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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
Near the Century Mark

Wednesday, Mrs. Fred Uehling cele-
brated the ninty-second anniversary of
her birthday at the home of her son
Emil, at Redwood, many of her children
and grandchildren being with her to
make the day one of real pleasure for
"G:andma." Mrs. Uehling, although
near the century mark, is vigorous for
one of her age. mental faculties unim-
paired and she takes keen interest in
life.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
Our City Banks

The attention of the readers of tie
Leader is called to the reports of the
banks in the city published in this issue
of the paper. The reports indicate that
Watertown is exceedingly prosperous,
judging from the amount of capital in
vested and the large amounts on deposit.
Each of the reports show prosperity to a
marked degree, and that our financial
institutions are strong and safe.
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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
Henry VdleriuS Injured

Henry, son of DR.. n. P. Valerius of
Chicago, 12-year rOld lad and who is at
tending school in Racine was seriously
injured last Thursday evening by jump
ing from an auto driven by Turner
Lewis, a son of William NJ. Lewis. The
injured lad is grandson of Mrs. Ma
thilda Mulberger and nephew of Henry,
Charles and Arthur Mulberger of this
citv
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
CLEANED AND GARNERED

THE TRUTH OF THE CASE
"The worlds against mer' he exclaimed
1T will not see my WORTH
But still the world wagged on and did
Not know he was on earth.
TO SAY ALL OF Us
Said the editor: with pork so high,
Now is the season when
I'd like to get an article
From some good farmers pen."
BLEW HIM UP
He kidded her to beat the band
To anger she was goaded,
He told her she used powder, and
The girl almost exploded.
LIGHT WANTED
Wise congressman. This bit of light
| hope you'll help me get:
Why don't you use the sinking fund
To settle the floating debt?
SUSPENDED COMMISERATION
My creed of compassion has piOusly
stood
For the fellow who couldn't make good
if he would,
But my sympathies cease, as all sympa-
thies should,
For the lobster who wouldn't make good
if he could.
EXPLANATION
[ have read what the scientists find in
their lore
OF the reasons for badness, and now
have no doubt
That man gets as bald as the knob of
door
From She fact that his hair loses hold
and falls out.
ABBREVIATED LIMERICKS
She uttered an
He made an ?
She remarked with some ire,
Put the fire;
This last is of course, a 4"
She answered him sadly, "NO, Mr."
To you | can be but S'r."
"All right, then," said he,
'Just see how twill bel'
And he Kr. and Kr. and Kr.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08

1, f. E. Woodard, cashier OF he
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
F. E. Wooda rd,
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this End day of April, 1910.
VIM. 81. Woodland,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
VIM. Buchheit.
j. T. Prent S..
Directo. S
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08

of the Bank of Watertown. located at
Watertown, State of Wisconsin,, at the
close of business on the goth day
March, 1910, pursuant to cal hy
the Commissioner of Banking:
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
Enlarge Coal Sheds

The William Gorder company is
planning some needed improvements
at their coal and wood yards in Wa
ter street. L. A. Willenbockel is draw
ing plans for new coal sheds which
will have a capacity of 1900 tons and
the total capacity of the yards will
then be increased to 1000 tons of COAL
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL

Train No. 80 arrives from Milwaukee and
departs for Madison at $40 a III except Sunday.
Train No. 222 arrives from Madison at 92O
a. M, except Sunday.
Train No. arrives from Chicago and departs
for Madison at 1902 p. m, daily except Sunday.
Train No. 23 arrives from Chicago and departs
for Madison at 6 rs D. m, except Sunday.
Train No. 214 arrives from Madison at 1882
p m daily except Sunday.
Train No 80 arrives from Milwaukee at 7:45
m daily.
Sunday Excursion Train arrives from Mil
waukse at $3.50 III, and goes through to Madi-
son, returning at 5:02 p. m.
tCdrries sleeping car passengers only.
*StOps at Watertown Junction only.
G. W. WEBB, Agent.
MAILS CLOSE.
Mails close at the Postoflice as follows:
EAST WEST NORTH SOUTH
900 a mt 12:l5 pint 200 p mi lO:50 m
ZOO pmt 800 pm 900 mt 6:35 a m
5:25 p mt
800 pm
Watertown and Madison 815 m sos m
Mail for all Rural Routes close at 7:l5 IN
Except Sundays.
III. T. EBERLE, Z. NJ.
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TuWn of WdtertOWn

