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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
BIGAMlST LOSES TWO WIVES
Sparta Woman in Seeking Missing
Spouse in Madison Finds He
Has Another Helpmate

Madison.-Judge Ray stevens OF
tee circuit court has granted divorce
to two wives of f. H. Hancock, a
commercial traveller, and if he has
any more in Wisconsin they can get
similar relief by applying to the same
court.
The duplicity of Hancock was re-
vealed when Mrs. Agnes Hancock of
Sparta came here to find her miss
ing husband and found instead an
other wife of Hancock. The two
women compared photographs of
their husbands and discovered that
they were married to the same man.
Hancock married the Madison
woman several years ago. A few
weeks ago he went through a mar
-iage ceremony with the Sparta
woman and deserted her four days
later When last heard from Han
cock was in Milwaukee.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
The SKIM Mix Calf.

skim milk is not always an easy prop
osition, but l have had very good sue
cess. The calf stays with the mother
until the milk is good to use; then it
is gradually changed to skim milk.
The calf will soon learn to eat alfalfa
hay. By putting little corn chop in
the bucket when the calf is through
drinking it will soon learn to eat it.
Corn will supply the fat that is taken
out of the milk writes J. c. Fry in
an exchange. The calf must have ex-
ercise and is allowed the freedom of
yard and farm. We have the best sue
cess with the fall and winter calves
Hay is better for the calf than grass
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01

in a year, evidence is overwhelming
that the COWS should be managed SO
as to calve during the autumn months.
For like reasons, September is the
best month in most parts of the coun-
try, for a heifer to drop her first calf
in order to best develop as COW.
This almost regardless of the animal
at the first calving.
Calves born in the fall are made
easily reared and make better COWS
than those born in the spring and
summer 1t seems needless to rehearse
the stock argument on the subject,
based on long experience of successful
dairymen, but a brief recapitulation
may be useful
The COW or heifer calving in the fall
needs the most healthy and nutritious
pasturage just following the strain
while coming into full flow. Just at
this time, when some falling off is
likely to occur, the animal is brought
to the stable and receives good care;
the winter feeding aud the returns
from it may be depended upon to ex-
coed the midsummer results for any
like period.
At the stage of milking and gesta-
ton, when another dropping off Of the
milk yield may be looked for, the fresh
pastures induce fresh COW, lengthen
the milking season and increase the
years total product
December and January are good
months in which to control and super
wise the service of bull Midsummer
and the dog days are a good time
for the COW to be dry and preparing to
calve again
With fall-fresh COWS, the greatest
and richest product comes at the sea-
son when milk and butter are always
comparatively high in price.
In actual practice four fall-fresh
COWS have been found equal to five
which calved in the spring in 70
months product and at about four
fifths &he cost.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
DAIPY NOTES
---l - s:s9sa5s)

Close skimming means more skim.
milk left on the place
A bit more feed now that the pas
lures are getting shorter.
Is your bull gentle? Then get G
ring in his nose before night.
Draining butter well before sailing
will help it's keeping qualities
Better a nose ring for the young
bull than an accident afterward
A brush to wash dairy utensils is
more sanitary than the time honored
rag.
A solid concrete base for the sepa-
rator will lengthen the life of the ma
chine
1t pays in more ways than one to
be friendly with the young dairy
stock.
Cooler weather and fewer flies will
make milking a pleasanter chore from
now on.
One mess of milk spoiled for lack
of proper cooling will pay for good
aerator.
The big secret in keeping butter is
to have it good to begin with, then
keep it cold.
For a cheap but effective milk
strainer nothing beats several thick
nesse Of cheesecloth:
Let the cream can have the coolest
place in the cellar if a tank Of cold
water is not available.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
SLAYER Of THREE
COMMITS SUICIDE
Plymouth Farmer Wipes Out
His Wife's Family.
LAW Is CHEATED BY MOOSE
Tragedy Occurs When Alvin Roehr
Is Refused Admission TO Home of
His Enstranged Wife's Parents
Mrs. Roehr Hides and Escapes.

