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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11

A concrete foundation makes the
house rat proof. The concrete is
covered about foot deep with earth
and the earth is supposed to be
covered about a foot deep at all times
with straw
Both inside partitions are wire and
there are wire doors in these parti-
tons opening into the different apart
ments. Loose strips reach across
from one plate to another and the
space above these strips is filled with
straw to secure ventilation without
draft. This is helped by windows in
each gable covered with thin cotton
cloth. Twice during the winter sea
son these strips are pulled down, the
straw all taken out and fresh straw
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Man Believed Murdered.

Trempealeau, finding of the
a pioneer of this place, on the Bur
lington tracks, leads the authorities
to suspect murder. for with the ex-
ception Of a broken leg there was no
other signs of being struck by a
train. firing of waiting for a night
train at East Winoia, Grover started
to walk home down the railroad
track and was within six blocks of
his destination whan he met his
death. As he always carried large
sum of money on his person, it is
robbed and then placed on the tracks
to cover up the crime.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
SOME SYSTEM Is NECESSARY
'ouItrymen Should Keep Books, Same
as in Any Other Line of Business
1t Stops Leaks.

and should be conducted along
business lines. Some system of
accounting is necessary. The pouL
tryman should keep records Of all
the income and expenses of his bust
ness in orcer to know whether it is a
paying proposition or not If it does
not pay he should know it and either
stop the leak or go out Of business.
An elaborate system of bookkeeping
is not necessary. If the poultryman
wishes to avoid keeping full accounts
he can at least keep a cash account.
This does not express the exact imam
an excellent help so far as it goes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
KIDNAPPED BYJEALOUSLOVER
ing Girl IN Boathouse for Forty
Hours Without Food.

Oshkosh.-Edward Pohl has been
arrested on the charge of kidnapping
Odelia Spanbauer, aged "a, his sweet
heart. He is in Jail in default oil
$4,000 bonds.
According to Miss Spanbauer's
story she and Pohl went to dance
and had trouble. AS a result, she
went home with another young man
Shortly after arriving home, Pohl
called to her and when she went out
doors TO speak to him she says he
forced her to accompany him to his
boathouse on the river, where he
locked her inside and left her for
forty and one-half hours without
food and without protection from the
cold. When rescued by the police
she was on the verge of collapse.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS EXCEL
Sometimes Called Egg Machines ant
Also Afford Additional Value by
Their Feathers.

Although the Indian Runners are
sometimes called egg machines, we
find they are Of additional value fol
feathers, by picking them at moultint
time, thus saving the feathers; ant
tered over their lots or run. says {
writer IN an exchange.
While they are great foragers II
search of food, they never fail to re-
urn home at night
Taking everything into eonsidera
ton, there Is certainly no other fowl
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
7. R. COHING TO WISCONSIN
Progressive Presid antial Ca0didete
Schedu ed for Addresses at Mil
waukee and Oshkosh.

Milwaukee. Theodore Roosevelt,
Progressive candidate for president,
will speak in the Auditorium here
on the night of Oct IA.
He will make one other speech in
Wisconsin before the November cleo
ton. He will speak in Oshkosh on
che night Of Oct II.
Norman l.. Baker, of the Progress
sive state central committees, receiv-
ed a telegram from Henry F.. Coth-
ems, chairman Of the speakers bu-
reau of the Progressive party, giving
the dates of Col. Roosevelt's appear
ance in Wisconsin.
Roosevelt comes into Wisconsin
from Minnesota, according to Mr..
Cochem's telegram
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11

In the Farmers Mail and Breeze.
Dropping boards extend along the
outer sides the full width OF the build
ing, and they are high enough up
TO leave scratching room underneath.
The roosts are all on level above
the dropping boards. Rows of nest
boxes extend along the partitions, so
the eggs may be gathered without
going in among the hens. Feeding
troughs are set along the floor in the
feed alley so the hens can reach
through for feed and water. The back
end Of the alley is used for storage.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
The Greatest Woman.

Who was or Is the greatest woman
In all history? Two hundred teach
ers answered the question and with
enthusiasm aud unanimity the judges
awarded the prize to the one who
made this reply: THE wife of the
farmer of moderate means who does
her own cooking, washing. ironing.
sewing, brings up a family of boys
and girls TO be useful members Of So
ciety, and finds time for intellectual
improvement"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
IT'S THE FOOD.
The True Way to Correct Nervous
Troubles.

