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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
HE ASSAULTED AND
ROBBED JOHN C|zEK
In Default of Bail Was Taken
to Jefferson Jail to Await
Examination

A companion of John Cizik, who
was assaulted and robbed on the Mil
waukee road tracks in Richards cut
Monday evening, was arrested last
evening by Chief of Police H. c..
Block at Finnerty's camp in the east
ern part Of the city, where he is en-
ployed by the electric road Cizik
claims that in company with three
other men he left the city Monday
evening about 10 o'clock for the camp.
When near the overhead bridge in
Richards cut he asked one of his COM
paniOnS for a match, which was
thrown to him with a curse. He
stopped to pick up the match and that
is the last he knew until he came to
in the Emergency hospital. The man
under arrest is the one who came to
the city yesterday morning to act as
interpreter and when Chief Block Wis
tied the camp later in the day sus-
picion pointed to him. Another inter
prefer was secured and the story of
the water boy who was with the
party at the time of the scrap indi-
Gates that the man under arrest
knows more of the affair than he has
so far told the police.
The man gave his name as Frank
Maradic and he was taken before JUS
tice Stacy this morning and his ex-
animation set for October at 8
o'clock. In default of bail he was
taken to the county Jail at Jefferson.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
THE BLUE BELL ARMY

Comparatively few people have any
idea of the size of the standing army
of employees maintained by the Bell
companies to give the people of the
United States the promptest, most
courteous, most accurate and most eX-
tensive intercommunicating telephone
service in the world.
At the beginning Of 1907 the forces
enrolled under the familiar BADGE of
the Blue Bel numbered about 10000.
This is only 10000 less than the maxi
mum strength which the standing
army of the United States is allowed
to reach and it is far in excess of the
present total enlisted force of 10000.
If all the Bell telephone workers OF
the United States, together with their
families and dependents, were to settle
down in one place they would make
another Milwaukee. Such a showing
proves that the Bell employees are mem
bers of one of the great industrial or
carnations, and with a total of about
100000 messages to handle daily
over some 100000 miles of wire, all
are kept busy.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
A Former Resident Here

H. 0. Basford of Austin, MINI. is in
the city and will remain until morn
ing when he will go to Milwaukee to
visit his sister, Mrs. G. P Knight. Mr.
Basford was one of the early Water
town newspaper men, having been
employed on the Chronicle and later
the Democrat. He left here forty
years ago and most of the time has
been in the newspaper business in
Minnesota. His father, P. D. Bas-
ford, was a contractor and built the
first brick house ever erected in Wa
tertown. 1t was situated on the left
side of Second street about two
blocks this side of the railroad track,
but Mr.. Basford could not find the To-
cation today. The house served as
the family home for several years.
His father also built the first brick
store building in Watertown which he
says was on the south side of Main
streets, near where Hertel & Hoff-
mann's clothing store now stands.
The family removed to Austin in
1867. At that time it looked as though
the railroad bondholders we're going
to take the city and many people sold
out for what they could get and left
and with them Mr.. Basford. He says
he would hardly know the city as it
is his first visit within forty years
and was agreeably surprised at the
evidence of push and energy on every
hand.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Personal MeptiOn

George Block was home from Mil
waukee to spend Sunday.
Miss Laura Kelly was home from
Milwaukee to spend Sunday.
Mrs. P. H. Mcdonald of Milwaukee
is visiting at the home Of Emil Creuz
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hilgendorf
and children spent Sunday in Ocono-
mOwoc.
Louis Kelly of Milwaukee spent
Sunday at his mothers home in Wash.
ingtOn street.
Miss Marie Manning has gone to
Waco, Texas to visit her cousin, Mrs
Joseph Enright.
Miss Elsie Bruegger left for Willis
ton, N. D. last evening to visit her
sister for several weeks.
M. COnnors and daughter of Glad
stone, Mich. are guests at the home
of the formers sister, Miss Mary Con
nors, OConnen street
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Berth and chill
dren, who have been visiting at the
home of H. G. Block, returned to theil
home in Milwaukee yesterday.
John Schmutzler and wife, who
have been visiting at the home Of
Ferdinand Schmutzler for the pas
week, returned to their home II
Aberdeen, S. d. today.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
ASSISTANT P. MS
IN CONVENTION
STATE ASSOCIATION ORGAN
IZED-S. EBERLE V. PRES,
Adopted Resolutions Recommend
ing That the Assistant Post
masters Be Placed on the Class
flied List and Other Important
Matters We're Considered.

