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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15

THIS world is certainly made up
Of queer people and it would take
more than a lifetime to learn the
traits of character of your personal
friends with whom you daily asso-
ciate. Those most to be dreaded
IS the egotist. There are two kinds
of them. One is agreeable and the
other disagreeable. Now, there is
our friend who talks about himself
half the time. He has the supreme
confidence in his own ability but he
is never worse than amusing.
There is a great deal in the man
but he has a habit of absurdlv mag
nltying everything-good, bad and
indifferent, as regards himself. No
one ever takes offence at him. how
ever, and rather like to hear him
talk. Now Mr.. S. is different. He
IS a dreadfully disagreeable man.
He boasts Of not what he has al
ready done, but what he NAV or
might do only for circumstances
and for the sake of somebody. He
holds up his abilities like a China
man does his weekly washing, al
ways on the line but never ironed
and put carefully away out of sight.
What is the difference between the
two men? Mr.. K. simply praises
himself while Mr.. S. depreciates
everybody. This distinction in
egotlsm should always be kept in
mind. A man without egotism is
unselhsh for this world, but it be-
comes insuferable when it fills the
whole world. When one man
crowds the universe he is at least
disagreeable to not only himself
but to those around him.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15
WdtertOWn, Wis. Friday. July Is
THINK FOR YOURSELVES

We have no patience with the
political Yahoos who arrogate to
themselves the power to read out
of the republican party men who
think for themselves and refuse to
endorse all the acts of the so-called
leader, many of whom are inf1u-
enced in their political acts by
self interest, which sometimes
comes mighty near being graft. 1t
is the independent thinkers in the
party that has made possible its
continued success and which has
forced the party from time to time
to give the country such legislation
as was for the general good. The
writer of this article, fifteen years
ago, long before anything was said
about revision and reduction OF
the tariff, advocated, in his simple,
earnest way, a revision and reduc-
ton of the tariff to a revenue basis
with incidental protection, as ad-
vised by both Blaine and McKln-
ley, and some of the political wise
acres in his party accused him OF
disloyalty, because he could look
IN advance Of the times and see the
coming of reason and sense in deal
ing with the tariff. Friction within
the party is a good thing, for it
gives evidence of the fact that the
party is not dead, but it should be
kept within the party and not be
used for the defeat of the party and
its nominees, as has been the case
in this state, simply because a GER
tain individual could not control
the thinking apparatus of men fully
as able as himself and more honest
politically.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15
MOtOred from CHICAGO

J. Chrisler and H. +. De Bower of
Chicago, and the latter's niece, Miss
Edna McChesney Of Madison, motored
from Chicago to Watertown Friday
on their way to Madison. Mr.. De
Bower is a nephew of F. H. Buffmeier
of this city, with whom they visited.
They were met at Milwaukee by Miss
Mabel Buffmeier. Upon their return
from Madison Sunday morning they
will be guests at the home of Mr.
Buffmeier during the day.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15
Advertised Letters

Following is list of letters re-
uncalled for at the Water
town postoffice for the week ending
July 81:
Agent
Bergams, Albert
Burke, Henry
Bussler, Mrs. J.
Chase, +. P.
Cawley, M. & Bros.
Conachen Bros.
Davis, P. H.
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Click, Joseph
Habermann, Rev. A.
Hansen, Mrs. Amy CD
Hansen, Arthur, Pennington, Wis.
Hoffman. John
Honley, Eliz. M. X.
Kruger, Miss Lydia
Liable, Erna
Lawson, c.
Under & Shafer
Maed, E. r.
Marks, Miss Eunice
McLaughten, Myrtle
O'Donnell, J. w.
Pagel, Ernst
Plisch, Louis
Physician
Raljer, Henry
Wagner, L. w.
Walker, Ruth
Webster, Geo.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15

