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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
KRAFT MAY BRING
SUIT AGAINST CITY
SOME CLAIM DAUGHTER DID
NOT HAVE DIPHTHERIA.
Certh House Where Parents and
Child Boarded Was Guaranteed
Doctors Seem to Disagree as
to Ailment of Child-PubliC Can
Only Watch Developments.

There was considerable excitement
in the city yesterday, especially
among the members Of the medical
profession, some claiming that Ruth,
the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Kraft had the diphtheria, and that
the city physician was justified In
quarantining the Gerrh House where
Mr.. and Mrs. Kraft and child We're
boarding, while other physicians de-
clare that the child did not have,
neither had had the diphtherla and
that the house should not have been
quarantined. Mr.. Kraft, it is re-
ported, 10 very much incensed and
proposes to sue the city for damages
sustained ana the anguish Of mind
suffered. The Leader does not know
anything about the merits Of the con-
troversy and is in no position 10 ex-
press an opinion, but would casually
remark, that that doctors should be
exceedingly careful, in diagnosing
Case before ordering a quarantine, for
that means loss OF freedom and pecun-
larry loss TO those quarantined. AS
has been already stated, the Leader
knows nothing Of the facts and cannot
express an opinion and leaves the
matter to be settled by the doctors
who may be right or possibly wrong.
There are certain laws governing
contagious diseases and it seems only
reasonable to believe that the health
authorities have acted only for the
good of the public IN attempting to
prevent spread ofsscontagious dis
eases and in their sworn duty should
have the confidence of the public. If
not, their duties would be mighty
discouraging.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
STATE BOARD MEN TO
SERVE ANOTHER YEAR
With One Exception, Former
Officials were Re-
elected.

The state board of agriculture at
it's annual meeting at Madison Tues
day reelected all of it's old officers,
and with one exception reelected it's
old board Of managers and super1n-
tendents of departments.
The officers are: President, George
McKerrow, Pewaukee; vice president,
]. j. Nelson. Amherst; secretary,
John M. True, Baraboo,. On the
board Of managers George Cox of
Mineral Point, takes the place of C.
G. Wilcox of Depere. The other
members of the board are the officers
and George WyIie of Morrisonville.
and Grant U. Fisher of GAINESVILLE.
The only change in the superlnten-
dents IF departments was the election
of Mrs. Addie HOWE of Elm Grove,
to succeed c. E. Marteson as superin-
tendent of the poultry department.
The full list OF superintendent is
as follows: Horses, George Wylie,
Morrisonville; cattle, Charles Hill,
Rosendale; sheep. Edward Nordman,
Polar; swine, Edward Dillon, Mun-
dow; agriculture, j. j. Herbst,
Sparta; county exhibits, Charles Ever
EFT, Racine, speed, G.. e. Wilcox,
Depere; poultry, Mrs. Addie HOWE.
Elm Grove; privileges. o. +. Roess-
Ter, Jefferson; woman's work, Mrs.
Cannon, jefferson; rest room, Mrs. +.
A. Perkins, Milwaukee.
The board decided to increase its
premiums for live stock exhibits at
the state fair next September about
$4,000. One of the special attactions
being considered for the fair is
horse show to be held in the live stock
pavilion every evening.
One l love, two / love, three love
they say, four love with all my
heart, five | cast away, Six he loves,
seven shc loves, eight both love, nine
be comes, ten he tarrIes, eleven he
courts, twelve he marries and then he
buys the housekeeping outfit of the
Central Trading Co.
Mrs. John C. Grell Of Johnson
Creek, was visitor in the city yes
terday.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
SCHOOL BOARD IN
REGULAR SESSION
ButLittle Business Last tVen-
-Supt. Reports
on Attendance.
fFrom Thursdays Daily.)