Sheboygan.- Roehr, aged 30,
3 young farmer of Plymouth, this
county, shot and killed his father-in-
law, Philip J. OFT, Mrs. OFT and Mrs.
Otis father, Fred Haul, aged 80, be-
cause he was refused permission to
see his wife who was not living with
hmi. After having satisfied his ven
geance, the murderer went to the
woods about quarter OF mile from
his home and hung himself.
About a year and half ago, Roehr
married Otis daughter. They did
not get along peaceably and Mrs.
Roehr some time ago took her g.
month-old baby and went home to
her fathers house, just across the
road. She then started suit for di-
vorce.
Roehr went to his father-in-law's
home and demanded to see his wife.
The grandfather answered the door,
but refused the young man admit
lance. Roehr then went back to his
home, returning with a shotgun, and
as the grandfather went to the dairy
shed, Roehr shot and killed him in
stantly. Mr.. OFT and his wife came
out Of the door and Roehr shot them,
both shots entering their breasts, kill
ing the minstantly. Then Roehr en-
tered the house in search of his wife,
who had heard him and taken her
baby and hidden in chimney cup
board. After remaining there over
three hours she slipped out and gave
the alarm to neighbors. The only
witness to the triple crime was the
4year-old adopted son of OFT
Roehr's father committed suicide
about five years ago and it is be-
lieved there is trace of insanity in
the family. OFT was one of the most
prominent farmers and stock raisers
In this county.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
PESHTlG0 SAW MILL BURNED
>rincipaI Industry of the City Is
Totally Oestroyed-Loss Is
Estimated at $4,000.

Marinette.-The sawmin of the
Peshtigo Lumber company, at Pesh-
tigo, burned to the ground, with a
loss estimated at $110, 900. The
saWmill was the principal industry
of the city.
Officials of the company are I'M
able to say whether they will rebuild.
They still own considerable timber in
the vicinity. An overheated journal
box in the dynamo room is said to
have caused the fire The main fire
protection of the city was the pump
Ing station at the mill, but the fire
put 1t out of commission in a few
minutes. The planning mill and lum-
Der yards were saved.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01

west end are covered with wire net
ting. The roosts are in the west end
OF the coop. The feed drawer is COW
cred with two-inch mesh wire net
ting and one feeding week will do.
feed the following mixture for fat
tening: One quart each, alfalfa meal,
corn chop and bran, and one pint meat
scraps. This way of feeding saves
both time and feed and l now make
money where l lost money before with
ordinary care. Besides my own stock.
| buy chicks Of the quick growing
breeds to fatten.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
FALL FRESH COWS ARE BEST
If Bull Is Confined and Service Con-
troIled, Animals May Be Managed
to Suit Owners Wish.
By w. H. UNDERWOOD

1t Is a well known fact that by far
greater number OF dairy COWS are
allowed to follow the most natural
course. and either by Indifference or
intention, they freshen in the spring.
The producer Of milk for sale, If he
has an even trade, may want to have
an even number Of fresh cows in
every month Of the year.
II the bull Is kept confined and serv-
ice controlled, this can be regulated
as rule, although unpleasant irregu-
larities in breeding will sometimes oc-
cur and stubbornly resist correction.
But, if the prime object is to pro-
.duce the greatest quantity Of milk of
the best quality and the greatest profit
with any given number Of cows with
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Safe Bettinu.

Little Andrew had been repeatedly
urged to hasten his dressing. Sudden
ly he knelt. crossed and clasped his
hands like a pictured angel and voic-
ed this earnest petition:
ooh, God, don't let me daWdle. Or
God, keep me from dawdling. But IL
you want to, oh, God make my
mother reconciled to my being Slow"
There, mamma" he exclaimed, rib
ing, 1--we done my best, haven't l.?
Course, If God chooses to keep me
from dawdling he will, and if he don't
1 can't help it. But" with a sudden,
joyous energy, I'll bet you dollar
I'll be just as slow tomorrow as to.
day"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
80 CONTINUATION
SCHOOLS IN STATE
Maximum Number to Receive
State Aid Established.
FOR INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
I hirtY Cities Have Raised 100000
by Local Taxaion-Others Ready
to Meet Requirements II Legislature
Provides for More Sch ools.

