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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
TRACING FAKE BILL
Exciting Chase of United States
Secret Service Man.
MANY HANDLE COUNTERFEIT.

After Bank Clerk Discovers Spurious
Currency, Hunt Leads to Many Cities.
Grocer, Original Owner of Bill, Proves
to Be Agent For Organized Band of
Counterfeiters.
Cleveland. O.-The tracing of counter
felt bills back to the persons response
BILE for their issue is a curious and ex-
citing employment. The experts as
signed by the government to this work
are among the most skilIful members
of the secret service. The protection
of the currency depends in large meas
ure upon their efficiency, and the pains
they take are almost infinite. The fol
lowing case is one illustrating the diff
ticulties which the secret service people
meet and overcome:
bank clerk in Cleveland had de
tected counterfeit twenty dollar till
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
Muscle Soreness Relieved.

Unusual work, bending and lifting
or strenuous exercise is a strain on
the muscles, they become sore and
stiff, you are crippled and in pain.
Sloan's Liniment brings you quick re-
lief, easy to apply, it penetrates with
out rubbing and drives out the sore
ness. A clear liquid, cleaner than
mussy pIasters or ointments, it does
not stain the skin or clog the pores.
Always have a bottle handy for the
pains aches Of rheumatism, govt, lum-
bago, grippe, bruises, stiffness, back
ache and all external pain. At your
druggist, 25c. 3
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
RATTLE THREE BACHELORS.
Men Willing to Wed Won by Girls With
Lucky Numbers.

Men Willing to Wed Won by Girls With
Lucky Numbers.
Glen Carbon. IlI.-Three eligible
bachelors guaranteed good providers
and willing to marry we're won by
three women at matrimonial rattle re
Gently as the climax of dance given
by the Glen Carbon Bachelors club.
The names Of the prizes and the hold
ers of the lucky numbers, as given out
by Carl Huffman. a member Of the
club. are:
Joe Clemson. thirty three, coal miner
of Glen Carbon. won by Miss Maude
Fletcher of Glen Carbon.
Charles Hendricks. thirtyeight, mar
bic worker. OF EdwardsviIle won by
Miss Sarah Brown Of Denver.
Joe Jiggers thirty bartender, OF
Glen Carbon won by Miss Rose Brown
Of Denver.
The Misses Brown are sisters. The
were not present at the drawing, hay
ing sent their numbers and names to
tWU young women of Glen Carbon
who drew for them
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

WILLIAM J. FLYNN, CHIEF OF UNITED
STATES SECRET SERVICE
in the deposit of small retail grocer
An expert was sent for and undertook
the case
He found that the grocer had re
ceived the bill from a shoe dealer. wb0
had ii from a dentist. who had it from
somebody else, and so on until the Sc
cret service man finally traced the note
to III invalid woman who had used il
10 pay her physician When questioned
this woman said that the money had
been sent her by her brother, who lived
in New Orleans
The sieuth looked up the brothers
antecedents and soon became con-
WINGED that be was the man wanted.
The brother. however, soon proved to
the satisfaction of the secret service
man that his suspicious were IN
founded. Indeed. it appeared that the
money had been received by the New
Orleans man in part payment of rent
of Il house he owned in Pittsburgh.
While the sleuth was a biz diScour-
aged he couldn't give over the case
when he had gone 50 far 50 he took
the next train for Pittsburgh
The tenant of the house in Pitts
burgh proved TO be q travelling oculiSt.
who spent most of his time in the mid
die west. The secret service man had
the good fortune, however. TO catch
him just as he had returned from d
trip. and the man at once recognized
the bad bill as one that had been given
hiIn by patient in Cleveland. the very
point where the sieuth had started
The patient was a boss carpenter
The carpenter. an honest old fellow,
said that he had received the bin from
certain Perkins. The said Perkins
was the small grocer in whose bank
deposit the counterfeit had turned up
The expert few TO the grocer'S as
quickly IS the taxi would take him
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
Appointed Lieutenant.

