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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01

tending the Academy of Our Lady at
Longwood, Illionis, spent the week
end with the formers parents in
West avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Tanck, Mr. and
Mrs. John Cruel and Mr. and Mrs G.
M. Gahlman visited in Milwaukee
Thursday. making the trip by auto
Mrs. Helen Pfund of Tomah is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Emile
Bursinger in North First street.
The Wolfram-Sh company began
work Monday morning, after one
weeks lay off.
Five hundred stoves to choose
from at The Central Trading Co.
Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reese and chill
dren of Victor, N. Y, are visiting the
latter's mother, Mrs. Charles Me-
schke.
w. A. McCaig and Roy Blair, with
the Valecia Condensed Milk company
IL,
with relatives here
Cyrus Casey, who is teaching in the
public schools at st. Croix Falls,
spent the weekend with his father in
Washington street.
f. A Denninger of Dallas, Texas,
and Miss Esther Denninger of Me
nomonie are spending the weekend
at their parents home here
Frank Dietz and sisters, the Misses
May and Christina, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. P. Kelley
in Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mirlach of
Beaver Dam visited Thursday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Keppler
Third street
We have at all times almost any
ing Co.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. MARCEL Kiefer spent
Thursday in Madison.
William Higgins of Waterloo was
visitor here Thursday
Roy Stark of Baraboo is visiting at
the home of Frank Stark.
Miss Jane Reynolds of Hubbleton
is visiting Miss Jennie Woods.
Miss Viola Kohl spent Thanksgiv-
ing day with relatives in Pipersville
Frank Bandelin of Milwaukee spent
Thanksgiving day with relatives
here.
Miss Laura Bolger of Waterloo is
visiting at the home of R. w. Lueck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman and
son, Victor spent Thursday in Helen
vile.
Charles Crave of Beloit spent
Thanksgiving at the home of Killian
Miller.
Miss Adelaide Link is visiting in
Grand Rapids, Mich, for two weeks.
Miss Mile Roller spent Wednes.
day in Jefferson.
Miss Dora Geschke was here from
Madison Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Lehman en-
tertained number of relatives at
Thanksgiving dinner, among whom
were Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Green of
Milwaukee.
Roy Harte of Columbus spent
Thanksgiving day at the home of his
parents, Alderman and Mrs. G. w.
Harte, Washington street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hyland and
son of Madison and M Smith of Els
canada, Mich, spent Thanksgiving at
the home of Miss Belle Smith
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
erownup,s Christmas Stocking.

1t is not always the gift itself, but
the way in which it is presented. that
commends itself particularly to the re
cipient To the girl who thinks she is
too old to hang up her stocking send q
pair of silk stockings. using one to fill
and roll up the other and stick it In the
foot. The rest of the stocking should
be filed with inexpensive trihes-a
homemade jabOt. tie or collar. hand
kerchief, some candy. nuts. raisins.
crab apples, card or calendar-per-
haps. some little kindly hits at her hob
bles that will amuse her. Each OF
these articles should be wrapped sepa-
rately in tissue paper and red ribbons.
and the excitement of opening the mys-
ferrous small packages will often ex-
coed the pleasure taken in one large
gift that would have cost more than
the numerous small ones.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
One on Father

A young minister preached one Sun
day to a rural congregation and spent
the next day visiting the people, At
one house the man of the house was
expressing his appreciation of the SER
mon in very complimentary terms
while assisting the minister to put up
his team. His little son had followed
him and after cycling the minister a
minute or two exclaimed: why,
papa, you said he was a one boss
preacher, but he's got two hosses!"-
National Monthly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
Parable of Iifa

There is a wireless telegraph ap-
paratus in a certain home and the
boys explain that they can only re-
ceive but not send. 1T takes power
to send. and power COSTS" So they
ming out their aerial to catch mes
sages from far and near, and never
send message in return The Incl
dent is parable of life.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
British Publications.

