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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-17
SOME COME; OTHERS GO
COOK With Gas.

Rev. II. Boyer visited Oconomowoc
Sunday to do good.
DR.. G. r. Field was a business visitor
at Jefferson Friday.
Mrs. Edgar Dauffenbach Of Reeseyille,
was visitor here last Saturday.
Miss Emma Sullivan of Redwood, was
caller in the city last Saturday.
Mrs. William Jones visited friends at
Sullivan the latter part Of the week.
Mrs. Ed. Bankert of Sullivan, was a
Watertown visitor one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schultz visited
relatives at Waupun during the week.
Mrs. Fred Schmidt of Pipersyille, was
visitor in the city one day last week.
Mrs. Joe Blaschka Of Waterloo, was a
caller in the city last week Wednesday.
We sell t0yes as some farmers sell
eggs by the dozen. The Central Trading
Co.
Art. Bursinger left Friday for Reeds
burg to finish job of plumbing in that
city.
4 Matt Kalina of Milwaukee, was here
Sunday, guest Of his sister, Mrs Charles
David.
ME-. Harrington Of The Central Trad
ing Co., visited Sunday with friends in
Milwaukee.
Mrs. j. C. Harrison of Chicago, is a
guest at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John O. Sund.
GIRL WANTED To do general house
work. Good home and good pay. In
quire at Fair Store, 400 Main Street
Watertown Wis.
DIR. Barber'S dental office
is now over Salick'S Jew
elry store, next to bridge.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-17

Miss Grace Noyotny of Milwaukee
was a guest at the home of Charles
David over Sunday.
Tuesday being monthly Fair Day
there was quite crowd of people in the
city and trade was quite brisk.
Mrs. j. B. Doyle and child Of Stevens
Point, are visiting relatives and friends
here. j. B. is expected next week.
Miss Emma Harnsberger of Ashland,
Neb., has been the guest of her aunt.
Mrs. A. w. Meyer, for several days.
There is a feeling Of comfort in having
ones valuabIes in the bank Of Water
town. Only three dollars year.
Mrs. Bert Shermes Of Milwaukee, was
in the city last week to visit her father,
Peter Nimm, and brother, Joseph Nimm.
Smoke Latest Out" SC cigar
FOR RENT.-A suite Of rooms at cor
ner Of Fifth and Spring streets. Cheap
rent. Inquire Of A. w. Meyer, 300 Vest
ern avenue.
f. j. Sullivan Of Milwaukee, publisher
Of the Anti Mail Order Magazine, was
here Saturday in the interest of his pub
LEGATION.
Old man Winter is after you. You
better get ready for him. You can get
what you need for that purpose of The
Central Trading Co.
Miss Lizzie Fischer has gone to Kan
sas City, Mo-, having accompanied Miss
Minnie Becker home, who had been her
runct for covoro1 vxrooI1c
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-17
TO GREAT ANNUAL EVENTS l.
CHICAGO

The International Live Stock EXPOSE
ton, December 2 to 9, and q. S. Land
and Irrigation Exposition, November Is
TO December 8. Don't fail to attend. For
ull particulars apply 30 Ticket Agents.
Chicago & North Western Ry.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-17

The marriage of Mr.. Peter Common of
this city was surprise to his friends.
the bride was Miss Ella Kane of that
city. Mr.. Common is one of our substan-
tial business men and Mrs. Common an
accomplished lady. Their friends wish
them much happiness, They will re-
side at 215 Church street in coy home
provided by the groom.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-17
Orange Blossoms.

