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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17


TO me the night we met for the first
time, as the one who'd profit the most
by keeping her from leaving the
stage!'
well, if its Max, you'll know in
time"
.'I'll know before long. AS soon as
he gets back in town"
$50 you've been after him?"
"Why not? But he's out on the Pa
cific coast; or so they tell me at the
theater. Expected back about the
middle of July-they say in his office"
Then that lets him out"
But it's a lie
''Well-?"
i've just remembered: Max was at
the Fiske place. urging her to return,
the night before you caught Drum
mond at the bungalow. | saw them,
walking up and down in front of the
cottage. arguing earnestly: | could
tell by her bearing she was refusing
whatever he proposed. But | didn't
know her then, and naturally / never
connected Max with the fellow l saw,
disguised in a motoring coat and cap.
Neither of EN- had any place in my
thoughts that night"
Ember uttered thoughtful "Oh -
adding: There may be something in
what you say-suspect. that is. If l
agree TO keep an eye on him, will you
promise to give me free hand?"
"Meaning-Y'
Keep out of Max's way: don't risk
4 wrangle with him.
"Oh-go anead-to blazes-as far
rs you like
Thanks" Ember Iryly wound up
the conference but these passing
flirtations with your present-day tenn
per leave me with no laundering for
greater warmth" :.
Days ran stoIidly on into weeks. and
these into month. Nothing happened.
Max did not return; the whispered ru-
NOR played wildfre in theatrical cir
cles that the eccentric manager had
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
BADGER STATE NEWS.
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD
IN A FEW LINES
SILVER GRE AT BEAR CREEK
Workmen Drilling Well Make Discov
cry Which Has Caused Great Ex-
citement in the ViIIaqe-DrilI
Tests VIII Be Made.

Green Bay-While drilling a well on
the Schmidt farm, three miles north
of Bear Greek. workmen made a dis
coVery which has caused great excite
ment in the little village. Samples of
silver ore were sent to Madison to be
analysed and were found, Bear Creek
cent of silver than any ore ever re-
-ceived in the department. Upon re-
ceipt of this information negotiations
were at once started to form a stock
company and raise sufficient money to
make several drill tests and possibly
10 sink a shaft to fully determine how
much of the ore can be located and
how deep the vein runs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Hopinu for the Best,

A Chicago music end art critic who
is suing Tor divorce makes the predic-
ton that fifty years hence the men
of this country and the world will
have to arise and band themselves to-
gether 70 maintain their own rights
We trust that they will attack no fe-
male prime minister, blow up no rail-
way stations, and respect monuments
and art coiiectionS.-New York Sun.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Fact Versus Fancy.

A good story is being told of n re-
ply given by student to question
set in an examination paper:
IF 20 men reap field In eight
hours" ran the question, chow long
will it take 10 men to reap the same
field?"
The student thought long and care
fully before setting down the answer,
and when he handed in his paper this
Is what the examiner read:
'The field having already been
reaped by the 20 men, could not be
reaped by the 15."-Tit-BitS.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Harvest Bio Ice Crop.

GAINESVILLE - Twenty-Five thousand
tons of twelve to fourteen inch ice
have been harvested by the two local
ice companies, filling the three houses
with as clear crop as has been cut
in many years. Last year less than
$4,000 tons were harvested, owing to
the weather, and the shortage led to
rise in price and near famine toward
the end of the season. Nearly 200 men
have been engaged in the work at an
average of $3.50 per day.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Cheesemakers Elect Reed.

Fond du Lace. E. Reed of Thorpe
was unanimously reelected president
of the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' asso-
citation at convention held here.
Other officers were elected as follows:
VicePresident, P K Kasper, Bear
Creek; secretary, Gustav w. Schier-
eek, Plymouth; treasurer, Theodore
Ubbelhold. Glen Beulah; director, A.
F. Bruhn, Spring Green. Milwaukee
secured the 1918 convention, the vote
being: Milwaukee, 1872; Appleton, 113;
Marshfield, H.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Nav Transfer Postmaster Priest

Stevens Point - An unusual combi-
nation of pastorate and a postmaster
ship at Junction City may be broken
if Bishop Rhode carries out his plan of
transferring the Rev. w. B. Polaczyk
10 the vacant parish at Sobieski The
priest has been postmaster at juno
ton City for long time.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Students at Berlin.

