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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Farmers Want Better Prices

The farmers delivering milk to the
Van Camp Packing company conden-
sorry in this city will ask that the
prices for milk be raised during the
months of July, August and Septem-
Der. Such action was taken in the
form of a resolution passed at a
meeting of the Watertown Dairy
mems association held in Watertown
Saturday afternoon. 1t developed at
the meeting that the prices paid
were below what they were given to
expect when the plant was put up
and below the prices at cheese fac
tories and creameries. The resolu-
tionn asks that the prices be raised
for the three months as follows:
July, $125 per hundred; August. $1.3O
per hundred, and September, $1.4O
per hundred. This will be submitted
to the company soon.
The question of buying feed in car
loal lots was discussed but it was
the sense of the meeting that it
would be better to defer action until
some future time owing to the pres
ent condition of the feed market
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Two Hearts Beat As One

A marriage of much interest to a
large circle Of friends took place this
morning when Mr.. James r. Spear
was united in wedlock with Miss
Laura Engelhart. Mr.. August Hence
was best man and the bridesmaid
was Miss Emma Ullrich. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Spear depart
ed for Appleton where they will re-
main several days before taking up
their residence at 80 North Third
street. The groom is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Spear, who for years
conducted the American House, but
removed to Appleton recently. He
is rural mail carrier, being assigned
to route l, and was the first rural
carrier appointed in Watertown. He
is young man of excellent character
and popular with all. His bride is a
daughter of P. Engelhart, who re-
sides on route 1, but she has resided
in WATERFOWL for several years,
where she possesses large circle of
friends who join in wishing the
young couple all the happiness OBJ
tainable during married life.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Personal Mention

Max Blumenfeld of Milwaukee was
a caller in the city today.
]. M. Lounsbury and E. c. May
were registered at Milwaukee hotels
yesterday.
Mrs. George Weber and daughter
Zayda are visiting relatives in Fond
du Lac for few days.
Mrs. R. M. Hahn has returned from
a visit with relatives in Madison.
Mayor Arthur Mulberger is absent
from the city On business trip to
the west
The Misses Laura and May Hum
phrey have gone to Graceville, Ill. for
visit with relatives. They were
accompanied as far as Chicago by
their father, Alderman John P Hum
phrey.
The Rev. Thomas B. Thompson
and wife and child of Rockford, ILL.,
are visitors in the city and will re-
main several days. Rev. Thompson
was former pastor of the Congrega-
tional church IN Watertown and is
now pastor of First Congregations
church in Rockford, going to his pres
ent charge from Milwaukee.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
DOINGS THURSDAY
In Social Realm

Prof. A. F. Ernst, Prof H. MOUSSE,
the Misses Minnie and Nettie Notz,
Mrs Emma Stiemke and son Walter,
Mrs. Moussa and Mrs. NJ. Eickmann
attended the silver jubilee of the Rev.
A. F. Nicolaus at Fort Atkinson Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Burger, route
9, were rendered a most agreeable
surprise at their cosy home on last
Sunday by several Of the neighbors
and members of the Redwood juve-
nile band. Among those present were
Mrs. William Burger, Watertown;
Messrs. and Mesdames Peter Thauer,
John Scheberle, Henry Scheiber, M.
Thoma, Joseph Holstein, F. J. Nc
Call, J. LANCER, Mr.. and Mrs. Web
ster, Chicago. Everybody present
had a most enjoyable time while the
host was in the height of his glory
as an entertainer, although one of
the party says he disappeared in an
auto for awhile, but showed up in
time for supper after his mysterious
trip.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
DOINGS MONDAY
Veteran Fife and Drum CORDS