Mr. Irwin Schroeder and Miss Florence
Strop, both Of the town of Pennington,
were united in marriage at the home of
the brides parents, Thursday afternoon,
the ceremony being performed by Rev
E. j. Mathews, pastor of the English NJ.
E, church in this city. The happy couple
will reside upon farm in the town of
Pennington. They have the best wishes
of all for their happiness and prosperity
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-17

Smoke --latest Out" SC cigar
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-17
Advertised Letters

Letters add essed to the following
named persons remain uncalled for in
the Watertown poStoffce:
c. l.. Coleman, Ewald Fischer, Mrs
Aug. Gtbhard, G. HI. Goodhue, Con.
Guerner, Ed. Hoffman, Johanna Larson,
Arthur Pother, Miss Doris Sternberg,
Mr.. and Mrs. |. Sternberg, Mrs. Nick
Sullivan, Mrs. Ed. Witte, Miss Rebecca
Zweig.
II. I. Eberle, P. nj.
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.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
WOMAN "SMUGGLER'
 BURNS DAUGHTER

New York September 10.-(Special) J. When passengers on La Savoie saw a beautiful young woman weeping on the shoulder of the noted detective. William J. Burns. just after that vessel reached her pier today. they promptly concluded that an arrest had been made in another smuggling case.
 But when reporters hastened to the scene the young lady dried her eyes and confessed that she was Miss Florence Burns; that she had supposed her father was on the Pacific coast, and that in her surprise at meeting him on the pier she simply couldn't keep back the tears.
 Then Miss Burns, who went to Europe with her father and mother, and remained there few weeks after their return. showed that she had inherited her fsther's detective instinct.
 Have you any theory about the theft of the picture Mona Lisa?" she asked eagerly
 T have several, but I really don't know which is the best"
 Of one thing Miss Burns was convinced She was in Paris at the time the famous painting was stolen and made a careful study of the affair.
 The church authorities deserve cen sure," she declared with emphasis. mot only for their failure to properly guard the Mona Lisa, but for the way they gem orally leave their treasures over there un- protected"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
Iris Mikes Coffin
 But Mikes Not Dead

New York, September 1o.-(Special )-All today black casket stood on pedestals fin the center of the dancing floor of the show places of Chinatown. Visitors were told it conteined the body of ''Nigger Mike" Chinatown bad man of ugly po- lice notoriety as gang fighter.
 Girls of the quarter came in during the early morning and wept softly over the bier Some Of them shamefacedly knelt and faltered such wordssof prayer as they could remember from their better days. While the candles fickered in the draughts caused by the slow moving dancers, and seryitors bawled orders down the dumb walters, and the band boomed out it's usual tunes, the friends of Mig ger Mike" sat apart in corners and talked to one another with their hands over their faces. 'Nigger Mike" may or may not be dead. But his body is not under that black pal and has not been. The coffin is built of beer crates placed end to end, neatly covered with black cloth with silvered handles tackled along the sides. Under tie cloth at the head where the head of the deceased should He Is a cheap paper mask of negro, stuffed with a towel
 The purpose of the queer proceeding is known only 10 the four or five friends of Mike. who arranged 1t, and they won't tell. The weeping girls. the folk who have sent floral deeorations-none of them has known that it was not genuine corpse lying in state.
 A visitor to the place early this morning took the news of ''Nigger Mikes death to the newspapers. There had been ru- mcrs of 1t for several days.
 Visitors to the club found the impress slve bier as it had been described to them. At the head was a sheaf of flowers with a card inscribed:
 Compliments Of Whisky Bill"
 tthe foot was great set piece. which must have cost a good many dollars, a broken column on which was worked with flowers the words:
 ITO our dear friend Mike"
 Salter (Nigger Mike) was indicted for election frauds during the campaign of 1907. He fled to Canada. but later gave himself mp and the indictment against him was quasiled, He has been active at Coney Island this summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
COTTON MARKET HAD ACTIVE WEEK
Prices Rally From Extreme Low Levels of the First
 of the Week

