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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
$4,000 Auto Licenses Issued.

Madison.-The number of automo-
bile licenses issued by Secretary of
State Donald for 1915 reached total
of $4,000. AS the applications are
coming at the rate of 500 per day, it
will not be long until the limit of
1914 is reached, $3.50. The num-
Der of motorcycle licenses issued to
date is 2,717, and the number of
dealers licenses, 1,119. The total
revenue derived from these licenses
to date is $174,924.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Add to Park Property.

Racine.-Hubert Miller has deed
ed strip of land six feet wide by 265
feet long adjoining a north side park
site. The strip of land will be an
addition to the park and will
straighten out the border.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
A Brief Spender

A Brief Spender.
Maude Fulton, the clever actress,
has fund of anecdotes, and here's one
of the best of them:
"She had stopped, painting, by the
road to rest 1t was the shell road in
Pass Christian, and she was black. Be-
side her was a heavy market basket
filed to overf1owing. A passer-by
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Commissioner RESIGNS.

Manitowoc.-August Kaems, mem
Der of the fire and police commission
here for two years, has resigned. He
intends to make an extended trip
through Europe this summer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
VIII Distribute Seed.

Fond du Lac.-The Fond du Lac
Business Mems association has receiv-
ed 1000 packages of free government
seed, and will distribute them among
schools to be given to the children for
back yard and vacant lot gardening.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Works for Cleaner Movies

Janesville.-Chief of Police Cham
pion is starting a crusade upon the
lurid pictures and displays of the NOV
ing picture houses and threatens to
close several unless the pictures
shown are less sensational
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Bad Check Causes Term.

Janesville-J. A. Butcher, who pass
ed a check for $40 on a local merchant
made out on bank he had no account
with, was given six months under the
commitment law.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Two Burned in Box Car.

Antigo.-Two unidentified men burn
ed to death at Deerbrook when fire
consumed freight car. Railroad en-
ployes heard their cries, but the men
we're dead before they could force
their way into the car.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06

smiled and she responded with full
and free confidence: fYas'n, is
some tiahed. An lame. All painful
wild miseries. Yass'm | coulda done
SEN someone else to mahket TO me-
Nah grandson he coulda gone. But I
dasn't truS' him. He spends nah
money too briefly "-Young's Maya
zine
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Lands $500. 600 Auto Order.

Appleton.-The Four Wheel Drive
Auto company has received $780,,
900 order from the allies. 1t is re-
ported that the Germans captured
some of the trucks made in Clinton
vile and have written for information
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Do Away With Assistant p. M.

Neenah.-As a result of a new rui.
ing in regard to assistant postmaster.
that office was abolished here il
March 81. Mrs Elizabeth has bee
assistant at the local postoffice a NUM-
Der of years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Pickle Plant For Washburn.

Washburn.-At a meeting of far
mers surrounding Washburn at the
Commercial clubrooms the question OF
establishing pickle sailing station ir
this city was taken up.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Arthur shattuck Plans Recital.

Neenah.-Arthur Shattuck, fam
Gus pianist, and Esther Mae Peter
son, soprano, will give a joint recital
here early in May. The proceeds from
the concert will be given to the The
da Clark hospital.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Rusty Bar Causes Lockiaw.

La Crosse.-As a result of a rusty
iron rod striking his foot Louis w
Haar of Caledonia died of lockjaw.
Death occurred on his forty-second
birthday anniversary.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
New Theater BEING Erected.

Baraboo.-Work on the new Ring
ling theater, announcement of which
was made three years ago, has been
started on the site of the old Wis
consin house.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Will Make Hose CoupIers.

Manitowoc.-The M. e. Manufacture
ing company is the name of a new in
dustry in this city which manufactures
a patent hose coupler. Joseph East
man and Karl Muehlenberg are the
owners.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Plan New Cheese Factory.

