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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
The Old Madrid SWindle.

The Madrid swindle has reached this
city. Saturday one of our prominent citi-
zens received letter incIOsed in an en-
yelOpe deposited in the pOstOffice at Chi
cago April 10. at p. m. Upon the face
OF the envelope were two one cent Ameri-
can stamps and upon the back of the
same two Spanish stamps one 10 cent
and the other 10 cent denomination,
both of which had been Cancelled by a
stamp propOrting to be Spanish March
16, 1909, which was no doubt used by the
swindler at Chicago to deceive. The en-
velOpe was badly sOiled, evidently for the
purpose of conveying the impression to
the recipient that the same had travelled
a long distance to reach him. On the
back of the envelope on one end was a
return card as follows Return to Mia
prison, Beliasky, Madrid, SPAIN, who is
known to be an unmitigated rascal whose
name is 'Red Adams" and who has ac-
cumulated a large fortune. by his swindl-
ing operations.
The letter was as follows:
HELP APPEAL TO YOU.
Madrid, 25-8-O9
Dear Sir
Although | know you only from good
references of your honesty my sad stu
alton c0mpels me to reveal to you an i'm
pOrtant affair in which you can procure
a modest fortune saving at the same time
that of my darling daughter.
Before being imprisoned here | was
established as banker in Russia as you
will see by the enclosed article about me
of many English newspapers which have
published my arrest in London.
I beseech you to help me to obtain a
sum of $480,O00 | have in America and tO
come here to raise the seizure of my bag
gage paying to the Registrar of the Court
the expenses of my trial and recover my
pOrtmanteau containing a secret pocket
where have hidden the document in
dispensable to recover said sum.
As reward | will give up to you the
third part viz: $4,000. L cannot receive
your answer in the prison but you must
send cablegram to person of my con.
fidence who will deliver it to me.
Awaiting ysur cable to instruct you in
all my secret | am sir
Yours truly
Beliavsky.
First of all answer by cable not by
| letter as follows:
Estrada
LeganitOs 20 tercerO derecha Madrid
"AccOrding"- Ferbick.
The gentlemen who received the be.
seeching appeal for help is one of ouI
most generous citizens; but he did not
bite at the shining prospect Of securing
100000 by parting with few hundred
dollars which would never come back
and be seen no more.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
Will Build at Jefferson

The Sheboygan Evaporated Milk
company has decided to build in JEFF
ferson. They have purchased the
ground from Fred H. Henry and will
break ground next Monday. They will
invest in building and machinery
about $4,000, and they propose to
make the site of the plant beauty
spot A side track will also be put in,
so that when ready for business ev-
erything will be convenient. A flowing
we'll will be drilled, the grounds laid
out by a landscape gardener and
shrubs and flowers planted. In order
to be ready for business on the first
day of August next, the day they in
tend to be open to receive milk, work
will be pushed with a vim.-Jefferson
Banner
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
$3.50 Per Year Strictly In AdvdnC
Sample Copy Free. Advertising Rates are
Furnished on Application,
WdtertOWn. Wis. Friday, April Is
HAS ANNOUNCED PLATFORM.


Hon. Samuel A. Cook of Neenah,
has announced his platform upon
which he will make the race for the
republican senatorial nomination at
the primary election The 5th day Of
next September.
The following is an epitome of
what he stands for:
The policies of the republican party
as interpreted by Presidents Mckinley.
Roosevelt and Taft.
A government by parties and by the
majority in parties.
Intelligent, practical conservation
of national resources.
The prevention of explorations of
the mineral wealth by combinations
Of CAPITA and evasion of the laws.
Better and more scientific farming.
including the reclamation of worn out
and abandoned farms.
The enactment of laws for the
betterment of the laboring class.
Carrying out the policy of the re-
publican party ON the currency
question.
The regulation of large corpora
tions to prevent monopoly.
Belief in common with Presidents
Taft that the present tariff law is the
best ever enacted.
Future revisions of the tariff
should be scientific rather than
political,
Further regulation of interstate
and foreign commerce.
The platform as whole, is very
good expression Of the principles Ct
his party and may appeal to the re-
publican voters of the state.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
Statement of Bonded Indebtedness.

that water is being US I'd without the
city receiving payment therefor is
certainly groundless now. Whatever
may have been the facts in former
years when the great majority of wa
ter takers were on a flat rate" the
city is now on meter basis entirely
and every water taher pays for what
he uses, and the wasting of water is
thereby stopped; and any party who
wastes water must pay for it himself.
I find that since the city owns the wa
terworks, the rates have been reduced
thirty per cent from those charged by
the private company.
The following rates are charged
when daily consumption is:
100 to 800 gal. per 1000 gal. Csc
300 to 1000 gal. per 1000 gal. zoe
1000 to 5000 gal. per 1000 gal. .15c
5000 to $4,000 gal. per 1000 gal. lie
$4,000 to 10000 gal. per 1000 gal. .10c
10000 to 10000 gal. per 1000 gal. .OSc
Over 10000 gallons daily. ...... 06c
1 recommend that complete accur-
ate maps and records be installed and
kept in connection with the operation
of the system as to the location OF
all water connections, mains, etc.
In conclusion allow me to again
urge and ask for harmony, good feel
ing and respectful treatment of every
question, and an effort to perform of
fetal duties with due elaboration
Full and proper consideration should
be given to all important questions
and no hasty legislations should be
transacted. By SO doing we may be
sure that our deliberations will pro
duce results beneficial to all our citi
zens.
Dated April 10Th, 1910.
H. G. CRUDE,
Mayor of Waterfowl, Wisconsin
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

appropriation to be wasted, 1t is
nothing short of a criminal waste of
the Peoples money and the people
should honor Senator Burton for
opening his battery upon so iniquious
a bill, and 1T is to he hoped he will
either kill it, or have it SO amended
that only such haroors and rivers as
can be made of value to commerce
be improved.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
COMMISSION FORM OF VERN-
MENI.

MENI.
All over the country, the com
mission plan Of government is being
investie ated, and many municipalities
have adopted the plan and find it more
satisfactory than the plan which here
tofore has obtained in government Of
cities. It has one advantage over
the prevalent system, for the voters
and taxpayers know where to place
the responsibility for extravaganza
and mismanagement. The Drese mt
time, however, we should no recon
mend the adoption of the commits ion
plan for Watertown, being impressed
with the idea that our people need to
be educate to such an extent that
should they conclude at some period
in the future to adopt it. system
with all the good features and none
off the bad be chosen for the govern
ment of the city.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
THE HARBOR AND RIVER BILL.

THE HARBOR AND RIVER BILL.
Senator Burton of Ohio. has free
a broadsIde into the harbor and river
bill which provides for an appropria-
ton of s53, 900. 900 for the improve
menr of harburs and rivers. Those
who have watched the harbor and
river appropriations and have Informed
themselves as to the expenditure Of
the same are satisfied beyond doubt
that at least a half of the amount is
simply graft. Harpors and rivers
where there is no commerce and never
will be, receive large appropriations
which il practically thrown away, just
to aid politically some man or men
whose vote or votes are necessary to
pass the bill. Look at the harbors.
rivers and even creeks upon which a
vessel or boat of any ordinary size
could not float are provided with an
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
THOUGHTS BY THE WAY.


There is disposition upon the part
of our lawmakers, both state and
national. to enact laws which inter-
fere with the privacy of legitimate
business enterprises and Industrial
progress. The laws are so multiplied
that it becomes necessary for a busl-
ness man to retain lawyer to advise
him in order not to violate laws which
are of no earthly use. The penchant
to enact laws and create offices 10
annoy and burden the taxpayers is une
of the greatest evils of the times.
At least half OF our laws should be
repealed and the number of Office
holders reduced in the same ratio.
We should judge from the tone uf
the editorials in the last issue of
LaFollette's Weekly Magazine that
our friend Robert is cuddling up to
the Social Democrats. He worked a
lot of fair minded democrats until he
reached the state housee at Madison
and the United States senate and
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

thereof and supplementary thereto,
hereby appoint DR.. G. R. Field as COM
missioner of public health for the term
of two years beginning May 1, 1910.
Dated April 10, 1910.
H. G. CRUDE, Mayor.
To the Common Council of the City
of WATERFOWL.
Gentlemen: 1 hereby appoint as
policemen beginning on the first day
of May, 1910 and ending on July LIST,
1910, the following persons, towit:
Gerhard BUTLER, Charles Pieritz,
Charles Kerr as night police and as
sign Lucius Bruegger to day duty to
be at the disposal of the chief of po-
lice.
I further appoint Bert w. Smith and
Carl Beduhn as special policemen, to
serve without pay from May 1st, 1910,
to July LIST, 1910
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
Smashed Glass

A peculiar accident happened Sat
urday evening in Hertel & Hoffman, s
clothing store. A young man who
had made some purchases started for
the street and thinking that the door
was open, walked into the plate glass,
smashing it into smithereens and
strange to say only being slightly in
jured about the head. The glass was
almost half an inch in thickness. He
was walking quite rapidly and the
impact shattered the glass, the acct
dent attracting a large crowd of peo-
pie.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
Advertised Letters

Following is list of letters remain
ing uncalled for at the WATERFOWL
postoffice for the week ending April
10, 1910:
Bence, Hy.
Editor of Watertown
Fink, John
Hoyner, Mrs. Louise
Kreger, H. A., 304 Monroe street
return letter..
H. T. Eberle, P. NJ.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
NO LOSS TO THE PEOPLE.

Senators AldrIch and Hale, seeing
the handwriting on the political wall,
propose 70 retire from political life
and enjoy the fortunes that they
have accumulated by being prudent
and farsighted. Both have been
members Of the senate for many
years and neither have been accused
of ever favoring any legislation that
was in the interest of the people but
c0ntrawise have always ben active
in securing legislation which was cal
rnlated to enrich the few at the .x-
pense of the many.
Their absence from the senate
will not be great loss to the people
or the country.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

A LONELY DAY
Yesterday she vent away,
Mother did, 18th dad.
All her room is cold and dark;
All the chairs look sad.
All the pictures seem to frOWn;
The bed is cold and high.
There isn't even any lap
Where to sit and cry.
Tomorrow she'll be back again,
Mother will, and dad.
When they see her face again
The mirrors will be glad!
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
CLEANED AND GARNERE

CHARGE IT TO HALEY
My wife is so persistent, she
Will surely think she must
Clean house again as soon AS we,
Pass through the comet dust.
QUIET TIP
The man who thinks he knows il al
From his lofty perch may get fall,
But he who is at times in doubt
May find his weakness helps him out.
MULTIPLICATION
A controversy is thing
Which has of lives a score,
For when you try to settle one,
You start a whole lot more.
TIMELY QUESTION
This query to some persons may
Seem just little hazy:
If hen contributes an egg a day
Can she be called real lay-Zy?
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
All his life in a union shop

All his life i'll union shop
He'd daily earned his bread;
They buried him In union grave
When the union man was dead.
He went down to the Other Place,
And there produced his card.
Then Satan drew an earnest face,
And studied good and hard.
And then he laughed his hands did rub
Till he thought he'd never stop,
Lord bless my soul" said Beezebub,
"Why, this is an open shop !"
o
A friend of the late FIR. Tabb said in
EIlicott City:
This fine poet and good man thought
that class hatred was due to ignorance;
that the rich knew too little of the poor,
and vice versa
He once illustrated this ignorance
with the story of Methodist bishops
wife, who addressed meeting of slum
housewives on their home duties. The
address made the home life seem all very
fine and ideal, but one housewife voiced
the opinion of the rest, perhaps, when
she said to her neighbors, with a sniff:
"'She's all right as far as size goes, but
what I'd like to ask her is this: What
does she do when her old bishop comes
home on pay night with his envelope
empty and fghtin' jag On?'"
Smoke ~ atest Out" SC cigar
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

The reason the waterworks fund is
overdrawn is because the dues from
December 1, 1909, to March 1, 1910,
have as yet not been collected. When
this is paid the waterworks fund will
show a balance of about $2225.00 in
stead of an overdraft of $355.41.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

of any clique, faction or individual in
terest, but for the welfare of the
whole city. 1t should be our aim to re-
duce expenses, wherever possible,
and l believe economies can be intro
duced that will save the taxpayers
much money and which will not in
terfere with the business of the city's
government.
Financial Statement.
Statement showing balance on hand
in the following accounts April II,
1Q1A as rpnNrted by the city clerk.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

The mayor then announced the ap-
pointment Of the following named officers
who were confirmed by the council.
To the Common Council of the City
of Watertown
Gentlemen: Pursuant to the terms
of section 925-107 of the statutes of
Wisconsin, 1898, and acts amendatory
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

wOnld be in here this morning You see,
he tore a man about your size in two
yesterday morning and threw the pieces
out In the street, where they attracted
crowd that caused an obstruction of
traffic, which is against the law. Shall
send down for him?"
Never mind; but when he comes up
tell him | called to let him know that
enjoyed the little joke he printed about
me this morning. believe in recOgnizin'
merit every time. Put down a years
subscription for Bill Hicks, will you.
bub?"
Then the editor went on and finished
his leader for the next morning.
"Do you know" said Sunday school
teacher, addressing a new pupil in the
infant class, that you have a soul?'
course | do said the little fellow,
placing his hand over his heart. Il can
feel it tick
A good story is going the rounds
against the members of the legal profess
sion, says the Taller. IN certain com
munity lawyer died who was most
popular and worthy man. and amongst
other virtues inscribed upon his tomb
stone was this: "A lawyer and an hon
est man.
Some years afterwards farmers ALI
ance convention was held in the town,
and one of the delegates, being of SEN
timental turn, visited the silent city"
and in rambling among the tombs was
struck with the inscription, "A lawyer
and an hOuest man."
He was lost in thought, and when run
upon by fellow haysecd, who, noticing
his abstraction, asked if he had found
the grave of dear friend or relative.
said: mo; but | am wondering why
they came to bury these two fellows in
the same grave"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
The council then elected the following

The council then elected the following
officers to serve for the ensuing year:
To the Common Council of the City
of WATERFOWL.
Gentlemen: l hereby appoint sub
ject to the approval of your honorable
body, the following named officers for
the term of one year commencing on
the first day of May, 1910:
Janitor of city hall-Emil Luther.
Inspector of hay and fuel, east side
Fred Ohm.
Inspector of hay and fuel, west side
Otto Kohlhoff.
Member of board of water commits
Sioners-F. c. Werner.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
CAN SMILE ALWAYS

CAN SMILE ALWAYS
1t is easy to be pleasant
When life flows along like song;
But the man worth while is the one who
can smile
Where everything goes dead wrong.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
Street improvements.

Street improvements.
After West Main from Montgomery
street to the North Western railroad
tracks is paved, 1 would suggest that
We should first reduce the amount of
Indebtedness before more bonds are
issued for street improvements SO as
not to make taxation excessive and
burdensome. Improving the roads
leading out to the city limits should
be paid out of the street improvement
fund without issuing more bonds and
making taxation more burdensome.
Fire Department.
The work of our fire department
has been up to it's usual splendid
standard and it's record thus far is
one in which our citizens can We'll
take pride. The apparatus of the de-
partment is in good repair, and the
condition, as a whole, is quite salts
factory.
Health Commissioner.
For the year beginning April 1, 1909
and ending March 81, 1910, there were
born in this city 145 children. The
number of deaths during the same
period were SO. Most of these were
young children and old people. The
sanitary condition of our city is most
gratifying. Of contagious diseases we
have had one case of typhoid fever,
cases of diphtheria and only two of
scarlet fever, all of which ran mild
course. The orders of the health
commissioner were faithfully obeyed
| in all instances and very few com
plants of nuisances were received by
the health department. This makes a
| record which we may we'll be proud of
WaterWorks.
The city waterworks plant is In
good condition and covers about eight,
cen miles of mains. The complaint
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

After reading the message the mayor
announced the standing committees
which were AS follows:
To the Common Council of the City
of Watertown.
Gentlemen (: l hereby appoint the
following standing committees for the
ensuing year:
Judiciary-John T. Ryan, H. Tetz-
laff and G. J. Russell.
Finance-John Kehr, R. M. Hahn
and Charles Lutovsky.
Streets and Bridges-A. H. Hartwig,
H. Tetzlaff and Charles Huenefeld.
Sewerage-Charles Lutovsky, F. Ka-
lima and Charles Kohn.
Public Buildings-H. Tetzlaff, F. G.
Werner and J. P. Humphrey.
Fire STANDARDIZATION Schim-
mel, John Kehr, and Charles Kohn.
Grievance-Charles Huenefeld, J. P.
Humphrey, George Breckenridge.
Licenses-R. M. Hahn, John Kehr
and A. H Hartwig.
Street Lighting-F. c. Werner, G.
]. Russell and R. M. Hahn.
Water Works.. P. Humphrey,
John T. Ryan and William Schimmel.
Claims-G. ]. Russell, George Break
enridge and Charles Kohn.
Hospital and Health-F. c. Werner,
A. H. Hartwig and Charles Huenefeld.
Library-F. Kalina, Charles LutoV-
sky and John T. Ryan.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22

Smoke --latest Out" SC cigar.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-29
HOW TO KEEP YOUR
CLOTHES LIKE NEW

AIDES or gcntlemen's gar
ments can be kept 10 beau.
tiful condition until worn
out-by taking frequent ad.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-29
THE LIE AND The FATuI7Y

II China ever nwakes she viii have
10 devote years 10 getting rid of for.
elgn capitalists who have rot a hold
On her through their railways. mines
docks and 6caports Young Turkey ia
Ga the same position. only more go 4"
so writes The political and financial
London correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post"
This "a delivering the message OF
Socialism no the Working Class OF
America from the topuost pulpit of
capitalism ia the land 4, also ia Tho
administering o. a sun tVcak 10 the
ear Of Who1oSyer is sufficiently inno-
cont 90 give an ear ~ The so-csIIsJ
Socialist pArtys prsachucuu about
buying oct the capitalist"
Every capitalist plant-rlIroad
mine. factory. shop. whatever lt be h.
q rein and bit saddle. surclngle. halt.-
and martinEale 70 curb. dominate AMI
run And ride the nation. that Isl. the
Working part of the nation iu which
such plant IA established The rasf
oWner of such a nation Is the c,asr
that holds tho plant ~ is coneIu-
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-29

. sion. from which the facts offer no
escape. that popular freedom demands
the popular ownership. operation and
/ conduct OF Nation plant OF produc-
/ Ton. 50 sayeth Socialism. and ch0l-
lcnGes contradiction.
The pronouncement OF Socialism Is
OF course promptly denied by the
class whose hands hold The means
10 curb. dominate. run and ride Yet
deny as ~ may. IL can not choose,
but occasionally let the truth escape.
Consistent lying Is tho hardest II
things AS may be- judged from the
admission published by the Evening
Post" consistent lying IS impossible
Under The shadow OF the ruins or
tbe capitalist Denial lies. thrown down
beside the Lie. the faulty OF the no
tion 20 buy out" Ir, even capital
istically administered. a country would
have to devote years 20 getting rid
Of foreign capitalists who have there
set mp their plants, how many years
OF continued uibutc-paylug must not
oppress the nation that buys out"g
Tho Movement that demands the ab-
clifton OF Capitalism rs a Movement
that demands human emancipation.
Compromises may be episodes In a
great struggle. The compromise new
ar can be the goal Armlstices are
not treaties OF peace. The Treaty Of
Peace that IS TO abolish Capitalism
is one that tho Revolution win die
tate Revolutions. successful enough
30 dictate terms, do not extend the
lease OF be foes lif,.
Laid out by the heels together are
both the capitalist Lie OF Capital be.
Ing a direct imparter OF freedom, and
the Revolution over n bargain counter
Weekly peoule
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-29
HOGS AND VEAL

We are paying for rat hogs as fol-
lows:
Hogs, from 200 lbs. to 800 lbs. per 100
Hogs from 100 to 200 lbs, per 100 lbs,
.-......s.......s. &c per ID.
Hogs, from t25 to 100 lbs, per 100 lbs.,
We receive hogs daily.
Anybody who prefers dressed
weight on hogs may bring them in on
Tuesdays or Fridays between 7:3O
and 10 a N. We will then slaughter
them while you wait and pay $3.50
per 100 lbs. dressed. Al either OF
these days you may choose whether
you want the live weight price or
$3.50 dressed
We pay for fat Veals 70 to i25
lbs. dressed weight II cents per Ib..
and receive them daily. You may
bring them In either live or dressed
Access 10 our plsnt is now con.
yenlent since the construction Of the
yiaduct
OGDEN PACKING G PROVISION co.