A Monument For the Soldiers.
A monument for the soldiers.
And what will ye build it of?
Can We build it of marble or brass or
bronze,
Outlasting the soldiers love?
Can We glorify it with legends
AS grand as their blood hath writ
From the tnmost shrine of this land Of
thine
To the outrnost verge of it?
And the answer came: We would build it
Out of our hopes made sure,
And out of our purest prayers and tears,
And out of our faith secure:
We would build it out of the great white
truths
Their death hath sanctifed
And the sculptured forms Of the men in
arms
And their faces ere they died.
And what heroic figures
Can the sculptor carve In stone?
Can the marble breast be made to bleed
And the marble lips to moan?
Can the marble brow be fevered
And the marble eyes be graved
To look their last as the flag floats past
On the country they have saved?
And the answer came: The figures
Shall be all fair and brave
And as BETTING, as pure and white
AS the stars above their grave.
The marble lips and breast and brow
Wherein the laurel lies
Bequeath US right to guard the flight
OF the old flag In the skies.
A monument for the soldiers
Built of peoples love
And blazoned and decked and panoplied
With the hearts she built it of!
In pillar and niche and gate
And high in pose the souls of those
1t would commemorate.
James Whitconb Riley.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15
Real Estate Transfers

Lake Mills-Charlotta Cramer
to August Babe, lot 2, block l $500
Sophia Klumpf Teasdale to
Clara A. Joeckel ct al, lot 2,
block 2 /
IT. Woodland to
Barker Lumber and Fuel Co.,
100 foot strip Of "Hyraulic'
Reserve" ]
Bernard Franz to Henry Burg
haus, lot 6, block 10, Seventh
ward zoe
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15
Elect Officers

At meeting of the Watertown I'm
provement company Wednesday after
noon, the following officers were
elected:
Presidential. Wertheimer.
Vice President-W. D. Sproesser
Secretary-W. H. Woodland.
TreaSurer-William f. VOss.
This company are owners of the
building in which the M. D. Wells
shoe factory is located here.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15
No Extension Granted

At meeting of the common coun-
Gil Tuesday night the Milwaukee
Western Electric Railway company
asked for an extension of one years
time in which to build their proposed
Of time was not granted them.-Bea-
yer Dam Citizen.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15
In Social Realm

Employees of the Van Camp Packing
company will enjoy an outing in
Crangle's grove, short distance from
the factory, next Sunday afternoon
The Redwood Juvenile band has been
engaged and baseball game arranged
between the Van Camps and Rich
wood. A good time is anticipated by
all
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-15

mittee? Tuesday at the close of
the address of Mr.. Davies opening
the democratic state convention,
one of the delegates dropped dead.
Probably overcome by the elo-
quence Of J. E. or, in anticipation
of the fight which developed later
between the factions.
The late Melville Fuller, chief
Justice on the federal supreme
bench, left million dollars to his
heirs. Nothing like being good
fnancier when in office. It is won
derful how fast a good salary will
add to ones wealth when we'll in
vested.
Did the fight in the democratic
state convention like cat fights,
mean more democrats? Too much
squabbling at the beginning to ex-
pect success at the polls. Too
much talk and two little perform
ance to draw votes.
It is reported, that after the har-
monious democratic convention at
Milwaukee Tuesday, r. 3. Kirk
land of Jefferson made the state
ment that he would not be a candi-
date for congress in the Second
district. 1t might be we'll for Dan
lei Grady of Portage to be a can
didate, that J A. Awkward of Mad
ison could give him an enthusiastic
support at the primary and general
elections.
LaFollette says that he will abide
by the primary. If he did, it
would be the first time unless he
was benefited by the result of the
primary.
Well, our democratic friends in
their platform declared that the
party in Wisconsin was anti Taft,
anti tariff, anti-postal savings, anti
railroad-an old antie-party anyway,
against everything the people want.
They were. so anxious to be fore
ninst" progress, that they failed to
declare in favor of many things the
people demand,
The consistency of the democrats
is a wonderful thing. At the late
democratic state convention a reso-
luton was adopted scoring those
democratic members or the legis-
lature for walking out of the assem-
bly, chamber thus making the cleo
ton Of Hon. Isaac Stephenson as
United States Senator possible, but
not word was said in condemna-
ton of the At, 900 democrats who
voted for LaFollette for governor,
thus defeating their own candidate
who would have been elected had
they been loyal to their party; and
some Of them, no doubt, were in
that late democratic state conven-
ton.
Senator La Toilette, in the last
issue of his Magazine, devotes eight
columns in explanation why he vo-
ted against the postal savings bill.
He could have said it in one SEN
tence: Because he wanted to rob
President Taft of the credit of
splendidly redeeming a party
pledge. "-Madison State Journal.
The Dodge County Republican
committee which assembled at Bea-
yer Dam Wednesday by a unani-
nous vote requested DR.. A. E.
Richter Of Fond du Lac to become
candidate for congress in the
Sixth Congressional district, pledg-
ing him their earnest and undivided
support. DR.. Richter is a man of
marked ability, broad in his views,
honorable in all the relations of life,
safe and reliable, and if sent to
congress would make an ideal rep
resentative who would be heard
from
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15
After Christmas.

