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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
The X. of = Minstrels.
we'll.

End men-Louis Thies, Charles
Kohn, Joseph Claus, Otto Knaak, Jo-
seph Raue, George Weber. Vocalists-
Steward Mere, Henry Kramp, Rem
hold Budwitz, Max Ullrich, Fred A.
Behrens, Leon King, Walter Arzber-
ger, Walter He'll, Gilbert Bentzin, Ar
mold Reuteler, Clarence Peters, sTheo-
dOre KOerner, InterlOcutor-Ary
Keel
The above are personel of the K OF
P. minstrel company gave the lodges
annual show. The Turner opera house
was packed by local friends of the
Knights to witness their friends as
actors, and those who attended had
no cause to complain, for the fun
flowed fast and the singing was good
The stage setting was one of the
handsomest seen in this city in re-
cent years. 1t was a reproduction of
the front porch of Washington's Mt.
Vernon home, thousands of apple bios
SONS being used in the decorations,
and floral fountain in the centre of
the stage, from which several streams
of water were playing.
There were good local hits, and
special feature on the program was
the splendid dancing of little Zay-
da Weber. The program as a whole
was good
The stage setting was designed by
Louis Thies and constructed, painted
and decorated nv Albert Sphphcfa adt
Oscar Maerzke, George Weber, and
the Rev. H. A. Link
The K. Of P orchestra of seventeen
pieces was of valuable assistance in
the rendition of the musical program
and also furnished the music for the
social dance which followed the min
strel show.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
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First issue next Monday, March 6
Memorial to Judge Malone.

A meeting in memory was held in
juneau yesterday for the late Hon
J. E. Malone, and was well attended
by members of the Dodge county bar,
besides a number of attorneys from
other counties who had learned to
honor the deceased jurist.
At the time of his death Judge Ma
lone was president Of the Dodge
County Bar association, and at the
suggestion of Judge Lueck Judge G..
A. Christensen of Juneau selected
the committees to make arrangements
for the exercises today.
The committee on resolutions Sc
lected by Judge Christensen was COM
posed of G. c. Miller of Beaver Dam,
Emil H. Naber of Mayville, and Au-
gust Kading of Juneau.
The arrangements committe Sc
lected the following gentlemen to de-
liver addresses at the meeting:
Judge G. w. Lamoreux of Mayville.
Judge H. w. Sawyer and Hon. Ernst
Merten of Waukesha.
Hon. D. H. Grady of Portage
Judge G.. NJ Davidson of Beaver
Dam.
G.. E. Hooker of Waupun
w. H. Woodland of Watertown.
Eugene A. Clifford of juneau.
Royal F. Clark of Randolph
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
DISTRICT 600 FELLOWS
IN ANNUAL MEETING
Annual Meeting VIII Be i'm Session
Tomorrow Afternoon and
Evening.
GRAND OFFICERS TO BE PRESENT

A most important gathering in Odd
Fellowship will convene in Odd Eel
lows hall in this city tomorrow when
the annual meeting of the Thirty
eighth district will be held.
The Thirty district is COM
posed of the lodges of Watertown.
Waukesha, Hartland, Pewaukee and
Oconomowoc, and is an important
gathering of Odd Fellows.
Two sessions will be held. In the
afternoon will be held the annual bus
mess session. at which the election
and installation of officers will take
place.
In the evening the beautiful third
degree will be conferred, the work
being exemplified by the degree team
from the Hartland lodge
Among the state officers who have
promised positively to be present are
Grand Master Paul w. Mahoney of
La Crosse and Grand Secretary r.
Richard Hoe of Milwaukee. Other
grand officers will attend if they can
arrange their affairs so as to be
present.
The district meetings are attended
by from forty to fifty delegates.
A banquet will be rendered the Wis
itors at the Waukesha hotel at
o'clock
The officers of the district are
Past President-W. C. Buskirk
Oconomowoc
President-R. j. Rowlands, Water
town.
Vice-President-W William PETER, Pc
waukee.
Secretary - William H. Kramer.
Waukesha.
Treasurer-Edward Penn, Hartland.
ConductCr-E. W. Johnson, Water
town.
Warden-E. ]. Heinz, Oconomowoc.
Outer Guard-Gus Heinz, Pewaukee.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
1916 CHAUTAUQUA.
Only Few More Season Ticket Sales
Are Required.

