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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23

Mrs. Mary Hamann, widow of the late
Mr. William Hamann, resident Of this
city for many years passed away one day
last week at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Christ ROwOld, johnson Greek,
aged 80 years. The deceased is survived
by two sons, Henry Hamann, Reeseville
and John Hamann, Redwood and three
daughters, Mrs. Henry Wick and Mrs.
William Hoppe of Watertown, and Mrs.
Christ Rowold, Johnson Creek. The
funeral was held last Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock at st. Luke's church.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23

Mrs. Anna Wilhelmi, aged SO years,
passed away Friday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Otto Christianson,
600 Second street, from the infirmities
of old age. The deceased has made her
home with her daughter several years
and will be missed by her family and
friends. She is survived by two sons
and three daughters who will miss the
good old mother
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23
Gives Rich and Poor
Equal Chance.
Experts Make No Discrimination
Free To All.

Both rich and poor have an equal op-
portunity to see Drs. Erling and Karass,
Expert Specialists. The offer of free
consultation, X-Ray examination and
blood test is open to all. Drs. Erling
and Karass will be in their offices at the
Hotel Waukesha every Monday.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23
Correspondents Take Notice

we wish our correspondents would
write only on one side of the sheet of
paper. In the hurry of setting up mat
ter, it is bearly possible that the compos-
itor will not think to turn the sheet.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23
Oak Hill Cemetery Association.

The annual meeting of the Oak Hill
Cemetery association will be held in the
directors room of the Wisconsin Nation
al bank on Monday, March 9Th, 1915. at
7:3O O'Clock D. N. for the election of two
trustees and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come be-
fore the meeting. Z. ID. jacob,
Secretary.
Oate,i Eeh 23 1915.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23

Mrs. August Bohlman, aged SO years,
passed away Sunday afternoon at the
home of her son, Fred Bohlman, route
3. Deceased had been in poor health
for some time suffering from spinal af-
fection. The deceased is survived by
her husband, one son and three daugh-
ters, Frank Bohlman, Mrs. Edward
Vehlow, route 4; Mrs. Charles Neitzel,
route Z; and Mrs. Bernard Lenius, Rich
wood. The funeral will take place
Wednesday afternoon at 1890 O'Clock
from the home and services will be
held in the Emmanuel Lutheran church
at 2 o'clock, interment will be in the
church cemetery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23

What cheerful woman your neighbor
is; yes, she is as happy as lark ever
since she began buying her goods of the
Central Trading CO.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23

Wanted-Board and lodging for women
ami girls on their summer vacations
in country, town, village or farm
homes Anyone wishing to take
boarders during the summer months
will please send their names and post
office address To Vacation Fund Com
mittee. care of Miss Juessen. 665 Van
Buren, street, Milwaukee, Wis.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23

Mrs. Margaret Butler. widow of the
late Mr.. Luke Butler who died in 1879,
died at o'clock Wednesday morning at
her home, ia Stimson street She had
been suffering from heavy cold, which
greatly weakened her, and her frail
body was unable to withstand the strain.
But death was as peaceful as her life
had been, and she passed away as peace
fully as falling into sleep, supreme in
her confidence that she was but enter
ing larger and fuller life.
Mrs. Butler was 88 years of age, and
one of the most honored and best loved
women of the community. Born in Mi
Tough, county Galloway, Ireland, she
was orphaned by the death of her faith
er, and came to this country with her
mother when a young woman of about
twenty years. At that time she was Miss
Margaret Kelly She was married to
Mr.. Butler in New York, where they
resided until 1859, when she came with
her husband to Watertown, where she
has since resided.
Seven children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Butler. Three died in infancy, and
the four surviving are as follows: Mrs
Charles j. Salick, this city; Mr. John
Butler, Chicago; the Misses Mary and
Bessie Butler, this city.
After her own children were raised
to manhood and womanhood, four of
Mrs. Buffers grandchildren, children
of Mr.. John Butler, were orphaned by
the death of their mother and despite
her advanced age, she undertook to
mother these children, with such sue
cess that the arrangement has been
highly pleasing to the father, the chill.
dren and others of the family. The
grandchildren are Jerome, at the State
University. and Marie, Edith and Anna,
at home. Four other grandchildren,
children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Sal
ick, also survive
Mrs. Buffers life was therefore busy
one, and her activities while largely
within her home, were of such nature
as to make her much loved character
She was patient, devout, and earnes
christian. Her family and friends will
miss her greatly.
Funeral services were held Frida,
morning at O'Clock at St. Bernard:
church. Interment in st. Bernard:
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

