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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
Meeting of Frem nteTS

Why wouldn't it be fine thing
tor the Fremont voters Of 1856, and
those who as youngsters were 'arge
enough to march and shout for Frs-
mont and "Jessie. too" in the ad-
Joining counties Of Walworth, Rock,
Waukesha and Jefferson, to meet in
convention some time next summer or
autumn, talk over that first bAtle of
the Republican party, and have a
general good tine? Why? There is
no good reason why they should not !;
without doubt there ste IN the four
counties named at least a thousand of
such Fremonters. What say the papers
of the four counties? Let US talk it
up ana help to bring about what would
prove most delightful occasion, COM
ing together Of men who have EeIped
to make more history, anG whose
meeting would make more history
and prove an inspiration. Speak up,
Gazette and Times, Evansville; the
Union and Banner of Jefferson county {;
Freeman and Free Press, Waukesha
county, and independent, Republican,
Gazette. EnterprIs Times, Herald
News and News Of Walworth county !;
and all he rest Of the papers in the
counties not here enumerated. With
the hearty cooperation of the press it
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
Blanket Your Horse

This is the time IF tbs yesr when
men shoud be thoughtful fur the
comfort OF their horse and see that
they are comfortably blanketed when
they are to remain out of doors for
any length of time. Many men Orive
10 the city and thoughtlessly leave
their horses tied to post for hours
without being blanketed TO protect
them from the wind and cold, and the
poor animals suffer intensely. A kind
man will take care Of his dumb ami
mails and an unkind man should be
compelled to, and to that end, the
police in the city should see that ell
unprotected horses which are left for
any considerable length of time upon
the streets are blanketed or put into a
barn. the expense collected from the
owner. An example or two would be
sufficient.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
Space and Time are Money

The cheek Of politicians is certainly
remarkable. Saturday, fat en- slope
was received at The Leader office,
filed with matter booming certain
man for state pelintenGenC Of
schoUis, but not 8 word vas said
about remunsrating the PRIMER for his
space anu labor, and to add insult to
injury, extra postage had to be paid
on the package Of hot air, which does
no help the printer to meet his obliga-
JiOus or purchase the necessities of
life. As a matter Uf f4ct, the editor
Of The Leader does not care q conti-
neD al as to who shall fill the office
SO long as he is INTEL sctually and
morally competent, and has neither
the time nor space to waste gratuit-
i0usIy on men who want something for
thing. Our rates are five cents PEI
l.na for straight matter and ten ue.
inch for cuts of candidates, provided
they are passably guod looking. other.
wise, twenty cents per inch. they Il
/ be their own judg= as to beauty
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
COnundTunS

If you should see dude riding on
a donkey what fruit would you think
of? A parpear).
What word of six letters contains
six words besides itself without trans
posing a letter? Herein-hs, her,
here, ere, rem, in.
Why is a portrait like member #
congress? Begause it is represents
tive
What relation IS a child to Its
fatber when il is not his own flt5 rs
son? A daughter.
Why is he average milkman like
the fish that swallow &c Jonah? Because
he finds q profit (p-ophe') in the water.
When DO you find tall man short
When you try to borrow s. from him.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
Criminal Statistics

Clerk Of Courts VIM. H. Rohr fur
nishes us the following criminal sta
tistics:
Number of prosecutions pending at
the beginning of the year: Murder,
first degree l: all other felonies II.
Total 13.
Number of prosecutions commenced
during year, IA.
Number of CONVICTIONS upon trial by
jury, 8; number Of convictions upon
trial by court q number Of sonvic-
tions on plea for guilty, 7. Total IL.
Number Of acquitals upon trial by
Jury. / number uf acquitals by court,
L; number of prosecutions in which
nuIIe entered 2. Total A.
Number of criminal cases pending
at close uf year, 12; of those escaped,
3: forfeited bail l; serving previous
sentence l. Leas ing for trial, Z.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
Funeral Held Monday