New York, September. 1O.-fSpecial.)- The cotton market has shown consider able activity and strength throughout the
 week. This has been the particular fea-
 ture of trading during the last two days. Covering of shorts has been general with
 former leading southern bear opera tor covering a large line and doubling up on the bull side on the circulation of sensational crop damage repofts. This buying, in connection with renewed &C., Itivity by some of the former leading local bulls. has been the feature of the strength the. market has displayed. with the better demand and larger volume of business reported in spot cotton at Llv- erpoo
 From the extreme low levels of early in the week. prices are up 35 to 45 points for the general option list, and about a to 30 points from last Saturdays clos ling, with the highest reached during .he forenoon yesterday. The New Orleans and Liverpool markets have fluctuated in la similar manner, and prices for spot cotton In the principal southern markets have advanced about $125 per bale. The movement of the crop, as figured | by the New Orleans cotton exchange, shows that over 197 900 bales came into sight this week, against 122,573 for this
 week last year. and 1s4.ooO in l909 and | 147,O00 In 1908. Total stocks now at the
 interior counted towns show an increase
 from September 21 of 13.207 bales against
 1882 last year. This authority figures
 out decrease in the total worlds visi-
 ble supply of all kinds for the week of
 29.21 bales, against a decrease of 5O.1S1
 for this week last year and makes the
 present total visible supply all kinds,
 ,570,S67 bales. against 1.416S S86 last year,
 of which s42.967 are American cotton,
 against S2S,s2s last week and 767.sss last lyear.
 The present total supply of American
 cotton at Liverpool of only 1Ss.O0O bales is the smallest for some years past. and lexplains the sharp advance in the price
 of mfdding cotton and September con tracts in that market during the lest
 week These stocks will soon be heavily increased from the shipments of our lsouthern ports of over 10000 bales dur ing the last two weeks. which are due 10
 arrive between now mad the next 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
"Trim Heap Much Ear,
 Booh! Squaw No Like"

Reno New, September 10.-(Special.)- J. Because the squaw of his choice refused to marry him on account of ears that were of the square variety with distin- guishable corners. Johnny Joyce, full blood ShoshoRe Indian buck, from Landef county, submitted to an operation here today wherein his organs of hearing were nicely trimmed and the square corners ren owed by Dr. Charles Mooser.
 "Squaw no marry me with square ears. '' said Johnny you cut um off and make em look like white mans ears, then get married. Heap happy"
 Ether was administered. The hearing apnendages were cut on the bias, and when the Indian recovered from his en- forced sleep he was highly gratifed lie Carefully lifted the bandage and attempted to pick out the dimension of his ears a, reduced The sore edges responded to h touch and he was satisfied. He mmedi ately left to join his squaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
Spiders Web in Astronomy

From the Scientific American.
 The cultivation for scientific uses of certain species of spiders, solely for The fine threads they weave, has an important bearing upon astronomy
 No substitute for the spiders thread has yet been found for bisecting the screw Of the micrometer used for determining the positions and motions of the stars. Not only because of the remarkable fneness of the threads are they valuable, but be cause of their durable qualities.
 The threads of certain spiders raised fol astronimieal purposes withstand change. in temperature, so that often in measutine sun spots they are unln1ured when h, heat is so great that the lenses of the mi crometer eye pieces are cracked
 Three spider lines are only one-hfth tc one-seventh of q tllousandth of an incs in diameter compared with which thi threads of the silkworm are large ana clumsy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
ASTOR WEDDING IN DETAIL