Marshfield.-Blum Brothers of
this city have purchased the old bed
ding factory building and will re-
model it into a modern cheese fac
tory and warehouse.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
An Oversight.

I'm surprised at Mrs Newcomers
actions" said the editors wife, "She
hasn't returned my call yet
Perhaps" rejoined the weary blue
pencil manipulation, you neglected to
inclose a stamp
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Sheriff to Get Automobile.

Oconto.-The county board has au-
bile, to be used by the sheriff. The
board also raised the bounty on wolves
to $40 per scalp.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Ashland Demands Nioht Trains.

Acknowledgement Passenger Agent
land and Bayfield, to investigate the
demand for night trains to and from
those cities.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
Mail Carrier Fined $500.

Madison.-Richard F. Nietschke,
veteran mail carrier in this city, was
fined $500 in federal court for stealing
a package from the mails.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06
"Ghost" Easily Laid.

A colored man stood shivering with
fright because of ghost" which he
saw and which he had seed ev'ry
night fob a week in a cemetery at
Pottstown, Pa, when white mar
came along. The white man ridiculed
the idea of ghost and persuaded the
colored man to accompany him into
the graveyard. When they reached the
ghost they found it to be a highly
polished granite monument which ap-
peared white because of the reflection
of a nearby arc light
lege show that the girls are larger
than their mothers. The parents were
of the Civil war generation, and who
knows the effect produced upon the
size of people during the 20 years fol-
lowing Appomattox?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06

tt h in the pd rap George OF New HmI Harris OF
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-06

court of Ripon; the judiciary COM
mittee bill providing for the dis
charge of persons accused of misde-
meanors upon profession in court Of
satisfaction by the party injured, and
the corporations committee bill, au-
thorizing the valuation of bonds and
securities by the amortization
method.
Williams news., 1915-06-10
The poorman,s Plea.

The stage doorman of a certain New York theater is a doughty Italian of sufficient brawn to guard a much larger portal. Silvestro, as he is called, has been somewhat envious of the showy uniform of the theater's carriage porter, in contrast to his own unpretentious civilian garb. With preliminary respectful salute to MT. Hopkins, owner of the theater, on his way to make up for 'The Marriage of Columbine," Silvestro poured out bis soul with characteristic variations on the idiom, 'Scusf, meester, try do my best, all de time. love my job, love dis theater, everything. Santa! I love you, I love MT. Hopkins, everybody round de place. I give my heart out, all the time, my soul, my life; nothing I would not give to serve you Siete soddisfatto? Den, please get me a fine cap like da porters one.'
Williams news., 1915-06-10
...sYy.Nlioe.sls::


 A curious crowd of neighbors invade the mysterious home of Judge Ostrander county judge! and eccentric recluse, fol- lowing a yelled woman who has gained entrance through the gates of the high double barriers surrounding the place. The woman has disappeared but the judge Is found in cataleptic state. Bella, his servant, appears in a dying condition and prevents entrance to a secret door. Bella dies The judge awakes. Miss Weeks explains to him what has occurred during his seizure, He secretly {, discovers the whereabouts of the yelled woman. She proves to be the widow of a man tried before the judge and electrocuted for mur- der years before. Her daughter is en- gagged to-the Judges son, from whom he is estranged. but the murder is between the lovers She plans to clear her husbands memory and asks the judges aid Alone In her room Deborah Scoville reads the newspaper clippings telling the story of the murder of Algernon Etheridge by John Scoville in Dark Hollow, twelve years before. The judge and Mrs. Scoville meet at Spencer's Folly and she shows him how. on the day of the murder, she saw the shadow of a man, whiting SUCK and wearing long peaked cap. like her husbands. Until long afterward she did not know that her husband had not worn that cap on the fatal day. The ludge engages her and her daughter Heuther to livs with him in his mysteri-. ous home.
Williams news., 1915-06-10