There are more students at the Uni
versity of Berlin than year ago. AT
present there are S,619 students, of
whom 1,1S3 are women. There are
l49 Austrians, SiXty-three from Swift
zerland, 81 Russians, So Roumanians,
50 Bulgarians, 90 Turks, II Greeks,
5 Italians and Englishmen. Africa
is represented with IS and Asia
with %.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Wisconsin Postma sters Named

hington-President Wilson nom
mated the following Wisconsin post
masters: John Lindow, Manawa; Peter
Cosgrove. Centuria; Arthur Howe.
Elkm0unds: George H HeidQuist.
Goodman; Hazel Hicks. Linden; EN-
J. Neu, Three Lakes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Similar.

"This reminds me of some of the
newfangled poetry they're printing in
the magazines nowadays" observed
the man who was viewing the parade
of the Pukville Preparedness league.
"On account of the rhythm, l sup
pOse," suggested his friend.
mo, on account of the irregular
lines"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
kenosha Prices Are Raised

Kenosha-With the mercury hang
ing about the zero mark, old Col. High
Cost of Living made two new assaults
in Kenosha. Hard coal jumped to $40
a ton and milk dealers served notice
that the price of milk will be raised to
8 cents a quart.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Hospital Building Addition

La Crosse-Owing to the enormous
increase in business, the Lutheran hos
pital, which is building a four-story adj
dition, will add another story. The cost
of the addition will be $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
DisalloWs Guilt Plea.

Manitowoc-John Schaefer, a tran
sient, charged with larceny. pleaded
guilty in circuit court "as the easiest
way" although he claimed he had
nothing to do with the affair. Judge
Kirwan refused to accept the plea of
guilty and Schaefer must stand trial
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Loses FINGERS in Blast.

Stevens Point-While Anton F'latoff.
years old, was trying to light dyna-
mite cap he had found at his home at
Meehan station, the cap exploded,
blowing off the first two fingers of the
boys left hand and tearing his face
slightly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Effort to Be Consistent

Thought you approved of the eight
hour law"
II do approve of it,"
pealed?"
"Well, even law shouldn't be COM
PEELED to work overtime"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Menasha CITY Hall Too Small.

Menasha - So cramped are Men
asha's city officials for Office space
that it soon will be necessary to lease
another building Mayor N. G. Rem
mel, speaking for additional quarters,
denounced the present city building,
saying that the cramped quarters have
resulted In the death of two city
treasurerS
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
The Difference.

"Pa, what's the difference between a
patriot and jingo?"
"a patriot, my son, is one whose
bosom swells with pride of his country,
while in a lingo the swelling appears
in his head"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Troops to Get Welcome

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are be-
ing made for the welcome of Company
M, who are expected on Jan. 10. The
school children will join in the recep-
ton at the station. A program and
reception will be held at the auditor
ium in the evening.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
BOYS Eve Is Removed.

Oconto-Victor Loberger, the Swear
old son of F. J. Loberger, had his left
eye removed. The boy was playing
with dynamite caps on the fourth of
July, which accidentally exploded in
his hands.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Cut 100000 Feet of Lumber.

Stevens Point-The E. J. Pfiffner
Lumber company of Stevens Point is
logging about 100000 feet of hemlock
and hardwood at it's camp near Sells
Spur, Ashland county, and will saw the
logs in its mill at that point. The lum-
Der will be shipped to the yards here.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Annual Tree planned

Stevens Point = The community
Christmas tree here proved so success
full this year that it is proposed to
make it an annual affair. The Wiscon-
sin Valley Electric company is back Of
the plan.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Mill Resumes Operations.

Wausau - The B. Heinemann Lum-
Der company mill here has resumed
operations with both day and night
crews, running continuously. The
company has SO planned that hereaf-
ter the usual shutdown of several
weeks at the close of the year will not
be necessary.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
CHARGED With MansIauohter.

Wausau-Clara Boettscher of this
city was arrested on a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the death
of Kristine Kreu who, it was alleged,
died as the result of an operation.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
AGED Section Foreman Dies.

Shebcygan-William Elmer. 20 years
old, section boss for the Chicago and
Northwestern road between plymouth
and Glenbeulah for the last forty
years, during which time he had not
missed a days work, died from pneu-
monia, at his home in Plymouth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Farm House DESTROYED.

