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The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
THE MARKETS
POULTRY, EGGS, BUTTER
 lInEC

HIDES.
 Little Rock, May 2. 1917 Local buyers offer the following prices, delivered Little Rock: Hens and bullets, 1Sc Springs, large 1Sc. Springs, F to lbs, 2Sc. Boosters, old and stagy young. 1Oc Turkeys, good dressing stock. 23c Ducks, 17c. Geese, 10c. Eggs, per dozen, cases returned 27c.
 Eggs, new cases included, per case $S.40.
 Butter, roll or packing stock, Der h., 25c. Hides, salt cured, per lb., l9c. Hides, unsalted, per lb., 17c. Wool, per pound, as to grade, l5c to 4Sc.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04
CONFEDERATE HOME CONTRACT

J. F. Williams of Paroquet, Jackson county, was awarded the contract for the construction of the annex to the Confederate Home infirmary his bid being S9,7S0.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04

Readers are invited to send or teie- phone items of news. which should reach the editor not later than Wednesday of each week.
The Pulaskian., 1917-05-04

far as l supposed the mountains were, he told me we were in Perry county and if he had thought he could have shown me the line, when we closed it. We started from his home over an old tramway (every hollow in these noun tains has had tramway up it. If it has not it is very short one) and followed it about four miles before we reached the foot of the mountain.
 The first thing of interest we came to was hole of water about four feet wide and twelve feet long in a seepy place. This was dug by the lumber company for watering their engines. Evidently they had horse lot here also for the ground was very rich and covered with white and red clover. was tempted to settle on it and raise a. patch of Irish potatoes. Next thing of interest was big chicken snake, which MT. Herriek killed. A coach snake attacked him and another one got away and right on the top of Mos sy a rattlesnake told it to him and he killed it. In proof this I am inclosing an elegant set of rattles which the edi- tor will find will improve the tone Gf his fiddle if he will place them inside of it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Cash AND CARRY HOME
PLAN IS Being TRIED

The "cash and carry plan of shopp
ing was installed in the grocery store
of G. F. Finger, of Fond du Lac, former
president of the Wisconsin Retail
Grocers' association. Customers are
given 5 per cent discount on all bills
paid at delivery, and per cent more
on goods bought and carried away by
the purchaser, if the amount is over
10 cents. All charge and order ac-
counts run to the full amount AS a
result Mr. Finger says where he form
erly delivered some 800 orders a day,
he now delivers but 100 and the num-
Der is still falling off.
Since the introduction of the tele-
phone the delivery system has come
into general use entailing considerable
additional expense in the selling of
goods. 1t is certain that not all Gus
toners of a store would carry their
purchases home and the merchant
would be compelled to have i'll service
some mode of delivery for those people
but with the discount offered it would
De an object for many people to buy
for cash and carry home the goods.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
CLAIM NEW RATES
AID ONLY LITTLE

Big Milwaukee shippers are not sat
isfied with the new rates ordered by
the rate commission but interior cities
will be benefited it is said including
WatertOwn
Large manufacturers will not be
much affected, they declared, as they
ship in carload lots, while the major
ity of the small concerns are already
being favored by commodity rates in
intrastate traffic, which are much
lower than class rates. In its deci-
zion the commission stated that the
largest volume of traffic moves under
the commodity rates, which have been
altered in the decision.
The order of the commission is di-
rected against the Milwaukee, 500,
Northwestern, and Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha railway com
panies, and becomes effective May l.,
By it's rulings the present maximum
tariff for Wisconsin will be superseded
by new distance clause rate tariff
EOr the entire state. carrying with it re-
ductions of from to 80 per cent, de-
pending on the classes The carriers
will also be required to establish joint
rates between all points and all rail
roads in the state.
At the time the petition for de-
creased class rates was filed, the rail
way companies filed with the com
mission counter application for a
hearing on increases in commodity
rates on various products
"As result of the lower class rates,
Milwaukee will be forced to face keen
er competition with interior points.
The new scale has some desirable
features, and seems to be based on
sound principles of ratemaking.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
WA .ERT0WN BOY NOW
UNDER INDICTMENT

