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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-23
FRENCH HORSE
BUYERS HERE
Major Hue and Capt. LeClerc
Purchase 5000 Mules and
Some Horses

Six thousand Oklahoma mules aud
an Indefinite number of horses viii
soon leave Oklahoma city for New
York aud New Orleans. destined to
draw guns, carry soldiers and sUcrl-
lice their lives IN the European war
Major Il. Il. lIuc aud Captain Henry
Le Clerc Of the French army have
been In this city FOR nearly two weeks
buying the animals, which are being
purchased from ranch, range aud
rarmsteads all over the state by a
local dealer.
Good prices are being paid for the
uhlmals by the commission men.
Saddle horses are bringing from 500
TO Sl2O; artillery horses from Sl21 to
SlU0 small mules from 500 to 800
ana large mules from 500 to Slio
Nhat the French government Is pn}
'ng was not disclosed
Contrary ~ the usual opinion. the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-23
XMAS PREPAREDNESS

WASHINGTON. Nu, -. Co-oucr
alton NJ thr puh0, Boz the handling or
the Christians mail, E., sought hy Post
master Genera. lurlcSon who has sent
instructions iu ro,tmnsterS FOR the
quick mud effective dispatch and de.
livery " ~uuh matter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-23
ENPORT OIL NMGnER

NEW YORK. Nov % The stand
nrd OH company N Ncv York nn-
n"unrl Tuesday nu advance ~ ~
r"ints In refined petroleum Tor export
IN cnsrS and 90 points I'm barrel lots
Refined no cnscs 1925, In hulk 40
md I'm barrels Sl5
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-23
Disinfcct Books

II has been argued that free text
books nrr In-whlnry That might be-
true, It is explained n uo care were
taken ~ the books hut In McAleStcr
arrangements ARE being made 10 have
all book. thoroughly disinfrctrd No
such step was taken last summer but
nll "f them VIII be- di-lnfrrtrl during
The christmas holidays this year and
again during the summer months.
Even without dlsnfrrllnn however
lhrr" mas been up Indication that free
text book, ln N.Nl",trr have cnu,cd
contagious diseases
The plan of leaving to tcnchers the
work of distribution u' the opening Of
>'h"ol or of new semester has been
troublesome s" inr hu' u Is announced
now thal some sort ut arrangement
Nll' u" mnd" t"r central point Of dis
lTlhullon-a uu'Il" wrh shop ut one
or oil "t the buildings where a
teacher or uu Older student may dis.
tribute the books uml keep the record
Nhll' pupils make l'r exchange at an
ordinary book store
No Punll, Without Books
The greatest advantage pointed out
Tor the free icNi book system is that
every pupil Ia the school &, provided
win the necessary book, There X
u" excuse Of forgetting to buy and
there are none who nro without books
because their parents cannot buy The
one yror's experiment here has shown
mat n number Of pupils have hitherto
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
TO BE ALIVE AND AGGRESSIVE.
Such is Plan OF Local Business Mems
Association Meeting
Held Last Tuesday.

AT the annual meeting of the Water
town Business Mems Association held
last Tuesday evening at the city hall,
which was we'll attended by business
men of the city, it was determined to
make the association a live and ag-
gressive organization and put into op-
GRAFTON at the earliest possible mo-
ment, influences to promote the more
rapid growth and prosperity of the
city.
The following were elected as Off
GERS of the association for the ensuing
year: President, Henry Mulberger;
Vicep president, Max Kusel; secretary,
Max Meier; treasurer, A D. Platz.
The annual report of Secretary Mel
zer was full and complete, and in de-
tail gave the work of the association
for the past year and the expenses, in
set forth in detail, which showed that
much work had ben done and good ac-
cOmplished. The advantage of hold
ing an open meeting was discussed
and it was decided to hold such a
meeting later in the year and q COM
mittee was appointed to make arrange
ments for such a meeting and secure
the services of two speakers, possibly
Mayor G. A. Bading of Milwaukee, and
E. NJ. Mcmahon of Madison, secretary
Of the Madison board of commerce,
both interesting and instructive talk
ers
At the last session of the legislature
law was enacted making it possible
for city councils to make appropria-
tions of money to be expended upon
recommendation of boards of COM
merce or similar boards in cities, but
it is necessary for the voters to au-
thorize such appropriations by an ex-
preston at the polls, it requiring 25
per cent of the voters to petition for
the submission of such a proposition
to the voters. 1t is possible, that the
voters of Watertown may have an op-
portunity to vote on such a question
in the near future.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21

STATE BOARD ADOPTS NEW CODE
OF RULES-T0 PREVENT
DISEASE SPREAD.
CHILDREN WITH THE WHOOPING
COUGH MUST BE QUARAN-
TINED SAYS LAW.