Nervous troubles are more often
caused by improper food and indiges-
ton than most people imagine. Even
doctors sometimes overlook this fact.
A man says:
Until two years ago waffies and
butter with meat and gravy were the
main features of my breakfast. Finally
dyspepsia came on and 1 found myself
in a bad condition, worse in the morn
ing than any other time. would have
a full, sick feeling In my stomach.
with pains in my heart, sides and
head
AT times ! would have no appetite.
for days, then j would feel rayenous,
never satisfied when ! did eat and 80
nervous / felt like shrieking at the
top Of my voice. lost flesh badly and
hardly knew which way to turn until
one day / bought box OF Grape-Nuts
food to see If could eat that. tried
II without telling the doctor, and liked
It fine; made me feel as if had some
thing to eat that was satisfying and
still / didn't have that heaviness that
/ had felt after eating any other food.
II hadn't drank any coffee then in
five weeks. / kept on with the Grape
Nuts and In a month and half | had
gained Is pounds, could eat almost
anything I wanted didn't feel badly
after eating and my nervousness was
all gone. It's a pleasure to be well
again"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the book. The
Road to MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's
a reason"
Ever read the above letferf new
enc appears from time to time. They
are Kenuine. true, and fuu OF human
fAferent. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
blood in Dressed Poultry.

A very large proportion OF the I'M
slightly poultry in the markets, aside
from the rubbing and tearing OF the
skins, is caused by an incomplete re-
moval of the blood. At least 80 per
cent OF all the poultry coming into
the New York market is incompletely
bled. Much of it is so badly bled that
IT results in loss of from tyo
20 FIVE certs a POND
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Marie Divided the Candy.

When the uncle of a couple of
Brooklyn youngsters last called at
the household whereof they form a
part he brought with him some pieces
of candy. which were given to the
little girl to divide with her brother.
Later the uncle summoned this
child to the living room and asked:
Marie, when you divided those five
pieces of candy with your brother, did
you give him two and half pieces?"
mo, sir" said Marie. Il saw they
weren't going to come out even. so
ate one before | began to divide. ~
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
M litia 10 Take Trip.

ashburn.-Twenty-t members
of the Washburn branch of the Wis
consin Naval militia will leave for
New York. where they will take part
in the first naval review wrich viii
be held off the coast of New York
United States naval officers will be
here for the purpose or conducting
a physical examination. The boys
will leave Ashland in a special car,
going to Chicago, where special
train viii be run from that point.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Schmitz Spent S2,535.

Nadison.-The campaign of A. }.
Schmitz as a candidate for governor
on the democratic ticket cost ST.
1888, according to the report of
the Schmitz campaign committee to
the secretary of state. The receipts
were S2,650, and the largest dona-
ton was made, by Mr.. Schmitz him
self on Sept. when he gave $S75.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Killed ny insePurban,

Raeine.-While the body of John
Cerny lay at morgue awaiting bur
al and q coroner's Inquest, Frank
Roznak. arrested September on the
charge of stabbing Cerny with intent
TO do great bodily harm was ar
raigned in court, and entered 4 plea
of guilty to assault and battery. Ger
ny, who was to be the complaining
witness against Roznak, was run
down and killed by an interurban
car three weeks after Roznak stabbed
him.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Indian Runner Ducks.

chat affords greater profit for the
time and expense required than the
Indian Runner duck; and they are
not alone an all-round practical fowl
but ornamental as well. Their alert
lively nature, their graceful form,
beautiful colors and interesting
habits appeal to the artistic sense OF
every one.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Is KILLED BY MASKED MAN
Grant EeardsleY, Of Grand Rapids,
Dies Following injuries Received
in attempt to Rob Him.

Grand Rapids.-While unharness-
ing his horse Grant Beardsley, a
We'll known resident of this city, was
shot and killed by masked man.
The sheriff arrested on suspicion
Mortimer Wilson, former clerk of
Beardsley After a severe question
ing Wilson finally broke down and
confessed to shooting Beardsley after
demanding money.
On account of the intense feeling
against the murderer, he was taken
to Wausau.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
GIVING Little Ones a Show.

When there are differentiated
chicks in the yards care should be
taken to see that the little ones get
their proper share OF the feed. The
big ones are apt TO overcrowd the
little fellows and push them aside.
With Stats not too far apart, you can
arrange a place for the little ones to
feed in peace, and feed the large
chicks outside
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Bred-to-Lsy Puiiets

Prof w. r. Graham of the Ontario
station reports that % pullets, from a
pen of Barred Plymouth Rock hens
selected for high egg production and
the eggs of which had Matched well,
produced in October 101 eggs and In
November 337 eggs. Twenty-three
puIIets reared under similar condi-
tons from a Pen of Barred Plymouth
Rocks. bred especially for shape and
color. produced no eggs in October
and IS in November. The bred-to-Iay
pullets matured earlier.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
NEAT LITTLE POULTRY HOUSE
Rat Proof-Both Inside Partitions
Are of Wire.

