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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
WONDERS OF WATER.
Extent to Which Fluid Mingles viii
Bodies Apparently Solid.

The extent to which water mingle3
with bodies apparently solid is won
derful. The glittering opal which
beauty wears as an ornament is only
flint and water. In every plaster of
paris statue which an italian carries
through our streets for sale there Is
one pound of water to every four
pounds of chalk The air we breathe
contains five grains of water to each
cubic foot of its bulk. The potatoes
and turnips which are boiled for our
dinner have in their raw state the one
rs per cent and the other 80 per cent
IF water.
If a man weighing ten stone were
squeezed fat in a hydraulic press
seven and one-half stone of water
would run out and only two and one
half stone of dry residue remain. A
man is, chemically speaking, forty-hve
pounds of carbon and nitrogen diffused
through FIVE and a half pailfuls of
water. In plants we find water thus
mingling in no less wonderful a man
ner.
A sunfower eyaporates one and
quarter pints of water a day and
| cabbage about the same quantity. A
wheat plant eXhales in 172 days about
| 100000 grains of water. An acre OF
growing wheat, on this calculation.
draws and passes out about ten tons
/ Of water per day.
The sap of plants is the medium
! through which this mass of fluid is
conveyed. 1t forms a delicate pump
by which the watery particles run
with the rapidity of swift stream
By the action of the sap various prop
critics may be communicated to the
growing plant. Timber in France is
| for instance, dyed by various colors
being mixed with water and poured
ovel. the root of the tree Dahlias are
also colored by a similar process.-Lon
Y.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Gambling In Church.

The mania for gambling will out
no matter how carefully hedged about
by the law. Here is an Illustration:
ut took a conversation l overheard
at the close of the church service last
Sunday night to bring me to a realiza-
ton of the virulence Of the betting
fever" said q Harlem woman. L ac-
tually heard two boys betting on the
skill of the sexton in snuffing out the
candles. One bet % cents that he
would extinguish each candle at the
first application of the shutters, the
other that he wouldn't. l had been
watching the proceedings with the
same thought in mind, but it never &C.
CURED to me to bet on the outcome. -
New York Tribune.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Redwood.

Redwood, Feb 11.-F. J. Metal
was a Juneau visitor the latter par
| Of the week.
Miss Mayme F. Cunningham OF
Madison, was an over Sunday visitor
here.
Mr.. Johnson of GAINESVILLE, mac
business here Thursday.
The Messrs. Art Quinn and Ohas.
Kiefer of Watertown, were over Sun.
day visiturs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Burger OF
Clyman, visited at the rome of Mr..
and Mrs. John Schoeberle On Wednes-
day.
The Elevator ball was a decided
| success.
F. F. Plasil was Watertuwn pas
senger Monday.
Edmund and John Heger visited re-
Iatives at Watertown on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Guiese ard little dsugh-
ter, Myrtle, were Watertown visitors
over Sunday.
Rev. Aug. Pap was a milwaukee,
passenger Tuesday.
Johnnie Kreutzigsr of Watertuwn,
is spending few days at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Heger.
John Schoeberle had business in
Milwaukee Mon Jay
Don't fail to see "Finnegan's For
tune" played by the young men and
ladies of st. Henry's chruch, in Cleve-
land hall. Wednesday, Feb II, 1909,
after which an elegant supper will be
served in the spacious dining room at
tached to the hall.
Miss Frances Barnick vas Water
town visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. G. A. Kiefer the Misses Anna
and Laura KIefer and Hattie Zoelle
of Watertown, visited here Saturday.
Chairman L. S. Cunningham was a
Waterown passenger Monday.
Miss Maud Higgins is the guest of
her brother, VIM. Higgins, uf Rolling
Prairie.
George Tyson returned from Port
age OH Tuesday last.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Brooks Tells the Story

Our friend Brooks of the westside,
tells a good story as follows: GA
minister was delivering u temperance
ADDRESS during which as an object les
SON to his hearers, sent out boy for
an Bngleworm. The boy soon return
ed and handed the minister worm.
He took it and laying it on the palm
IF his hand, showing it to the audi
ence, to demonstrate to them that iI
was alive. Then he dropped the worm
into glass of whiskey which he had
secured for the illustration. After a
while, he took the worm cut, it being
dead, and exhibited it to the audience,
saying, If whiskey had that effect upon
a worm, it would have similar effect
upon human being and surely kill
them. While engaged In an eloquent
exhortation to refrain from the use Of
liquor as beverage, an Irishman in
the audience arose and said: Your
reverence, would you mind telling ME
the brand of that whiskey. for its me-
self that is fearfullly trubbled with
WORMS. 1t is not reported whether
he learned the brand ur not, as Mr..
Brooks left about that time.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
The Markets.
RETAIL BUTTER AND EGGS