Mayor Hiram Charles Gill, of Seat
tIe a former resident of Watertown,
son of the late Col Gill of Madison,
Chief of Police Charles Rockingham
and ex-Sheriff Robert T. Hodge, with
a number of others, were indicted by
the federal grand jury Saturday on
three counts charging conspiracy with
the BiIlingsley bottlegging ring-the
largest iIligal whiskey gang in Amer
ica's largest dry city
The indictments were returned after
the BiIIingsleys charged that they had
paid Mayor Gill $4,000, Aug 20, 1915,
TO dismiss a number of city cases
against them, return documentary ev
idence OF their violations Of federal
laws &nd agree to protect them in
plying their bootlegging business.
81 have been expecting this for a
month";" said Mayor Gill when he ap-
peared at the federal building to give
bond 81 am innocent, of course, and
will show up the character, not only
of BillingsIeys, but of the grand jurors
who voted the indictments. | am not
worrying" said the mayor as he wait
ed for Federal Judge Neterer to ap-
pear and approve his bond of $500.
Other defendants denied their guilt.
Gill was recalled as the mayor of
Seattle in 1911 as the result of graft
charges against the police department.
Gill tried to come back in 1912 as
mayor but failed. Two years later he
appealed to the people ''fOr a chance
to make good for the sake of his boys"
and was elected. He promised not to
run again. Last spring he did run
again, however, after another scandal
over his chief of police and was cleo
ted
Gill gained national fame by his
direction Of a dry" squad to put the
ak to all bootlegging joints they could
find
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
SKI JUMPERS PROGRAM
FOR NEXT SUNDAY

If weather permits the Watertown
Ski Jumpers and Toboggan club will
hold a meet on their grounds next
entries closing Saturday ev-
ening. This is an amateur event.
Ski Events.
l. Standing jump. 1 Each mem
Der allowed two jumps. 2 Fifteen
points for standing 3 No points if
jumper falls.
2. Longest jump without restric-
tions. / Each member allowed two
jumps Points counted by number
of feet cleared from the back end of
ski plus half of ski length.
3. Longest standing jump. l Each
member allowed two jumps. 2 Points
counted as in event No 2. but 10
points subtracted if jumper falls.
TObOggan Events.
l. Longest run by one boy.
2. Longest run by one girl.
Winners of the ski tourney will Sc
cure sole right to the business mems
loving cup, a polar bear" jersey and
a pair of gauntlets in the first three
places respectively.
A loving cup, pair Of boots and a
pair of gauntlets will be the prizes for
the boys in the toboggan events, while
the girls will receive boxes of candy
in graduated sizes dependent upon the
size of their records.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
NEW LEAVING Time
ON iNTERURBAN LINE

The new time card on the Milwau
kee- Watertown electric line goes into
effect tomorrow, February l. Here
after the cars will leave Watertown
for Milwaukee at &c minutes past the
even hour during the winter schedule.
The first car will leave the Northwest
ern road station in Watertown at 6:26
getting down town about $50 instead
of sos as formerly and then at the
half hour until the last car east at
10:30, or 26 minutes after, at the depot
The first car from Milwaukee will
leave there for Watertown at $50 a.
M, arriving Watertown at the North
Western depot at S;42 a. N. and so on
until the last car which will leave
Milwaukee at 11:15 p. m. and arrive
at Northwestern station at 1:10 a. m.
making the "owl" trip in one hour and
fifty-five minutes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
ENDORSES THE STAND
TAKEN BY THE LEADER

Editor Watertown Leader: Your
article in the last issue of THE LEADER
on the great need of a sanitarium
meets with my best approval. 1t
seems strange that the farmers are so
reticent in taking on new things. I
might say that the silo, alfalfa grow
ing, the tuberculin test, the raising OF
iull bloods, improving the grades, en-
forced cleanliness in the care of milk.
good roads, and almost all of these
better moves now adopted by the rural
districts were originally bitterly op-
posed by them. We find the same
rue in regard TO sanitarium for car
ing for the tuberculosis patients, a
county agent and county nurse.
The best records we have come to us
the State Board of Health.
which are supplied TO them by the
doctors throughout the country. They
report that there are now about one
ients in Jefferson county. If an in
stitution in the county we're estah-
ished these people would patronize
it because it would be nearby. For the
benefit of the public health, they
should be compelled to protect the
public by receiving treatment and
Gheir being partly isolated from people
not troubled with this disease, until
the danger period is passed In this
way this very destructive disease
would be ultimately eliminated.
F. c. Edwards, Fort Atkinson.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
GpELL IS AFTER
CIGARETTE SMOKERS

