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

If there is one enterprise on earth
that a gutter should leave severely
alone is advertising. To make q
success of advertising, one must be
prepared to stick like a barnacle on
fore he begins that he must spend
money-lots of vt. Somebody must
tell him that he cannot hope to reap
results commensurate with his ex-
penditure early in the game. Adyer-
Using does not jerk; it pulls. 1t be-
gins very gently at first, but the pull
is steady. 1t increases day by day
irresistible power.-JOhn Wanamaker.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
NATURAL RESOURCES BEING CIV
EN- TO SPECIAL INTERESTS.

Following is a communication re-
ceived by the LEADER from the Ma
tional Conservation association, sign
ed by Clifford Pinchot, president of the
association
Congress is about to decide, in the
session which opens December A.,
whether natural resources belonging
to the people, and officially valued at
hundreds Of millions of dollars, shall
or shall not be given away to certain
special interests which are already
rich enough. Unless the people take
a hand the decision is sure to go
against them.
bill has passed the senate. 1t makes
a present of the public waterpowers
on our navigable streams to the wa
terpeWer interests. The power thus
handed over without compensation is
estimated at sixty million horsepower
o. double the power of every kind now
used to run every train, trolley, fac
tory, shop, mill, boat, mine, and cleo
trio light in the United States.
While the grant is ostensibly lin
tied to fifty years, it is in fact per-
petual, because the conditions under
which the people might regain con-
troll of their property are made pro-
hibitory, as even advocates of the bill
frankly admit. In practical effect a
perpetual monopoly is given away for
nothing.
This bill has also passed the house,
but in a different and better form
1t is now in conference We know
from the statement of Senator Nelson
on the floor Of the senate that the
friends Of the waterpower interests
expect to control the conference. It
is worth noting therefore, that the
conferees from the house and senate
are now meeting, although congress
does not convene until December A.
a vigorous effort was made to pass
this indefensible raid on the public
property while attention was fixed on
1t failed because editors of the coun-
try came to the defense of the public
rights, and the bill was postponed un-
til after election.
Another vicious measure is the My
yers bill, which does for waterpowers
on public lands what the Shields bill
does on navigable streams The two
are cut from the same piece of cloth,
and have the same interests behind
them. The Myers bill is on the sen
ate calendar, and will be considered
early in the coming session.
These two bills give away public
property to powerful monopolists
That is bad enough, but the oil land
provisions of the Phelan bill are even
worse. This bill will be taken up i'm
mediately when congress convenes
1t disposes OF vast areas of public oil
lands on terms unfair to the public
1t is almost unbelievable, but this
meausre actually gives away the fuel
oil reserves of the United States navy
to claimants whom the supreme court
recently declared to have no legal
rights whatever. The efficiency of the
navy, our first and most important
line of national defense, is to be sac
rificed to the profits of the Standard
Oil company, the Santa Fe railroad
interests, and a few other claimants
who want what they have no right
to get
AS to this, the navy department has
officially said:
''Oil burning naval vessels possess
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE?

If you are 45 years of age you have
a better chance to live ten years long
er than if you are only % In fact,
il you have reached 55, you have a
pretty good chance of living to rs.
But to be more specific.
One of the big insurance companies
Las figured out table of expectancy
based upon 100 men at 25 years of
age. According ito that table, and
there is no question as to its relia-
hility, 5 of the 100 will die between the
ages of % and 35 The next decade
is a very fatal one, as eleven more
will die before they reach the age of
IS. Between as and So there will
not be so many deaths, only four of
the remaining numbers being subject
to death.
But the decade between 55 and 65
will be busy. Sixteen will fall by the
wayside during that ten years. Then,
of the 100 who started out in good
health at %, 81 will reach the age of
rs years. After that, the number will
greatly decrease every year until
there is not one left, the last of the 100
passing away before he reaches the
age of SO.
But, while such tables are valuable
in figuring upon life insurance, what
difference does it really make about
| long he lives? All of us want to live
as long as possible, but most of us car
| be spared whenever the Angel oil
Death beckons unto us.-Columbus
| Dispatch.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
Is Killed In Race.