"A state association of assistant
postmasters was organized at Milwau-
kee yesterday and S. f. Eberle of this
city was chosen vice president.
By the adoption of resolutions re-
commencing that assistant postmas-
ters be placed ON the classified civil
service list, the infant organization
inaugurated a crusade expected to
guard against unfavorable appoint
ments and removals by new postmas-
ters. BY a unanimous approval of all
resolutions adopted by the recent con-
ventiOn of StOte poStmaSterS, this pro
tective policy was further emphasized.
At the present time assistant post
masters are not included in the class
flied civil service list and may be re-
moved at the will of the postmaster.
The executive committee will Sc
lect the place for the 1909 conven-
ton, which probably will be at APP
pleton. The convention adjourned at
3 o'clock after selecting the following
officers and committees: President.
| William A. Devine Madison: first
| vice president, S. +. Eberle, Water
| town; second vice president. Eva
Ortel, Waupaca; third, l. A. Hudson.
| Chippewa Falls; secretary and treas
| urer, l.. F. RoSenthal, Beloit: eXeCu-
tive committee, F. w. Leslie, Racine:
p. G. Burchard, Fort Atkinson; Will
liam H. Zuehlke, Appleton, and the
| president
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Fractured Hip

John Rogers, who resides near John
son Creek, met with an accident
sometime during last night which will
conf1ne him to bed for awhile to come
He went to the station last night with
the probable intention of taking a
train for home and in wandering about
he stepped off the high platform near
the freight house and suffered the
dislocation or fracture of his hip
joint. Local physicians were sum-
moned and it was decided best to
have him removed to his home near
Johnson Creek and he was put aboard
the 10:58 train and taken to his home.
Drs. Field and Shinnick accompanied
him and it was found that the injury
was a fracture of the hip joint.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
DOINCS WEDNESDAY
BRYAN AND KERN
CLUB ORGANIZED
Officers Elected and An Al
gressiVe Campaign is
Planned

A Bryan and Kern club was organ
lied last night and the list of member
ship contains a large number of
names subscribed at the meeting last
night which will be added to as the
lists will be circulated throughout the
city for additional signatures. The
injecting was called to order in the
mems room of the public library by
City Chairman James w. Moore.
Charles Mulberger was elected tenn
porary chairman and Hon. w. F. Voss
was elected secretary. The permanent
organization was effected by the cleo
ton of the following officers:
Observation-Disclosures Mulberger.
Vice President-James P. Holland
Secretary-Otto r. Kruger.
Corresponding secretary - Emil
Tanck.
Treasurer-G. NJ. Gahlman.
Finance committee-D. Schwieger
Herman E. Kruger, G. J. Russell, J
]. Brusenbach, r. Schott.
Vice presidents-John Schatz, S
Molzahn, A. ]. Carlin, John T. Ryan
Albert Borchart, Henry Scheblak
Frank Kalina.
DecoratiOnS-H. Scheblak.
A committee was appointed to Sc
cure rooms for the meetings of the
club and make such other arrange
ments as are necessary in that line
The next meeting is subject to the
call of the president.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
THE LUTHERAN HOME
FOR FEEBLE MINDED
Meeting Held at Milwaukee
directors Chosen. Three
From WdteTtOWn

At meeting of Lutheran represen-
tatives held in Milwaukee last even
ing to consider the matter of estab-
fishing the Lutheran Home for the
Predetermined in this city, nine direc-
tors were chosen, including three
from WATERFOWL, Albert Wegemann,
William GOrder and f. W. Gamm. 1t
was determined that the work of
building the home in Watertown
should be started as soon as consist
ent with the progress of the move
ment which means that the initial
work will be begun at once. Another
meeting of the board will be held in
Milwaukee October 7 when definite
measures will be taken with this end
in view
The first annual meeting of the
board of directors will be held on the
first Tuesday in February and an
nually thereafter. When the build
ing for the home is completed in this
city the dictatorship will be changed
so as to include six of the nine di-
rectors from Watertown. The home
is at present maintained in Milwau-
kee, but site for it has been pur-
chased i'll the Third ward on the
banks of Rock river, a short distance
above the old Boomer dam The site
is an ideal one with healthy sur
roundings and ample room for those
entrusted to the care of the home
The home was formerly maintained
in Watertown but through certain cir
cumstances it was necessary to re-
move it to Milwaukee temporarily.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Personal Mention.