Declaring he was sorry he ever
voted for the repeal of the anti-cigar
cite law, Assemblyman H. j. Grell of
Johnson Greek says he is considering
the advisability of introducing bill
which would restore the old law.
Il voted for the repeal of the anti
cigarette law two years ago and l am
sorry for it." declared Assemblymaa
Grell 'T am considering the intro
duction of a bill which will restore
the old law and make it~sven stronger
if possible. Several days ago I was
riding on a train and 1 noticed a num-
Der of little boys, probably students at
some academy, smoking cigarettes.
These chaps were scarcely, out Of knee
pants. There never was such a con-
dition Of affairs under the old law,
even though it was frequently violated.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
USE NETTLES AS
SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON

Some interesting experiments have
been made in Germany and Austria
with the fiber of the stingug nettle,
which offers an excellen: substitute
for cotton. DR. Richter, of Vienna re
porting on this subject, says:
LAS a result of these experiments
the question was taken up whether
there was in Austria and Hungary
a sufficient area of suitable soil which
does not come into question for the
cultivation of other crops. Prof. Mar
chet has through thorough investiga-
ton established the fact that in the
Niederwald in Austria there are 10,-
100000 acres, splendidly adapted to
the cultivation Of the uettle."
Richter estimates this is twice the
area needed to produce sufficient net
tie fibre to replace the cotton imports
Of both Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary. He says that fabrics made from
nettle fibre can be used for any pur-
pose for which pure cotton fabrics have
heretofore been used The Bresslauer
Germany Zeitung reports that 1850
tons of dried nettle stalks are in the
storeroOms of the society for the use
of nettle fibres, and many organiza-
tions Throughout Germany are doing
their utmost in collecting nettles as a
substitute for cotton.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
FORMER FAIR OFFIC. RS
RE-ELECTtOAT MEETING.
CHARLES w. HARTE NAMED FOR
SECRETARY BY UNANI-
NOUS VOTE.
Emil Tanck is President and Mayor
MuIberger Is Superintendent of
Speed Department.

All the old officers of the Water
ton County Fair association
were reelected at the annual meeting
held in the city hall Tuesday evening
Charles w. Harte, who has been sec
retary of the fair for the past six
years declined a reelection but the
stockholders did not see the matter in
that light and he was unanimously
reelected to the place to which he has
given both his time and money dur
ing the years he has served.
The officers elected at the meeting
were:
President Emil Tanck
Vice President-Henry J. Grell
Secretary Charles w Harte
Treasurer-C Charles E. Frey.
Directors-H. G.. CRUDE, S. Molzahn,
Robert Dent.
Superintendent of Speed - Charles
Mulberger
An auditing committee composed of
Max G. Kusel, Edward F. Wieman and
Ferdinand Schmutzler was appointed
to report at an adjourned meeting of
the association which will be held on
February 13 when business unfinished
at Tuesday nights meeting will be
completed
In the absence of the president,
Emil Tanck, who is sick, G. NJ. Gahl-
man was elected chairman for the
evening
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
c. W. HARTE REELECTED
SECRETARY or FAIRS

Charles w. Harte, Watertown, was
reelected secretary-treasurer of the
Association of Wisconsin Fairs at the
annual meeting held in Madison on
Wednesday. The banquet was held at
the Park hotel. Fair managers dis
cussed the methods of making county
fairs attractive and financially sue
cessful. At the business meeting of
the association Mines. Carrie Gait and
]. w. West urged that no suggestive
shows be allowed at county fairs. Mar
shall NJ Parkinson of Madison was
elected president of the association
for the ensuing year, A. p Christie Of
Wausau, vice president, and c. w.
Harte of Watertown secretary and
treasurer. The association wiz hold
IS meetin., next year in M.lu 'Lce
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
WANT To LEGALIzE
SUNDAY PICTURE SHOWS