There are 40 daily publications In
London, 1873 dailies In the rest of the
kingdom, while British weekly and
monthly publications total 2,643 and
1852, respectively England, .includ.
ing London, has 1873 daily papers and
1.365 weekly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
BABY BOOTEES.

they would be both pretty and COM
Portable. The ones below could be cut
from warm wooden material in dainty
colors, pink or blue, with little border
around of Swansdown. Ties of rib
bon would keep them on the baby feet,
and the cost would be next to nothing
save a little time.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01

Mrs. ". ". McBoyle of Bloming-
ton, Ind, is guest at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs George
Norton.
Miss Ida Goeldner was a Milwaukee
visitor Tuesday
Frank G. Exner of jamestown, N.
D., is in the city, called here by the
sickness of his wife, who underwent
an operation at st. Mary's hospital
on Monday.
Mrs. George Benke spent Thanks
giving with friends and relatives In
Milwaukee.
The Leader has circulation OF
over 1900. according to sworn,
statement.
Mr. and Mrs Herman Kleinsteuber
and daughter, Gladys, of Waterloo
are guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hoffman in Main street.
Miss Edna Rohloff has returned to
her home in Hortonville after spend
ing the past few months at the home
of Fred Hilker. She was accom-
panied by Miss Margaret Reckner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wieman
spent Thanksgiving in Waterloo.
lot of people don't know when
they are well off, you will know you
are more than we'll off if you trade
with The Central Trading Co-Adv.
Mrs William Spear spent Wednes
day in Reeseville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Schuenke are
visiting in Delafeld
Dr. George Lynch of Lomira spent
Thanksgiving with his parents here.
Order your storm sash early at the
Jaeger Mayer Co. Nov. 10 1t
Gordon E. Bacon attended the
State Beekeepers' convention at
Madison Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baumann and
children of Jefferson are visiting at
the home of Miss Belle Smith.
Miss Esther Schumacher spent
Thanksgiving day in Milwaukee.
Miss Evora Shakshesky left Thurs
day for Madison, where she spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Menges.
Carrot Keel and Harold Cruger at
tended the Older Boys conference as
Watertown delegates, at Fond du
Lac last week.
The annual bazaar and food sale of the
Glover Club of the COngreg atiOnal
church will be held on Friday, Decem-
Der 4, at the gymnasium of the church.
light supper will also be served.
Miss Julia Plass left Wednesday
noon to act as bridesmaid at the
wedding of Miss Lydia Proehl to Mr..
Alfred Griesbach, which occurred
Thanksgiving day Mr. Helmuth
Plass will go to Plymouth from Wau-
watosa and will be one of the groom
attendants.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Kuenpi OF
Oconomowoc spent Thanksgiving day
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Stamm of Mil
waukee were Thanksgiving day Wis
itorS here.
Arthur Remmel of Waukesha spent
Thanksgiving day at the home of his
parents here.
Henry E. Moser of Lake Mills
spent Thanksgiving with his father,
Henry Moser.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Polzin of Lake
Mills are visiting relatives and
frin
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01

Articles Mothers Can Make
From Odds and Ends.

II 7 is important that the baby's feet
81 shall be protected FROM the cold
during the excessively cold
months even though up to date
mothers permit their babies to go with
bare feet during the warm months.
Illustrated here are two pretty pairs
Of bootees which would be very COM
Portable for baby's pink toes. The up
per ones could be cut from pieces of
ribbon or satin. With an tnterlining
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
His Face Called for a TOURING Car.

His Face Called for Touring Car.
That it is expected of some very
plain women to have money in their
own right, and some very unattractive
men to possess motor cars in order to
maintain their popularity, was shown
the other day in conversation be-.
tween two young women on a street
car. They were speaking of a man
they had just met who supposedly
had accumulated quite bit Of wealth
Said the first one, eagerly: "Has
he a motor carr"
Replied the second: mo, / think
not"
And the first one looked up in an
evident manner Of surprise.
What" she excls imed that face
end no motor carr
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
WILLOW FURNITURE.

throughout the year Here are three
pretty examples of the fad-a seat.
stool and a lamp. Finished as they are
with cretonne backs and cushions.
they would make exceedingly attrac-
tive furniture for the bedroom or bou-
dOir
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
Horses Easily Battle Trained.