act of this kind exists on any circuit
The oriental performers are said to
perform the most marvellous things
ever seen in vaudeville. Bill Foster,
one Of Americas leading comedians
and character artists, will bring his
novelty here entitled Who Is Who ="
Foster as an entertainer has few
equals anywhere and his coming here
helps out feature week a great deal
Adams and Gilbert will do singing
and dancing act of new type that is
certain TO he popular The show will
he completed by Yyonne, a novelty in
strumentalist, who comes here after q
season on the Orpheum and Keith cir
cults, where nothing hut the best acts
are admitted The travel weekly and
comedy movies will round out what Is
expected to be a much better bin than
the first half Of feature week Man
ager Berkell has lines out for many
new and novel acts to he shown NJ
the Empire during the remainder OF
the season and wants his patrons 10
know that he is bringing some of the
best stars in the business here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
-FOUR JURORS AREi
CHOSEN At NOON
Selection ol Panel to Hear Stoddar'I
viii contest is Proving Tedious
Procedure.

Most Of Edgington township was in
circuit court this morning when the
case Of Mrs. Louisa Tltterington, ct
al, VS.. Martin Schoonmaker, ct al, suit
to break the will of Mrs. Sarah Stod
dard. was called fer trial An estate
Of $50 200 is involved
Yesterday a demurrer to the hiil
v hich has been flied some time ago
and which caused a postponement
when the action was called up Monday
afternoon. was disposed OF and this
morning the trial started. The exam
nation of jurors is proving d tedious
procedure when court adjourned at
noon but four had been accepted by
both sides: R. G. Marshall, Rock Is
ian, Frank Fields. Hampton; Clyde
Bolman. Rural; and Albert Taylor.
Black Hawk
1t is expected that the case will last
through this week and next week.
Scores of witnesses on both sides have
been summoned and a long and bitter
legal battle is anticipated r r Rey-
nolds. " G. Allen and ] # and S.
r Kenworthy appear for the contest
ants and Searle 4 Marshall for the de-
PENDANTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
AT THE COLUMBIA.

The Columbia, in Davenport. this
week will claim as one of its features
an attraction that is rafting novelty
and one that is bound TO create more
talk about the city than anything that
mas appeared there in long time.
The Old Soldier Fiddlers" are just
what their name implies. a quartet Of
tlddlers who served in the Civil war
and who are whitened with age. They
fiddle individually and collectively
many OF the old-time jigs and dances
that bring back memories of the early
i Sos when 5ddling was fiddling and
there wasn't any such thing as a VIC
I'm Colonel J. A. Pattee, the leader
OF the act. and two other old soldiers
who fought with the north and two
who fought with the south have laid
away their arms and taken I'D the old
hddles- travelling together in one oil
the most emphatic pictures OF forgot
ten hatred that the public has had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
PITCHER SIGNED
WITH PLOW BOYS
Arlhar Weakley Turns in His contract
for Berth on Noliue's 1916
Season Team.

with the opening Of the stove
league, The usual amount of wonder
ment is injected into the baseball
fans conversations relative to the
lineup Of next seasons team The
first real piece Of news or inside dope
of the Moline situation was let out AT
baseball headquarters today, with the
announcement that a new pitcher had
been signed His name is Arthur
Weakley and he carries the monicker
Of Blackie"
Weakley's contract signed and prop
eriy hlIed out was received yesterday
by Secretary L. r. Blackman Weakley
was offered a contract with the Piow
City brigade and lost no time in sign
ing. his being the first turned in fer
the coming season.
He is twirler q years old, ana
with fast semi-pro experience, having
worked with the Moline Redmen, iii
a number Of games and winning all
of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
Aulhnrlzed 10 Snliclt None..

