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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
WILL HAIRCUTS SOAR
IN LOCAL BARBER SHOPS

Will the price of hair cuts soar in
the local barber shops soon 1t is
said that there has been some agita-
ton with that end in view among the
shops and that a meeting will
be held shortly to determine the mat
ter. 1t is believed that if favorable
action be taken the price will be adj
vanced to 35 cents, with shaves re-
naming as at present. Higher wages,
rent, ETC., are given as contributing
causes, also the fact that many people
now use safety razors, thereby lessen
ing the amount of work given the
shops materially.
There is nc doubt but what raise
to IS cents on Saturday would not
create much adverse comment but a
general raise will of course affect all
patrons
One of the local BARRIERS in speaking
of the prospective raise in price said:
THE advance in the cost of hair cut
is practically assured for there is but
one now holding out against the ad-
vance and it is probable that the 9TH
ers will raise the price to 35 cents,
whether he follows their lead or not.
The price of the shave will remain
the same"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
Great Mountain Range
Conquered BY Electricity.

The mighty r yckies, the Belt and
the Bitter Roots have bowed their
heads before the onward progress o.
travel move uninterrupedly across
their rugged slopes transported by
the forces of the mountains them
selves. Giant electric locomotives
whose only fuel is the limitless power
generated from mountain cataracts,
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way across the ramparts of the Great
Continental Divide as if grades did
not exist
And now another great mountain
range, the snow-capped Cascades in
Washington, is being made to yield it's
treasure-store of energy to serve the
needs of man. Soon the bark of the
steam locomotive will be stilled there,
for the work electrifying the 211
miles Of main line through this range
is well under way. When this section
is completed the milwaukee," will
have 651 miles Of its main transconti-
metal line under electrical operation.
Mountain travel is given a new
charm-nO smudge OF smoke paints
its dirty line across snow-clad vistas-
travel is easy, smooth, silent, and
clean
When next you journey to the Pa
cific North Coast take either of those
famous trains, 1.-THE Olympian" or
1.-The Columbian over the trans
mountain electric highway of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.
Interesting travel literature and full
information concerning this momen-
tous electrical achievement may be
had from the local gent OF this rail-
way.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24

me. Grandmother need never know.
That Is why I came early, so I could
look around before registration. My
name Is Sidney. That might be a
mans name.
"It's a good idea," commented the
think Of it. You know the other nut"
But the train had drawn into the
station at Perkinstown and the CONVEX
sation was cut short.
In order not to commit herself to
any name until she found whether she
could make her plan work, Sidney did
not report at the university Offices, but
betook herself and her baggage to the
only inn in the place. SO did the man.
And for two days, while each one
went his way, Investigating possible
courses and accommodations, they be-
came better and better acquainted.
"Have you found your Sidney"
asked the man as they strolled through
the shady streets Of the town to-
gether.
"No, and it is hard. I can't adver-
tise, as 1t must be a secret. Do you
think you could help me?'
The man paused. swell, you know
the other nut-that Bill Dean, who Is
taking domestic science courses. Well,
in a way, I am that nut. That Is, I
should have been if hadn't managed
to accomplish just what you are try
ing to do. Only was forehanded and
got my substitute last spring. I came
up when the fellows were taking pre-
liminaries and I picked my man. /
was Bill Dean. I'm still Bill Dean at
home. But here am to be Alonzo Love.
You see, my mother runs one Of the
biggest cattle ranches in our state. She
has put my other two brothers up in
business there, and now she says the
only thing she needs to make the place
q perfect success Is someone to run
the house. The original will be here
tomorrow, but he will be known as
Bill Dean"
The girl had been thinking intently
as she listened.
"Couldn't-don't you think your
mother would let me run the house If
you told her that I had made a spe-
cialty Of that sort of thing7"
would she? Why, of course she
would. But how would that let you
Out?"
Because you could take my mining
engineering course. Sidney Stone is a
better name than Alonzo Love, I am
sure"
cts a CO." cried Bill as he slapped
hands in an agreement Of comrades,
"but If take your name for four
years, you must take mine for life"
Perhaps" she said, and then add
ed, II suppose if am going to run that
ranchman's place, it would be most
convenient, after ALL"
copyright, 1917 by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
The OTHER FREAK.
~ OSBORN JONES.

