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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Russian Forests.

We are disposed to think of Russia
as land of limitless forests, but even
Russia has serious forestry prob
lem. For decades, according to
writer in the Petrograd Novoe Vrem-
va, Russia took no notice of the de-
struction OF. her forests. The ruling
class, the nobility, sold large parts Of
their wooded properties rather than
sell farm land They disposed of their
forests usually for sums SO small that
the brokers made from three hundred
to one thousand per cent on their CAPT
tai. In the end, the deforestation of
the country assumed such threatening
proportions that the government intro
duced a forest conservation law. But
\. the destruction of the forests
even now goes on at full speed. The
forests, which guard the very POSSIBLE
ity of mans existence in the North,
are rapidly disappearing. Firewood
is as necessary to Russia as the sea is
to the English or the mountains to
Switzerland. One may regret the dis
appearance of timber, but in large
degree timber can be replaced by
brick, iron or other building materials;
but in the North, fuel, in the form of
frewood, cannot be replaced"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Pennington.

Frank Born of Hazel, South Dakota,
is visiting with relatives here.
George Duenow and wife, WatertOwn,
Frank Born of Hazel, South Dakota,
Chas. Sabel and family and Miss Bertha
Weber spent Thursday evening at c. F.
Weber's.
G.. Pitzner, wife and son Eldyn, spent
Thursday at W. Krumheurs near John
son Creek.
Frank Born of Hazel, South Dakota,
Carl Weber and sisters Estella, Violet.
Isabelle, Esther, Florence and Alfred
Sabel spent Sunday at George Duenow's
near Watertown.
The Misses Lille and Elenora Schnit-
ger and John Smell and Art Reichert
spent Sunday at D. Smells, near Johnson
Creek.
George Duenow and wife of Water
town, Frank Born of Hazel South DakO-
ia, and Estella, Isabelle and Carl Weber
and Esther, Florence and Alfred Sabel
spent Sunday evening at I'll. Schnltgers.
Frank Born of Hazel South Dakota,
left Saturday for Concord where he will
visit relatives for few days.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Switzerland.

There has been in all nations a
time when the minds of the people
seem to have been carried away be-
yond their natural character. Such
times have been less frequent in Swift
zerland than elsewhere. Simplicity,
frugality and moderation, the preserv-
ers of liberty, have always been the
portion of these people They have
never maintained armies to defend
their own frontiers, or to make en-
croachments on their neighbors They
have no citadels, which may be turned
either against the citizens or the enc
my; nor do they groan beneath the
burden of taxes. They have neither
the calls of luxury nor the troops of a
master to provide for. Their noun
tains are their only ramparts; and
every member of the community is a
soldier ready armed for the defense of
the country.-Voltaire.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12

Henry ellis of Beaver Dam, spent a
few days in the city last week. Mr..
ellis Is former Watertown boy and is
in the painting business at that place.
William Schroeder, who resides on a
farm near Clyman, spent Friday in Wa
tertOwn William now has a 240 acre
farm and is doing fine.
Miss Emma Blank is home from Mil
waukee for visit Of few days.
Miss BIoudina Zilisch of Juneau, was
the guest of friends here Friday.
Otto Biefeld who has been confined to
his home since his return from the Mayo
hospital at Rochester, Mlnn., is improv-
ing, but not as fast as his friends wish.
Gus If1and will bring lis family here
from Milwaukee in the spring and then
Gus and his wife and children will be
happy.
A son was born on Sunday last to Viii
liam MallOwitz and wife, Montgomery
street.
Childrens sleighs cheaper than ever at
the Central Trading Co-Adv.
Mrs. Herman Lightcap of Valparaiso,
Ind, who had been a guest at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. C. Jaeger
for three weeks, returned to her home
today
George W. Wenck went to Madison
Saturday to attend district meeting Of
the agents of the Prudential Life ms.
company.
The annual meeting of the COngrega-
tional church has been postponed to
Monday evening January IS.
DIR. F. C. Haney, examiner of the Wis
cOnsin State Medical Board. transacted
business at Madison today.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schumann and
children returned Monday evening after
few days visit in Milwaukee.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12