A matter of considerable import
ance to arise within the past week was
the financing of a chautauqua for Wa
tertown during the coming summer.
At the tent meeting at the chautau-
qua last year pledges for the support
of this year was asked the result be-
ing the subscription of 25S season
tickets While this was a most graf
flying showing, it was not sufficient to
insure a strictly high grade program
from the Redpath people and the Of
ficers of the Twilight club recently
consented to a canvass of holders of
season tickets of former years. The
result of this canvass has been pledges
totaling $50 tickets, and to say that
those most interested are highly
pleased would be putting it mildly.
However, pledges for a few more
season tickets are asked so that the
chautauqua will be amply financed,
and return postals have been mailed
to some of our citizens, including club
women, and early responses are re-
quested.
The Redpath people are now book
ing their routes, and if Watertown de-
sires the best, action in the matter
must be had quickly, the object being
to get absolute pledges for $50 tickets
The Redpath people are offering at
fractions this year of superior quail
ity. and ticket purchasers are assured
by those who have this work in charge
that considerably more than their
moneys worth is in store for those
who subscribe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
A SAN|TOR|UM
FOR TUBERCULARS
JOINT COMMITTEE FROM WAUKE-
SHA, JEFFERSON AND WAL
WORTH COUNTIES.
(. ]. Prentiss OF WatertOwn Is Made
Secretary of the Meeting-May
Locate at Palmyra.

Positive steps have been taken for
the establishment of a tuberculosis
sanitarium in this part of the state, to
be maintained bv public funds.
A meeting looking to this end was
held in Palmyra, Friday, at which
three representatives each from JEFF
ferson, Waukesha and Walworth coun-
ties were present, a permanent organ
ization affected, and the whole situa-
ton thoroughly canvassed.
Among other business transacted a
resolution was adopted that land
should be purchased and sanitorium
constructed and maintained by the
three counties.
Dr. Dearholt of Milwaukee, promin-
ent in Red Cross circles, was present.
and gave valuable advices as to the
necessity and operation Of such an
institution. When a sub committee
was appointed to recommend a site
the doctor was invited to join them.
The members of the special subcom-
mittee to recommend a site is com
posed of one man from each county.
That a tuberculosis sanitarium is
needed in this section is a well known
fact, and while those who have taken
part in the meetings are enthusiastic
cally in favor of establishing a re-
fuge for the sufferers, many others are
also interested in the movement and
the tri-county movement will beyond
doubt receive hearty support.
Members of the various county
boards who formed the special COM
mittee are:
For Jefferson county-F. j. Prem
tiss of Watertown; F. G.. Edwards of
Fort Atkinson, and Fred Smith Of
Ixonia.
For Waukesha county-Frank
Smith, c. r. Guthrie and A. ]. Mead.
For Walworth county-G. w. Sper-
bech, w A West and j. E. Shanahan.
The committe organized by electing
Frank S. Smith of Waukesha county
as chairman, and f. J. Prentiss of
Watertown as secretary.
In an informal discussion of where
the proposed sanitarium should be To-
Gated the concensus of opinion ap-
peared to favor the neighborhood of
Palmyra Geographically it is GER
tainly an ideal location, and the added
advantage lies in the fact that the
county is rolling and the soil is sandy
both desirable
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
FARMERS MEETING.
Gathering at the City Hall was Well
Attended.

AS announced in the Leader last
week, a meeting was held in the city
hall yesterday afternoon, and about
$50 farmers were in attendance. The
meeting was called by the promoters
to discuss the advisability or des1ra-
bility of farmers within the city limits
withdrawing from the city and be-
coming a part of the political division
of the town of Watertown.
Ralph Young presided and in a
speech advised those present not to
take definite action, but to consider
the proposition of withdrawal and be
prepared to meet at some future date.
Mr. Young gave his views of the
farmers paying city taxes, claiming
that it placed him at a disadvantage
with his neighbors outside the corpor-
alton limits.
Mayor Kading was called upon to
speak, and upon request of the chair
man gave in detail the legal proceed
ure by which farm lands can be de-
tached and go under town govern
ment.
Nils F. Haugen, chairman of the
state tax commission, spoke, directing
his attention to the tax feature of city
and farm property. He explained the
tax law of 1856, and supreme court
decision of 1860 upholding the law,
which law to this day governs the
mode and method of tax levy and COL
lections.
Speeches were also made by Frank
Trucks, income assessor for Jefferson
county, and John p Ross, income as
SCISSOR for Waukesha county.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Subscribe for the Daily Leader.
First issue next Monday, March 6
Special Notice.

On account of many inquiries on
part Of clients, since the fire at Ma
sonic Temple which destroyed our Of
fices, as to the safety of documents
and papers left in our care, we de-
sire to announce that all such docu-
ments and papers were protected and
saved and unharmed by either fire or
water.
Our Offices are now located over
Salick's jewelry store across the
street from the Masonic Temple build
ing.
We take this opportunity to thank
our clients, brother attorneys, friends
and the general public for the cour-
tesies shown us during our temporary
unsettled condition, and in particular
thank the firemen for their efforts in
protecting and saving the greater por-
ton of our law library and office
equipment.
Dated at Watertown, Wis. this 28th
day of February, 1916.
Kading e Kading.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Alderman Gruetzmacher.