After Christmas.
Said the Christmas tree by the old back
fence
To the one just over the way:
''It seems to me it Is hard to be
Out here in the cold today.
Last week l stood in a brilliant room.
With children dancing by.
And beautiful candles warmed me
through"
Said the other tree, $50 did L.
Said the Christmas tree by tho old back
fence
To the one just over the way:
II wish out there on the mountain side
They only had let me stay.
My roots were strong. was warm and
green.
While the merry snow few by.
But now l am trem bling. old and weak"
Said the other tree. $50 am IL
Said the Christmas tree by the old back
To the one just over the way:
"A little boy threw a rock at me
AS he passed along today.
And last week. up by beautiful doll.
A sled was hanging high
For that bad little boy. I'm tired to
DEATH
Said tho other tree. 80 am L.
Said the Christmas tree by the old back
fence
To the one just over the way:
"A little girl that / gave ring
Came by. and l heard her say,
You ugly old tree. VINO cares for your
And she made up a face 50 wry
] wouldn't believe folks could so forget"
Said the other tree. Nor would L.
Said the Christmas tree by the old back
fence
To the one Just over the way:
sTt's hard to die so far from home,
But / guess we've had our day.
And the children maybe In years to come
Will think of US with a sigh
And the Joy 1t gave am reconciied.''
Said che other tree. $50 am L.
May R. McNabb In P1ttshurg DispateA.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RY. SUED
If Government Wins Will Recove,
Lands Worth $4,000 900.

Los Angeles.-A legal struggle to
recover from the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company Oil lands worth
$10,000,000, was instituted on behalf
of the United States government in
the federal district court here. The
action relates specifically to 6,109
acres in the Midway district of Kern
county, and if the government is sue
cessful in Wrestling title. from the rail.
road company in this case, the South
ern Pacific will lose other lands
worth s50,O00,00o more in the same
district.
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Silver Plated Ware
among those most noticed were:

among those most noticed were:
Jack Be Nimble. Jack Be Quick,
He was the first one there;
Then came little GoIdle Locks.
Who ran away from the bear.
Bright Miss Nancy Etticoat.
Used to standing long,
Shone beside Tom Tucker,
Who sang the supper song.
Mistress Mary. Quite Contrary.
Brought from her garden fair
Several maidens all in q row.
With pretty curling hair.
Bobby Shafto. from DER the sea,
Was in a happy mood:
saw him gazing bashfulfy
At dear Red Riding Hood.
Little Miss Muffet had left her tuffet
And surprised US all. oh. my!
BY going to a corner with little Jack
Horner
And sharing his Christmas pie.
Shy Bopeep without her sheep
Many sweet glances won.
And there without his little pig
Was Tom, the Piper's Son.
Marjorie Daw and big Tom Stout
Attracted much attention
And many more whose names, alas.
haven't room to mention.
It was a wedding so very grand,
All In the month OF December,
With the very Four Hundred OF Toy
land there,
AS many will long remember.
Julian Jerome.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15
Chairman Board of County Commissioner
Church Gets Eddy Fortune.

Boston.-By the terms of the will
Of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy to the
Christian Science church, the source
from which it came, goes the bulk of
her estate, which, inclusive of the
value of copyrights, is about $780,
900. This part Of the estate, which
will be about s1,o0O,0O0, is under the
terms of the will to be devoted to the
propagation of the faith.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15
May Contest Mrs. Eddy's VIII.

Boston-That George Glover, son
of Mary Baker G.. Eddy, late head Of
the Christian Science church, may
contest the will of his mother on the
grounds that she was incompetent to
make such an instrument, was the
statement of Attorney Frederick w.
Peabody.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15
A Christmas
+. Doll Wedding