There will be plenty of music on
homecoming day. Two local bands
of music, the Watertown Military
band and Imperial band will be sup
plemented by the Veterans fife and
drum corps of Milwaukee, a famous
organization which has played at all
the Grand Army of the Republic
gatherings for many years. In their
letter of acceptance to the officers of
the Homecoming club, one of the
members, ED. Aldridge, writes as fol-
lows, showing the proper spirit:
Milwaukee, Wis, July IS, 1909.
Mr.. H. Wertheimer, Dear Sir:
Your kind letter of July Is, accepting
my proposition received. You can
rest assuerd that we will be on hand
at the appointed time Sunday morn
ing, August l. We will give you the
finest fife and drum music you have
ever heard Now we want to be on
hand bright and early Sunday morn
Ing, AuSuOl l., ~ you navy eiis
objection if we came by railroad. l
don't know anything about the new
electric road to WATERFOWL. | am
afraid it being Sunday the cars will
be so crowded that they won't make
very good time. Now we will be en-
tirely at your service from the time
we get there until any hour of the
night. If you have any program
mapped out for us kindly let me
know what it is, so that L can keep
posted We are going to play at a
large gathering in Racine next Sun
day, so if you have any buttons or
badges or advertising matter of any
kind, send them along, and we will
boost the Watertown Homecoming
all we can, and if you can suggest
any way that we might do you some
good here in the city. we are willing
to aid you all we can. We expect to
make one or two turnouts here in
the city before August 1. Thanking
you for accepting my proposition, l
beg to remain.
Very truly yours,
Ed. Aldridge,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
DOINGS TUESDAY
His Death a Mystery

Mystery surrounds the death of
Albert WenwitZ, stone mason,
found dying beside the North West
ern tracks near Fort Atkinson Sun
day afternoon. The man is known to
have left Watertown on Saturday
with considerable money for his home
in Janseville. He was found uncon-
scious Sunday afternoon and brought
to Fort Atkinson on a handcar, dying
without regaining consciousness, on
Monday morning. Only 81 was found
in his pockets, leading to the theory
of foul play.
Mr. Wenwitz was employed as a
mason by August Hoefs and put up at
the Washington House, which he left
Saturday after supper, stating that
he was going home to GAINESVILLE to
spend Sunday. He had quite a snug
sum in wages with him at that time
and appeared to be all right. It is
said that he did not take the passen-
ger train south but boarded a freight
train which leaves here at 10 o'clock.
Whether he fell from the moving
train, was robbed and thrown off or
how he happened to be lying beside
the track, has not yet been discov-
cred.
But four dollars in money was
found on his person and while his
face was badly bruised it was inter
nal injuries evidently sustained when
he struck the ground that caused his
death. 1t is probable that he lay I'M
conscious beside the track from Sat
urday night until found Sunday and
car
The funeral will be on Wednesday.
He leaves a widow and three chill
drpn
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
DOINGS SATURDAY
Farmers Talk MIX

Milk prices and the price of feed
for cows was discussed at a largely
attended meeting of the Watertown
Dairymen's association held at the
city hall in Watertown this afternoon.
The milk prices for July were under
discussion at the meeting it being al
legged that the Van Camp company
was too low in their schedule for this
season. The matter of buying feed
in carload lots also was discussed and
samples of feed exhibited. Prices
were obtained by the secretary, Frank
r. Mullen, for feed in carload lots, in
Guiding bran, gluten, wheat and rye
millings and oil meal.
1t was claimed that the meeting
was for the purpose of discussing the
price now paid for milk which it is al
legged is only cents higher than that
paid in certain creameries and they
point to the fact that butter in the
Elgin market has never been below
251a cents this year, but it is admit
ted that the farmer does not receive
within several cents of that price for
his milk product throughout the milk
factory states as Elgin sets the mark
arbitrarily.
The meeting was called to order by
President Frank Lehman, and fifty
new members were enrolled, making
the total membership according to
Secretary Mullen's figures, 100 The
discussion of the matters for which
the meeting was called began at $3.50
O'Clock.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Young Man