A naturally brave animal, the horse
can be trained to stand the roar of ar
tillery and the shock of battle better
In 1t.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
For the Bedroom.

There is a great fad in these mod
ern times for willow furniture not only
in the summer time and for the piazza.
but for living rooms and the boudoir
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
Classified Ads

All notices in this column will be
charged for at the rate of Is cents for
three lines, to run three weeks. No notice
taken for less than IS cents. Count six
words to the line. No notice will be run
unless cash accompanies the order, IN
less you have book account with us
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
Oldest Chain BRIDGE,

China has the worlds Oldest chain
one mountain to another.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
LAUGHTER.

There are two kinds of laugh; one
Is q restrained below and the other Ia
an audible smile.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01
CITY BRIEFLETS.


Mr.. and Mrs A. D. Platz spent
Thursday in Milwaukee.
Miss Mary Richter is visiting in
Juneau.
Miss Elsa Niebuhr is visiting in
Madison.
Otto Schott of Ixonia was in town
Wednesday.
Now is the time to buy your furni
ture of The Central Trading Co.
Adv.
E. H. Eggersguess returned to
Milwaukee Tuesday after visit with
relatives here. He left Monday for
his home in Kissimmee, Florida,
after having spent several months
in the north.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-01

w. FeldSChneider and son VIII
ship live stock Tuesday. Dec. 9Th.
Hiuhest prices paid for calves.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
FREAK VEGETABLES USED
Minister Shows Power Of God in His
Sermons by Means Of His
Collection

Memphis, Tenn.-C. II. Mason, ne
gro preacher, who is parson of the
Holiness Church, uses the rarest collec'
ton of freak vegetables ever gathered
in his sermons to convince his congre'
CATION of the power of God and the
truthfulness of the Good Book. These
strange freaks of nature do more good
than his sermons, the preacher de.
clares.
Five states contributed to the cOllec-
ton, any one of which would be valu-
able asset to a dime museum. Mason
has sweet potatoes closely resembling
a coiled rattlesnake. a sea gull a par.
rot, a strutting turkey, and two speci'
mems resembling a duck. He has an
Irish potato which closely resembles a
hen and an okra pod which is the
exact replica of small green snake
coiled. Most of the specimens came
from Arkansas and Mississippi. Mason
declares. Others were gathered in Vir.
ginia, Tennessee and Texas.
Besides his geological collection
Mason has huge sweet potato shaped
like a human heart. That he uses to
convince his hearers of the necessity
of keeping their hearts untroubled and
unafraid. The snakes, the most re.
markable freaks in the collection, are
used in illustrating his fire and brim'
sermons. Mason did not state, but the
fowls are doubtless used as a warning
and the parrot in addresses before the
Ladies Aid"
The negro and his religion some
times take strange turns. The inter.
probation to any astronomical distur-
bance is usually a harbinger of the
worlds end. Any unusual happening
in the heavens is generally declared to
presage a like calamity. but the freak
vegetable idea is new.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
SQUIRREL HALTS RAILROAD
Bites Live Wires and Forty Miles OF
Traffic Stops.

Beloit, Wis.-This is tale of a
squirrel, young and unsophisticated;
the tale Of the squirrel, his sharp teeth
and a live wire.
Incidentally, the squirrel Is dead'
while employees of an interurban rail-
way system are laboring in an
attempt to reinstate forty miles of SER
vice. nut out of business when afore-
mentioned teeth of aforementioned
squirrel came into contact with afore-
mentioned live wire.
Frolicking about the cross arm on
trolley pole where the GAINESVILLE
Cherry Valley division Of the Rockford
interurban passes through grove just
south of this city, the squirrel locked
his teeth through the insulation of a
copper cable carrying 1880 volts OF
alternating current.
Bang!
The squirrel was electrocuted, and
fuses were burned out from one end OF
the division to the other. All traffic
was stopped
Still gripping the high tension cable
the innocent victim of bit of spring
fun in woodland was found by the
troublemen.
A funeral followed. The casket was
one imported from Cuba; 1t once con-
tanned 100 fine cigars.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
WIND BLOWS CHECK so MILES
With Date Line for Guide, Finder
Sends II to 6ank-Returned as
"No Good"