A regular meeting of the board of
education was held last evening, there
being but little business to transact
aside from the routine. Superinten-
dent Roseman submitted the enroll
ment and average daily attendance,
by grades, in the public schools for
the term endirg Dec. %, 1907. also
the average daily attendance for the
month of February this year. The
high school enrolment for the fall
term was 260, the daily attendance
for the term 245. The daily attend
ance for February was 223. The en-
rollment for the fall term in the No.
l school was Z43, the daily attend
ance for the term PIG. The daily
attendance for February was 145.
The enrolment for the fall term in
the No. 3 school was 1877, the daily
attendance l62. The daily attendance
fer February was las. In the No.
school, the enrolment of the fall term
was 346, the daily attendance of the
term 319. The daily attendance for
February was 261.
Mr.. Rosem an also submitted re-
port on the attendance at the public
night school tor the month of Febru-
airy. Feb. 3, enrolment sc. attend
ance AZ; Feb. 6, enolIment &c, at
tendance 43; Feb. 10, enrolment 65,
attendance 48; Feb. Ii, enrolment
So, attendance 81; Feb. II, enroll
ment 62, attendance 40; Feb. 20
enrolment 60, attendance &c, Feb.
"a. enrolment 62, attendance rs; Feb.
~, enrolment 62, attendance 81.
The drop in the attendance is due
largely to the small pox scare, save
for the night of the 9th, when the
attendance was only 81. That may
be accounted for to some extent in
the fact that was the night of the
sparring mate hes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
Fire at HuStiSfOrd.

A fire at Hustisford Tuesday even
ing did considerable damage and for d
time threatened to wipe out the entire
business portion. The aid of the
Juneau five department was called for.
The fire started in large new barn
erected by Thomas Baker, who lost a
number Of valuable horses. The town
hall wss destroyed, also a machine
and wagon shop, barber shop. and
two residences. entailing a loss of
several thousand dollars.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
Miss Ernst Given Fellowship.

Miss Adolphine B. Ernst, assistant
professor of German In Milwaukee,
Downer college, daughter of DR..
Ernst of this city, president of the
NorthW estern university, has been
notified that she has received the
appointment of the travelling European
fellowship, awarded by the Woman s
Educational association of Boston.
Her many friends in Wstertown are
pleased to learn OF the honor received
by Miss Ernst.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
Clyndn.

Clyman, Wis.,, March 5.-(Special
to The Leader)-Wm. Coughlin visit
ed with relatives at Eldorado last
week, returning home on Monday.
W. Morgan of Oshkosh. visited his
brother, Harry on Monday.
J. A. Runnell transacted business
at Fond du Lac and Oshkosh last
week.
The Moher brothers, William, John
and George, who were called here by
the death of their father, Mr.. Patrick
Moher, departed for their home IN
Fargo, N D., On Tuesday evening.
Marcel Merger of Beaver Dam, is
taking short vacation at his home
here.
Frank Motl of Watertown, is visit
ing with his daughter, Mrs. Albert
Meter.
Edward Rech is visiting relatives
in Milwaukee this week.
d. L. Ramsey of Fond du Lac, q
former resident of Clyman, shook
hands with his many friends in this
vicinity on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Nellie visited rel
atives at Watertown on Monday.
Miss Hannah Reen, who is teaching
school at Mayville, spent Sunday and
Monday at the home of her father. ].
Reen.
Miss Fannie Carey is visiting with
friends and relatives in the cream
city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
Marriage Licenses.

Issued by the county clerk of
Jefferson county, for the week ending
Tuesday, March 3, 1908:
Feb. 28-Louise lick of the city of
Watertown, to William Swan of
Chicago.
Feb. 29-Herman F. Gralow OF the
village OF Hersey, st. Croix county.
to Mary Ida Wandersee of Johnson
Creek.
Feb. 29-Ernest Ba1khaus of
Ixonia, to Caroline Vergenz of the
town of WATERFOWL.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
Make it Unanimous.

His friends are grooming good old
E. D. Coe of Whitewater, for COM
mander of the State Department of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Ed
Coe is one of the "salt of the earth, +"
who, if he has an enemy, 1t is the fault
Of the enemy. He has proven his
business capacity in every position
which he has held of political char
acter has been successful in business
and would make an ideal commander
and should have no opposition for the
place
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
(From Thursdays DaIIy.J

Mr., and Mrs. Owen Mullen are Wis
itlng friends and relatives at Kill
bouru.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Trachte of
Johnson Creek, were visitors in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. +. D. waltz and daughter of
Great rails. Mont, are visitors at
the home of charles ellis, rural
route No. 6.
Miss Elsie Podewels returned Tues
day, after an absence Of two weeks,
spent visiting relatives at Dousman
and Sullivan.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
Do the kiQht ThinQ.