Muney invested in land is we'll in
vested and sure to make good returns
to the investor in a short time. COM
'paratively speaking. A few wears
ago IN the vicinity of the city of
Watertown land could have been bought
for third of the price now demanded
and paid. Land is increasing in val
ue everywhere and will continue to
Increase in value as the years roll BY.
Unlike other kinds of property, it
will never depreciate and there ia no
better investment for young man
who has few hundred dollars with
which to make the first payment upon
quarter section. The undersigned
is agent for the sale Of lanCs improved
and unimproved in South Dakota
ranging in price from $40 for unim-
proved to $35 for improved lands
near good towns and railroads. Those
who may be interested, can call at
the Leader Office, WATERFOWL, Wis,
and talk with P. H. Swift, agent.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
DOINGS FRIDAY
Seeks Rest by Suicide

John Becker, a retired farmer living
at 1116 River drive, comitted suicide
at noon today His dead body was
found on the floor OF the parlor of
the residence by his children upon
their return home at noon. His wife
was absent during the forenoon, being
employed by Mrs. Stiemke at her ho-
tel, so there were no witnesses to the
tragedy and the cause of which is
not easily explained 1t is said. that
he was served with written notice
on Wednesday to build sidewalk at
his premises and he stated at the
time that he had no money to do the
work with.
The weapon used was a 80 calibre
revolver and he fired the bullet into
his right temple, the missile penetrat-
ing the brain and death was instan-
taneous. The act was committed in
the parlor of the home and when dis
covered dead on the flor the revolver
was beside him. All the chambers
were empty The revolver belonged
to his son and was locked up, but the
father found the key and secured the
weapon. He fired five times. One of
the bullets went into the ceiling and
another through a piece of furniture.
Where the other two were fired has
not yet been discovered.
When the children discovered their
father they FASTENED to notify their
mother, and DR.. T. F. Shinnick was
called who viewed the body in COM
pany with District Attorney R. w.
Lueck There were powder stains on
the face showing that the weapon was
held close to the head. No inquest
will be held.
Mr.. Becker was retired farmer,
removing to Watertown a short while
ago. He was Sc years old. For sew
eral years he worked on the Pease
farm in Milford street and later pur-
chased farm in the town of Milford
near the Crawfish river. His wife
and several children survive.
The funeral will take place Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock to the
Lutheran cemetery.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Want Street Opened

A freely signed petition of proper
ty owners in Washington street and
the owners of the Crangle plat, to-
gether with the board of park COM
missioners, will be presented to the
city council this evening asking that
Washington street be opened across
the tracks of the Milwaukee road so
as to connect with Washington
street on the south of the tracks in
the Crangle plat. When this is done
the street will connect with Fairview
drive, which is also in the Crangle
plat and runs along the river bank
for quite distance.
Thai this will induce people to put
up residences in this section is GER
tain as when the streets are laid out
it will be one of the incest drives in
the city and a credit to that portion
of WatertoWn.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Personal Mention

Miss Lizzie O'Brien is visiting
friends at Lake Mills.
P. L. Utley of Escanaba, Mich. was
a caller in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Alex PlatZ are enjoy
ing a few days outing at Lake Mills.
Mrs. o. c. Hahn and children are
in Marshfield where they will visit
for a week.
The Misses Lena and Emma Steng-
ell and Ida Goetsch will leave tomor-
row morning for a tour through the
east. They will visit Cleveland, Buff
falo, Canada and the Thousand
Islands.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Real Estate Transfers
Fort AtkinSon-F. R. Dexheimer
to William Schoen, lot 7 block

Fort Atkinson-F. R. Dexheimer
to William Schoen, lot 7 block
F. w. Hoard and Harry II.
Curtis to Otto Sherer, lot 4,
block II ................. IL
Charles Voy to George Humid
hauser, lot 3, block IL. ....... 2(
K shkonong-William Schoen to
Fred R. Dexheimer, part Sec
ton % .................
Lake Mills-O. G. Hurd to City
of Lake Mills, lots 16, II and
IS, block l.
Sumner-Caroline Barth to J.
Langholff, part section TO-. 81
Waterloo-George Call to Frank
Woelffer, lot 13 and part lot
IA, block 49,
Watertown - Edmund O'Byrne
to Max w. Voigt, lot 2, block
%, original plat, east side. =. 81
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
DOINGS WEDNESDAY
Tobacco Factory Closes

