED BY DEATH
VIM. RddlOff Of HuStiSfOrd Is
SummOned-MiSS AlVind
VOigt Dies.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Death called at the door of an old
and we'll acquainted resident of Hustis-
ford Friday. 1t was William Radloff.
Mr.. Radloff is known to many
Watertown people. The funeral will
take place this afternoon.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

Some time ago it was suggested
that the Wisconsin 50O-mlle books
might AS we'll be made good respec-
lively on same roads in illinois and
Minnesota. Now the report is that by
agreement of railroads there may be
within short time q cent rate on
interstate passenger business generally
throughout the country, for the sake
of convenience while the railroads
are "trying out" mooted questions in
the courts. However this may be,
those Wisconsin books ought to have
printed on them: "Good in Minnesota
and Illinois.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

Paul Schoechert, had q rather
serious accident last Saturday, q
finger being injured while moving \
house. Tie injured member is
improving slowly. Mr.. Schoechert
had one of his fingers crushed.
Miss Margaret McGrath 10 visiting
relatives and friends at Sullivan.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
DEATH CALLS TWO
VERY SUDDENLY
Mrs. Lena Nelson Taken Sud.
denly III Saturday Evening
Fleetwood Lady Dies.

Very sudden and unexpected came
the announcement to the citizens of
Watertown AID vicinity of the death
of Mrs. Lena Nelson, wife Vt the
deceased Adolph Nelson. Mrs. Nelson
had enjoyed fairly good heath till 80
O'Clock Saturday evening. While
doing some shopping at Geschke' 8
hardware store she was suddenly
stricken with stroke of paralysis.
DR.. L. f. Shinnlck was summoned
and realizing the seriousness of the
case ordered the patient removed to
the home Of her daughter. From the
time of her removal, Mrs. Nelson was
unconscious till the final summons
which came at 2:4O o'clock at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. s. Mar
tin. ALL College avenue. Until
recently Mrs. Nelson had made her
nome on Jones street.
Mrs. Nelson was nearly sixty-six
years OF age. About forty-five years
ago she came to Amer"ia and settled
at New York. 1t was III New York
where she was married to Mr.. A.
Nelson. who died six years ago, a
man who was great painter and deco
rator, having done decoration for the
Vanderbilts and Astors of Now York.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

The weather bureaus supply of
hot air doesn't seem to come in large
enough quantities to last more than a
day or two at time. The last two
evenings the COOLER" prediction was
fully verified.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
MEMORABLE DAY.

One of the days we remember with
pleasure, as we'll as with profit to our
health, is the one on which we be.
came acquainted with DR.. King 4
New Life Pills, the painless purifiers
that cure headache and biliousness,
and keep the bowels right. Csc. at
Gamm's Corner Drug Store.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05

Mrs. } ohanna Peter aged seventy
eight years known to many Watertown
people, having lived in this vicinity
for nearly fitfy-five years, passed
away yesterday afternoon at the home
of her son-in-law, Fred Schmidt, at
Redwood. Mrs. Peter was born on
January 8. 1929, at Llebenstein,
Saxon Meningen, Germany, whers she
remained until twenty-five years Of
age. In 1854 she came to America
and at once settled and founded q
home at Redwood where she had lived
ever since. Her death came rather
unexpected. although she had been
sick with stomach trouble: for some
time. She is survived bya son in
Milwaukee, daughter IN Beaver Dam
and 3 daughter in Redwood. Mrs.,
Schmidt. Funeral announcements
will BIZ made later.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
MRS. FRED WENDTLAND
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Passed Away Yesterday After
noon at Home of Daughter
on Twelfth Street.
(From Tuesdays Daily.}

Mrs. Fred Wendtland passed away
yesterday afternoon at 8 80 O'Clock at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Walker on Twelfth street. The de-
ceased was seventy-eight years of age.
The death was rather sudden, as on
Sunday evening Mrs. Wendtland ate a
hearty supper and seemed in good
spirits The deceased was born in
Prussia, Germany, Sept. 9th, 1880.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, who passed away thirty
seven years ago. Later she removed
to America, settling in this city. re-
siding here continuously ever since.
She is survived by two children, Mrs.
Fred Walker and Edward Wendtland,
both of this city. She is also sur
vived by three sisters and a brother,
Mrs. Fred Zochret of Milwaukee Mrs.
Charles Golbeck of Chicago; Mrs. Aug
ust Benzel of this city; Mr.. Edward
Blaesius of Fond du Lac.
The funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2::3O O'Clock
from tie home of her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Walker, 622 Twelfth street, to
the Oak Hill, cemetery. Rev. M. l..
Eversz, pastor of the M. E. church,
will officiate.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
VIM. \. TAFT WILL
ADDRESS STUDENTS
Secretary of War to Speak at
State University on
June 10th.