When Alderman w. F. Gruetzmach-
er announced his candidacy for re-
election to the city aldermanic body
the citizens of the Ninth ward were to
be congratulated.
Mr.. Gruetzmacher is man OF the
highest ideals, and there has not been
a subject before the council during
his incumbancy which would make for
a better and more progressive Water
town that he has not enthusiastically
espoused
He holds the respect and esteem of
his constituents, and to return him to
the body OF city lawmakers will be a
compliment to the sound wisdom of
the citizens of the Ninth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Two BIazes Saturday.

During the noon hour, Saturday, the
city firemen were called upon to re-
spOnd to two alarms.
The first was a chimney fire at the
Stabenfeldt home in North Fourth
street, which was soon under control,
after the chemical was brought into
play.
While the firemen were at the Stab
from the western portion of the city
where barn on the Lindemann prem
ises was ablaze. The steamer and a
truck which responded soon had this
fire under control, the damage not be-
ing great.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
o. I'll. Roberts Ill.

Word has been received in Water
town of the serious illness of Owen
H. Roberts at his home in Lake Crys-
tai, Mimi.
Mr.. Roberts, who is we'll known in
this vicinity, attended the funeral of
Even Reese at Ixonia about a month
ago, at which time he contracted a
severe cold Grip developed, which
superinduced pleurisy and pneumo-
mia.
The latest word to relatives in Wa
tertown does not hold out hope for
his recovery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Miss McIntre to Racine.

Miss Ruth McIntre( has been ap-
pointed assistant librarian of the Ra-
cine public library by the library
board of that city and will leave for
Racine this morning to enter upon her
duties Miss McIntre is a graduate of
the short library coarse at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and has served
an apprenticeat the Watertown public
library for nearly year, where she
made friends with all whom she came
all in her new position.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
College Club Holds Banquet.

The Northwestern College Club of
Milwaukee held it's ninth annual ban
quet and reunion at the Republican
House Thursday night. DR.. August
Ernst, president of Northwestern col
lege, was the principal speaker Other
addresses were by DR.. A. Hoermann,
Ernst Won Briesen and the Rev. A.
Baebenroth Plans for a campaign to
raise funds for a gymnasium were dis
cuSSed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Student Actors to Present Plays.

Three plays will be staged by the
students at the University of Wiscon-
sin during the spring. 1.-The Road to
Yesterday" by Beulah Marie Dix and
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland is the
play chosen by the seniors to be pre-
sented during commencement week.
This years Harefoot production will
be a musical comedy by Charles O.
Whitney Of Milwaukee, and the junior
play to be given on March 25 is THE
Reformers," written by Hymen Rosen-
blatt, a student from Milwaukee.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Fish and Game Meeting.

A public meeting will be held at
Fort Atkinson Thursday at which time
the subject of the state fish and game
conservation laws will be discussed.
The meeting was. arranged by State
Senator Mulberger at the request of
citizens of that part of the county,
and particularly fishermen at Fort
Atkinson and Lake KoshkOnong. The
meeting will be under the direction of
the state conservation commission.
It is the intention of the ObjectOrs
ing laws and all those who have an
interest in the subject will find cor
dial welcome to the meeting.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Euterpe Clubs Meeting Place.

Among others who were compelled
to seek new quarters on account of the
Masonic Temple fire is the Euterpe
club
Future meetings of the club will be
held in the Sunday school room of the
Congregational church
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Masonic Temple Association Meeting

AT meeting of the Masonic Temple
association, held during the past week,
the matter of rebuilding the Temple
was informally discussed, but no def
mite action could be taken owing to the
fact that the insurance adjusters have
not as yet completed their work
There appears to be but little doubt
that a new Masonic building will oc-
cupy the site of the recently DESTROYED
building
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Pythians at Divine Worship.

Lincoln lodge No. 20, Knights of
Pythias, attended divine worship at
ST. Paul's Episcopal church Sunday
evening.
Rev. H A Link preached special
sermon, using as the theme of his
talk the lodge emblems, Faith, Charity
and Benevolence.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
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First issue next Monday, March 6.
Lake Shore League.

Watertown has been invited to join
the Lake Shore league of base ball.
which is being organized. The pro-
posed league for 1916 is to consist of
four teams from Milwaukee and four
from other cities
1t is also proposed to taken Beaver
Dam into the Lake Shore league.
No action has been taken by those
in authority, and probably none will
be taken for a little while yet
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Judge Lneck Heads Fair Association.

