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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
BUTTER MEN HOLD MEETING
Allan CarsWelI, Clear Lake, Elected
President of State Association
at Annual Convention.

Fond du Lac.-The Wisconsin But
termakers' association, at it's four
teenth annual meeting, elected officers
as follows: President Allan Carswell,
Clear Lake; vice-president, Quiria
Moersch, PEBBLES; secretary, G. Fl.
Benkendorf, Madison, and treasurer,
F. Werner, Waterloo. Executive com
mittee, O. B. Cornish, Fort Atkinson;
H. E. Griffin, Mt. HoreD, and C. J.
Dodge, Windsor.
G. j. Dodge of Windsor, in discuss
ing the butter industry and its deveI-
opment during the past twenty-five
years, said: 81 don't suppose many
people appreciate the enormity of the
dairy industry in Wisconsin. In 1914
we valued the creamery output at $780,
100000, or four times that of 1890, and
the largest share of this production
was butter. This annual production is
mighty gift to the state''
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
ENGINEER DIES In WRECK
Passenger Train Leaves Rails Near
Monroe, Burying Pilot Under
Locomotive.

Madison.-Engineer William Cahill
of Freeport, ILL.,, was killed when a
southbound passenger train on the Il
linois Central road, left the track near
Monroe. The engine turned turtle and
Fireman William Hughes, also of Free
port, escaped injury by jumping. He
lit in a snowbank and was only slight
ly hurt. Details of the wreck are diff
cult to obtain, as all wires are down.
1t was reported, however, that the
train left the tracks about a mile
north of Monroe. The engineer was
said to have been buried under the
engine
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
WISCONSIN HARD
HIT BY BLIZZARD
TRAFFIC AND WIRE COMMUNE
CATION TIED UP ALL OVER
STATE.
WORST STORM IN 20 YEARS
DeIuge of SIeet, Rain and Snow Snaps
off Telegraph Poles and Buries
Railroad and Interur-
ban Tracks.

Enthusiastically the entire
state of Wisconsin was isolated on
February 1 by a deluge of snow, sleet
and rain, which tore down telegraph
and telephone wires, snapped off tele-
graph poles and buried railroad and
electric line tracks.
The storm, which was the worst
from monetary viewpoint to visit this
section in twenty years, completely
demoralized train and electric car SER
vice and entirely shut off Milwaukee
from outside communications, except
for an underground telephone cable to
Chicago.
The storm, according to H. 0. Sey-
mour, general manager of the Wis
consin Telephone company, was the
worst experienced in many years and
will cost between $4,000 and $125,00O
around Milwaukee for repairs.
Eight inches of snow fell from morn
ing until o'clock Monday night, &C
cording to the weather bureau. Street
cars were running on only few lines
and many people living in outlying dis,
tricts were compelled to spend the
night in downtown hotels.
Work was given to hundreds of the
city's unemployed in cleaning the
snow from streets and sidewalks.
Green Bay in Storms Grip.
Green Bay.-The storm has isolated
this city in degree from other points
in the state and wire service is Grip
pied. Railroad trains from the south
are hours behind schedule in some
cases and local and interurban cars
are operating under difficulties. The
worst damage to telephone service
| was done near Fond du Lac and Camp.
bellsport, where scores of poles are
down.
Blizzard Sweeps Oshkosh.
Oshkosh.-An old fashioned blizzard
swept this city for twenty-four hours
All interurban cars are blocked be-
Omro. The telephone and street cal
systems were severely hit Steam
| road trains are four to five hours late
Drifts Fifteen Feet High.
Sheboygan.-After raging for over
thirty hours, the terrific storm of snow
and sleet subsidized. Sheboygan has
had but one telegraph line and nc
telephone communication with the out
side world in twenty hours. Snow fiji
teen inches on the level is drifted in
many places from ten to fifteen feet
high.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Twelve Are Granted Licenses.

