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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
RAISES LARGE POTATO CROP
Wisconsin Retains Third Place in
Both Acreage and Production of
Iubers, Says Census Bulletin.

Washington.-Wi Wisconsin is shown
as standing third among the states
IN potato production by federal cen
sus report for the year 1909. Dur
ing that year the acreage in the state
was 290, 1S5, and 81 ,96S,195 bushels
valued at S7,917,754 We're produced.
The increase over 1899 was 1919 per
cent in acreage, 29.7 in production
and 35.9 in value. New York and
Michigan We're the states leading
Wisconsin, the former producing as
597,7O1 and the latter 3S,243,S2S
bushels. These three states, with the
addition of Pennsylvania, which
stood fourth, had a combined potato
acreage of more than one-third of
the total land planted to that crop
in the United States in 1909.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12

"Oh, nothing-nothing," her voice
breaking in little sob. 1T is so silly,
but | was just wondering if you were
real-everything seems so impossible.
| cannot bring my mind to grasp the
situation"
He did not smile, but only took the
cropping hand into both of his own.
Il think | understand. little girl
he said gravely You are totally I'M
used to such life Almost without a
moments warning you nave been
plunged into maelstrom Of adventure.
and are all confused 1t is different
with me-since the first shot at Sum
ter my life has been one of action.
and adventure has grown to be the
stimulus | need. and upon which
thrive. But | assure you, pressing the
soft hand warmly, Il am real"
"Of course | know that; it makes
me glad to know it. If | could only
do something myself, and not just sit
here. it would all become real enough
to me-"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Divorce Decree AnnulIed.

Notwithstanding Agnew has va
Gated the divorce of John J. and
Jane MCGOWAN of New Berlin, who
were separated in the same court
Dec. 4, 1911, upon charges of cruel
treatment, preferred by Mrs. Nc
Cowan This is believed to be the
first case in the state in which di-
vorce has been vacated under the
law of 1911 which requires that di-
vorced couples wishing their decree
vacated must apply before the close
of twelve months or they must be
remarked.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Young Men Try to Force Entrance to
Young Girls Home and
Are Shot

Four young men have been shot at
Vex (Valais) by an irate Gather to
whose daughter they had come to pay
court. They were refused admission
to the house and when they tried to
force their way in the father took
down his gun and fired. Two of them
we're slightly wounded and the other
two seriously. The father was ar
rested.
The encounter and its almost tragic
ending we're due to an ancient custom
which prevails in the villages of the
canton of Valais and in the Alpine
hamlets of the German cantons. After
a girl has reached the age of eighteen
her parents are not surprised to re-
ceive the visit of several young men
after the days work to ask to see
their daughter and pass a pleasant
evening in the family circle. The
visit is looked on as a compliment,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith. a Virginian. now Dor
der plainsman, is looking for roaming war
partles or .saVages. He sees wagon team
at full gallop pursued by men on ponies.
when Keith reaches the wagon the rad
ers nave massacred two men and De
parted. He searches the victims 1nding
papers end locket with a woman POT
trait. Keith is arrested at Carson City.
charged with the murder, his accuser pc
Ing a ruffian named Black Bart. A negro
companion in his cell named Neb tells him
that he knew the Keiths in Virginia. Neb
says one Of the murdered men was John
Sibley. the other Gen. Wills Waite form
eriy Confederate officer. The plalnSrnan
and Neb escape and later the fugitiVes
come upon cabin and find its occupant
to be young girl. whom Keith thinks
he saw at Carson City. The girl explains
that she is in search Of a brother, who
had deserted from the army. and that
Mr. Hawley induced her TO come to the
cabin while he sought her brother. Haw
ley appears, and Keith in hiding recog-
nzes him as Black Bart. There is a ter
rife battle In the darkened room in which
Keith is victor. Horses are appropriated.
and the girl who says that her name is
Hope, joins in the escape. Keith explains
his situation and the fugitives make for
the hotel landiady. Miss Hope tells that
she is the daughter of General Waite
Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan where
Keith meets an old friend DR. Fairbain
Keith meets the brother of Hope Waite
under the assumed name of Fred Will
Ioughby. and becomes convinced that
Black Bart has some plot involving the
TWO. Hope learns that Gen. Waite. who
was thought murdered. is at Sheridan
ana goes there. where she is mistaken for
1hriStle Maciaire. the Carson City singer
Keith meets the real Christie Maclaire
ano finds that Black Bart has convinced
her that there is a mystery in her life
winch he is going to turn TO her advan-
tage. The painsman tells Hope Waite of
her resemblance to Christie Maclaire.
they decide that Fred Willoughbv may
hold the key to the situation Keith finds
Willoughby shot dead. Hope is told of
the death of her brother Keith fails to
learn what representations Black Bart
mas made to Christie Maclaire.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
MADISON is RICHEST CITY
ak Commission Expert Places Capt.
tai as First in State on Basis
of Assessment.