T. K. c. Campbell, the pastor OF the
African Methodist church has received
information that people are soliciting
money in the name OF the Wa2man
church who are not authorized TO do
SO He has therefore asked that people
give no money to anytoue except those
here authorized: Charles Golden,
George f. Johnson, Mrs Charles
Golden. Sr.. Mrs, g F. Johnson, Mrs.
Il. c, Campbell and Mrs Fousl The
church debt is $l17420 and this
amount is to be raised by popular Sub
scrintlon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

Compound to me and / tried it at once
and found much relief. After that |
had no pains at all and could do my
Homework and shopping the same
as always. For years | have praised
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for what it has done for me,
and shall always recommend it as wo
mans friend. You are at liberty to use
my letter in any way. Mrs. THOMSON,
649 W. Russell ST., Philadelphia, Pa,
Chaage of Life is one of the most
critical periods Of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
carry women so successfully through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham +
Vegetable Compound.
If you want special advice
write TO Lydia Il. Pinkham Med
icine Co. (coniidentiaD, Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
IT THE UMPIRE.

The last half Of feature week at the
Empire theatre opens tomorrow af-
ternoon with Burke and Burke, the
champion funmakers, in their biz hit.
Eighteen Minutes In Laugh Fac
tory This pair has big reputation
as comedians and will prove one OF
the big acts Of the season. no doubt.
ine Tun Chin group OF Chinese won
ders VIII be another one Of the big
feature acts Of the htll. Manager Ber-
kell has been assured that no greater
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
BLACK HAWK.

Wednesday" Diamond From
the Sky" When My Lady Smiles,
Thursday Whirlpool" Ham
al the Beach.
Friday Tigress;' "A Perilous
Chance, Hazards Of Helen.
Saturday The Woman Halter,
The Tale of a Tire
Sunday Wanderhoff Affair."
Stronger Than Love"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
Actual Size OF Camera.

since the war. The patriotic air that
MOVERS over their work is far and away
ahead OF everything that has been pre-
sented behind the footlghts It has
the ring OF real patriotism and always
brings the audience to its feet The
mere sight Of these old warriors whose
ages range from 20 10 so years. is
enough to inspire an American audi
ence, and when they get the Old dddles
to sending out the old time tunes the
house goes wild with enthusiasm John
+. Dillon and three other notable acts
complete the big show which opens
at the Columbia tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
Chicago Alderman is Sued.

Chicago, Ill, Nov alderman
Robert NJ. Buck was sued for 100000
today on a charge Of SANDER made BY
John NJ, kantor real estate expert
whom Buck, al a committee meeting
of the city council, yesterday accused
of accepting a commission for en-
cheering the purchase" Of a public
school site
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
COLONIAL.

Wednesday and Thursday-Dorothy
Bernard in The Little GYPSY"
Friday Dancing DOLL" with
Vivian VESSEL.
Saturday Chaplin in 1.-THE
Bank" and The Village Homestead
with Darwin karr.
Sunday-"The Dragons Claw"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
~ .,,. I'D x,,,- ,J
ssEkG3le ;
MAJESTIC.

Wednesday Blanche Sweet in The
Secret Orchard"
Thursday-Mrs. Leslie Carter in
1.-The Heart of Maryland
Friday Thomas Wise in Blue
Grass"
Saturday -Holbrook Biinn in the
Ivory Snuff Box
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
Total
70 Have Assembly,

MIR Fisher announced also that with
in the near future assembly exercises
would be held for the night school
students. Sessions are held every
TUESDAY and Thursday nights and the
aim Will be to have an assembly meet
ing once every month
Master painters of Rock Island have
assured Mr. Fisher that they would
provide at least % students from
among heir help to study painting The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

fered for six years
terribly. tried sew
eral doctors but none
seemed to give me
any relief. Every
monththe painswere
intense in both sides,
and mad e m e so
weak that / had to
go to bed. At last
q friend recommen-
ded Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

object will be to instruct 80 he tnaIlus
faciure Of paint froa the RAN material,
the mixing and later tbs application.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
EXPECT OVER 500
At NIGHT SCHOOL
Superintendent Fisher Predicts That
the Enrolment viii Increase TO
This Number Soon.
sss STUDENTS VOW ATTENDING
To Have Assembly Exercises and Class
in Study on Paint and Its Manu-.
faciure VIII he Started.

