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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
PIGS WERE PLENTIFUL
PRICES RULED HIGH

Hundreds of pigs were offered Tues
day at the monthly stock fair and
prices ruled very high, the demand in
the morning being Sc to So apiece ac-
cording to size. Many wagons lined
the fair streets loaded with young
pigs while dozens of automobiles also
carried crates containing them The
attendance at the fair was larger than
was anticipated, but the rain of early
morning prevented work on the land
allowing an opportunity to attend the
fair.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
W.T.. V0SS HEADS
BOARD OF EDUCATION

Hon William F. Voss was reelected
president of the board of education at
he annual meeting held on Wednes-
lay evening. F. ]. BertO was re-elect-
ed superintendent and Mrs. Bertha
Field clerk. Mr. Berto was given an
increase of $3.50 year in salary.
The following committees were
named by the president:
Text books-Bittner Scheele, Col
Inns.
Finance-Woodard, Wolfram, Rel
ebert.
Building and grounds-Frattinge
MolZahn, Sproesser.
Supplies-Sipp, Zoelle, Jennings.
Teachers and instruction--Woo
Wertheimer, Sipp Reichert, Voss.
Truancy-WOlfram, Scheele, Jen-
nings.
The commencement exercises will
be held on Wednesday, June 13.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
FIND INTERESTING RELICS
OF YEARS GONE BY

While tearing down an old building
on his farm, formerly the Reeve Girls
void place in the West road. Frank
II. Lehman found hidden away be-
hind the sidewalks an old time leather
pocketbook filled with papers which
undoubtedly had been placed there for
safe keeping and were forgotten or
the hand that placed them there was
stllled by death. Mr.. Griswold was
one Of the pioneer settlers of Water
town and the family for many years
resided in the West road.
The pocketbook is of a type not now
sold. 1t was made of heavy leather
and was closed with heavy strap.
On one piece of paper is inscribed
III ink: "Reve Griswold began car
rying the mail August IA. Stopped
carrying the mail September" There
was also map of the two hemis-
pheres, but on that part devoted to
the United States only the name of
three cities appear and no states.
There is also a receipt for personal
property tax in 1864, signed j. G.
Pease, city treasurer. There is also
a written recipe for an irritating plas-
ter. There is also a printed form of
bill of sale signed j. J. Sand from the
Columbian Brewing Co. of Chicago
and Spring Brewing Co. of Milwaukee.
A photograph of Mr.. and Mrs. Girls
void is also among the papers.
Among the papers are many bear
ing dates of 1850 and some in the 4O's.
One of the papers is a bill with the
following heading: Bought of It. ].
Jones & Co., wholesale and retail deal
ers in dry goods, groceries, crockery.
hardware, boots and shoes, leather
and findings Next door to Jefferson
County Bank, west side river, Water
town, Wis" Besides there are many
personal letters bearing dates in the
4O's and SOS all in pretty fair state
of preservation.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
CHARLES CRUEL APPOINTED
STANDARD OIL AGENT

Charles Cruel has been appointed
agent for the Standard Oil company
in Watertown. He succeeds the late
NJ. J. Burke who held the place twen-
ty-seven years. Mr.. Cruel was for
mally appointed to the place last
Thursday The work is not knew to
him as he had assisted Mr. Burke in
the oil business several weeks before
the latter's death. It is understood
that motor truck will displace the
horses when the same can be used
and with this method better service
can be given.
The position is considered a good
one from financial point OF view and
the scope of service extends not only
to Watertown but to all the nearby
towns. That Collie viii give salts
faction is a foregone conclusion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
HERE AND THERE

If you want a hoss or chicken, pig or
Wampus or goose,
Gila monster or a bow-wow, for show
or domestic use,
Or little dinkey kitten or a tom-cat
that spits fire
Just hike over to the west side, or call
up Freddy Meyer.
Freddy has them in his back yard,
some are white and some are green,
Some are old and some are youthful,
some good natured, others mean,
If while making the inspection, Fido
bites your rubber tire,
Don't get sore, but smile and charge
it, send the bill to Freddy Meyer.
Only one thing there is lacking in this
great collection tent,
Where SO many great collectors have
before US come and went,
And that is an Ictheumpus with green
eyes and hair like wire,
But if you should want this creature,
just call on Freddy Meyer.
Freddy Meyer will trade his chickens
or his hosses or his geese,
And can dig up your selection, the sup
ply will never cease.
Age has never been an object, use
your judgment, that's YOUR game.
Pay your boot, and then look pleasant,
Fred will love you just the same.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
MIL LWAUKEE LIVE WIRES
SEE OPENING GAME