Madison.-Tables on taxation in
Wisconsin prepared bylA. E. James,
statistician for the state tax commits
sion, show that, per capita, Madison
Is the richest city in the state, on the
basis of tax assessment, with Apple
ton second and Milwaukee third;
that Madison is the richest in the
amount of assessable property, Mil
waukee alone excepted; and that, in
the ratio of assessed to true value,
Madison stands fourth While Madi-
son expends more tax money than
any other city in the state except
Milwaukee, Superior, Racine and La
Crosse, it's valuation is not only
higher than any other city except
Milwaukee, but is more than $1,000
600 higher than it's nearest COMPETE
tor, Racine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Going Back to Paganism

cattle to Lavra and Flor instead and
attended services in forest groves
consecrated to these gods. The police
are trying to put a stop to the move
ment, but without avail, as the large
forest shelter the idolators.
The ministry has sent out DR.. Kuz-
niecOW Of the Moscow Archaeological
institute to study the movement. The
orthodox priests complain that many
of their churches are standing quite
empty, while in some cases the peas
ants force them to hang in their
churches the hides of cattle which
have been sacrificed to Flor and
Lavra
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
STILL AFTER DEADLY CUP"
State Health Board Bars 1t From All
Public Buildings-Change in Scar
let Fever Quarantine Period.

Madison.-The Wisconsin state
board Of health has issued orders
prohibiting the use of public drink
ing cups in any public building in
the state. Through a controversy
as to whether lodge halls and similar
places are to be classed as public
buildings, the question has been sub
mitted to the attorney general for a
decision.
The board also changed it's regu-
lations on quarantine in scarlet fever
cases, setting a definite period of
twenty-one days in all cases, and in
the case of children another twenty
one days must elapse before the child
may re-enter school.
The annual meeting Of the board
will probably be held in Madison on
Jan. %, according to Secretary Har-
per.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
The Might of One Man.

The jewellers in Kensington's most
charming and Old World square can
now sleep O. nights without fear that
the too enterprising fiat" builders
will encroach on the green turf and
greener trees of Edwardes Square and
turn it into wilderness of bricks and
Edwa-des Squareites score-there still
exists the old charter, which provides
that so long as there is male resi-
dent in the square the property must
be left intact. This is a great joy to
the dwellers thereon, many OF whom
have promptly proceeded to become
absolute owners of their houses
Lady'S Pictorial
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
COLD WAVE CAUSES DEATHS
Two Persons Succu,ob in CoIur,hia
County-Rail Traffic Paralyzed
by the Frigid Weather.

