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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
PHONE COMPANY WANTS RAISE.
Watert0wn Company Asks Commits
sion for Authority to
Charge More.

The Watertown Telephone COM
pany, operating rural lines, has asked
the Wisconsin railroad commission
for authority to raise it's rates, and
the matter will be heard Wednesday,
January 19, at Madison.
The company now charges $1.25
month for residence phones, and $1.50
month for business phones. The
raise prayed for would make the re-
sidenee $18 year, a raise of SO, if
the phone is within four miles of the
switch board; if beyond four miles,
rs cents each three months for each
additional mile.
Business phones will be charged for
at the rate of $21, if the petition is
granted, with rs cents additional.
A liberal discount will apply when
bills are promptly paid.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Jefferson County Organization Tt
Meet i'm This City Jan. 21-22.

The Jeffe- son County Sunday School
January 21 and %, in the Congrega-
tionaI church.
A most attractive program has been
prepared, and speakers of prominence
will lend their support to make the
meeting a success.
The Jefferson county organization
is a part of the Wisconsin Sunday
School association, and Vice-President
F. H. Brigham of Janesville and Miss
Mabel Bailey of Neenah, elementary
and missionary superintendent, will
be among the speakers.
At the meeting Friday morning, an
address of welcome will be delivered
by Rev. n Carter Daniel, and re-
sponse will De made by Rev. D. Gra-
bill of Fort Atkinson.
The program for the two day ses-
sion follows:
Friday, January 21, $3.50 P. NJ.
Devotions.
Conference on County Organization
Leader, Rev. F. H. Brigham.
Temporary Organization. Appoint
ment of Committees.
Departmental Conferences.
Elementary Miss Bailey
Secondary-------- Brigham
Adult Rogers
Friday, 1880 P. NJ.
Song Service. Prayer.
Brief Address by the new General
Secretary.
Special Music.
Address ----------------M Brigham
Saturday, January %.
900 a. m.-DevotiOnal Half-HOur.-
Rev. Theo. Reinke, east of Water
town.
$50 a. m.-Business Session. Perma-
ncnt Organization.
Election of Officers. Discussion
of our Field and Plans.
1000 a. m-County Goal--Mr. Rogers
1920 a. m.-Address---
Rev E. w Mayer, Ft. Atkinson.
11:15 a. m.-Round Table-The Best
Thing Our School has done this
Year----Miss Mabel L. Bailey.
lis p. Injecting of Cabinet and
State Officers.
200 D. m-Devotional-Rev Oliver of
Lake Mills.
2:1O p. Building Up a School
Miss Bailey.
2:4O m.-The Standard School-Mr.
Rogers.
300 p. m.-Brief Final Business Ses-
$40 p. m-Closing Address.
A most interesting address will be
delivered during the Saturday after
noon session by Rev. L. C. Partch of
Lake Mills on Problems of the Sun
day School Scholar
Officers OF the state organization,
the headquarters of which are in Nee
nah, are:
President, w. W. Hughes, Fond du
Lac.
Vice-President, F. H. Brigham,
Janesville.
Secretary, S. F. Shattuck, Neenah.
Treasurer, J. N. Bergstrom, Neenah.
General Secretary, j. L. Rogers,
Neenah.
Elementary and Missionary Super
intendent, Mabel L. Bailey, Neenah.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
A SERIAL STORY THAT INVOLVES THE
FAMOUS APACHES OF PARIS.