We are to have wedding:
Our mothers planned 1t all.
You are to be my little wife
And your husband tall
/ love your pretty eyes of brown
My own are dark and blue
But as they're only glass; my dear,
They'll see no faults in YOU
My china lips, they long to kiss
All your dull cares away.
But l must wait for three long weeks
Until our wedding day.
However, time will pass, sweet maid.
And then we'll never part
I swear to love you all my life
With my true wooden heart.
Your own
REGINALD
Such was the love letter written by
Reginald Graham of New York. beau
tiful doll twenty inches tall, light hair,
blue eyes. with long dark lashes, to
his ladylove. Miss Alice Winchester, a
brown eyed doll beauty of Boston.
The fact is that marriage had been
arranged between these two dollies by
their little mammas and several grown
up aunties. to take place at Christmas
time at the home Of the doll BRIDE
But making the clothes! Grandmas.
cousins and aunties spent days using
their nimble fingers to fashion the tiny
manly garments, as no little girl could
possibly do the difficult sewing.
1t was decided that a black broad
cloth suit must be made, but as a full
dress evening coat could be used only
for formal occasions a tuxedo or din
ner coat was finally agreed upon as be-
ing of more service.
All the time we have been telling
about the bridegroom dear little Alice
has been so busy having a long white
satin wedding dress made, a real lace
veil and the daintiest kind of lace trim
med underwear.
A travelling gown Of cloth. an au.
tomobile coat of champagne color, a
white hat with feathers and flowers,
all have been prepared for the ..going
away" costume.
A procession of twenty little girls
with their dollies follows Reginald
and Alice, who march into the draw
ing room to the music Of a wedding
march played on the piano; then into
the dining room. where the dollies sit
at table that has been arranged for
them. with tiny wedding cake deco
rating the center.
Then comes the wedding tour
around the garden. and then the newly
married pair go to housekeeping in q
big closet that has been furnished for
them with all the latest conveniences.
It was really the most brilliant mar
riage that was ever made In Toy
land and is the true story Of dear
little brown eyed girls Christmas
present.
A great many dollie guests were In
vited from Mother Goose" Land. and
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15
pursuant to adjournment. All members pres
ent.
Minutes of Nov. II read and approved.
The following bills were allowed:

the following bulls were allowed:
D R & B 2
John Ranahan. road work October. go. $12O 90
James Wilson, same ......... 80 90
T Mitchell, same. ........... 81 on
James Mulligan. sam observation-disclosures. 4S 90
Harry Boyd same Observation-Disclosures. Al 90
John Ranahan, same, November ~ 81 90
Mitchell. same ..... Is 90
James Mulligan, same Observation-Disclosures. 16 90
Harry Boyd, same ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Is 90
J NJ Stoker bridge plank, r & b.. 80 "A
w PTindle. burial of Mann, pauDer rs 90
Mrs Louis Peterson, board Ragner Tyvog IL 90
II W Stull, exp pros atty ...... so
c A Heperling, serv and exp dep co eng 48 SO
Parks, STAN ps for co oficia Is ...... IA 90
lone Livery, livery for dep sheriff -. % o.
N Strong, blacksmithing, r q b. II rs
May, board Of grader man d.. rs
Brouillet blacksmithing, d r& b2. 2 80
G K Baumle bread for Jail - 6 95
Upon the request of Charles Adams, county
treasurer, the salary of Dora Snyder, deputy in
the treasurer's office, is raised rom $50 to $40
per month and the auditor is directed to draw
her salary warrant accordingly.
In the matter OF the petition of F Martin ct
al. for county road, petition is granted, bond
approved and survey ordered. r
In the matter of the Mill Greek bridge near
was let to John Acorn to build standard pile
bent bridge for the sum Of 81 so per linear foot.
In the matter of the bridge across the Col
VILE river on the Townsend road in Sec % Twp
"a N, R SO, the engineer having recommended
that an emergency be declared, an emergency
is hereby declared to exist and the contract is
awarded TO John Acorn to rebuild said bridge
for $3.50 per linear foot
Minutes read nd approved. ~.
Board adjourned to Dec. 5.
G. w. SUTHERLAND,
Chairman Board of County Commissioners.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15

