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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
LIKE BOMB FROM AEROPLANE
Pods Containing Brazil Nuts Drop
From Trees Sometimes One Hun
dred Feet High.

In this country Brazil nuts are al
most as well known as walnuts, yet
few know the manner of their growth
and the steps taken in their collection
and marketing. The tree itself is the
most majestic in the valley of the
Amazon, where It attains a height
ranging from fifty to one hundred feet.
Generally several hundred trees are
found in group. The control of the
best producing districts long ago
passed to private individuals, hence
the natives are not free to pick and
sell the nuts at will. The Brazil-nut
tree does not begin to bear fruit until
it attains the age of 80 years or there
abouts, and continues to produce crops
intermittently almost forever; at least,
trees known to be hundreds of years
old have produced crops. The pods in
which the nuts are contained drop in
November and December. These pods
are very hard and weigh several
pounds, consequently the trees are
studiously avoided during the period
in which the pods are dropping, since
it would be extremely hazardous for
the gatherers to expose themselves to
the danger of having the pods fall on
them from such a great height. Each
pod is at least seven inches in diane
ter, and is full of nuts. The pod is
usually opened with a machete.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
IXOnid.

Abont forty of our young folks sur
prised Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Reese on
Thursday evening. The evening was
spent in games, music and social chats
Refreshments were served and all pres
ent spent a most enjoyable evening.
Mrs. E. E. Humphrey returned Thurs
day after visiting the past week with
friends at Hartland.
E. R. Reese and Fl. E. Pugh were bus
mess visitors at Chicago few days the
past week.
Hugh Evans attended the funeral of a
friend at Wales On Tuesday.
Messrs. Walter and Willie HOeft took
sleighing party to WatertOwn Wednes-
day evening where they attended party
given by friend.
Mrs. Edward NARROW visited recently
with relatives at Milwaukee.
Several from here attended the month
" stock fair at Watertown Tuesday.
Mrs. Richard Pritchard. ST., visited a
few days last week with relatives at
Delafield.
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Miss Agnes Riedelbach of Jefferson,
spent few days of last week here with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Olson and son Norman,
returned home Thursday evening from
Rochester, Minn.
Mrs. E. W. Feldschneider is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Stiehm
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Nelson and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Greenwood and daughters at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Fred Green
wood at Lake Mills Thursday afternoon.
A few of the young people enjoyed a
sleigh ride to Lake Mills Wednesday
evening.
VIM Ziedler spent Thursday and Fri
day in Milwaukee.
Mrs P E. Stlehm entertained the
Deutscher club Thursday afternoon.
The Outing club met with Mrs. VIM.
Schneider Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.. Potter of Ocono-
moWOc, spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Withron.
Mrs. C. L. Hubbs and Miss Deligree
James spent Wednesday with Mrs. c, l..
Hubbs at Lake Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Withron were Milwau-
kee visitors Wednesday.
Philip Mansfield of WatertOwn, called
on friends here Friday.
Fl. j. Grell spent last week at Madison.
The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs
A. E. Greenwood Wednesday afternoon.
J. c. shekey and F. W. Shekey attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Fred Greenwood
last week.
Isabel Grell Of Madison, spent Sunday
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. HI. j.
GrelI.
VIM Schneider was business caller
at Princeton and Waterloo last week.
The Glover club met with Mrs Otto
Auer Wednesday evening.
Alma Pett was Watertown visitor
Wednesday afternoon.
Leona Warnes spent Friday in Mil
waukee.
Oh. Kottke spent Sunday with his
mother. Mrs E. G. Kottke.
Messrs. f. W. Grell, A. L. Vesper, G.
Kiepert and son Markey attended the
auto show at Milwaukee last week.
The moving picture show Thursday
evening was we'll attended.
Miss Kowolka spent Sunday at Water
town.
The Friday afternoon club met with
Mrs. G.. L. Hubbs
Miss Edna Gericke visited with friends
and relatives at WatertOwn Sunday.
A party of young folks took sleigh
ride to Watertown Wednesday evening.
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Mt. Pleasant.

