The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29

The Watertown High school defeat
ed the Northwestern college football
team 6 to 4.
A deer appeared near Jefferson and
after an exciting chase by large
crowd it disappeared in Heger's marsh.
The Anchor Hose company, No. 1.
will give prize masquerade ball at
the Turner Opera house, January 16.
A cold wave reach Watertown Nov
ember &c.
The rock river is furnishing excell-
ent skating.
Two Winnebago Indians visited
Watertown while on their way to trap
and hunt near Rome, Jefferson county.
Professor Fontana, hypnotist, COM
pleted weeks engagement at the Con-
cordia Opera house. His feats aston
ished his audiences.
The Concordia society held it's ann
ual Thanksgiving day ball at the Con-
cordia Opera House
Thirty Years Ago.
Strikes for an eight hour day are
becoming frequent in various parts of
the country.
The tax on oleomargarine is report
ed as likely to yield revenue of a
million dollars a year
A heavy blizzard and cold weather is
reported in Montana, Northern Dako-
ia and Northern Minnesota
Lac La Belle, Oconomowoc, is frozen
over and skating has commenced
About three inches of snow fell; the
first of any account this winter.
The county board appointed a COM
mittee of three to ascertain the best
method of dealing with tramps. They
recommended that a portion OF the
Jail be set aside to keep these "speci-
mems in that they be furnished no
means of amusement, and that they
be fed on as cheap a bill of fare as
the law will allow.
A leap year dance was held at the
Armory Thanksgiving night.
A plot OF land near Watertown is
being considered by the legislature
as state camping ground for the
militia.
An ordinance providing for the cree
ton of poles and wires in the streets
and alleys of Watertown was referred
| to the committee on streets and brid-
geS.
To be in the height of fashion men
must powder their hair.
In the earthquake at Charleston,
S. G. August 81, 80 persons were killed
and property to the amount Of $4,000
900 was destroyed.
Forty Years Ago.
Two acres of land suddenly sank
so feet below the surface of the sur
rounding land at Mequon, Ozaukee
county, and an island seventeen feet
high rose up in the lake close by.
1t is said that it will not be known
for certainty who has been elected
president until next February.
| A chicken shoot will be held at Driv-
ing Park Thanksgiving day afternoon.
The Supervisors of Dodge county
have reported in favor of an appro-
priation of $4,000 to erect new county
building at Juneau $4,000 to be levied
this year, and $4,000 next year
Some young people OF Watertown
have organized dancing club for the
winters amusement The first party
of the series was held at the Linden
house November 81
A GAINESVILLE man has sold 10000
pounds of tobacco for five cents a
pound. The tobacco will be shipped
to Germany.
There are many cases of small pox
! in Milwaukee.
| The river froze over November %
| for the first time this season.
| The Youths Companion has been
published for half century. 1t was
started in 1927.
Fifty Years Ago.
The new German Evangelical Pro-
| testant church on fourth street is near
ly completed. 1t is fine building,
and its long slender spire is the most
beautiful of any in our city.
The new bridge over the Crawfish
river at Hubbleton is completed, and
our lines of communication with Wa
terloo are once more perfect
Owing to the great expense of build
ing there is a scarcity of houses for
rent in this city and throughout the
country.
Several cheese factories have been
built in this county, the most recent
one at Lake Mills.
Arrangements have been made for a
course OF public lectures during the
coming winter
The Pacific railroad is now COM
pleted
Assassination of Gentiles by Norm
ons is quite common in Utah.