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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Shock for Wedding Cut-Ups.

The girls in an Emporia office, where
the boss recently was married, had
considerable sport in fixing up fun.
ny box" for his wedding gift. Their
sport emotions faded to dark brown
hue, yesterday, says the Gazette, when
they received telegram which stated
that in view Of the unnecessary en-
barrassment their prank had caused
him, he felt obliged to fire the whole
bunch and fixed the date of their dis.
missal After the girls had fretted
the whole cay through they discovered
the telegram to be a fake concocted
by a neighboring doctor, who thus
came to the aid of the abused bride
groom.-Kansas City Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Stenhenson,s Nenhew Dead

Milwaukee. = Isaac Stephenson,
aged "a, nephew of United States
Senator Stephenson, was found dead
in his berth in a sleeping car soon
after the train pulled into this city.
Mr.. Stephenson is believed to have
succumbed to a hemorrhage and when
a porter discovered the body it was
thought at first that a murder had
been committed. Deceased lived at
Menominee, Mich, where he was gen.
eral manager of the Ludington, Wells
& Van Shaick Lumber company.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
New Works. Steady Growth.

To build the buildings erected IN
New York city last year 1,019,25O,000
bricks were required. This Is an in
crease of 93,187,000 bricks over the
number needed for building operations
during the previous year. During that
year 926, 072, 900 bricks were used. The
increased consumption of brick is az
good an Indication as may be had Of
the steady return of activity to build
ing trades, which have not been any
too busy since the panic.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

are sending home skins in their nat
ural state, which they expect to have
dyed in America
Even when the whole animal is not
used, the body part-without the head
and tails used on jackets as deep
cuffs and wide, straight collars, and
built into pointed capes for evening
wraps. One sees more Of the fox
than anything else. although it is not
al ways eccentric in color.
Cabot clings to that peculiar whit
ish yellow fur which the majority Of
people think is exceedingly ugly, but
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
YEGGMEN GET $500 LOOT
Bank of Dallas, Barron County, Loses
Heavily to Safe Blowers, Who
Escape in Automobile.

Rice Lake-Six yeggmen broke in
to the Bank of Dallas, Barron county,
and got away with $4,000 in currency
in a waiting automobile.
The gang stole a handcar at Hills
dale and went to Dallas. Before be-
ginning operations on the bank they
cut all telephone wires leading into
the town Carl Anderson, a lineman
in the employ of the telephone com
pany, was sent out to locate the trou-
BILE. He was taken a prisoner by the
gang, who left him bound and gagged
in the bank
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Trade in Fox Furs,

The problem of the red fox is a
difficult one to solve. Will Americans
wear it? Will the women take it up
in purple and blue, as we'll as in red
and brown? They did at Deauville-
the Americans as well as the Euro
peans, but whether they will attempt
it In American streets will be some
thing to find out in November
Whether or not they wear these
animals, the truth is that the trade
in them is very large. Many of the
dressmakers and department shops
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Had Expected Ii.

A lady with wasplike waist faint
ed in a city street the other day and
was carried into the nearest shop.
An Irishman, who had observed the
occurrence, looked into the shop after
few minutes and inquired:
How is she now?"
ooh" said the shopman, she's
coming to-"
All" replied Pat, come in two
lust what I was afraid Of"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Skill.

Say, Bill" quoth the regular pa
iron, 'tell me how you do it."
do what?" asked the white apron
ed man behind the lunch counter.
Manage to get just one clam In
the chowder-never more, never less.
You dip it out in hurry, too"
But the white aproned man wasn't
giving away any trade secrets.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Getting Shallow

Little Willie was taking his first
trip abroad. About the third day out
they passed a freighter. She was not
carrying any cargo and about three
feet of the bright red below her wa!
teriine was visible. Willie gazed a.
minute and then exclaimed: Oh
PAPA, look how the ocean has gone
DOWN."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

Perfectly plain, this little dress iB
suitable for many uses. It's only or
nament is a wide box plat down the
center Of front and back. with the
closing under one edge of it in front.
A wide collar in square effect trims;
the neck and cuffs to correspond fin
ish the sleeves, or these may ex-
tend to the wrist and have g.
plain band cuff. A belt completes the
dress
The dress pattern (6387) Is cut I'M
sizes 2, and 6 years. Medium size
requires 2a4 yards of Sc inch mate
rial
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and bel
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Youth Acquitted of Murder.

