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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

The Milwaukee couple which Is to
wed on roller skates should remem.
Der that skates have broken up many
a dream Of cOnjugal bliss
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

For the first time in New York. n
contractor convicted Of careless blast.
Ing, which caused n mans death, has
been sentenced to Sing Sing Justice
seems TO be taking bit OF the leaden
weight off her feet
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

The angling season approaches. In
Chicago the fish are coming out of tho
water faucets to meet the sportsman.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

The supreme court of Georgia has
decided that a woman possesses the
Inherent right to change her mind,
Human nature continues to play
strong hand in Georgia
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

Until the boy wonder builds his air
ship and takes trip to Venus there
will be doubtcrs
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

Hogs cross the record mark again,
says headline. Just like a hog.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

Viewpoints new fad to fly in aero
planes Is rather more practical than
monkey or bathing suit parties, and
may even show the aeroplane to be
commercial vehicle
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

King Mencllk win have to be dead
some time before foreigners viii be-
lievo that he Is in earnest
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

II keeps the weather man busy
these days telling what kind OF
weather we've had, without doing any
demonstrating.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

a route to the Pacific by way OF
Hudson bay Is soon to be opened Poo
pie who go that way in the winter
should not forget their snowshoes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

Crosse country walks are Il order
Beware the fearsome garter snake!
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

There IS much that millions can't
buy For instance, the wife of a mil
lionairo for nine successive nights has
suffered from insomnia. Sleep cannot
be purchased, and yet 1t is the boon
of the humblest working woman.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

II is said that Paris IS cleaner than
II has been in years. It ought to be,
after being washed out by such foods.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14
Hood ::
SarsapariEIa

Has made itself welcome in
the homes of the people the
world over, by its wonderful
cures of all blood diseases and
rundown conditions.
Get It today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

Nix on the big hatpins says Chica-
go. Now for the protruding umbrella.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

In the case of a sick woman and her
children who came to this country In
the steerage while the husband and
father was n cabin passenger the
mother and children were ordered de.
ported on the ground that they were
liable to become public charges The
authorities were justified in believing
that such a head Of family would
put the burden of their support on any
one who would bear It.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

Tho department OF agriculture rec,
ommendS the eating OF certain vege
tables to produce certain characters.
tics, Thus beans produce brains, peas
stimulate the tender passion and pota.
toes develop the reasoning powers
Boston has already discovered the first
fact, which may account for IFS intel
lectual supremacy over its sister
cities That peas allitoratiyog CORE
late with passion may explain Why IL
Is instinctively taken as bad FORK 10
eat them with a knife or other po,st.
ed instrument, which cuts affection.
while the relation Of potatoes Is req.
son may lie in the fact that potatoes
like wise men, have their eyes peeled
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

Women who wear chanlucler hats
should learn how 10 crow
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

Not quite time to bonnet the horses
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-16
>rnoke --latest Out" Sc cigar.

Frank VOlkman returned Saturday
noon from Milwaukee, where he spent
several days with friends.
The Christmas exercises Of the First
Methodist Sunday School will be held Oh
Friday evening, Dec. %.
What would please your children more
| than nice heater for an Xmas present
You can get the best of The Central Trad
| ing Co.
Christmas trees can be obtained at the
stores of [. c. Brendel and Thauer Co.,
| North Water street. Hustle before they
are all sold.
WHAT TO GET. WiggcnhOrn's jewelry
store abOunds with Holiday Gifts in the
| line of Diamonds, Watches, Cut Glass,
etc. Fine expert engraving.
superintendent of Public Institution
Cary has appOrtiOned the common school
fund income amounting 1888, 1884, 10
among the several counties in the state.
Jefferson county will receive $27, 534.99
M D. Wells, president of the NJ. D.
Wells Shoe Co., in this city passed away
at his home in Chicago on Thursday, the
18th. The deceased was interested in
several factories and is quite wealthy.
The Ladies of the English NJ E. church
realized the sum OF $50, at their bazaar
Tuesday and the chicken pie supper in
the evening. 1t was a goodly sum, and
they are thankful to all who contributed
by their patronage.
Edward H. Rupprecht, son of Christ
and Alma Rupprecht Of Milford, Wis,
and Mss Ruth NJ. Broom, eldest daughter
of Sam and Selma Broom also Of Milford,
were united in marriage at Methodist
parsonage Thursday by Rev. d. L. Eversz,
pastor of the church.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-16
Elect Officers