The following ticket was elected in
the town of Emmet:
Supervisors-Jam Darcy, chair
man, Fred Witte, Ernst Zastrow.
Clerk-Michael Moriarty.
Treasurer-John Kreiziger.
Assessor-Louis KOpfer.
justices of the peace-Henry Brusen-
bach, Fred Henning.
ZaStroW
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Report of the Condition

of the Wisconsin National Bank, at
Watertown, in the state of Wisconsin,
at the close of business arch 10Th.
1910:
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DIdUt UI W ISCUIISIH, { &C
County of Jefferson, 90
1, Max kohr, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnIy swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
MAX ROHR, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 1st day of April, 1910.
THEO. HEITZ,
Notary Public.
COrrect-Attest:
Chas. E. Frey,
d. II. Kusel.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
r. R. TIME TABLES
CHICAGO 4 NORTH WESTERN

CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN
GOING SOUTH
Chicago Passenger. er................ 545 a IN
Chicago Passenger ger.....................10:5 10:5S q m
GAINESVILLE Passenger er................65 6 56 % M
Both 5 40 m and 10 :5S IN trains make close
connections at Jefferson Junction for Madison
and all points west.
656 p m train makes close connections for
east and west at Jefferson junction.
GOING NORTH
Lake Superior passenger 20 a IN
Menom1nee passenger ................., 30 p III
Rockford Passenger DRIVES Watertown $3.50
a M departs | 80 pm
Passenger from Chicago arrives OF Gas IN
and goes no further. PAUL koHLER Agent.
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l, w. F. Voss, president of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
W. + VOss. Preside. Z.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of April, 1910.
Charles A. Skinner.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest: H. Mulberger,
A. Sollidsy,
Herman @. Gruhe,
Directors
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RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. go $171.92
iOverdrafts, secured and unsecured SO3.06
o. ) Bonds to secure circulation. 400 90
Iremiums on u, s. bonds. -. 10000
Bonds securities. etc ........... 173, 3,736.Oo
Banking house, furniture and hx-
lures. - ..........-...--. 6,oOO.UO
Due from National Banks (not re-
serve agentS). ...........-.. l2,76o.2l
Due from approved reserve agents 7S,OSo.40
Checks and other cash items: 2,926.O6
Notes of other National Banks. 6,597.OO
Fractional paper currency. nlckels
and cents ......-.-.. ioo.o'
Lawful money reserve IN bank. viz:
Specie %. 1S5. 80
Legal tender notes 49, 100000 32,185.60
urer IS Der cent. of circulation).. 100000
Total. 49,. S528, ,177.72
LIABILITIES.
CapitaI stock paid in S 5 90 90
Surplus fund - 1000 .OG
and taxes paid. 546O 03
National bank notes outstanding 100000
and bankers "a So
Dividends unpaid. ... $500
Individual deposits subject to check lis. .095 80
Demand certificates of Deposit. 21.572 So
Time cert; 'eS of deposit -. 251. .900.23
Total. al........-....--.. S52S. 177.72
State of Wisconsin, !
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Report of the Condition

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Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
A PLEA FOR THE PEssIMisT.

