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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
SACRIFICING OUR GIRLS

In Pittsburg foundry. girls are
employed to make simple cores for
castings. A quick girl can make
10, goo day, for which she receives
81. According to the investigator
who reported TO charities on pitts
burg Women in the Metal Trades, "
that work Is carried on in clouds Of
drifting dust. AS the cores are fin
lshed they are set on trays, which the
women carry across the room to the
ovens. A loaded tray weighs from
ten to twenty-five pounds In an
electrical factory in East Pittsburg.
$50 women are employed on a piece of
work in winding coils for armatures.
The fastest make ST. day. The
work is so taxing that the employees
give out readily. Only % have been
In the factory four years. Three
screw and bolt works in the same city
employ 543 women. A bolt trimmer
to use one class of labor as an illus
tration-stands for ten hours befUre a
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Session Probate Court

REGULAR TERM. TUESDAY,
JANUARY 5, 1909
Estate of Henry BetschIer, de-
ceased. Hearing on claims.
Estate of w. D. stiles deceased.
Hearing OF claims.
Estate IF Maria Anna Hundhauaen,
deceased. Hearing on claims.
Estate Of H. J. Whitmore, deceased.
Hearing On claims.
Estate of Peter Rhoda, deceased.
Hearing on final account and assign
ment Of residue.
Estate Of Simson RoessIsr. deceased.
Hearing petition for administration.
Estate of Charles Schimming, de-
ceased. Hearing on final account and
assignment of residue.
Estate of Vaclav H. Kokta, de-
ceased. Hearing on final account and
assignment of residue.
Estate of John Urban, deceased.
Hearing proofs of will, etc.
Estate of Susan Fie,s deceased.
Hearing proofs of will, etc.
Estate Of Franklin Il. Fie, deceased.
Hearing proofs of will, etc.
Estate of William Kaemmerer, de-
ceased. Hearing on final account and
assignment of residue
Guardianship "f Peter Goehl, Inc.
Hearing on petition for sale Of person
al property.
SPECIAL TERM, WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 6, 1909. TO BE HELD
IN THE CITY OF WATERFOWL.
Estate of Johanna Schultz, de-
ceased. Hearing on claims.
Estate Of Albert Schultz, deceased.
Hearing on claims.
Estate of Friedrich Boalt, deceased.
Hearing on claims.
Estate of Friedrich Hepoch, deceased.
Hearing petition for Judgment of
descent.
Estate Of August F. Altenberg, de-
ceased. Hearing on claims.
Estate of Henry Linnes. deceased.
Hearing proofs of will, etc.
Estate of William Schoenherr, de-
ceased Hearing petition for admin
istratiOn.
Estate of Geo. Babcock, deceased.
Hearing on final account ard assign
ment of residue
Estate Of Christ Belle, deceased.
Hearing on final account and assign
ment of residue.
Estate of E. frankie Parker, de-
ceased. Adjourned hearing On peti-
tion fer judgment of descent.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
Turkeys Came High

A farmer living in the town OF
Ixonia, desiring little money quick
ly, stole eleven turkeys belonging to
a neighbor and brought them to the
city and quickly disposed of them at
a good price The owner of the tur-
keys not approving Of the act of his
neighbor, had him ARE ted and hailed
into justice court before Justice
HeDze. Being guilty of the "fuwl'
crime, he was anxious to settle and
did so by paying to the owner of the
fowls the sum of S35 and the costs of
the court which amounted to quite q
little
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Philadelphia and one or two oth=r
cities II the East.
Richard Croker and Andrew Car
negie, who believe respectively in
clean politics and the reduction of
import duties, are a good deal more
decent than the fellows who never
know when they've enough.
Prosperity is canning light along,
bat it is well to keep in mind The feet
that the perils Of trying to get rich
quick still a5ould.
If one wants good lesson in self
control, let him try to save one hun-
dred dollars out of his wages. The
devil himself will couspire to make
him spend it ere he gets half Of it
together.
Some members of Congress are in
clined to regard intimation that nation
al Legislators need Secret Service
surveillance as muck raking IF the
worst sort.
With 35, 600 killed and 1000, OOO
injured, the battle for an existence
in the various industries OF cur coun-
try makes the late Boer war look ike
q dispute in q sewing circle.
Emperor Wilhelm is openly report
ed to be suffering from religious de-
mentia, but evidently it is not Of the
turn the other cheek" Kind.
Now the experts in the Hams Annis
murder trial will pr0ce to organize
Annanias cIurs of their own.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