RETAIL BUTTER AND EGGS
EggS-StrictIy fresh q cents
Butter-Dairy, % to % cents; creamery
80 cents
The following quotations on butter,
eggs, vegetables and fruit are up tO-date
and furnished the Leader by the best
local authorities:
VEGETABLES
Potatoes % cents per peck
New Cabbage cents pound
New Onions cents pound, 80 cents
per peck
LemOns-Dozen 20 cents to % cents
Oranges-DOZen Is cents to 40 cents
FARM PRODUCE
The following quotations are reported
by Ii. l.. Kerr, 800 West Main street:
PotatOes-70 cents
Beans-$2.OO
Eggs-25
Live Chickens II cents
Spring chickens 10 cents per pound
Wool, washed, Is to 20 cents per pound
Wool, unwashed, Is to Is cents per Id.
BUTTER
Chicago, February 11-Steady. Cream
frsts, % to % cents; seconds, % to %
cents; dairy, p cents
CHEESE
Chicago, February 11-Steady Daisies,
10 cents; twins, II to Az cents; young
Americas, 154 to Is cents
BARLEY
The following quotations for barley is
reported by IL. Wertheimer, Barley Head
quarters, Main Street
Barley-55 to 60
GRAINS AND FLOUR
Red winter wheat-96 cents
White winter wheat-96 cents
Spring No. 1-96 cents
Spring No. 2-94 cents
Spring No. 3-s2 cents
Corn-5S cents
Rye-70 cents
Oats-45 cents
Patent Flour-$1.55 sack; 1920 bbl.
Straight FlOur-S5.60 per Dbl; $1.40
per sack
Middlings-Per cwt., 1920
Bran-S1.20
Rye Feed-S1.05
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
HubbIetOn.

Hubbleton, Feb. 10.-Mrs. John
Alexander has returned to her hume
in Waterloo, Iowa, after spending
several weeks With relatives here.
Mrs. S. J. Ger in returned to her
home in South Dakota, Monday
Misses Ruth Hodgson and Mary
Rebstein spent one day of last week
with friends in Watertown.
Mrs. M. Rollert is quite seriously
i'll. DR.. Shinnick is attending her.
Little Evelyn Henuingsen, who has
been very i'll with pneumonia has
recovered.
Miss Minnie Henningsen of Cam
bridge, spent several days with reIa-
tives here the first OF the week.
Mrs. Willard Leslie and daught
of Milwaukee, were an over Sunday
visitor here.
DR.. Shinnick Of WATERFOWL, made
a professional call IN the village
TUESDAY.
Reuben Bare made his usual trip
to Portage last week.
Miss Jennie Reynolds was an over
Sunday visitor in WATERFOWL.
Miss Mary Cling les spent Sunday
in Waterloo.
Miss Anna Rollert was caller at
Watertown Monday.
The Woodmen will give their annual
masquerade ball On Monday eve, Feb.
e, 1909. A large number of prizes
will be- given
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Late Already.

Five minutes after the tardy gong
had struck the principal Of the school
was walking through the lower hall
when he saw Il pudgy little fellow
scampering toward The first grade room
as fast as his fat legs could carry him.
"See here, young man, l want to talk
to YOU" called the principal to the late
conner. Il hain't got time to talk to
you; I'm late already" replied the
breathless beginner as the door of his
classroom cIosed.-Circle
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Johnson Creek.

johnson Creek, February 10. 19O9.-
Dc not forget the Prize Mask Ball of
the }. Q. M. b. at the Park, nsxt
Saturday; it will be a hummer.
The married peoples dance is in
bad luck as tar as the weather man is
concerned. When 1t was postponed
on account of the storm, it wes
thought that the weather Tuesday
would be more suitable, but another
blizzard is the order of the day.
At the wind-up of the medicine
show, Miss Flora Spangler was given
the silver set for receiving the largest
uumber OF votes in the popularity
contest. The doctor thought this a
ha1d town. as the people were not
quite as willing to part with their
money as he had assumed.
G. H t.antz, of Madison, and Mr..
Matthews, of DePere, civil engineers.
v ere here last Saturday taking levels
for the proposed water works extern
sion.
Fred Grell is attending the Wis
consin Butter Makers convention st
Eau Claire in his capacity as superin-
tendent Of exhibits. viii Schneider
is bpoked az one CT the butter judges.
Geo. DAILY, IF Milwaukee, was a
recent visiIor at the home of his
mother.
E Seitz. of Racine, looked after
the insurance end of the ". Christ
ians Co., last week
MIS-. j. @. Grell was Milwaukee
visitor last Saturday, with her, went
her guest, Mrs. Bingham.
Will Wardersee, of Detroit. Is
visiting at the home of bis father. J.
Wandersee.
Have you seen the ''Frisky
Widow ?"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Pennington.