At a moeting of Court Watertown
No. 144, United Order of Foresters,
held Tuesday night, the following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Chief Ranger. P. Evans.
Past Chief Ranger-W. j. Stuebe.
Vice Ranger-W. J. Jones.
Chaplain-Mrs. Charles BENIN.
Secretary-Mrs. w j. Stuebe.
Treasurer-Emil Tanck.
Chief Archer-Albert Krahmer.
Inner Woodward-Robert Hoeft
Outer NORTHUMBERLAND Wesso-
lowski.
Physician-Dr. T. F. Shinnick.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-16
Miss Sadie Smith is clerking in the
Bargain Store during the holiday rush.

Miss Sadie Smith is clerking in the
Bargain Store during the holiday rush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Perry Of Farm.
ington, were visitors in the city Satur.
day. Their friends are always glad tc
/ see them.
Paul F. Schoechert will continue to
act IS deputy sheriff, Sheriff-elect Will
liam VOlkman for Dodge county having
reap0inted him.
At Wiggenhorn's jewelry store, YOU
will find the largest and finest line of
Diamonds, Watches, FObs, Cuff Links,
etc., in the city, at lowest poss BILE prices
A little girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs,
James NJ. Malloy, Friday morning. The
mother and child are doing nicely and
the proud father walks stralghter than
ever.
Emil Kehl who Is travelling for the
Mclean Black Co., Of Boston, Mass, has
returned from trip in the northern
part Of the state and will remain until
after the holidays.
The Leader is in receipt Of a letter
asking us to publish the name Of an in
dividual as chaplain of a certain order.
AS the communication is unsigned if
goes into the waste basket.
Read all of the advertisements in this
issue of the Leader and you will know
where to DO your holiday shopping. Just
tell the merchants that you saw their adj
vertisements in the Leader.
According to a report filed with the
Secretary of State by James A. Hogan
treasurer of the campaign committee. it
cost the Common republican committee
the sum OF $114,219.59 to conduct the
primary election and then it did not paw
all Of its debts. Where in all the world
did all that vast sum come from?
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-16
Read Contest on first page.
Smoke --latest Out" Sc c


Smoke "L attest Out" Sc CHAR.
Rich display of Cut Glass at Wiggen-
horns jewelry store.
F. B. Schneider Yves business visitor
in Milwaukee Monday.
Joseph Toussaint was business visi.
tor at Walkesha yesterday.
DIAMONDS values for little
money. Wiggenhorn's jewelry store.
A. F. Bauman was the guest Of his son
Carl at Jefferson the first of the week.
Would you believe it if you saw it?
You can see it at The Cent? al Trading
Co.
Get your job printing done at the
Leader Office. Work artistic and prices
reasonable
We pay high price for hides and furs,
sell guns and traps, cheap. n. ". Hide
4 Fur Co., Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Gohres of Chicago,
spent Sunday here, guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gohres.
John Gibson, one of the progressive
ana successful farmers in the town Of
Ixonia, was visitor in the city Tuesday.
The man of moderate means shonld
not hesitate to make use of our safe de-
pOsit vaults. Only twenty-five cents a
month. Bank of Watertown.
F. H. Buffmeier, who for the past
twenty years has been the efficient road
master on the Lacrosse division of the
Milwaukee system, departed Monday
with his family for the Pacific coast and
will be absent about month. It is his
first vacation for long time and his
friends hope that it will be one of unal-
lowed pleasure.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

FREE-Tweve beautiful souvenir cards-Mil-
waukee views; highly colOred. Seut postpaid
for the names of three or more persons who in
tend to enter Business College in the near flu
ture Send your names In today. Williams Bus
mess College, Milwaukee, Wis.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-16
OF Local Interest. ::
Our Motto

Do all the good you can,
To all the people you can,
In all the ways you can,
All the time you can.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
Wool Growers Meet At Ogden.