Miss Ella Heitz is spending the week
with relatives and friends in this vicin-
ity.
Mrs. George Borchardt and Mrs. Alfred
Bussewitz of Reeseville, are visiting rel
atives here.
Lena and Simon Engelhart spent Sun
day last with John Noon and family.
Several folks from this vicinity enjoy
ed sleighride to the home of Owen
Mullen Tuesday evening, where they
were very Hospitality entertained.
Miss Alice Noon spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in Watertown.
George Engelhart of Watertown, is
spending the week with Joseph Engel-
hart and family.
A number of young people were pleas
antly entertained at the home of Simon
Engelhart Thursday evening
Richard Drought and family enter
tanned number of friends at their
home last Sunday evening.
Fred Engelke and family spent Thurs
day evening with John Ziemann and
wife.
A number of friends gathered at the
home of Edward Heitz, Friday evening
where they spent very pleasant even
ing.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith Of Lake
Mills, visited at the Cobb home last Sun
day afternoon.
Fred Strassburg spent Saturday at
Lake Mills.
Willie Robish and Helena Roth visited
with friends at Milford Sunday last.
Mrs Emma Kamp and son, Samuel, OF
Lowell, visited with relatives in this vi
cinity the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rensser and son, Albert,
spent Tuesday at WatertOwn.
Burt Sturwalt spent few days OF the
past week with friends at Watertown.
Mrs John Roth visited with Mrs.
Rensser Wednesday afternoon.
The nei9hDors reunion of this vicin-
ity gathered at the home OF Louis Ap-
penfeld and family Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stark visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb last Sunday ey-
enlng.
Emil and Albert Appended were en-
tertained by Willie Robish Tuesday ev~
ening.
Mr.. Cobb's operation proved success.
full and friends and relatives wish for a.
speedy recovery.
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BurqldrS in the City.

Burglars were busy in the city Thurs
day night. During the absence of MIR.
and Mrs. Harry Beurhaus in Milwaukee,
their house at sol Fifth street. was
entered by burglar or burglars WHO
thoroughly ransBcked the house in search
of money and jewely. A gold watch,
ring and about So in money was all that
was missed by Mr.. and Mrs. Beurhans
upon their arrival home at $50 Friday
morning. The same night the home OF
Louis Wagner adjoining the Beurhaus
home and the residence of Mrs. Mollie
Rack, pa Washington street were
entered. Both families were absent at
the time which fact must have been
to the thieves.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
PAYS DEATH PENALTY
OPERATION PROVES UNSUC-
CESSFUL.

SO dangerous is the average operation
as performed even by skilled surgeon
that one should try some other method
or, at least think twice before subject
ing oneself to the surgeons knife. But
what are we going to do when there are
so many "cure alls" advertised that have
proven useless. About the only sane
thing to do is to visit specialist, who
has proven by his work to be a special
iSt, one whose work will stand the clos
est investigation. Drs. Erling and Ka-
rass, the expert specialists, have not
only proven by their wonderful work
with their many patients in this yicin-
ity that they do all they claim to do, but
they court the closest investigation Of
their methods in curing chronic disease
without operation. Diseases of the
heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach,
brain, nerves and skin. including rheu-
matism. epilepsy paralysis, catarrh.
asthma, weak lungs, stomach trouble,
deafness, bed wetting, and special dis
eases Of men and women yield quickly
to the treatments given by these en-
inent men. Drs. Erling and Karass at
tribute large part of their success to
the thorough examination given each
patient which leaves absolutely no doubt
as to the cause of the disease which they
remove thus curing the patient.
Drs. Erling and Karass can be seen at
the Waukesha Hotel every Monday, be-
tween the hours Of 9 a. M and p. 10.
Consultation, examination and advice
free to all who call.-Ady.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
FOURTEEN WASTED NO lime
But the Other One of the Fifteen Who
Wanted to Telephone Was
Not Married.