The funeral of the late William
Eerold was held Monday afternoon at
the home, en- the west road, three
miles from the city and quite largely
attended. Tne services were conducted
by Rev. H. G. Rehm, pastor of the
Congregational church, whu spoke
feelins " and eloquently Of the other
life, the deathIess life which is etsr-
nal. The lnIermeHt gas in Ok Hi
cemetery but the indastructibls man
as not there, only the shadow, the
no tai casEet in which the soul had
tabernacled for fifty-cne years.
The departed vas 2 quiet, iniustEi-
Gus man, who By industry and frugal
iEy has scared a home for himself
and family. He was 3 kind husband
end father, good nelghbor and citi-
zsn. respected by ali who knew him.
He was 3 member Of the Modern
/ WCodmen OF America and well liked
by the members Of that orgsnizatiu
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

sands Of children and their mothers,
is that poverty stricken persons were
not thrown upyn charity for support ;
that the children were given bsttsr
chance to develop minds ana bodies,
ins.ead Of becoming defective thru
lick Of food and decent environments.
Also, the police had less to Go, te
number Of rubbaries decreased. and
the CDng Of the entire Aeigdborhood
was raised. Tais n tine would I'M.
prove proper. y values.
Judge CIelauc s idea is that proba-
tion should be granted before sentence
I. is served, thus making it radically
different from probation plans adupted
with success in a n mber of states.
He has pointed cut time and again
that fine sends poor persons to pri-
son, brands them as criminals, as con-
yic5s, destroys hope, and turns the
prisoner out worse than when he went
in, The man with money lays his fine.
and perhaps his closest frisni is t
aware that he has been convicted Of
law breaking. The system Of sentence
ing violators of city ordinances, be-
cause they cannot pay a fine is, in
Judge Cleland's OpinICn, a ryimig al
factory system. For instance, poor
boy is caught riding his bicycle after
sunset without d lamp. He spends
the night in jail is fined S. and costs.
Being unable to pay the fine, he is
loaded into the prison wagon with
hardened criminals and hauled off to
spend twenty-five days in the society
of outcasts Of all kinds.
The probation plan saves the petty
offender and even violators Of the
penal code. | has bsen proved a sue
cess, in the opinion of hundreds Of
prominent criminologists, notably
Frank W. Jones of Chicago, formerly
chairman of the Massachusetts lecis-
lative committee on prisons, anc one
of those who advocates the Massachu-
serts system of probation after SEN
ten had begun. BE believes Judge
CleIaHd's plan an Improvement.
Among others who have made a.
exhaustive study Of the CleIsna plan
is DR.. w. E. Barton, mynlst r. soc.-
Ulogist and author. who is one Uf the
eaders in the moysment to promote
the "Newer Justice.
Judge Cleland receives scores Of
letters asking for information about
the plan. So rnnay nave become in
terested that the NJ tiOnal Probation
league, 323 Dearborn street, Chicago,
has been formed to supply information
on this subject with the view of
bringing about Z reform in the treat
ment of criminals. In addition to
saving indiyidaals froa lives Of Eais-
erv, the plan is said TO tend to reduce
the heavy expense of co1rts and police
in every city, both large and small.
Judge Cleland estimates that 200, =
900 persons out of 2.O0O, OGO in Chiea-
go make the maintenance of the courts
necessary.
Most of these zoo, coo can be re
stored to usefulness and happiness. in
his opinoln, and society relieved from
terrific expense. To promote this
new system and to promote investiga-
tion Uf the subject the National Pro-
baton league has been formed.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

7ary to open a beck At the expira-
ton Of the term une Of the questions
in the written geography test was,
what is the equato ?"
William, alW avs to be depended
uuun, wrote without delay.
''The equator is mensgerie lion
running around the center cf the
earth.
almost every man," says a Bal
timore specialist, "learns sooner or
later to think Of his doctor as one Of
his rest friends, but this fact does rot
hinder the world from laughing at the
profession.
" How is our patient this morn
ing ?'' asked physician. a fellow
gradua of riine, of a patient s
brother.
&c oh, he is much worse came
from the other in a tone of detection.
He's been deIirious fur several hours
At 3 O'Clock be said. ''What an old
woman that doctor of mine is! and
he hasn't made rational remark
since. -
O'Flanagan came home one night
with a deep band of black Grape
around his Rat.
"Why, Nike" exclaimed his wife,
"what are you wearing that mournful
thing for?'
''I'm wearing it for your first hus
band - replied Mike, firmly; IN
surry he's dead" +"
Tim vas a protege of Mr.. Blank,
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
: pp0i tment of appraisers