OGDEN, Jan. 4.-The adv M guard
of delegates has arrived in Ogden for
the annual convention of the National
Woolgrowers' association, which is
to hold its sessions here during the
remainder of this week. George w ak
err, secretary of the association, esti-
mates that the attendance will eclipse
all previous records and will probably
include nearly 1880 delegates. All
sections Of the country will be repre-
sented, but the largest delegations
are expected from Ohio, Wyoming,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Oregon.
Public lands and the tariff on wool
will be the chief subjects considered
by the convention. The governors of
several states and q number of other
public men of prominence will be
among the speakers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
Big Rent For Mail Cars.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The United
States government is paying the rail.
roads "a, 800, 600 annually merely for
the rental of the cars used TO carry
the mails. An additional S46 900, 900
is paid for the actual carrying of the
mails. The amount paid for the rem
tails alone in two years would buy the
cars outright.
These are features of the p~ostofice
department not taken into considera.
ton by Postmaster General Hitchcock
in his annual report to explain the
Sl7, 800 900 deficit in his department.
When the p%ostofflce appropria alton
bill came up in the senate, LaFollette
OF Wisconsin, added to his unpopu-
larity by pointing out the govern.
ment's extravaganza in the rental of
cars. "This bill, carrying as it does
81, 300, 900 for car rsntal," declared
LaFollette, "makes an allowance to
the railroad companies of the country
for the mere use of the ears 81, 229 per
car, OF the average"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
He Thought It Peculiar.

Some years ago Frank A. Munsey.
the magazine man, hired a private Sec
rotary. Speaker Reed dropped in to
call on Mr.. Munsey. who was an old
friend of his. The secretary said that
Mr.. Munsey was engaged.
"All right" said Reed, "Ill wait"
At the end of half an hour Munsey's
door opened, and the publisher ap-
peared. showing his caller out.
Seeing the speaker, he grasped his
hand and dragged him into his office.
An hour later, when Reed had gone,
Mr.. Munsey called his secretary.
"Look here. Block" he said. "what
do you mean by letting Speaker Reed
wait un~announced half an hour?'
"Wa-wa-wath that Mr.. Reed?"
1T certainly was"
"Why. l thought it wath the Rev.
DR.. John Hail." said the secretary.
"Dr. Hall has been dead two years."
answered Munsey severely.
II know it." replied the secretary.
"Thath why I thought it wath tho very
peculiar"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
The New Tariff Law.

uAoboAAuc'
A careful scrutiny of the act will
show that the decreases vastly out.
number the increases; and that, when
Injuries are thrown out of the &C.
count, there are probably 500 more
decreases that increases. Except in
the case of Injuries, there are few in
that are really important in
character, while many of the decreases
are upon articles that underlie great
industries and are of fundamental i'm.
portance.
The act is drawn upon great indus.
trial lines, and takes q step in the di.
rection of emancipating many enter.
prises from the tribute that high duties
compelled them to pay for the privil-
eye of existing at all. The New York
National cannot be accused of any
unfriendliness towards protection.
The Payne law has had no severer
nor more intelligent critic, and yet i,
frankly declares that it Is the bes,
tariff ever enacted by the republican
party.
Here and there, some child Of the
people may be seen riding the tumult,
and basking in . popularity won by
indiscriminate abuse Of the bill; bu,
only time, and q brief time Al that,
will be needed to dissipate the tumult
and give the people . correct view.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
One Enouqh.