There is a story of an Christian
Scientist who, when asked why he had
relapsed, or backslid or become I'M
christian unscientific, confessed to hav-
ing tired of being $50 darned happy all
the time" Evidently that man need
ed an occasional dash of pessimism to
make life interesting after the monoto-
ny of persistent, unvarying optimism.
The aopelessly incurable optinist re-
wells, yes, wallows in cheerufulness;
his object in life is the pursuit of hap
piness. and like the infant creeping
toward cake Of soap, he won't be
happy till he gets 1t.
Epigramnatic comparisons of opti-
mist and pessirnist drop often from
the lips of would-be wits: 1.-THE opti-
mist sees the rose, the pessiTnist feels
it's thorns" "Of two evils, the opti-
botl1.'' Tt is as easy to cover the pes
it.
II there were no possirnists to ballast
the too buoyant optimists, how long
would the human race last? The OPP
timist sits upon the deck of a crowded
steamer, serenely smiling blissfully
content. The pessimist, sitting behind
him smells smoke and begins TO fdget.
The optinlist says 1t is his imagination
and advises him not to worry, for all
will come right in the end. Neverthe-
less, the pessimist gets up and moses
round till he discovers the fire. which
is. then quietly subdued. But when,
on his return, he tells the optimist of
it, the optimist eyclain1s triumpi1antly:
Didn't I say I'LL would come out right
in the end ?' And the exasperating
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30

roes of the gridiron to turn an honest
penny in this way. It may be leg1tl-
mate, as things are done oftentimes,
but it is nevertheless a lowering of
the amateur standard. Theoretically
and practically college sports are ex-
elusive in their spirit. They are the
direct opposite of professionalism.
Indulgence in sport for the love OF
sport is one thing. but it cannot be
successfully harmonized with the sale
of views. 1t is not to the point to
argue that the public wants the news.
The public will get the news. The
newspapers viii look out for that, but
the newspapers should he fed the
news as other information is fed to
them by college men, and not as many
of them are now fed, by amateur
sportsmen working on the side for a
dollar, The standard that Bob Cook
of rowing fame, tenaciously chung to-
q positive refusal to sell his knoWl-
edge while coach to q newspaper, OF
to write an account of a race, can
well be set up again as a principle OF
college athletic life. Anything and sv-
erytl1ing that smacSs of commercial
ism should be eliminated from the con-
troll OF college sports.-New Haven
Journal Courier.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30

Mr.. Brandels, chief counsel for the
eastern shippers in the rate controver-
sy, has done SO many surprising-and
excellent-things and has so fine a
reputation for making good" that his
alternative for a general advance in
freight rates commands interest and
curiosity.
He virtually says to the railroads:
You need more money because wages
have been raised and the cost of ma
tefials have increased? Very well;
here are the ways and means whereby
you can save much more than you
would gain if your requests were
granted; [ propose to show you that
you can operate more efficiently and
scientifically and economic in various
directions. Why not move along the
line of least resistance?
Strange as it may be, coming from
an outsider and 'mere" lawyel, strang-
er things have happened. The railroad
presidents and traffic men will doubt
less give Mr.. Brandels their best atten-
ton They will examine the evidence
he has gathered with open minds. He
is one of the type they hive been
looking for" million saved without
detriment to efficiency and service is
pers Mr.. Brandels has only to give
there is no danger of theoretical oppo-
sition to. economy and efficiency.
The impartial Iublic. like the car
riers. will await the full presentation
OF Mr.. Brandels' evidence and suspend
Judgment. We shall not have to wait
long. fortunately. Chicago Record
Hera Id
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
Conduct of EIueiaci<ets.

1t is grievous to notice that the
bluejackets on the warships are not
showing in France the fine propriety
of manner and conduct with which,
during recent years, they have been
credited in most of the worlds ports.
They have been getting assaulted
and robbed over there, which means,
of course, belated lingerings in water
front taverns. and still worse than
that they have been fighting among
themselves. white against black Can
it be that the sailormen have for once
forgotten their representative capacity
that when they misbehave It is not
only their own newly acquired repu-
tation for dignity and sobriety that
suffers, but the honor of their country
comes in for a share of obliauy?
OF course, the offenders have been
few, but even a few are too many.
Probably the reports of disorder are
exa ggerated. That is to be hoped, and
it can be belieyed, for there can have
been no sudden change in the men
who have been SO successful of late
years in changing accepted notions
of the sailor ashore. Perhaps the
French critics expected too much Per-
haps, with their different ideas of sport.
they nistook for stern war what was
only rough Dlay--N. Y. Times,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
Police and Confessions.