Madison, Wis, June 2-Secretary of
War William HI. Taft has just tele-
graphed to President Van Hise of the
University of Wisconsin his acceptance
Of an invitation to ADDRESS the univer-
sity students on June 10. He will be
in Madison but short time, arriving
at II AS a. M, and leaving again for
Milwaukee at / 10 p. m. The pro-
gramme for his reception is not COM
pleted, but it is planned to have the
University Regiment of 500 cadets
meet Secretary Taft at the station,
accompanied by the students military
band, to escort him to the university
armory. In addition to the 5000
stuents and members Of the facultp,
it is anticipated that the state officers,
members of the Legislature, and
Madison citizens will also be present
in numbers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
HORSE IS KILLED
IN A COLLISION
Horse Owned BY Henry ACh-
ielleS COllideS With One
Driven by G.. BentZin.

A very peculiar collision between
horses, resulting in the death of one,
occurred about $50 o'clock Sunday eve
ming near the Milford street crossing of
the Milwaukee road. One of the horses
was owned by Henry Achilles, farmer
residing on rural route No. and was
driven by a Mr.. jain. who works for
him. The other horse, hitched to light
wagon, is owned By Valentine West of
this city and was driven by Charles Bent
Yin. Mr. Bentzir had been out to William
Garrity's place beyond the fair grounds.
He was returning to the city when he
looked ahead and observed a horse
coming at pretty good pace. According
to his version Of the affair, he turned out
to let the horse pass, but to his surprise
the farmers horse turned into the ditch,
crashing into the horse driven bv Mr..
Bentzin with terrific force. Both horses
rared up after the collision and the horse
driven by Mr.. jain was observed to keel
oyer and upon examination was found
to be dead After the collision, Mr..
Bentzin and the other driver got out of
their rigs and made an examination.
The driver of the Achilles horse declared
that the neck of the animal had been
broken. Fortunately the horse owned
by Mr.. West did not receive a scratch.
The harness. however, was broken in
several places. Seated with Mr.. Bentzin
was his son. Fortunately none of the
occupants Of the rigs were injured. Mr..
Bentzin says that if anyone wants the
full particulars of how the accident
happened, be will inform them.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
Work of the Trust.
(From SUNDAYS Daily.)


The trust is getting in It's work
as is evidenced IN the fact that thread,
which has sold for years for five
cents a spool, has jumped to six cents.
A local merchant calls the attention
of The Leader to the fact that dealers
have received notice of the raise with
the instruction that if they do not
retail at six cents a spool, the trust
will not sell to them. The new rate
went into effect in Watertown yester
day. The Leader is also handed the
following special from New York.
''The interests controlling the
thread industry have advanced the
price of thread II cents dozen spools
of thread and dealers throughout the
country have received formal notice
of the raise. The Clark o. N. T., of
Newark, and the Coates and Brooks
companies New York, the largest
makers are in the combination.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
HENRY {. TEG[ER TO
DELIVER ADDRESS
SEC. OF STATE LIBRARY COM
MISSION TO SPEAK HERE.
Dedication of New Library Will
Take Place on Friday. June IA
Literary and Musical Program
in the Evening-Turn Building
Over to City in the Afternoon.
(From Sundays Daily.)