The state board of health has ad-
opted additional rules pertaining to
prevention and control of contagious
diseases, all of which have the eff
feet of law 1t is declared unlawful
for any parent, guardian or person
having custody of any child suffering
from chickenpox, measles or whoop-
ing cough to permit such child to
leave the premises, or to permit chill
dren other than members of the fam
lily to enter or remain upon the prem
ises while placarded
The rule for the quarantine of diph-
liberia has been amended Fourteen
days quarantine is required unless
two successful cultures made three
days apart show absence of diphtheria
bacilli
New rules have also been adopted
governing transportation of the dead.
Bodies dead of any disease other than
certain contagious diseases specific
may be transported when enclosed in
a strong wooden box, provided they
can reach their destination within
tWenty-four hours after death
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
H. P. BAHR At HEAD
OF FOREMOST CLUB
LOCAL AGENT TAKES IMPORTANT
OFFICE AS LEADER In IN
SURANCE WORK.
LEADING AGENTS OF GUARDIAN
LIFE ARE BANQUETED
AT MADISON.

AT a meeting of the Foremost club,
composed of the leading agents for
the Guardian Life Insurance COM
pany held at the home offices of the
company at Madison, Thursday, Her
man p Bahr of this city was elected
president for the ensuing year. Mr..
Bahr will be responsible for the sue
cess of next years convention of the
company's agents, practically all of
the details being left to his care.
The election was in fact but a rati-
fication of the personal record of ac-
complishment, the presidency of the
club going by right to the agent who
has whritten the largest amount of
insurance for the twelve-month from
September to September
Combined with the election of Of
ficers and business of the convention
was the celebration of the achieve
nent Of passing the $5,000,000 mark
insurance to that amount being now
in force with Wisconsin policy hold
ers of the Madison company This
mark was reached in one month less
than tive years after the first policy
was written. A comparative state
ment showing the length of time it
took other successful companies to
reach this mark will be found in the
advertising columns of this paper.
banquet to the agents was given
at the Park Hotel, Thursday evening
in celebration OF the event Madison
papers devoted considerable space to
details OF the tWO-day convention and
the banquet, at which the agents were
addressed by directors of the company,
including John A Aylward, United
States District Attorney Joseph M
Boyd, president of the Bank of Wis
consin. Madison; Adolph F. Menges,
president Commercial National Bank;
DR.. w. W. Gill; medical director of The
company, and Judge A. L. Sanborn of
the United States district court.
The local office, in charge of Mr..
Bahr, now has associated with it F.
j. Bahr and e. l.. Grady, commercial
teacher at the high school, who is de
voting some spare time to the writing
of insurance, including the writing of
casualty insurance for the Fidelity
and Deposit Company of Maryland,
Of whose policies the office is making
a specially
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
REGISTER KICK ON THE
OLD FREIGHT RATES.
r.. r. COMMISSION ASKS TO MAKE
CHANGES IN WISCONSIN
FREIGHT RATES.
MANY INEQUALITIES ARE SAID
TO EXIST-PLAN TO CUT So,
100000 ANNUALLY.

Freight rates in the state of Wis
consin are too high. For the state OF
Wisconsin as a whole they should be
cut three million dollars annually"
This was the statement of j. N
Tittemore of Oshkosh, who is in Madi-
son consulting with Chairman Halford
Erickson, of the railroad commission,
regarding the complaint, which he will
file in a few days, involving all Of the
freight rates in the state of WiscOn-
sin Traffic experts here say that the
case promises to be one of the most
important in the history of the middle
west, second only to the famous Min
nesota rate case. Mr.. Tittemore said
that in addition to filing a complaint
against the high rates before the state
commission a complaint would be
filed simultaneously against these
"ates with the interstate commerce
commission.
According to the statements of Mr..
rittemore this complaint will involve
every class rate and schedule Of rates
md the entire structure of rates. He
said that the freight rate condition in
Wisconsin had been aggravated by
reason of the decision in the Minnesa-
ia case, the decisions in four import
ant cases in Iowa, affecting rates as
far west as Nebraska.
How much too high are Wisconsin
freight rates." was asked Mr.. Title
more
about thirty-three per cent on
most things" he answered.
He said that the decisions in these
other important cases in other states
had left the greatest kinds of discrim-
nations existing between Wisconsin
and the other states The complaint,
which Mr.. Tittemore is preparing to
file, involves the systems of rate
this system had been so worked out
that the densest centers of higher
population paid the highest rates,
while in most cases it was generally
conceded that lower rates should be
given to territory where the traffic is
the heaviest.
Oshkosh and the Fox River Valley
have organized a freight rate relief
association and it is for them that he
is bringing the case before the state
commission. 1t is said that many 9TH
er cities affected with high freight
rates will probably join Oshkosh and
the Fox River Valley in the fight for
lower freight rates.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
DISMISSED BY COURT.
Dismissed by Judge Grimm
on Wednesday Last.