IL is said of Peter Cooper, the
grand old man who erected and
endowed Cooper's Institute in New
York for the education of poor young
men along special lines, that when
any one in need of advice would go
to him and ask what they should do,
his invariable advice was, "Do what's
right 1t every body should follow
that plan, the trouble in all cases
would be reduced to the minimum,
and instead of doing every one, Tin.
Guiding friends), only the right would
prevail.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
DYNAMITE EXPLODES:,
JOHN D0WD IS HURT
MET WITH ACCIDENT YESTER-
DAY NEAR HUBBLETON.
Engaged in Blasting For Bridge
Construction WOrk-JOhn Muel-
Ter Has Finger Cut at Cutlery
Pldnt-JOhn Dittmdn'S, Shoulder
FrdCtured-Other Accidents.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

John Dowd who resides at Hubble
ton, a brother of james Dowd of this
city, met with rather serious accl-
dent yesterday afternoon about 3 30
O'Clock while engaged in exploding a
charge of dynamite for bridge con-
struction. Mr.. Dowd set three charges
OF dynamite. He lit one charge IN
tending to set the others later. He
proceeded to safe distance to await
the explosion. He heard a cracking
sound like the cracking of bad fuse
of fire cracker. He had condemned
the charge and proceeded to set fire
to the fuse of the other two charges
AS he was engaged in dong so, the
charge which he had thought was out,
exploded. Mr.. Dowd was thrown
some distance against a tree. He
received bad cash over the left eye.
While lying on the ground the other
two charges exploded, but fortunately
Mr.. Dowd did not receive any further
injury than those received after the
first explosion. The gentleman con-
siders himself very lucky in not re-
ceiving any greater injuries than he
did. 1t was certainly very narrow
escape. Mr.. Dowd came to the city
as soon as he could after the accident,
taking a weighfreight from Hubble
ton. He visited the office IF DR..
Moulding, who dressed the wounds
and made the sufferer as comfortable
as possible. Mr.. Dowd came very
near losing the sight of his left eye,
a large cash being cut in the eye I'D.
The eye was filled with sand, but
with careful attention there will be
no danger of losing the sight.
John Mueller of Emerald street, a
young loan employed at the plant of
the Washington Cutlery Co., met
with an accident yesterday forenoon
while engaged in his work. His
left hand came In contact with one of
the pieces of machinery with the re-
suit that the first finger OH that hand
was quite badly cut to the bone, ne
cessltatIng taking several stitches, by
Dr.. Hermann, the attending physi-
clan.
John DIttman, residing on the Mil
ford road, recently had the misfortune
to fall in his yard while carrying a
pail of water with the result that he
dislocated his right shoulder. He
was brought to the home Of his SON.
in-law, Max Kaeding, 6O2 Eleventh
street, where DR.. Hoermann reduced
the fracture on Monday. The victim
Of the accident is doing nicely and
will be able to return to fis his home
by the end of the present Week.
William Ecker met with All acct
dent about a 80 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the plant of the G. B.
Lewis Co. His left hand came in
contact with saw, cutting the tips
OF the second and third fingers. The
injured members were dressed by DIR.
Shinnick.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06

closing doors or hampers, thus cutting
off the air supply. Banked fires are
difficult to maintain ard start up
without smoke. Automatic hampers
are frequently the cause of smoke
when not properly adjusted or de-
signed.
lhere is need of further study of
Goals, furnaces, and combustion, but
enough is now known to enable an
engineer to design and operate a
steam plant without Objectionable
smoke.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
MR.. MARTIN BLANK.

Mr.. Martin Blank of Milwaukee,, a
form sr we'll known resident of this
city, passed away Tuesday morning
at II lis a. m. The remains will
leave Milwaukee Sunday morning to
be shipped to this city over the Mil
waukee road for interment. The re-
maius will be inferred in Oak Hill
cemetery. The deceased and his fam
lily left here about nine years ago.
The widow and number of relatives
and friends will accompany the re-
mains here.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
The Markets.