Pennington Feb. l0.-Chas Sabe.
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Free
Krause spent Sunday evening with II.
Raabe and family.
Miss Doris Sydow was the guest uf
Miss EleDora Schnitger over Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Sabel spent last weeE
with relatives and friends in Water
town.
Miss Elva Frank entertained Miss
Ella Weber Thursday afternoon.
Alfred Sabel spent Tuesday evening
with Carroll Weber.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
lJsinq His Voice.

Eliza-Did you say Sam was maxim
lot of money out of his voice? Cloe-
Sure thing! At de opera. Eliza-At de
opera? Cloe-Yas; he calls de car
iages!-Yonkers Statesman.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
GOING EAST

Train No 80 arrives from Milwaukee and
departs for Madison at s 40 a III except Sunday.
Train No 222 arrives from Madison at 9:2
a. m, except Sunday.
Train No arrives from Chicago and departs
for madison at 302 p. M, dali! except SUNDAY.
Train No. % arrives from Chicago and departs
for Madison at rs Q. NJ. except sunday.
Train No 23S arrives from Madison at f:l2
m daily except Sunday.
Train No. 50 arrives from Milwaukee at lO0o
m daily.
Sunday Excursion Train arrives from Mill
waukee at 9:45 a m returns 81 Z p. m.
Train No. 56, stops at Watertown-J JUNCTION
only. e. W. WEBB, Agent.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
r. R. TIME TABLES

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
GOING SOUTH
Chicago Passenger. ............... .5:5O m
Chicago Passenger. .....................10 :5S m
GAINESVILLE Passenger. -............. % :06 p m
Both $3.50 N aid 10:5S IN trains make close
connections at Jefferson Junction for Madison
and all points west,
Csc m train makes close connections for
east and west at Jefferson Junction.
GOING NORTH
Lake Superior passenger. 20 m
Menominee passenger. ..................2:35 p M
Rockford Passenger DRIVES Watertown $3.50
m, departs 40 p III
Passenger from Chicago arrives OF 9:45 p m
and goes no further. PAUL KoHLER Agent.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
MAILS CLOSE

MAILS CLOSE.
Mails close at the Postoffice as follows:
EAST WEST NORTH SOUTH
900 mt 12:l5 p M 300 nj 10:50 M
200 mt 900p m 800 mt 5:55 IL
5:25 p mt
500 p m
Watertovn and Madison, Sis a N 6 :O5 p IN
Mail for all Rural Routes close at tbs a m
Except Sundays.
81. 7. EBERLE, P. NJ.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12

Read report of Wisconsin National
Bank.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
OUR TRIAL OFFER !!

and are so certain it will please you,
that we will sell you a pound tin, and
after trial in your home, if you do not
agree that it is the only coffee to use,
bring what is left back and we will re-
fund your money.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12

Redwood. Feb. 11.-F. J. McCall
was a Juneau visitor the latter part
Of the week.
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

Many efforts are being made to i'm
pugn the veracity of DR.. F. A. Cook
with view of discrediting his claim
to have reached the North Pole. The
affidavit of one Edwin N !. Barrill to
the effect that Cook did not climb
Mount Mckinley, as claimed in his
published account thereof, getting
only within IA miles Of the top, was
seemingly crushing blow to the doc
tor. But the genuiness or truth Of
Barrill's affidavit has been questioned,
and when all the facts are brought to
light it may turn out that the affidavit
was made to suit the interests of
Peary-for a consideration. DR.. Will.
Jams, of the Minnesota University.
says that Barrill stated to him last
February that he and Cook did reach
the mountain top. When L. M. Olson,
of Warren, was out to Missoula, Mont.
a few weeks ago, this same Barrill
took him around in his automible
different points, and in response to
Mr.. Olson's question whether or not
there was anything in the story that
Cook had climbed to the top of
Mount Mckinley, he said that there
was not, and he boasted Of the fact
that he and Cook had performed the
great feat,
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