Night school enrolment will prob
ably reach over the 500 mark within
the very near future, Superintendent
Of Schools e g. Fisher announced TO-
day. lie said he based his prediction
on the increasing membership IN
classes 10 date.
Last night The enrolment vas IN
creased 10 3ss with students divided in
the various ciasses Is follows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
$3.50 FroIaset Corsets sl.95.

At the NJ. < X demonstration sale;
all new models; for all types of fig
ures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
MRS. THOMSON
TELLS WOMEN
How She Was Helped During
Change of Life by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Philadelphia, al am just Sugars
Of age and during Change Of Life | suf-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03
sa.s0 FroIaset corscts s2.s:s,.

At the NJ. & K. demonstration sale;
all new models in front-lace corsets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-03

In whatever way you spend the day you
Will find that this camera will make it
doubIy enjoyable, for with it you can
make good pictures of all the good
times you have, of your home, of your
friends, and everything else you care
about.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13

wonderful fluid are known to be the
mineral salts, and these are absolutely
necessary te-ma:ntain the normal com,
position and activity of the individual
cell; hence the same must be true
of the complete organism, because the
organism is constructed out of the
blood stream.
Any blood which is formed from i'm.
proper food, or from proper food i'm
properly prepared or badly cooked, is
chemically of poor quality and can
not furnish the right material for the
upbuilding and normal functioning OF
the individual. Constipation is posi-.
tive evidence of defective metabolism
resulting from inadequate food ele
ments, and only will be corrected by
the correction of ones personal food
intake and general habits The habit
ual use of laxatives is useless and
dangerous.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
IRISH PROVERBS

He who gets name for early ris.
ing may sleep all day.
Where there's a woman there's
talk and where there's geese there's
cackling
A woman has an excuse reader
than an apron.
A man ties a knot with his tongue
that his teeth will not loosen.
Have your own will, like the women
have.
Three without rule-a wife, a pig
and a mule.
The husband of the sloven is known
amongst the crowd.
Don't praise your son-in-law till the
years out.
Better the end of a feast than the
beginning of a fight.
Never take a wife who has no faults.
However near a mans shirt is. his
skin is nearer.
A pig in the sty doesn't know the
pig going along the road
Melodious is the closed mouth.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
ACTION OF TRIGGER FINGER
In Its Operation Writer Points Out
How Much It Resembles
Pocket Knife.

"The peculiar action of a trigger
finger resembles that seen when a
pocket knife is opened or shut" writes
DR.. Adoniram B. Judson, in reporting
such case to the Lancet Movement
is smooth till a square shoulder at
the near end of the blade presents an
obstacle which retards motion till a
certain point is reached, which mo-
tion is accelerated with jerk.
"A counterpart Of this obstacle may
be found perhaps in a node on an ar
ticular surface, where it would cause
the halting action of a trigger finger.
In the construction of knife, how
ever, an important feature is present
which is absent from the anatomy
of the hand, and that is the strong
steel spring concealed in the handle of
the knife. 1t produces positive pres
sure between the surfaces composing
the metallic joint. If the spring were
absent. or if its place were taken by a
strip of some inert substance like
cork, there would be no jerk, and shut
ting and opening the knife would be
perfectly smooth.
while there is nothing very close
ly resembling a steel spring in the
hand or forearm, still we may find in
muscular action a force which draws
the surfaces together and creates a
pressure comparable with that pro-
duced by the steel spring."
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
ST. PATRICK'S RETURN
Every True Irishman Believes the
Good Saint viii Go Back to the
Emerald Isle.