When you 60 from the West to Per-
kins college, you have to change cars
at PERKINS, function and wait in a
forsaken little shed of q station in the
middle of cornfields for the uncertain
shuttle train that carries you on to
Perkinstown - Perkinstown that is
nine-tenths campus and college boys
and girls, and faculty, and faculty
houses, and only One-tenth native pop
ulatiOn.
Passengers stranded at Perkins
Junction never nee0 introduction.
That is an unwritten rule Of courtesy
at Perkins.
The acquaintance in this case was
begun when the man raised his hat and
bowed, indicating thereby that If the
girl wished it he would speak. She
was not 10th.
"You are student aren't you?" she
asked, and the man noticed that her
voice was silvery.
Then in the next few remarks the
barriers were down. Instinctively they
knew that they were Of the stuff out
of which congenial comrades are
made.
When Is Of the IS minutes that
were doomed to pass In waiting had
slipped by, the man summoned cour-
age to ask the girl her name.
Sidney Stone," she said, and then
when she asked him, he told her his
was Alonzo Love. Just q shade Of q
smile crossed her face.
Il suppose you think that Is a queer
sort Of name," he said.
mot funny, only somehow you don't
look like an Alonzo. You look like
Bill or Tom or something like that"
"What courses are you going to
take?" asked Alonzo.
II am going to take mining engineer
ing" she replied.
The man whistled. you'll be the
only girl in that department" he told
her.
IT know shall be regarded as q
freak
"Yes," he admitted. There's an
other nut in college, though-a chap
named Bill Dean, who is taking domes-
tic science. That is just as bad"
almost" And then Sidney told
her companion a secret that she asked
him not to 6ivulge. She was destined
to be mining engineer because in her
family there had always been min
ing engineer for four generations, and
because her father had died and left
her valuable collection Of mining en-
cheering instruments and papers and
her grandmother, who was her guard
ian, felt that she ought to make use
of them.
"Fu1 n.y." said the man. 'Darned
funny" he emphasized.
On the train together they occupied
adjoining seats.
do you know, I had an idea," she
confided. II thought that perhaps I
could get man. to take the course for
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
PEACH CROP SHORTAGE
PREDICTED BY DEALERS

The advance shipments of Michigan
box peaches have arrived in town and
accompanying them was the unwelcome
intelligence that the crop yield is far
below the average. The housewives Of
Watertown are urged to do their can
ming early as it will not do to prolong
their buying until the last of the sea-
son for the southern and western
crops, those relied upon for canning
purposes, are way below the average.
Peaches are short crop in many
sections of the country and naturally
will be higher said Charles GaeTtner
of Gaertner, Schmidt & Co. Milwaukee,
who supply great many of the gro
GERS here with fruit. New York has a
fair crop as has Maryland and some
other parts of the east. The southwest
crops were only fair and these are off
the market"
Pacific coast peaches, of the fancy
liberia type, are coming in fairly well
and are generally in fine condition.
It is a question whether WatertOWn
will be able to get all that are needed
for canning purposes, as the states
west Of the Mississippi river buy the
main crop before it gets to the COM
mission houses in Milwaukee, the dis
tributing point in Wisconsin. The price
of peaches will be very high this year
on account of the reticence of house
wives to buy when the first shipments
arrive, and wait until the last of the
season when the price naturally adj
vances on account Of the great de-
mand. Another reason why prices will
be higher is on account Of the high
cost Of picking, as labor is very hard
to get. Early buying for canning pur-
poses is therefore recommended by all
the local grocers.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
LAW KEEPS THIS MAN
OUT OF STATES PRISON

