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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-08
HAPPENINGS IN WASHINGTON
CONGRESSMAN PEPPER HAS BILL
TO PUT STOP TO THREATS.
Friends of the Late Senator Deliver
Are Urging Passage of Chill
dren's Bureau Bill.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 7.-Spe.
cial: A bill to make it illegal for en-
ployers of labor during the presiden'
tial elections to threaten employees
with shut down of factories or re.
duction of wages should certain can.
didates or parties be successful has
been introduced by Representative
Pepper, democrat, of Iowa. A fine
of $1,000 or Imprisonment for not less
than one year are provided as penal
ty in the bill.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-08

Pensions We're granted to the fol-
lowing Iowans: William Bakey, 500;
Samuel NJ. Rekman, SIS; John P. En-
win, $40; Asa B. Griffith, $40; Lyman
r. Leach, SIS; John Miller alias
Sherer, SIS; William Pugh, SIS; Will
liam Roberts, SIS; Naomi Rose, $12;
Samuel d. Tobias, 500; Robert N.
Woodc, SIS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-08

Friends of Senator Dolliver are
urging members of the house to pass
the children's bureau bill which was
recently passed by the senate. This
bill was a measure for which Senator
Deliver worked long and earnestly
and his friends feel that It ought to
be passed Members of the Iowa del
ing appealed to to support the bill
partly on it's merits, partly on &C
count of the deep interest Senator
Dolliver took in it,
Postal Savings banks will be estab-
lshed March ) as follows: Blanch-
ard. Corwith, Deep River, Elkader,
Farbank. Pennington, Fredericks-
burg, George, Gilmore City Keller
ton, Lawler. Leon, Milo, Murray,
Nora Springs. Panora, Redfeld, Ruth
ven. Sidney, Thompson.
Editor Claude V. Campbell of the
Jewell Record is in Washington. lie
is back from trip to Texas and
Mexico. He returned via boat to
New York and is spending a few
days here.
Representative Henry Grouty Of
Waterloo. a well known member of
the Iowa legislature. is visiting in
Washington.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
DENY INDIANS ARE PAGANS
Reported Action by Chippewa Pres
bytery to Christianize Wisconsin
Red Men Brings Protes

Lac du Flambeau-The report
that the Chippewa Presbytery was
considering the establishment of an
Indian mission at the Couderay res
ervation because, it was claimed. a
majority of the 5000 Indians in
the western part of the state are
without religious training, has
reused a protest among those we'll
acquainted with conditions at the va
rious Indian reservations They claim
that the inference that Wisconsin In
dians are pagans is unjust and false
The assertion is made that at least
two-thirds of the governments wards
on the Couderay or Lac Courte Or
eillies reservation at Reserve, Saw
yer county, are good Christians and
will remain SO until death. Long
trains of thSm may be seen on the
way to church on Sundays, holidays
and feast days, some of the old wom-
en- walking four or five miles over
rough roads to attend mass.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Astonished Husband.

De Wolfe Hopper tells a good story
about the domestic unhappiness of IN
other actor. The hero of the joke was
a man who had married because the
woman had much money, although no
beauty. Naturally, after the wedding
ceremony and the acquisition of the
brides financial resources, the hus-
band was never very attentive to her.
Another member of the company in
which the couple were appearing was,
however, far more appreciative of the
lady's charms, and proceeded TO make
love to her in an ardent but stealthy
manner. The grand finale came one
evening when the actor discovered
the other man kissing his wife. The
fond lover stood petrified with fear,
and expected to be shot down the
next moment
No such thing happened. The out
ragged husband only lifted his hands
toward the ceiling with a gesture OF
intense surprise. and exclaimed:
'Merciful heavens! And he didn't
even have tot"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
PHYSICIAN SAID ECZEMA
CAME FROM TEETHING