knife were plain enough for all to see, and that was all which seemed inn portant''
 MT. Black said nothing; he was feel ing a trifle cneap-something which did not agree with his crusty nature Not having seen Mrs. Scoville for a half-hour without her veil, her inf1L- ence over him was on the wane, and he began to regret that he had laid himself open to this humiliation.
 She saw that it would be left for her to wind up the interview and get out of the place without arousing too much much attention. With self possession which astonished both men, knowing her immense interest in this matter, she laid down the stick, and, with a gentle shrug of her shoulders, remarked in an easy tone:
 Well, it's curious! The ins and outs of crime, I mean. Such dis covery ten years after the event q think you said ten years) is very in- teresting." Then she sighed: Alas! it's too late to benefit the one whose life it might have saved. MT. Black, tkhall we be going? I have spent a
 hst entertaining quarter of an hour" Black glanced from her to the sersARt before he joined her. Then.
Williams news., 1915-06-10

do so. Later, there must be a change. So particular a man as the judge would soon find himself too uncom- fortable to endure the lack of those attentions which he had been used to in Bela's day. He had not even asked for clean sheets, and sometimes she had found herself wondering, with a strange shrinking of her heart, if his bed was ever made, or whether he had not been driven at times to lie down in his clothes.
 She had some reason for these doubtful conclusions. In her ram- blings through the house she had come upon Bela's room. It was in a loft over the kitchen and she had been much amazed at it's condition. In some respects it looked as decent as she could expect, but in the matter of bed and bed clothes it presented an aspect somewhat startling The clothes were there, tossed in a heap on the floor, but there was no bed in sight nor anything which could have served as such.
 It had been dragged out. Evidences of this were everywhere on the nar. row, twisted staircase. A smile, half pitiful. half self-scornful, curved her lips as she remembered the rat-tat-tat she had heard on that dismal night when she clung listening to the fence.
Williams news., 1915-06-10
(By FRANK G. MENKE.)

(By FRANK G. MENkE.)
 It begins to look as if the most cer- tain way for ball player to become star is for John McGraw to pro nounce him not worth his keep.
 Cincinnati became famous as a place for fellows to get their real start by being fired, but John of the Giants has been giving Garry Herr mann's outfit close battle of late.
 John had George Chalmers on his roster this spring, but after watch ing George throughout the spring sea- son, John decided George wouldn't do. So he pointed to the gate and George went his way-jobless.
 George hung around the polo ground when the Phillies made their visit recently, and looked SO sorrow full that Pat Moran, manager of the Quaker town crowd, offered him a job. George accepted.
 "McGraw says you ain't any good" said Pat to George. q think you are. Now you go ahead and show me. The first job you get is against the Gi- ants"
 George faced his once-time Giant teammates, beat them 6 to l, and al- lowed them two hits.
 Al Demaree might be called ex- hibit B in this case. McGraw thought so little of Demaree that he traded him to the Phillies along with Milton Stock for Hans Lobert. Demaree's first appearance was against the Gi- ants and he shut them out.
 The story concerning Dick Rudolph was printed from one end of the land to the other last year. John once owned Dick, but didn't think much of him. So he turned him loose and Dick eventually landed with the
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in an attitude of devouring interest. Thus for a long, slow minute; then she impulsively raised her head and, beckoning the two men nearer, she directed attention to a splintered DOT tfon of the handle and asked them what they saw there. =
 Nothing; just stick" declared the sergeant. The marks you are look ing for are higher up." And you, MT Black?"s He saw nothing either but stick. But he was little less abrupt in his answer.
 Do you mean those roughnesses ?" he asked. That's where the stick was whittled. You remember that he had been whittling at the stick-'
 "Who?"
 The word shot from her lips so vii olently that for moment both men looked staggered by it. Then MT. Black, with unaccustomed forbear- ance. answered gently enough:
 Why, Scoville, madam; or so the prosecution congratulated itself upon having proved to the jury's satisfac- tion. It did not tally with Scoville's story or with common sense I know. You remember mel mean that any one who read report of the case, will remember how handled the matter in my speech. But the prej- udice in favor of the prosecution will not say against the defense-was too much for me, and common sense, the defendants declarations, and my eloquence all went for nothing"
 "Of course they produced the knife?"
 Was it new knife, whole one, I mean, with all it's blades sharp and in good order?"
 "Yes. can say that. I handled it several times"
 Then, whose blade left that?" And again she pointed to the same place on the stick where her finger had fall en before.
 T don't know what you mean" The sergeant looked puzzled. Perhaps, his eyesight was not very keen
 Have you a mag9ifying glass |? There is something embedded in this wood. Try and find out what it is."
 The sergeant, with a queer look at MT. Black, who returned it ,ith inter- est, went for glass, and when he had used it, the stare he gave the heavily yelled woman drove MT. Black to reach out his own hand for the glass.
 'Well," he burst forth, after a pro longed scrutiny, there is something there"
 'The point of a knife blade. The extreme point" she emphaEized 'It might easily escape the observation even of the most critical, without such aid as is given by this glass"
 "No one thought of using a magni- flying glass on this," blurted out the sergeant. "The marks made by the
Williams news., 1915-06-10
Not Too Long.