1t is not the fault Of Charles Hertz
berg, farmland, that he is not now
we'll on the road to states prison. His
conscience worked hard to land him
there, but even though he insists he
committed arson it is paradoxial that
the law prevents him going to prison.
Hertzberg walked into the county
Jail in Milwaukee Wednesday and adj
dressed Deputy Phillip Mangino.
81 want to give myself up" he said.
my conscience has been bothering
me. Four years ago / set fire to a
barn in Rubicon, Wis. Two horses
were burned to death. 1t has been on
my conscience night and day. 1 have
had no rest. John Garrett, whom
worked for at that time, was owner of
the barn."
Hertzbergs story was convincing
and he was locked up. Sheriff Charles
Hathaway of Dodge county was mott
fed.
Last night Hathaway sent a message
to Sheriff Patrick McManus stating
John CARROTS barn was burned
twelve years ago anu CnaC eVen-1I
Hertzberg was the incendiary the
statute of limitations on arson has run
out and he cannot be arrested.
Hertzberg seemed disappointed when
told He even disputed the Dodge
county sheriff and Garrett.
Il say it was four years ago." he
declared. 1.-TWO years l have worked in
Milwaukee and one year I worked for
CARROTS brother 1 burned the barn
the summer before that. That's four
years, isn't it?"
do you know you might be given
two or three years in prison for ar
SOM" asked Sheriff McManus.
ooh, I'd get more than that. 1
might get ten years."
well, what are you going to do
about it?' said the sheriff. "Do you
know that Waupun is hard place to
break into some times. You're liable
to get into trouble if you try it,"
That sobered Hertzberg.
That's So" he agreed Il guess I
won't take any chances"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
DEALS in REALTY

efferson-George Troeger and
wife to Michael j. Connolly,
part section II, two acres---$ ]
Lake Mills-N H. Falk and wife
to Elmer Breitkreutz, Adolph
Yoss, A. G. Aspinwall and Ar
thur Zupke, lot 6, block l. ]
Emma Kelley ct al to e. ]. Far
go, lot 6, block 1---- 1900
G. D. Stiles and wife to Gustav
H. Nell, part section 12- $50
Albert Kersten and wife to
Gustav H. Nell, part section II $500
F. B.Fargo and wife to E. j.
Fargo, part lot 1, block 1------
Jefferson-Charles Bruch and
wife to George c. Wiesen,
part section s, 120 acres--- $50
Johnson Creek-Emelia Chris
tians to Wilhelm A. Christians,
part lots 4 and 3-----------
Carl Kiepert and wife to Thorn
as Markey, lots /, 2, Is and
10 block 800
Sullivan - Herman Krohn and
wife to Eli Scherer, lot S. 250
W. H. Williamson and wife to
Henry KrOhn, parcel land $500
atertown-Wilhelm Gutzdorf to
Auguste Gutzdorf, lots and
Z, block 1, Seventh ward ]
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
MAKE ENTRIES
FOR THE FAIR
ANYTIME NOW
Assistant Secretary Emil Tanck VIII
Receive Entries At His Office
In Main Street Now During
Office HOurS.

Make your entries for the big Wa
tertown Inter-County fair now and
avoid the rush on the opening day.
Assistant Secretary Emil Tanck will
receive such entries at his office in
Main street at any time during office
hours until the opening of the fair,
when he will transfer his books to the
secretary's office on the grounds.
This is an opportunity for Water
town people or those living adjacent
to the city to make their entries and
avoid the rush on the grounds on the
opening day.
The big fair will open on Tuesday,
September 4 and will close on Friday,
September Z. AS usual Wednesday will
be Watertown day and all business in
the city will be suspended during the
afternoon at least, to give the en-
ployes in the stores, offices and factor
les a chance to attend. Many will close
during the entire day.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
BIG PEA CROP.
Record Set For Canning In Wiscon-
sin This Year.

Not only has the acreage for Wis
consin peas been increased, but the
crop itself is yielding from 25 to so
per cent more to the acre than year
ago.
On August 1 last year, the pea crop
was reported as 63 per cent normal as
compared with 95 per cent this year
Last year ffty-four factories reported
the harvesting of 26,981 acres. Unof-
fetal estimates made this year give the
acreage for Wisconsin between 10000
and $4,000.
Wisconsin produces over 40 per cent
of the pea crop of the nation.
Last year the entire acreage of peas
in the United States was 10000.
Reports which we have at this Of
flee indicate that the yield per acre
will be from rs to SO per cent more,
declares E. 3. White, secretary of the
Wisconsin Industrial Commission.
''This yield has been increased by rea-
son of the fact that there was unusual
ly cool weather during early July and
the entire crop of southern Wisconsin
was saved"
Compared with about sixty Gamer
les operating last year the report
shows that eightythree canneries
were in operation this year. Wages
paid women by the canneries in
creased from twelve to thirteen cents
to about fifteen cents an hour. Wages
paid men were increased from about
twenty-five cents to thirty cents.
There are between $500 and 5000
women, mostly high school girls, en-
ployed in the pea packing industry in
the state. About four times as many
men are employed.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
GOLLMAR BROS. CIRCUS
COMING NEXT MONDAY