In his excellent speech at the Polk
county fair last week. Gov. Eberhart
called attention to the dangers OF slip
shop farming and the necessity OF
conserving and improving the fertility
of the soil by adopting rational and
scientific farming methods. He deems
the subject of conserving the states
resources, agricultural and otherwise,
so important that he is planning to
call state conference Of men inter
ested in different phases of the sub
ject, for the purpose Of discussion and
an exchange of views, and if posi-
BILE to work out some practical mode
OF action. The governors idea is
good and deserves to be encouraged,
We all realize that we are not making
the most Of the vast resources Of ouI
great state.
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28
Oct. 2S,--Nov. IL.
State Of Minnesota,
County Of Marshall, 3D.

J
- District Court,
14th Judicial District.
In the matter of judicial Ditch No.20.
Notice is hereby given, that a petit
tion has been filed in the office of
the Clerk of the District Court, of
Marshall County, State of, Minnesota,
and that the Judge of said District
Court has fixed as the time and place
for the preliminary hearing thereon,
Monday, November 22nd, 1909, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. at the court room in
the court house, in the City of War
rem, in said County and State.
And notice is hereby given, that
said preliminary hearing will be held
before said Judge, at the said time
and place, and that a copy of said
petition follows this notice.
Dated at Warren. Minnesota, this
25th day of October, 1909.
~. A. c.. SWANDBY,
Clerk of the District Court
Marshall County. Minnesota
District Court SeaD
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

ing the culprits to Watertown 8. d.
and securing their arrest. At the pre-
liminary hearing held at Hallock the
other week, the Sheriff produced
parts OF bill taken from the wreck
ed bank at Karlstad that fitted exact
.ly the torn bill passed by one Of the
suspects. Criminals always leave q
loop hole somewhere, no matter how
we'll they try to cover up their tracks.
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

Bernt Anderson. North Dakota
farmer, had $500 acres in CROP this
year, averaging 21k bushels o,
wheat to the acre. It IS easy to
figure out that at present prices his
income will~be more than that of the
president of the United States. and
besides it is safe to say that he gets
less worry and more pleasure out Of
life than the president does.
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

In the death last week of United
States Seator M. N. Johnson, OF North
Dakota, that state as we'll as the en-
tire Northwest, has sustained a great
loss. He was an able man and a
fluent speaker, but above all he was
a clean man politically and every
other way, which is saying great
deal for one living in state noted fol
shady political deals. ... a-
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28
The Sheaf acknowledges the re

The Sheaf acknowledges the re-
ceipt of complimentary tickets to the
international Life Stock Exposition to
be held at the Union stock yards in
Chicago Nov.3O to Dec. 10, 1909.
This show has for it's prime object
the promotion and improvement of
live stock, an industry that is alb
solutely necessary for successful agri-
culture, and is the biggest thing OF
the kind in the world. IL
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28
The assassination of Ito the Bi

The assassination of Ito the Bis
mark Of Japan, by deluded Korean
enthusiast, was a loss not only to
Japan but to Korea, whose people ne
has steadily tried to educate, develop
and make prosperous jointly with the
Japanese. He will be remembered as
one of the foremost statesmen of the
age.
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

Weeds should be cut along all pub
lie roads before the snow flies, un-
less done already. Town boards ana
natrons of rural routes should not
neglect this matter.
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

II. J. Beardmore attended the Polh
county fair at Crookston last week
and captured the first prizes on oats
in both the general contest and In
the A. d. Stephens special contest
Everything raised in the vicinity o.
Warren is bound to excel. "
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

CONGRESSMAN Steenerson Is quoted
tn the effect that he believes that
Joseph Cannon will not be cand1-
date for reelection as speaker OF the
house, and in case he should be tnae
he can be defeated with progress
sive republican. ...~
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28

v A little thing sometimes may serve
as clew for the capture Of criminals
and form q strong link in the chain
Of evidence against them. When the
Karlstad bank was robbed some Of
the paper money became torn when
the safe was wrecked, some small
pieces from the ends Of bills being left
Ia the safe. One Of those mutilated
bills was Afterwards passed In Min
nearolis and was the means Of trac.
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28
Petition for Public Ditch