A neat poultry house is shown in
this plan. The house is IS feet wide,
"a feet long and s feet high, TO the
caves, with hallway in the center 4
feet wide, making each poultry room
10 by l6 feet. writes w. A. Radford
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
RAISING Chickens.

hundred or 300 with plenty Of range
ian be raised to advantage at very
,mall expense because anything need
ID for feed can be raised on the farm.
,orn ard wheat make a fine chicken
red and for winter cabbage will add
the yalao of the ration
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Mrs. Beard Grand Marion.

Milwaukee.-Mrs. Edith NJ. Beard
of Beloit was elected grand matron
of the grand chapter of Wisconsin,
Order of the Eastern Star, at it's
meeting in the Masonic building here
Durant C. Gle of Watertown was
elected grand patron. Mrs. Ada B.
Craig of Eau Claire, grand conduc-
treSs. and J. \. Florin of Menomonie,
associate grand patron.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Youthful Woman Pastor

Rev Miss Ina l.. Morgan, OF the
Methodist church of Georgetown and
Arrowsic, Me-. is the youngest woman
aston in New England. She Is in her
arly twenties and hat been engaged
n church work for nearly four years,
aving received license in 1908 from
bishop John w Hamilton, OF Worces-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
State Salaries S. 900. 600.

Madison. s400. 600 has been
paid out by the state treasurer for
salaries for the month of September
This is at the rate of about $1,000
600 a year. The payment Of the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin salaries is over
$4,000 alone.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11

Madisoh.-City Assessor Taylor
has given out figures showing that
the valuation of Madison property
aggregates $S9.523.355. as against
sst.96s.250 for last year, an increase
of sT,555, los.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Has Peculiar Accident.

Grand Rapids-Claus johnson.
near here, met with a serious ae-
1ident While tying Z COW in a stall.
He was pullinE the chain through a
hole in the manger. when the animal
backed out and nearly severed the
thumb from his hand
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Politician Found Dead.

La Crosse.-Eugene G.. Perkins,
superintendent of the Southern Min
nesota division of the Milwaukee
road ana one of the most influential
men in politics in La Crosse, was
found dead in his bed. He had re-
tired in apparently the best of health.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
BOX FOR CATCHING CHICKENS
Method Described That Does Away
With Frightening Whole Flock
Handy for Applying Powder.

Catching grown fowls by hand or
with a wire hook scares the flock. A
catching box saves time and the other
fowls are not frightened. The box
can be made any size; 20 by 20 inches
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Charles Straw Ends Life.

Watertown-Ch Straw, 81
years old, prominent in Masonic and
railroad circles Tor many years, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head at his home here.
He had been respondent oyer illness.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Lurr-s 10 Save Her ifa-

Grand Rapids.-Jennie Diem.
school teacher, narrowly escaped
death in 3 fire that destroyed the
home Of Dennis Regain. town of Au-
burndale Miss Diem. who was i'll,
jumped from q second story window.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Attacks Husband in Jail.

Fond du Lac.-Mrs. Harriet Grin
nell of Oakfield, who had been de-
clared insane, attacked her husband
with a knife when he visited her in
the county Jail here She was dis
armed in time to save Grinnell's
life
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
P()(|LIRl|
l% Y W xJ|
HANDY CHICKEN FEED TROUGH
Where One Thinks Hopper Best TO
Keep Before Fowls All Time Good
Plan Is Given.

One Of the greatest needs in a hen
house is dry, clean trough for feed
ing shell. grit. bran or the dry ration,
The man who has eeiled house can
try my method and I'll guarantee he
VIII like it. writes Mrs NJ. l., Dean In
he Northwest Farmstead Cut
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Elec; ric Company Sold.

Burlington.-The property of the
Burlington Electric Light and Power
company has been sold to the Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light
company. The price paid is near
100000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Guilty of Killing Soy.

Rhinelander.-John kester was
convicted by jury of having killed
Everett Condor, aged II, who lived
with him at MinoeQua.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
FRIGHTENED Hen.

The hen that fees when you enter
the yard or run has you spotted" as
a disturbing element. Change your
attitude and you will at once change
hers for the better.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Find s.. 600. 900 Sand SEQ.

GAINESVILLE - Large deposits OF
moulder's sand, valued at over
million dollars. have been discovered
four miles northwest of this city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11

Those love truth best who to them
selves are true, and what they dare
to dream of, dare to do.-James Rus
sell Lowell
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Medford pepo, DESTROYED.

AIedford.-A gasoline tank, stand
Ing outside the 500 line depot, ex-
ploded while under examination by
an inspector, and set fire to the sta
ton. which was destroyed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Killed in Auto Accident.