Ono enough
A Chinese missionary, a lady, was
taking tea with a mandarin's eight
wives. The Chinese ladies examined
her clothing, her hair, her teeth, and so
on, but her feet especially amazed
them.
why" nj cried, "you can walk and
run as we'll as a man!'
Eyes, to be sure!" said the mission
airy.
"Can you ride a horse and swim
too?"
EYES,"
"Then you must be as strong as a
man."
81 am"
Sand you wouldn't let a man beat
you, not eve If he was your husband,
would you?"
Indeed, l Wouldn't" said the mis-
sionary.
The m%andarin's eight wives looked
at n another, nodding their heads.
Then the Oldest said softly:
"Now 1 understand why the foreign
devil has more than one wife.
He is afraid"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
Millionaire Banker In Jail,

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 3.-Charles w.
Morse, former "ice king" and mil.
lionaire banker, at noon today began
serving q fifteen year sentence In the
Atlanta federal prison for violation
of the national banking laws. He is
registered as convict No. 2814 and to.
night occupies a steel cell, not in the
least different from those to which
r assigned several hundred other
prisoners.
His Immaculate tailored garments
gave way to q regulation suit of
stripes. nor did the distinguished pris.
oner escape the Bertillion expert. the
prison photographer, the regulation
bath or the barber.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
Marry. Come Up.

A middle aged Welsh market woman
visited a theater for the first time in
her life and was much interested in
the piece. which was founded on
Kingsley's westward Hov'
Mari sat in Il front seat. In one
scene an actor, representing famous
old Admiral John Hawkins, came on
the stage and w%rathfully' testified
against "~croakers," concluding his
speech with the old fashioned epithet:
Marry. come up"
mo, thank ell. surr," said Mari. ris-
ing in her seat and co%urtesying respect
fully. Il will do famous down by
here"
The audience roared. and Mari gaz-
ed about in wonder. Quiet restored,
the actor continued his vigorous TRADE
against "croakers." again concluding
with. MARRY. sneak up, l say"
Il a see splendid by here, SURF;
thank eu SURF" protested Mari. II
am 'shamed to go on the PLATFORM"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12

BILLINGS. Jan. Mot for many
years have conditions in this section
of Montana been so severe, and the
stu alton so gloomy from the stand.
point of stockmen, especially the own.
ers of sheep. Heavier SHOWS have
fallen during the past four weeks than
during any similar period for a score
of years, and while the temperature
has not been materially lower than
usual, it was uecess airy to begin feed.
ing earlier for the reason that sheep
we're unable to dig through the snow
and secure forage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
Had Il In For Them.

Harvey Nanigan's mother-in-law was
taken sick at his house M night and
helped herself to a large dose Of rat
poison, thinking it was painkiller.
They had a frightful time with the old
lady. She had consumed Sufficient
poison, the doctor said, to kill a dozen
persons. But she pulled through.
1T was a close shave" said the doc
tor the next morning. "She took
enough to kill the whole family, but
the stuff fortunately must have been
in stock for some time, and nearly all
its strength was gone"
A month later a friend asked Har-
vey Nanigan to recommend a reliable
druggist to him.
"Squills is a good man, | under
stand" said the friend. know any
thing about himw
SWELL" said Harvey Nanigan slow
~, II couldn't conscientiously recon-
mend Squills & Co. to you, old man.
They swindled me on some rat poison
once."-Louisville Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12

WE'LL, YOU SUTTENLY SURPRISE ME-"
cars-and he done tell me that up thar
in New York you all burn up youah
folks when they die. He is a powerful
liar, and l don't believe him."
eyes," replied the other. that is the
truth in some cases. We call it crema.
ton"
"Well, you suttenly surprise me-"
said the negro, and then he paused as
If in deep reflection. Finally he said:
"You all know l am a Baptist. l be-
lieve in the resurrection and the life
e%verlastin' and the comm Of the angel
Gabriel and the blowin' of that great
horn. and. Lawdy me. how am they
evan goin' to find them folks on that
great morning."
1t was too great a task for an off
hand answer. and the suggestion was
made that the aged one consult his
minister. Again the negro fell into a
brown study. and then he raised his
head, and his eyes twinkled merrily,
and he said in a soft voice:
"Meanin' no offense. sab, but from
what l have heard about New York
l kinder calcerlate they is a lot of them
New York people that doan' wanter be
found on that mornin'."-Cosmopo!itan
Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
FAKERS.