Watertown, in the state of Wisconsin, at
the close of business December 31st.
1914:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. 1929, 300 35
Oyerdrafts, unsecured. ....... 2,021.21
q. S. bonds to secure circu-
lation ................. 10000. 90
Other bonds to secure Postal
Savings ................. 10000 90
Bonds, securities, etc. $500. POI .669 90
Subscription to stock of
Fe ID eral Reserve
Bank $4,000
Less amount unpaid. IS, 10000 $4,000
Banking house, 100000; fur
niture and fixtures, 10000 100000
Due from Federal Reserve
Bank. 7,224.2O
Due from approved reserve
agents in central reserve
cities .$37,512
Due from approved reserve ag-
ents in other cities 15,413.29 52,925.95
Due from banks and bankers
(other than above) -. 9,152.32
Fractional currency. -. 1892 1922
Checks on banks in the, same :
city or town as reporting
bank ..................... 5,477.77
Notes Of other National banks 8,235.OO
Lawful money reserve in
bank, viz:
Specie ..... .S27, 668.30
Legal tender notes 1000. 90 29,668.30
Redemption fund with q. S.
treasurer Is per cent. of cir
culatIOn) 1,'UO.OO
Revenue stamps ........... 246.28
Total. -. 1878, 433 80
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in. ......s $4,000 90
Surplus fund ....... 10000 90
Undivided profits. 12O11.87
Reserved for taxes. =. 10000 12,11187
Circulating notes .... 100000
Dividends unpaid . 3,835OO
Individual deposits subject to
check ........ 123, 303.01
| Certificates of deposit due in
less than 80 days .47,994.93
Postal savings deposits 513.04
State and municipal de-
deposit. ... ,424 40 177,235.38
Certificate of deposits due on
or after 80 days. .......... 81, Psi .O5
Total. 49,. S61S.433. 30
State of Wisconsin, ! &C
County Of Jefferson,
/, w. F. Voss, president of the above
named bank, do sOlemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
W. F. Voss, President
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day of jan, 1915.
Chas. A. Skinner,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest: Fred Miller,
Chas. A. Feisst,
| III. G. CRUDE,
Directors.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Report of the Condition

of the Wisconsin National Bank. at
Watertown, in the state of Wisconsin, at
the close of business December 31st.
1914.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
When Matter Conquered Mind.

Lord Wolseley maintained that Ost-
end would have been the scene of a
desperate battle in 1915 if Napoleon's
bodily strength had then proved on a
par with his brain power. ''The more
study the Waterloo campaign Wolse-
ley told Grant Duff, "the more highly
do think of Napoleon. If his physical
condition and energy had been equal
to the powers of his mind, I think he
would have succeeded in his design
and would first have beaten the Prus-
SLAMS and then driven us back to Ost-
end. 4. In spite of his odious and
contemplate character, Napoleon was
the greatest man of whom we know
anything, and quite unlike anybody
else. London Chronicle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Use WatertOwn Gas
Coke For Fuel.

Mrs E. w. Feldschneider was a
visitor in Johnson Creek the last half
of last week.
c. A. Vaughan and family have
moved back from Jefferson to this
city, his term of office as sheriff hav-
ing expired on the 4th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. NJ Gahlman spent
one day last week with relatives in
Clymer.
DR.. A. H. Hartwig was profess
sional visitor at Jefferson Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Fischer were
Milwaukee visitors Wednesday.
Mrs j. Bender of Jefferson was the
guest Friday of her daughter, Mrs
Carl Otto.
Walter Schumacher of Milwaukee
spent several days here last week
visiting relatives.
Good morning Michael, and what wer'
you thinking of this foine morning. OIL
was thinking what nice thing it wa
to economic, and what fine chance W,
have to it if we trade with the Contra
Trading CO.-Adv.
Wednesday, Mrs. Edward Schult:
fell down the steps at her home anG
injured her bladder to such an Elk
tent that it was necessary to convey
her to ST. Mary's hospital for treat
ment. Her friends hope for hel
early recovery and return to hel
family.
William Bell of Concord was il
the city last week and a caller at tn,
Leader Office and the old man regrets
that he was out at the time of hi:
call Mr.. Bell is one of the leadin:
men in the county-has been a mem
Der of the county board of supervis
ors and should be promoted to tn
legislature.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
An EXPLANATION.

The chairman of the program COM
mittee was embarrassed. After much
choking, he said:
Il am very sorry, ladies and gentle
men, / am very sorry, indeed, gentle
men and ladies-it gives me deep re-
greet, ladies and gentlemen, to be COM
PEELED, gentlemen and ladies, to come
before you with an exclusion; but, Ia
dies and gentlemen, the lady who will
sing next is not here. We suppose,
gentleman and ladies, that she has
been providentially detained"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice TO Creditors.