The South IN Wisconsin Power Co.,
have II ed an application with CIsTk
IF the Courts, Wm. H. Rohr, fyr the
appointment of appraisers. The Com
panv is now condemning land in the
county for their interurban rail ay
and it row appears that the Company
will do construction work this suGmeg.
We understand that the road south
from Watartowa will be pushed from
now on. The application for appoint
ment of appraisers will be heard on
the End of January.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

can be made a most striking and hap
py evert Of the year. lhe Elkhorn
independent has suggested Walworth
county convention Of those veteran
voters, but we fee sure that it will
JOIN in the work for the lager ana
m uch mors important meeting. The
Whitewater Register.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

Miss Elsie Biefrldt of Milwaukee,
is a guest at the hOms Of her parents,
Mr.. ard Mrs. Otto Biefsldt, in 0 Con
nell street.
You may be deseendent from a
monkey. bat you don't want to sit up
IN the crotch of a tree this weather.
Bett r sit by good coal fire. You
can get a gUod heater very cheap OF
The Central Trading Co.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

Pretty cold weather but you don't
need to let that bother you. for you
can get warm clnthing or heating
stoves cheap of The Central Trading
Co.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

William was considered the bright
est boy in his gra1e; upon hearing a
lessnn recitsd in class once or twice
he knew it quite well. Thus, while
the other fellows were compelled to
study hard he scarcely found 1T neces-
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

The confidence of the followers
Of one Of cur January generals is il
lustrated IN the story of a captive
southern soldier who chanced to
see General Grant fastening by.
General, where are you goiug?"
asked the Confederate.
''To Peters burg, | think, was the
reply; "hut II aybe to heaven or he'll"
"well, tell you, general, replied
the soldier, Bob Lees at Petersburg
and Stonewall Jackson's in heaven.
| guess hell's the only place LETT for
you
That Grant appreciated the grim
assignment was indicated by the smile
of amusems On his face as he went
n.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

we'll known lawyer. He was often
IN trouble, but by personal inf iIence
with the courts Mr.. Blank managed to
have hlm let down easy. So it became
d matter Ut talk that he cid not suffer
grsarly in being arrested.
"H0w is it, Tim" someune asked
une DAY, THAT you are arrested verv
often, but never go to Jail or pay any
finss?'
'II's this wav," Tim replied. ~
have Mr.. Blank for NE lawyer. aud
what he doesa't know about the law
| tells him.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

Elliot, attending his first wedding,
was q mosC interested observer, says
Harper's Monthly. The white gown
and long veil of the bride apparently
increased her size, while the evening
clothes of the rather diminutive bride
groom made him seem still smaller.
The disparity of size Immediately at
tract EIIiot's attention and. leaning
over, he said in exrIted tones !:
Mother, was father that little when
we got him?'
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

Smoke Latest Out" SC cigar.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
For An Idle Moment

DR.. Walter c. Smith. the popular
Scotch poet-preacher, On one occasion
tried TO explain to an cid lady the
meaning OF the scrIptural expression.
"Take up thy bed and walk, by
saying that the bed was simply ma t
or rug easily taken up and carried
away. "No, no. replied the lady,
''I canna believe that. The b2d was a
regular four-poster. There would he
TO miracle in walking away WI bit
O. mat or rug on your ba *.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