Kenosha.-Peter Javaltos, the 49,
year-old boy on trial here for muir
dering Otto Langenbach, an automo-
bile salesman, on the night of July
80, was acquitted and walked out OF
the court room free.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
RefraueH EinncaIf

What made them suspect that she
was woman masquerading In mans
attire?''
''The lawyer was the first to adj
vance the theory. Every time she
had a codicil tackled upon her viii
she referred to It as a p s."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Twenty-four New Pharmacists.

Madison.-The state board of phar-
macy has concluded its examination
and out of the forty-seven applicants
present twenty-four were granted GER
tifcates The next meeting of the
board will be held in Madison, Jan.
* to 16
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

nesville.-Suddenly stricken with
heart failure at the funeral of her life
long friend, Miss Ella Roach, Mrs.
Eleanor Pollay, aged &c, died as the
coffin was being taken from the church
door to the cemetery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Mothers, Pension Act Accepted.

Madison.-Judge Louis Marchetti of
Wausau has notified the state board
of control that Marathon county has
decided to come under the mothers
pension law
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Noisy-Quiet,

Don't you like your neighborhood p
Nope, too noisy"
"Why, Jones lives next door to you,
and he says it is a quiet neighbor-
hood?"
1T is quiet for Jones' folks, and
noisy for my folks"
How in the world can that be?"
"Joneses have US for neighbors and
we have the JCneses for neighbors."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Under EaIse CoIora.

''And you say he was no true son Of
Kentucky"
NO, sab, The papah says he died
Of watah on the brain. He was an
,mpostah, sah!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
Cabbage Price Is HIGH.

Green Bay-Cabbage in Brown
county is bringing the highest prices
that has been paid in many years.
From So to S14 is now being paid for
the cabbage and the farmers are ship
ping many tons daily.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
confesses to Arson Charne-

Green Bay-According to Deputy
State Fire Marshal Finnegan, George
Mitchell, Jr., farmer living on Spirit
Lake, near Tomahawk, confessed to
setting fire to q hunters cabin
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31
IN THE FATHERIAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING in OLD HOME
Summary OF the Most important Hap
penlnGs In the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.

The one hundredth anniversary Of
the Battle of the Nations, near Leip-
zig, was celebrated October 1S. That
battle marked the defeat of Napoleon
in central Europe. The sovereigns OF
Austria, Russia and Sweden, the ma
tons that fought with Prussia to
break the power or Napoleon in Ger
manic Europe, sent their personal rep
resentatives, and all the federated
princes and mayors of the German en-
pire were present. A magnificent
monument was dedicated on hall
about 100 feet above the level of the
surrounding country. 1t is approached
by a fight Of 10 steps hewn in gran
lite. On the base Of the monument at
the head Of the stairs is an imposing
relief, $50 feet long and so feet wide,
the work Of Christian Behrens. In the
center Of the relief is a heroic figure
of st. Michael. On each side of him
F'uries with torches hover over a bat
tlefield strewn with dead Above, in
letters six feet high, is the motto OF
the anti-Napoleon warriors: Colt Nit
Uns" God with u.s..
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

A pretty and fashionable shirt
waist design is here offered. The
garment is made with front and collar
in one and may have long or short
sleeves. The short sleeves are finish
ed with pointed turn-back cuffs. Silk,
linen, madras, poplin or serge can be
used to make this shirt waist with the:
collar and cuffs of contrasting ma
teriai
The pattern (6O21) Is cut in sizes 81
to AZ inches bust measure. Medium;
size requires "a yards of SO inch ma
terial, with q yard of "a inch con-
trasting goods.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper,
Write name and address plainly, and bel
sure to give size and number OF pattern
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

the other house dye the fox black,
brown and gray
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

Miss Marion Hollins, one Of the best
of Americas women golfers, reached
the finals in the recent championship
tournament, only to be defeated by
Miss Gladys Ravenscroft Of Eng
land.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

Berlin.-Lieutenant Koenig, military
aviator, fell 500 feet and was killed
at the Nenendorf aerodrome near Der.
lin. The wings Of his machine col
lapsed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

Samuel Altman, agent Of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway company, was ar
rested in Vienna and his Office search
nection with the charge brought
against the agent of the company in
Lemberg, Of assisting Austrians to
evade military service by emigrating
to Canada without passports.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30