Mad1son.-Master plumbers who
passed the state plumbers examina-
ton in Milwaukee Jan. 20 and secured
state license to work as such in Wis
consin were as follows:
George G. Block, Harry English. AL
fred Holzhauer, W. r. MehIhorn, o. A.
Waskow, William Sauer, Bernhard
Schroeder, Patrick Britt, all of Mil
waukee; Edward w. Mischler, Keno
sha; ]. j. Dugan, Fond du Lac; T. M.
Brewer, Richland Center; Jake KIauck.
Sheboygan.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
|, MARKET REPORTS /.
Milwaukee. Feb. ). 1915.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

h1lN duhSe, rep. D, 1910.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 3112c;
prints, SIC; firsts, 2602Sc; seconds,
23@24c; renovated, 23@23hc; dairy,
fancy, 27c.
Cheese-American, full cream, new
made twins, 141a @16c; Young Ameri-
cas-, 14h @15c; daisies, 15@151ac:
longhorns, 141Ac; limburger, fancy,
141ac
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as TO
quality, 25@2sc; recandled, extras,
35Q36c; seconds, 10000.
Live Poultry 12c; roosters,
SC; springers, fancy, 13c.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, 1.53: No. 2
northern, 150@151; No. northern,
1.36@1.43; No. velvet, 1.51@1.52
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 771ac.
Oats-No. white, 591ac; standard,
601ac; No. 4 white, 591ac.
Barley-No. 3, $4,000; No. A, $40
SSc; Wisconsin, S609Oc
Rye-No. 1, 1.2S.
Observation-Disclosures or Minnesota,
red stock, on track, 35c; white stock.
36@40c.
Hay-No. 1 timothy, 13.00@13.50;
No. timothy, 11.5O012,O0; clover and
clover mixed, 12.OO@13.0O; heavy red
top and grassy mixed, 10.00@10.50;
rye straw, S.5O@8.75; oat straw, $500
800
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 6.750
6.05; fair to best light, 65006.S0; pigs,
500@625.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 6.25@S.25;
feeders, 9.90@5.9O; COWS, 4.00@5.65;
heifers, 4.75@7O 90; calves, 9.50@10.25.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Extra Snooze Costs Home.

Merrill.-A few minutes extra
sleep cost Herman Buergner and IA
mily, who live near Heller, their
home and contents. A member of
the family arose early to build the
fires and then went back to bed until
the house became warm. Before they
could realize it, the home was In
flames from an overheated stove, and
the family had difficulty getting out
of the house safely
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Enninear Mar Death

Oshkosh.-Paul Leitz, a Northwest
ern railroad engineer living at Amigo,
was slightly injured on the Hortonville
branch out of here. He was showing
a snow pillow through when the engine
cab was crushed in and Leitz was
knocked senseless
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Veterans Home Surgeon Dies.

Milwaukee.-Dr. Aaron Ivans Com
fort, surgeon in the National Soldiers
Home here, died at the home of hypo-
of his right hip from a fall sustained
two days before. He was SO years of
age and a veteran of the civil war.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
"JitneyD Bus for Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam.-The ''jitney" bus fe-
yer has struck Beaver Dam. The We
hicle already has been purchased and
awaits only favorable weather to be
put in operation. The bus will run
between this city and South Beaver
Dam and it is not expected that the
roads will permit of it's use before
spring. 1t is fifty horsepower ma
chine and will carry ten passengers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Fair Officials Are Named.

Appleton.-At the annual meeting
of the Fox River Valley Fair associa-
ton the following were elected:
President, w. Jameson; vice presi-
dent, Charles Simpson; treasurer, J.
T. Hauert
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Many Bid for CITY Bonds

Superior.-Most spirited bidding
marked the session of the city commits
sion when $4,000 worth of sewer
bonds were put up for SALE H. C.
Tolz & Co. of Chicago offered a pre-
MUM of s1,157 and were awarded the
bonds.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
MANY LAKES unnaid

Neenah.-The total tax collections
to date here have been s102, 520.22. The
balance on which the per cent fees
viii be charged will total s22, 900. The
largest amount collected in any one
day was S24,97S.65.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
EaoIes to Build Clubhouse

Wausau.-At a meeting of the Ea-
giles it was decided to erect a club
house, the board of trustees being au-
thorized to purchase site for the i'm
mediate erection of building.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Wife Finds Husbands Body,

La Crosse.-Alarmed at the abb
sence of her husband Mrs. Ben Chris
tenson began search around the
premises for him, She found his
body hanging from a rafter in the
barn.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Arms and Leos Frozen.

