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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
GUARDIAN LIFE AGENTS
Hold ANNUAL MEET
Business and Recreation Occupy Time
of Insurance Men at Madison
Last Thursday.
CONVENTION A BIG SUCCESS.

The Guardian Life agents held their
sixth annual convention at Madison
on Thursday and Friday of last week
Herman p Bahr of this city is to be
succeeded in the presidency of the
club by A V. Hurst of Eau Claire
There were thirty-four accredited
agents present.
Thursday was devoted to business
session, with the annual dinner at the
Park Hotel, the company's directors
being the hosts of the occasion, and
President Borssard, presiding. Among
those who addressed the agents were
Insurance Commissioner Cleary, Judge
A. L. Sanborn of the United States
Court, who is vice president of the
company, John A Aylward, Dr. Will
liam w. Gill and Rev. p B. Knox.
Friday was given over to recre-
alton, and the insurance men enjoyed
a trip across Lake Mendoza, a base
ball game played by the club mem
bers themselves, a barbecue dinner,
and parpticipation in variety of ath-
letic events, in which prizes were
awarded to the winners.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
HUGHES CAMPAIGN TRAIN.
VIII be Financed and Managed En-
tirely by Women.

Cordial endorsement by William X.
Wilcox, chairman of the Republican
National committee, was given recent
ly to the Hughes campaign train which
the Republican Women's Campaign
committee and the Women's commit
tee of the Hughes alliance are to send
across the continent in October.
'The best thing about it is that it
really has for it's first object getting
votes for Mr.. Hughes" said Mr. Will
cox. Women throughout the country
are interested in showing that wom-
ems political activity is by no means
wholly expressed in the cause of suff-
rage. This train is not a suffrage
train. 1t is a practical expression of
women's political cooperation with
men for the election of Mr.. Hughes,
in a national crisis.
Besides getting votes for Mr..
Hughes, | think the campaign train
will serve a large purpose as it goes
through twenty-nine states in it's itin-
erary, carrying a group of national
women workers and speakers. 1t will
unite women in national solidarity
behind a national issue.
"The train will be financed and
managed by women, and the party of
speakers on the train will be entirely
women"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
FIRE In LYNN STREET HOUSE.
Glaze in Home of Herman KrOening
Does Moderate Damage.

Fire broke out in the home of Henry
<roening, 113 Lynn street, shortly
after 2 O'Clock, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kroening were at work
weaving carpet in the barn when they
melled smoke, and on looking out
hey discovered growing flame in
he kitchen. They Immediately set to
york with buckets and the pump, and
leighbors promptly formed a bucket
brigade, subdueing the blaze before
he arrival of the fire department The
iremen made short work of what re-
NAMED of the fire without the use of
heir apparatus. The alarm was
turned in from box g.
The damage was not great, the fire
being confined chiefly to a cupboard
in the corner of the kitchen. The cell
ng was scorched and the cupboard
and walls badly charred
1t is thought that the blaze started
from an oil stove which is located
behind the kitchen door next to the
cupboard, and over which a draft
night have formed, as two doors in
he room were open
The damage is covered by insur-
2nce in the Watertown City Mutual
Fire Insurance company, represented
by Henry R. Moldenhauer
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
Majors Colts Lose to Pipersville.
Horse Case i'm Court.

Friday from a. m. to p. m. was a
busy day in Justice SchmutZler's s
court, when a horse case was tried,
all day, with a verdict for the defend
ant, John Bartel of Emmett, the plain
tiff being Grover Baumann of Water
town.
Mr.. Bartel sold horse to Baumann
last summer for the sum of 5000, guar
anteeing the animal in perfect good
health, but later developed mad stag
gers, which the defendant claimed
might have been caused by the hot
weather. The plaintiff returned the
horse, setting up that the horse was
afflicted at the time he purchased it.
The defendant was represented by
Lueck & Kuenzli, while Kading Kad-
ing represented the plaintiff.
The case was tried by five jurors:
Otto Wegemann, Carl Otto, Herman
Kuehl, H. F. Lange and Paul Behlke
and they rendered a verdict in favor
of the defendant Bartel, but did not
allow him anything for keeping the
horse after is was returned to his
farm.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
HUSTISFORD ROAD.
Macadamized Roadway Opened to the
Public on Saturday.