DR.. NJ. O'Malley was a Milwaukee
visitor yesterday.
G. F. Viebahn is in Madison on
business this afternoon.
Miss Gertie McAdams is visiting
in IXonia and Milwaukee.
Leon Owens and Miss Flora Zil-
lisch of Juneau were guests of Miss
Cora Dove yesterday.
The Watertown high school football
team will play Fort Atkinson at that
place Saturday, October 8.
Misses May and Margaret Snyder
and Gertrude Heyn of Oconomowoc
are guests at the home of William
Gorder.
Mrs. L. Bush, who has been visit
ing at the home of Emil Creuz fol-
the past few days, returned to her
home in Milwaukee today.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Gauger of Cedar
burg, who have been visiting at the
home of F. Buechele for the past few
days, have returned home.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Democratic Committee Dodge CO.

At meeting Of the newly elected
democratic county committee of
Dodge county held at Juneau the fol
lowing officers were elected:
Chairman-GeOrge H. Miller
Secretary-Paul A. Hemmy.
Treasurer-CharIes Mann.
In organizing the congressional
committees for the assembly districts
a chairman and secretary from each
district were elected as follows:
First district-Emil Seifert, chair
man; Ferd Kruger, secretary.
Second district-John Boyle, chair
man; Austin A. Fischer, secretary.
Republican County Committee.
The republican county committee
organized at Mayville by the election
of the following officers:
Chairman-William Kohl.
Secretary-E. e. Parker
Treasurer-M. w. Schuett.
First assembly district committee
e. J. Labuwi, G. r. Rasseau.
Second assembly district commit
tee-M E. Williams, E. E. Kirkham
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
WARM WEATHER; RE-
HEARSAI S POSTPONED
APOLLO CLUB BEGINS TUES
DAY EVENING, OCT.6
The Services of Evan II. Roberts
of Milwaukee Secured as DireC-
tOr-PrOf. Daniel PrOtherOe viii
Come from Chicago Occasion
ally to Help the Club.

On account of the unusual warm
weather the rehcarsals of the Apollo
club will not begin until Tuesday
evening, October at the Masonic
Temple hall. The services of Mr..
Evan H. Roberts of Milwaukee have
been engaged as director of the club
and Prof. Daniel Protheroe will come
from Chicago at different times to
give the big chorus the finishing
and polishing touches. Mr.. Rob
erts is well acquainted here among
the musical people and has repeated
ly appeared at concerts as tenor SOLO
list to the delight of the audiences.
The intention of the executive COM
mittee is to have the first concert
consist principally of popular music
and chorus work and to produce a
larger cantata again at the second
concert of the season. Quite a few
new voices have been secured and
all former members and anyone wish
ing to join who have not signed the
membership lists as yet are requested
to send their names before the first
rehearsal to DR. Oscar Meyer or the
Rev. NJ. l.. Eversz A very large at
tendance is expected and every lover
Of good chorus singing should JOIN i'll
the endeavOr to eclipse the fine mu-
steal treats given by the Watertown
Apollo club at their former concerts.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
DOINGS TUESDAY
A LAB0R|NG MAN
TERRIBLY BEATEN
An lnterurbdn EmplOye AS
Sdulted and Lett on Kali
road Track

But for the fact that man named
August Zieger discovered him in time,
John Cizik, a Polish laborer on the
electric railroad, would have been cut
into pieces by the fast mail going
east at IL o'clock Zieger, who has
been doing odd jobs in this section,
left last night for OcOnOmowOc, in
tending to walk the distance on the
railroad track. When near the arched
bridge of the electric railway where
it crosses the Milwaukee road tracks
in Richards cut, he heard a man
grooming and upon investigation he
found Cizik lying across the rails OF
the south track He thought he was
hit by train and hurried back to the
station and gave the alarm after pull
ing him off the track.
The man was removed to the emer-
gency hospital where it was found
that he sustained a scalp wound evil
IDENTIFY inflicted by a stick of wood
and two minor scalp wounds probab,
ly produced by falling on the rocky
surface of the roadway. The man
was lying in such a position that he
would have been cut to pieces by the
train. DR.. Moulding gave it as his
opinion that the man was assaulted
with a club as the injury could not
have been made if he was struck with
a train.
1t seems that Cizik and other com
paniOns who work in Finnerty'S camr
No. 4, just inside the city limits
were in town yesterday, pay day, and
started for camp late at night, prob
ably about 10 o'clock. Cizik returned
to secure some matches and was
probably alone when the assault was
made. He had the sum of $16.50 Oh
his person when he came into town
but nothing was found of the amount
after buying some articles and some
whisky, and the pocketbook was moi
| in evidence when searched. He haC
| several packages of tobacco, some CT
| gazette papers and a full bottle O.
whisky when found, but no money.
His injuries are not considered ser
ious and he will probably be talIe1
back to camp soon. He does no
know who his assailants are and i
looks as though he was thrown across
the rails after the assault and robber.
| to hide the crime.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
NEW TRAIN SERVICE 10 HUR.
ON, ABERDEEN AND CAKES.