Among the Milwaukee visitors at the
opening ball game of the Central State
league in Watertown Sunday was a
bunch of live wires who made the trip
Hahn's Blitzers bowling team which is
captained by Bert Anweiler Gosling
twirler who was on the mound for four
innings Sunday. H. E Shearman
was the pilot of the expedition which
invaded Watertown
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
Officials Inspect Flusher.

Officials of the village Of Johnson
Creek were in the city Saturday and
were given a demonstration of the
Studebaker street fusher now in use
in Watertown The village contem-
plates the purchase of a machine to
keep free of dust the newly laid pave
ments in that thriving burg.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
FRED K0HLHOFF BUYS
FARM FOR $4,000

A big land deal was consummated
here on Thursday when the farm
known as the Joseph Brooks farm
west of the city limits was sold to
Fred Kohlhoff who resides three miles
east of Watertown. The consideration
was $4,000 and possession will be
given next October, Frank Seefeld
made the deal. The farm contains
235 acres of land and brought s125
per acre.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
Drift Copper Found.

While plowing land in the Riverside
addition a few days ago F. H. Leh-
mann picked up a piece of pure cop
per which was turned up by the plow
The copper is known as drift metal
which was pushed down from the
Lake Superior region In the glacier
period.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
Marriage Licenses.

Anton Finger, Columbus, Josephine
Herkert, Beaver Dam.
Edwin G. Ritzlaff, Lake Mills, Clara
Kosbab, Watertown.
Walter ]. Weinberger, Marie H. Aal-
bers, Waupun.
Albert c.. Scharf, Josephine Kiefer
Lomira.
Walter Heling, Lille Leitzke, Bur
nett.
Harold A. Gubin, Hilda B. Kiesow
Horicon
Ernest Grulke, Alma Uttech. ,Leba.
non.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09

Every week certain eastern period
ical comes out with historical squeak
in reference to how some dry COM
munity is fiourishing since the cursed
demon Ticker has been forever barred
out
These yelps emanate without
doubt, as they show it on their face,
from an individual who has never
been into dry territory, and who gets
his knowledge of conditions from vari-
Gus periodicals which are devotees of
the dry system.
From a recent trip to the dry fields
of Kansas and Oklahoma, and after
several years sojourn i'll such terri
tory, the writer of this article is in
position to. know that the 'drys' by
permitting such articles to appear,
and hoodwinking the residents of wet
territory, are doing more harm than
good to their cause. 1t is the popular
belief in wet territory that a drink
of whiskey Or beer cannot be had for
love or money in dry states.
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is in the
Indian nation, and where it is crime
to have a drop of liquor in your pos
session and where you are supposed to
go to the pen if you tete a half pint
into the place in your grip-where the
deputy U. S. marshal may get on the
train and search your baggage for
booze while you look pleasant-or bet
ter had, the astonishing fact remains
that beer and whiskey are to be had.
To be sure it may take a few minutes
longer than if there was a bar in the
building but you get it just the same.
The confronting fact comes 10 you,
however, that bootleg liquid fire costs
S125 per half pint and beer so cents
per pint.
And the fact may be said to be that
the same conditions exist in all dry
territory-with slight variation in
price 1t is thus that the evil is be-
| ing 'exterminated.'
The battle cry of the 'drys' is their
promise that when the territory is
voted dry that all boot-leggers will
abdicate I'VE will make it so hot for
them that they will be forced to leave" +"
they say, and amid much cheering the
'drys' score a victory-only to find
later that they have been handed a
| large portion of yellow fruit resembl-
| ing a pumpkin-only smaller.
In closing, word about this boot
| legger Not once out Of ten times is
the boot-legger recruited from the
ranks of the erstwhiIc saloon keeper.
| The saloon man, when the town or
! state goes dry, hies to other fields, or
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
A Small Blaze.