Milwaukee. = Continued cold
weather, with the temperature rang
ing from 10 to 16 degrees below zero.
for tWenty-four hours, has paralyzed
business and freight traffic and
caused intense suffering throughout
the state. Several deaths from freez-
ing are reported.
Mrs. l.. Collerhan of Doylestown,
Columbia county, was found in her
home frozen to death.
Lewis Stebbins dropped cad on
the public highway in the town of
Buffalo, near Portage, while return
ing from a visit with his son. He
was overcome by the cold.
Very low temperature was report
ed Throughout the state. At James
vile 23 below zero; at Appleton 25;
at Portage 16; at La Crosse %; at
Green Bay 20; at Madison 10.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12

She rose suddenly to her feet. clasp
ing her hands together, her face
changing with new animation.
why couldn't 1? am sure could.
Oh. Mr.. Keith. it has just come to me
how can help"
He looked at her questioningly,
thinking of her beauty rather than OF
what she said
"Do-do l really appear so much
like-like that woman?" she asked
anxiously.
Very much, indeed. excepting for
the slight difference in age"
That would never be noticed in the
dark, or a poor light. Am the same
height?"
Practically. yes.
And my voice?-could you distin-
guish me from her by my voice?"
Il might; yet probably not. unless
my suspicious were aroused What is
it you are thinking about?"
She took a deep breath, standing
now directly facing him in the light.
''Of playing Miss Maclaire tonight"
she said quickly. "Of taking her
place. and learning what it is of so
much Importance Hawley has to re-
port. Don't you think it might be
done?"
The sheer audacity of this unexpect-
ed proposal left him speeches.. He
arose to his feet, gripping the back
of the chair, almost doubling if he
could have heard Alright, his eyes
searching the girls face which was
glowing with excitement. Of course he
could not permit of her exposure to
such a risk; the scheme was imprac-
ticable, absurd. But was it? Did it
not offer a fair chance of success
And was not the possible result
worthy the risk assumed? He choked
back the earlier words Of protest I'M
uttered, puzzled as to what he had
best say. A quick-witted resourceful
woman might accomplish all she pro-
posed.
'Tt looks SO simple" she broke in
impulsively, moving nearer him.
Don't you think | could do it? Would
it be unwomanly?"
The result, if accomplished, would
abundantly justify the means, Hope,
he acknowledged at last. Il was not
hesitating on that account, but con-
sidering the risk you would incur
THAT would be so small-merely
the short walk alone with him from
the theater to the hotel" she plead
ed. "Once here it could make no diff
ference if he did discover my identity,
for there would be plenty of men near
at hand to come to my defence. Oh,
please say yes"
eff I do. then we must make the IL
fusion perfect, and take as few
chances of discovery as possible.
must learn exactly how the other
dresses, and when she leaves the the
ater Fortunately for the success of
your plan the Trocadero permits no
one but performers to come behind
the scenes. SO that Hawley will be
compelled to wait for the lady outside
the stage door. had better go at
once, and see to these Details
Yes she said, her eyes sparkling
with anticipation, and | am so glad
you are willing. | will be most dis
Greet You are not sorry I made the
proposal?"
(TO BE Continued
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Butchers Eight Living Cost.

La Crosse.-Retail meat dealers
have a plan to reduce the cost of
living Their supply of meats is put
in three lots of equal quality, but
priced in three grades. One is for
the buyer who pays cash and takes
his purchases with him, another for
the cash customer who wants his
meat delivered and the third for the
customer who wants his purchases
charged and delivered.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Will Let Book Contract.

Madison.-The state department
of education will soon let a contract
for a years supply Of school library
books, involving over 100000 vol
umes a year, to cost 100000. The
department has compiled a revised
list from which superintendent must
select books. The new list contains
between 1900 and 1900 titles of
books suitable for use in libraries
and elementary schools.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Oil Inspection Progresses

Madison.-The annual report of
the state supervisor of inspectors of
illuminating oils, Louis F. Meyer, de-
clares the department to be more eff
fective than ever before. The re-
port shows that 164 barrels of oil
were rejected, 355,751 barrels of oil
and 351,779 barrels of gasoline were
inspected. The total receipts for the
year ending Sept 80, 1911, $40
5000, exceeded the total disburse-
ments by S23,363.91.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Big State Poultry Show.