II the Sherman antitrust law is
so miscellaneous q measure that it
should be repealed, compensation
should be made to the innocent corpor-
atoms and individuals that have
suffered from it's enforcement.
The proceedings in Sau Francisco in
which Machine boss is under lock
and key, ought not 10 be without
warning to the municipal spoilsmen in
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
THOUGHTS BY THE WAY

There IS new president down in
Venezuela. Castro took French leave
and greaser by the name of Gomez,
dropned into the position, issued a
proclamation, declared himself the
chief moguI and began business. U.s.
ually. some ambitious citizen down
there secures a few muskets AMI men
to handle the same, starts a revulu-
tion and if successful, deposes the
president of the r. public and becomes
the boss until he is deposed by some
other ambitious individual, but in the
meantime. steals everything in sight.
REVOLUTION is only a play spell and
generally NOBODY gets hurt. 1t is Jas +
fan for the greasera.
The decline Of the Roman Empire
began when the seats in the Forum
were sold to the highest bidders; and
every reader of ancient history knows,
that 1t FASTENED its destruction. The
few became immensely rich sc the
expense of the many-but not to the
extent they have in this country, the
past few years-the people were de-
bauched and profligacy ran riot. l9av-
ing the nation weak and COW ardly,
destitute Of any sense of national
honor. Whittier are we drifting as a
nation? Isn't there parallel?
Our farmer friends argue that the
high price of dairy products is not
high considering the price of feed. ,.
Funny isn't it? The farmer furnishes
the feed and gets a high price going
and coming for the products of the
farm-snd yet, the rmer does 70 get
any too much for his labor.
A Chicago woman deuounres Adam
as loafer. Men must admit that
our first(D parent was good deal of
a l0afer, who would not even cloth
himself and lacked the manhood to
acknowledge his own fault, but laid
1t upon his wife.
A foreigner says, that in this coun-
try, we have no leisure class. He is
mistaken. We either call them no.
boes or politicians.
A physician says, kissing will
eventually be confined to the lower
classes. A whole lot of people will
be in luck for once and mure will in
sist on berg class with the common
people. who know good thing when
they taste 1t.
1t has been ascertained that there
are million of psychomorss in every
mans soul. Great Jehosephat! What
is a psychomore anyway? 1t is an
awful thing TO give people such q
scare. But then, there may beEsome
mistake and We are not so badly off
as we fear.
Down in New Jersey, the onion
state, frUm which state hardly any one
ever imrligrates, a man has been
declared insane because he is continu-
ally washing hin self. CLEANLINESS
there must be considered as good evil
dence of nutuinesss
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01

machine. Sha feeds bolts to the
mechanism al two-second injsrvs la--
/, $50 times a day for a wage Ct SO
cents. Bad conditions ttese for
women to wola under and likely to
have an indire~t effect IN weakened
aud stunted children. Doubtless the
employers fell that they are not to
blame, that thy re foreed by con Pc
l.t.on tor c.e = Doods to. hire cheap
labor. If any rEe Of them should
hold out ard refasa to use the ihuds
Of his competitors would b. force to
the wall. So 1t is up to organized
society to sass z haLd and fix the
rules of the game Conditions for
tae employment # women ana ,hIld-
zen must be deter mined and enforced
By the state. Otherwise society S at
the ne cy Of z demand for cheapness
that sacrifices tkc future Of the race.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
GREELY's WORDS OF WISDOM

GREELY'S WORDS OF WISDOM
Man was not made merely to eat,
to work, to sleep. He has faculties
which such routine does not develop
wants and aspirations which it does
not satisfy. Especially where the
fixed attention of the mind as we'll as
constrained attitude of the body is
exacted by the nature of his labor,
and where that labor is continued
from day to day, week IN week out,
without interruption by storm or
frost, it seems manifest that the
regulation % the hours of labor should
respect the mental no less than the
physical demands Of his nature, and
that the days toll shoIld be- broken
off before the body has been so
wearied and exhausted as to leave no
strength nor spirit for mental I'M
Drovement or exertion. Such l under
stand to be the essence of the demand
for a general reform n the hours and
conditions of labor.
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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
AT THE CHURCHES.