when my little girl was about
eight months old, she was taken with
very irritating breaking out, which
came on her face, neck and back.
When she first came down with 1t, it
came in little watery-like testers under
her eyes, and on her chin, then after
a few days 1t would dry down in scaly,
white 'scabs. In the daytime she was
quite worrysOme and would dig and
scratch her face nearly all the time.
Il consulted our physician and found
she was suffering from eczema, which
he said came from her teething.
used the ointment he gave me and
without any relief at ALL Then l
wrote for book on Cuticura and pur-
chased some Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment at the drug store. / did as l
found directions in the Cuticura Book
let, and when she was one year old,
she was entirely cured Now she is
three years and four months, and she
has never been troubled with eczema
since she was cured by the Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment" (Signed
Mrs. Freeman Craver, 81 Lewis St,
Syracuse, N. Y, May 6, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
OF each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. l.. Boston.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
MANY SUED FOR OLD LANDS
Litigation Recalls the Passing of Port
vi 40. Once Thriving Harbor
City in Ozaukee County.

Milwaukee.-The passing of two
of the earliest Wisconsin towns, one
of which has wholly disappeared
from the map, while the name of the
other is is revived as a railroad sta
ton, has been recalled recently by
suits and petitions brought in con-
nectiOn with the settlement of prop
erty and names of these old land
marks.
One of these historical spots is
Port Ullao, in OZaukee county, long
since crowded out of memory by it's
thriving neighbor, Port Washington:
the other is the old Indian village of
Corning, in Marquette county. the
name of which has been changed to
Anacker by the 500 railroad, and is
now likely to be changed again, if
the movement started by conserva-
tive old settlers should be success
full.
Suits have been brought in circuit
court against a long list of defend
ants to clear up the title and va
cate the streets and alleys of what
was once known as Port Ullao, but
what now is nothing but farm land.
The story of this spot is associated
with some dark pages of history
Ihls was the birthplace of Charles J.
Guiteau, whose name lives in the an
nails of our country coupled with the
murder of President Garfield
Back in territorial times Port
Ullao, situated five miles south of
Port Washington, was looked upon
as the coming commercial metropo-
lis of the lakes. The port consisted
OF a pier running out into the lake
at which steamboats, of those days
discharged passengers and cargo and
took on wood. 1t was while lying
at the Port Ullao pier that steam
er on which the late Capt. Frederick
Pabst and the late Gregory Hurson
were serving as officers saw the
smoke and flames of the steamer Nj
agara, which caught fire when
near Port Washington, and burned
with a terrible loss Of life.
AS the state began to settle, Mil
waukee on the south and Port Wash
ington on the north pushed forward
and the claims Of Port Ullao to COM
mercial supremacy were crowded
into the background. For a time it
held its own as a woodward for lake
steamers, but this, in turn, was cut
off by other ports of more import
ance.
One by one the residents left I'M
til nothing remained but a beautiful
plat on paper of what would appear
a city of considerable population
Gradually even the name was for
gotten, except by a few of the older
settlers who came to the state in
pioneer times
The old forks of the Neenah just
below Corning and the neighboring
fork of French creek were called
Wishonche, or Neenah Wishonche,
l. e., the junction or gathering of
waters.
Before the advent of the railroad
line, the village had become almost
extinct, but since then it was con-
verified into a depot and bids fair to
be preserved as a landmark, although
it probably will never be more tnan
a hamlet
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
GREEN BAY ROADS ELECT
Last Years Business Is Reported as
Most Salts factory in History
of the Company.

Green Bay.-At the annual meet
ing of the Green Bay & Western, the
Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western, the
Ahnapee & Western and the lola &
Northern railroad today the directors
elected these officers:
President, S. S. Palmer, New
York; president, J. A. Jordan,
Green Bay; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chas.
w. Cox, New York; general mana
ger, F. B. Seymour, Green Bay; au-
ditor and cashier, J. c. Thurman;
general freight and passenger agent,
J. B. Call
The past years business is said
to have been the most satisfactory
experienced
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
STATE RIVERS AND
HARB0RS COSTLY
Much Expended on Wisconsin
Waterway improvements.
STANDS EIGHTH IN THE LIST
Government Report Shows Sill ,493.-
944 APPROX lated Up to Present
Time for Badger State-Michigan
Has Received $4,000,