One of the worst approaches to the
city, the Hustisford road, has been
replaced by four thousand feet of ex-
cellent oiled macadamized roadway,
and was opened to the public Satur-
day. The Hustisford road has been
improved from the city limits to the
first alley north of Labaree street
The $4,000 appropriation provided
for the roads being improved to the
bridge, but the completion of the short
stretch from the aforesaid alley to the
bridge is to be postponed until the
laying of a proposed sewer next
spring.
The plOwing and grading were ex-
tremely difficult owing to the mucky
nature of the soil.
Besides the hundreds of loads of dirt
which were moved from high parts to
the low parts of the road, nine hun
dred and forty five loads OF gravel and
thirty eight car loads of crushed stone
were used. This makes a roadway
&c feet wide as graded and an oiled
macadam roadway 131a feet in width
with a 10 inch gravel foundation for
the 8 inches of macadam
The work was done entirely by city
employees. After City Engineer Arnold
Kraft staked out the improvement,
the work was completed by Street
Commissioner Gust Glaser with a
force of city laborers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
"WOMAN'S WEEK" AT LIBRARY
Useful Books on All Topics of Inter-
est to Women.

This is the season when housekeep-
ers are thinking of new fall furnish
ings; of picking and preserving; and
of gifts to be made for Christmas. Let
your library aid you with some of it's
timely books "The Cult of the
Needle by Klickmann and other
crochet and fancy stitchery books,
will give many useful hints. Cook
books of tested receipts; special books
Of sandwiches and luncheons receipts
for "leftovers" and candies; all will
be found on special shelf. Some
other suggestions follow:
Moore-Old Furniture Book.
Parsons Interior Decoration.
RexfOr-The Making of a Home.
Langton-How to Know Oriental
Rugs.
Hodges-Training of the Children
in Religion
Schreiner-Woman and Labor.
Bennett-American Women in Civic
Work
Drummond-The Child; his Nature
and Nurture
Hogan-Diet for Children.
Oppenheim- Way of These
Women.
Webster-The Real Adventure.
Wells-The Wife of Sir Isaac Har-
man.
Moore-The Old China Book.
Crothers-Meditation on Votes for
Women.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
CIRCUIT COURT JURORS.
Following is List of Jurors Picked
For the September Term
of Dodge County.

Hubbard, Herman Buss.
Beaver Dam City, John Eichel, Mau-
rice Marthaler.
Shields, Fred c. Engelke.
Lebanon, Carl Eske, Gottlieb Schoe-
nicke
Iron Ridge, Gottlieb Griesemer, A.
c. Roberts.
Juneau, August Gritzmacher, Arthur
Vocks.
Watertown, Herman Cruel, Max
Justman, John Kessler, Sr., Theodore
Koerner, Nick Nimm, Albert Scheb-
stad
Burnett, August Hamann
Leroy, Jacob Hausinger, Andrew
Sperger.
Mayville, Geo. Henning, Herman
Prinz
Reeseville, VIM. Huebner
Elba Louis Harrow, Leo Powers.
Lomira, F. W. Kuen.
Emmett, Theodore Lehman.
Fox Lake Town, Michael McCarty
Lowell, Walter Neis.
Clyman, James O'Meara
Hubbard, Louis Owen.
Beaver Dam Town, w. c.. Schoen-
field.
Oak Grove, Carl Schwantes.
Herman, Carl Strum.
Trenton, Thos Van de Zande.
Lomira Town, Jacob Wurtz.
Herman, Louis Zirbel
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
The Jewish New Year.