Notice to Creditors.
State of Wisconsin, County Court, Jeffer-
son County.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Jane A.
Adams, late of the town Of IZonia, in
said County, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the time
for creditors to present to said court for
allowance claims or demands against said
deceased is limited to six months from
the 18th day of December, A. ID. 1914, and
that said Court will receive claims and
demands presented against said deceased
at the Court House in the City of J6ffer-
son. in said County, on any day before
the expiration of said six months; and
that said court will examine and adjust
such claims and demands at a term
thereof to be held at the city hall in the
city of Watertown on the 7th day OF July
1915. at the opening Of court on said day,
or as soon thereafter as the parties can
be heard.
Dated this 18th day Of December, A.
d. 1914.
By the Court,
r. B. Kirkland
County Judge.
Skinner & Thauer Attorneys
Attorneys for Administrator. 12-22-5t
COUNTY COURT, JEFFERSON COUN-
TY.
Ella Saunders, Plaintiff,
VS..
F. B. Saunders, Defendant.
The State of Wisconsin, To the said
Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service OF this
summons, exclusive of the day of ser
vice, and defend the above entitled &C
ton in the court aforesaid; and in case
of your failure so to do, judgment will
be rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint; of which
copy is herewith served upon you.
Kading & Kading,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
Postoffice Address WATERFOWL,
22-7t Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
CITY BRIEFLETS.

L. H. Kusel was business visitor
Wednesday in the Cream City.
William NJ Ellis is erecting a resi-
dence in Clymer and when completed
will occupy the same with his family
and Watertown lose good citizen.
Miss Louise Stallman entertained
the following named guests last
week: Miss Hazel taige, Beloit, and
Messrs. Oliver Tope of Oak Park, Ill.
and ]. H. Nair of Oshkosh.
Mrs. Herman Lightcap left for Val
paraiso, Ind, her home, Saturday
after spending couple of weeks here
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Jaeger, Western avenue.
Mrs. R. R Rodeck has gone to the
Waldheim sanitorium at Oconomo
voc for medical treatment and her
friends hope that she will soon be al
home again.
There is a chance for many to make
some money, and there is chance FOL
more to save some if they trade with the
Central Trading CO.-Ady.
Clean the snow, ice and slush of
your sidewalk, or Gus Chaser, street
commissioner, will do it and the cost
will be included in your taxes, which,
like death, none can escape.
We are in receipt Of copy of the
News" published at Sullivan by the
Sullivan Publishing Co. 1t is six
column quarto and well edited and
printed. We wish the News success.
Judge R. B. Kirkland held a spec
ial term of the county court at the
city hall in this city Wednesday and
probate matters considered and dis
posed of, except the contested claims
in the matter of the estate of H. l.
Davenport and further consideration
of the matter was adjourned to Janu-
airy %.
A great reduction sale on table covers,
pillow tops, center pieces, hand bags,
dresser scarfs, all cOlOrs and white GRO
chet cotton at sc ball. Also on all
trimmed hats and millinery goods. Miss
Mile Roller, Alb Main street. % st
Gustav Cusnman, while going
down the back steps at his home on
Western avenue, slipped and in fall
ing fractured 'one of his arms near
the wrist, ana in consequence of the
accident will be idle for sometime.
Mr. and Mrs Killian Miller return
ed Wednesday from Jefferson, where
they had visited relatives for several
days.
Miss Emma Else was the guest of
a friend in Jefferson last week.
Edward Weisemann rural route 5, was
visitor in the city on Thursday, and
being an old friend of the Leader, made
the office visit which was appreciate ed.
The schools in Lake Mills reopened
on the first of the new year, after an
enforced vacation of six weeks on ac-
count of an epidemic of scarlet fever.
Aug. Rabenhorst on rural route =,
was in the city Tuesday afternoon
and while here visited the Leader
office, and he will be welcomed
every time he comes. He will read
the best paper in the city for the
coming year.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Ambidextrous Metaphor.

An eloquent Irish candidate, speak
Ing OF a certain eminent statesman,
said: His smooth tongue is that of
serpent which lures but to destroy,
and which holds out sugar plums in
one hand, while in the other it holds
an unsheathed dagger behind its
back. Current Opinion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Children'S Coughs - Children
COlds-BOth Are Serious.