Jean Sabin has been commissioned
second lieutenant in the United States
army He took the required examin-
alton of the war department. He is
a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. F, ]. Sabin Of
Watertown and has been engaged in
teaching in the Florence, Colorado
side in Leavenworth Kansas for the
time being.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
Goinn As4raN At Sea

It is no eas. matter to keep mod
eru steamship Oh u straight course.
|ue hcimsaan steers by the compass.
and. while d single degree OF deviation
All ears very small on the c,mpass
ara. 1t would. il continued. carry Il
f steamship four miles out Of he!
course III a single days run. Yet tily
compass gives the course more arcu
@teiy than the ship can he Steered.
Owing to the DETECTING power ot III,
"-ares anG ne rolling of the hip til;
arse IS continually shifted little
ls,% Eray ana that despite the helm.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

and found it closed The grocer had
left town.
Afterward il was shown beyond
question that the grocer was the agent
of an organized band of counterfeiters
His shop was a mere blind That the
bin which he gave the carpenter should
get back into his own funds after tray
cling all over the country was one Of
those miracles of chance for which
there is no explanation.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

by creek
Emma Muck eft al to Amelia
Gericke, undivided As of a
parcel on W. side Of Main St,
being 100 by "a ft-----------
G. Sahr to Frank
T. Newcomb, part of S. fri. u
S. ". fri. u sec. 90, containing
10 acres, except 80 acres sold
WaterlOo-Joseph ScheberIe to
William Krause and wife, lot
! block II, original plat and
lot /, block 2, Squire's add
WateTtown-John Spiegelhoff to
Henry Kuerschner, parts of
the 8. W. Il sec. 5, containing
s % acres and - 1-3 acres
respectively
Walter c. Block to George
Weihert, n. so It. Of W. IL Of
block %, west side Rock riv-
Ferdinand MalloW to John F.
MaIIOw, out lots 81 and 80 in
Seventh
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

The students of the Waterloo high
school are furnishing MONDAY meals
at cost OF ten cents to the students.
One person looks after the menu and
does the buying while a competent
cook prepares the meals so that the
students who live at a distance are not
compelled to carry a lunch. That's
reducing the II. c. l.. and might be
followed with profit in other places
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

Assemblyman Faugen's anti-treat-
ing bill was killed. A measure to pro
hibit the sale of liquor on trains Op-
Grating in Wisconsin met the same
fate. An anti-tfeating bill became a
law a few years ago but it also be
came q dead letter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

The new Plankinton hotel contain
ing $50 rooms was formally opened
to the public in Milwaukee last week.
The new structure is built on the site
OF the old hotel which was torn down.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

The Watertown Leader is now
housed on the ground floor Of the
building at 1O8 Second street. The
phone number is 80 and the paper
will gladly receive news items for
publication Use the phone or mail
the items to the address given.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
DEALS TN REALTY

Minnie c. Kuehn ct al
to Frank 0. He'll, 50 acres in
Eva NJ Ro5isch ct all to Hen
ny w Gross, 81 acres in sec
% -----..----------- SO
Concord-Hannah Louisa Fen
ner to Herman Dehnelf,
acre on s. side Of road in e.
u n. e. Il sec. 16----------- 5
Cold Spring Roy Nj. Rockwell
to Clarence H. Steele ct al,
200A acres i'll secs. 81, % and
% ------------Z ---------
Charles Hartwig ct al to Paul
E. SieVert, e. Il s. W. Il sec.1
Fort AtkinsOn-Jchn Bellman
to Albert J. Beck, lot 7, block
II, Geo. P. Marston's add
Charles w Tousley ct al to
George ". Erause, lot 4, block
2, Rfve-FieH add.------------ 8
Hebron-G0ttlieb Kemmeter to
George G. Nie5en, s. e. Il s.
W. Il sec. and s. W. Il s. e.
a sec. 8--------.-----------
Jefferson - Carl Johnson to
Christopher Iaag and wife,
lots and 7 Of Riverside add,
reGerying a strip Of land it.
and 4 inches wide across east
side of lot 7----
christopher Haag to Carl
Johnson, lots s and 8. block
/, RiyervieW add -----------
Charles Stoppenbach to Fred
w Bissel, Sc by 1872 #. on
Main st. in ChriSt's add, eX-
cept W. #. also a right of
way over part OF HOWell's add.
AXE Mills-AlEert H. Violin to
Fred II. RichaTt, s. Il s. W.
4 sec. %, except u acre in
Fred Richart to August VOL
lin, lot 5 and n. W. 1.rd. of lot
S in P c. HenningsOn's add
n. NJ Genge to Nick Marx,
parcel Of land bounded by Wa
ter street and Main street and
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

The children of the man who madt
4 speciality of sowing wild oats befur,
his marriage will be sure to haiTee'
an abundant crop of advice.--Chica2
News
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
Keep To the Right.