How lonesome lad of Paris becomes
the apt pupil of a cosmopolitan crook in
New York is told by Louis Joseph Vance,
author of ''The Brass Bowl "The Pool of
Flame and other great works of fiction,
in one of his best stories, '"The Lone Wolf"
Everything goes well until the lad falls
in love and then things begin to happen,
what follows after is SO swift, surprising,
and completely absorbing that when "The
End is reached the reader pauses with a
wistful desire to follow "The Lone Wolf
beyond it.
You will find it a most delightful story,
so don't miss the first installment which
will appear in the Leader soon
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
TotaI-----------------

The department handled during
the year some notable cases and ar
rested men who were known desper-
ates.
One arrest was that of r. M. Sho-
gerry, forger, who was working a
game to beat the Bank of Watertown
out of $4,000. He was sentenced to
three years at Waupun.
Another was two men on a grand
larceny charge, the offense being the
theft of an automobile. One was
given two years in the Green Bay re-
formatory and the other was placed
on probation. The latter stole the
same auto and made his escape.
Still another case was that of G. F.
Lewis, forger. After passing bad
checks he was arrested by the chief,
taken to Jefferson, broke Jail, recap
tured, and sentenced to Waupun for
eighteen months.
Probably the most desperate char
acter was Mat Murray. Together
with another man, Murray had been
doing thriving business as high
wayman, having disarmed the chief
of police and shot policeman at
Portage after robbing the railway sta
ton at Lisbon. Chief Block arrested
Murray at Johnson Creek and lodged
him in the county Jail at Jefferson,
but at the time Lewis broke jail, Muir
ray made good his escape and has not
since been heard Of
The larceny from the person case
was when Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Thornton came from Oconomowoc
with an old man, took him to a park,
and are alleged to have beaten him
until unconscious and then robbed
him of his money. Their case is still
pending in circuit court.
Charles Albrecht, burglar, was
also captured in the act of robbing
the nn-Faber-Kaercher Co.
clothing store, and is now serving
three years at Waupun, because the
police department was on the job.
Taken as a whole, Watertown has
been as free from law violators as
any other community, and there GER
tainly is cause for congratulation on
the part of our citizens for our police
department doing its whole duty in
guarding the city's safety.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
Junior Prom at Lower Cost.

The cost of the junior promenade
at the University OF Wisconsin will be
lower this year than ever before. The
junior play will be held later in the
year to reduce the number of prom
festivities, flowers will be contracted
for by committee so that corsage
bouquets can be bought at very rea-
sonable prices, and, if possible, cabs
will be arranged for by contract with
Madison livery
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

BRITISH IN RETREAT.

London, Jan. 1.-THE British and
Turks are at grips in two great bat
ties between the Persian gulf and Bag
dad. Ten thousand British are cut off
at Kutel-Amara. The Turks are be-
fore the final defenses of this Mesopo-
tamian fort
A relief expedition under General
Alymer is endeayoring to push for
ward to the relief of the beleaguered
garrison
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

or the laSC 20 years, ana Iney are De-
ginning TO inquire whether the popu-
lar demand for new leadership is ac-
tually so strong as to give this new
man the greatest political prize over
which men struggle.
An All Around Big Man.
Estabrook is big man physically,
mentally and politically. Quite six
feet I'm height, erect, rugged. he would
be man of commanding presence in
any gathering. His mental attainments
are attested by his signal success in
the practice of law and by the wide
spread interest in his every public ut
terance on governmental, economic
and social problems. He has always
been a student and when be discusses
a subject he speaks with the author
tty of one who has mastered it. His
conclusions are invariably sound. and.
once he has arrived at them. they are
proclaimed frankly and fearlessly, for
he is essentially man with the cour-
age of his convictions.
For instance. he mas been one of the
most drastic critics of President Will
son and the present Democratic ad-
ministration, arraigning them for their
tariff law which bankrupted the fed
eral treasury and which places the
American farmer, the American manu-
facturer. and the American laborer at
the mercy Of foreign competition, and
for foreign policy which has destroy
ed the respect that the American flag
and American citizens once command
ed in every quarter of the globe.
A Preparedness Pioneer.
Likewise Mr.. Estabrook was the first
man prominently before the public te
outline a concrete program of national
defense. which he presented in an ad-
dress before the American Bankers
Association September Sth last at Seat
tie. characterized by the Seattle Times
as lone of the most remarkable ad-
dresses ever delivered in the North
west" and he was the first Republican
leader to point the way to the reunion
and harmonizing of all elements of the
party his .Get-Together" plea before
the Mckinley Club of Omaha. Nebras-
ka. last October, having attracted wide
spread attention.
From the time Mr. Estabrook open
ed the Republican National campaign
in Chicago in 1896 he has been recog-
nized as one of the ablest campaig1Iers
In the United States. and there have
been few speakers IN greater demand.
The issues in the great contest of
1916. which is to restore the Republic
an party to the administration of ma
tional affairs, will be Protection. Pros
perity. and Preparedness. in Mr. Esta-
brooks judgment, with "Get-Together'
as the slogan for Republicans Of every
shade of opinion. he las been preach
ing this gospel in all sections of the
Country, and mas met with enthusiastic
receptions everywhere he has gone.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
Sunday School Banquet.