Madison.-Thirty schools in Wis
consin have arranged for continual
ton schools in which industrial edu-
cation will be the leading feature.
This is the maximum numb Der for
which state aid was provided by the
legislature Of 1911; other cities stand
ready to establish such schools as
sosn as future legislative enactments
shall entitle them to state aid. There
has been raised by local taxation in
the thirty cities 100000, while the
total state aid is limited to S35, 900,
and this speaks loudly of the faith
of people in the value of providing
for the educational needs of those
whom the regular schools do not
reach.
AS tersely stated by Warren E.
Hicks, assistant uperintendent Of
industrial education, Continuation
activity is to get instruction in indus
try, not to get persons out Of indus
try" In addition to the industrial
work, all continuation schools must
give instruction in English, Citizen
ship, business practice, physiology
and hygiene and safety devices. Reg
ulations have been made to prevent
any interference on the part of in
dustrial schools with the regular
schools and vice versa. A child must
have completed at least the fifth
grade before he is permitted to at
tend a continuation school. Glasses
made up of part continuation schools
pupils and part regular school pupils
are forbidden.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
a Nice Distinction.

Senator Gronna, discussing a knot
ty tariff problem, said in a speech:
There is a nice distinction involved
here. You don't notice 1t at first.
you perceive it's immense Importance.
IT'S the sort Of distinction that
Gobsa Codes beautiful young wife
revealed to him during a conjugal
quarrel over a diamond tiara.
People say quavered the old
man, trembling with rage People
say you only married me because had
money
The young woman smiled superbly.
Rubbish she exclaimed. My pri-
mary reason for marrying you was
that l had no money myself"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
CHURCH CONFERENCE ELECT
Untarans and UniversaIists in joint
Meeting in Madison Select la
Crosse for Next Gathering.

MISUNDERSTANDING La Crosse as
meeting place for 1913, the joint con-
ference of Unitarian and UNIVERSAL
after electing the following officers:
President, w. A. Walker, Racine;
vice president, DR.. H. B. Latin, La
Crosse; secretary, Rev. w. H. Gould,
Wausau; treasurer, G. N. Fratt, Ra-
cine; members of official board, J.
B. Treat, Monroe; Karl Mathie, Wau
sau; E. L. Spicer, La Crosse; mem
bers of fellowship committee, Rev.
N. E. Mclaughlin and Miss Alice
Treat, Monroe, Rev. F. G. Varney.
MukWonago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
CAR SERVICE Is RESUMED
Superior Labor Trol b,es No Longer
interfere With Running Sched-
uIes. According to Offic ais.

Superior.-The resuming of reg
ular car service apparently signal
ICES the defeat of the striking street
car men, who walked out here and
in Duluth several weeks ago, al
though the strikers will not admit
their defeat and claim that they are
as strong as ever. More than fifty
in this city and nearly double that
number i'll Duluth are still ont.
While the service here is practically
as good as before, serious difficult
ties are still experienced across the
bay Men to fill the places of the
strikers were recruited from the
Twin cities and other outside points.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Stock Show for Madison.

MilWaukee.-The Wisconsin Live
Stock Breeders association made ar
rangements at meeting here for an
exhibition of Wisconsin cattle to be
held in Madison in February, in con-
junction with the farmers school of
the Wisconsin College of Agriculture.
The exhibition will include all breeds
of cattle and the finest specimens.
Addresses will be made by members
Of the National Breeders association
on proper care of live stock, on in
creasing butter and fat production,
as we'll as increasing revenue from
sale of cattle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
FATTEN CHICKS FOR MARKET
Arizona Woman Has Much Success
With Coop Covered With Wiro
Netting-Eation Used.