The Sunday closing question is one
which will attract a great deal of at
tention before this legislature A bill
has already been introduced into the
legislature which will be taken up by
the committee this week legalizing
motion pictures exhibitions on Sunday.
Another bill is coming in to make the
business of meat selling and of the
sale of delicatessen supplies work
of necessity. Still another measure Is
in contemplation and will be intro
duced to legaliZe the opening OF sa-
looms on Sunday in cities where the
voters Of the municipality, by a major
ity vote, indorse the opening of the sa-
lon.
There will be warm contests over
all these measures. Representatives
of the Sunday Rest association will
oppose all Of them and it is said the
members of the Retail Clerks associa-
tion in Milwaukee will fight the bill,
which will have for its object, the
opening Of meat shops and delicatess-
ems on Sunday
The bill for the legalizing of moving
pictures on Sunday, originates in Nor
thern Wisconsin towns, where there
has been some agitation, it is said, for
the closing of moving picture houses
which are now operated on Sunday, on
that day. The moving picture men
claim the sentiment Of the people of
these towns is in favor of the Sunday
exhibition and they declare that for
this reason they should be allowed to
operate on Sunday.
The bill for referendum on the sa-
Ion Sunday closing question by mu-
inequalities is more or less a wet and
dry measure This bill has it's origin
IN some central Wisconsin citieis in
which the authorities have recently
compelled the closing of saloons on
Sunday. Not all the opponents Of the
prohibition referendum bill, however,
will support this Sunday opening mea-
sure, for the reason that they fear it
may have an effect on the main pro-
hibition question before, the legisla-
ture and that for that reason 1t is an
inadvisable bill. In fact there have
been some efforts made from sources
which are opposed to the prohibition
referendum bill to prevent the intro
ductiOn of the saloon Sunday opening
referendum bill. 1t is understood
however, these efforts have been un-
successful and that the bill is certain
to come before the legislature. IT is
almost needless to add that the mea
sure will be strenuously opposed by
The dry forces
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
AT LAKE MILLS

The Rev Carter N. Daniel of the
Congregational church was one of the
speakers at the county association of
Sunday schools held in Lake Mills on
Saturday and Sunday. His subject
was, "The Efficient Sunday School"
The schools Of the Moravian, Con-
gregatiOnal, German Baptist and NJ. E.
churches were represented by the
following delegates: Moravian, R. H.
Brennecke, Miss Edna Kant; Metho-
dist, Rev Lorenz Knutzen, Mrs. w. S.
Williams; Baptist, Ben V. Kruger,
Rev Emil Matschhalt; Congregational,
Rev. n. Carter Daniell, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. Skinner, Miss Catherine Will
Jams.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Rev. c. E. Coon, Lake
Mills.
Vice President-Rudolf Schultz,
Lake Mills
Secretary-Miss Margaret Brenne-
cke, Watertown.
Treasurer-C A Skinner, Water
town.
Superintendent of Teen-Age, boys
Experimentation. Coggins, Lake Mills,
superintendent of Teen-Age, girls
department-Mrs. w. S. Williams,
Watertown.
Superintendent Adult Department
R. H. Brennecke, Watertown.
Administrative Superintendent-W
Schallert, Johnson Creek.
Elementary Superintendent-Mi
Perl Emmert, Milford.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
ATTORNEY GENERAL OUT
FOR SUPREME COURT

Attorney General Walter c. Owen
has formally announced his candi-
dacy for associate justice of the Wis
consin Supreme court Mr. Owen will
run in the April election against As
sociate Justice R. D. Marshall for the
term commencing jan l, 1918
Formal announcement by the at
torney general that he will run for the
Supreme court was a big surprise in
Madison, where the close students of
politics had just about decided that
Mr. Owen would be the La Toilette
candidate for governor in the next
campaign.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
A New Serial.