Oconomowoc--Mrst T. L, McCuI
Iagh has received word that her sister
Mrs, Joseph Zuratsch of Venice, Cal
was killed at the Grand Prix auto
races at Santa Monica, Cal, on Satur-
day when the Marmon racer, driven by
Lewis Jackson, crashed into the crowd
of spectators about the track, killing
the drivers and three others and in
juring several. Mrs Zuratsch was born
in Boscobel, Wis, but has resided in
the west for several years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
Rheumatism Follows Exposure.

In the rain all day is generally fol-
lowed by painful twinges of rheuma-
tism or neuralgia Sloan's Liniment
will give you quick relief and prevent
the twinges from becoming torture
1t quickly penetrates without rubbing
and soothes the sore and aching
joints. For sore, stiff, exhausted mus
cles that ache and throb from over
work, Sloan's Liniment affords quick
relief. Bruises, sprains, strains and
other minor injuries to children are
quickly soothed by Sloan's Liniment
Get bottle today at your druggist
25c.-Ady 3
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
BE KIND TO HORSES.

Don't place a frozen bit in a horses
mouth
Don't forget to blanket your horses
Don't drive dull-shCd horses on slip
perry streets.
Don't whip team pulling out Of {
street car track.
Don't stand horses in face Of stiff
winds
Don't abuse a horse that has falleI
down.
These are some Of the suggestions
offerd by the Wisconsin Humane So
ciety for cold weather treatment O.
horses.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
Smallpox In Dane County.

Madison-St board Of health of
ficers hurried to Cambria, Dane
county, on Friday, in an effort to
check the smallpox epidemic which
has developed in that village. Twenty
cases have been reported and the
number is growing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
InfantiIe Paralysis Case.

Depere.-Another case of infantile
paralysis has developed here. a year
old girl being afflicted The disease
had been eradicated here several
weeks ago, and the health board be-
lieved no more cases would be re-
ported
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29

By virtue Of a judgment of foreclos-
ure and sale, made in the above en-
titled action on the 30th day of OctO-
Der, A. D., 1915, the undersigned aher-
if Of said Jefferson county, will sell,
at the dwelling house situate on the
premises hereinafter described, and
lying and being in the Town Of Mil
ford, Jefferson county, Wisconsin,
(abOut three miles southeast of Hub
bletOn and six miles southwest of Wa
tertownD on the 23rd day of Deem
Der, A. d., 1916, at two o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, the real estate
and mortgaged premises directed by
said judgment to be sold, and therein
described as follows:
The southeast quarter of the south
west quarter of the southeast quarter
Of section 8, town s north, range IA
east, containing 10 acres of land, more
or less.
Also a part of the southeast quar-
ter of section s, township 8, north, of
range IA east, bounded as follows
| Commencing at the southwest corner
of said quarter section; thence run
ming north along the west line of the
same, to the northwest corner there
! Of; thence east, on north line of said
quarter section, q rods; thence south
parallel with the said west line, sc
rods; thence east 20 rods; thence
south, parallel with said west line, sc
rods to the south line of said section
thence west, along the same, Al rods
to the place of beginning; containing
81 acres of land, more or less; ex-
cepting a strip 1 rod in width running
along and within the south line of the
east 20 rods of the above described
land, reserving for a road of which
road the said party of the second part
| (meaning the plaintiffs herein) their
heirs or assigns forever; and except
road 1 rod in width across the
north end of the above described
premises.
Terms of sale cash.
Dated this 3Oth day of October
A. D., 1916.
| Will ToutOn, Sheriff
Twining & Hyer, Plaintiffs AttOr
neys, Waterloo, Wis.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
Rise i'm Prices Hits Printers.

Watertown printing concerns have
0o!Ld oql u! s9sBoIou! So 40 l!Q u9oq
of paper, inks and other materials
The jump in printing costs in Wa
table.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29
ELGN DAIRY MARKET.