1 am having great success in fatten
ing my overstock of chick cockerels
for hotel and restaurant trade, writes
Mrs. Almo of Roswell, N NJ, in the
Farmers Mail and Breeze. My feeding
coop shown in the drawing has solid
floor of matched boards, covered with
an inch of road grit. The top is COW
cred with poultry netting, over which
a solid roof is hinged, which may be
raised on warm days. The front and
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
|DOULIM NOIF(
g@zzz1z Y
\ ENNSSSSS$$ aazs-AIl J

Keep something in the grit box.
Poultry keeping Is business of quick
profits.
Suggestions of fall weather are re-
viving egg prices.
Flowing UP runs and yards is q
seasonable job any time.
All the milk they will consume is a
help to the melting hens.
Corn makes fat and heat. Oats,
wheat, bran and middlings make eggs.
= Not a bit of decayed food of any
kind ever ought to be given a hen or
chick
Too many birds in a house simply
can not do SO well as they would 9th
erwise.
Before the roads get frozen, scrape
up some dust for winter use Put it
IN a dry place.
Ten hens that have room according
to their strength will bring in more
money than fifteen crowded.
When we get a good many chicks
on hand there Is temptation to
crowd them during the winter season.
Two weeks coping on -fattening
feeds will add considerable weight
and profit to fowls intended for mar
ket
Sunfower seeds being very nitro
geneous and rich in fats, not more
than quart should be fed to 80 fowls,
twice a week
Both lice and disease germs may be
gotten rid Of at one operation by
fumigating the poultry house with
Burning sulphur.
A hen is no goose. She prefers the
trees for roosting PLACES when the
house is uncomfortable because of
lice or poor ventilation.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Fastening Cream Separator.

and the machine set directly over the
bolt in the floor. Then an old disk
from disk harrow was slipped over
the bolt so the edge extended out over
the two by four on each side. A nut
was screwed down tightly over the
disk In case the cement floor has al
ready been laid, chisel out hole
about six inches square, making it
faring at the bottom Then set in your
bolt and fill the hole with a mixture
IF equal parts cement and sand.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Kills Dog and n mself.

La Crosse.-A new kind of suicide
pact has been carried out near On
tario, where Ernest Revels, a young
farmer, killed his dog and himself
The two had been inseparable, and
when Revels became tired of life, he
called his dog to him, fondled him
tenderly and. shot him through the
body, after which he turned his shot
gun on himself. When friends of
Revels, aroused by the shot, arrived,
they found the dying dog licking the
hand of his master, who survived
him only a few minutes
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
FIRE CHIEF CLANCY UPHELD
Reinstatement by Judge Wickham,
Milwaukee, Sustained by Su-
preme Court Decision.

Madison.-Thomas A Clancy will
remain chief of the Milwaukee fire
department by the action of the su-
preme court which dismissed the city
of Milwaukee's appeal from the deci-
sion of Judge Wickham, reinstating
him after he had been discharged by
the fire and police commission. The
city's request that the supreme court
review the proceedings of the lower
court also was denied Clancy's vic
tory is regarded as final and COM
plete.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
MAKE THE SKINNER SECURE
Scheme for Fastening Cream Separa-
tor to Cement Floor Tried and
Found Very Satisfactory.

Here is a scheme for fastening
cream separator down on a cement
floor which we have tried and found
very satisfactory. Before putting in
the cement floor, a three-fourths inch
bolt was threaded to the middle, then
put through a hole in a small piece of
scrap iron, writes Dan Belt of La
Crosse, Kan, in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. The bolt and iron were firm
ly imbedded in the fresh cement, leav-
ing the threaded end sticking out The
base Of the separator was then firmly
bolted to two pieces of two by four,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
lightning Cause of Fire.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fire loss in
Wisconsin, according to the report
OF Fire Marshal 7. NJ. PurteH, was
S229,S00, insurance, $621,645.
lightning caused 5S, damage being
SS5, $40 There were eleven incen-
diary and suspicious fires, damage of
S27,795. The August fire loss was
S35O,71O and insurance S5,194.30O.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
FEED SUPPLY CAN is USEFUL
Galvanized Receptacle, as Shown In
Illustration, Affords Protection
From Rodents.