Burning leaves which spread under
the bowling alley on Tivoli island was
the signal for calling out the fire de-
partment Monday afternoon. The
danger was over with when the de-
partment arrived.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Hauser. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Horn and Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Puerner of Jefferson were
visitors hero on Monday snrouts to
Milwaukee
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
Advertised Letters.

Following is list of letters remain
Ing uncalled for at the Watertown
postoffice week ending May s, 1917.
Altrogge, Miss G.
Braman, Mrs j. NJ
Sydow, Miss Emma
Weise, Joe
Zillmer, Mrs. Chas.
J. W. Moore, P. NJ.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09

Runs-Sples, 2; Hughes, CrOy, 2;
Henke, 2; SINNERS, Kohl, Nowack,
Hyack, Kohl, Zeidler, McShane. Two
base hits-Schumann, 2; Grassl, Nc
Shane. Three base hits-Henke, Koh-
Ii, SINNERS. Base on balis-Off Hen
Ike, 3; off McShane, 5. Struck out
BY Henke, in five innings; by An
weller, in four innings; by McShane,
2. Double play-Henke to Spies to
Koenig. Sacrifice hits-Hughes, Croy
Stolen bases-Spies, 2; Hughes, Schu-
mann, 2; Kohl, 3; Brassl, l. Umpire
Fred SchaetZke Scorer - Kaub
Time-2:20
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
SnowstOrm Nav 4.

A snowstorm struck this vicinity
on last Friday morning, may 4, re-
minding one that Jack Frost has a
grip on spring.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09

Miss Gertrude Kohl Of Milwaukee
was a week end visitor at her home in
Watertown.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
What Crops To Raise.

Time is short and after realizing the
seriousness of the situation the next
question is what crops are we to de-
pend upon for the main increase of
food production? The answer is pota-
toes, corn and beans, three of the great
staples among the food products of the
white race. There is time to plant
more late potatoes five get busy at
once. There is time to plant more
corn and there is plenty of time to
plant more beans. The Importance of
the potatoe and corn crops are gener-
ally known but the Importance of the
bean crop should not be overlooked
Beans can be grown successfully upon
the poorer fields. The crop is very
easy on the land and as food product
it takes high rank both in civil and
military life. The present price is
$10.50 per bushel wholesale.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
Watertown has progressed.

Perhaps those who have lived in this
little-well not so little-but beauti-
full town of the northwest, have not
realized the changes SO much, but
there have been great many
Coming into the city on the inter
urban from Milwaukee, the town now
presents to the eye views of beautiful
paved streets and boulevards which
were not there nine years ago, but
which now make the person who lives
in cities four times the size of Water
town sit up and take notice. Down
town the streets have changed, and
new enterprises and business houses
have sprung into being, and everything
is keeping up with the times.
Yes, WatertoWn has progressed
and there is reason, and the reason
is the high-class of citizenship which
has always been the pride of Water
town. All have done their part, and
the result is beautiful homes, beauti-
full streets, prosperous business con-
Germs and factories and a contented
and happy people.
But some Cn0fo are WHO were IdNl1-
liar on the streets, and whose early
efforts helped to make Watertown who
have passed on over the great divide.
These men and women had done their
allotted tasks and have gone to their
long we'll earned rest
Some of the old timers still remain
to point with pride to achievements,
and feel another glow as they watch
their sons building up the enterprises
which their fathers started to still
greater-and greater Watertown.
Places there may be where money
is made faster and in greater quanti-
ties, and millions are spoken of as
Watertown folks refer to thousands,
but the contented life is the life after
all is said and done, and great is the
privilege of he or her who can go to
their long rest with clear conscience,
knowing that they have been a real
factor in even a small corner of the
universe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
FORMED AT JEFFERSON

At a largely attended meeting of
citizens at Jefferson Friday called by
J. F. Prentiss, chairman of the board
of supervisors a Council of Defense
was organized with w d. James of
Fort Atkinson president. Mr.. James
is president of the Farmers and Bus
mess Mems association: Committees
were appointed in the various activi-
ties as follows:
w. D. James, Fort Atkinson, man
ufacturing
Hon. H. J. Grell, Johnson Creek,
agriculture.
George j. Kispert, Jefferson, bank
inf
Gordon E. Bacon, Watertown, trans
portation and communication
Judge c. B. Rogers, Fort Atkinson,
patriotic profession.
County Superintendent A, j. Thorne,
Palmyra, education
Y. P. -Kaub, WatertOwn, press.
q. G. B EN-, Lake Mills, general bus
mess.
Carrie ]. Smith, Fort Atkinson, Red
Jross.
John w. Porter, Portland, labor
Herbert Main, w. A. Parsons, Otto
Strache, Martin, Guse and Attorney
Ray Twining, at large.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09
More Intensive Forming.