Pullman standard sleeping car daily
via the Chicago & North Western Ry.
between Omaha, Sioux City and Aber-
deem. Daily train service Omaha to
Huron. Aberdeen and Cakes, with d.
rect connections to all points in North
Dakota, northern Minnesota and the
Canadian northwest. For particulars
apply to any agent, Chicago & North
Western Ry. Sept. lists.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Advertised Letters

Following is a list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Water.
town postoffice for the week ending
September %:
Archie Cleck, Fred Felshaw, Prof.
Theo. Gronert, H. F. Hecker GLOBE
theatre), Miss Ivah OFT, Jas. Rickaby,
L. Schroeder (2), Aug. Schultz, c. H.
Van Auber, Fred Wehausen, +. f. d. l,
J. F. Weiss, JOS Wollitz.
H. T. Eberle, P. M.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Real Estate Transfers

AztaIan-Niels Peterson to Will
liam J. SommerfeId, part Sec
ton u ................ 1880
Fort Atkinson-William Hensey
to Henry Thus, lot 1...... 1906
George Hun, Sr. to Edmund
E. Jack, lot Z, block 1..... 400
Hannah NJ. Bulls to Henry E.
Sweeney, lots 1 and 2, block 1 1C
George Slocum to Andrew
Heebe, lot 6, block 1, part lot 1925
efferson-William Lawien to J.
Bauer, part lot l, block 1..... zoo
Anna NJ. Stengel ct al to Colt
lieb Schlagenhauf, part lots
and 4, block 6....... 115C
Lake Mills-L. B. Cooper to Jul
JUS Cooper, part section 20. -. 5000
Rome-John Yahrmark to w. E.
Bieckmill, lot 1, block s, and
part block Z.
Sullivan-Edgar Merac1e to F.
Scherer, part section "a. ..... 1906
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
M. D. Wells Company Moving

The work of removing the M. D.
Wells shoe factory to the Woodland
Stone building in North Water street,
has been going on for some time. The
machinery of two floors is now in po-
sition and the entire machinery will
be in place just as soon as the steam
heating and other needed improve
ments are in place. The building has
plenty of room to meet the require
ments of the company for some time
TO come
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25

Waterloo-Theresa Lutz to Felix
Lutz, part section 15......... 1000
Rudolph Behring to Felix
Leschinger, part section 81. 700
Watertown-A. d. Mcconnell to
Lizette Seibel, outlot %, Sec
ond ward /
Henriette Renk ct al to T. F.
Shinnick, Ell lot 1 and ehnh
lot 4, block 4, First ward. /
Lizette Seibel to Joachim
Setback, outlot IS, Second ward l
Anna NJ. Thomas to Otto Me
now, lot 10, block 5, Richards
Hill addition, First ward. 80. 500
Margaret Evans to Catherine
Conner, lot l, block 80, origin
al plat ........ 3l2
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
DOINGS SATURDAY
DEMOCRAT DAY
At BEAVER DAM
Jeff Davis of Arkansas to Be
Chief Ordt0r-Mdny Will
Go From this City

Many Watertown people are plan
ming to visit the Beaver Dam fair on
Wednesday, September 80. Wednes-
day will be democrat day and promi-
nent democrats from all parts of Wis
consin will be present. Senator Jeff
Davis of Arkansas will make his only
political speech in Wisconsin in Bea-
yer Dam that day. He will report to
Mayor Rose in Milwaukee, who, with
the Rose Marching club, headed by a
brass band, will journey to the big
Dodge county fair in a special train
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Mortal Dream Ended