PIpERsVILLE N. h. CHURCH.
The time of holding the Sunday ser
vices has been changed from Q. n.
t. 1 o. m. The order Of services for
fall and winter will be as follows:
Public worship and sermon at ]
D. IN ,7day sch0oI at p. N. Ep-
worth League at 1880 p. m, twice a
non.h-
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WdtertOWn Wis Friday. Jan.
MEETING The LAST ENEMY

MEETING HE LAST ENEMY
Slowly. but surely, the Grand Army
Of the Republic Is passing in It's last
review. The men who wore the blue
il the Sixties are gradually becoming
fewer and fewer as the years go on.
he total number of survivors is now
G20. 600 figures being obtained as fol
lows: The last official enrnIlment
made by the pension authorities at
Washington, June, 1907. was Cos. 1913.
Deducting $500 a month, for nine
intervening months, there were q co.,
deaths.
The old guard IS dyirg off at liz
rate of ninety day; but the death
losses each month are often higher.
In 1906, grand army survivors died t.
the number If 1928; and in 1907,
the loss was 81. POI; f:r tie year 1898,
the death rate Will ~ Guestiongbly
between 85. OO9 ant y, 800, if rot
higher. For the old soldiers Of the
republic now have reached the average
SO. Deaths will come faster and
IA er still; and, within ten years the
az ie army will be nothing but a
emory.
UNION SAVED BY BOYS
Had the soldiers Of the Civil War
not been mere lads in their teens, the
grand army would long ere this have
persisted from the earth. But the
union was saved literally by boys
boys in their teens; ana many had not
even reached their teens.
Startling as this statement seems,
it is indIsputably borno oft by the
official records: There were Z, -"8, 300
enlistments as follows:
At the age of 10 and under, Is.
A t the age of II and under, 225.
At the age of ID and under, /, 523.
At the age of 16 and under, 844. 391.
At the aye of Is and under. l, ISL
438.
At the age of 81 and under. 2, 1885,
1893.
At % years Of age and over 6i8, 5l1.
Adding the number under 81 and
above 22-that is 2, 159, 1913 and GIG, 5l1
the total enrol iment was 2,778, 300.
There are some very old men in the
Grand Army of the Republic; and this
Is the reason why the death losses
will be exceedingly hig IN the years
near at hand There will some time
when the last call will h responded
to each month by no less than 5. 600
of the brave heroes of 81; Tor already
that figure has been touched by one
half and over, and is growing with
alarming rapidity.
Never IN the worlds history, before
our day, was nation saved by youths
n their teens. In the stirring years
{ Abraham Lincoln these boys came
onward by tens of thousands in re-
spouse to the call to arms.
War expenditures reached Sc, eco.
100000. During the war 81, 900 were
killed in battle. The records also
show that 43, OH died of wounds
Disease claimed 224. $50 and "a, 872
persisted from other causes. There
were 28O, 600 wounded in battle.
Between all these dread disasters,
it is a wonder that a remnant of the
1rand Army survives: and it should
ever be the pride and pleasure of the
American republic to remember the
debt it owed to the buys of 81.
Happily, all soldiers who have sur
vived ''forty years after the clese Of
Il. war" Ito quote the language Of
tie avn, are now entitled to "sgr-
Vic pension.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

FIRST Church Of CA1i5t, Scientist,
services held every Sunday It 10 80
q. m. Subject: "God.
Testimonial meeting "Wednesday
evening at 800 O'Clock. All cordial
ly invited to these meetings. Read
ing room, Egrtel & Hoffman block,
open every afternoon, except Sunday
from until O'Clock.
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VIOLATION or CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS


The decision af Judge Wright of
the Supreme court of the District of
Columbia, ia sentencing three promi
nent labor leaders to terms If impri-
Comment FIR G-nLgmpC of court, is
arousing Indignation Throughout the
country. An Injunction was Issued
against Gumpera. Gitcheil and Morli-
son, commanding them neithrr to
write or speak anything derOgatory to
the Bucks STOW q and & Range Co.,
against which. a strike was in pro-
grsss. In his Lccision he plainly
demonstrated thar he was prejudiced
against the parties upon whom he
PASSED sentcags The sentence is
direct COZ ayculi.n of the federal
constitution which guarantees free
speech and free press which should
not be- Abridged nnd cannot be with
safety to the .ountry. If the Bucks
Stove & Range O.. lad suffered pecu-
iary loss by the acts Of the three men
mentioned. it had it's remedy in court,
not by injunction, but by an action for
the damages sustained by their acts.
The writer las no particular sym
patty with lie zen sentenced, for they
no doubt ar rOsing as martyrs to the
cause of lab3r which will mean more
sbekels for i,,eiD, but as an American
citizen, he fotests against the viola
ton of the constitutional rights of the
ind vidua. and were he president of
tais iran szd glorious country, he
would az en- the men and remit
their fines quicker than Judge Wright
could say mis- PRAYERS.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01
SIT. PAUL'S CHURCH.

Sunday services: Holy Eucharist,
ESQ g. m. Sunday school, $50 q. III.
Midday service. u 80 a. N. Evening
pray er, 1880 p. m.
Services during the week: Monday,
st. Thomas-Ap0stla, Holy Eucharist,
$3.50 2. n. Thursday, Christmas Tree
exercises, 1880 p. m. Friday, Christ
mas Day, Holy Eucharist, TOO q. n.
and 1000 q. m. Saturday, st. Stepa-
en-Martyr, Holy Eucharist, $50
a. n.
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ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday, school at 10 q. m. ; sermon
at II a. III. evening service ct 7:3O
p. m. All cordially invited.
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Smoke --latest Out" Sc cigar.
John ThaCer vas a business visitor
il Milwaukee Monday.
Is marriage a failure? It will not
be # you raise fourteen children and
buy your Housekeeping outfit Of The
Central I-ra5ine Co.
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ST. MARKS LUTHERAN.
Rev. J. KlingEsnn pastor. Sunday
schogI at 9 a. m. Sermon 10 q. m.
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EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN.
Rev. Otto PETIT, pastor. Sermon 10
l. m. Sunday school 9 {. m.
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ST. BERNARD'S CHURCH.
Low mass at 8 200 q. N high mass
at 10 30 a. m. vespero at 3 p. m.
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There are cobwebs en- the windows,
There are cobwebs on the door,
There are cobwebs swinging, swayin9
From the rafters to the floor.
Now the place is Cobweb Kingdom,
Though it used to be store.
If the Cobweb Kingdoms ruler
Were man discreet and wise
He would have no cobwebs swaying,
Swinging round and catching flies;
He would crowd his store with buyers
He would simply ADVERTISE!
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-01

affection (sALE2) CHURCH.
Sunday school at 100 ?. n. and
preaching at 2 800 p. n. All are vel
cone.
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ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN.