The traffic signs were put in place
on Main street today, a warning to
drivers of autos and other vehicles to
keep to the right
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11

The United States-frst, last and
all the time
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Summons.

Summons.
State of Colorado. County of Delta, IS.
In the District Court.
/ N. e. Casper, plaintiff, VS.. Frank
Hice, c. C. Hawkins, Mary w. Hester.
Francis M. Rhodes, Anthony Hengstler
and 8. e. Richards, defendants.-Sum-
mons.
The People of the State of Colorado,
to Frank Hice, c. c. Hawkins, Mary
w. Hester, Francis NJ. Rhodes, An
thony Hengstler and s. F. Richards,
the defendants above-named, Greeting:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above-named plaintiff in the Dis
trict Court Of Delta County, state of
Colorado, and answer the complaint
therein within twenty days after the
service hereof. if served within this
county; or. IL served out of this coun-
ty, or by publication, within thirty
days after the service hereof, exclu-
sive Of the day Of service; or judg-
ment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer of the
complaint. And If copy of the COM
plant in the above entitled action be
not served with this summons, or IL
the service hereof be made out OF this
state. then ten days additional to the
time hereinbefore specified for ap-
pearance and answer will be allowed
before the taking OF judgment by de-
fault as aforesaid.
The said action is brought to collect
note for $1,000, executed by the
defendant Frank Hice to the order OF
the defendant C. C. Hawkins, and in
terest thereon at twelve per cent per
annum from November II, 1911; and
two notes of $50 each. executed by
said defendant c. C. Hawkins to the
plaintiff, and interest at ten per cent
per annum from maturity, May 18th
and November 18th, 1914, respective
ly; $12 insurance premium advanced
by plaintiff in this behalf. with reas-
enable attorneys fees; and to fore
close a mortgage securing said in
|debtedness, executed by said Frank
Hice to said C. C. Hawkins, or. said
lots Eleven and Twelve in Block Four.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

of the provisions OF this ordinance be
punishable by fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $4,000 together
with costs. All ordinances in conflict
are hereby repealed.
Read and ordered published this 10th
day of July A. D. 1917.
WATSON H. STEWART
Commissioner of Public, Affairs and
Ex-Offico Mayor
LIONEL R. WIGRAM
Commissioner and Ex-Officio City
Clerk
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

of Paonia, Colorado. recorded in Book
60. at Page lac of the records OF the
Clerk and Recorder of Delta county.
Colorado. on the oath day OF Novem-
ber, 1906. at the hour of sos a. m.
as will more fully appear from the
complaint in said action to which ref
erence is here made. a copy Of which
is hereto attached.
And you are hereby notified that II
you fail to appear and to answer the
said complaint as above required. the
said plaintiff win take Judgment in
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
LEGAL NOTICES.
>>>>> >>>~>>>> %,
Ordinance No. I, 1917.


An Ordinance fixing the hours for
sprinkling lawns, and regulating the
terms and use OF water for sprinkling
purposes.
Be 1t ordained by the City Council
of the City OF Delta, Colorado:
For Garnet Mesa: Any time. ex,
cepting between the hours OF 1900
o'clock a. m. and 200 p. m. and $500
o'clock p. m. and $500 o'clock a. NJ.
For other parts OF the city by house
numbers.
Odd numbers: From 500. o'clock
a. m. until 700 o'clock a. m; from
700 o'clock p. m. until 900 O'Clock
.. m
Even numbers: From 700 O'Clock
a. m. until 300 O'Clock a. M; from
500 o'clock p. IN. until 700 o'clock
p. m.
Court house block: From 900
o'clock a. m. until 100 O'Clock p. m.
School block: from 900 O'Clock a.
m. until 100 o'clock p. m.
Section 2. That the use OF garden
hose without nozzle be prohibited.
Section 3. That the City Council be
authorized to change the hours or
prohibit the use Of water for sprinkl.
ing lawns. by resolution.
Section 4. That violation Of any
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
No Disgrace In conserIptIon.