Harrisburg, Pa.-"It's an i'll wind
which blows nobody good" is an old
adage which proved itself-almost-in
this vicinity.
A farmer living near Hummelsto>n
picked up a check for 1872 lying on the
road near his home. 1t was drawn
on the National Bank at Woodbihe,
Md. Just to see whether it was good
or not and also to get it to the rightful
owner he sent the piece of paper to the
Maryland Bank. Then he learned about
the wind.
He received a letter from the cash.
Ter of the bank saying the check was
mo good" 1t was blown to Hummels-
town from Woodbine, a distance OF
about fifty miles. air line, by strong
wind, the letter read, and the farmer
thought it was joke, but as he read
more of the letter he say it was no
joke.
q @"On the afternoon of September 81"
the letter stated, "a tornado passed
over Woodbine in which considerable
amount of damage was done. Houses
were DlOWu uOW1, trees "elc upAooIou
and the wind was so strong that calf
2 years old was lifted from field to
an altitude of about 100 feet and then
dashed to it's death"
The calf, the letter stated, was
owned by S. F. Hess of that place.
whose name appeared on the check
found at Hummelstown. This mans
house and barn were also destroyed
by the tornado, and during the houses
destruction the check was evidently
blown away. E.. '. ST 1881
Another similar check, bearing Mr..
Hess name, was found near Pembroke
the letter stated, just a few days pre-
vious. But as both of the checks had
been paid by the bank four years be-
fore and delivered to Mr.. Hess in the
usual manner the cashier said that he
just wished to show the finder one Of
the peculiar feats which the storm per-
formed. -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
BILLY WAS SURE TO GO
That's Why Vicious Goat Attended
Church and Almost Ended the
ServiceS

Codus. N. "a billy goat, the prop
erty of Herman l.. Kelly, went to the
St. Johns Episcopal Church here and
almost broke up the service. Although
the church holds open meetings and
has an invitation to sinners and others
to step within, Mr.. b. Goat was not
wanted. He was elected by two YES
trymen who acted as bouncers, while
the rector and his congregation looked
on and a youth climbed gallery pole.
AS three lads were going to Sunday
school the goat spied them and gave
chase. One boy ran into the Episcopal
Church as the only handy refuge and
was followed by the goat. 1t is be-
lieved to be the first animal of its kind
that has attended church services here
voluntarily.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
MAN PUTS UP FRUIT.
Cans Two Hundred Jars While His
Wife visits-likes Work..

Kansas City, Mo.-Clinton A. Saund'
ers, a travelling salesman, who made a
reputation for canning fruit, may re-
sign from his position so that he can
devote time to IT. 49,.
Saunders won his reputation while
his wife was away by putting up 2OO
quarts of fruit. 1t all started this way:
Mrs. Saunders was away on a visit
last year when the grapes began to
ripen. The Saunders home is comfort
able place with all sorts of fruits in
the big back yard. The grape arbor
is so we'll cared for that it is loaded
down with three varities of white, pur'
pie and black grapes, and he hated
to see that fruit go to waste.
One evening he sauntered to the
home of a neighbor and craftily asked
her for recipe for grapejelly. She
described the process in every detail
and Saunders hurried home and ar
ranged all the preserving Kettles
handy for an early start the next morn
ing.
He made the jelly, and there was
only one drawback to his complete de-
light in the success of his work.
He had strained the jelly through
his wife's best dinner napkins!
All women will understand how Mrs.
Saunders felt about that when she
came home. But she looked at the
fruit cupboard and bravely held her
tongue.
For the fruit cupboard was full.
Saunders had become enthusiastic
over the work. He liked it. Every
spare moment he had he spent at home
studying the preserving problems. He
sent to Washington for bulletins on
putting up fruit On his outside trips
he bought up all the fruit in season.
He put up strawberries, raspberrles,
blackberries, peaches, apples and even
yellow tomato preserves. He bought
brand new fat little jars of an improv-
ed make and a. very business like ap-
pearance and he labeled each one or
them. Each variety of fruit had its
own shelf and as fast as the fruit was
used the empty jars were scalded and
placed in an empty cupboard to be
ready for the next batch.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
RAT FIGHTS WOMAN.
Ferocious Little Animal Succunbs to
Rroomstlek Blows After Twenty
Minutes.