The population of the world has out
stripped for the time being at least the
worlds capacity for the production of
food products. A combination of cir
cumstances has brought this about and
the alarming conditions have been
fastened and accentuated by the great
world war The United States must
do its part to remedy the situation
This is a duty that calls for the ut
most efforts on the part of every pa
triotic American citizen partial
crop failure this year means actual
famine to the less fortunate classes
of our population, with all the menac-
ing problems that will follow
In order to do effective work in the
task of increasing food production the
country is being organized along, ma
tional, state, county and local lines
Wisconsin has organized a State Coun-
Gil for Defence and Dodge and Jeffer-
son counties have done likewise.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-09

Physicians names not appearing on
this list were in favor of rates higher
than above schedule. t9-2t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
GOMPERS WARNED EN-
Perceived German spies Enemy tt
Labor-QuestiOns RiEe Leader.

New York May S.-SamueI Com
pers. president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, testifying today in
the trial Of Capt Franz RinteIen Of
the German navy and seven other men
charged with conspiracy to foment
strikes to destroy the entente allies
munition trade in this country. de-
cIared that Herman Schulteis and
Henry B. Martin. two of the defend
ants. were known at Washington as
political strikers"
These two men were active with
former Representative Frank Buch-
anan. another defendant. first presi-
dent of Labor's National Peace coun-
It is alleged was organized TO carry
OUT RinteIen's schemes with money
supplied by him Mr. GOmpers said
he warned Mr. Buchanan against as
sOciating with these two men as he
deemed them enemies of labor.
Under cross examination by counsel
for Schulteis and Martin. Mr. Com
pers conceded that general peace pro-
posaIs were endorsed by labor.
Gompers described as absurd a
question by counsel whether his testi-
mony was coIored by the fear that
Buchanan wanted to succeed him as
president of the American Federation
Of Labor. Another question that
aroused Gonpers's anger was whether
he had ever heard the charge that
'Gompers for years had tried TO de-
liver labor To the trusts Violently
hammer1ng the arm of his chair, Mr.
Gompers said he would not submit TO
being insulted." No such charge had
ever been made against him. he de-
cIared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
CENTRAL POWERS PALS
Perfect Understanding on Peace at
Germo-Austria Conference.

London, May 1880 p. m--The
conferences that have been held in
Vienna between Count Won Hertling.
the Bavarian premier and Count
Czernin. the Austro-Hungaria foreign
minister. show that a perfect agree
ment continues between Berlin and
Vienna regarding questions of peace.
according to a semi-officiaI telegram
from Vienna forwarded by the Elk
change Telegraph correspondent at
Amsterdam
The Vienna cabinet. adds the mes
sage. realizes that German newspaper
criticisms are merely expressions Of
private opinion and il insists that
Germany and Austria must hold to-
gether to the end as otherwise no good
will sEcrue for either power in the
future.
A Budapest telegram quotes the
Pestor Lloyd as saying that Count
Tizsa- the Hungarian premier. has Of
fersd seats in the cabinet to Counts
AIOritz Esterhazy and Stephen Bethlen.
Count E7sterhazy To deal with the
policy to be adopted IN the transitional
period after peace is declared and
Count Bethlen 10 deal with the re-
building Of Pennsylvania Both are
said TO have asked for time to consult
former Premier julius Andrassy who
at present Is in Vienna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
LOYAL LITTLE LAD
kansan ; Years Old Wants to
Fight the Germans.
He Wants Governor to Furnis b
Him Gun and Uniform.