Stoughton-B. ]. Ellis was thrown
from an automobile and instantly
killed on the street here. His head
struck the curling, crushing his
RkUll.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
Youthful Hunter Shot

Marshfield.-Lee Hubbard, aged
IL, was shot in the chest at Green
wood by his brother while ont hunt
ing. He is in the hospital here in q
serious condition.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11

Marinette-The Marinette Sigh
school has been condemned for uss
after February l, 1914, by a state
high school inspector
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11

The faith that inspires is the trust
which comes from our time-trusted
friends.-W. s. Royston.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
COMPLIMENTARY.

what would you call 1t in man
to steal all my ideas?'
Petty larceny"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-11
'H|BI i'd HlH|
Front View.

put in. This is done on a mild day
when the fowls can be left out in the
yard
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17

rency and fall in prices. with the
consequent enrichment of some of the
desperate gamblers that hung about
Richmond and fattened upon the hard
ships of the Confederacy. After each
contraction of the currency the con
venient presses were set going again,
and instead OF a circulating medium
of SI75,000.000 as the treasury once
planned. of of $2O0.000000 as II
planned at another time. the outstand'
ing paper money swelled and swelled
until II had exceeded the Sl,0OO.0OO,
600 of midsummer, 1868.
The banks of Virginia tried TO pro
tect themselves and the treasury by
refusing to receive the deprecated
currency, but in vain When soldiers
in the trenches Of Petersburg were
paying $40 for tin plate from which
to eat their frugal meals. and $500 or
$500 for pair of boots. the people
were still clamoring for larger issues
OF paper.
You may still buy crisp, fresh look
ing Confederate notes at prices vary
ing from two cents to two dollars per
hundred notes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17
Note is Mans Doom

back to me, but fate willed differently"
said the widow, sadly.
Il discovered the forgery accident
ally when | went to the bank a few
days later.
Il was ushered into the presidents
Office and told him my story. ! ex-
planned to him that my husband had
always been hard working and honest
and haG never before committed an Of
tense of any kind before. but that he
had been respondent because of his In
ability to find work. The banker
seemed touched by my story and treat
ed me With the utmost kindness.
At do not feel. said the bank Of
fetal, that this is a case for the courts.
itseems that perhaps your husband has
been more or less victim of circum-
stances, and / think that If he is given
a chance he win be an honest man
henceforth. So strongly do ! believe
this that | will show your husband
that every mans hand is not against
him. am going to have him call upon
me and / win give him a position In
the bank as a porter. and II he does
well ! viii make him Waterman.
will write letter TO him at once
The bank president wrote letter
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17

simply asking my husband to come
and see him | went out TO do some
work and did not return home until
evening. The letter had reached my
husband I'm the afternoon al home. !
suppose that since the letter did not
speak OF a position, and as my hus
band was conscious that he was guilty
Of the forgery, he became crazed with
the thought that his act had been dis.
covered at the bank and that the letter
telling him to call meant that he would
soon be in the clutches of the law.
Il suppose the terror of his posi-.
ton drove him insane, for he went into
a shed on the rear OF our lot and killed
himself by hanging. The letter, taken
out of the envelope. was in his coat
pocket, mute witness OF the cause OF
his self-deatruction. | found his body
later in the evening when ! went to
the shed and vas almost crazed with
grief. the sudden changes from despair
and fea~ to joy and then again to hor-
ror and anguish being more than
could bear
The president Of the bank has new.
er ceased to reproach himself for
what he terms his negligence in not
giving a more complete explanation
when he wrote the letter. and since
my husbands sad death the kindly
bank official has seen to Il that ! have
all the work al dreesmaking that
can do"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-04-17
Confederate Money Still Used to
SWindIe immigrants.
First Issue Of Currency In South
Problems That Confronted the
Treasury of the contederaey
During the War.

Boston.-Confederat money is still
favorite medium of the confidence
man in his dealings with the raw i'm
migrant, though 1t is hardly a cur
rency to deceive any man acquainted
with the country's history or even
with the negotiable paper money of to-
day. 1t is not surprising that confed-
crate money Is so plentiful after a
half a century as to make 1t more
valuable to the confidence man than
to the collector when one realizes the
immense amount turned out by the
Industrious presses of the Confed-
eracy.
The Confederate treasury kept on
printing paper money almost up to the
fall OF Richmond. A note dated Rich
mond. February IL, 1864, declares
upon it's face: THE Confederate
States of America will pay $40 to bear
er two years after the ratification Of
treaty OF peace between the Confed-
crate States and the United States of
America" When the Confederate
treasury began business there was a
clear enough perception among the
public men of the Confederacy that
cheap money would be one of their
governments perils. They had been
brought up in the old democratic
monetary theory of a currency COM
posed of gold and silver at a fixed
ratio intended to correspond with
their relative bullion value. and paper
money based upon such currency.
Almost exactly fifty years ago the is
sue OF 100000 in Understanding
notes was authorized. This was the
earliest Confederate paper money is
sued. By July OF that year the treas
ury had exceeded the authorized
amount, and the issue of double the