Madison-About 1000 birds are
entered in the eighth annual show
of the Wisconsin Poultry association,
which opened in the big livestock pa
Wilton of the state university. Lead
ing poultry breeders of the middle
west are represented. The judges
are James A. Tucker, Concord, Mich,
George w. Hackett, North Freedom,
and George Wells, Oshkosh.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Attacks Rate Risk Books.

acknowledgements Commission
er Ekern has asked foreign liability
insurance companies operating in
Wisconsin to withdraw their books
of rates and instructions to agents
H. Crownhart, chairman of the state
industrial commission, stating that
the companies have misrepresented
the law and that employers possess
wrong ideas as to it's intent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
COMPANY Paws Big Fee.

Madison.-State Treasurer Dahl
has received $4,000 as fee for fill
ing an amendment to their capital
stock from the J. l. Case Threshing
Machine company of Racine. The
company recently increase the capital
stock from $5,00O,000 to $40, 0OG,-
600. The rate is 1 per cent per
81 900
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Woman BrutalIy Assaulted d.

Wauwatosa.-M Mary Brew, 30
years old, was brutally assaulted in
her home here by an unidentified
man who asked to be allowed to en-
ter the house to warm his feet. After
being terribly cut and scratched, she
escaped by jumping through the
glass of a second story window to a
porch below. Her assailant made his
get away. 1t is thought the man is
insane and may have been an escaped
inmate of the county asylum here
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12

Wausaukee- Edward Martin, al
legged train wrecker, will not be tried
a second time The jury disagreed
at the first trial and as the state has
been unable to procure additional
evidence the case will be nolled when
court convenes at Marinette.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Ashland Trainmen Go Free.

Ashland-Judge McCully dis
charged Conductor Wilcox and
Brakemen Hanson and McDougal
today, holding that insufficient evil
dence had been produced to hold
them responsible for the death of
Carrie Dillon of Glidden
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Freezes Ears to Win Bet.

Walking from Mani
towoc to this city, distance of 80
miles, with the temperature at 30
below zero, John Smazel won a bet
of $50, but reached his destination
with both ears and his nose frozen
The trip took six hours.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Appleton Business Houses Burn

Appleton.-F'ire broke out in The
Globe hotel, spread to the Hammel
building and both were totally de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. With the temperature 25
degrees below zero, the fremen had
hard work in checking the flames
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12

and as the young men bring with them
wines and food they are generally
welcomed by the parents. The Gus
tom, which is known as the "Veillee."
results in introductions and often in
marriages.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Breaks Neck on lev Walk.

Wauwatosa-Wo His first
night as operator for the Milwaukee
road here. j. II. Stillane of Bangor
was instantly killed when he fell on
an icy sidewalk and broke his neck
while transporting mail from the de-
pot to the postOffice.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Loan Agent Jailed for Usury

Milwaukee.-Law Murphy, a
loan agent, was sentenced to ninety
days in the house of correction for
attempting to collect $406 on loan
of $3.50 made to Michael Litscher,
aerailroad engineer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
a Weird Declaration.

That's a wonderful danger shrek
you have on your car" said Mr.. Chug-
gins.
Yes" replied the motor iend
That's the latest Improvement. 1t
makes a Shrek that paraiyzes the pc
destriar with fear and makes him
much easier to hit"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Fire Routs Corliss Hotel Guests.

Corliss.-Fire originating from an
overheated furnace destroyed the
Baldwin hotel, saloon and barber
shop with loss of about $4,000.
Several guests in the hotel were
forced to fee in their night clothes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
| lent Gov. Morris Recovers

La Crosse.-Lieut. Gov. Thomas
Morris, who was reported seriously
i'll with kidney trouble, is now able
to resume his duties. An X-ray ex-
animation showed that fears felt for
him were unfounded.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Aged Woman Dies of Cold

Menominee-With the thermom-
eter registering SO degrees below
zero, Mrs. Clara Stalt, aged 70, was
frozen to death in her home here,
where she lived alone.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
New Eank for Rloonler

Madison-State Bank Commits
sioner Kuolt has issued a charter to
the Peoples State bank, Bloomer,
capitalized at $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Green Hav Poultry Show Feb

1reea Day FOuitf'y oiSW FeD. L.
Green Bay-PlanS are now being
completed for the annual poultry
show Of the Northeastern Poultry
and Pet Stock association to be given
~ Green Bay, beginning February 1.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
Depot at Okee Burns.