Mr. William Terwedow answered
the final summons of death at his late
residence, 707 Ninth street, last even
ing after an illness of several months
duration. The cause of death was
dropsy. Mr. Terwedow was born in
Germany and was 70 years of age. His
widow and four sons survive, Charles
and Leopold, Oshkosh; Robert, Chi
cago, and Frank of this city. The fun
eral will take place Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the home to st.
Marks Lutheran church. Interment
will be in the Lutheran cemetery.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Real Estate Transfers

Aztalan-Theodore Smith to p
Ii. Graf, part section IA 80. $3%
Fort Atkinson-Albert Dollose
to Louisa Nimmo, lot 5 and
part lot 8, block 1.......
Augusta Koser to William Rue
ge, lot 8, block 1......... q
Marion Ramsey to Albert
Groehler, lot Z, block Is. ..... II
James Whittet to James Good
rich and R. M. Roberts, part
lot N, block Is. 81
VIII t. Short to Carl Wagner,
Jr., lot Z, block I...........
Jefferson-John Fernholz to Will
liam Ruege, lot II block g.. sc
John w. Puerner to Leonard
Neis, part lot 4, block 6...... 1:
Oakland-William Ruege to G.
Koser, part section 10. .10z
Palmyra-Ralph Bartholf to w.
J. Bartholf, part sections 33
anu 20 %
James Rowe to A w. Excel
and Mariana Excel, part sec
Waterloo-D. ]. Hoyt ct al to
Mary Ford, part lot 4, block 1
Watertown-Rose Doherty to
Peter Higgins, lot 1, block Is,
Fourth ward .............. /
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Mortal Dream Ended

Mr.. John Sweeney, eldest son of Mr.
Michael Sweeney of this city, died at
his late residence in Portage Sunday
morning. Death was due to diabetes
He was reared in Watertown and en-
man, having filled the position of
brakeman, switchman and freight
conductor on the Milwaukee road for
many years. He was about 50 years
of age and is survived by his widow
and one son. The funeral will take
place at Portage Tuesday morning.
Mr. Sweeney had many friends in
WATERFOWL who will be sorry to
learn of his death.
Word was received here today of
the death at Chicago of Mrs. Mary
Mcmahon, widow of the late James
Mcmahon of this city. She had been
in failing health for sometime and
her death was not unexpected. She
passed away Sunday evening at the
/ age of 70 years, her death occurring
on her birthday anniversary. She
was a former resident of Watertown,
removing from here about twenty
years ago. For many years the fam
lily resided in the Milford road, later
removing to Washington street. Mrs.
Mcmahon possessed a large acquaint-
ance in this vicinity, having been one
of the early day residents, and her
death will be learned with sorrow by
her many friends of former days in
Watertown. Surviving her are four
children: Mrs. Albert Flanagan,
Miss May Mcmahon, William Mona
hon, Chicago; Mrs. T., J. Flemming,
Milwaukee. The body will be brought
to WATERFOWL for interment on We'd
lnesday afternoon over the Milwaukee
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
Nearly COMPLETED

The extension of the electric inter
urban railroad from Montgomery
street west to the North Western de-
pot, is nearing completion. The
rails have all been laid and the work
men are now engaged in putting in
the crossing at Montgomery street.
To do this it was necessary to saw
out the steel rails already in place.
This was done by hand and was a te-
dious task. Only one line was built
to the depot and it is probable that
it will be in readiness to operate on
next Thursday.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
MARRIAGE Licenses

August Ganske, Beaver Dam, Matte
Gilmore, Randolph.
William Czaschke, Lomira, Heller
Nickel, Burnett.
Lloyd Rowland, Trenton, Mary E
Blake, Fox Lake.
Edwin Swandt, Martha Cent?, Her
man.
Frank A. Radtke, Seraphine Schoen
Ike, Lebanon.
John Kessel, South Dakota, Lydia
Loos, Lowell.
Otto Uehling, Irma Barnick, Rich
wood
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
FAILED TO DETERMINE
THE DEATH OF CHILD
Body of Which Was Found in
Sixth Ward About TWO
Weeks AGO

The coroner's inquest which was
held before Justice George Henze this
morning to determine the cause OF
death of the infant which was found
on September near the home of John
Kneubuehler in the Sixth ward
returned a verdict to the effect
that owing to the condition of the
body of the infant they were unable
to say whether death was due to VIC
lence or otherwise. The members of
the jury were Dan Ryan, August Hoeft,
F. A. Meyer, William Laabs, W. H.
Meyer and William Schwentzen.