Elgin, ILL.,. Nov. 25.-The only sales
of butter here on Saturday were at
42c, up &c from last week
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29

try should be founded on we'll estab-
lished, economic, business princi-
ples.-C. E. Bassett.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29

First pub. Oct. 25, it,
STATE OF ISCONSIN,
Circuit Court, Jefferson County.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-29

Fred Neupert and Chas. Budig
.... Plaintiffs,
VS..
Gustav Behem and Minnie Behem, his
wife, Edward KnatZig and Martha
Knatzig, his wife, j. E. lack and Mrs.
j. e. Mack, his wife, H. J. Chesick and
Mrs. H. j. Chesick, his wife, and Floyd
Fischer Land Company,
Defendants
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
RUSSIANS FIGHT FOR HALIcZ.
Rumanans Check Teutonic Drive In
Mountain Passes in Transyvania.

London-The Russians are again
attacking, this time with terrific en-
ergy, in their effort to capture Halicz.
Severe battle raging at Halicz bridge
head, three miles from the city proper.
Teutonic drive into Rumania ap
parently checked and aggressors driv-
en- back with heavy losses. according
to reports emanating from Bucharest.
Athens reports situation in Greece
still critical; allied repressive meas
ures against the King have taken on
more threatening aspect; royalists
submit formal appeal to the United
States to intervene in behalf of the
government against the entente.
French troops report new gains
north and south of the Somme Sally
Sallisel now entirely in their hands.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Injured Man Get, Lump Benefit.

The industrial commission has de-
cided to give William J. Conway, in
jured at the Portland mine, the great
er part of his injury pension in one
sum- Conway told the commission
that he has family dependent upon
enough to set up small dairy he
would be independent of further aid.
The commission thereupon decided to
pay at once the $500 that he would
otherwise receive in weekly INSTALL
ments. Conway suffered the loss Of
an eye when splinter of stone was
driven into it.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Prohibition Label" Clause Void.

The section Of the Colorado prohibi-
tion law which provides that ship
ments of liquor in this state are seiz-
able unless they are plainly marked.
This package contains intoxicating
liquor" is declared void in an opinion
handed down by Judge R. E. Lewis
of the Federal Court. Assumption Of
authority already preempted by the
federal government is the basis for
the decision. The opinion calls atten-
ton to the fact that there is now a
federal statute regulating interstate
shipments of liquor to which is at
tached a penalty for noncompliance.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Expert Favors Tax Commission.

THE abolition of the Colorado Tax
Commission would be unwise. The
trouble is not with the commission,
but with the system under which 1t Is
operating and with the general tax
system" Such is the conclusion
reached by Robert Murray Haig, as
sistant professor of economics, Colum-
bia University. and former tax expert
for the committee on taxation of the
city of New York. who has just COM
pleted an exhaustive investigation Of
the work of the Colorado tax commits
sion for the survey committee Of
state affairs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
PIONEER PASSES AWAY.
FIRST BIG THOMPSON SETTLER
DIES AT 90.
Judoe Osborn planted Cereals in Val
ley in 1862-Was Elected First
County Judge.

Western Newspaper Union New. Service
Loveland, Colo.-Judge William b
Osborn, 80 years old, the first settler
in the Big Thompson valley, died here
The death OF his wife, less than a
year ago, coupled with his age. broke
down his health and caused him to
lose courage
Mr. Oscorn settled in this valley II
1862. his wife being the first white
woman along the creek. He planted
cereal crops that year and was the
first to reap wheat, as well as the first
to build a house with shingled roof
When Larimer county was formed hs
was the first county judge.
Mr. Osborn offlciated at the first
marriage in the county, the party be
ing Andrew Ames, long a Fort Col
.ips farmer, and Miss Cooper. He
also officiated at the first burial, thai
OF Mrs. Joseph Marclay in 1852.
Mr.. Osborn was born in Yates coun'
ty, New York, July II, 1924, and was
married to Miss Margaret c. Gastettei
at East Liberty, Ohio. in 1860. He
came to Colorado that summer. set
Ting first at Gold Dirt. near where
Central City now stands. The next
year he came to the Big Thompson
valley. settling on farm just east
Of the present city of Loveland.
He Is survived by three children
Milo Y. Osborn, Mrs. Ella C. Scott and
Mrs. Cora b. Pimpke.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Miners Head Caught in Ore Shoot

Leadville.-William H. Frank, 20, a
trammer at the Yak tunnel, was suffo-
Gated. Two other trammers passing
the shoot where Frank was at work,
found the young mans feet protruding
from the end of the shoot and extri-
Gated him. He was dead. 1t is sup
posed that Frank, finding the shoot
blocked, thrust his head and shoulders
into the passage way to loosen the
ore when it suddenly started to run,
catching the unfortunate man before
he could pull his body back
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.