flIteen men were waiting in line tC
use the cigar store telephone, and five
of them had to catch trains. The re
ceiver was firmly fastened to the cal
OF young man in peg top trousers
and rah-rah hat. This is a portion
of what they heard:
Hello, is that you Myrtilla? This is
me-Oh yes, you do--have you got q
date for tonight? l want you to 60
oh, why not?-They don't CARE
think you are going with somebody
else-So, you're going to turn me
down, what?-Oh, yes, you are-Oh
yes, you are-I know better-You've
been stuck on him for long time
Yes, you have-Yes, you have-Yes
you have. l heard all about it seen
you to the theater with him-Yes,
did-Yes, l did-Yes, did
What the -" roared large
rotund travelling salesman at the END
of the line as he gave mighty heave
and pushed the Is men along so sud
denly that the young man, who was
standing with his feet crossed. was
precipitated suddenly through a door
and into back room on his elbows
and shoulder blades. The first man in
line grabbed the phone, got his mum
ber and yelled:
"H'lo, Mag; I'm goin' to Cleveland
and | won't be back for five weeks
S'long."
The other IA men used even less
time than the first one. They were all
married and seven of thom wanted to
tell their wives that they wouldn't be
home to dinner.-BuffaIo News.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
THE CROUCH

The Great Creator in His wisdom
created many men of many minds and
temperaments knowing that if the
sons of men were alike in wishes and
desires it would lead to unending
strife.
He created well, for man is the
noblest work of God But in some
way there crept into the world crea-
ture God did not create-a thing
self-made, be it male or female, that
is hated, despised and abhorred; a
thing self-created, self-pitied and ad-
normally self-loved.
This self-created creature is the
chronic crouch that walks here and
there in every town and community
searching for happiness-that he may
destroy it. Flowers and children, be-
cause they represent beauty and love,
he detests. He reads as he runs that
all men are liars and all women but
creatures of evil.
In summer he reviles the bright
sunshine and hates the green hills.
In winter he reviles the cleansing
snow and the purifying frost. The
bitterness of gall and wormWood is
within his heart.
Children fee from him and his
wife can be classed among the
martyrs Men shun him and the
world hates him. From an early age
he walks this earth spreading un-
happiness and unbelief-a maker of
evil and discofd.
Let us throw the x-ray of self-ex-
animation into our own heart ana
search out the little microbe that has
tendency to multiply and produce,
in time, the hated crouch There is
too much love and sunshine in this
old world of ours to spoil it with the
canker of selishneSS.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
INFORMATION BUREAU

For the benefit of the readers of
the Leader and many others we will
say that We are making this office a
sort of bureau of Information for the
general public. If you want to know
where some one lives, or who has a
house or room to rent or who will
take one or more boarders. come to
the Leader Office. If you have any
thing for sale come to this office, and
we will tell you how and where to
dispose of it. We can probably tell
you where you can buy an automo-
bile, horse, COW, chickens or eggs.
All information will be given freely
and free. Of course we will take
care of our advertisers first of ALL
Aside from the direct results usually
obtained from an ad in this paper, we
make a personal effect to look out for
our advertisers.
Come to the Leader Office for in
formation about anybody in this
neighborhood.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
JEFFERSON COUNTY STUDENTS

There are 80 students enrolled
from your county in the various
courses. A list of these follows:
Peh1ing, Fred, Johnson Creek.
Cornish, Harry B., FIT. Atkinson.
Roberts, Rob Roy, Fort Atkinson.
Van Lone, Eldyn, Jefferson.
Wolfram, Julius, Ft. Atkinson.
Juentmeyer, Philip c., Watertown
Maxwell, Arnold l., Ft. Atkinson.
Spengler, Geo. E., Ft. Atkinson.
Slagg, Milo j., F't. Atkinson.
Mauer, Victor, Jefferson.
Huppert, Clifford, Ft. Atkinson.
Longley, Walter, Dousm2n.
Lowe, Lawrence, Ft. Atkinson.
Poster, Clarence, Whitewater.
Hintzmann, Otto, Watertown.
Punzel, Max, Cambridge.
Brown, Sidney T., Waterloo.
Widman, Paul S., Jefferson.
Grant, VIM. T., Watertown.
Webb, Ralph H., Ft. Atkinson.
Bridge, Russell c., Lake Mills.
Huppert, Loren, Ft. Atkinson.
Lowe, Harry, FIT. Atkinson.
Northey, Frank, Palmyra.
Reynolds, Glenn, Ft. Atkinson.
Poster, Walter, Whitewater
Becker, Walter G., FIT. Atkinson.
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COM M UNICATION
Ing.

Watertown, Wis, January 16, 1915.
Editor Leader:
Having suffered a loss in a ship
ment of perishable freight, by not
having daily service on our railroads,
and believing that where they operate
several trains over their lines daily,
that it would cost but triffiing more
to stop one train daily and put off
our freight than it would to stop every
other day.
| believe that the three times a
week freight delivery is only a bluff,
and short of club to force the ship
ping public to stand for a raise in
rates; and believing further, that the
stocks and bonds Of all the railroads
is 80 per cent Blue Sky, and they are
paying fairly good interest on even
this, and any further advance in rates
would be an unjust tax on the public.
l think if the public is to have any
further tax imposed upon it the legis-
lature should place about a mill tax
on all property in the state and create
fund to build some state railroads.
Put our inmates of our penal insti-
tutions to work on same, also giving
employment to our surplus labor in
the state.
By SO doing in ten years we would
have better railroads and better ser
vice state owned than we now have
privately owned; and they would then
be operated for the convenience of
the public, not for the inconvenience.
Let old Wisconsin take the lead
and be the first state to own her rail
roads, and keep the name of being
the most progressive state in the
union.
M E. Harrington.
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Officers Installed.

The following officers were installed
at meeting of the Bricklayers and Ma.
SONS union:
President-JOhn Glaser.
Vice William Greinert,
Corresponding secretary-Emil Kad
datZ.
Financial secretary Yahn.
TreasureT-Gust Glaser.
Trustee 3 years-W illiam Laabs.
Deputy-Fred Otto.
Alternate Carl Asmus.
DOOrkeeper-Edward Jaeger.
Warden-William GuetZlaff.
Delegate building trades-Fred Otto
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HubbletOn.
Mrs. Thomas Reynolds and children
spent Saturdayin WatertOwn.

Mrs. Thomas Reynolds and children
spent Saturdayin WatertOwn.
James Trussell of Waterloo, visited
among friends here the latter part of the
| week.
Fred AmbOrn Jr., was WatertOwn
visitor Friday.
Rev. Raby and son of Waterloo, spent
Friday here.
R. G. Twining of Waterloo. was here
on business Friday.
W. c. Henningsen and son were in
Milwaukee Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Rebstein of Waukesha, was
week end visitor at home.
Mrs. Fred Englebrecht spent Monday
in Watertown.
Bessie Gingles spent Sunday in Water
loo.
Fred Amborn Jr., visited friends in
Portland Sunday.
Alfred Miller of OcOnomOwoc and Hat
tie BOrck of this vicinity, were married
at Watertown on Saturday. They will
reside on farm near Watertown. We
extend hearty congratulations.
The business men of the village filled
their ice houses this week.
The tax collectors will be in the village
on Monday, Jan. Is.
ROLAND Brown returned from Deans
vile Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rueben Bare are visiting
in KilbOurn.
Ruth Bleecker and Lydia Zindars of
Milford, visited Lucy and Mary Rebstein
Saturday.
Will Gingles was business visitor in
Watertown Monday.
Rena Englebrecht was a visitor at
Watertown Wednesday.
Lucy Rebstein was in Watertown be-
tween trains Saturday.
Robert Brumm of Detroit, Michigan.
visited relatives here Saturday.
Mrs. Leon Wood of Waterloo, and Mr..
and Mrs. Tim Mullen of Mt. Pleasant
spent Wednesday at Gingles.
Mrs. Hintzman of Fall River, visited
her daughter Mrs. Carl Schultz, here on
Tuesday.
Joe Gallitz left Thursday for his home
in Beaver Dam, having been employed
IN fishing here the past year.
Mr. Andrew Thompson died at his
home near the village Wednesday, aged
"a years. The funeral took place on
Sunday at 1920 o'clock from the home
| to Waterloo for interment.
Bessie Gingles is spending several
days with friends at Waukesha.
Miss Selma Quade spent Sunday al
her home in Waterloo.
Ed AmbOrn spent Friday in Water
town.
| Mrs. j. Fl. Rebstein and son Frank
visited friends in WatertOwn Saturday
Come to Hubbleton on Tuesday even
| ing. Jan. 19, and tango" to the strains
of the WatertOwn Saxophone orchestra
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
WINS AN IMPORTANT VICTORY

Attorney Otto Kuenzli, of the the
law firm of Lueck & Kuenzlie, this
city, won a notable victory in the
supreme court last week, in having
an amendment to the constitution de-
clared unconstitutional by which the
right of suffrage was restored to
thousands of citizens who have not
been allowed to exercise the right of
suffrage since the constitutional
amendment was adopted, requiring
that man must have his second pa
pers in order to vote. Mr.. KuenZli
certainly has reason to congratulate
himself on his victory for it is the
first amendment to the constitution
that has been declared unconstitu-
tional by the highest court in the
state.
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Many Thanks.

Col. P. H. Swift, we'll known in and
near Edgerton, and respected as an able
and fearless newspaper man Of the type
of editors, who are not afraid of the
cars" has taken back the Watertown
Leader. We welcome him hack to the
ranks. We know something of the in
fuence of his former work as an editor
and moulder of public sentiment, and
we hope he goes to his old desk with as
much happiness as we enjoy in welcom-
ing him back to the fraternity Edger-
ton Eagle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
X-Rayed Hair.

If what a well-known lady doctor
tells the writer is true, peroxide of n.y.
drogen is not the only means by
which a crop of yellow hair can be got
by those who are not naturally blonde.
All you may have to do, it seems, is
to have your head X-rayed. A dark
haired girl patient OF hers recently
underwent this treatment, and 10!
when the hair reappeared it was yel-
low as the daffodils that bloom in the
spring. The peroxide plan. though, Ia
cheaper Both are painless.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
TO LEADER
SUBSCRIBERS

All subscriptions are payable to
the present proprietors of the Lea
der and all subscriptions paid to
the former publisher since the Ist
of January when the change of
management occurred, should have
been paid to the present publish
ers, and those who have paid since
their subscription since the Ist
inst. are respectfully requested to
bring their receipts, that they may
receive credit for same.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
Election of Bank Officers.

At the annual meeting of stockholders
os the Wisconsin National Bank, this
city, the old directors of the bank were
all reelected to serve for the ensuing
year, viz: Fred Miller, A. Solliday, q. G
CRUDE, Michael Carroll, c. A. Feisst,
Emil Tanck, William f. Voss.
The board then reelected the follow
ing officers:
President-W. +. VOSS.
Vice President-A. Solliday.
Cashier-R. M. Hahn.
Assistant Cashier-H G. CRUDE.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
MANY DISORDERS COME FROM THE LIVER
Are You Just at Odds With
Yourself I?
Do You REGULATE Liyin0?

Are you sometimes at odds with your
self and with the world? Do you won
der what ails you? True you may be
eating regularly and sleeping well. Yet
something is the matter! Constipation,
Headache, Nervousness and Bilious Spells
indicate Sluggish Liver. The tried
remedy is DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Only 25c at your druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Skin Erup-
tiOns.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
Elect Officers.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Watert0wn Canning COM
pany on January 14th, the following
officers and directors were elected:
President-H. Wertheimer.
Vice president-A B. Liebermann.
Treasurer-Alex Buchheit.
Secretary. M. Malloy.
Directors - The officers, Simon Mol
zahn, G. M. Gahlman, Charles Mulber-
ger, Julius Wiggenhorn, j. f. Prentiss.
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Many Thanks.

Since the return of Colonel Swift to
the editorial chair of the Watertown
Leader, the Home Made" part of the
paper has had refreshing awakening
Bro. Swift always has something to say
and he says it well.-Jnneau Telephone
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19
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-
it0r will not think to turn the sheet.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19

Boys you will never again get
chance to get a hand sleigh as cheap
as you can now of The C. T. Co.
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Don't go to sleep unless you have
good bed; you can get one of The
C.. T. Co.
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Cards have been received here annOunc-
ing the marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Clair Heyn former resident of this city,
and Mr.. George 7. Schulz, of Oshkosh.
The marriage was solemnized at the
home of the brides mother at EIgin, Ill
They will reside in St. Charles, Ill.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-19

Mr. Henry Bertram, a native OF this
city and son of the late Ex-MayOr Hen
ry Bertram, passed away Tuesday noon
at his home in Banningbrook, n. D., aged
IS years. He was brother to the de-
ceased wife of Justice w. H. Rohr and
the late Mrs. w. F. Brandt and had many
friends in his home city.