ANYONE on the west coast of Ire
- land will tell you that some day
st Patrick is coming back to Ireland.
the land he loved. No one says when
that DAY will be, although there is rea-
son to believe that 1t will be on the
day of the final Judgment of the world.
Whether or not his return is desir-
able depends altogether upon the
point of view of the teller of the
prophecy. II he be a gloomy pes
| 5imist he is likely to remark that st.
Patrick can't come soon enough, God
| knows. II he be a cheerful optimist
he will add, 'and may that day be far
although twill be a good day when
ever 1t comes"
ireland has a personal regard for
St Patrick probably equaled by no
other country in the world in it's rela-
ton to a patron saint; and so it is
that the prophesied return of the mis-
sionary to the isle has had a his
| toric bearing upon certain of its char
| acteristics and events, so that even
the passing of the home rule bill has
land with the turn of phrase, 'If St
Patrick came back now. It's the
pleased man he'd be-"
And, indeed, II st. Patrick were to
return to the island to which he came
SO many centuries ago he would find
some marvellous changes wrought by
the early years OF the twentieth cen
fttr
through peaceful revolution and it's
results would be even rore apparent
to watchful patron than they would
be to the average observer.
The revival of the Irish language
has history of tremendous interest
to the student of statesmanship. The
system OF summer schools for stu
dents in the districts where the Irish
language was still living language
has been strikingly successful and has
done much to break down the section
alism of Ireland.
Although the passage OF the home
rule bill through the commons Is nomi-
nally the most important event in the
history of Ireland in the last two dec
ades, nevertheless the student of
Irish history recognizes that the
measure is merely the elimination OF
Irelands struggle to maintain her ma.
tionality. And should St Patrick
come back to his island he would find
that ireland had, by remembering
The days of old
Ere her falthless sons betrayed her
When Malachi wore the collar of gold.
won back from her past the circlet OF
ner glory and is on the high road to
the throne of the national indepen,
dence and integrity that her children.
no matter where scattered, have held
as the ideal of their country's state.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
ST. PatrIck's Day

Millions of the brave sons and fair
daughters of Erin, as well as a count
less number of people who are not SO
fortunate as to have Irish blood in
their veins, Irish poetry in their hearts
and Irish wit in their heads, are wear
ing green in affectionate memory OF
a little island across the sea and in
reverent memory of its patron saint.
And March, in a gentle springtide
mood, lights the day with sunshinel
st. Patrick, dead in the flesh for
many centuries, lives in spirit and ex-
ercises a benign influence over the
multitude which holds him dear.
There are other saints, but st. Pat
rick is one of those virile, forceful
saints whose claims on the love of
mankind do not weaken as the centu-
ries pass
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
st. Patrick and the Snakes.

The versions of the method EN-
ployed by Saint Patrick in Kidding Ire
land of snakes varies. In the north
where there seems to be
more of poetry, one is told that 1t was
the charm of the shamrock
Saint Patrick's symbol-the reason for
its adoption being it's trefoil leaves.
used as convincing illustration of
the doctrine of the Trinity.
The plant that blooms forever
With the rose combined
And the thistle twined
Defy the strength of foes to sever
Firm be the triple league they form.
Despite all change of weather.
In sunshine. darkness, calm or Storm
Still may they fcndly grow together.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
Lesson From Life O, Saint.

st. Patrlcks day, to those that know
history, is a day important to men OF
every nationality and of every religious
faith, ms well as to the Irish and to
those that believe in the Catholic re-
ligion.
st Patrick proved that courage is
the great asset of the human being
and that what a man Is determined to
get he can get, If he will fight per
sistently and without fear.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-03-13
In the Wake.

81 follow the medical profession" !" re-
marked the newcomer proudly.
"Surgeon?" we asked politely. Just
to make conversation
Undertaken" he replied senten-
tiously, though gravely. At that. we
considered the rejoinder a bit cryptic
and -hrouded in gloom.--Philadelph
Public Ledger.