The passenger service has been somevhat
better here in the past week than il has been
in previous weeks. Last week trains were not
more than one and hall hours late. A good
many of the seabs are walking the streets.
which indicates that something is wrong at the
pen. We note the drop of I. c. stock to iisk.
They must be making arrangements to pay
their dividends, as we were informed by one
of the stockholders that this is the way they
do IT. The master mechanic from Padueah
was up here and took 4 close observation OF
the situation. Engine ess is held here for
work and the usual number OF them are dying
every day. The car shortage still prevails in
this territory and the mines are unable to
operate full time on this aecohnt
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30

rollton. expecting his mother to feed him The
old lady has our sympathy. Andy Oscar. a
brother -n-law Ia the big ierman boy Walter
Neiman. made a failure out OF his position as
assistant hos,lcr. and was promoted to safety
appliance Inspector. with a decrease in pay
from roc to lac an hour. Can an honest man
with family live on this, Lyman Chcssof
sky, scab timer residing a, 1862 Camp street,
and Abe Fietman. a soab blacksmith OF loa7
Barrone street. had a carving match in the
$. T. shops at Algiers. We are sorry that they
are not going Ia die as we have many good
undertakes waiting for business. Lewis. of
the car men. drove into town and chinned
with the boys Trains are running late and
we are all 10 the merry
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30
Chicago.

We have experienced no extraordinary
changes in the strike situation All our forces
are working unswervinsly with view 70 max
ing our cause as effective as possible. and to
make the Old Hog realize her sad mistakes
more fully than ever before. We know that
she already realizes that she has become very
NANCY, and that about all of her lustrous hair
has fallen off her back because OF her seabs.
The warm weather does not seem To: help her
very much. as all trains are running as late
as usual
Brother Ryan. OF the flue expanders. was the
star attraction at our recent Federation meet
ing. making a very instructive and intere sting
talk. A freight train went into the ditch at
Harvey III. The wreckng crews are kept
busy out OF here all the time. Twenty scabs
undertook to beat up four union men in front
of the Redmond sesb boarding house at Burn
sides. with the result that seven OF the scabs
fell over upon the street car tracks. and three
OF the union men were arrested. but later their
case thrown out OF court
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30

The company is getting into bad shape here.
and between incompetent scabs and other de-
plorable conditions that have developed. it Is
rapidly going the route to bankruptcy A suit
for $4,000 has been entered in the federal
courts against the Illinois Central by . stock
man who was elected from one Of the CON-
pany's passenger trans in December, 1911.
Every effort i, being made to get passenger
trains over the lines. but engines are dying
all along the line. and efforts to railroad in this
section of the country have now developed
into a regular joke. Indeed. it is q matter of
much surprise that the public remains 50 blind
as to tolerate this system OF railroading.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30

Read The Liberstor. Il il . working class
Newspaper.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30
Cairo.

The Old Hog is still making an attempt to
railroad through here. but all efforts are Of
no avail and no railroading is being done.
Passenger trains arc as much a. seven hours
late. Engine 1895 came in on train the other
day and il took both the fireman and engineer
to reverse the engine. Some equipment that
we have here on the Illinois Central nova
days. The I. c. shops. better known as the
bull pen imps' repository. have been closed
down for three weeks. because Of the strike
and high water. and there has not even been
a fire in the boilers during all this time. The
scabs are doing nothing except to wear out
their shoes on the municipal pavements Train
No. left here with six coaches in which there
were only five passengers. This is q demon
s,ration of the business enjoyed by the COM
pany on their through trains. The switch en-
Rines here are relics of the dark ages. but so
also is the whole system. for there is nothing
to il any more.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30
Central City.

The rebel army is more determined At this
place than ever before Recent action taken
by the company demonstrates that il is some
what rritaied. and we want to keep it 30 until
II gives up and hosts the white flag OF cap
itulation. and from all indications this will be
done in the not far distant future.
Engine SGD and three cars were derailed at
Brookport. and traffic was delayed for some
time. A workman was injured on an engine
at the coal chuies. A switch engine put two
cars TO the bad in the yards. We arc turning
IN our reports TO the government Office in
Washington. One of the scab machinists was
fired for lack of knowledge of the science Of
machinery. Engine $40 is the latest addition
To- the grave yard track. The bull pen imps
could do nothing with her. Everything is to
the merry here. Let the Old Hog do her
worst and see ii We care.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30
Paducah.
the revolution.