To the Honorable Andrew Grinde-
land, District Judge, 14th Judicial
District, state of Minnesota:
The undersigned land owners,
whose lands will be liable to be at
fected by or assessed for the expense
of the construction of the drainage
ditch hereinafter described, would
respectfully represent, that the public
health, convenience and welfare. re-
quire the establishment and construc-
OF public ditch along the following
described route, in the towns Of War
renton, Vega and Oak Park, in the
County of Marshall and State of Min
nesota, and that the construction of
the same will be of public benefit and
utility, and will benefit the public
health.
~ general description of the propos-
ed starting point, route and terminus.
OF the said public drainage ditch is as
follows:-
Commencing at point Immediately
south of the highway at the north
east corner of section sixteen (16), in
township one hundred fifty-five C55)
north, range. forty-eight west, of said
County; thence in westerly direction
On and along the section line north of,
and across sections sixteen ue)
| seventeen (17) and eighteen (18), in
said last mentioned township and
range, and sections thirteen 13).
fourteen Q4), fifteen (15), sixteen
q6), seventeen (17), and eighteen
| (lS), in township one hundred fifty
five Q55) north, of range forty-nine
west, in said County, and section thir-
teen Q3), in township one hundred
| fifty-five (155) north of range fifty
(50) west, and terminating in Snake
River as it's outlet.
And your petitioners further petit
tion and request that such branch and
lateral bitches to those herein petf-
toned for, be laid out and designated
by the engineer appointed herein; and
be established by the Judge Of said
Court, as will accomplish the greatest
good to the greatest area affected by
said principal drainage ditch herein
tpetitioned for.
And your petitioners further pray
that in the order establishing the said
ditch, it be ordered that the bonds
for the said ditch be twenty (20) year
bonds, and that the liens for benefits
be ordered paid in fifteen (15) annual
payments, commencing Ave (5) years
after the date ot the order establish
ling the said ditch, and your petitioners
further pray that you will proceed to
establish such drainage ditch and
cause the same to be constructed as
provided by Chapter two hundred
thirty (23O). Of the general Laws Of
Minnesota for 1905. and acts amenda.
tory thereof.
Dated September 21st, 1909.
| Signed.
F. c. Hickman
Aug. Westberg
i Andrew p. Nelson
Il s.. +. SwanSon
8. 7. RodQuist
Andrew Johnson
Victor Cederlund
John Role
4. q. Norlund
Johan Berg
John Kasg ss.ssB
Warren sheaf., 1909-10-28
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
Legal Advertisements at Legal Rates.

Duluth will probably get its steer
plant when Warren gets lts new
Great Northern depot.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-02
LATEST HARBOR GRAB

II IKE other admiring citizens, we
thought Charles Mason, city clerk
Il of San Pedro, was a timely Ho-
ratius, who would keep the bridge"
for the people as did the plucky war
rior patriot in the brave days of old,
But for some reason a modern Horatius
warranted never to become wabbly at
the knees is rare, therefore it was well
that the temporary bravery of City
Clerk Mason 'shodld be supplemented
b. the temporary restraining order
issued by Judge Wilbur of the superior
court on application Of Joseph H. Call,
II. NJ. Barstow and Leslie r. Hewitt,
as attorneys for San Pedro taxpayers.
Under the lease which Mason dis
tinguished himself by refusing to sign
the treacherous trustees propose to
grant frontage on the east side of the
channel for the ridiculous sum of $50
year, said lease to hold for fifty years.
Mr.. Mason, by refusing to sign the
iniquitous document, displayed indie
pendence and bravery of spirit, cour-
age of conscience and a high regard
for the right, and because of his ex-
pressed opposition to consolidation his
attitude carried with it all the more
conviction Of his public spirit and of
turpitude of the despicable creatures
who, though false to their trust, are
still by a stretch of courtesy called
trustees"
We believe Mr.. Mason viii see logic
should compel him to abandon his op-
position to Greater Los Angeles"
His experience with the distrusted
and untrustworthy trustees" ought to
convince him of the urgent necessity
for the abolition of the present trustee
method of taking care Of vast public
affairs, and the Importance of substi-
tuting a system Of responsible govern
ment that viii correspond in scope with
the magnitude Of the interests existing
within the boundaries of Greater Los
Angeles. The time for piddling, peanut
politics is over and gone.
Feeling on the subject of the lease
grab is running high at San Pedro and
It is generally agreed the trustees
should be deprived of the vast powers
of injuring the public and impairing
popular prosperity their possession of
which has imperiled the public inter-
ests, 1t is obvious the greatest good
of the greatest number OF citizens of
the area included in Greater Los An
geles demands .he success Of the con-
solidation movement.