The annual Sunday school banquet
given by the four organized classes OF
the First M. E. church will be given
this evening at the church parlors.
Those who will attend are members
of the four classes, officers and teach
ers of the Sunday school, and a few
invited guests. Rev. L. Knutzen will
act as POSTMASTER, and Rev. E. A.
Foley of Waupun, will deliver the
principal address.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
Honor President Van Hise.

DR.. Charles r. Van Hise, president
of the University of Wisconsin, was
elected president for the American
Association for the Advancement OF
Science at it's annual meeting in Co
lumbus, Ohio, last week He succeeds
DR.. w. W. Campbell, director of Lick
observatory, Mt Hamilton, Cal.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

ruary, with view to taking action
thereon at the next meeting.
A petition for an electric light at
Utah and Mary streets was referred
to the committee on street lighting.
The application of Ferdinand Botz
for liquor license at No. 212 First
street was granted.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

department-300 feet Of each kind
two at 80 cents a foot and one at 90
cents a foot, at total outlay of 1925.
The treasurer's report showed that
the funds on hand at the end OF 1915
were $16,252.21
The receipts for the month were:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

George Kispert, chairman of the re-
publican county committee, informs
the Leader that he expects to call a
delegate convention soon for the nom
ination of county candidates. He does
not say just when the call will be is
sued, but will probably decide after
conference with party leaders in
Jefferson today.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Mrs George Bienfand and son No
Ian of Grundy Center, Iowa are
guests at the home of her cousin, Au-
gust Borchardt and family.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

A call was issued by the county
director of the State Republican club,
Lynn H. Smith, for republicans to
meet in Jefferson today to form a
county branch of the state organiZa-
ton.
Many of the party workers from all
over the county will attend, and it is
more than probable that many aspir-
ants for county office, to say nothing
of congressional and state candidates
will attend.
The meeting will elect officers and
be largely in the nature of lovefeast.
The Watertown contingent, fifty
strong, will go to Jefferson at 11:05
o'clock this morning and return at
8:25 o'clock in the evening.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

EA-Mayor H. Wertheimer of Water
town, the report goes, is being urged
by his friends to seek congressional
honOrs. The ex-mayor does not ap-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

DR.. and Mrs. O. E. Meyer were Mad
ison visitors Sunday, guests of Mr..
and Mrs Alex Uehling.
William Wolf of route 2, attended
hardt, in Detroit, Mich, last week
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

