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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-16
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
DEFEATS MAIDEN

The st. Maries High School
basketball team won from NAL
den last Friday night on the local
floor by score of 81 to i8. The
game was fast and interesting
from start to finish, though the
superiority of the home team was
in little doubt after the first few
minutes Of play i'm which Maiden
scored the first goal. The slight
advantage i'm size Of the home
team was almost equaled by the
rapid foot-work Of the visit6cs
and their first class dribblfHss Z:
The locals passed we'll ~
played in good form throughoPH
with the exception of the one lYfns
pOrtant feature-baske SHOOTING
I'm this very poor results weref OBJ
tanned, many easy shots Heing
missed after good team WORK had
taken the ball to the pFQpef pO-
sition for a goal, and the throw
ing was below that shown in the
previous games Of the season.
Gallagher and Reiman played
we'll and Michaelson did good
work for Maiden. The latter
team showed flashes of good form
especially in the secod half, al
though the ball was under ST.
Maries' goal most of the time
throughout the game.
This is the third victory Of the
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-16
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. KATHERYN JOHNSON

Mrs. Katheryn Johnson, aged
81 years, died at the family res
idence in the Government Town
site Monday morning. She had
been a sufferer from dropsy and
heart trouble for several years.
She leaves her husband, Gus
tavus Johnson, and four sons,
John, Milton, Arthur and George
Webb. The funeral services
will be held from the residence
Tuesday afternoon at two O'Clock.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-16

consist of property in the WOr-
ley district which the county
fought hard to retain when the
county of Benewah was created.
Robert II. Elder, national dem
ocratic committeeman, recently
returned from Boise and declared
that he believed the time ripe for
such action. He said that a
Shoshone county delegation is
working for appropriations for
Fourth Of July Canyon.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-16
ELKS TO ATTEND
NC GREcOR'S FUNERAL

The members Of the Elks
Lodge will hold a meeting at Al
corn's cabaret at eight O'Clock
Thursday evening to make ar
rangements for attending the
funeral of Edward McGregor in
body. The funeral will be
held at Kellogg Sunday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
new MEAT MARKET
Opened UP TODAY

w J. Schack's new sanitary meat
market in connection with his grocery
store at 117-119 North Water street
vas opened to the public this morn
ing. The market will be operated on
the Cash and Carry" plan recently
n2uguTated by Mr.. Setback and will
doubtless result in a saving under the
new system.
Roy English Of Fort Atkinson has
been engaged as manager of the new
department, and William Helt Of Mil
waukee, also an experienced meat cut
ter and salesman will serve as assist
ant
A new McCray refrigerator show
case has been installed in which the
various cuts Of choice and cheaper
meats will be on display to tempt the
appetite.
The equipment of the market is all
new and of the latest design made
and put in so as to give the best sani-
tary results and the cost and carry
system will greatly reduce the cost
to purchasers, although orders will be
given the same consideration as is
now in vogue in the grocery depart
ment of this firm
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
NEW WASHER AND
ENGINE or MANY USES

The j. d. Casey company of this
city are agents for the Maytag COM
pany of Newton, Iowa, who have put
a new washer on the market, called
the Maytag Multi-MOtor Washer This
washer is the most practical machine
ever manufactured for homes without
electrical power. One of the remark
able features Of the machine is the
powerful, small Multi-Motor which
snugly fits under the washers, takes
up no room outside of washer, making
washer and motor a complete unit
This Multi-MotOr embodies features
that make it of great value to farm and
rural homes. Not only furnishes mo-
tive power for the washer, but can be
turned to a variety of light power pur-
poses; such as operating churn, cream
separator, ice cream freezer, etc. Sim
pie in construction and operation.
The women on the farm and in the
country towns and villages will be
most benefited by this new washer
and Multi Motor, which the manufac-
turer states has already met with such
demand that he is unable to fill his
orders 1t is the only machine of its
kind on the market and is unusually
economical in use.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
W!SCONSIN'S QUOTA
is 3O,349 SOLDIERS