Where one keeps much feed in the
poultry house and wishes to protect
1t from rats and mice can, such as is
shown in the illustration, is the best
device. This is made of galvanized
iron 1872 inches high at the back, u
inches in front, 9 inches deep and IL
inches wide. 1t will hold 25 pounds of
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Charged With Counterfeiting.

Beloit.-For several weeks BeloiL
store keepers and saloon men have
been getting counterfeit silver dollars
and the police and government Off
Gals have been on the lookout. The
dragnet has resulted in the arrest of
Bonnie Celegatano, an Italian store
keeper, and it is alleged that he had
manufactured the coin at his home,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Found Guilty of Murder.

Milwaukee.-John Frey, a shoe
maker, charged with the murder of
his wife on May %, has been found
guilty of murder in the second de-
gree. 1t is charged that Frey beat
his wife to death. The defense main
tanned the woman was intoxicated
and that her death was accidental.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Gives His Skin for Son.

La Crosse.-Sumbitting to the re-
moval of large pieces of skin from
his body in order that it might be
grated onto the body of his little
son, l.. G. Layland lies at a hospital
here beside the injured lad. The
child was severely burned about the
chest and shoulders several weeks
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
SAFETY HOLDER FOR BOTTLES
Authorized Person by Use of Key Can
Open Lock and Remove Jar From
Receptacle.

In describing an invention OF c. F.
Barr Of Manhattan, n. Y, for holding
milk bottles and other receptacles,
the Scientific American says:
In the present invention Is an i'm
proved safety holder for milk bot
ties, jars and the like receptacles, in
tended to be attached to a suitable
support and to receive and retain q
bottle against unauthorized removal.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
A Feed Supply Can.

whole grain. There should be heavy
bail on each can, so that it may be
carried easily, and to hang it up by.
There should be at least one can for
each poultry house. This avoids the
necessity Of carrying a measure Of
feed around when gathering the eggs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Lahorer Accused of Murder

Baraboo.-Martin Singo was ar
rested at Merrimac charged with the
murder of Heber Navick Both men
were employed by the Northwestern
railroad as laborerS and during a
quarrel recently Singo is said to have
stabbed Navick.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
CITY Ssaler's Salary PickIIn-

Manitowoc.-Because the equip
ment of the city sealer of weights and
measures will not be here util Jan.
1, the local official recently appoint
ed will receive three months salary
without work
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Sheboygan Postmaster Named.

Sheboygan.-George w. Leber-
man, collector Of customs and repub-
lican county chairman, has received
announcement of his appointment as
postmaster of Sheboygan. The sal
airy is $4,000 a year
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Call Of Grain Show.

Fond du Lac-Because of the un-
favorable outcome of the harvest.
the Business Mems association has
cancelled its first grain show, which
was to have been held Dec. 6.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Old Saw Mill Closes.

Eaui Claire.-The big sawmill of
the Daniel Shaw Lumber company of
this city has been shut down for good
after fifty-one years of operation. 1t
was one of the irst sawmills estab-
lished here.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
johnson Fund Grows.

Madison-The John A. Johnson
endowment fund of 5000 for the
benefit of needy students at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, established in
1876, has grown by yearly incre-
ments to S9,04S3S
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
M ake-Up of Cow,

The first-class cow, besides being
a large producer, should be of quiet
disposition. The nervous, bad tenn
pered cow, not only tries the patience
of the owner, but wastes his time as
we'll
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Bear Killed by Auto

Chippewa Falls.-A party OF four
local hunters tell of running down
and killing two-year-old bear with
their auto on the road near Jim
Falls. They exhibit bruins bruised
carcass as proof
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Babcock est,

The Babcock test is the greatest
and most authentic check that can be
put upon sthe COW. 1t tells without
any question just what every individ
uai IS doing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Stock EuYer Hit bY Train.

Eau Claire.-E. A. Richards, stock
buyer of Berlin, was struck by a
freight train near Elk Mound. His
LETT leg was crushed so badly that
amputation wa snecessary.