United States Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri, national figure in
democratic politics, spoke in Milwau-
kee last evening.
Among the presidents, from
Dodge county appointed to help boost
the meeting were:
From Watertown: VIM. F. Voss,
Charles A. Kading, E. ]. Seifert, VIM
Schimmel, John Kessler, Albert Fuer-
mann, Herman E. Krueger, H. W.
Moldenhauer, Frank Terwedo.
From Clyman: VIM. H. Schultz,
Frank Klatt, Peter Gahlman, Michael
Manning.
From Shields: F. j. Mccall, Otto
Uehling, George Burmeister, James
McHugh.
Arrangements have been perfected
for holding rOusing republican
state convention at Madison January
81 to name delegates from the state
to the next national convention. 1t is
expected that at least 1,400 delegates
will be in attendance.
Report was circulated this morning
that State Senator Charles Mulberger
would be a candidate for mayor of
Watertown this spring.
In an interview with the Leader Mr.
Mulberger says the announcement is
made by his friends without his in
dorsement, but that owing to the fact
that he has been urged by many of our
citizens to make the race against the
present incumbent, Mayor Kading,
who is an avowed candidate, he may
consent to make the race. At this
time, however, there is no authority
for the rumor that he is a candidate
Should he consent to make the race,
he will make his announcement within
the present week.
Should he conclude not to seek the
city's highest Office, he will also make
that fact known.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
-s4.2O2.47
Total.

Total ,2O2.47
Alderman GlatZel suggested that
the members consider the advisability
of extending the time for the pay
ment of taxes to the last day of Feb
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Former Governor McGovern is pre-
pairing to play a prominent role in
the coming campaign, but whether
as a candidate for the nomination for
governor or for United States senator
even his closest friends will not say,
he still insisting on the foolish idea
of waiting for the chance ito accede
to wishes of thousands of my friends" +"
The former governor, however, is
keeping silent as to his political plans
and will not permit himself to be in
terviewed by anyone.
This much can be said: The for
mer governor intends to take the
stump during the present month and
will talk on the political situation and
the history of this state during the
last six years from his own viewpoint
and that he is likely to be sparing Of
neither the ultra La Toilette men,
those who made him political factor
in this state, nor the conservatives
in his talks.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

pear on the surface as an avowed can
didate, but when approached on the
subject the Leader was not met with
fat denial of the report. Mr.. Wer-
theimer is known all over the dis
trict, and being a man of known abil-
ity and good campaigner, his friends
are justified in their enthusiasm In
picking him as the man to retire Con-
gressman Burke to pettyfogging in
Beaver Dam.
Assembly H. j. Grell of Johnson
Creek is known to have the congress
sional bee decorating his bonnet, and
should he determine to be candidate
the race will be a warm one, for Mr..
Grell will not allow the grass to- grow
under his feet if he is in the running.
From various parts Of the second
congressional district William Kohl,
Mayville, is being strongly urged to
become a candidate for congress
against NJ e. Burke, incumbent" is
the report heard from a source the
authority of which can not be traced.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

WatertOwn is to have a candidate
for sheriff at the September primary
election on the democratic ticket.
Chief of Police H. G. Block of that
city stated Tuesday in answer to a
question that he would be an aspi-
rant for the position.
Mr. Blocks early announcemtnt
leads one to believe that he knows
that a lot of boosting is necessary
FOR him in order to win out.-Jefferson
County Union.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

4 Emil Tanck, city treasurer, will be
candidate for reelection at the city
election this coming spring.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Subscribe for the Leader.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