Stevens Point-Fire starting from a
chimney caused the destruction of the
house on the Charles Eckles farm,
south of this city, together with part
of the contents The house was in
sured for $40.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Horse Kills La Crosse Man.

La Crosse-When John Ruegg, 48
years DID, barn boss of the Heileman
Brewing company, attempted to lead
horse, the animal reared, striking the
mans head with its feet, causing injur-
les which resulted in his death. A
widow and six children survive.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Sheboyoan County Pioneer Dies

ShebOygan Falls-COnrad De Long,
80 years old, the oldest pioneer of She
boygan county, died at his home here.
He was one of the builders of the first
railway in the county, from Sheboygan
to Fond du Lac
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17

Beloit-John B. Pfeffer, SO years old,
janitor for fifty years at Beloit college,
died here after short illness. He had
rung the historic college bell for half
a century
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Tobacco Causes Mans Death

Beloit-William Mayors, SO years
old, of Brodhead, is dead because he
swallowed his tobacco quid. The
weed went into his windpipe and in
violent coughing he ruptured blood
vessel.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Released Prisoner Ends His Life.

Oshkosh-Frank Pillar, released,
who was taken into custody here to be
examined as to his sanity, took his life
at the county jail, shooting himself
with a revolver.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Patch Setamer's Hull.

Manitowoc-Fifty new steel plates
will be placed in the hull of the steam
er Carolina, in dry dock here, after be-
ing taken off a reef near Algoma 1t
will be two months before the Carolina
will be sea worth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
VIII Sneak on Prohibitjon

Green Bay-Dr. r. E. Minahan, OF
this city. will be one of the speakers
at, the prohibition meeting William
Jennings Bryan will address at Madi
son on Jan. o.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
A Comprehensive Comment.

''This is our baby" burbled Proud
pop. "What do you think Of him?"
"Ah! A very seldom sort of infant,
l should say" politely replied Philo
umpelly."-Kansas City Star
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Bio Sale of Stamps.

Manitowoc-The sale of Red Cross
stamps in this city amounted to
s462.50, or 8 cents per capita, accord
ing to DR.. Mean, who managed the
campaign.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
New Bank at ManaWa Opens.

Green Bay = The Farmers State
bank of Manawa, which was recently
incorporated and granted charter to
90 business by the state banking com
mission, has been opened for business.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Fire at Lawrence College.

AppletOn-Fire starting from a de-
fective pipe in the basement damaged
the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house
Of Lawrence college to the extent Of
$4,000. Students rushed from their
classes to assist the firemen.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Wed bv Common Law.

Neenah-M. J. Garfield of Shawano
and Miss Irene Jones of this city have
entered into a common law marriage.
The contract bears the date of Jan. 2.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Good Reason.

'Why do you never take Gladys out
In your automobile?
Because she gets on my motor
| nerves"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
TAYLOR Succeeds Soderbero.

Barron-Gov. E. L. Philip has ap-
pointed Attorney Charles Taylor NUM-
cipaI Judge to succeed J. w. Solder
berg, elected district attorney.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Elected Sixteenth Time

La Crosse = For the sixteenth con.
yecutive time, William Luening has
oeen elected president of the La
Crosse board of education
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Meet to Green BaY.

Green Bay-The Travellers Insur-
ance club will hold it's annual conven-
ton in Green Bay during the month
of July it was announced here
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Prof. Porter 81 Years Old.

BeIoit-Prof William Porter, profess
sor emeritus of Latin, Beloit college,
recently celebrated his ninety seventh
birthday
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
OUGHT To.

..Do the Turks practice cremation ~
Not that l know of. Why should
they?"
Haven't they wives to burnf'
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Webster to Incorporate.

Webster-By an almost unanimous
vote the people of Webster have de-
cided to incorporate as a village.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17
Coles CarbolisaIve Quickly peIi.ve.


and heals burning, itching and torturing
skin diseases. 1t instantly stops the pain
of burns Heals without scars. 25c and
soc by druggists. For free sample write
to The ]. w. Cole Co. Rockford. Ill.-AdV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-17