A meeting of the library board was
held yesterday to decide upon a date
tor the dediction of the new Car
negie library. The date decided
upon was Friday, June 14th, the date
announced in The Leader as the
probable one. An effort was made to
secure the services of Dean E. A.
Birge of the state university to de-
liver the principal address for the
occasion, but this was Impossible, as
Mr.. Birge was unable TO be present.
Despite the fact that it wa impos-
sIble to secure the services of Dean
Birge, the library board has made
good selection in securing for the
occasion Henry E. LegIel of Madison,
secretary of the state library COM
mission whose address will be de-
livered at the Turner opera house in
the evening, when an appropriate
musical and literary program will be
rendered.
The program for this event has not
been worked out as yet, but is in the
hands of Miss Maud Macpherson, the
librarian, who is at work on the
program and will without doubt be
successful in arranging a one
that will do full justice to the occasion.
According to the plans as so far
outlined, the dedication of the build
ing will take place at 80 o'clock in
the fatternoon. The feature of the
afternoon exercises Will be an ad
dress by Mayor Arthur Mulberger. also
by Prot. J. H. OFT of the Northwestern
university, president of the library
board. At the exercises in the after
noon, the buildlng will be turned over
by the library trustees to the city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
JOHN GEBHARDT IS
HOME FROM PANAMA
FORMER WATERFOWL YOUNG
MAN TELLS OF THE SOUTH
Left Here Eleven Years Ago-Last
Two Years Spent on ISthmus-
In Service of Uncle Sam on
Canal Job Much Impressed
With That Country.
tt'rom Tuesdays Daily.)

John Gebhardt, an old WatertOwn boy.
but now residing at the Isthmus of Pan
anna, being in the mechanical division
for Uncle Sam in the construction
OF the great canal, was the guest of old
friends here yesterday, being in COM
pany of his brother Ernst Gebhardt of
Fort Atkinson. John left Panama on
the Doth of April and since his arrival in
this locality has been visiting his
brother, also Mrs. d. Haubschield, sis
ter, residing at jefferson.
The visitor was raised in this city and
before leaving Watertown eleven years
ago, was employed by the Dornfeld Man
ufacturing Co., now the Dornfeld-Kunert
company. He has spent the past two
years in the tropical region and strange
to what would be the general belief
likes the country immensely. He is en-
gagged as machinist. who receive the
compensation of siXty-five cents per hour
for their labor. Mr.. Gebhardt declares
that the climatic conditions are superb.
The thermometer there registers about
So degrees above the year around and
does not vary two degrees. There are
two seasons, the wet and the dry. The
gentleman is so much impressed with
the country there that he added that he
would far prefer to live there than in
this country on account of the excellence
of the weather. He will leave New
York on the 18th of jane on the return
trip, which requires seven days travel ON
the water.
During his visit in the city yesterday,
Mr.. Gebhardt met many of his old time
friends, all of whom were pleased to
meet him and have him tell Of his expe-
rienceS in the south.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
Hold Cows in Country

The expected has happened The packers at Chicago Kan
Omaha made arbitrary rule that they will
heifers unless subject the
test to they diseased. Two years ago the Union
of Jefferson County that would not be long
before packing interest would take this While
nc loss and hardship the farmers do
how the packers can help it very well.
All their stock is inspected by government inspectors
and evidences of tuberculosis other disease
the of both cattle and hogs thrown out and to the
rendering tank Of this result great loss the pack
To themselves from this loss they have made this
The commission and dealers up about
it, The of the should have foreseen this
trouble coming, and by ubeCun testing and sanitary
their herds long If farmer has clean
herd need fear nothing if his animals sold subject
likely the packers will be willing they
should better price for animals free of disease.
will that this effort to drive
dangerous diseases from live stock greatly
They ought be among support
What if it does take few cattle now Is it much
and double the number later onFo
Atkinson Union.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
MRS. LENA MUSTER
BENSEL SUMMONED
A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE
ADOLPH MUSTER.
He a Former Well Known Resident
of Northumberland a Sis
ter OF Mrs. Charles BentZin of
This City-End Came at Chicago
Home.