At sundown today, Wednesday, Sept
q, the Jewish month of holidays be-
gins, opening with the feast of Rosh
Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Ten
days OF penitence follow, closing with
the Day of Atonementon, October Z.
The Jewish New Year is considered
to be OF great significance, being a day
of Judgment before the Divine Judge
Men are divided into three classes, the
sinless, the middle type of men and
the wicked.
The day is solemnifed by prayers.
reated and sung. Orthodox Jews OBJ
serve tie feast for two days, while
Reform. Jews observe it for but one
day.
The Jewish Happy New Year" is
May you be written down for a good
year.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
Gypsies Travel in Style.

A band of gypsies, making their
Journey in six large touring cars, Wis
tied Oconomowoc a short time Thurs
day. One of the women was arrested
for stealing money from an employe,
Edward Gruneshow, at La Belle Mills,
the money being in a bag in his pock-
ct. She deftly picked the bag out and
later returned it to his pocket, minus
the money.
In municipal court Thursday after
noon the woman, who gave the name
Of Anna Steve, pleaded guilty to a
charge of petit larceny and paid fine
of 81 and costs, also refunding the
money to Mr.. Grundeshow Several
of the relatives and other members
OF the gypsy party attended the trial
-Oconomowoc Enterprise.
This same band of gypsies passed
through Watertown ON Thursday, and
gypsies travelling in big touring cars
was sight, that few people had seen
before
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
BANKING BUSINESS
ON HOLIDAYS LEGAL
Recent Decision of Attorney General
in Bank Case ExplOdes Ain.
other Idea.
PRIMARY DAY CAUSES DISPUTE.

Madison.-The attorney general ad-
vised State Bank Commissioner A. E.
Kuolt that transactions made by the
First National Bank of Campbells-
port on Sept. are legal, notwith-
standing it was primary election day
The question arose over the issuing
of draft By the Campbellsport bank
to the First National bank CT Milwau-
kee for $2,77119 on Sept 5. The bank
was open on Sept. until noon, when
it closed for the day. On the follow
ing day, Sept. 6, the state bank COM
missioners took over the affairs of the
Campbellsport bank and is now ad-
ministering them for creditors. If
business transacted by the bank on
Sept. 5 was illegal the commissioner
would be entitled to recover from the
First National Bank of Milwaukee the
draft for. .$2,77119.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
X. Of C's Annual Election.

At the annual meeting of the
Knights of Columbus, which was held
last week, they elected the officers for
the ensuing year. Edward Sipp was
elected head of the local council to
serve as grand Knight The other
officers are as follows:
Deputy grand knight-James w.
Moore.
RecOrder-F. ]. Ruesch.
Financial secretary = Edwin W.
Reichardt
Treasurer-A. j. McAdams.
ChancellOr-Ray Higgins.
AdvOcate-William Collins,
Warden F. Mclaughlin.
Inside guard-Harry Zoelle
Outside guard-John w Moore
Trustee-Edward j. O'Byrne.
Lecturer-Francis Darcy.
Chaplain-Rev. Father Hennessey.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
LOCAL FOOTBALL LID
TO BE LIFTED SEPT, 80
Speedy Crew Of Men From Northwest.
ern Travel to WaukeSha Then
Prepared to WalIOp Carroll.
ONLY THREE REGULARS LOST.