Neenah to Act on Sunday Closing.
Naturalization on the Sunday clos
ing of saloons is expected here, fol.
lowing the action taken at Oshkosh re.
Gently.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10

in determining whether there should
be a war.
Don't tell me that the people have
now, through their representatives;
decided the. proposition and that they
are the. real ones who declare war.
Such is not the case. War generally
comes on suddenly, in the midst Of an
administration, and the people never
have an opportunity even to indicate
their will, much less to speak. All
the wars in which this country has
engaged were declared so long after
the general election that it would be
absurd to think that the question. OF
declaring war or the views of the can
didates for office in regard to it, could
have had any effect whatever upon
their election. The War. Of 1912 was
declared June -, about twenty
months after the general election; the
war with Mexico was declared May IS,
1S46, about nineteen months after the
general election; the Spanish-Amer-
lean war was declared by congress
April Is, 1898, about eighteen months
after the general election. In none OF
them did the people of the United
States have a. chance directly to ex-
press their will. That is why am In
favor Of a referendum on war;"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
CONGRESSMAN FOR
REFERENDUM ON WAR
Says Those Who Fight Should
Have Chance Directly to
Express Their Will.

congress, which now has the con-
stitutional power to declare war;
says Congressman Denver S. Church,
Of California, lis composed of rep
resentatives and senator's who are
exempt from war. Even if they were
not exempt from war, they are gen.
orally too old and fat and we'll fed to
fight. Most Of them would be a him
drance on a battle field. In case Of a
war they would hardly escape being
run over by the Red Cross, the news
paper boys and the commissary de-
partment; and yet on the most trivial
provocation we find a large number of
them anxious to bring on war that
other men must fight.
Our present plan is neither safe
nor fair. hear much about the honor
of our country and I believe that the
honor of this country should be main
tanned; but I want to see the term
honor defined by the men who have
to maintain it.
II don't want to have some fat fell
low define my honor, tell me when it
has been assailed, and then force me
into a fight.
mo man should have to be factor
in his country's defense in time of war
who was not factor on election day
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
SHORTER HOURS !.
ARE BENEFICIAL

CHICAGO, March IL. e. Slater,
general commission merchant, il
awake to the times. In a letter to
merchants in the same line of busi-
ness in this city he says:
Efficiency decreases as fatigue in
creases
doesn't it appear to you as though
the merchants in South Water street
would be much better off, both in
health and pocketbook, providing we
could have shorter hours?
= And doesn't it also appear to you
that our help would be nu~h more
efficient for the time employed?
Shorter hours are bound to be forced
upon us by the local union, and un-
less we grasp the situation first we
are all going to be obliged to pay con-
siderable overtime. The labor propo-
sition is fast becoming serious one
in South later street, and it appears
to us as though it would be a good
thing for the merchants to get to-
gether and arrange for shorter hours;
not only on account of the labor ques-
ton, but for our own benefit.
" efficiency is what counts, and
with the extreme long hours there is
bound to be less efficiency"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-10
Corresponds WITH 6
STATE LEGISLATORS
Single Tax League Pleads for
Consideration of the Tax
On Land.

The following communication was
sent to the st. Louis county represent
tatives in the state legislature this
week by William Busselman, presi-
dent of the Duluth Single Tax league:
Duluth, Mimi, March S, 1917.
Dear Sir: There is no doubt in
my mind as to your desire to legis-
late for the best interests of your
whole constituency. AS the wage and
salary earners make up the great ma
jority of your constituents, and the
minority depends for success upon
the majority, whatever is best for the
major portion should also be best for
the minor,
: Most people are wage-earners, and
whatever enhances wages must prove
advantageous to Others.
: "Now, what makes the wage rate
It naturally is what the Garner can
make working for himself. He will
not, as rule, accept less from others.
ITO work for self one must have
land. No land means no work for
self, hence, one must go where the
labor supply is already overcrowded
and wages low.
"Freer land means better opportun-
tiles to work for self, and less labor
supply elsewhere, hence higher wage
rate. ~~>,' e. - H." ~
1.-THE welfare of the country de-
mands tax on land to release it from
spectators; less tax on, or better no
tax, on labor products to cheaper
them to their producers, and consun14
ers.
IF the wage and salary earners
can not buy their own products, who
will? If foreigners do not take all
the surplus, there will have to be cur
tailment in production. That means
id1ers, lower wages, less buying pow
er, etc., and a trail of evils and; mis-
cry.
+ II ask you to weigh these facts
carefully, exercise your moral cour-
age to the utmost, and give us the
laws that will spell better welfare. to
the commonwealth as whole. Yours
truly, VIM. BUSSELMAN,
president Duluth Single Tax
League"