Darlington.-Frank Ryan of Blanch-
ardville, aged %, was SO badly frozen
that it was found necessary to ampu-
tate his legs and arms. Mr.. Ryan has
since developed pneumonia and his
death is expected.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Officers Are Elected.

Shell Lake.-Of1cers have been
elected by the Shell Lake Commercial
club as follows: President, NJ E. Al
bee; vice president, A A laval; sec
rotary, D. J. Neumann; treasurer, C. A.
Shaver.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Joins ENGLISH NAVY.

Neenah.-John Gould, former Me-
nasha resident, has joined the English
navy Mr.. Gould was employed here
many years by the Menasha Wooden
ware company as river foreman
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
EaoIes to Have Clubhouse.

Manitowoc-A second clubhouse.
occupied by fraternal order, is now
assured for Manitowoc. The Eagles
are to have their own home. This has
been definitely decided.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
To Meet in Milwaukee.

Madison.-The annual meeting of
the Western Guernsey association,
which was scheduled to be held in
Madison. will be held at Milwaukee at
the Hotel Wisconsin, on Feb. 25.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Prisoners Earn Paw,

Racine.-Sheriff Hollick has four
prisoners moving furniture of the
county offices at the courthouse pre-
paratory to remodeling the structure.
They are paid $3.50 day
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Falling Tree Kills Man.

Galloway.-While working in the
woods near Galloway, Ferdinand Hof-
ferle was instantly killed by a falling
tree. His skull was crushed and other
parts of his body mangled.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Superior Man Pays Bio Tax

Superior.-A. D. Thompson of this
city pays the largest income tax of all
those collected in Douglas county. His
share is $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Set Date of Fair.

Spooner.-At the meeting of direc-
tors of the Washburn county fair it
was decided to hold the 1915 exposi-
ton Sept s, 9 and 10.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Department Now Motorized

iRacine.-The last horse-drawn fire
company in the city will soon be abol-
ished and a new station in its place,
equipped with motorized trucks, will
be built
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
MinneaDOliS. Feb. 5. 1915.

Minneapolis, Feb. 5, 1915.
Wheat-No. 1 hard, 1.52 Is No. 1
northern, 147@152; No northern,
144@1.50ss
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 74@75c.
Oats-No. white, 57Ac.
Rye-No. 2, 124@1.26.
Flax-1.S7@1.90%
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Lamp ExpIodes; Town Endangered.

Athens.-The harness shop of John
Cole burned, endangering the entire
village. An explosion of a gasoline
lamp was the cause. Nearby frame
buildings were saved only by volun-
teers. The loss is $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Chicago. Feb. 5. 1915.

Chicago, Feb. 5, 1915.
Hogs-Light, 6.70@7.15; heavy, 6.35
@6.S5; rough, 6.35@6.50; pigs. 5.40@
7O5.
Cattle-Native steers, 560@9.25;
western steers, 5.1O@7.5O; cows and
heifers, 3.25@SO0; calves, 725@10.50.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Wilkinson Is Made Head

The state BOARD of agriculture at its
annual meeting elected A. H Wilken-
KletZsch of Milwaukee, vice president,
and Oliver E. Remey, Milwaukee, Sec
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09

Beginning with February an ex-
press train will be run between Lille.
Brussels and Berlin, according to the
Brussels correspondent of the Frank
furter Zeitung. The train will be
equipped with sleeping and dipipg
cars.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09

Rudolph Havenstein, president of
the Reichsbank and one of the fore
most financial authorities of Germany,
asserts that the country will be able
to meet any burden which may be i'm
posed by the war upon it's financial
and economic resources. II not only
hope but I know that we shall be able
to fight through this immense strug-
gle. In the domain of financial and
economic affairs, we are equal to
every demand, however long the war
may last"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09
Would Abolish Commissions.
Senate Confirms Davidson.