Lowell Cfriffiths, an s-year-old Kan
san. is not a Stacker He has asked
Governor Capper to give him a gun
and a belt and put him in the aerial
corps that he may fight the Germans
He is the youngest kansan to volun-
teer for service in the war
The young man lives near the little
town of kanoradO, west Of GoodIand,
on the Nansas-CoIorado line. He Is
ready TO go TO war and wants TO fight
Germans. young Lowell says in let
ter which reached Governor Capper's
desk today.
This is the letter which Lowell
Griffiths sent the governor
Dear Governor Capper-
II am i little boy of kanOrado- kar--
and want to be soldier and fight the
Germans. I would like a uniform to wear
in an airship and I want rifle and a
strap TO carry my bullets in
II ready to go and fight for my
country. I could make just good a sol
tfier as the two little boys from RexfOrI
1 am eight years old
LOWE ELL fSRIEEITH%-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
CUPID LOSES A FIGHT
Winston Salisbury, Embezzier, Re
ceives No Parole.

Winston Salisbury, convicted en-
bezzIer, will net receive a parole from
Governor Capper, regardless of the
efforts OF a New York widow who in
duced several prominent kansans to
urge SaliSburys release Mrs Alma
Ford, who directed the campaign for
the Salisbury parole, promised to mar
ry the Kansas convict if he were
granted Il parole
IN an Ingenious campaign Mrs.
Ford secured letters from Henry J.
Allen, william Allen White, D. W.
MuIvane, Mrs. Dewitt NeIlis and 9TH
er prominent k4nSanS. Endearing
letters were sent to Salisbury and
Mrs Ford made 4 special trip to
Kansas 10 plead for the mans release.
Salisbury, however, Is regarded as d
confirmed criminal and the love af-
fair which started when Salisbury
wrote pathetic appeals to the New
York woman must be held in abey-
ance until the mans prison sentence
IS completed Salisbury is serving a
prison term for embezzIement. He
went to the penitentiary from Mar
shall county four years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03

one of the oldest settlers in North
Sna vince county
He was born in Maryland June -,
1925, the son Of Joshua and Angelina
Kemp. A younger brother is still
living On the Maryland homestead
which has been II the family Tor
more than 4 century and half For
fifteen years the Kansas pioneer was
a teacher in the public schools of Bal
tiuore county, Maryland For nearly
20 years he was a director in his
school district in North Shawnee. In
1857 when the tide OF immigration
turned TO the West, Mr. Kemp caughr
the spirit and moved to Shawnee
county and purchased the farm upon
which he resided ar the time OF his
death.
The nearest railroad to Shawnee
county at this time had its western
terminus at Jefferson City Mr.
Kemp came by boat up the Missouri
river TO Leaveuworrh and walked
from there TO Topeka
In the fall of 1857 he returned to
Maryland and made the return trip to
Kansas in 1858. On Nov. 10. 1870. he
married Mary Ellis Rice whose father
was pioneer OF Jackson county, Kan
sas.
Mr. Kemp Is survived by five chill
dren and five grandchildren The
former include;
Mrs. John 5 Barbe. Dayton Beach.
Fla. Miss Ethlvn Kemp and Mrs. John
B. Stone. Kansas City Mo; Mrs. Royal
:. Montgomery. Red Oak. Ia; and
Mrs Alfred J. Hayden. Topeka He
is also survived by two sisters and one
brother, all Of Maryland
The funeral services will be held
from the home Sunday at II o'clock in
the morning Rev Royal s Mont
gOmery. a sou-in-law. will conduct the
services. Burial will be in Rochester
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-03
TURN DOWN CONTRACT
City Commissioners Refuse to Take
Secondhand Wichita Engine.

The city commission today refused
to approve a contract, drawn by Frank
NJ NewIand, light and water commits
sioner. for the purchase OF a used cleo
tric engine from a wichita cracker
factory.
Some time ago Newland conceived
the idea of using an electric engine
TO pump water from the new emer-
gencv well now being drilled at the
pumping plant He negotiated with
several factories and found they were
congested with orders making dellv-
cry impossible before at least three
wears Newiand sent Elmer Stahl,
superintendent OF the light plant. to
Tennessee to inspect a second hand
engine which was for sale. He re-
turned but nothing was done In the
meantime Newiaud got in touch with
the Wichita concern
The contract he presented today
provided that the Wichita concern
put the engine in good running order
and that the city pay 50, 500 for the
machine NeWIand said he did not
know the cost OF the engine when il
was new The commission refused To
approve the contract because It con
tanned too many 4OOpholes that the
Wichita concern might crawl thru