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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Personal MeptiOn

Hugo Koenig is spending a few
days in Milwaukee.
The Frosty Four spent Sunday af-
ternOon at Oconomowoc fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Exner are attend
ing the state fair in Milwaukee,
Albert Koser and E. o. Leschinger
were Jefferson visitors yesterday.
The Misses Rosie and Susie Man
ming spent Sunday at Waukesha
Beach.
Charles Yandre of Lake Mills is a
visitor at the home of the Rev. H.
Karnopp.
Miss Florence Koenig has returned
from a visit of two weeks with rela-
tives in Chicago.
Mrs. L. Seibel and Mrs. Samuel
Kussel were among the cream city
visitors yesterday.
Mrs. John Throne entertained a
company of friends at her home in
Western avenue this afternoon.
Mrs. F. Buechele and Misses Mar
tina Bramer and Marie Brandenstein
left today for Milwaukee and Chica-
go to spend a few days.
Mrs. William Schlueter entertained
a few friends informally in honor of
her birthday anniversary yesterday af
ternoon at her home in Main street.
Mrs. John Pfaffenbach returned
last evening from Riceville, Iowa
where she attended the funeral of her
Dpicp Mrs Chris Kr1appr Her son
Emil, accompanied her.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Personal Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Hahn spent the
day in Waterloo.
Miss Maud Higgins of Redwood is
visiting Miss Meta LANCE.
Mrs. Charles Dougans of South
Milwaukee is a guest at the home of
Charles Sprenger.
The Rev. Paul Buehling of ST Mary,
Ohio, is visiting at the home of Mrs.
Theodore Luedtke.
Miss Hattie Sprenger has gone to
OcOnomowoc and Milwaukee to enjoy
a few days visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Schiller are in the
city to take to Milwaukee their ia
ther, the Rev. John Praeger, to make
lis future home with them. The re-
ired reverend has for the past nine
,2en years made Watertown his home
hut his children see the necessity of
having him with them as he is becOm-
ing very feeble and helpless, and they
will make him as comfortable as pos
sible during the balance Of his life.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Issues of Fact FOR jury.

international Harvester Company of
America, a corporation, VS.. Thomas
McAdam ct al; December s, 1906.
Herbert j. Piper; Tullar & Lockney
and Charles E. Williams.
c. B. Culver VS.. The Lytle-Stoppen-
bach Company, a corporation; Novem-
Der 10, 1907. Duffy & McCrory; w.
c. Leitsch.
William Kuehn VS.. Jules Oestreich: ;
February s, 1908. r. B. Kirkland; n.
H. Falk.
Milo c. Jones ct al VS.. Philip H.
Decker ct al; May 10. 1908. Bird &
Gilman; J. A. Aylward, L. ]. Fellenz.
R. P. Koenig and George Koenig VS..
A. r. Wiens Brush Co.; September s.
1908. o. c. Hahn; Kading & Kading.
Naturalization.
Wilhelm Rehberg; witnesses, Frank
Trucks, George Henry.
Christian Peters; witnesses Charles
Leschinsky, Charles Kutz.
Karl Grosskreutz; witnesses, Aug
ust Pautsch, William Hess.
George Ritter; witnesses, L. Prem
low, Charles Voy.
John Gauger; witnesses, Charles
Voy, Fred Gill
Nickolaus Kiessling; witnesses, l..
Neis, H. O. NeyinS
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
ADJOURNED MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANT
BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Miss Winnifded Culver of Albion.
Mich. Engaged as Manual Train
ing TGdChGr-A Public Reception
Will Be Given the School Teach
CTS in the Near Future

An adjourned meeting Of the board
Of education was held last evening
and considerable business of a rout-
inc nature was transacted The CON
tract for shingling a portion of the
high school building was let to Rohde
q Iickert for $3.50.
A manual training teacher was en-
gagged at the meeting, the choice fall
ing on Miss Winifred Culver Of AL
bion, Mich. The salary is fixed at
$75 per month.
Owing to the crowded condition Of
the high school, the eighth grade was
transferred to a vacant room in the
No. a school. This arrangement will
help out in the difficulty experienced
securing needed room for the extra
demands being made on the high
school 1t is also within the probab-
ilities that the board will ask for an
appropriation to enlarge the No. 2
school to give much needed room.
The matter of prohibiting tuition
students from attending the high
school was discussed at the meeting
as the school is crowded, but no def
mite action was taken.
At the close of the meeting a com
mittee consisting of f. NJ. Ia
F. Voss and G. II. Jacob was L ned
to arrange for a reception to the pui,
he school teachers in the near future.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
In Social Realm