Washington, d. C.-In the amount
of money expended for river and har-
Dor Improvement by the government
from its foundation up to the pres
ent year, Wisconsin stands eighth
among the states, according to a re-
port by the secretary of the treas
ury.
On Wisconsin rivers and harbors
Sl1, 493, 944 has been expended. This
sum does not include $225,276 ex-
pended on the Milwaukee and Rock
river canal nor large sums expend-
ed on projects for the joint benefit
of two or more states Among the
latter items are $4,602,516 for Du-
luth and Superior harbor, $4,000
for refuge harbor in Lake Pepin,
$347,251 for Menominee harbor,
$405,S86 for the Sturgeon Bay and
Lake Michigan canal, and smaller
amounts for the improvement of the
st. Croix, Rock and Mississippi riv-
ers.
Including Wisconsin's share of
these amounts in the general total
would bring the state up near the
head of the list in the amount of
work done in the improvement Of
rivers and harbors.
Michigan stands at the head of the
list with an expenditure of more than
100000.
The amounts expended in Wiscon-
sin by projects are as follows:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Bank Reserves Decrease.

Washington, D. C.-The- abstract
of the condition of the national
banks of Wisconsin, exclusive of Mil
waukee, at the close of business on
Feb. 20, as reported to the controller
of the currency, shows the average
reserve held at 1914 per cent, as
compared with 1879 per cent on Dec.
5. Loans and discounts increase
from 63,S61,564 to $64,60O,O16,
gold coin from S1,S99,6S4 to ST.
94S,824, lawful money reserve from
$3,7OS,703 to $3,7SS,96S, individual
deposits from s52,247,163 to s54,-
543,176
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22

The tip kernels are likely to be flinty
and OF pop corn shape, which is I'M
desirable in dent corn. If bare tips
are noticeable to quite an extent
throughout the field, it may be due to
the fact that the silks representing
the tip kernels which were formed last
were too late to receive the pollen to
fertlllze them. If ears having defec-
tive tips are used for seed, their I'M
desirable characters will soon become
permanent. Open tips usually accom-
pany shallow and irregular kernels on
the ear which makes the kernels on
that part of the ear undesirable for
planting, on account of lack of uni
formity
In judging the character of the butt
OF an ear of corn, the way in which
the rows come over towards the shank
is important. If the corn comes in
too close, the ears may drop off the
stalk during the ripening and not full
ly mature. All ears which have butts
improperly filled should be rejected.
Corn breeders in desiring to get
large proportion of corn to the cob,
often choose ears with too small an at
tachment for the shank. The butt and
the tip kernels are rejected for plant
ing, because they are more likely to
be mixed with other varieties and
owing to their peculiar formation, they
are not uniform, and interfere in the
! planting. They also seem weaker in
termination and are more tardy in
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
NJ GOVERN CALLS
SPECIAL SESSION
Legislature Will Consider Re-
lief for Black River Falls.
DATE Is SET FOR APRIL 80
Portage Dixie Repair, Water Power
and Primary Elections Among the
Ten Subjects Listed in ProcIama-
tion-Special Elections Called.