Smoke Latest Out" Sc cigar.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

A party of northerners was touring
Virginia, some years ago, and as the
crowded train was crawling through
Stafford county, near Fredericksburg.
an old and wizened woman, with u
basket bigger than herself, came
aboard. and edged diffidently into the
vacant place beside one of the men.
After a while her seatmate decided
that it could be no harm to draw her
out little for the benefit of the rest
Of the party.
"This is very poor land that you
have around here, madam" ne began.
"Mighty pore, she assented
hunbly.
81 never did see such worthless
soil" !"
"No, sub, with an air of deep de-
lection.
"Don't you ever sow any crops at
all?' he kept on.
The ancient dame did not lift her
head.
"Naw. sub. " she drawled. "This
hyer land around hyer was sowed bout
3 foot deep with Yankees, long bout
forty years ago, aud We amt been
able to raise nary crap since"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

In the curse of his sermon a
preacher in a rural district used the
word phenomenon. The word caused
one of the members some trouble, for
he was unable to attach any meaning
to IT. Finally, he determined to
seek an explanation from the minister,
and at the close of the service ap-
preached him en- the subject.
"What did you mean by that there
long word yer used in yer sermon 2"
he began.
"Oh, | see you do not know what a
phenomenon is," rsplied the minister.
"Well, have gyou sSever seen a cow
grazing in field in which thistes
were growing 20
eyes, many a time.
''Ihat is not a phenomenon. And
no doubt you have often listened to a
lark singing merrily away up in the
clouds?
eyes
"Tha', again. is not ph nonenon.
But # YOU saw that cow sitting on a
thistle singing like lark that would
be d phenomenon.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

A short time ago in certain town
in the South of Ireland lecture was
being given ON the evils of drink.
eyes, said the lecturer, "alcohol
has ruined our country and has slain
it's thousands: but when has bright,
clear. cold water caused the death of
any one?"
And from the back of the audience
gruff voice answered.:
"When he couldn't swim.
The lecturer gave it up as hopeless.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08

A little Swede boy presented him
self before the schooIma' am, who
asked his name:: "Yonny Olsen, -
he replied. ''How old are you?"
asked the teacher. Gay not know
how old ay bane. "Well, when were
you born?" continued the teacher.
nearly fainting at thF reply. "Ay not
born at all ay got stepmutter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-17
BE GLAD FOR REAL WINTER.

grateful things
weather Look
Think
of bills Rejoice
in
that
the blanket of
the cold weather Rejoice for the stimulus
will
through
them bath rid them of the impurities that
that Let know and will
fellow
with
beautiful
max a mi generally o
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-17
ABUSING THE POOR RAILROADS.

o. year lust
OF
1902 lot will like
indeed 1t manest absurd for of the big traffic
i
to
their stocks What the
that they conducted.
OF THE this world
until
otimes
delivering until after
gacousy
n the
WIDOWS forward lain one mans body
evidently
pker
A unetre may
said be broad comprehensive
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-17
QUESTIONS FOR ecITIzEN" TO ANSWER.

q would like to ask why longer the Hammond
many passes people getting nowadays7'
of letters Offices
weak sisters Ill
that little peculiar incident which
of
fight their battles but stink
children this
ally might state that when street railway traffic
public
Chicago
making
employees
Citizen" questions:
shameful treatment?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-17
.Heart,toHeart,
Talks.
.rsysEDwN A<NYE-
.BysEDwN A.NYB.
Copyrfght.S l8Oa. shyk Americanipress
AazocinEicn.
MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE.