The Watertown asserting branch
of the American Cigar company with
warehouses in First street, closed
down yesterday and will remain
closed. Superintendent w. F. Earle,
who has had charge of the plant
since it was established here in 1902,
received notice several days ago that
the plant was to close down soon and
yesterday the books and papers of
the company were forwarded to Mad
ison and the order for permanent
shutdown was given. A like plant
at Brodhead has also been closed per-
manently.
The company is concentrating the
asserting plants and combining them
as much as possible to the tobacco
districts to save cost in freight and
handling, although the Brodhead fac
tory is in tobacco district. The
Watertown factory was established
seven years ago largely through the
influence of the Advancement asso-
citation and it has given employment
to large number of people during
the late winter and spring months.
The tobacco now in store here will re-
main subject to call.
superintendent w. F. Earle does
not know as yet where he will be
placed. He does not like to leave
Watertown where he has lived so
long and which naturally seems like
home to him, and the people of Wa
tertown will regret the departure of
the family from the city which, how
ever, will not take place for month
at least.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Will Open Hotel Soon

Mrs. Johanna Hake, who will con-
duct the hotel in West Main street,
formerly the West Avenue house,
went to Milwaukee today to purchase
some needed hotel furniture. She ex-
poets to have the building ready for
guests at Homecoming time. The
hotel will be heated throughout by
steam, installed by Kehr Bros.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Great Wisconsin Farm Paper

No agricultural paper in the United
States has made such remarkable pro-
gress during the past year as has been
shown by The Wisconsin Farmer,
published weekly at Madison. Every
department of the paper has been
made brighter, fresher, more attrac-
tive. and more representative of the
az cicultural, horticultural, Gairsing,
stock raising and other farm interests
of the great state of Wisconsin. The
Wisconsin Farmer is especially strong
in it's editorials. which cover every
phase of farm life and thought in this
state. 1t has, also, large corps of
special contributors from the expert
ment stations of the Northeasr snd
among the successful farmers, dairy
men and other specialists in agricul-
turai and semi-agriculturlsl lines.
1t maintains, in addition to an ex-
tremely able editorial department,
special departments devoted to dairy
ing, horticulture, poultry, sheep,
handy farm devices, farm law, veter-
mary matters, current events, home
and Sunday school. Its hume depart
ment, edited by lady who il famil-
lar by experience in farm life, is an
exceedingly valuable feature. The
paper is attractively illustrated and
being edited by bona fde farmers,
who live on and operate their own
farms, is intensely practical The
subscription price is s1.0O a year.
Address the Wisconsin Farmer Com
pany, Tenney Block, Madison, Wis,
or leave your subscription at this
Office. We make low combination
clubbing rate for the Wisconsin
Farmer in connection with the Water !
town Weekly Leader giving both pa
pars for only $3.50 per annum. Every
farmer should have both papers.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Visiting Relatives

Mrs. Sarah J. Eaton of Denver,
Colo. is a guest at the home of her
cousin, S. M. Eaton. She left here
&c years ago and will be remembered
by many Watertown people. Her
father, Cyrus Eaton, was an early
day resident and fifty-six years ago
kept the toll gate on the old plank
road east of the city. Mrs. Eaton
finds much pleasure in renewing the
acquaintance of years gone by and
has warm spot in her heart for Wa
tertown where she resided many
wears
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23

Esther Nowack, daughter of Otto
Nowack of this city, met with an &C
cident while visiting in Milwaukee.
She was playing on a porch and in
sliding down the banister, fell in
such a manner as to break her arm.
The accident while painful will not
be serious. The girl was brought to
her home here last evening
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Work DELAYED on School BUILDING