Former Gov. James o. Davidson
was confirmed as head of the state
board of control by a vote of "a to
6. The senators voting against the
confirmation were Albers, Arnold,
Monk, Rollman, Scott and Tompkins.
Senators Scott, Monk and Tomkins,
republicans; Senators Albers and
Rollman, democrats, and Senator Ar
mold, socialist.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09

Although he regretted the necessity
of the step, Field Marshal Paul Won
Hindenburg has announced that he
would appreciate a partial, and if pos
sible, complete cessation of the con-
sgratulatory letter-writing of which he
has been both the subject and object.
He has found many OF them amusing,
especially one in which a young school
girl asked him to send her a small
Russian, yet he thinks the mails
should be used at this time for more
serious purposes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-21
LOOK LIKE IT WOULD
SWEEP ALL FLORIDA

1t begins to look like compulsory
school attendance is going to sweep
Florida, even as prohibition is
sweeping the country. The last
Legislature passed the compulsory
attendance law Frequently miscalled
the compulsory education law but
IN keeping with it's views of local
option so forcefully expressed in the
acts creating new counties, chang
ing boundary lines of counties and
IN passing on other measures, the
compulsory attendance law was
made a local option measure. MINIS
the we'll known advantage given to
4 one side in another local option
provision of our statutes.
East Coast counties were the first
70 take up the proposition. Dade
called an election as soon as the law
went into effect. Palm Beach county
followed. The question spread to
the West Coast in the southern end
Of the State. Under the provisions
allowing any school district in a
county to vote on the adoption of
the compulsory system without am
n way affecting other parts of the
county, certain districts of some
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-21


suffrage should
a
discussed
than by the suffrage o
Into Judgment sir there element of the nferoty Of
1t inferior is that Is
different from that capacities Of
qualities Maker
functions
performance other functions
Woman rules today by noble influences her
which control the world and she takes into her hands feeble and eveess
WELD Woman in strife becomes hard harsh enjoyable repusve as far
that gentle allegiance
whom confess the heaven removed from the earth
The whole science life and
the 1t
1t
with the
love- the bihrgh Of
high
conception the duty Of the both
The will when the line of demarcaton
osh believe that attempt the line
the centuries
ward the march higher noe and civilization which
found the confusion but the higher
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-21
West Coast counties are going to
give the new scheme try out.

West Coast counties are going to
give the new scheme try out.
inellas county is going to have an
election shortly in one school dis
trict, and The Bradentown Journal
tells of the result of one Just held
at Manatee and Sarasota, showing
as at all other places where elections
have been held that there is strong
sentiment in the State for the sys
TEN. The Journal says:
Election for adoption of the pro-
visions of the compulsory education
law passed by the last Legislature
held at Sarasota and Manatee yester-
day resulted in adoption of the law
in those districts.
"The vote in Manatee was 80 IL
favor of compulsory school attend
ance and 1 opposed. Sarasota vote
was So for and 8 against the propo
sition.
"The lay provides for attendance
of children between the ages of
and Ia years for a aerm of not les:
than 80 days each year.
1.-The two districts that voted
were the first to take action under
the new law, which may be adopted
by the districts or county units. Thu
provisions of the law become opera
tive at once. ''-Gainesville Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-21
How Absence of
Compulsory Edu-
cation Hurts Ga,

We wish it were so that the Ques-
tion of compulsory education in
Georsi ia could be considered at the
special meeting of the legislature
which is to convene in November
Georgia's record as to illiteracy is
one of the shameful things of the
state. We are now one of but two
states in the Union that has no pro-
vision for compulsory education of
our boys and girls.
Alabama has just passed law
which places it among the states
that has this provision and the
statute was passed. too, at a special
session of the legislature. There
are too many young men and youny
women in Georgia who are losing
great opportunities because they
have been neglected in their school
days-or days when they should
have been at school. They are to
carry through life a handicap for
which they are not to blame. II
there was some requirement by the
state which would make the parents
and guardians of such persons re-
sponsible for their education it
would result in giving us better
class of citizens, because as rule
the more intelligent and better edu-
Gated a man is the better citizen he
becomes.
We have recently had the need OF
compulsory education brought home
to us rather forcibly by hearing OF
the genuine tragedy in the life of a
youth of IS years who lost lucra-
tive position solely because the Wort;
that he was doing required that he
at least know how to read and write.
/ Because he did not have even this
crude knowledge this young man lost
his place and we doubt if he can find
another that will pay him more
than 81 or $1.25 day as mahua
laborer. 1t Is not his fault that hC
cannot read and write, because il
his childhood days those who were
responsible for his future did no
insist that he should acquire THU
much knowledge. Here Is case
where the state could have stepped
in with splendid effect and with goot
grace and judgment and have helpe,
/ to make of this young Georgian sucl
a man as he by every sense of justice
has right to have been made.-Sa
vanah Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-21