The case of the State VS.. G. M. Gahl-
man, for the alleged selling of liquor
to a minor named Conrad, was dis
missed by Judge Grimm in circuit
court at Jefferson Wednesday morning
on the motion of Attorney Otto Kuenz-
Ii of this city, who appeared for Mr.
Gahlman. Mr.. KuenZli contended in a
long and convincing argument, that
the court had no jurisdiction in the
case for the following reasons: The
complaint and warrant were defective
and that the justice or the peace at
Lake Mills before whom the case was
tried early in the present summer and
whD fined Mr. Gahlman, from which an
appeal was taken had failed to reduce
to writing the evidence in the case and
also failed to send up with the appeal
such evidence, as is required by the
state law in such cases, and that the
Justice of the peace had assessed a fine
against the defendant and in default of
payment of such fine, was sentenced
to term of 60 days in the county jail,
when the statutes provides, that in
such cases not to exceed thirty days
in Jail shall be the punishment.
The case had attracted considerable
notice and has been quite expensive to
both Mr.. Gahlman and the county, the
defendant paying the witnesses sum
moned in his own behalf and the coun-
ty all the other expenses in both the
Justice and circuit courts. Under the
circumstances, Judge Grimm had no
other course to follow than dismiss the
case and discharge Mr. Gahlman
Custer proceedings had been begun
against the justice of the peace, the
claim being made that he was not an
officer of the law in fact, but having
resigned, the custer proceedings were
dropped.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Poles Defeat Beavers For semI-TitIe.

The Kosciuskos are the state and
semi-pro champions. The league lead
err Of the Lake Shore circuit lined up
ag..inst Beaver Dam, the champions of
the Central league Sunday and were
returned victors in a hard fought
eame by a score OF to 2. About
9 600 fans witnessed the battle. Pit
cEer Wolscynski on the mound for
the Poles, substituted in able fashion
for Lange, and barring one round, he
p. he'd on even terms with Anweiler,
tte Beaver Dam twirler. The Poles
ei Dbed a run in the first and the
Dodge county champs rested until the
ted when three hits netted them
pair of runs The Poles added an
oCner in the fifth. The winning run
wa. scored by Nee in the eighth, who
raced home when Seibert shot single
tl 0ugh the infield.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
RULES AFFECT BARRIERS.
Badger State Board of Health Issues
New Regulations.

Several new rules governing bar
bering have just been promulgated by
the state board of health. In effect
they are:
Every barber shall see that no per-
son eXpectorate on the floors or walls
Of his shop.
''The use Of stores, saloons or other
places of business as a barber shop is
prohibited, unless the barber shop is
located in a room or rooms provided
especially for that purpose. The pro-
vision of this rule shall not apply in
cases where there is no established
barber shop in the town.
mo barber or other person in
charge of any barber shop shall under
take to treat any disease of the skin.
mo barber shall permit any person
to use the head rest of any BARRIERS
chair under his control unless the head
rest is covered with a towel that has
been washed since last being used, or
by clean newspaper"
These rules have the effect of law.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
MAY REDUCE ACCIDENTS
Industrial Commission Sends Leaflet to
Contractors Urging Precautions