The six middle western states of
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wis
consin and Minnesota will be called
upon to raise in round numbers, 1885,
900 recruits for the army Of 100000
which is to be called out this year.
This is One-fifth of the total number
of troops to be raised by all the states.
The army bill prepared for submis-
sion to congress provides for proper
tionate quotas to be supplied from the
respective states, determined upon
Apportioning these quo
tas on the basis of congressional rep
resentation, the plan which the army
has in view will make the following
demand for recruits from the six mid
die western states:
Illinois, 74,493; Indiana, 35,867;
Iowa, 30,349; Michigan, 35,867; Wis
consin 3O,349; Minnesota, 27 $50. Total
234, 515.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS
TO Be HELD SOON

The backbone of an efficient and
successful military service is well
organized and administered Civil Ser
vice. Wisconsin is one of the ten
states in the Union where good admin
istratiOn is guaranteed through the
merit system The following positions
are to be filled and held under this
system, and not by viTture of any tran
silent political or personal faVOritism.
Their range indicates something Of the
immenSity of the states business. If
you are looking for a chance to serve
your state and your country, here is a
good opportunity What is your trade
or profession? Are you farmer or a
fireman? A cook or a clerk? An e1e-
YatOr man or an engineer? A matrOn,
mechanician, or male attendant? A
skilled tradesman, sevice emplOye or
statistical clerk? A policeman, prOba-
ton officer or pedagOg? None Of these?
Then perhaps you are an accountant,
or an actuary or a prison guard, or an
insurance examiner. If you believe
you can serve your state in any Of the
above positions, examinations for
which will be held on April % at the
county seat Tor if unassembled, at
your own hOme) drop a line to the
Wisconsin Civil Service Commission
at Madison.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
NEW STEEL B00KKEEPER
INSTALLED IN BANK

a new bOOkkeeper made mostly of
steel has been installed in the Bank
of Watertown by Burroughs Company
and is known as the Burroughs Add
ng-Subtracting Machine which is
certainly wonder from a mechanical
point of view as we'll as wonderful in
the scope of its work. 1t is equipped
with an automatic motor which furn-
ishes power only when needed.
By this machine method all the work
of recording and figuring customers
accounts is handled on the bookkeep-
ing machine. Checks and deposits are
entered on the Iedgers, and the neces-
sary addition and subtraction is done
and with no chance for
error
The sheet containing the record of
your account is placed in the machine
and the old balance printed in the
proper column. Then any checks you
have drawn are listed and subtracted
automatically from the old balance If
deposit has been made, this is print
ed in the deposit column, and added,
also automatically. Then the new
balance Of your account is ready to be
printed by simply depressing key and
operating the machine.
A statement of your account, which
is duplicate of the ledger page, is
posted every day from the original
checks and deposit slips. This state
ment is of the month, and shows all
checks drawn and deposits made, and
gives your balance at the end of the
month.
By comparing the statement and
ledger sheets each day, they can de-
tect any mistake of the bookkeeper in
reading an amount wrong or in charg-
ing a check to the wrong account
mistakes which occur at times in spite
of all precautions.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
AN ELECTION TICKET .
OF The LONG AGO

Jay Perry of Pipersville showed us
an Old election ticket used in Jefferson
county in one of the elections in the
COS or 70's probably. 1t is an old
one at any rate and most of those
whose names appear on the ballot
have long since joined the silent ma
jority Here it is:
HONEST MONEY"
REPUBLICAN
Ticket
For members of ongress-Lucian
B. Caswell.
For state senator, 23d district
Charles H. Phillips.
For sheriff.. c. Olin.
For county clerks. N. D. Smith.
For treasurer-S. T. Mckinney.
For clerk Of court-A. S. Porter.
For register Of deeds-W. F. Som
merfield
For District attorney-A. G. Steiner.
For surveyOr-A. P. Goodrich.
For coroner-E., P. May.
For member Of assembly-John
Glib, H Flynn, Thomas Shinnick.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
FARMERS TO COOPERATE
WITH THE CONSUMER