This is the true story of a dream that
came true.
Frank Klausnitzer, with his wife and
seven children. lived in an old, tumble
down shanty which had once been a
farmhouse near Butler, Pa.
Klausnftzer was poor, and his chill
dren were treated with derision at
school because they had no bread to
eat, but only cold buckwheat cakes.
Some weeks ago Frank dreamed that
oil burst forth out Of the ground be-
tween the house and the old apple tree.
and a voice told him to dig there
BE told the dream to his wife, and
somehow they believed the dream and
determined to ind out If the augury
was true. The wife sold some oldswed-
ding jewelry, and Frank got a little
money on an invention
Then Klausnitzer organized a COM
pany Some Pittsburg men of wealth
shared in his faith, andsthe Dream On
and'Gas company was the. outcome.
Oil was not discovered by the first
well, but 1,50O, 900 cubic feet. of gas are
rushing daily from the hole they drill
ed Another was drilled, and oil was
! found. Options were taken upon adj
iacent acres.
All this inside ola month.
Franks income now is very large.
He is counted one of the rich men Of
the country.
Doubtless you have heard Russell
Cornwell'ss lecture on "Acres of Dia-
monds" If sosyou will remember the
man who wanderedsall over the world
In search of diamonds and finally dis
covered them by digging in his own
back yard
| OF course the moral of the lecture is
that we are very prone TO overlook the
wealth that is near to US and go search
ing, for the wealth. that'is unattainab1e
Frank ;Klausnitzer, like fthegd iamond
seeker, found his fortune in his owr
back yard.
You say that was an. accident.
He just happened to dream it out
No! The dream mayshave been only
an accident, or he may have carried
the thought for many days I'm the bacl
ofihis head before he dreamed it
But
The labors that,made his dream conn
true were by no means accidental
He did not stop with his dream FL
carried it to consummations by DELHI
crate effort
We all dream dreams.
But not all of US go out to make on
dreams come true.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-17
Democrats Pledged to Economy
Indianapolis Enough


While it may be admitted that we
have not an ideal judicial system, we
do not think it can be improved by
creating a lot of new courts. There
are enough judges now to tend to all
the business. Whatever may be the
defects of our system, a lack of judges
is not one of them. There are now
pending in the legislature twenty-four
bills relating to this subject, not few
of them creating additional courts. 1t
is proposed to establish superior courts
at Gary, Hammond and Linton, to re-
arrange many Of the circuits so as to
give certain counties separate courts.
and generally to create a number of
new offices, all at great cost to the
people of the state 1t is estimated
that the passage of the Linton bill
would involve an added charge on the
people of $1,000 a year, exclusive of
the salary of the new judge $3.50
1t is not believed that there is any
need of this court.
During the campaign the democrats
pledged themselves to the strictest
economy in the management of public
affairs. and yet one of their represen-
tatives, Racey, has introduced a bill
providing for a superior court for Glib
son, Knox and Posey counties. So
Clay and Morgan are. if the pending
bill becomes a law, to be put in separ-
ate circuits, each with court of its
own. These are specimen measures. It
is not unfair to say that the bills in
volving added expenditure are the ones
that have so far met with the most
favor. Economy is not nearly so popu-
lar now as 1t was during the cam
paign. We think that the Legislature
would do well to kill most, If not all
these court bills. 1t is not good
time for the creation of new places
It is not believed that there is one
Judge in Indiana who is overburdened
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-17

with work. There is no reason to be-
lleve there has been any denial of JUS
tice, through delay. to any citizen. If
our judicial system is defective 1t
should be made over, but in scien-
t1c way, and after a careful investi-
cation. The method that is now being
used is as bad as it could be-indeed.
it is no method at all The idea seems
to be, not to reform the system, but
simply to get more courts.
SO we remind the members OF the
legislature, particularly the democratic
members, of what they had to say
about ECONOMY during the recent cam
paign. IT is for them to say whether
or not they will keep faith with the
people. They know quite well that
there is no popular demand for these
new courts, but that there is a strong
demand that campaign pledges be kept.
The democrats, who now have a great
chance to prove their sincerity and
their devotion to the public interest,
can not expect the people to trust them
hereafter If they fail in his test the
first to which they have been subjected
for many years. If the people find
that no relief is to be had by turning
from one party to the other, they will
abide in their places, and this will
4 mean republican supremacy. If the
democratic party misuses the victory
which it won last fall 1t is likely to
be many years before it wins another
| one If the democrats in the legisla-
ture could hear what the democrats
outside are saying of the party record
that has thus far been made they would
realize how necessary it is to keep
faith with the people. We trust that
the good men of both parties Will re-
solve that from now on the interess
of the people shall be controlling. If
they are there will be a great slaught-
er of the court ills-Indianapolis
News.