The same old condition, still prevail here
Tor the company business men are making
the l. G yards a regular hunting ground. The
Paducah Milling Co. after searching the wards
for week. finally located four OF their car,
at the UNION station. where they had been for
four day, After the had been located IT
was impossible tn get them moved TO the
milling companys side track and so they had
to go To- the extra expense OF having their
goods hauled on wagons from the station to
the mills Everything with wheels under it
has been pressed into service by the l. {. in
an attempt to move the freight with which the
yards have become eongested because OF the
heavy floods and the shop mems strike.
A large force of men has been put on the
bridge and track departments This work has
to be done. however, as the high water has
certainly played the desired role on the con
pany's property as lar arc concerned
II was necessary. therefore, to reinforce these
departments with more help. which. OF course.
helps to keep the eompanyt rsasury in a de-
pleted condition One OF the seAbs. named
Nelly, insulted a strikers wife and is now
awaiting trial. A scab by the name of Albert
Daniels. from Piqua. Ohio. was married to
Mrs. c. Coates at the residence OF Geo. Bon
durant. the seab foreman at the mill. The
Piqua scab says that he prefers boarding. as
he predicts that his stay, as well as that OF
his associates in Paducah. will be only tenn
porary. Foley and other high brows dropped
around here and spent a day trying to devise
a way OF exterminating the pickets in Paducah
However. Foley can feel assured that the
pickets are permanent fixtures.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30
Fulton.

This little junction in "Old kaintuck" is as
firm and determined as at the inception Of the
strike and our little army will remain in this
stage OF determination until the end The
scabs here are a restless aggregation. They
realize. no doubt that they are 10 become
victims Of a new system. system that will
preeip,ate them upon the human scrap pile
Conditions, bad as they have been in the
past. are becoming more unbearabe with the
passage of time. The yards are blocked with
the usual number of bad order cars, and the
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30

The Old Hog has had only three wrecks
here within the last ten days. but from this
you can infer that they are making = poor
job of railroading in this part Of the country
The equipment is getting so rotten that rail-
reading for the Central Is becoming an i'm
possibility
At Abbeville, Miss. IL cars were thrown
into the ditch; at Milan. Tenn. five more cars
went the same route. and another wreck took
place at the Jackson yard limits. We have a
blacksmith here by the name of I. J. Martin.
but his real name is Lock. Engine 500 failed
in the yards. Engine 1913 has been favored
with a coat of paint. The Seminole Unlimited
has not been on time for 4 week. and other
trains are from Is minutes to five hours late
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30
Nation.

The tree, are IN bloom and the strikers are
here on the job. and will be until they bloom
again ii necessary. Such is the spirit of the
Csnaries.
Engine 2i33. IN passenger service. broke
down. delaying it, tram four hours. The scab
boiler makers here are having great success in
their efforts to put the boilers out of COM
mission. and sawdust is being tried now. but
IT doesn't seem to give any better results than
the scabs were giving. We are informed that
the government inspectors made a raid at
Evansville and tied up 10 engines. However.
after the inspectors get cut OF town. the en-
gne, are put back in service. One Potter. a
fireman from Indianapolis, has arrived here
Ia take charge as round house foreman. 1t
took a manifest crew Is hours TO make trip
from here to Evansville This is some rail-
reading. Roy Mckinkstry. who scabbed here
on the clerks, and who WAS later transferred
to Evansville. has quit. and is now moving
to Ottawa. lie has seen the handwriting on
the wall.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30

Seab Shorty "Seddont" and Charlie Osborne
report that Ebb Anderson. a former brick yard
artist. and Tom Grouse. an innocent looking
form boy. are working in Memphis as boiler
makers at 3sc per hour. 1t is rumored that
they have to give part OF their earnings to
Scas Foreman "Stallings." So that they can
hang On To their jobs. Scab w. Wilson. for
merly would-bc boiler Inspector at McComb,
!, also doing the act at the same place. and
Is subjected To the same law as governs the
other s,abs. II there is any truth to this state
ment, he can no, have very much left of his
months salary. AT any rate. "Stallings' must
be making some job OF it But the poor !. c.
Is surely unfortunate in being infested with
this tribe. and that she must so to the cast
iron walls of failure is not matter OF Con-
lecture.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30
Starbuck

Among other noticeable occurrences here.
We note that the hogsers are doing what little
they can to help the company get their scrap
piles over the road. We have some large
>ouled people in this town. in fact. so large
that you could put 10000 souls like theirs in
mustard seed shell and at that you would
have plenty of room to rent. But. while the
war is on. We have to make the best OF il and
hope tina, the day will soon dawn when we
can tell them about it. and furthermore make
them like il.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-30
Evansville.

The government men have at last found out
that Evansville is on the map, and they ar
rived and sent few Of the scrap piles back
to the bone yard. II has taken the govern
ment men long time to find Evansville. but
better late than never Several OF their good
machinists have been laid off here. and among
them is Gomez. the man who turned traitor.
because he could not stay out any longer be
cause he had insurance to pay.
Little Eddie Torrance is the head maehinist
at the shops now. and Brother Johnny is the
head man at Knights. The company is sure
getting their bumps, and between the strike
and the high water they will have to raise
the white flag of distress Everything around
the yards is in a congestcd condition. and
there is nothing with which to relieve the
situation.