Army officers believe now that young
America has given over the idea that
the new national army 10 to be looked
on as conscript army after the man
ner In which drafted men OF the past
were viewed by the general public. II
the decrease in the numbers Of men
applying for service in the regular
army is due to the fact that no longer
Is conscription regarded as once 1t
was, the army officials will be not only
satisfied but grateful.
Recruiting for the regular army, 1t
Is believed here. was Quickened at the
first by the belief of the applicants
that they would see first service in
France. Now there seems to be a feel
ing that the regiments which first were
brought up to war strength will be the
first to go and that the regiments
which are to be filled by the recruits
Of this and next month will not get to
the front much more quickly than men
Of the National Guard. while some Of
them may be held until the nrst or
ganizations Of the new nationsi army
which show themselves ready for serv-
Ice are sent abroad under convoy.
Army men say that there never was
such an army in personnel as that
which the country will have when the
secruiting Is completed.
Liquor Fees Melted s6o,525 in 1916.
Revenues from the 25-cent fee for
liquor shipments into Colorado dur
ing 1916 amounted to $6O,525, accord.
ing to a statement prepared by Sec
retary Of State James r. Noland. OF
this amount, one-half OF the revenues,
s30,262.30, reverted to the counties
from which the fees were collected
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

accordance with the prayer OF the
complaint
Given under my hand at Delta in
said county. this 3oth day OF October.
A. ID. 1916.
GEORGE STEPHAN.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First pub July 13, last Aug3, 1917.
DR.. w. A. Day has opened up an OF!
flee In the Hillman building.
Miss Donna Hartman is in the city
from Hotchkiss this week
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Thought. Of crea. Minds.

The mind is Il storehouse in which,
day by day, thoughts are constantly
being placed. In II we make thoughts,
too, but the quality of our own
thought product depends upon that
which we store away. Therefore,
nothing is more essential TO real edu-
cation than that the mind be kept
fresh and sweet by communion with
the great minds Of the past.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
REIcHsTAG MEETING POST
PoNEp ACCOUNT DIFFERENCES

Zurich, Switzerland, July ia full
meeting of the reichstag, which was
scheduled for today, has been post
Doned on account of party differ
ences" according to word received
from Berlin. Won Bethmann Holweg
is reported to comforting with lead
ers Of all factions. One dispatch says
all Prussian state ministers have re-
signed
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Aneients Used Window Glass.

From the evidence contained in the
ruins Of ancient temples of Greece
and Rome il seems certain that win
dows rs a vehicle for the admission Of
light and air into the interior of hall
or room were in use as long us 600
Il. c.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Lr-d Board Leases 5000 Acres.

More than 5000 acres OF state land
wer" leased by the State Board OF
Land Commissioners at prices ranging
from TO 20 cents an acre the land
being parcels on which there were
two or more bids.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Looking to the Futurs.

what are you whipping Runt for"
asked Mrs. johnson. what has he
been doingT' Nothing, that / know
Of" replied Mr.. Gap johnson Of
Rumpus Ridge. But I'm going to
town this evening, and he's sure to cut
up some devilment before ] get back.
So I'm just licking him now to have
II over h.''-Judge.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
First Known Use Of Class.

At Pompeii we find the first example
OF the use of glass, the window al the
south end OF the irq'dnrium of the
Forum baths being filed with frame
Of bronze and glass. 1t was not until
the first and secord centuries. how
ever, that the window came into CON-
mon utility in III. buildings.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
Lion. Are lef..handsa.

A famous explorer says all lions are
''left-handed." He has noticed that
whenever one Of these beasts desires
TO strike blow 1t always uses the left
paw.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
up in the Air.