ne iolioWlDg D1llS were allowed:
Albert Loiselie, road work, d r& a.. $4s 90
"A Eugee. ROAD WORK. d b 2.. II so
lneo NleWlrtn, road work, a. IL so
" Llngle, road work & 2. 49,. 200 90
Jennc, exp with insane prisoner 800 80 10
Pioneer Boy d Pig Co, freight on asses
sors desk A24
Pacific & r Co, phones for co officials 50 20
w Patterson registering voters Che
wela h p ec NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a 70
stevens 90 Meat Co, meat for the Jail . II so
Marcus Messenger, pub cleo notices. IL so
E Heritage, deiiv cleo supplies. ... 800
n Williams, registering voters Kettle
Colville Paint & Paper Store, framing
five county diplomas. 625
M Thomas, work or co treasurer lOS so
w Seaman, posting cleo notices. l 90
w Mckern, deliv cleo supplies. AZ IS
Foster, exp dept supt of schools "a 03
Shaw d Borden Co. supplies co eng 90
Parks, stamps for auditor 20 90
Or 5 McPherson, medical serv Horace
Moor, INDECENT ............ 100 90
4 Jesseph, exp OF auditor ............. IS 05
Lee Gayman, payment on poor house
contract. ........ ............... 1881 so
RE Oyermeyer,serv and exp dep sheriff 80 so
W Nelson, road supplies d & b3 *
John Acorn, bal on Schulenbe-g bridge
John Acorn. bal on Davis creek bridge, -
~ III 1o71 80
bridge -. ........... ... II 90
z N1hcnester' Tor CaDps slough FL L.. 30l IS
Penn Bridge Co, Laurier bridge, r& b . 1900 90
Penn Bridge Co, half Rockcut bridge
$25l5; bal to be paid by Ferry county
| w II Carpenter, bridge plank,r4b 10
Board adjourned to Nov. a.
| NOV. l4.-Board OF county commissioners met
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15

the purchase of farm with YOU
you know the present slogan
throughout the country is Back TO
the farml" We have some most
productive properties, nicely beat
ed in rich soil and with plenty of
shade and water at hand. We are
just now buying and selling coun-
try Real Estate and Farm Lands
and we have some most desirable
bargains to offer the shrewd pur-
chaser
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-15

county commissioners, party of the first part,
and w Llngle. party OF the second part, tn vt
Whereas, The said party OF the second part
has constructed about two miles of county
road known as the B G and Deep Greek road, in
the Interests of Stevens county; and
Whereas The said party of the second part
has presented a bill, accompanied by proper
vouchers, for a balance which he claims to be
due him for the construction Of said road, in
the sum of $500 10; and
Whereas Said sum of 1906 10 has been by said
board this day disallowed, but the sum of $500
OF said bill. has been by said board this day
allowed and
Whereas The said board, in allowing of said
sum of $500 directed the auditor of said county
to issue a r & warrant, not for the full sum
of $4G0 at one Iime, but for the sum of 5000, as
herelntefore stated, at the expira ton of ten
days from this date exclusive of this date. and
the further sum OF $500 on the LIST day of June,
1911;
Now, therefore, the said party of the second
part hereby stipulates, covenants and agrees to
and with the said party of the first part to &C.
cept said sum of $500 as full payment of all de-
mands against said party of the first part by
reason Of his construction of the road herein
before mentioned, and to accept the d & b
fund warrants as herein stated, for the sums
and at the times herein stated.
Dated this 18th day of October 1910.
STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON,
By &. w. SUTHERLAND
W. w. BRYANT
Its Board OF County Commissioners.
w. f. LINGLE.
schools in forming school district No 1877 is
hereby approved.
The county treasurer is directed to refund
5000 taxes to Myrtle Henry on SO swL Of
Sec 10, Twp 40 N AZ, for 1909 on account of
clerical error.
The county treasurer is hereby directed to
refund $50 81 taxes to j M Fish on account OF
clerical error in the valuation of improvements
on lot so. block 20 of Central add to Kettle
Falls
In the matter OF the petition of M Garthe
ct al, tor county road, the petition is granted.
bond approved and survey ordered.
Henry Keller, of Echo. WASH. having made
application to the board for permit to build q
cattle chute under the Gillette Creek road :;
now therefore, permission is hereby granted
to the said Henry Keller to construct a cattle
chute under the Gillette Greek road at a point
on said road in the swA of the seA of Sec 4,
Twp 26 n, R39 W NJ, provided said cattle
chute shall in no way damage said road and
shall be kept in good repair at all times by
said Henry Keller. This permit may be re-
voked by the board of county commissioners
whenever they deem it for the best interest of
the public to do so.
The matter OF the petition of Wike ct al
for the vacation OF certain streets and alleys in
the town of Cusick. came on regularly to be
heard at 2:30 p m The matter was continued
until 2:30 p. m Dec. s, 1910
Gil