Northwestern College is set for the
| football season of 1916.
The years prospects are fine as on
ly three of the regular men were lost
| by graduation. They were Weston
dorf, Zank and Brandt, who respect
lively filled the positions of fullback
light half and left end. New men will
i'll their places the coming year, and
as the team as a whole is heavier and
faster than last years, banner sea-
son is looked for.
Practice is the by-word in the halls
ever since the beginning of last week.
The men go through heavy practice
every night and are showing fine re-
suits. The boys are very cheerful as
the team displays great deal of abil-
ity and pep" for playing together
The members of the team are Gruen-
demann, r. e.; Zeisler, T. t.; Binham-
mer, r. g.; Vohs, center; Schneider.
|. g; Kuske, |. t.; Sternbeck. |. le.;
Lange, quarter; Retzlaff, r. h.: Duke,
|. h.; Henning, full. The subs are
Bodammer, A. Retzlaff, Wucker. Gutz-
Ike and Naumann
Sept. 30, just the time that baseball
will retire from the center of attrac-
ton, is the day set aside to pry off the
football lid here. On that day North
western travels to Waukesha to play
Carroll
The locals are not afraid, for Car
roll has not had much OF a team for
some time. The game of the season,
the one looked forward to with inter
est by all, is the clash with Ripon on
Nov. IL. Ripon, for several years,
has maintained the reputation of be-
ing the classiest team of the small
colleges in the state. However last
year, they battled with Marquette to
a tie Of 0 to 0. AS Marquette is slow
ly climbing out of the rut that it filled
for several years, Ripon was rather
apprehensive this year about playing
again, and so does not appear on Mar
quettes schedule. This game and the
one scheduled for Beloit on Oct 7th
are the only home games. The other
games are:
Milwaukee Normal at Milwaukee,
Oct ID.
Whitewater Normal at Whitewater,
Oct. 81.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
Annual Parish Meet.

The annual parish meeting of St
PauPs Episcopal church was held
Tuesday evening, Sept IL, and was
one of the most largely attended and
most enthusiastic of any previous
meeting in the history of the parish.
All societies reported gains in mem
bership. The church also experienced
large gain in membership and is
entirely out of debt with good sur
plus in the treasury. The salary of
the rector, Rev. H. A. Link, was raised.
Delegates to the annual diocesan meet
ing at Milwaukee, Sept. 26, are Ed
ward L. Schempf, George S. Rhoda,
w. A Beurhaus, w. H. S. Rhoda.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
WILSON AND THE LABORER.

Washington. ID. c., Sept Especial
correspondence. - President Wilson
has never shown solicitude for the
laboring mems welfare-his efforts to
settle the railroad embroglio was the
first time the president manifested
the slightest interest in labor's affairs,
and that interest was not due to any
love for labor but to the spur of public
opinion which demanded there should
be no strike
The dispute had been brewing many
months but the president waited until
little more than sixty days before
the national election to summon the
brotherhood chiefs and the railroad
heads to Washington.
Perhaps there was a "psychologi-
cal" reason for that, if not the reason
of political advantage
Labor unions are justified in looking
askance at the president in view of his
spoken and written utterances regard
ing labor.
In Mr.. Wilson's History of the Am
erican People" he says: rThe Chi
nese were more to be desired as work
men, if not as citizens, than most of
the coarse crew that came crowding
in every year at the Eastern ports"
The coarse crew" the president de-
scribed as "crowding in" included the
millions Of fOreign-bOrn persons of
every nationally who are now loyal
citizens of the United States.
In the same book the president said
And now there came multitudes of
men of the lowest class from the south
of Italy, and men of meanor sort out
of Hungary and Poland, men out of
the ranks where there was neither
skill nor energy nor any initiative of
quick intelligence"
On June 3, 1909, in an address to
the graduating class of Princeton I'm
iversity, DR.. Wilson expressed his re-
markable views on labor in the follow
ing words: you know what the US
ual standard of the employee is in our
day. 1t is to give as little as he may
for his wages"
At dinner in the Waldorf Hotel in
New York, March Is, 1907, DR.. Wood
row Wilson spoke as follows: 1--WE
speak too exclusively of the capital
istic class. There is another as for
an enemy to equality and
freedom Of opportunity as it is, and
that is the class formed by the labor
and leaders of the coun-
try"
Contrast the labor record of Presi-
dent Wilson with the labor record of
Governor Hughes.
Governor Hughes has never writ
ter or spoken single word inimical
to labor. On the contrary he was the |
greatest friend of labor that ever oc-
curied the governors chair at Albany !
records at Albany show |
that during his two terms as governor
Of New York he signed Sc labor laws |
In new York state, during 1872 years, |
only 162 labor laws were passed One |
third of these were signed during |
Hughes two terms as governor
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
BANK EMPLOYEE LEAVES.
Harold SchHmann Resigns to Attend
the State University.