A large number of friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles A. Vaughan called
at their residence, 1863 Utah street
Saturday afternoon and evening to of
fer congratulations on their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary. They were
most Hospitality entertained by the
host and hostess during their stay
and included several relatives and
friends from other cities. A boun.
teous wedding feast had been pre-
pared and all did full justice to the
tempting viands which filled the
wants of the inner man. An orches
ira furnished music during the even.
ing, which was most pleasantly spent
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughan were the recip
tents of many handsome souvenirs
suitable to the occasion.
The wedding of Mr.. Charles Els
feldt and Miss Laura Goede of this
city took place at o'clock Saturday
afternoon at st. Johns Lutheran
church and was witnessed by large
number of friends of the bride and
groom. The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev. F. H. Eggers and a re
ception followed at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Goede, GA Oak street. They will re
side in this city where the groom is
employed in the Andrew Roegner
stone cutting works. Many friends
extend congratulations
The leap year dancing party ar
ranged by the ladies which was given
at Clyman Friday evening proved to
be most pleasant social affair About
seventy invited couples participated
The dancing hall was lastly decor
ated and delightful music was furnish
ed by the Stube orchestra.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
DOINGS SATURDAY
Post Stamp RulinQ

A new postal ruling has gone into
effect and should be noted by all who
are users of the postOffice service.
The new order deals with defaced
postage stamps or stamps that are
mutilated in any way. A stamp that
is i'll any way defaced is now declar-
ed worthless and will not be accept
ed in pay for the transmission of a
letter. All letters or packages, bear
ing such stamps will be held at the
post office for two weeks for recovery
and if they are not claimed at the end
of that period will be sent to the dead
letter office at the head of the dis
trict in which they are mailed and
from there sent to the general dead
letter office in Washington.
1t has been the custom in the post
offices for the clerks in cancelling the
stamps to pass those which had q
small part missing. This has come
under the notice of the head of the
postoffice department and an order
has therefore been issued for the re
lection of these letters. If a letter
past the cancelling clerk the one who
throws the mail is held responsible
and if the letters are sent out a
charge will be made back against the
Office from which they are sent.
One of the chief reasons for the
new ruling in regard to the postage
lamps is that the government has
discovered where stamps are cancel
;s:i on the extreme edge, they have
been removed from a letter. The can
ccjled part has been torn off and the
stamp used again. 1t is to protect
themselves against such schemes as
this tina the new order has been is
sued. a stamp is torn and part
is miss, G. they Should be taken back
to the "CGt0H To- and turned in, in the
same n me- as unused stamped en-
yelOpeS
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Personal Mention

l.. H. Cordes was milwaukee, Wis
itor today.
Mrs. T. F. Shinnick is spending
few days in Milwaukee.
J. p. Slight and son Franklin are
among the state fair visitors today.
Mrs. William Diekoff is quite seri-
ously i'll at her home in West Main
street.
Herman Hilgendorf and family
have returned from a visit with rel
atiVes i'll Milwaukee.
Miss Jennie Needham left today for
Springfield and Amherst, Mass. where
she will be the guest of relatives for
several weeks.
There will be a Glover club social at
the Congregational church parlors
Friday afternoon to which all mem
bers and their friends are invited.
Mrs. George p Gates left for Chi
cago this morning, called there by
the serious illness of Mrs. Frank
Gates, formerly Miss Ethel Lee of
this city and later of Portage
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Personal Mention