Rev. Z. T. Eggers, pastor. Ser
vices $50 a. n. and 80 p. m. !;
Sunday sch0vI 2 p. n.
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GERMAN N. h. CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9 a. m, preaching
at l0:l5 q. III. Prayer meeting Thurs
day at 1880 .. m. each week.
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EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT.
Rev. Herman Sterz, pastor. Ser
vices 10 4. m. g; Sunday sChccI 9. IN
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81. EENEI 5 CF JELH.
Low mass at 1850 a. m f; High mass
at 1000 q. m. ; Vespers at 3 p. N.
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Smoke --latest Out" SC cigar.
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OFFICERS.
GEORGE NJ, REYNOLDS, President.
EDWIN A. POTTER, Vice President.
ALEX. ROBERTSON. Vice President
JAMES Il. CHAPMAN, Vice President
HERMAN WALDECK. Vice President.
WIN. q. SCHROEDER, Cashier.
CHARLES s. CASTLE. Acting Cashier.
+. n. ELMOREc, Assistant Cashier.
WILDER HATTERY, Assistant Cashier.
J. r. wAsHBuRN: Assistant Cashier.
FRANK L. SHEPARD. Auditor.
DIRECTORS.
J. OGDEN ARMOUR.
President Armour & Co.
JOHN c. BLACK.
Formerly President Continental National
Bank.
HENRY BOTsFORD.
Packer.
Il. ]. BURLINGTON.
President Illinois Steel Company.
ALBERT J. EARL1NG.
President Chicago, Milwaukee h st. Paul
Railway.
y. A. ECkHART.
President Eckhart n Swan Milling Com
pany.
r. II. GARY.
Chairman United states Steel Corporation.
JOHN +. HARRIS,
Harris, Winthrop 4 Company.
WILLIAM J. HENLEY,
President Chicago n Western Indiana
Railroad Co.
FRANK HIBBARD.
Hlbbard, Spencer. Bartlett & Co.. whole
sale hardware.
EDWARD HINES,
President Edward Hines Lumber Co.
w. n. MDOEL.
President Chicago. indianapolis & Louis
Vile Ry. Co.
SAMUEL MROBERTS
Treasurer Armour & Co.
JOY MORTON,
Joy Morton q Company.
GEORGE NJ. REYNOLDS,
President Pettibone. Mulliken & Co.
+. p. PHILLIPS,
Formerly President Federal Trust Saw.
ings Bank.
r.. A. POTTER,
President American Trust 4 Savings Bank
GEORGE NJ. REYNOLDS,
President.
r. p. RIPLEY,
President Atchison. Topeka q Santa Fe
ALEX. ROBERTSON,
Vice President.
WM. c. sE1PP,
Capitalist.
CHARLES II. THORNE,
Montgomery Ward q Co.
+. T.. WEYERHAUSER,
Lumberman and Pine Land Owner. 81.
Paul. MINI.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
'F|RE.PROOF' HOUSE
TO GROUND
Inflammable Character of Household
Furniture Cause of $i,000,0oo
Fire in Akron. Y

AKRON. O.. May iS.--A strictly
iire-proof' structure was burned 10
the ground here totiay-with- tt iess-ef
more than Sl,0Oc,000. Al 10 o'clock.
after burning aenly tive hours, the
Hover building. on Nest Market.st.,
lay In ruins. its walls almost level
The cause OF such an unexpectedly
herce blaze was the inflammable
character OF the household furniture
and goods Of similar nature with
which large part of the building was
stored. These store6 goods alone
were valued at ! 100000 and insured
for 100000. The building was valued
al Sl60,0 Structure and contents
were practically total loss.
Twelve gills were .arfie'i down iad-
ders from The third story windows.
Eighteen men employed on the top
fooV were cut of from he fire es-
capes and forced to hang out the win
Gows until fremen rescued them with
long ladders.
The fire started from al overturned
torch in the storage rooms or the l..
l.. Dodge Furniture company. About
$50 persons We're in the building at
tht time and panic ensued In the
rush for The fire escapes. IL Is De-
lieyed all escaped safely.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
GEORGE MEREDITH. NOTED
AUTHOR, DIES AT AGE OF 81
Heart Disease Claims Writer Whose
Work Had Covered Period of More
Than Half Century.

LONDON, May 1S.-Messages OF
coincidence are being received today
by the family of George Meredith. the
noted author. who died early this
morning from heart failure following
grave symptoms that developed early
last evening. The attending physi-
clan remained constantly al his bed
side during the night.
George Meredith was born in Hamp-
shire, Feb IL. 1928. On the occasion
of his eightieth birthday he was show
cred with congratulations from all
parts OF the world and was visited by
deputation headed by Anthony Hope
and presented with an address signed
by Aigernon Charles Swinburne. Thos.
Hardy. John Morley and more than
100 leaders in art, letters and scholar
ship.
Meredith was educated partly il
Germany and was brought up to the
law which he quilted for literature.
His first Poems" appeared In 1851
snd was followed In rapid succession
by various novels and additional
poems and ballads. Diana OF the
Crossways" was published in 1885. and
"One of our Ccnquerors" in 1890
Lord Ormont and His Aminta" ap-
peared in the summer OF 1894 and was
followed in 1895 by The Amazing
Marriage" which is supposed 10 in
troduce as hero the late Robert Louis
Stevenson.
In 1892 appeared The Empty
Purse" volume Of poems, and in the
autumn OF that year Meredith was
elected president or the Incorporated
Society of Authors in succession 70
Lord Tennyson.