If DR.. Cook deliberately attempted
to fool the world into believing that
he had reached the pole, he at least
deserves . high place in the brilliant
company Of discoveries whose imag.
ination carries them further than their
legs, and none of his predecessors in
this particular line was 90 successful
as he in turning his alleged exploits
to account financially.
The hoax which he is believed to
have perpetrated is not the fret of its
kind. The history of exploration is
replete with false narratives of men
who claimed to have visited remote
regions of the world. Most of them
decorated their stories with descrip.
lions of strange races and treasure
cities.
John Davis, of Devonshire. told in
his Worlds Photographed Descrip-
tion, published near the end of the
sixteenth century, of men-fsh that he
found in Greenland. Marco Polo's
account Of what he saw in the orient
or ''heard from men of credit and
v~eracity" assumed that nothing was
too wonderful to be believed by the
public.
Only ten years ago Louis de Rouge.
mont astonished London with q cir
cumstantial narrative of his thirty
years. experience as chief of a canni.
bal tribe in central Australia. He
was vouched for by prominent people
and was about to appear before the
British Society for the Advancement
of Science when q native wife arrived
and spoiled his story.
Pierre Vignaud was believed by
Champlain when he told of white men
on the shores of q western sea. Raids.
son, on the strength of whose reports
the Hudson Bay company was organ.
lied, really travelled into the unex-
plored northwest, but described some
journeys which he could hardly have
made. In the revised journal OF Father
Hennepin, the Flemish friar claimed
to have descended to the mouth of the
Mississippi in advance of La Sale
an adventure that was generally re.
garded as imaginary and intended to
strengthen French claims on Louis
lana Spokesman Review.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
Dimensions Of An.Acre

An acre in this country contains
4 1850 square feet. or 100 square rods.
A patch SO yards five inches wide and
10 yards long ia practically an acre of
ground. 1t is far better to see just how
much can be raised on an acre than to
follow the old plan of showing just
how many acres one is able to plant
and partially cultivate. The one.acre
crop is in line with high.class diver
siied farming.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
Outraged.


A travelling phrenologist visited a vii
lage and advertised a lecture. Dur
ing the performance he offered to ex-
anime any ones bumps for a dime.
A burly blacksmith's helper said he
would have his bumps examined. and
as he took his place another man whis-
pered in the phrenologist's ear
Hes very fond Of veal"
At this hint the ph%renologist nodded
gratefully. He then read out the black
smiths bumps. crediting him with all
sorts of virtues, and finally he said
in a loud. positive tone:
"Now l come to your diet. Gents. ii
there is one thing in the world our
subject dotes on it is veal. Why
But the sentence vas never finished.
The blacksmith ros suddenly and
knocked the p~hrenologist down.
Blast ye!" he roared. whats it
got to do with you II | did steal a
ca!f:"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
WILLING TO DODGE.

The Old Mans Opinion of "a Lot Of
Them New York People,"
A traveller in Tennessee came across
an aged negro seated in front Of his
cabin door basking in the sunshine.
He must have been eighty years of
age.
"Good morning, uncle" said the
stranger.
"Mornin'. sab. mornin'," said the
aged one. Then he added. "Be you the
gentleman over yonder from New
York;"
Being told that such was the case.
the old darky said: "Do you mind
tellin' me somethin' that has been
botherin' my old haid? l have got a
grandson-he runs on the Pullman
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-12
Choose Your Words,

A lady who was very plain looking
called on a friend. This friends little
girl came into the room, and her mother
introduced her.
"But, mamma, isn't she awfully
homely?" said the young hopeful"
after the lady's departure.
"Why. Laura, you mustn't say such
things. 1t isn't polite"
II meant it only as a joke"
"But, dear, how much more of a
joke it would have been if you had
said. How pretty she isv"