RETAIL BUTTER AND EGGS.
Eggs Strictly fresh, 18c.
Butter-Dairy, % to soc; creamery
35c.
The following quotations on butter,
eggs Vegetables and fruit are up-to-
date and furnished the Leader by the
best local authorities:
VEGETABLES
Potatoes-75c to 80c bu.
Cabbage-8c nd.
Onions-35c PIX.
Cranberries 15c a at.
Celery SC to 10c stalk.
FRUITS.
Lemons-Dozen Csc to 30c.
Oranges-Dozen, zoe, 25c to SOC.
Apples SOC pix.
FARM PRODUCE.
The following quotations are report
ed by H. L. Kerr, 3U0 West Main
street:
Potatoes-60 to 70.
Beans-1.5 so to 200
Butter, fresh Is to 20.
Gggs-16.
Live Chickens, l0c.
Dressed Chickens 12c.
Turkeys, II to 20
OFFICIAL BUTTER MARKET
Chicago, ILL.,, March 3-On the pro-
duce exchange today the butter mar
ker was easy; creameries, Fl to gle;
dairies, 20 to 28c. Eggs-Easy; at
mark. cases included, Is to 1916;
frsts, 19c: prime frsts, zoe; extras,
22c. Cheese, Steady; 123 to lac.
CHEESE MARKETS.
Cheese-Quiet; brick, 12c; twins,
II to 13c; young Americas, 49, to 1890.
Elgin, ILL.,, March 2-Butter-Mar-
ket firm at BIC. Output for week in
this district. 437. 600 lbs.
BARLEY.
The following quotations for barley
is reported by H. Wertheimer, Barley
Headquarters, Main Street.
Barley-70 to Tic.
GRAINS AND FLOUR.
Red winter wi eat-9Oc
White winter wheat-9Oc
Spring No goo
Spring Nc. 2-88c
Spring No. 3-86
Corn-6O.
Rye-75.
Oats-52c.
Patent Flour-s1. so sack; Sc. 90 Dbl.
Straight Flour-$5. 40 per biol; $1.35
per sack.
Middlings-Per cwt., 1.25.
Bran LIS
Rye Feed-115.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
Seed House Burns.

The L. L. Odds seed house at
Clinton. Wis, one of the oldest and
largest in this section of the country,
vas destroyed by fire last evening, at
least it was so reported by one of the
mail clerks on the Milwaukee road.
1t is said to have been entirely CON-
summed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06

The ground hog has but few more
days to lie in his winter nest. then he
will rise and look around. 1t will
also be time for you to do the S me.
You can get nearly everything you
need for housekeeping uf The. Central
Trading Co.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
MR.. AUGUST DUENEWALD.

Funeral services over the remain
of the late August DuenewaId, whose
death was mentioned yesterday, will
be held from the home, sol North
Second street, Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment will be in the
Oak Hill cemerrey.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
Real Estate Report.

For the week ending Feb. 22, 1908
Jefferson-Alois Scweiger to Henry
Baumg lot in block 5 M.
Probst 5 addition, for 1873.
&c shonong-Paul E. Sievert to
Wilhelmine Sievert, about 73 acres in
nj of section Il, for SIS, ITO.
Lake Mills-Carrie Conklin to
Harriet Porter, part of lot block
Fargo's first addition, for 1915.
Mary E. Murphy to August Neu-
pert, lot in block Cook & Atwoud's
addition for $500.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06

They say that in making fCrtun e
the first 81, 900 is the hardest to get.
Try and save it by trading with The
Central Trading Co.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06

Merry sings the lark at the break
of day, and you will feel like singing
too. if you get some of the bargains
of The Central Trading &c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06

Now, Biddy, it If Lint and phat are
yez going to give up and git along
without? Oh, | don't know-cream
puts and slch, but surely not with the
bargains get at The Central Trading
Co
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Johnson Creek.

johnson Creek, Dec. 23.-The
stuffed geese season wound up last
week with receipts by the II. j. GrelI
Co., of ever IA tons, averaging 19. s
pounds per goose. The largest anC
heaviest lot WAS delivered by FREQ
A Utrecht, of Navan, who brought rs
geese averaging % pounds, SONS OF
them Weighing as high as 80 pounds.
Mr.. Albrecht has the reputation of
''Stutfsd Geese King" and cartai inly
understands the business. His receipts
for the lot are between $400 and $3.50.
Johnson Greek is fast acquiring a
reputation for these geese which are
known on eastern markets as Johnson
Greek stuffed geese.
The remains of Mrs. ". w. Wood
man were brought here for burial at
the side of her husband last Wednes-
day from Berlin and were inter- I'd
after brief services at the M. E.
chruch, in the Johnson Greek GENE
In and Denver and other relatives at
tended.
Alex Beischel and family are en-
tertaining his brother from Canada.
Meta May, Of Watertown, visited
with Mrs. j. c. Grell and Mrs. Fred
Reimers few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, A. Christians
celebrated their fifth wedding ami
versay Wednesday and were the reci-
pi isnts of many useful gifts.
Ed. Seitz, of Racine. attended to
insurance business in the village last
week.
Fred Mansfield received the news
of the illness If his wife who was
taken sick while on a shopping tour
in Boston. According to latest re-
ports, she is getting along nice y and
expects to be home for the holidays.
John Johnson spent Sunday with
friends in the cream city.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. 0. Meyers, of
Evansville visited their daughter.
Mrs. W. Fl. Schallert, and family
lest week.
Isabel Greenwood is the guest Of
the Misses Ethel and Esther Mansfield
in Milwaukee.
One of the teams Of the H. C.
Christians Co., hroke from the hitch
ing post and ran thrur gh town at a
lively pace Saturday afternoon, tbs
result was badly - 1apasged gg
wager.
Mrs. A. f. Greenwood was a Wa
tertown visitor, Monday.
Geo. d. Mansfield of Milwaukee,
was in the village last Thursday to
attend the funeral If Ben Bacon.
School closed Monday afternoon for
two weeks vacation.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25