Baraboo.-Fire destroyed the
Northwestern depot at Okee, ten
miles southeast of here. No other
damage is reported.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
wor,n D;es IF R,,rne

Kenosha Woman Dies of Burns
Kenosha-Mrs. Charles Norbut is
sion which occurred when she sought
to start fire with kerosene.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12

Ringing Estate Tax 9,3372O.
Madison. - The inheritance tax
from the estate of the late Otto Ring
ling is $9,33720.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-12
New Bank at Greenwood.

New Bank at Greenwood.
Madison.-Commi of Bank
ing Kuolt approved the articles of
incorporation of the Farmers & Mer-
chants bank of Greenwood
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-07
WATSON HEARD;
GETS $500 BAIL
Hearing Is Attended by Big
Crowd, and McDuffie Editor
Is Bound Over.

AUGUSTA. GA. June Thomas Z.
Watson was bound over to the Federal
court by United States Commissioner
Goodwin Friday In the sum of $500. on a
charge of sending obscene matter
through the mail
The hearing lasted for two hours and
twenty minutes and was replete with
interest throughout. Mr.. Watson's
brother. Mr.. j. F. Watson, signed the
bond, which is returnable to the next
session of the Federal court in Augusta
in March or April
Mr.. Watson based his defense first
on the question OF the warrant being
sworn out for him personally, when
The Jefersonian Publishing Company
was responsible. and second upon the
motive he had in publishing the alleged
obscene matter.
Commissioner Goodwin overruled Mr..
Watson's objection that his magazine
be submitted as evidence. Mr.. Wat
son objected because his name did not
appear as the publisher.
Demanding the name of his prosecutor
Mr. Watson said that he was an Ameri-
can facing accusation. but there was
no accuser present who could be held
responsible for malicious prosecution
in case he was not found guilty in the
court
District Attorney Alderman replied
that he himself was entirely RESPONSE
BILE for the accusations
Mr. Watson read from various books
which are protected by the copyright
and in which there are obscene pas
sases. but the district attorney held
that was no excuse
In summing up the evidence. Mr.
Akerman said that it made no differ
ence how good Mr. Watson's motives
were, the United States supreme court
held that any matter which passes
through the mails that tends to deprave
and which is obscene is sent in viola
ton of law.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-07
TRUST SHIELDED
BY j. s. DECREE
Federal Court Ruling Bars For
eign Competition With Alum
inum Co. of America.

PITTSBURG, June IA consent de
cree, which guarantees to the Alumni
mum Company of America a substantial
monopoly of the production and sale Of
was entered in the United States dis
trct court for the. western district of
Pennsylvania today in what is known
as the aluminium trust case, whereby
the government obtained a perpetual
injunction curtailing the monopolistic
tendencies of the aluminium trust in
controlling the price of aluminium ware
and bauxite in the United States and
Europe.
The decree prohibits the sale on the
part of the Aluminium Company of
America of aluminium abroad and like
wise closes American markets to for
eign manufacturers.
Also Breaks a Combine.
Agreements formerly in effect with
foreign companies controlling the i'm
portation of and expectation of alum
mum or bauxite and illegally fixing
the prices at which the raw material
should be sold are expressly prohibited.
Contracts entered into between the
Pittsburg Reduction Company the
Norton Company, Pennsylvania Salt
Manufacturing Company, Gustav A.
Kruttschmidt and James C. Coleman, of
Newark, N. j., whereby the sales of
aluminium and aluminium wares were
restricted, are made unlawful.
The combining of stock ownership
or controlling or restraining the output
of any product manufactured from
aluminum, delaying, shipments or exer-
cising any methods fatal to the indie
pendence of the concerns named as de-
PENDANTS, is construed as a violation
of the decree.