Contractors Baumann & Wagner of
Monroe, who are erecting the new No.
2 school in the Fourth ward, have
been delayed considerably owing to
untitled orders for lumber. They
have been held back waiting for the
joists for the past two weeks but the
shipment is expected today.
The basement walls of the building
are in place and the joists will be put
in place and the brick work COM
menced as soon as possible. The
building promises to be one of the
handsomest structures of it's kind in
Wisconsin.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
He Paws a Fine

Earl Fox of Danville, Dodge coun-
ty, was fined SIS and costs in Justice
Henze's court this morning for giving
a boy cigarette paper. The complain
ing witness was Gilbert Rutherford
of Danville, father of the boy. The
fine and costs amounted to about $14.
The law respecting the sale of cigar
cites or cigarette paper was passed
in 1905, but it's enforcement has not
been very strict in this section and it
ingS,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
In Social Realm

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nevermann
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of their wedding at their resi-
dence, 1902 North Fourth street, last
evening. A large company of friends
was assembled and very pleasant
social time resulted. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nevermann were handsomely remem-
bered, being recipients of many ap-
prOpriate gifts.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Good Teacher ReenUdded

Miss Carrie Thauer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Thauer of Emmett,
has been re-engaged to teach the
school in district No. at an in
creased salary which was given her
voluntarily by the board in recogni-
ton of the excellent service given
heretofore.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Personal Mention

Mrs. Caroline Woodland is visiting
friends at Burnett. ......
Miss Alice Enright is home from
Sioux City, Iowa to spend few
days. ..
Mrs. V. Froehlich of Milwaukee is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. F.
Gruetzmacher
A postal card received from Dr. w.
F. Whyte off Plymouth, England,
states that he and family enjoyed the
ocean trip greatly.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Resigns for Good Reason

Attorney R. B. Kirkland of Jeffer-
son has resigned as public admins
traitor of Jefferson county for the rea-
son that he is retained in several
suits of law over the inheritance tax
and as such could not act in both ca
pacities.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
10 The G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
AT SALT LAKE CITY VIA
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE,

& ST. PAUL RY.
The 43rd National Encampment of
the G. A. R. will be held at Salt
Lake City, Utah, August to IA.
1909. Are you going? Choice of
routes via Omaha or Kansas. if your
ticket reads via the Chicago, Milwau-
kes & st. Paul Railway. Low fare
round trip tickets. good 80 days, on
sale August to 8, inclusive. Ask
your local railroad agent for informa-
ton as to railroad and sleeping car,
fare, routes and train service, or
address F. A. Miller, General
Passenger Agent, Chicago.-July 1872
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Personal Mention

Miss Lydia Meade will spend Sun
day with relatives in Madison.
Miss Mary Shinnick has returned
to her home after a visit of several
days with relatives at Madison.
Miss Elsa Seidel, Office girl in Dr.
T. F. Shinnicks Office, left today for
Fond du Lac to spend a well earned
vacation.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Frank Eaton and Son Go West

Frank M. Eaton and sons Almond
and Myron left this morning for a
western trip and during their stay
will look over the field for business
location, and if suited the family will
probably remove from Watertown.
They will visit Denver, Salt Lake
City, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, San
Francisco and other far west points
before deciding upon permanent To-
cation,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Advertised Letters

Following is a list of letters re-
naming uncalled for at the Water
town postoffice for the week ending
July 20:
Juva, Olga, Pennington, Wis.
Kuehn, Francis
Rohde, Edith
Seyfert, Otto
Sickels, John
Voss, F.
III. T. Eberle. P M
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
Give Miscellaneous Shower

Mrs. T. F. Shinnick gave a miscel-
laneous shower at her home in North
Fifth street Saturday afternoon for
Miss Lettie Salick, who will shortly
be welded to Assistant Postmaster
Sidney R. Eberle. A dainty luncheon
was served, covers being laid for
nineteen guests.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
H. Davis at PORTAGE

H. Davis, film renter of Water
town, has taken control of the Ma
jestic theatre in the Corning House
block and expects to reopen the
place to the public soon. John Het-
finger, who has conducted the place
up to a short time ago, retires from
the anagement.-Portage Register.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
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