Conversation among a group of wis., iting housewives had turned upon the boiling of eggs, and the little daughter of the house explained that she knew how to boil eggs, and always boiled them "just eight minutes" Flight minutes, dear!" cried one of her lis teners, in amazement. Are you quite sure you boil them so long? l should think that would make the eggs very hard" "Oh, no, indeed, Mrs. Blank" was the, child's confident answer: really, they're awfully loose!"
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Braves and materially assisted h pitching them into the world cham pionship.
 Hankerinus Gowdy could have been a Giant regular. But McGraw couldn't see him. Stallings could, and Gowdy today ranks as one of the best Aead- ing backstops in the game, and e tho greatest slugging catcher in any league.
 Charley Herzog has few equals as a third sacker. But McGraw let klm go to Cincinnati. If Herzog had been kept by McGraw in 1914, . diff ferent story might have been writ ten about the world series, because the weakness at third lost at least 8 half dozen games for the GiaAts- Of course, Herzog was let go partly for friendships sake-but should friend ship figure in baseball?
 McGraw had a chance to grab Bd- ward Trowbridge Collins.
 Red Ames was traded by Mc0kaw to Cincinnati for Art Fromme and another player. Ames pitched great ball for the Reds last season, while Fromme fiivvered badly.
 Heinie Groh was considered of ma jor league caliber by McGraw. He let the mite go to Cincinnati where he developed into one of the very best basemen in the game.
 Beals Becker, who is fielding in son. sational style and hammering the ball to all portions of the lots for the Phil lies, is Giant castoff. He would look mighty grand in the wobbly Giants outf1eld just now.
 And these are only few of the most recent folks that John canned, and who did a "come-forward' as soon as they hopped into another uniform.
Williams news., 1915-06-10

Dick Egan, Brooklyn infielder, has been purchased by Boston.
 
 The Toronto club has sold catcher Kirchell tc the Richmond club.
 Jack Bliss, catcher for the Venice Tigers, has drawn his unconditional re- lease.
 Cincinnati critic comes out in non- pareil type saying that Bancroft can't bunt or run bases.
 The Memphis club has released un- conditionally Hubert Taylor. a young infielder of Senatobia, Miss.
 The Buffalo club has secured sec ond baseman Frank Truesdale from the New York American club.
 Manager Patsy Donovan of Buffalo, has signed another pitcher, c. B. Moore, last year with Springfield.
 Outfielder Clemens, the slugger of the Texas league last year; has re- ported to Rochester by way of St. Louis.
 The ball players are not greatly worked up over the refusal of the na- tional commission to grant the latest requests.
 A Texan has invented a crutch that folds into camp stool. We recom- mend it to Joe Cantillon for use of his ball players.
 In the New York state league. Man ager Joe O'Rourke of Albany, has signed pitcher Jacobs of the Philadel- phia National club.
 New Orleans took the palm for at- tendance on opening day, when 10,610 paid spectators witnessed the opening of the new Heineman field.
 Joe Schultz appears to have clinched the job of guarding third for the Brook lyn. He has an easy, graceful style of hitting and steps into the ball fear lessly.
 President Barrow of the Information al league, announces that Messrs. Sol omon and Medicus paid $40,000 for the Ebbets-McKeever holdings in the Newark club.
Williams news., 1915-06-10
RECORD FOR STEADY PLAYING
In Eight Years of Play Captain George McBride of Washington Has Missed
 But Seven Contests.