You pay too much for accidents to
your workmen," says the Wisconsin
Industrial Commission in a leaflet adj
dressed to the building contractors of
the state. The leafet tells contractors
that they can bring about a big reduc-
tlon IN insurance rates by preventing
accidents. The following advice to
contractors is particularly apropos in
view OF recent killings due to faulty
scaffoldS: we want to help you re-
duce your accident rate and your in
Surance rate, just as we have helped
manufacturers reduce their accident
rates and insurance rates. Every
month we are sending you a safety
bulletin illustrating some particular
point Of danger Put these posters up
where your men will read them, and
insist that their warning be followed.
See that your men have plenty of
sound lumber for scaffolds, and see
that they use it. Do not permit pieces
OF wood with projecting nails to be
left lying around for someone to step
on. See that every injury, however
small, is attended to before it becomes
serious. Constant watching on the
part OF yourself and foreman will pre-
vent large part of your accidents
In foundries and other hazardous in
dustries, employers have actually re-
duced accidents by so to rs per cent
by teaching their foremen and work
mon tO he careful
The leaflet contains list of 1.1S9
building accidents, in 1914, including
the following: falling from scaffolds,
10 accidents; falling from ladders,
80; falling from buildings, 35; falling
into floor openings, "a; slipping and
stumbling, 131; hit by falling objects,
130; cavein Of bitches and excava-
tions, sc; hit by falling particles, 65;
hit by other moving objects, 25 OBJ
jects dropped in carrying, 40; lifting
or moving heavy objects, so; sharp
edges or slivers, SO; tools and hand
apparatus, 80; other objects being
handled, 70; stepping on nails, 54;
burns and explosions, As; miscellan-
eOus, so.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Jail is Hotel for Boys Touring in a
Stolen Automobile.

When four tourists alighted from an
automobile in front of the Jail at Lake
Mills and asked for a nights lodging,
the village marshal thought it a bit
queer as there is a garage next door.
However, he accommodated them and
they were allowed to bring their robes
and make themselves comfortable.
On Monday the marshal was cha
grined when he learned his guests had
stolen the car and there was piacard
in the room they used for bed cham
ber warning police to watch for the
thieves
The car, the property of Dr. A. H.
Wright Of Appleton, was found at Port
Washington, where Frank Burke and
Earle Schrieye of Cleveland, O., and
Elmer Allberg and Kenneth Sidel of
Madison. were arrested in connection
with the theft. Burke and Schrieve
are being held on a grand larceny
charge at Appleton, the other two
having been released.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
FRANK SCHULZ MEETS
WITH FATAL ACCIDENT
BODY DISCOVERED HANGING ON
A PICKET FENCE IN FRONT
OF WAGNER PROPERTY
CHASTITY FIND MADE BY AUGUST
FLUGEL NEAR MIDNIGHT
HOUR ON WEDNESDAY.

His friends in the city were shock
ed Thursday morning when they had
learned that during the night Mr.
Frank L. Schulz had passed away at
his home, 216 Eighth street, as the re-
suit OF an accident which probably oc-
Cured late in the evening, as Mr.. S.
had been seen about II o'clock in the
evening. Near midnight, while Aug
ust Flugel, miller, was returning to
his home, he discovered the deceased
hanging across a picket fence which
surrounds the lawn of Mrs Frederick
Wagner's property at 315 Seventh
street, he having no doubt slipped and
fallen on the pickets, or had tainted
and fallen and was unable to disentan-
gle himself from the pickets 1t was
with considerable difficulty that Mr.
Fluegel lifted him from the fence and
at first, did not realize the extent of
the injury and only when he was re-
moving the clothing from the pickets
he made the discovery that there was
considerable blood and that one of the
plckets had pierced the bowels of the
unfortunate man, severing an artery
or vein. He laid Mr. Schulz on the
sidewalk and went for help, and Hen
ry Kuehl assisted him in conveying
Mr.. Schulz to his home, he being un-
able to give his name and was semi
unconscious
After the injured man was taken to
his home he lived but few minutes,
in the meantime a physician was call
ed, but nothing could be done, he hav-
lng departed this life
The deceased was a native of Wa
tertown and had he lived until the
10th of next month, would have been
So years of age.
AS young man he learned the ci-
garmaker's trade and worked at it for
about fourteen years, when he entered
the government employ as a mail car.
rler. He was a pOStOffice emplOye for
almost tWerty years. Since his re-
urement from the government en-
ployment three years ago last June, he
mad worked at his old trade Ind other
occupations. He was a member of the
Lutheran Aid society and the Cigar
makers Benevolent association.
The marriage of Mr.. Schulz to Miss
Martha Geiger took place in 1883. The
widow and eight children, the aged
mother Mrs. Wilhelmina Schulz, and
three sisters and one brother survive.
The sons and daughters are: Miss
Meta Schulz, at home; Mrs. Otto Las
sanske, Milwaukee; Hugo Schulz, Ke-
nosha; Edgar Schulz at home: Mrs.
Otto Wendt, Watertown, and Reugene
and Cornelia at home The brother is
the Rev. Henry Schulz. Faribault
Mimi, and the sisters are Mrs. C.
Doehler, Two Rivers; Mrs. Charles
Wagner, Faribault Mimi, and Mrs. w.
Gerhardt, Neenah
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the late home and at 2
O'Clock at st. Johns church. Inter
ment was made in the Lutheran ceme
terry
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
BEAVER DAM winner
OF LEAGUE PENNANT
SEASON OF THE CENTRAL STATE
CLOSED WITH GAMES OF
LAST SUNDAY.
LOCAL GOSLINGS TAKEN IN BY
NEUENS-DEISINGERS
SCORE 6 TO 1.