Denver-Officers were elected and
installed on the first day of the forty
ninth annual grand encampment OF
the Colorado Odd Fellows. The newly
elected officers are Louis Herman OF
Boulder, who succeeds Charles
Jake Abendscham, grand high priest,
W. NJ. Merrill, grand senior warden;
John August OF Colorado Springs,
grand Junior warden; DR.. J. NJ. Nor
man of Denver, grand scribe, and N.
Koenig of Golden, grand treasurer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Suit Over Stratton Estate Dismissed

Denver-The suit brought by Rose
Ellen Stratton Allen, claiming to be
the sister of the late Colorado million
aire mining man, Winfield s. Stratton.
against Carl S. Chamberlin, DR.. d. H
Rice. Tyson 8. Dimes, William Lon.
nox, and the late Moses Hallett, as
trustees under the Stratton will, and
the international Realty Company, te
set aside the will and to recover the
entire Stratton estate, has been dis
missed by Federal Judge Lewis.
Judge Lewis held that only the court
which admitted the will to probate
the County Court of Ell Paso county
can set the will aside. and that the
United States District Court has nc
Jurisdiction.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Year's Crops Pay for $4,000 Farm.

Eaton.-Land in Weld county that
sells for 500 an acre produces
enough crop to pay for itself the first
year. according to Anton Anderson, 4
farmer near here, who paid SIC, 1000 Tor
quarter section last year. This
years crop, consisting Of wheat, beets.
alfalfa and potatoes, has Just been
marketed and Mr.. Anderson got more
than enough for his crop to pay the
$4,000. He was offered $4,000 for
the place, but refused the offer and
purchased $40 acres more for s64 600
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Summit Mine Dividend.

Breckenridge. The Wellington
Mines Company paid its twelfth divi-
dend, amounting to 100000, to its
stockholders, this month, making
100000 paid in dividends so far this
year. The company has paid total
Of $3.50, 900 in dividends to its stock
holders. A reserve Of $4,000 is on
hand. Both of the concentration mills
running day and night on ore from the
uAne.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
GOVERNOR CARLSON SUSTAINED.
Judge Cooper Decides capp's Re-
moval as Warden Was Regular.

Judge Cooper Decides capp's Re-
movaI as Warden Was Regular.
Denver.-M P. Capp, who has been
contesting his removal from the re-
formatory wardenship by Governor
Carlson, lost his case before Judge
Cooper at Buena Vista. The matter
came up on a quo warranto proceed
ing against the warden.
The Judge decided that the removal
of Capp was regular under the civil
service rules: that he was amenabls
to them, and that R. L. Shaw has
been legally head of the institution
since his appointment to that place
July 8.
Capp was ordered from the place
after the governor had held hearing
on certain charges made against the
warden in the management of the re-
formatory. Capp declared the gov
ernor was without power to remove
him, and held the reformatory against
entry by the governors appointee.
In an attempt to regain his office
as warden of the state reformatory,
Capp will appeal his case to the State
Supreme Court.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Drastic Rules by Utilities Board.

Drastic Rules by Utilities Board.
Rules requiring maintenance of high
standards of service by all gas, cleo
trio and water utility corporations in
the state Of Colorado were promul-
gated by the State Public Utilities
Commission.
Good Wheat Yield Near Denver.
That wheat is really king in the
non-irrigated district east of Denver
ID shown by the harvests. 1t is esti-
mated that 250,000 bushels will be the
yield for the section around Bennett,
Strasburg and Byers, the farthest
point east of the Denver city limits
being forty-five miles. One farmer
has threshed 10000 bushels and there
are many in the district that have
from 1000 to 5000. The general av-
erage yield was fifteen bushels, with
here and there fields running from
twenty to forty bushels to the acre.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Three Bullets In Flock Tenders Body

Trinidad.-The body of Frank Al
fonzo, 26 years old, goat herder, was
found lodged in some brush on the
side OF steep precipice In cafion
g few miles north of Aguilsr. Alfonzo
had been shot three times through the
body and once in the back.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
infantile Plaque Kills Pueblo Child,