Madison. - Gov McGovern has
called special session of the Wis
consin legislature to meet in Madi-
son at o'clock p. m. on April 80
to consider and act on the follow
ing ten subjects of legislative bust
ness:
Il. To make an appropriation and
grant relief to the city Of Black River
Falls, it's citizens and others in the
immediate vicinity thereof who suf-
fered loss in the food OF Oct. 6, 1911,
to permit a dam to be built across
Black River at this point, and to
make provision for the construction
of a retaining wall that will protect
the city from further injury.
"2. To appropriate money or
make other provision for the i'm
provement of the levee system in
and about the city of Portage in the
counties of Columbia and Sank to
protect life and property in the val
legs of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
%. To enact laws for the con-
struction of dams and the regula-
ers
"A. To amend sections 1868 and
4432 of the statutes relating to
weights and measures.
IS. To amend chapter 452 of the
laws of 1911 pertaining to public
lands.
IS. To validate elections held on
April 2, 1912, and to amend the
primary and general election laws
a. To enact laws relating to as
sociations transacting insurance bus
mess on the Lloyds' plan.
SO. To enact legislation relating
to home rule for cities.
-. To enact legislation relative
to the protection of fish and game.
10. To make an appropriation to
cover expenses incurred by the legis-
lative reference department in prep
aration for and during such special
session"
Gov. McGovern also called special
elections to fill vacancies in the old
Fourteenth and Thirtieth senatorial
districts and the Fourth assembly
district of Milwaukee county. The
primaries will be held on April 2,
the day of the spring election, and
the special elections on April rs.
Gov. McGovern said that he did
not believe that the special session
of the legislature would last more
than ten days or two weeks. Bills
on the ten subjects to be considered,
and under the call no other subjects
can come up, will be prepared by the
legislative reference bureau before
the legislature convenes and copies
sent to the members. Any member
of the legislature may have bills
drafted by the bureau on these sub
jects The last special session of the
legislature, which was in 1905, con-
tinued fifteen days and cost the state
$8,67S26. Gov. McGovern said that
he believed the cost of the special
session just called would be less than
that amount.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22

Seed Corn, Select Ears as Near the
Shape of Those Shown Here as
Possible.
growth than kernels from the middle
parts of the ear.
Kernels should be of perfect wedge
shape, narrower or wider ct the point,
, according to the variety characters
tics.
They should be uniform in shape,
size and color and true to the type or
variety. The crown or big end of the
kernel should be such that the edges
of the kernels slope from tip to crown
The tip of the kernel, which is the
part attached to the cob and contains
the germ is rich In protein and oil
and of the highest feeding value. For
this reason plump tip usually indi-
Gates vitality
The kernels on the cob may be ir-
regular, being deeper at the butt than
at the tip. This makes the kernels
non-uniform in size and renders the
corn almost wholly unfit for seed No
machine will plant kernels of this type
III u.
Kernels with weak or shriveled tips
should be discarded, no matter how
well the outside of the ear may look
At least IS per cent. of the oil in the
kernel is in the germ, hence corn
with well formed germs is desirable
Tests by the Illinois experiment sta
ton show that the oil in corn may
TO
protein from 61a to Is per cent. If
seed corn contains large amount of
protein and oil the crop grown from
this seed will be high in these desir-
able features.
Standard measurements for corn
produced in northern, middle and
southern Wisconsin, are as follows:
Length, northern section to 9 inches,
central, 81 to 81 inches, southern 80
to 91a inches. Long ears are objection
able because they usually have poor
butts and tips, shallow kernels and
hence low per cent. Of grain to the
ear. In general the circumference
should be three-fourths the length
The standards for various sections in
Wisconsin are: Northern to 61s
inches, central 61a to inches, south
ern to az inches.
The chief reason for distinct meas
urements is to secure uniformity and
compactness in ears. In scoring one
must not accept ears that are out Of
the natural proportion but must be
governed by some uniform standard
The time will arrive in Wisconsin, as
it has in some of the older corn
breeding states when each distinct
variety OF corn VIII have it's respective
measurements as to length and cir.
conference.
Burrows between lows, should be
straight with uniform space between
kernels at the crown.
No space between kernels should be
noticeable at the tips near where they
are attached to the cob.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Women Carry Rinon Election.

Ripon.-At a special election, the
proposition to issue bonds for $50
600 to erect a new high school build
ing was carried by a majority of AS
votes The women's clubs of the
city had taken the matter up actively
and despite the extremely inclem-
ent weather 613 of the 1,436 votes
cast were polled by women voters.
they alone returning a majority of
800 for the project.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22

See that measuring worm crawl
ing up my skirt?' cried Mrs. Bjenks
That's a sign I'm going to have
new dress"
We'll, let him make IT for you"
growled Mr.. Bjenka. And while he's
about it, have him send a hookworm
to do you up the back. I'm tired OF
the job"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Railway Suit Is Closed,

Kenosha-The lines of the Ken
osha Electric railway company will
not be sold to the highest bidder to
pay the old claim of Promoters
Haynes and Clausen. 1t was an
nounced that the suit which has been
pending in the circuit and supreme
courts of the state for the last eight
years had been settled.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Cold WeIcOme

A clergyman in a small town was
deploring the fact that none of the
couples that came in from the coun-
try to be married stopped at his house
for the purpose
We'll, brother" said the man ad-
dressed, what can you expect with
that big sign on the tree there: Five
dollars fine for hitching here?' >
Youths Companion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Loses Case Against DR.. I'LL.