A meeting of the executive board of
the Dodge County Fair association
was held in Beaver Dam, and Judge
NJ l.. Lueck was chosen as president
of the association to fill the unex-
pired term of the late Judge James E.
Malone
A. W. Wilcox of Horizon was elected
president.
The Dodge county fair will be held
at Beaver Dam from the 25th to 29th
of September,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Justice Schmutzler Located.

Justice of the Peace Ferd Schmutz-
Ter, one of the tenants who suffered
loss in the recent Masonic Temple fire.
has located his offices at No. 10 Main
street, second floor. Up to the time
he took these rooms the Judge was
occupying rooms in the city hall
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NEW LAW AFFECTS BOYS.
Industrial School Inmates VIII Be
Released at the Age of Is Years.

In accordance with the law passed
| by the last legislature, all boys now
confined in the boys industrial school
at Waukesha, who will on July 1 be
IL years of age, together with about
400 boys who are now out on parole
from that institution, will be released,
instead of being compelled to await
their majority
The board Of control of the institu-
ton was advised to that effect Thurs
day of last week by Attorney General
Walter Owen.
The state holds $4,000 in trust for
these boys, which represents their
earnings since commitment to the
school and the money will be given to
them when they are discharged.
The above information was given
to the press during the past few days,
and now the dispatch below is given
out. If the attorney general is flip
iopping on two side of this question
as the dispatches would indicate, he
must be as full of Opinions" as dog
is of fieas. The latest from our state
think" foundry is:
Madison, Wis, Feb. 2S.-The plan
of the state board of control to set at
liberty some 400 boys from the indus
trial school at Waukesha, has gone
awry through the Interpretation on
opinion by Attorney-GeneraI Owen
which holds that the new plan is not
etroactive and only applies to those
which may be hereafter" committed
to the school,
The bill as originally drawn, pro-
Fides that all inmates reaching the
age OF IS years should be given free
dom, although they were committed
Until they were 21
The legislature, however, made a
change for the reason that to have
enacted the bill as shown would have
made it unconstitutional as the pow
ers to pardon lies with the executive
The board of control in the mean
time, has proceeded upon the theory
that the original purpose of the bill
nad been enacted.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

Mrs. Edward Wieman was hostess
to bridge party, Thursday afternoon.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

Mrs. Lydia Gerbitz "A years of age,
a former resident of this city, died at
a Milwaukee hospital, Wednesday. Her
home was in Deerfeld, Wis.
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Great Battles Lesson
MayChangeU. S.Plans

tire German spy system has long made
a feature of attempting to get informa-
ton concerning the movements of the
grand fleet and always with the view OF
permitting the German navy to strike a
blow at British naval forces without the
risk of encountering II.
There Is a distinct lesson in this for
the United states navy" said one or the
high United States naval Officers to-
night. 1T shows that neither battle
cruisers nor armored cruisers are able
to engage battleships without getting
the worst OF II. SO far as any con-
glomerate mass OF battle cruisers. arm
ored cruisers and small craft is con-
even a few modern first-class battle
ships. This has apparently been shown
in the fight Just concluded In the North
time a squadron Of battle cruisers or
cruisers come up against modern dread
naughts."
The German naval victory created
profound impression In official circles
generally. Two questions are given
prime consideration by officials and dip
iomats: IL Germany preparing to night
for the supremacy of the scar what
will the effect of the battle be on peace
prospects?
Losses Not Severe.
Naval experts do not regard the losses
suffered by the British navy sufficient
to cripple its superiority, especially as
Great Britain depends on the grand
fleet for this superiority and reports
so far do not show that this fleet has
! suffered. On the other hand. 1t is re-
4 garded as probable that Germany will be
| encouraged to risk further engagements
at sea with a view OF bringing the Brit
| ish navy down to its own strength.
Grand Admiral Won Tirpltz at the be-
ginning Of the war, y Is recalled, said
Germany would whittle Brttain's naval
strength away until the German navy
could fight for sea supremacy on more
| or less even basis.
| No effort Is made to belittle the far,
reaching effect which German naval
supremacy would have on the entire
world as we'll as on Great Britain.
1t IL regarded as likely that the en-
thusiasm Of the German people over the
victory will put damper on peace tall
for the present. The possibility Of
| wrestling sea control from Great Britain
has so long been a dream or the Ger
i man people, 1t Is said by officials here
that the possibility of its being realized
will doubtless have the erect OF win
ming renewed support for the continu
; ance of the war.