Gollmar Bros. big circus will be in
Watertown next Monday, August q,
for two performances, afternoon and
evening The big street parade will
take place at IL a m. The parade is
preceded by four beautifully gowned
lady buglers, and is Immediately fol-
lowed by a one-mile procession of
gilded open dens of rare and expensive
wild animals and four bands of music,
two calliopes, beautiful dapple gray,
prancing horses, elephants, camels
and ponies.
Chariots in gold and red, marching
herds of elephants, wild beasts pacing
before the bars, long line of trick
and draft horses, and, of course, the
inevitable clowns will make up the
pageant as it passes.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS.
Total of 923 Books and Magazines
Already Brought In.

A total of 923 books and magazines
have been brought to the public Ii
brary as the result of an appeal by
the American Library association to
the people of Watertown for reading
matter to be donated to the thirty-two
cantonment libraries which the asso-
citation is establishing in the training
camps. Those in charge of the work
here have until tomorrow afternoon
to report to Madison the number of
books received
The quota established for this city
is not yet realized and if the people of
asked, more books will have to be
brought in
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
CARBON INKS ARE REQUIRED
Seem to Be Only Trustworthy Prepar-
alton for Writing That 10 De-
sired to Endure.

Attention was first called to the
bleaching effect of air and light on
writing ink, as used In modern times,
by the fact that signatures on certain
certificates had become 1llegible
through the fading Of the Ink, says
writer In the Journal Of the Society OF
Chemical Industry.
AS 1t was impracticable to test a
sample of ink by exposure Of writing
for a period Of years, it was cOnsid-
cred that a limited application OF n.y.
drogen peroxide would be the nearest
chemical equivalent to the bleaching
effect Of the atmosphere. Writing
done by different inks was exposed to
light, the paper being occasionally
moistened with per cent solution
of hydrogen peroxide, the result be-
ing that the handwriting gradually be-
came invisible, In some cases more
quickly than in others. The violet Ink
used for typewriters was less readily
acted on, but was quickly bleached by
sulphurous acid.
If an ink could be produced possess
ing the desirable properties OF perfect
f1uidity and being non-depositing, and
at the same time incapable of being
decolorized by oxidizing or reducing
agents, there would be good reason to
believe that the writing done by such
an ink would be practically perma-
nent. In the meantime, when writing
Is of an important nature and Is de-
sired to endure, some form Of carbon
Ink appears to be the only trustworthy
preparation.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
At the Theatres

To the mere man, the fact that a
to set the stamp of feminine approval
on it-but in her latest picture,
"Sapho," produced by the Famous
| Players, Pauline Frederick wears a
queer-looking species Of head gear
that utterly and fully refutes this
ideal AS flower girl on the streets of
Paris she is seen wearing a palpably
made over" affair of straw with
gaudy trimmings, perched jauntily
over her left ear-and it must be win
ter time, for she wears heavy wool
en- shawl Shades of Lucille and Pa
quin! When is a Paris hat not crea-
ton? "Sapho" will appear Sunday
and Monday on the Majestic screen
Her Fathers Keeper" will be the
attraction at the Classic tonight Here
is picture that happily combines dra-
ma and comedy in a manner that is re-
freshing and pleasing. Irene Howley,
playing the leading role as the daugh-
ter of a rich Wall street merchant,
has two objects to accomplish. One of
them is husband and the other a
preference to do something in the
world rather than be the dilettante
daughter Of a wealthy father Her
striving to accomplish both of these
aims, against the stubborn objections
lures action.
A prominent vaudeville star will be
seen playing the insignificant role of
a janitOr in the Lasky-ParamOunt pro-
duction "The Silent Partner" which
will be seen at the Majestic on Friday.
| This artist, world famous for his clev-
er depletion of "rube" characters, is a
great friend of Marshall Neilan, the
Lasky director, and visited him at the
Lasky studio. A janitor was needed
for a certain scene and the star VOL
unteered to play the part Overalls
and a jumper were quickly secured
and the scene was taken.
Mary Miles Minter, in her latest
IAmerican-Mutual production, annie
For-Spite," is just a poor little orphan
girl whose widest dreams are articles
of faith with her, and who is not at
all surprised when 'the million dollar
lady adopts her out of Surroundings
that are sordid and mean. To annie"
the little slavey of a "charitable'
home, the dream come true" is moth
ing to be so astOnished about, because
she had always believed in dreams. 1t
will be shown at the Majestic Satur-
day
A number of remarkable scenes are
contained in THE Footlights of Fate
the Blue Ribbon Feature playing at the
Classic theatre on Sunday Besides the
lavish interiors and exteriors of the
homes there are other particularly at
tractive sets" One scene of this re-
lease shows the interior of a cabaret
the diners are chatting merrily at the
tables while the professional dancers
render an entertainment worthy of the
trade mark under which the film is re-
leased
A two-part comedy entitled Teddy
at the Throttle is booked for Satur-
day at Classic. Mrs. Vernon Castle will
also appear in "Patria No. H. the
greatest patriotic film shown thus far.
The Pathe Weekly will. contain items
of unusual interest.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
SPORTING