The frignte bird IS capable Of get
ting mp speed OF &c miles an hour
with hardly movement of its wings.
The greater part Of its life i, spent
In the air.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

Kari Eberhard, one Of last years
twirlers. returned Wednesday and will
again attach himself to the local club
in that capacity. There is always a
glad hand waiting for Kari n win
he in the game Sunday with Grand
Junction for the first tine this season
for Delta
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

There is call in the Denver Post
for ball players to fill out on a team
They want a pitcher, a catcher. first
and second sackers and three outfield-
ers. Evidently they have a third
sacker and shortstop to start on.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

There will be many Delta people
Journey to Gunnison next Friday and
Saturday to take in Cattlemen's day
and incidentally to witness the base
ball games.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

There are players and rumors o
players. Now we hear Art Anheier's
name mentioned in connection will
Delta.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

Eugene Kersten has accepted a
position at Somerset and gone there
with his family to live. There are
many fans in Delta who regret his de-
parture.
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13
D1AMoNDoM.

. . 90 % . . .
The Delta independent., 1917-07-13

have some factory samples of genuine buck
skin gloves at $1.5O, $l75 and $500, which
is much less than the Wholesale price on
these gloves.
We have also received our new fall
sample line of suiting. We will be pleas
ed to show you these goods knowing if you
give us an order that you will be pleased
Come in and let us help you to make
selection.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-12

be justified in mentioning-of which the supply is most uncertain at the best. That being the case, established manufacturers who have much at stake. hesitate to nlar for 9 lerger nro- duction in the coming year than in the past
 .'Then there is that class of manu- lecturers or assemblers who started on a "shoestrng," whose credit has been a negligible factor and who finds him self confronted with two conditions; namely, to buy at the present rates and make q product that will compete with the more established models at the price; and second. to obtain the backing of his bankers to buy under such conditions.
 i 'Unquestionably some of these will peter out.
 Unlike former years, however, none of them, so far as I can see, are com panies of any real iinportance tn tho industry and their passing will not create even ripple on the surface.
 That is the best thing about the present condition as I see it. The de- mand has been such that these con cerns have sold all they could makn and so have little or no stock on hand. They will not, therefore, be under the neces- sity of throwing a lot of cars on the market at reduced prices, and so their demise will be painless and harmless so far as the rest of the industry is concerned
 Every year we, in the automobile 1 industry, pass through a Weeding out ] process and occasionally one goes un- ] der in such a way as to seriously up- 1 set. matters for awhile This is in variably a concern to whose product ! the public attaches more importance i than the industry attach. On that ac- couJ- the market has sometimes been badly upset.
 Now, why anyone wants to buy an automobile that has proven a failure even though the purchase can be made at half the price, is beyond me. I can't
 imagine anyone buying such a product
 at any price for the simple reason thai it W'n ne impossible in a short time
 to obtain replacement parts. Also it is a rule in the industry that financial
 failure is due primarily of the product
 to make good
 'Rea occupies an enviable position
 at this time The demand for our pro- duct is so hopelessly in excess of the
 supply that I feel like taking a trip tC
 Japan to get away from the grief. As
 a matter of fact, l am taking a vaca- :
 tion just at a time when, in previou: seasons, I have had to be at the desl
 sign;ng dealers extracts.
 This year we signed up 90 per cen ; Of our dealers contracts by mail. ant our entire product had been allotted weeks before August 1st, which is tn usual time for beginning on the work T can see nothing to it but grcate prosperity next year. The only fly il the ointment is the certainty that w will be unable to make half as man, cars as will be necessary to supply tn demand, especially when other maker like ourselves hesitate about embark ing on a big production schedule witt the present uncertainty in the mater ial market"
Arizona republican., 1917-08-12
GOODYEAR TIRES
 ARE SERV|CEAb[Y
 FUR BATTLE USE

When anyone suggests that pneu- matic tires be used on officers cars or lightweight cars under actual war conditions, there is always speculation as to just how long it will be before flying bullet will puncture the tires, according to notice received by D. W. Sanford, local Goodyear agent
 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. became interested in the subject and recently had a number of tests made at the Northwestern Military Naval Academy, Lake Geneva, Wis. An ar l mored car owned by the academy was i mounted on Goodyear Cord Tires and used as a target. The detailed report, which follows, is Illuminating and timely:
 "The armored car was equipped with Goodyear Cord Tires and all shots were fired fro mwithin fifty yards of the wheels, the desire being to secure the maximum velocity of the projectile. As near as possible the wheel was running in all cases except the last, at approx imately ten miles per hour. Had either
 the speed of the wheel or. the distance