Chicago-After fighting for twenty
minutes with ferocious rat which at
tackled her after it had almost killed a
large tomcat, Mrs. Della Pace finally
tired the animal so that she was able
to kill it with broomstick. The com.
bat between the woman and the rat
took place when Mrs. Pace attempted
to rescue the cat, which was SO badly
bitten it was necessary to kill it.
Mrs. Pace first saw the rat when it
ran across her bare feet, just after
she had gotten out OF bed. She says
that the rat, pursued her when she
ran to the door, which she reached just
In time to prevent it from biting her.
She then borrowed the cat from a
neighbor. TON" gave a pleased yowl
ON seeing the rat, and leaped at 1t.
The rat allowed the cat to chase it for
about ten minutes, and then turned
around and chased the cat with fully
as much enthusiasm.
Finally Mrs. Pace heard sounds like
the cry of baby. Opening the door
she saw the cat lying half dead on the
Aoor, with the rat biting it, She went
to the cats rescue with broom.
Every time she hit it with the broom
It dashed at her and tried to bite her
feet. She would jump in the air and
eyade its attacks, the rat dashing past
her on each occasion. Finally after
twenty minutes of battling and jump
ing she tired the animal out and then
killed it.
The fight cost Mrs. Pace forty-nine
svats with the broom. dfty-six jumps
and 81 .46 for the tomcat.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
INDIAN DIVES INTO BARREL
browns, When He Is Too Cold to Ex.
tricate Himself.

Gibbon, Ore julius Williams, a well
known Indian of this vicinity was
killed when he fell head foremost into
a barrel, which had been set in the
ground by railway company. TO hold
water for the protection of bridge
from fire. A coroner's inquest showed
that the Indian fell into the barrel
and was so numb and cold that he
was unable to extricate himself from
the water.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
ROLLER SKATING IS APPROVED
British Medical Journal Shows How
Exercise Will Benefit and De-
scribes Evolutjon6

Exercise Will Benefit and De-
scribes Evoiutions.
London, Eng.-Rinking for health as
we'll as pleasure has received the of,
fetal approval of the highest tribunal
The British Medical Journal.
Members of the medical profession
who are always seeking for forms OF
exercise which can be regulated in
amount and are accompanied by mem
tai Instruction." says the writer,
SHOULD not overlook the great poten.
tialities of roller skating.
Zone reason why this exercise has
not been more recommended may be
the current belief that the air at these
Kinks is laden with dust and the ven.
tilation bad. That the first charge is
not correct may be proved by observ.
ing the dustless state of polished boots
after few hours skating.
ut must be conceded, however, that
there is a measure of truth in the SEQ.
ond count of the indictment, and that
the air, although fresh enough for on
lockers, is not sufficiently supplied
with oxygen for persons who are TAX
ing active exercise. To prevent any
illeffects from this deficiency the
health-seeker should not remain in the
building longer than is necessary for
his quantum of exercise"
AS rough guide to the doses" OF
skating recommended, in the scale as
cending from the mild to the strenuous
opd uniting tricks and figures that
cannot be classed, the following ia
BILE is given:
Plain forward skating.
Promenade waltz and Dutch roll.
Barn dance.
Spread-eagle waltz.
Cutoff waltz.
TwO-Step.