New Richmond.-Fre Stein, Min
neapolis, Mimi, who sued John Till,
the famous plaster" doctor, who
lives near here, for 100000, claim
ing that his health had been perma-
nently impaired by one of THIS plas-
tiers, lost his case when the jury dis
agreed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Donate Fish Hatchery Site,

Sheboygan.-The Business Mems
association is about to start a cam
paign to raise $500 to pay for the
site of the new state fish hatchery,
to be erected here this summer. The
association voted to donate the site
and has already purchased it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Summer Near.

Patrick worked for a VIGOROUSLY
stingy boss and lost no chance to
let the fact be known. Once a wag-
gish friend, wishing to twit him, re-
marked:
Pat, hear your boss just gave
you brand-new suit of clothes"
NO." said Pat, only part-rt of a
suit
What part?"
"The sleeves iv the vest!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Laugh Puts Woman in Hospital.

Appleton To swallow a hairpin
while listening to a funny story was
the experience of Mrs. r. F. Schultz
of Shawano last September. Now
she is in a local hospital as result
of the lodging of the pin. in the walls
of the intestine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Geieer Report Favorable.

Washington, D. C.-The nomina-
ton of Ferdinand A. Geiger to be
United States district judge for the
eastern district of Wisconsin has
been ordered favorably reported to
the senate by the judiciary commit
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
VIII BuiIO New Mill

Eau Claire-A new linen mill will
be built by the Eau Claire Linen
company on the north side OF the Eau
Claire river, opposite the former site
of the mill destroyed by fire two
years ago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Badgers lie for Little.

Madison.-By defeating Indiana.
So to q, at Bloomington, Ind, the
University of Wisconsin team has
clinched it's tie with Purdue college
for the western basketball champion
ship.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
To Exterminate "Rouga" Fish.

Oshkosh.-State Fish and Game
Warden j. A. Sholts will experiment
in the waters that surround Oshkosh
in an effort to rid the lakes and riv-
ers of the undesirable and UNBEATABLE
fish, commonly designated as trough
fish
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Foe of Wire Trust Is Dead.

Janesville-Iames Harris. head of
the GAINESVILLE Barbwire works, the
largest concern % its kind not in the
trust, dropped dead of apoplexy at
his home in this city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Free Delivery for Hartford.

Hartford. - That Hartford will
have free delivery of mail is now an
assured fact. R. NJ. Bates, post
Office inspector, has been here max
ing the final preparations
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
SUGAR Beet Industry Grows.

Chippewa Falls. - Farmers of
northern Wisconsin are taking up
the culture of sugar beets more than
ever. The Chippewa Sugar company
of this city has already contracted
for 5000 acres for 1912.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
Faces Trial as Brothers Slave

races ITIaI DIS DTUtHeF Slayer.
Ashland.-Charged attempting to
kill his brother, Will Switzer was
bound over to the circuit court. The
it is charged, stabbed his brother,
F&ank, while they were struggling.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
PALMYRA Wants Water Plant

Palmyra. - The business mems
club has voted for the construction
Of a water works plant and peti-
tions for special election will be
circulated.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-22
More Time for income Tax Returns.

More Time Tor income 7 ak Returns.
Madison.-The state tax commits
sion has issued an order extending
the time for making returns for in
come tax from April 1 to April Is.
1t was found that the time allowed
by the first order was too short not
only for the assessor to give the re-
quired attention to the work. but
also for many properly to fDl out
their return blanks.