prices ade way off when sales are
possible at all. AS result, the In
dams have less real money now than
at any time in years, and they are
living on wild roots and such foods
as they can gather in the forests
and from the ground.
The Indians. of course. do not
absolutely depend upon civilization
for living and they have resources
in wild vegetation which will kecT
them away from actual starvation
under all circumstances, but the fact
is that they have not the means &c
buy in the markets of the city as
they have been accustomed to do
on account of the war conditions
which have hit the red man as wei
as the white man
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-21
IN A BLIZZARD
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON.

Katrine Wharton was being talked
ing at the Ladies' Missionary band.
The big stove in the parlor at the
church was sending out great waves
of welcome heat, for outside a bliz-
zard was raging. Mrs. Milton, on the
floor with an immense pair Of scis-
sors in her hand. was cutting around
shirt pattern laid on red flannel.
What l want to know is.' Mrs.
Milton paused and waved her scis-
sors with a Patrick Henry gesture,
why she won't come. 1t looks
mighty queer to me. sometimes
think it must be a guilty conscience"
Rev. Mr.. Washburn raised his head
from the sermon he was preparing
in his study He frowned and pushed
back his chair impatiently. He had
An idea that he knew of whom they
were talking, and it hurt. Mrs. Milton
went on:
"Of course, when q woman Is liv-
ing all alone she can't be too care
full. Naturally when her uncle died
and left her the house and a little
money to live on. she left her work
In the city and came here. All we'll
and good! But how do folks know
what kind of person she is, coming
here a perfect stranger. unless she
tries to prove she's respectable?
She's been asked to Join every so
ciety in this church and has refused
And I've seen her with my own eyes
through the parlor window, playin
, cards by herself"
The young minister knew without
hearing that the ladies OF the church
were hostile to the Independent young
| woman. A few weeks before when he
] was in bed with serious illness Kat
rine Wharton had pitched in. She
went over every day to the preachers
house and washed dishes. cooked
baked, scrubbed porches and ironed
Once she had washed the clothes.
The lowered voice in the ladies
parlor caused him to shudder. II,
knew perfectly well that all this wa.
being discussed. The propriety Of he
attention to the sick man had beer
| questioned by all the ladies' of thu
congregation.
He could stand 1t no longer. II,
put on his hat and went out. The wint
and snow that met him at the doc
suddenly cooled his indignation. VIVA
had he done to be blessed with plent.
and comfort when fellow men, Jus
as worthy. were suffering? For in
stance. Mr. Cassidy with his wife ant
four children and likely another one
had been sick for four months. HI
wondered now II they had food ant
coal. He would go Immediately ant
find out.
The wind fairly blew him into tn
carpetless hallway Of the Cassidyf
| Uo hoJ tS t,.>,~ Ls-,, qcvS voip az IN
| Lpr'.--- = >s-- N-~&~s Sho~ Sue1 .ils~ III
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-21
SEMIN0LES HARD
HIT BY THE WAR
The Miami Metropolis says:

The Miami Metropolis says:
A Miami citizen who is in close
touch with the Seminole Indians and
who has been among thenm recently,
stated today that there is consider
able distress among them on account
of the European war, illustrating
strikingly the fact that the war is
having an effect on all coutries and
all conditions of people.
"The effect on these Indians" he
said, ARISES the fact that the mar
ket for the sale of hides. furs and
feathers, on which they depend so
largely for means with which to usb-
sist, has been demoralized and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-21

At Chattanooga 2, Atlanta l