Sometime ago q man was arrested
at East St. Louis, Ill, for robbery. who
it was afterwards announced had con-
fessed to the police that he had COM
mitted murder which had never been
solved. He gave details of the killing
which were apparently verified by A
statement given by his Wife The man
was known as the candy burglar"
from the fact that drug stores were his
particular object of attention, and he
invariably took candy with his other
loot. His confession was repeated, and
there seemed to be no room to question
it. Now. he asserts his innocence of
the murder to which he is said to have
confessed, and declares that he was
compelled by the police of East St!
Louis to make his acknowledgment of
the crime He charges that he was
beaten with rubber clubs by two as
sistants of the police chief. Notwith-
standing this denial, he has been iden-
titled by q, man whom he attempted to
rob on the occasion when the physi-
clan who was killed came to the res
cue of the footpad's victim.
A strong prejudice has been evoked
| in this country against what is known
as third degree" methods. A con-
gressional commission is now engaged
in an investigation of this subject
| Throughout the country police officials
are being more closely restrained in
their handling of suspected persons
and prisoners are being given greater
liberty of consultation and more pro-
lection against secret inquisitfons. The
East St. Louis case win undoubtedly
be investigated, even though the pris-
oner's guilt is fully established. II
does not lessen the offense of the po-
lice if torture was applied to the end
of extorting the truth. At the same
time it is to be remembered that any
clever scoundrel can concoct a story
of ma1trea tment and coercion that may
arouse public sympathy without q
shred of justification. For their own
protection against the possibility OF
suspicion police organizations in all
cities should insure the presence Of
unprecedented and disinterested wit
messed whenever a person suspected
of crime is held under examination
washington Star
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
HUNGRY OFFICE SEEKERS.

1t is surprising how many hungry
| democrats there are looking for the
( appointment of highway commission
er of this STATE The Ansonia Senti-
mel calls attention to the fact that
| there stand waiting to step into James
| n. MacDonaId's shoes: Mayor and
Senaor- elect Bryan r. Mahan of New
London; Francis w. Foley. former di-
rector of public works New Haven;
First Seiectman Fox of Fairfield; CO.
! lin McCrae Ingersoll, formerly head
of the civil engineering department of
the New Haven road; J. Frederick
Jackson of Whitneyvile, a graduate
of Yale, and for some time a member
Of the city engineering department of
New Haven; and more are expected
to get into line before Governor Bald
win is inaugurated. There is no doubt
that from a democratic standpoint the
state highway commissionership is re-
garded as a political plum that may be
obtained by a political pull. The Sem
tinel is right when it says:
After it is all over, Mr.. Macdonald
will find that he still has friends left
and roads, If the latter hold up well
they will testify strongly to his meth
Cd of road building. In fact, it is pos
sible that two years out of office will
result in his having stronger hold on
the people and on the job than he has
today. This viii be pretty sure to be
the case unless his laurels rest more
heavily upon pull and politics than
upon his product"
The more applicants the merrier,
and the less likelihood that Commits
sioner Macdonald will have to go.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
part of it is. the optimist's confidence

part of it is, the optimist's confidence
is Observation-Disclosures to the pessimist
Is it not an obvious deduction that
a world made UP wholly of optimists
would be as irnpracticable as one con-
tanning only mendicant friars? The
pessimist may be over cautious, but
the optimist is over-credulous. The
Optimist trusts in providence, the pes
simist distrusts everybody and every
thing. The man who didn't know the
gun was loaded was an optimist-he's
dead; the one who feared it might go
off whether it was loaded or not is a
pessimist-he's alive. The gentleman
whose head was severed from his body
50 neatly that he could not be con-
WINGED of the disconnection till they
had given him snuff and made him
sneeze must have been an optimist;
seemingly he had not the brains not to
be. The optimist doesn't know
enough to go in when it rains-or at
morning without an umbrella, because
he can borrow one from the pessimist
if need be, and he usually can. The
optin1ist saunters gayly through life,
wearing that fatuous smile that won't
come off, secure in the knowledge that
drunken men, fools and optimists get
looked after somehow. Left to his own
devises, the optimist Is an irresponsible
baby, dependent for his very existence
upon the pessimist. The optimist is n
butterfly, the pessimist a grub; with
out the grub there could be no butter
fly.
Doubtless the optimist has his place
in the world; so, too, have the amiable
lunatic and the other irresponsibles.
But the pessinist is the safer and
more useful member of society. and
it is to be regretted that his services
to mankind get so little credit.
Here's to the pessimist: may he live
long and (cause the optirnist to) pros
per!-Frank Fl. Bicknell, in December
Lippincott's.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
AoITATING FOR A NEW CHAR
TER