Mrs. Lena Muster Bensel a daugh-
ter of the late Adolph Muster, well
known resident of Watertown, secre-
tary of the University of Chicago
settlement, of which Miss Mary
Mcdowell Is president, passed away
in Chicago Monday, May 20, after u
lingering illness. The funeral was
held Thursday morning from her
residence to the Merrill I'M. E.
church, thence to Mount Hope Gem e.
terry by carriages.
She leaves to mourn her death, her
husband, Fred Bensel; two children,
Mrs. Adena H. Gray and Edwin A.
Bensel; three sisters. Mrs. Charles
Bentzin of WATERFOWL, Wis, Mrs.
Emil Schoechert, of Whitewater, and
Mrs. David A. Rogers of Belolt,
and one brother, Ernest T. Muster.
also of Beloit.
Mrs. Bensel Impressed her beautiful
spirit upon all who knew her we'll
Her mind was ever full of beautiful
thoughts, her heart ready with gener-
GUS impulses. Her nature fed on
noble things and stunned the petty
and low suggestions that are waiting
at every turn in daily life.
While she was a devoted wife and
mother she believed that her family
was but part of that larger family
of humanity. So all kinds of people
were sacred to her and did all she
could to serve them.
The deceased was frequent WISH
tor in Watertown and spent last
summer here the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Charles Bentzin.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
ANSWER IS FILED IN
THE ISLANDER CASE
LATEST MOVE IN THE CASE OF
HAHN VS.. HARTWIG.
Defendant Denies Charges Only
So Far as Saying that MIR. Hahn
Was Attorney for the Jdhnke
Creamery Company When Milk
Ordinance Was Before Council.

The answer of the defendant in the
Islander case of Hahn vs. Hartwig has
been served on MIR. Hahn and in it the
defendant denies having spoken the
words as set forth In the complaint,
but alleges ON information and belief
that the same are true in so far that
Hahn was the attorney TO, the
Jahnke Creamery company when the
late famous milk ordinance was before
the council. 1t also appears from the
answer that this milk ordinance prac-
tically prohibited the sale of pasteuriz-
led milk or cream in this city. The
case will be hotly contested. Gustav
Buchheit is the attorney for the de-
PENDANT
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
REMARKABLE RESCUE

That truth is stranger than fiction,
has once more been demonstrated in
the little town of Fedora, Tenn, the
residence of c.. V. Pepper. He writes
81 was in bed, entirely disabled with
nemorrhages of the lungs and threat.
Doctors failed to help me, and all hope
had fled when l began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery. Then instant
relief came. The coughing soon ceased
the bleeding diminished rapidly, and
in three weeks | was able to go to
work. Guaranteed for coughs and colds
soc. and S1.OO, at Gamm's Corner
Drug Store, Trial bottle free.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
EVERY MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR

EVERY MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR.
The average man cannot afford to
employ a physician for every slight
ailment or injury that may occur in
his family, nor can he afford to neglect
them, as so slight All injury as the
scratch of pin has been known to
cause the loss of limb. Hence every
man must from necessity be his own
doctor for this class of ailments. Sue
cess often depends upon prompt treat
ment, which can only be had when
suitable medicines are kept at hand.
Chamberlain Remedies have been in
the market for many years and enjoy
d good reputation.
Chamberlsan's Collie, Cholera and
DIarrhoea Remedy for bowel Cum
plants.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough.
Chamberlain Pain Balm Ian an
tiseptic liniment) for cuts, bruises,
burns, sprains, swellings, lame back
and rheumatic pains.
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets for constipation, biliousness
and stomach troubles.
Chamberlain Savle for disease of
the skin.
One bottle of each Of these five
preparations costs but SLIPS. For
sale by Meyne drug company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
A FORTUNATE TEXAN.

Mr.. A. E. Goodloe, of lot st. Louis
st. Dallas, Tex, says: Sin the past
year have become acquainted with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. and no
laxative ever before tried so effectually
disposes Of malaria and oiliousness.
They don't grind nor grip. 25c. at
Gamm's Corner Drug Store.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07

What are you made for anyway?
To go to school when you are little,
to marry the school ma am when your
are big and then he who raises the
best stock and the most children is
entitled to the nomination for presi
dent and to buy his goods of The Cen
trail Trading company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07
collie AND DIARRHOEA.

Pains IN the stomach, collie and
diarrhoea are quickly relieved by the
use of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Dirrahoea remedy, For sale by
Meyne drug company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07

What are you looking for, nice
weather? We will let some else
supply that, but If you want anything
else we might be able to supply you.
The Central Trading company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07

Our earnest desire Is that you will
get married and be prosperous and
happy and raise large family and
by your goods of The Central Trading
company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-07

Would you like to make dollar
60 as far as two usually does? Then
try buying Of The Central Trading
company.