The Central State league season
came to a close on Sunday, the pen
nant being won by Beaver Dam, lead
ing the race with a safe margin OF
two and half games over East Troy,
runners up in the race. The Beavers
took the lead with the first game play
ed and were never headed, although
closely pressed by the Trojans in mid
season. The league opened its sea-
son with eight clubs but was later re-
duced to six teams. According to offl-
cials of the circuit, the season was a
successful one.
Cy Schulz for the Neuens team held
the locals to but one hit, and easily
scored a victory by a score OF to i.
Beebe for the Goslings allowed but
five bingles and famed fourteen, but
was not accorded the best of support.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
TO LET CONTRACT FOR
TWO LARGE ADDITIONS
BIG IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE
MADE AT THE WATERFOWL
TABLE SLIDE PLANT.
NEW INVENTION CINCHES ORDER
FOR 10000 OF THE
NEW SLIDES.

E. W Schultz, president and gen
eral manager of the Watertown Table
Slide company, stated 10 a representa-
tive of the Leader yesterday, that it
was expected that the contract would
be let today for the erection OF two
large additions to the plant, mention
Of which was made in the Leader last
week
One of the additions is to be 50x100
feet and the other 45X190 feet, the
same to be used for dry kiln and the
other for manufacturing purposes,
the plans for the same having been
drawn by Architect Theodore A. Will
lenbockel. The main addition is to
be frame structure, while the other
will be of vitrifed brick, tile and re-
inforced concrete
When the contract is let it will be
with the understanding that the new
additions and other improvements in
the way Of building must be completed
and in readiness by November l.
1t is worth repeating that the con
Germ has the contract for 100000 of
the new slides to be delivered at the
rate of 5000 sets a year. In other
words a three year contract This
goes to show the popularity of the
new invention which will undoubtedly
revolutionize the business of the local
concern, which from modest begin
ming in 1889, is taking front rank in
the manufacturing industries of Wa
tertoWn
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Paddy Puts on New Front.

A decided Improvement has been
made in the front of the store of the
$3.50 store. George Hawkins, the
owner of the building, has had new
and modern front erected, the iron
work having been done by Otto Bic
field & Co. and the carpenter work by
Richard Rowlands The new front al
ready presents very attractive dis
play of fall and winter goods. Paddy
Ryan, the manager, has arranged for
a fall opening for next Saturday. The
Watertown Saxophone orchestra has
been engaged to furnish the music for
the occasion and souvenirs will be
presented TO all visitors to the store
during the DAY.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Gahlman Arrested Again.

More trouble for G. NJ Gahlman,
who formerly conducted the Deutsches
DOrf saloon, corner Main and North
Third streets. Last Thursday he was
served with an invitation to appear
before Justice of the Peace Fargo and
permitting A. Conrad, a minor, to loi-
ter in his saloon, contrary to the law
in such cases provided, the alleged
violation of the law haying occurred
prior to June Both last, when Mr.
Gahlman retired from business. The
invitation was issued on the initiative
of William G. Cody
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Big Picnic Here Tomorrow.

The first annual picnic of the Wis
consin Retail Liquor Dealers PrOtec-
tive association, Branch No. 5, will be
held tomorrow at Tiyoli island. The
Watertown City band will furnish the
music for the occasion. Sports and
games will be provided and the mem
bers and friends will have an oppor-
tunity to dance both afternoon and
evening 1t is expected that the Off
GERS of the state organization will at
tend the picnic.