The city of Chelsea, Mass, which
has made such a remarkable record
for enterprise in the few years elaps-
ing since the great fire, is now having
a new charter campaign, and it is
interesting to note the character of
the petition being made by the cit
liens to the Board of Control. which
reads as follows:
The undersigned hereby petition
the board of control to furnish a hall
for the use of the citizens in which to
hold a mass meeting to discuss the
question of a new charter; also to
furnish, at the expense Of the city, all
Information necessary for the consid-
GRAFTON of this subject"
The people are not looking to the
newspapers to furnish the literature
necessary to edify them upon the sub
iect, but put it up to those in author
ity to make the campaign educative
TO furnish the pros and cons
at public cost. that the reg
istered voters may be prepared to
act intellgently upon the charter
when it is brought before them. What
better way is there than this for the
pursuance of such an important cam
paign2
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
Our Puritan Eorbears.

The Puritans We're called stern and
sad. They had reason to be. They
could not go to the football game, the
moving picture show, the suffragette
rally. the aviation field. They could
not even answer the telephone, and the
children We're not permitted the pleas
ure of turning on the electric light
they were very strict with the young
sters. Why, in those early Thanks
giving days, when pleasures We're rare
and diversions few, those silent old
fellows repressed parental affection
and would not indulge the kids they
really loved to the mild extent of let
ting them listen to a few selections
from the photograph. Those old fell
lows succeeded mighty we'll in resist
ing the temptations to be frivolous and
sporty. persistently refusing to take 50
harmless a thing as a trolley ride to
grandmother's on Thanksgiving day.
They We're true to their stern code, and
just walked and kept a sharpter look
out for Indians than we do for motor
cycleS.-BristoI Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-30
A JUsTIFIARLE SUIT.

Kentucky has a queer breach Of
promise case against q dead man, but
y appears 70 be juEtifa5le on it's face.
At Louisville. Ky. Miss Louise Oster-
man. e. pretty young society girl, de-
1nan6s 81 600 from an estate on the
plea that l.. o. Spes committed sui
eide 20 avoid marrying her. The we'd
ding was 20 have taken place October
"a. and Spies committed suicide by
shooting himself three days before
thai date.
Everything had been prepared for
the wedding The in.itatlons We're out.
The honeymoon trip had been planned
20 the slightest detail In her petf-
tiop Miss Osterman states that she
had purchased her trousSeau. and that
she has suffered great mental an
Kuish as the result OF her fiauce's
death
'Or the 2sd day Of October" saws
The petition said l.. q. Spies COM
snittsd suicide BY shooting himself
through the body ana said act Of
suicide was done By the said =. q.
Spses solely and purposely 10 avoid
Carrying out the contract oil mar
riaEn between them, ali Of which
was brought about By no fault on the
part OF the plaintiff. PLAINTIFF states
that since said suicide and the break -
ing OF said contract she has suffered
ply steal pain and anguish TO an ex-
rent whereby the plaintiff believes
that her nervous system has been Sc
rloaSIy impaired and whereby the
rIaaattrr has been damaged TO the ex-
tent OF 81 Coo
Considered from any point Of view
the damages are very moderate. Tn
der the circumstance. two or three
times the amount couldn't be consid-
cred excessive