Pueblo.-The first death of infantile
paralysis in southern Colorado has
been reported. Eva Schlimmer, died
after a five-day illness. The family
came from Grand Junction four weeks
ago. The parents and eight other
children have been placed in quaran-
tine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20

western newspaper Union News Service
Mobile, Ala, Oct 2o.-Mobile was
battered for two hours and half by
a tropical hurricane "Wednesday which
caused about $4,000 damage in the
city proper and minor damage TO yes
sells in the harbor. One fatality, ne
gro woman killed by live wire, was
reported According to weather bureau
reports the wind at one time attained
a velocity OF lis miles an hour The
lowest barometer was 2916 at SO
a. IN. While the maximum wind ve-
locity for five minutes was higher by
eight miles than during the July 5th
hurricane, the July storm recorded
velocity OF SO miles an hour for one
hour, compared to 81 miles sustained
velocity.
Residences and business houses
were supplied with electricity.
Both telegraph companies had wires
to the outside world although their
service was crippled
Atlanta, Ga-The South was rocked
by earthquake and swept by storm at
the same time Wednesday. While a
tropical hurricane was flaying the
Gulf coast earth tremors overturned
chimneys and frightened many people
from their homes in Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee.
Mobile was struck early in the day
and wire communication went down
in panCarnla
was cut off, and not until nigh was
it possible to reach that city. Esti-
mates put the damage in Mobile at
$4,000 but no estimates had been
made of the loss at Pensacola New
Orleans escaped the storm.
Everywhere the high wind was &C
of water. At Burrwood, La, there vas
a fall of nearly eleven inches during
the day. Montgomery, Ala, was swept
by a heavy wind and there was a
heavy rainfall, but slight damage.
Houses were damaged at Opp, Ala,
and there was damage at other small
towns throughout Alabama. Houses
these sections there was no report OF
loss of life.
Pensacola, Fla.-Several vessels in
the harbor here were sunk numerous
small craft suffered damage, and one
life was lost in the terrific tropical
hurricane that swept through here
Wednesday, At one time the wind
reached a velocity of III miles an
hour. Property damage in Pensacola
itself was confined chiefly to roofs
blown off and plate glass windows
destroyed.
Denver.-Sweeping down from the
north, the first snow of the season
covered eastern Colorado Wednesday.
while heavy rain fell on the western
slope, and Grand Junction, on the
western border of the state, was Wis
tied by a severe thunder storm.
The rain and sleet early in the aft
ernoon in Denver and adjacent terri
tory changed to heavy snow with a
lowering temperature, and at O'Clock
near blizzard conditions prevailed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Phone Company Hearings Resumed

The State Utilities Commission re-
sumed it's hearings in the investfga-
ton of the rates and service Of the
Mountain States Telephone Company
and the taking Of testimony regarding
the value OF the company's property
In the state. These hearings, which
have been in progress for the last
four months, have resolved them
selves into the reading Of papers by
phone company officials on the vari-
Gus branches OF the company's work
Before they are completed full his
tory of the entire subject OF Colorado
telephone service will have been COM
piled.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Colorado Tax Lew Fixed at 207.

Denver.-The state tax levy was
fixed by the Board of Equalization at
2.07 mills. slight decrease over last
years levy, but an increase over 1914.
Under the levy fixed a total of $2,4O0,-
1877 will be raised for the general
state revenue and state institutions.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20

Denver.-On total valuation of $1,-
224.97s,552, the State Board of Equal
ization will fix the state tax levy this
year. The report of the State Tax
Commission fixed the valuation of the
state OF Colorado for taxation pur-
poses at these figures.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Sugar Beet Crop Below 1915.

Washington.-The sugar beet crop
of the United States is rated by the
Department of Agriculture at S6.3,
which is ~ below last year and 3.4
below the ten-year average.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20
Appointments Announced by Governor

The appointment of Rex Yeager to
the State Embalming Board, of J. C.
Bloom to the State Board of Optic
metry. and of John Howell to a COM
missionership in Montrose county
were announced at the statehouse. Mr.
Howell fills a place made vacant by
the accidental death of Nicolaus
Krohn.