The La Toilette leaders in the state
are quietly limiting that the La Fol
lete candidates for membership in the
delegation to the Republican conven-
ton will be known soon.
1t is said La Toilette conferences
will be held in all of the congressional
districts during the next two weeks
and that at these conferences candi-
dates will be picked to run as district
delegates. 1t is also stated that be-
fore Senator La Toilette returns to
Washington, if he ever consents to
occupy his seat again while drawing
the public money for senatorial duties
there will be a general conference OF
his friends in Madison at which the
at-large will be chosen. The general
impression is that although a tenta-
tive candidate for president, Senator
La Toilette intends being a candidate
personally for position as one of the
delegates-at-large to the republican
national convention and that his name
will likely head the La Toilette list OF
delegates for whom nomination papers
will be circulated
There is talk that some of the other
delegate positions will be filled by E.
&C. Goodland, editor of the Racine
Times Call, Congressman John M
Nelson and former Insurance Commits
Sioner Ekern.
Senator La Toilette has not vet
made up his mind whom he will allow
to run for governor, and it may be
either State Senator Otto Bosshard OF
La Crosse, Former Labor Commits
sioner c. H. Crownhart, Merlin Hull
of Black River Falls, Attorney Cen
eral Owen or Lieutenant-Governo
Dithmar of Baraboo. Altogether, the
senator appears to take more kindly
to the autenant-IOVernOr
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Senator Paul O. Husting received
wire to return at once to the capitol
last Thursday, and left Immediately.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Former Senator Theodore Burton
of Ohio, candidate eor the republican
nomination for president, will address
a dinner in Milwaukee, January 21.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Directly opposite to this mode of
procedure is the action of the regular
republican committee.
The spirit of home rule is in no
manner being meddled with by the
committee arranging the republican
state convention to be held in Mad
ison. No attempt is being made to
dictate the manner in which the sew
eral counties shall select their repre-
Sentatives in the state convention.
Whether delegates to the meeting are
chosen in mass-meeting, in confer
ence or in some other manner, is left
to the several counties.
Interest of the committee centers
in the prevailing thought that it will
be to the best advantage of the repub-
lican party and the party organiza-
ton to have the Madison convention
thoroughly representative, and to that
end many county organizations are
already actively at work.
8 Sentiment seems to be growing in
favor of another convention to be held
in Madison for the purpose of indors-
ing candidate for United States SEN
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

ator, candidates for state offices and
the adoption of state platform. Some
of the leading republicans express
the opinion that it is too early to in
dorse candidate for the senatorship.
They seemed to feel that the conven-
ton on January 27 should confne it
self to the naming of candidates for
delegates to the national convention,
two from each of the eleven congress
sional districts and four from the
state at large, and the adoption of a
national platform. However, as the
is taken up by the convention is a
matter that concerns the convention
tSp1T
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

There is talk that Former State
Senator A. w. Sanborn may be a can
didate for the republican nomination
in the Ashland county senatorial dis
trict if the present state senator from
that district, Pearce Tompkins, is not
in the field for a denomination. The
La Toilette people are disirous Mr..
Tompkins shall be a candidate to sue
ceed himself, but it is reported that
Mr.. Tompkins is not the rampant pro-
gressive of former years, and his re-
'fusal to seek reelection would be no
surprise.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

Ex-State Senator John ]. Blaine, of
BoscObel who in 1914 was an inde-
pendent candidate for governor as the
candidate of Progressives, may seek
the republican nomination in the pri-
mary AS member of the legislature
and in campaigns Blaine has been ac-
lively identified with the Progressive
movement.
After the 1912 presidential cam
paign, resulting in the denomination
of Taft, he helped organize the Will
son Progressive Republican league,
an organization credited with great
influence in the west His active lea
der ship in support of Wilson is said
to be one of the things being weighed
by his friends as a factor in his pro-
posed candidacy for governor. And
now his most ardent admirers are ask
ing themselves the question whether
his conduct of two years ago, assisted
by Senator La Toilette, in their de-
sertion of the party and their efforts
which gave the state to the national
democrats is in his favor at this time.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11

There seems to be little doubt now
but that H. A. We'll of Fond du Lac,
will enter the field as a candidate for
congress in the Sixth district. Wheth-
er Former Congressman ]. A. David
son will be in the field again for a
denomination is not known.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-18
FUNCTIONS ALLEGED PRIZE
FIGHTER WAS AUTO THIEF,

Junction City, May 12.-Repre-
senting himself as Frank Moran, q
brother of the recent heavyweight
championship contender, Frank Mo-
ran. and himself prize fighter of
considerable ability, suave young
man spent several days in this city,
made many friends, sold his auto
mobile for $3.50 and left town just
ahead of a telephone message from
Enid, Okla, asking that the "Kid''
and the car be held
After receiving the money for the
ar, kid" Moran, whose real name
! Frank Morgan, according to the
Enid officers, invested in a COM
,lete new outfit Of clothing, pur-
hased an expensive watch and 9th
II articles.