Our next serial, *" by Mary Rob-
erts Rinehart, which starts in our is
sue of February s is story of a fam
Gus surgeon who loses his nerve, seeks
oblivion in small town, but is finally
restored to his position in the world
through the love of a girl. 1t is a
capital mystery story by one of Amer
ica's best known writer's. Every mem
Der of the family will enjoy reading it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
LET THE PEOPLE RULE.


At 81 years Of age Colorado
Springs man has taken his fifth bride
A native of Norway residing in Port
land, Ore, had his application for citi-
zenship opposed in court by local
iabor union because he was a million
aire.
Christopher Price, member OF the
crew of the Monitor during the fight
With the Merrimac in the war between
The states, recently died in Wisconsin.
He had always refused to draw his
pension
While a Maryland woman with her
two daughters was taking her intox-
icated son home, the youth fell into a
canal. The mother plunged in to save
him and both drowned.
A New Jersey farmer posted note
on his gate defying chicken thieves
to Come back and get the four chick
ems they had inadvertently over
looked The thieves took the dare
and the farmer missed four more
fowls
well brought up, pretty 20-year-
old girl in New York, who recently
offered to marry any man with an in
come of over $50 a week who would
be kind to her and provide for herself
and her mother, received 100 offers
the next day.
And still the people rule.-Leslie's.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
MUTUAL INSURANCE co.
IN ANNUAL MEETING

The annu}l meeting of the Water
town City Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany was held on Thursday afternoon
The stockholders elected the board of
directors who in turn chose officers
for the ensuing year:
Presideut-M Fitzgerald.
Vice president-Henry Neumann
Secretary-H. r. Moldenhauer.
Treasure urer-William Gorder
Directors-Otto Kruger and the
officers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Elected 0fncers.

At the annual meeting of the Gen.
trail Labor Union on Friday evening
the following officers were elected:
PreSident-F ". HinZe.
Vice President-Frank Kalina.
Secretary-Eugene H. Killian
Financial Secretary-H j. Nicker-
SON.
Treasurer Terwedow.
Sergeant at-Arms-W J. Stacy.
Executive Committee Hugo Zill-
mer, James Anderson, Otto Nienow.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
CANDLEMAS DAY.
Church Festival Occurs On Next
Friday, February 3.

Next Friday will be Candlemas day,
a religious holiday and in the Catholic
church a day set apart for the bless
ing of the candles. 1t is also known
as grounding day and the old saw runs
that on that day the animal comes out
of his den and if he finds the day
bright so that he can see his shadow
he will return to sleep for six weeks
more, indicating that the weather will
be severe, but if the day be cloudy he
will remain out as spring is near at
hand.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
4 Lively Bunch.

That was a lively bunch of fans who
invaded the city Saturday from
Neenah-Menasha, bent on securing
the next tourney and if hard work and
good fellowship can land it they will
certainly get there. Among the fans
were James Bergstrome, A. H. Wreck
ert, Fl. E. Wreckert, William Kohrt,
Eou
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET TONIGHT

A meeting Of the Watertown Indus
trial and Civic association will be held
in the city hall this evening at 6
o'clock The card Of invitation states
that the association is for the crea-
ton Of opportunities for the coming
man and for a bigger and better Wat
ertOWn"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
OvercOats Taken.

Two overcoats, a cap and pair of
gloves were surreptitiously taken from
the wardrobe at Turner Opera house
during the firemen's mask ball Satur
day night. The clothing was owned
by two Waukesha young men.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
Amuse Bowling Fans.

For. the amusement of the bowling
fans the Deutsches Dorf cafe has on
this week three vocal artists with pi-
ano accompaniment each night Miss
Ellen Burroughs, Milwaukee, a con-
tralto with a pleasing voice, Miss
Clara Loui of Milwaukee, soprano and
Alex CALDWELL baritone, of Chicago,
make up the trio who amuse in the
latest song hits. They are attracting
great attention in their very clever
vocal selections.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31
False Fire Alarm.

Excessive heat in the paint room at
the G. B. Lewis Co. factory melted the
plug in the automatic fire alarm and
called out the department at 6:45
o'clock Monday morning. There was
no damage.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-31

We used TO when we got soma
money we put it in the bank, now we
buy furniture of The Central Trad
ing Co. Adv.