 Years ago there was a wondsrful ball player who was always injured at the critical stages of pennant race. and it is estimated that injuries, which kept this player out of the game for weeks, and even months, had deprived his club of three pennants. Fans and scribes admitted his worth as player. but came to the conclusion that he was not of such great value to the club because he was out of the game so much.
 Figuring on this basis, which Is un- doubtedly correct, George Mcbride is the most valuable man that can be found anywhere. In eight years of ma jor league playing Mcbride has missed but six days play and but seven
Williams news., 1915-06-10

games, all told, double-header being played on one occasion. This is in- deed a remarkable record and is of great importance when one considers that Mcbride has always been con- sidered the keynote to the Washington infield and its headiest and steadiest performer.
 In this respect Sam Crawford is also a remarkable character. He has missed only one game in four seasons, and has not missed any since the middle of 1911.
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and wondered now if it had not been the pumping of this cot sliding from step to step
 But no! the repeated stroke of a hammer is unmistakable. He had played the carpenter that night as we'll as the mover, and with no visible results. Mystery still reigned in the house for all the charm and order she had brought into it; a mystery which deeply interested her, and which she yet hoped to solve, notwithstanding it's remoteness from the real problem of her existence
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Sweet on Eddie Appleton,

Manager Wilbert Robinson of the Brooklyn club believes that Eddie Ap- pleton will prove the star of his rookie twirlers the coming season. Appleton comes to the Brooklyn club from Fort Worth and has record of having pitched three no-hit games in the Texas league.
Williams news., 1915-06-10
CHAPTER VIII.

The Picture.
 Night! and Deborah Scoville waiting anxiously for Reuther to sleep, that she might brood undisturbed over Q new and disturbing event which for the whole day had shaken her out of her wonted poise, and given, as it were, a new phase to her life in this house.
 (TO BE CONTINUED)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09
EXPORTS FROM
WEST DECREASE
Local Cattlemen Do Not
Look for Modified Quar-
antine Rules.

Exports Of cattle from Mexico ana
shipments through this city from the
west have practically ceased since the
announcement of the quarantine. Ship
ments that are still coming from Mex
leo were in transit at the time the or
der was issued.
About 5000 head Of Mexican cattle
have been entered in the last week.
most Of it by Kraft & Madero. from
points around Chihuahua Small ship
ments from along the North Western
have also been received at the new
stockyards. The cattle being received
is generally Of medium run and is be-
ing sent TO pasture
Expect No Modification.
Since the endorsement Of the cattle
mems convention Of the quarantine,
local cattlement express the opinion
that there will be no modification Of
the order and that il will remain in
tact until cancelled. For this reason
it is expected that. when the shipments
now in transit have been received.
movements of stock through this city
viii be so limited as TO be negligible.
New Firm Enters Field.
FL PasO is TO get a branch OF an
other large cattle firm. the Cassidy
Southwestern Commission company.
The firm esta blished headquarters here
during the convention and representa-
tives here have announced that
permanent office will soon be opened.
The firm is one Of the largest in the
southwest and has offices in Kansas
City. Oklahoma City and Fort Worth.
Clay. Robinson & Co. one Of the larg-
est cattle commission houses in the
country. already has branch estab-
lished here.