Newport, R. l., September 10.-(Special) The handsome young woman who was Madeline T. Force can now sign her self Mrs. John Jacob Astor. Despite weeks of talk. the denunciaton of some clergymen and the refusal of others to officiate at the ceremony, the most dis cussed engagement of recent years finally ended in the marriage of Col. John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeline T. Force.
 The wedding was performed here quietly and the clergyman who consented to tie the knot was the Rev Dr. Joseph Lam- bert, a Congregational minister, pastor of the Elmwood temple.
 Colonel Astor was smiling cheerfully after the ceremony and Mrs. Astor also appeared happy and relieved that the long strain was at last over
 Immediately after the wedding Mir and Mrs. Astor hurried on board the co1onels yacht Noma and she got under way at once. evading the newspaper men. Her destination was not disclosed
 A vulgar deputy sheriff almost oblit- erated the happy smile on the colonels s face when the Noma cast anchor in New port harbor. As soon as the gangplank had been set in place Vincent Astor hurried to De the first person to board the yacht and greet his father. The deputy sheriff, Frank P King, beat him to 1t. King hustled up the gangway and served Colonel As tor with writ of summon issued by Providence law firm, representing Mrs. Bridget McCrohan and her children in an action for s30.oOo damages for the death of Mrs. McCrohan's eldest son, who was electrocuted while working on the Astor estate a year ago. MT. Me 1 Crohan was inspecting telephone wires in the basement of the summer palace when he came in contact with an cleo tric feed wire, the shock of which caused | his death
 The ceremony occurred at Beechwood on Bellevue avnue. Here Colonel Aston spends the summer months. The house had been converted into veritabe fora | bower in honor of the event. The Noma also was hidden by flowers which hat
 been spread from stem to stern.
 The Nofiia arrived in Newport waters between and o'clock. The colonel ant | Miss Force breakfasted aboard Then tn, l wedding party immediately set out fol Beechwood which adjoins the beautiful
 home of Mrs. O., H. P. Belmont. Colonel Astor William H. Force, thu
 brides father, her sister and Vincent As
 tor came ashore in the Noma's motor
 boat, Colonel Astor with happy lool
 on his face, handling a steering vince while his bride to be sat close beside him The party landedzat the foot of Yelling
 tom avenue. speax# the Lighthouse. rher they took an automobile and were whiske
 to the city hall. where the marriage Il
 cense was issued
 During the proceedings at the city hall
 which were witnessed by q number Q newspaper correspondents Colonel Asto
 appeared agitated and nervous
 Miss Force appeared to be wholly un concerned.
 From the city hall the party motore
 to Beechwood. The care with which 'h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
Hunt Missin~ Wife

New Orleans, September 10.-Mrs. csacy Jones of Fort Worth. Texas. has beea missing since her arrival in this city last Wednesday, according to her husband
 who, assisted by the police, has been searching the city. Upon their arrival
 here from Los Angeles, Mrs. Jones, her husband says, informed him that he might register alone at the hotel, as she expected to stop with friend on St
 Charles avenue, giving him the address and departing. Failing to find her al the address caused such shock iha; Jones had an attack of heart trouble and it was some time before physician pronounced him out Of danger Jonei said his wife was formerly Miss Lsui'i IIagler of Fort Worth, a member 1f . prominent and wealthy Texas family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11

larrangements were made for the cere-
 mony led to the report that Edmund H.
 Straight the carpenter clergyman, had officiated. Not until some time after the ceremony was it announced author itatively by member of the Astor house. hold that the minister who united the couple was Rev. Joseph Lambert, whose
 church is in Providence.
 The brides father gave her away. The
 other witnesses of the party were MISS
 Katherine Clemmons Force and Vincent Astor. Miss Katherine Force was her sis
 ters bridesmaid, and Colonel Astor's son Vincent was best man. Others who were present were Mrs. Force, the brides
 mother: Mrs Elder of New York, friend
 of the Force family former Congressman Vim. P. Sheffield of this city, Colonel As tors Newport attorney; Wm. A. Dobby1, Colonel Astor's secretary, and Thomas Hade, who has been in Colonel Astor's employ for many years.
 Fifteen minutes after the marriage .,ere- mony had been performed Colonel and Mrs Astor left Beechwood in an automo- lbile for the boat landing at the foot of Wellington avenue. A few moments later they were on board the Noma, which sailed immediately. The destination Of the yacht has been kept secret.
 | It is expected that the honeymoon will l be spent aboard the Noma, which is coaled
 and provisioned for long cruise. l The departure from Beechwood to the boat landing was made in a taxcab hired by one of the newspaper corres- pondents. The Astor automobile was no.
 on hand, the chauffeur evidently believ- ing that his services would not be needed | so soon.
 | The announcement of the engagement of Colonel Astor and Miss Force was
 made during the summer. The news ere
 ated much more talk than would ordi-
 narily have been the case. even con-
 sidering the social standing of the "on- | tracting parties because of the fact that Colonel Astor,s first wife, who was Miss
 Ava Willing of Philadelphia, had ob-
 tained a divorce from him. The court granted the decree forbade Colonel As tor to marry in New York state during
 the life time of the libellant.
 | A storm of protest followed, num- Der of clergymen publicly denouneing the lproposed.s marriage. Several clergymen were requested to perform the ceremony Iduring the past week, but they declined Ito accept the commission.
 | legal representative of Colonel Aston lin Newport admitted after the ceremony Ithat the marriage settlement in favor oi line bride has been in the neighborhood lof s5,OO0OOO. The settlement became cf- Ifective in Newport the moment Dr. Lam. bert pronounced the happy twain one.
 Just before leaving Beechwood, Colonc Astor gave out the following statement
 Now that we are happily married I dc lnot care how difficult divorce and remar
 irage laws are made. I,sympathize heart lily with the most straight laced people fl imost of their ideas, but believe remarriagt lshould be made possible, as marriage is 1.-the s.happiest condition for the individua ' and the community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
LAFOLLETTE DELAYS
 HIS ANNOUNCEMENT