Miss Abbie Norton spent the day in
Milwaukee.
Louis Knick was a Waterloo visit
or yesterday.
w. F. Brandt was a Waterloo Wis
itor yesterday.
Miss Clara Reichardt will spend
Sunday in Lake Mills.
Mrs. Edwin Bittner is spending a
few days in Milwaukee.
J. Koch of Berlin is a guest at the
home of Charles Goetsch.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Semrich are
visiting relatives in Milwaukee.
Misses Emma and Lena Stengel are
enjoying a few days visit in Marshall
Miss Florence White of Oconomo-
voc is the guest of Miss Ida Dierks,
meier.
Misses Lenora Reuteler and Lena
Hilgendorf are spending a few days
in Clyman.
Mrs. R. Kabot has returned from a
weeks visit her daughter, Mrs. l. T
Thompson at Delavan.
l. l.. Henry left for Oelwein, Iowa
yesterday where he will visit rela-
tives for several days.
Mrs. Lucius Bruegger and children
Lucy and William left today for Mil
waukee to spend a few days.
Mrs. Fred Hardtke and daughters
Viola and Sadie left for Reeseville
this morning to visit relatives and
friends.
Henry Wilson, son of William Will
son of this city, was conductor on
one of the electric cars reaching the
city today. For several years he has
been a street car conductor in Mil
waukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. E. Calhoun have
gone east for a visit at Watertown
and Rochester, \. Y and Springfield
Mass Watertown is the birthplace
of Mr. Calhoun and he will renew &C
quaintances of boyhood days there.
Assemblyman John F. Hughes
OF Reeseville was in the city today
Mr.. Hughes was out for a renomina
ton at the primaries against G. w
Harvey of Beaver Dam. John filled
the bill,at Madison two years ago and
his return is but in justice to himself
and constituents.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
LUTHERAN Home
FOR FEEBLE MINDED
WORK ON SAME WILL BEGIN
WITHIN A SHORT TIME
Will Be Erected on Land in Third
Ward Purchased Two Years AGO
and Will Cost About $4,000
and Be Complete in Every Ap-
pOintment.

The Lutheran home for the feeble
minded for which land was purchased
in the Third ward two years ago, will
be built in the near future. At a
meeting of the committee in Milwau-
kee it was decided to go ahead with
the work at once and plans and speci-
fications have been prepared and bids
will be asked for within a short while.
1t is said that the foundations will be
put in this fall and the building COM
pleted next year. The Estimated cost
of the structure is $4,000. For the
past two years the home has been
maintained in Milwaukee. 1t was
previously housed in the old Faith
Home building in the Fifth ward of
this city.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
WdtertoWn er-COunty Fair

The mter-County fair at Watertown
September Is, 16, II and Is this year
will be the largest county fair in the
state. The grounds will be open day
and night and the attractions will be
greater than that of any like fair in
Wisconsin, including fifteen different
shows and several free attractions of
the best quality money could secure.
The racing at the fair will also be a
big feature. Purses aggregating $4,000
have been offered for racing events
and the premium list is replete with
many offerings in all classes. The
free attractions at the fair day and
night this year will surpass those of
other years as some of the best tai
ent in the country has been booked
by Secretary Charles Mulberger
There will be plenty of music, includ-
ing Bach's military band of Milwaukee
and there will not be an idle moment
during the fair. Something doing all
the time. Large crowds expected
daily from surrounding counties. Don't
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
DOINGS THURSDAY
Old Resident Called

Mrs. Anton Moser answered the
summons of death at her late resi-
dence, 81 Garfield street, at II
o'clock this morning. Death was due
to a breaking down Of the system
caused by old age. She had been in
her usual good health and was able
to be about the house up to last even
ing when she complained of feeling
sick, and never rallied.
Mrs. Moser first saw the light of
day at Birlbach, Germany, March 81,
1913, and after her marriage to her
first husband, Philip Muth, emigrated
to America settling in New Orleans
in 1910. With her husband she re-
turned to Germany the following year
and remained there until 1S4S, when
they again came to New Orleans in
1848. In the following year they set
tied in WATERFOWL. Her husband died
in 1851 and the following year she
was married to Anton Moser, who
still survives. Six years ago they Gel
ebrated their golden wedding. She
was the mother of seven children,
six of whom are living, four of whom
are children of the first marriage:
John Muth, Watertown; Mrs. Conrad
Jaehries, Mrs. William Wagner, Chi
cagO; Mrs. l.. w. Kruger, Milwau-
kee; Mrs. G. F. Wooley, Mrs. Charles
Unrath, Chicago. There are thirty
two grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren. Although advanced
in years Mrs. Moser retained her
mental faculties to a remarkable de-
gree. She was a constant reader of
the newspapers and took an interest
in politics and other current matters
almost up to the time Of her death
and attended to her own correspond
ence and in other ways showed re-
markable vitality.
The funeral will take place Sunday
afternoon at o'clock to the Evangel-
zeal Protestant church. The inter
ment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
SEPTEMBER TERM
OF CIRCUIT COURT
CASES TO BE HEARD AND DE
TERMINED DURING TERM
Many Cases of Interest Some to
the People of the City of Water
tOWn-Ghe Calendar is Shot.
However. and Term Will Be
Brief-Term Begins Monday.