When one of your little ones shows
symptoms of an approaching Cold, give
it DR.. Bells Pine Tar-HOney at once. 1t
acts quickly, and prevents the Cold
growing worse. Very healing-soothes
the Lungs, loosens the mucous, strength
ems the system. It's guaranteed. Only
Csc at your druggist. Buy a bottle today.
Bucklen's Arnica Salye for sOres.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Inconsistent Man.

A man doesn't care what his wife
thinks of him when he refuses her
waiter dollar tip rather than have
the strange waiter think he Is cheap.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
Rewards of Literature.

1t may be true, as Professor Felix
e. Schelling says, that Shakespeare
died worth about $4,000 in modern
money, but it is also true that Charlie
Hoyt left a good deal more than that.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-12
BuyIno Stocks.

Willis-'There are two ways of buy.
Ing stocks. One is to buy outright .
Gillis- Yes; the other is to buy IN
wrong. -Puck.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02
PERSONAL.

Miss Ida Barrett left this morning
for a vacation of a week in Boston.
Mrs. Zina Cobb of Bernardston visit
ed Mrs. Thomas Rice two days the last
of the week
james NJ. Adams is spending three
weeks vacation in New York, Boston
and Weare, n IL.
Miss Alice Toomey of Brooklyn came
Saturday to visit her aunt, Miss Nellie
Sullivan, two weeks.
Miss Maude and Miss Marion Better
ley have returned from a vacation of
a week at Spofford lake
Miss Anna and Miss Lucy Thurber
left Saturday morning for vacation
Of two weeks at Barnstable, Mass.
Leon and Lincoln Adams started to-
day for the White mountains, where
they will spend two or three weeks.
John Brosnahan of New York came
last evening to spend the month of
August at his home on Beech street
Miss Annie Lee Graham of Everett,
Mass, who is niece Of Mrs. Wells
Bardwell, is expected as her guest to-
day.
Edward Duggan, who is employed in
the Holstcin- triesian association of
flee began vacation of two weeks to-
day.
Miss Ida Belle Fox began this morn
ing vacation of three weeks, part of
which she will spend in Springfield
| Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Houghton Scaverns re
| turned Saturday, after an automobile
trip of a week to Boston and through
| Maine.
| Miss Helen Morris of the Holstein
Friesian association office force has re
turned to her work after a vacation OF
two weeks.
Miss Abbie NJ Winkler of Haddon
| field, n j., came Saturday to spenC
the month of August with her sister
Mrs. f. L. Smith.
Miss Anna Gorborino returned to he
work in the Office of the Holstein-Fr
ian association this morning, after ;
vacation of two weeks.
Mrs. Welcome White and daughter
Jennie, of Baltimore, Nd, came Satur
day to visit Mrs. White s niece, Mrs
Emma Clark, at Z. IL. Davis S week
Marshall III. Hubbard began work to
day for the Brattleboro Publishing ca
to become a linotype operator, succeed
ing Benjamin II. Hill, who viii worl
at C. S Hopkins s greenhouses.
Miss Agnes Odell, who had been OF
an automobile trip with her aunt, Mrs
Herman OdeIl, through some parts o
New York 10 days, returned to tn
home of her father, G. ID. OdeH, Sat
urday.
, DR.. and Mrs. W. III. Lane and tw
} sons, Richard and Howard, went Sun
, day to Boston. DR.. and Mrs. Lane an
Howard went by automobile and Rich
ard went by train and joined them i
D Boston.
Mrs. Edward Mason and son, Juliu:
accompanied by her nephew, Georg
D Adams, came home Sunday. She ha
E been away nearly four weeks with he
mother, who is i'll in North Troy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02
Sporting Notes.

Them Braves struck snag IN Gin
cinnati.
AS Kaine has gone away for vaca-
ton the Wheel club did not benefit
any Saturday by his transfer from the
Athletics. On the other hand the Attn
letics did not get Guiheen as expected.
Claremont and Keene play ball to-
morrow afternoon on the fair grounds
at O'Clock. The game has been ar
ranged by the Brattleboro Athletic as
ISOLATION to provide entertainment on
the half holiday.
Howard Drew was beaten in the 220-
yards dash Saturday on the Pacific
coast by R. Mcbride and the distance
was run in p seconds, one-fifth OF a
second faster than the world s record,
The record will not stand, however, be
cause of a half gale of wind favoring
the runners. 1t means, just the same,
that Mcbride is some runner, for Drew
was favored by the wind just as much
as Mcbride.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02
MANY Deceptive
tennis ANGLES
Matches Not Always Close
When They Look So.
SOME OF THE EXAMPLES.
BeaIs Wright's Match With Wildine
and Wards With Doherty Two Cases
cited-Big Margin of Victory Does
Not Tell Tenseness of Play.