Madison, Wis, September 10.-Not un- til Congress convenes in December Will Senator LaFollette announce his candi- dacy for the presidency, according to a report from well informed source to- day. It Is expected the Wisconsin pro gressive Is delaying announcementssoi his campaign until he can determine just what attitude President Taft VIII take toward. so-called progressive pol icies in his message to Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11

support of the government, but has
 been recognized as the American cor
 respondent of the international organi-
 zation.
 The association has already begun a piece of practical work that may be completed before 1t is a year old, and that will be an everlasting credit to the organiza ion. It is a continuous, well improved highway from Quebec in Canada to Miami, Fla. Through the activities and cooperation of the asso- cia tion and its affiliated organizations
 work is already being pushed on those sections of this highway not already
 completed.
 A feature of tho Richmond meeting g | in November is to be the meeting of automobiles from Canada and Miami
 over this trans-republic highway l The state of New York is spending g s1,500,0Oo on the stretch of road rom | tfe Canadian line to New York city. Canada is continuing the road to Que | bee ana Montreal. From New York | to Philadelphia the road Is already complete. only twelve miles needs inn provement between Philadelphia and
 Baltimore. This is a before breakfast spell and will be attended to. The state of Maryland has appropriated | 100000 to complete the road between I Baltimore and Washington. Eighteen miles necessary to connect Washington with Fairfax Is now being built in Vir- ginia The road from Fairfax to Rich mond is being built by public and pri- vate subscription as is the road from l Richmond. south. Most of the road to Petersburg is already in first class con- dition. The road through North Caro- l lima Is already in fair condition, as it | Is through part of Georgia, especially about Augusta and Savannah. s. Florida 1 has expressed a determination to com plete what is needed on the stretch of road in that state.
 Such cooperative, continuous work as this Is what the American Associa | tion for Highway Improvement IS working for and it deserves the help
 and cooperation of every individual
 and organization in the country that is
 ally interested in practical results in
 1 oaG building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11

support of the government, but has been recognized as the American cor respondent of the international organi- zation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
He Was Qualified
London Sketch.

From the London Sketch. You're rather young man to he left lin charge Of drug shop" said the flssy old gentleman. Have you any diploma?'' "Why--er--no, sir" replied the shopman;
 but we have preparation of our own
 that's just as good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11

The Alabama Good Roads associa- tion has not yet indicated desire to affiliate with this national association
 but Secretary Pennypacker and Presi- dent Page are hopeful that the Ala bama officers will see fit to come in before the annual meeting at Rich mond. The state and other good roads organizations all round Alabama have "lraauy affiliated and Alabama with It's rapidly developing sentiment for highway improvement should lose no tims' in jolning the national organiza : tion that Las not only the backing and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
The New Geography

From the Chicago NeWs.
 One of the bright vacation students in sists that his parents are back number IS when it comes to geography and that there are four kinds of zones, the temperl- ate, the torrid. the frigid and the canal zone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-11
SPECIAL

The Burley & Tyrell Co. of Chicago - the largest Bar Supply house in the world will make a complete exposition of Bar Supplies in the store of Lovenan, Joseph & Loeb at an early date.
 Watch for definite announcement.