The following cases are set for
hearing at the September term of the
circuit court for Jefferson county
which convenes next Monday, Septem-
Der IA, at Jefferson:
Criminal Calendar.
The State of Wisconsin VS.. Fred w.
Stephenson; assault with intent to
kill and murder. r. w. Lueck, dis
trict attorney.
The State of Wisconsin VS.. Peter
Kohl; adultery. R. w. Lueck, dis
trict attorney.
The State of Wisconsin VS.. Herman
Schmidt; burglary in the daytime. R.
w. Lueck, district attorney.
The State OF Wisconsin VS.. Louis
.Radiskey; larceny. R. w. Lueck, dis
trict attorney.
The State of Wisconsin VS.. James
Lowry; assault with intent to kill and
murder. R. w. Lueck, district attor-
ney.
The State Of Wisconsin VS.. Louis
Agen; accessory before the fact of
burglary. r. w. Lueck, district attor-
ney.
The State of Wisconsin VS.. William
Fisher; arson. R. w. Lueck, district
attorney
The State of Wisconsin vs.. Max ia
cobowski; burglary. r. w. Lueck
district attorney.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
ORGANIZED LABOR
ANNUAL. PARADE
LOCAL LABOR UNIONS ENJOY
ADAY OF PLEASURE
Two Bends We're in the Procession
and DisCpursed Inspiring Music
Many Watched the Parade
Which DiSbdnded After Making
a Circuit of the City.

Today Watertown workers enjoyed
their day of rest and celebration, it
being the annual recurrence of Labor
day. The picnic which was usually
held was dropped this year and many
of the union men left the city to
spend the day elsewhere, so that the
line of marchers was not as long as
on previous years. In former years
it was demanded of every man be
longing to a union to turn out on this
day. This year no formal demand
was made. The Watertown band and
the Independent band furnished the
inspiration for the marchers who
moved in the following order:
Committee
COlOrbearer
Band
BARRIERS
Painters
Carpenters
Bricklayers and Masons
Band
Sheet Metal Workers
Plumbers
TailOrS
Printers
Brewers
CigarmakerS
After the parade disbanded the
marchers enjoyed the balance Of the
day in varied pursuits and this even
ing will assemble together again at
Turner Opera house where Labor
day dance will be held to which the
public is invited. Most all the bust
ness houses closed at noon and bust
ness in the city generally was sus-
pended.
This years Labor day marks the
twenty-frst celebration in the coun-
try. The first Labor day was cele-
brated in 1887. A marvellous growth
has characterized the labor movement
since the first demonstration. The
American Federation of Labor was
born within that period. Today it has
100000 laborers within it's ranks.
The Labor day celebration has thus
become more an outing Of organized
labor than of labor generally.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Personal Mention

George Heyn is visiting in Milwau-
kee.
Miss Mary Giblin is visiting at Be
lott.
w. F. Richards was a cream city
visitor today.
w. J. Bethke was a Sun Prairie
visitor today.
H. J. Stube was a visitor at Ocono-
mowoc today.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Winger spent the
day at Winnebago.
Miss Laura Kelly was home from
Milwaukee to spend Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cooper
spent Sunday in Milwaukee.
Hilmer Schimmel is home from
Waukegan to spend a few days.
Otto NOwack and family spent Sun
day with relatives in Redwood.
Miss Catherine Russell was home
from Milwaukee to spend Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kruger spent
Sunday with their daughter in Juneau
Miss Cora Zincgraf of Ripon is a
guest at the home of the Rev. M. L.
Eversz.
Miss Martha Volkmann visited with
relatives in Milwaukee Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Hazel Quinn of Madison is
spending a few days at the home of
w. J. Bethke.
Mrs. Frank Brand and daughter
have returned from a visit with rela-
tives in Beloit.
Alex Martenson and wife of Milwau-
kee spent Sunday at the home of
James Martenson.
Miss Jessie NJ Pearl of Seattle,
Wash. is a guest of Mrs. o. c. Hahn
enroute to New York city.
The Misses Helen and Emma Steck-
ling and Lena and Tessie Hoppe spent
Sunday at Waukesha Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. BIakely of
Tuscon, Arizona, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Frattinger.
Miss Ella Rogan has returned to
Chicago after spending a vacation of
several weeks at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Shurtleff of James
vile are visiting at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Henry Mulberger.
Mr.. and Mrs George P. Traeumer
are spending a few days in Milwaukee
the guests of friends and relatives.
Jack Harris of Chicago, formerly
with the American Cigar Company, is
visiting in the city and will remain a
few days.
Miss Ida Won Grunigen, who has
been visiting at her home here for the
past few weeks, returned to Milwau-
kee today.
w. F. Gruetzmacher and family and
the Misses Josephine and Anna
Gruetzmacher were Waukesha Beach
visitors yesterday.
]. D. Sawyer and wife of Waupun
spent Sunday in the city, the former
delivering a sermon at the NJ. E.
church last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Cordes, Mrs.
Belle Stats and daughter, nene,
Mrs. NJ Jaedecke and daughter,
Esther, spent Sunday at Waukesha
Beach.
Arthur Bursinger was down from
La Crosse to spend Sunday. He is
experimenting the installation of
heating plant in the state normal
school there.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Grounds Made Beautiful

The grounds around the new st.
Johns Lutheran church have been
nicely graded and placed in a fine
condition by Louis Scholl, who is a
veteran in that line of work. The
va'C nd Julevards have been
- Win sod and the center sown
With aIass seed which will soon peep
through the ground to beautify the
surroundings. The grading and other
work is a credit to Mr.. SchOll.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Old Mexico

At the high school last evening
Prof. William Dudley lectured on "Old
Mexico" in an entertaining manner
and was thoroughly enjoyed by those
present. The lecture was an illus
trated one and the views were very
fine. He is an entertaining speaker
and preceding the lecture he display
ed the characteristic garb of the Mex
lean. The bull fight scenes were eX-
ceptiOnaliy good. The net proceeds OF
the lecture will be used in purchas-
ing a proiectoscope for the high
school
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
In Social Realm

Mrs. Herman Schortect entertained
a few of her intimate friends Sunday
afternoon. A delicious dinner was
served and everyone had delightful
time. Music was furnished by Miss
Edo Vincenz and Miss Martha Zil-
lage. The guests were Miss Cora Vim
cenz, Martha Village, Freada Puzzle,
Mrs, August Grukle, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Wiegand, Mrs. Louis Wiegand,
Louis Puzzle.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
In Social Realm

Mr.. August Zielsdorf and Miss
Grace Gritzner, both of this city,
were married in Milwaukee Saturday,
September 5, at st. Johns Cathedral
by the Rev. w. McDermOtt. Mr.. Ar
thur Laycock and Miss Laura Gritz-
ner Of Milwaukee, sister of the bride,
attended the couple. After the we'd
ding ceremony the bridal party par
took of a wedding breakfast at the
New England restaurant after which
they departed for brief wedding
tour, returning to this city Monday
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
New Firm Starts

William J. Sommerfeld of this city
and Edward Strobush of Lake Mills
have formed a partnership and will
conduct repair and blacksmith shop
at Johnson Creek. They will also do
machinery and boiler repairing, pipe
fitting and the like. Both men are
competent mechanics in their line and
mo doubt will meet with success as
they will do a general repair business
which is needed in that section. All
work guaranteed
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
Off the Track

The electric car due to leave here
at o'clock left the track at the
curve, West Main and North Mont,
gomery streets, and it was fully an
hour before the crew, assisted by the
utility car, was able to place the
trucks on the track again. In the
meantime a large crowd cOngregated
and watched the work with evident
interest. 1t was a strange sight to
see an interurban electric car off the
track in West Main street and was
but a dream only a short while ago.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-11
The Grim ViSitdnt Comes

Mr.. Patrick Donovan, brother of Eu-
gene Donovan, 1882 River drive, was
killed in Chicago Saturday evening
in a street car accident. He was en-
ployed in the street car service and
just went off duty. His brother Eu-
gene had left him but two hours pre-
viously and returned to this city. He
intended spending his vacation this
week in Watertown. He was % years
old. His brother Eugene and one Sis
ter in California survive. 1t is prob