There is now no doubt, but that
Ex-senator Spooner could have had
the portfolio as secretary of state in
the cabinet of President-e Taft,
had he been willing to have accepted
an appointment. AS lntimated in The
Leader recently, Mr.. Spooner retired
from public life. because it was dis
tasteful to him, his desire to earn a
competency for his old age and to be
free from the annoyance uf factional
politics. The entire country recog
nizes in Mr.. Spooner man of superior
intellectual attainments and of ster-
ling, uncompromising honesty, who
represented the people of his state
in the United States senate from a
sense of patriotic duty and to his pc
cuniary loss. During his entire term
of service, he never rode on a railroad
pass, never went on junke. at the
expsnse of the government, was never
shaved in the senatorial barber shop
at public expense nor had his shoes
shined by the senatorial black
He is man of high ideals and scrup-
ulously honest-oue of the very best
representatives Wisconsin ever had b t
tn. national capital, but his worth was
not recognized by the people who
should have been proud of him.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
"A New Site Wanted

There appear to be few of the
business men Of this city, who are
dissatisfied with the site of the pro-
posed government building at the
southwest corner of Second and Mar
ket streets and propuse to make an
effort to secure new site on Main
street if possible. and to that end will
confer with Congressman Nelsun dur
ing the holiday recess Of congress and
secure his cooperation in making a
change. The site has been selected
and paid for by the government and it
is quite doubtful if the treasury au-
thorities at Washington, will listen to
any arguments in favor of q change,
for there is not, to the writer's know
made when once agreed upon by the
citizens and the government authUrI-
ties. Then, should change be made
it Will postpone building operations
for year or two, possibly for long
er period of time. While the location
is not the most desirable in the city,
it was the only one that could be OBJ
tanned for the So, 600 appropriated for
site and under the conGi tiuns it is
extremely doubtful if any of the ap
preparation for building could be
diverted for another site to cost more
than the original appropriation.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
The Increase of Salaries

There is proposition on foot t. in
crease the salary Of the President.
In view uf the fact, that there are
su many anxious to be president at
the present salary of 5000 per an
mum with contingent fund Of $40, =
900 the peole of this country viii fail
to see the necessity of an increase.
And in this connection, it might be
said that the increase of the salaries
Of public officials is wrong in principle
and practice. Not one in fifty could
possibly earn as private individuals.
the salaries they receive as public
officials and which are out Of all pro-
portion to the true time spent and SER
vices rendered. Instead Of increasing
salaries, it might be we'll to reduce
them, for there will be no difficulty
in securing ''patriots to discharge
the du'ies even at a less salary than
is now being paid.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Give dnd Take

1t is repur ed, that it is the prac-
tice for mem bers of the local carpen-
ters' union to send to Chicago for
whatever they may need In the way
of hardware, windows, doors, tools,
etc., for their own use. AMI then eX-
pect those here to employ union
carpenter when they have any carpen-
ter work to be done. The writer is
in sympathy with labor of all kinds
but feels that labor ought to recipro-
cate, especially when it can buy build
ing material here just as cheaply as
from Scar -Roebuck Co., considering
the quality of the supplies purchased.
By patronizingg our home merchants,
the money is left at home W tn which
to furnish employment for labor at
home and sending it away is short
sighted policy, fur at has tendency
to vetard, if not prevent, building at
home and thus make 1t impossible for
the home mechanics t. secure en-
ployment.