A largely attended meeting Of the
local branch of the Industrial Cooper
atiye Union Of Madison with ramifica-
tiOns all over the state was held in the
city hall, Watertown, on Friday and
th- ee delegates were elected to rep
resent the local branch at the annual
meeting OF the stockholders in Mad
ison which took place on Tuesday. The
delegates were Otto G. Hildemann,
Watertown, Otto Klauss, Pennington,
and Thomas Jones, Shields.
The local branch consists Of 103
stockholders and the officers elected
IT Madison were: President, j. H
fitzgioDon, Milwaukee; vice president,
A. f. Fuller, North Lake; secretary,
NJ West Tubbs, Madison; treasurer,
J. j. Handley, Milwaukee. The total
number of stockholders is 24OO.
The object aimed at is to have a
clearing cold storage warehouse in
Milwaukee where milk and other farm
commodities can be sold direct to the
consumer. 1t is proposed to sell one
half of the capital stock of $500,000 to
the consumers of Milwaukee, the other
half to be taken by the farmers them
selves. The company maintains a
warehouse at Grand Marsh and other
cheese factories and cold storage
plants at Monroe and Milwaukee, with
a printing plant in Madison. The cold
storage plant in Milwaukee will handle
meats and the milk will be collected
dp at depots along the lines of rail
Dads
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
FARM HAND SUICIDES
IN TOWN or EMMET 7

Dependent over money matters or
from some other cause John Mayer, a
farm hand in the employ Of Eugene
O'Conner. Jr. committed suicide on
the O'Conner farm Tuesday at noon
When he did not come home to dinner
a search was made and his dead body
was found hanging 10 small tree in
. piece Of woods near the house. There
is no known cause for the rash act ex-
cept that it is said he lost some mon
ey in a land deal awhile ago.
Mr. Mayer at one time worked for
Joseph Molzahn and for awhile was
in Seattle but returned here. 1t is
said that his father in an early day
was employed in Watertown as
shoemaker. He was about 45 years
old and unmarried. A sister-in-law
resides in Seattle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
FIREmEN WILL DANCE
SATURDAY EVENING

The WateItown volunteer fire de-
3,ag tment will be host at an Easter
1au to be given next Saturday evening
April Il, in Turner Opera house. AS
usual Chief Jack GIaser's bunch will
spare no pains to make the affair a
most enjoyable social event. pat"
Neitzel's orchestra has been engaged
to furnish the inspiration and the
other details for a social evening have
been looked after. The public is invi-
ed to be present with the fire laddies
and visiting firemen in uniform will be
admitted free to the dance floor.
1t is by these social affairs that the
treasury Of the department is partly
kept up and as the services Of the
department is free and voluntary the
firemen should be given generous sup
port
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

TO THE PUBLIC.

On or about May |, 1917. a tri-
= weekly newspaper win be issued
= from the WatertOwn Leader Office
X In connection with the present
Weekly Leader. We believe that
. there is a field in this community
x ana surrounding country for
paper of this class which will be
x Independent in politics, but will
> aim chiefly to give the news of the
y W0rid III brief and all the local
* news from the city of WatertOwn,
= surrounding country and state at
large.
x The paper will OF course be i'm
x class by itself and there will be
x NO aim or endeavOr to decry or be-
: little the papers now i'm the field
= in WatertOWn. BY strict atten-
x ton to business and publishing
x neWsy paper we hope to receive
liberal patronage, believing that
3 there is q field for all.
: The Weekly Leader viii be con-
x timed as heretofore.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
PREPARE FOR MASTER
BUILDERS MEETING
NAMED TO LOOK AT
TER CONVENTION DETAILS
AND COMFORT OF GUESTS.
State Convention VIII BE Held In
WatertOwn Two Days In
January.

The two day convention of the Mas
ter Builders of Wisconsin will be held
in Watertown in January, 1918 and al
ready plans are under way by the
members of the local branch for the
care and comfort of the guests and
committees have been named by the
president of the local association to
look after all the details. The follow
ing committees were named by the
President, e. A. Mendenhall:
Fund committee, William Pritzlaff.
William Raue, John Schatz, Herman
Mallow, Capt Kiefer, William Hoefts,
Harry Davies, Emil Kehr.
Entertainment-Hy. Boeger, Dan
Kusel, Jr., Chas Heismann, w. Simon,
Otto Riebe, George Lehman, John
Schatz.
Program-R. ]. Rowlands, Herman
zickert, Louis Schlueter, Louis
Schmutzler Albert Kaddatz, Frank
Kehr
Hall and deCorations-Aug. Strass-
burg, chairman, Albert Schebstadt
DdluWH Rdue, 1ehTy oCneDlaCk, Jul.
Draeger, John Bent, c. A. Hathaway,
Frank Lehman.
HOtel-Chas. Kiefer, chairman,
Robert Evans, William Rhode, Edward
Bartlett, Carl Block.
ReceptiOn-Herman Zickert, chair
man, Otto Biefield, Ferd Behlke, Chas.
Guetzlaff, Max Voigt, Chas Witchow,
H. Schlueter, Chas. David, William
Laabs, Arthur Steuber, Edward
Graunke, Joseph Leschinger.
One of the social features of the
meeting will be a goose banquet
served during one of the evenings
while the convention is i'll session
here.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
TEAM RUNS AWAY.
But the Driver Joe McCaig Hangs
Pluckily On.

Tuesday afternoon team of horses
driven by Joe McCaig Of Concord
broke and ran when the neckyoke
strap parted. McCaig hung on to
them pluckily while the animals
dashed north in North Second street
from Main street until they pulled
him over the dash board and dragged
him along the street. The team was
stopped without any great Damage and
Mr. McCaig fortunately received only
a few minor bruises.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
LEAVES FOR MISSISSIPPI.
George SIiinnick May Have Charge
of Ranch.

George Shinnick left on Saturday for
Jackson, Miss, where he has been off
cred the position of overseer on a
large hog and cattle ranch. Mr.. Shin
nick will investigate the offer and if it
is as stated to him he will probably
locate there. The ranch is conducted
by a party Of Milwaukee men who
have spent 100000 on the place
George is an experienced farmer and
doubtless will make good if he decides
to accept the offer made him.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
The WISHING ElNG
TONIGHT and THURSDAY

Two benefit performances for the
st. Mary's hospital building fund will
be given at the Turner, one tonight
and the other Thursday night. The
cast OF the Fiji production recently
put on here by local talent was drawn,
upon for the production and will inE
clude more than a hundred members.
As the object is a most worthy one the
piece should be literally patronized
on both occasions. The musical pro-
duction is controlled by the John B.
Rogers company of Toledo, Ohio, the
same as controlled the production of
Fi-Fi. THE Wishing Ring" is the
title of the production.
Cornelius Donovan of Waterloo was
a Watertown visitor on Friday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
Canning Factory Burns.

Seven thousand dollars worth Of
canning machinery and $4,000 worth
OF cans were destroyed as a result of
the fire which broke out in the Fort
Atkinson Canning company's plant on
Monday. A corn shed valued at $4,000
was demolished The fire started in
the grass along the tracks OF the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
Returns From Coast.

Mrs. Fred KuseI and daughter. Mrs
Paul Valerius of Chicago, returned
Tuesday evening from a two months
trip to Pacific coast points. While in
California they visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Kusel and Mrs. Koester, a sis
ter of Mrs. Kusel They also spent
some time in Seattle where they met
Tohn A. Ruel, a brother-in-law of Mrs
Kusel
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

Mr.. Fred Stengel died Saturday eve
ming in his late residence, 1108 Louisa
street. He was a native OF Germany
where he was born December 3, 1840.
In 1863 he was united in marriage to
Louisa Glenvitz. He came to this
country in 1882 the family residing in
Reeseville two years before removing
to this city He is survived by two
sons, Albert and Herman Stengel, Wa
tertown. The funeral took place this
afternon the burial being in Oak Hill
cemetery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
DIRECTORS MEETING.
IxOnia Company Discuss Plans For
Future.

Discussing plans for the future the
directors of the Farmers Produce
Company of Ixonia were in session
in Watertown on Tuesday. This COM
pany is capitalized at $4,000. the ulti-
mate object Of which is to conduct a
cooperative business in Ixonia en-
bracing coal and lumber yards, grind
ing mill, etc. The officers of the com
pany are:
President-WiIliam c. Jaeger
Vice presidents-Emil Melcher, Ar
thur Humphrey.
Secretary-treasurer- G. Kruger
DirectOr-Otto Strache
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
Mason ReappOinted.

William P. Mason of Janesville,
who resigned as a deputy game ward
en- under the conservation commission
some months ago, has been reappOint-
ed. He is assigned to watch for game
law violators in Rock county and the
Lake KoshkOnong district.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
GUN CLUB MEETING.
VIII Be Held Thursday Evening At
r. s. KeePs Place.

A special meeting of the Watertown
gun club will be held at r. S. Keeps
place Thursday evening, April IL at
7:3O o'clock. At this meeting plans
will be formulated for the annual
tournament which is to be held on
May 27. A large attendance is de-
sired
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
RADIO STATION WILL
BE DiS4AhITLED Here

The radio station owned by Otto
Sprenger, SO Division street has been
4 mautled tG3 o-vner owing to the
var conditions lis was wireless
recei ing station only, and was con
s5ructed several years ago
@e5za-e o. aIi radio stations includ-
ing te ole .2-1 N he United
tatar ma 81. 1oa=e- ions, operation
90 e needed @ n al cOmmunica-
tion and closing O o.3ara. was auth
orized on Friday l1 President Wilson
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
A Small Blaze.

Fire in small barn in the rear Of
caused a small loss. The premises
are owned by Mrs. Patrick Burke. The
fire alarm was sent from box 3d.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

was about As years old and is sur
vfyed by her husband and two daugh-
ters. The body will be brought to
Watertown Thursday evening and
will be taken to the home of her
father, Herman HilgendOrf, 1T Eighth
street. The funeral will take place on
Friday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock. The
burial yilI be in Oak Hill cemetery
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
MONTHLY STOCK FAIR.
Large Crowd of People Visit Water
town Tuesday.

The monthly stock fair held on
Tuesday was pretty well attended
large number of farmers were present
pigs were in demand and brought
pretty stiff prices ranging from three
dollars apiece in lots of ten or more to
eight dollars for larger ones in small
lots.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
Clear Away The Waste.

Bowel regularity is the secret of
good health, bright eyes, clear COM
pIextions, and DR.. Kings New Life
Pills are a mild and gentle laxative
that regulates the bowels and relieves
the congested intestines by removing
the accumulated wastes without grip
ing Take pill before retiring and
that heavy head, that dull spring feel
ing disappears. Get Dr.. Kings New
Life Pills at your druggist, 25c. 3
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

Mr.. J. Frederick Ringer died in the
family home, 1892 North Second street,
Monday morning. He was born in
Brandenburg, Germany March IA, 1884
and came to Watertown in 1856. His
widow and one daughter Miss Minnie
Ringer, survive. The funeral took
place this afternoon with services in
st. Lukes church. The burial was in
Oak Hill cemetery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
SALIENT FEATURES OF OUR INVESTMENT
SEEly ICE

The successful experience of a Financial Insttu-
ton handling Million Dollars of First Mort
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The Personal Inspection by expert of the Farm
Property securing each loan.
written Guarantee, by Financial Institution
having a Capital and Surplus of One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars and 80 years experience
in Farm Loans that the Mortgage purchased is
absolute First Lien.
Add to this 25 years successful experience in the
handling and purchase of Farm Loans by officers
and their knowledge of Farm Land values and con-
ditions in the particular territory in which these loans
made.
Can you imagine anything stronger from invest
ment standpoint?
We would be glad to talk with you regarding the
safe investment Of any amount from
500 to $4,000
BANK OF WATERFOWL
THE Oldest Bank in Watertown"