Watertown will play Fort Atkinson
in the latter city next Sunday, Aug
ust 26. On September 2 they will meet
GAINESVILLE at that place and will play
the final game of the schedule with
Whitewater on September 16 at Wa
tertown.
The open season for shooting wild
ducks and mudhens and other aquatic
fowl begins two weeks from today,
September 7.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
Marriage Licenses.

Thomas B. Hill, Ruth Parker, Bea-
yer Dam.
William Hartwig, Newberg, Elsie
Ebert, WatertOwn
Emil Radloff, Lebanon, Clare Pieper
Hustisford
Orson B. Poore, Aberdeen, S. D.
Louise M. Grebel, Fox Lake.
Adolph Enderle, Alma Banack, May
vile.
F. P. Beall, Plymouth, Ellen B
Schelling, Horizon.
Louis B. Kick, Waukesha, Theresa
NJ Biel, Calamus
Reinhart Abel, Clyman, Sidonia
Pitzner, Washington
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
BIG WATERFOWL DAY
AT JEFFERSON FAIR

Next Wednesday will be Watertown
day at the Jefferson county fair and a
large number of Watertown people are
planning to make a visit to our neigh
boring city on that day. The City band
of Watertown has been engaged to
play and it also will be a great day for
the baseball fans, as the Goslings and
Jefferson will cross bats on the fair
grounds. 1t is also children's day at
the fair.
The big Watertown Inter-County
fair will be held the week following
and Z.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
WORK OF THE FLAMES.
Big Fire At New Ashippun This
Week.

Fire this week DESTROYED Forsythe
Brothers garage and hardware store
and John Maasch's implement store in
New Ashippun. Loss about $4,000.
The fire started in the garage, the
cause being unknown
Schliewert's summer resort hotel on
Beaver Dam lake burned to the ground
with all of its contents. 1t is supposed
that the fire started from a gasoline
lighting system. The loss is several
thousand dollars, with no insurance.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
High Cattle Price.

Cattle in Chicago this week reached
market at the stockyards when top
steers were quoted at $3.50 Hogs
dropped from the high price of $40 to
$3.50 hundred weight, with few
sales.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
1odaY's PreDaratIon,

It IS impossible to yield to all the
impulses Of self In things that seem
of small Importance, and then one day
great struggle Is one. We are prepar-
ing today for tomorrow's victory or
defGat.-Exchange
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
NEW CHURCH TABERNACLE.
Has Been Placed In st. Bernard's
Catholic Church.

A handsome new tabernacle has
been placed in ST. Demands Catholic
church. 1t was a gift from st. Bern
ards sewing circle and one greatly ap-
preciated by the pastor and congrega-
ton.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
Public Notice.

[ hereby give public notice that I
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by my son, Erwin Biefeld.
Richard Biefeld.
Watertown, Wis, August %, 1917.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
EXCEEDED SPEED LIMIT.
And Aztalan Man Drew $40 and
Costs.

For exceeding the speed limit on
Third street Wednesday evening, an
AZtalan man was assessed $40 and
costs by Justice Schmutzler Wednes-
day evening. The arrest was made by
Traffic Officer Zimmermann The
man plead guilty.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
To Hold Bazaar.

In connection with the reopening of
ST. Bernard's Catholic church after the
completion Of the decorations, sup
per and bazaar will be given by the
ladies of the parish on October 10 at
St. Henry's hall.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-24
THE WEATHER

For Watertown and vicinity-Fair
and continued cool tonight Saturday
fair and slightly warmer Coolest dur
ing last night Sc; warmest today Co.