Harold Schumann, employed as as
sistant teller at the Bank of Water
town, II Main street, has resigned to
attend the Wisconsin University at
Madison. He has entered the Com
merce course
Mr.. Schumann has been an able en-
ployee o. the bank for three years.
He resided with his parents at 3O1
College avenue. Previous to his being
employed at the Bank of Watertown,
Mr. Schumann attended the local high
school and the Northwestern college
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
Interurban on Winter Schedule.

On Monday, September Is, the two
hours interurban service, between
Watertown and Milwaukee, went into
effect. The hourly service has been
kept on longer than usual this year,
but during the hot weather cars run
ming hourly was greatly appreciated
by local people and others along the
line
With the two hour service the first
car leaving Watertown in the morning
will be at 6 a. m and the first car
arriving will be shortly before
o'clock. The last car in the evening
leaving at 10 o'clock and the last car
arriving at l O'Clock, as usual
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
Northwestern College Elects.

At meeting of the board of trus-
tees of Northwestern college the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President - Rev B. Bergemann,
Fond du Lac
Vice President-Rev Julius King
mann, Watertown
Secretary = Rev K. Machmueller
ManitowOc
Treasurer = Fred Gamm, Water
town.
The local board in charge of the col
lege is John Schlueter, chairman; Rev.
niingmann and Mr. Gamm.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
TRAVELLED IS TEARS.
Is at Present Visiting Aged Mother
and Brother in Route /.

Frederick Franz is the guest of his
brother, Bernhard Franz and aged
mother in route l. Mr. Franz has ira
veled for eighteen years around the
world and is an actor and grand opera
singer. He sings seven different Ian
has sung for Queen Lililkalana of
Honolulu, Hawaiin Islands, singing
the song, "Ala-ha-Lo," meaning ''far-
WELL which she herself composed
He will remain at the home of his
brother till December i, at which date
he will leave to fulfill three months
engagement at Colon, Panama
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
The United States Public Health Ser.
vice ASkS-DO You

Maintain a polluted well and then
complain about the undertaker's bill?
Think screening is too expensive
and then blame your malaria on the
climate?
Insist on sanitary cigar factories
and then use public cigar cutter?
Garry a fine handkerchief and then
forget to cover your mouth when you
cough?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20

The victory of the Fort Atkinson
Rebels over the Watertown Goslings
cinches the Central League pennant
for the Rebels. There was a one sided
score of 9 to 2, due to the crippled
condition of the home team with
Kingston missing at short Wallie
Nowack substituted for Kingston.
Art Henke and Keel made a cork
ing battery, the Rebels getting but six
'lits f~om the local boy.
ho oaoro.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
TRAFFIC SIGNS TRIED.
Busy Corners to Have Warming Sig
mails ii Experiment Works Out
Successfully.

The new traffic sign in the center
Of the street at First and Main streets,
caused considerable comment Six
Of these signs instructing traffic to
KEEP to the right are to be tried on
permanently installed at the proper
places
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
Frost Damage S25O,000.

Janesville = The killing frost did
practically $250,000 worth Of damage
to the tobacco, potato and corn crops
of Rock county. The temperature
fell between 26 and % degrees above
zero The loss may be lessened some
weather continues, and some of the
tobacco has chance to dry out before
the sun hits it,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
The Wise Fool.

ut is more blessed to give than to
receive quoted the Sage
Maybe" replied the Fool. But
most of us are willing to let the other
fellow have the blessing"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
Peter AK Wins Third.

Peter AK owned by Mayor Charles
Mulberger was third in the 2.20 trot
at the State fair in Milwaukee on We'd
nesday. The purse was 81 900 and the
best time was 2:17A.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
Favor One Cent Postage.

At meeting of the Oshkosh Mer-
chants and Manufacturers assOci-
alton a resolution was adopted in
dorsing the movement for l cent let
ter postage.