When Holcombe Ward had II. L. Do
hcrty two sets to love in their Davis
cup tennis match in 1905 he should
have been a decided favorite, yet he
never had q serious chance to win it.
Ward had played himself out in win
ming those two sets, while Doherty,
who had planned a waiting game, came
on with a rush in the third set, win
ming it and the next two easily.
And that's the way Of the game.
The archives of lawn tennis disclose
the fact that the tide Of victory or de
feat can ebb and flow more quickly
in the great lawn game than in any
other in the catalogue of sports. Fur
thermore, that stcreotyped expression
so often used in describing matches
"the match was much closer than the
score would seem to indicate''-does
not merit all the scorn that frequently
is bestowed upon It.
Countless examples Of the uncertain
ty Of tennis could be pointed out. OF
the notable cases that come readily to
mind Beals Wright's match against
Wilding in the final round of the Eng
lish championship III 1910 is conspicu-
GUS Like Ward the American led at
two sets to lOve-and never got very
close to winning another.
In the same year L. G. Bundy, as the
challenger, played Larned a five set
match for the championship. The Cali
fornian actually won the first game of
the fifth set, and yet Larned had the
upper hand at virtually every stage, be
ing in perfect condition physically,
while Bundy was so weak from stom-
ach trouble that he tagged himself out
IL winning the second and third sets.
Wallace Johnson's five set match
with Mclaughlin in 1912 for the cham
pionship was just the other way--a
touch and go affair for four sets, with
the Philadelphian having all the bet
ter Of it. lie made two shots in the
the fourth set, the winning of either of
which probably would have made him
champion.
In the fourth set, while leading al
2 sets to /, Johnson (serving) had two
chances to win the ninth game and
make the score 81 The first time his
shot caught the tapes.of the snetsand
fell back over on his side. Had the
ball carried overspin, instead of under
spin, Il almost certainly would have
gone over. The next point was Nc,
Loughlins on a net cord stroke, which
to quote American Lawn Tennis at the
time, danced a JIG OH the canvas and
finally dropped over
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02

Total bases, Bellows Falls Is, Keene
u. Sacrifice hits, Ryan, Ridlon, Lee,
Mclaughlin, Wallace. Stolen bases,
Crowther, Sullivan. Two-base hit, John,
son. Three base hit, Lee. Hits, off Me
Laughlin s, off Wallace ., off McElwee
l, off White l. First base on balls, by
Mclaughlin II, by White 2, by McEi-
wee /, by johnson /. Left on bases,
Bellows Falls II, Keene 10. Struck out,
Tormey, Ridlon, Mclaughlin ., Wal
lace 2. Batters hit, Mayforth, Crow
Their, Ferrin. Double play, Dowd IN,
assisted Wild pitches, Mclaughlin 2,
johnson. Time, Oh. Umpire, Ennis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02

Bellows Falls is to have a meeting
tomorrow night at which vote will
be taken to see whether the majority
favor breaking the Sunday laws and
having ball game next Sunday. Bel
lows Falls tried to have a Sunday
game a few weeks ago, but called it
off at the last minute Saturday be-
cause of opposition by one of the min
isterial residents of the town. 1t is
claimed that several other ministers
will take no decided stand on the ques-
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02

Total bases, Newport 5, Claremont
10. Sacrifice hits, Saunders ?, Ander-
son, Wilson. Sacrifice fly, Edwards.
Stolen bases, Twombly, o Mara, Shea,
OLeary Two-base hit, Johnston.
Three base hit, Murray. First base on
balls, Twombly, Crowther, Volk, Saun-
ders, Monahan, Anderson, O'Leary
Left on bases, Newport 7, Claremont
g. Struck out, Twombly, Saunders,
Shea ,, Anderson, Murray, O'Hara 2,
Johnston. Batters hit, Keaney, o Mara.
Double play, Anderson to Crowther to
Volk. Passed ball, Eagan. Wild pitch,
Anderson. Time, III, 45m. Umpire,
Ready. Attendance, 500.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-02

The hit was short one, but Denning
was playing very deep. Thompson
was caught trying to steal third
When it is considered that
only four hits in all were made in the
game and only five were left on bases
and only one run scored it is not diff
fcult to realize that it was real
pitchers battle. The scores: