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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28

and %
Rome-Wm. Thorn to Rosamun-
da Hoffman, lot l and IS #. on
W. side of lot 2 and lots 16
and II, except IA #. on e. end,
blk. II ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1906
Sullivan-Charles Walters to
Herman Baneck, S. e. Il w
4 sec. % 4OOt
Herman Baneck to George
Stephan, S. W. Il n. e. Il and
n. e. Il n. e. 4 and l I'd strip
all in sec. % --- 51O(
observation-disclosures W. Boett-
cher to Alvin Boettcher, n. W.
4 s. w II Sec 33---- $500
Ernest Becker to Ferdinand
Schildberg, lots 5, s and Z,
blk 8. University add ]
Ferdinand Schildberg to Ser
want Sisters Of the Holy
Ghost, lots 5, 6, and Z, blk. 8,
University add ---------.-- $500
John Mayer to Robert Linde-
mann, n. y, blks. A, As and
46, Pritchard's End add 1925
James d. Casey Co. to Carl
Zorn, lot Il, blk. l, Lynn r.
Cady's add. Observation-Disclosures $500
Henry L. Scholl to John Her
lick, S. y n. e. 4 and n. e. Il
n e. Il sec. 12----------- l
Albert Schlesner to Herman
W. Boettcher, e. u n. W. "
sec. "a and 2 I'd. strip 1000
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uEHU n n Uuuuuuu r n -
! SPORTING
y Observation-Disclosures

There will be practice shooting .at
Sunday afternoon.
The annual tournament of the Wa
tertown gun club will be held on May
81. Under the rules 100 targets may
be shot at instead of $50 as formerly.
The Tri-County baseball league will
be composed of six teams this year,
being considerably strengthened by
the addition of the Beaver Dam club.
At the annual meeting held in Wau-
pun the following cities were awarded
franchises: Beaver Dam, Waupun,
Fox Lake, Horizon, Juneau and Ber-
lin. r. B. Dunlap was chosen presi-
dent of the organization. The other
officers are. vice president, Frank Ba-
ker, Fox Lake; secretary, Walther
Guenther, Beaver Dam; treasurer, ].
Toering, Horizon. The season opens
on May 6. The clubs play each Sun
day.
The following scores were made in
the skat tourney at The Neutral Mon
day night:
R. Sommers, won %, lost net IS
74S points.
DR.. Klein, won 10, lost 2, net II, 633
points.
Edward Schmutzler, spade solo
against 5, IT'S points.
Harry O'Brien, won II, lost 2, net 5
631 points.
G. H. Miller, won II, lost 5, net u
SAL points.
F. c. Maerzke, spade tourne against
4, 1876 points.
William Kehr, high play $40, SAC
points.
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Notarjes Public,

Notaries public are said to have been
appointed by the primitive Christians
to collect such facts as were obtain
able about the martyrs of the first
century. The office afterward took a
legal form and had to do with the at
testing Of deeds and other writings
New York American.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28

Heitz and Henry Roth spent Thurs
day evening with Wolf Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Altenberg
spent Sunday with the formers broth
er William at Redwood
Albert Ruesser was a caller at Wa
tertown last week.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28

If you have not yet started your as
ters, pansies, salvias and other bed
ding plants-do SO now. Our assert
ment is complete, we have all kinds
and we offer you our experience in
making your selection. Melzer's Seed
Store
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Waterown Weekly Leaders Buy-at-Hone Department
public nd Com

When you are in need of PAINTS,
OILS, BRUSHES, WALL PAPER.
GLASS, WINDOW SHADES, PICTURE
FRAMES OR PICTURES OF ALL
KINDS think of the
J. b. MURPHY COMPANY
III West Main st. Phone 236-x
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Probably.

Hopkins says he owes every thing he
has to his wife"
Il suppose that is why he put his
property in his wife's name before he
failed. Boston Globe.
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DEALS IN REALTY

CONCORD - Herman Blank TO
Herbert A. Schumacher, 90
acres in Sec 7--1 $4,000
Helen R. Sheppard CT al to
Frank kohlhoff, II. w. X S. e.
Il sec. 16 and acres in S. W.
4 S. e. Il sec. 16------- 5000
Gustav Zimdars to Bernard
MaasZ, IA acres of S. y S. e.
Il S. w Il Sec S---- $500
Farmington-John Krause to
Albert Schlesner, parcels in
sec. % ------------------ II 900
Fort Atkinson-George Boldt ct
al to Carl Leschinsky, lots 5S
and IS, Boldt's add 1
]. p. Hammes to F. L. Cole ct
al W 80 it. of lot and 80 it.
of lot 2, Dwight Fosters add 1900
NJ. c. Black to Charles W.
Wetzel. S. Y of lot s and n. II
of lot 9. blk. l, Greene & Ran
kin's add. -----------..--- 725
Ixonia-Robert LoppnoV to Wal
ter j. Loppnow, 81 acres in
sec. Is and 7.046 acres in sec.
33 |
Herman Ehrke to John Ehrke,
120 acres in Sec 29- l
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Kuno Kuehn to Ferdinand
Schildberg, lots l and 2 blk. g
Duffy's add. No. 1----
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RIDICljLE, VOICE
OF failure
Never Stops the Onward March
of Progress.
FROWN DOWN THE DISTURBER

Ridicule, Paraiyzing as Well as Anus
ing, often Gratifies Little Mind or
an Ungenerous Temper-The Safe
Plan Is Always TO Do the Task That
Lies Nearest Us.
copyrighted, 1914, by Thomas ]. Sullivan.l
Ridicule may be an evidence of wit
or bitterness and may crafty little
mind or an ungenerOus temper. but is
no test of reason, truth or manhood.
Ridicule, besides being conscious and
unconscious, may also be indirect as
we'll as direct. negative as well as
positive. paralyZing as well as anus
ing. And myriad in number and kind
are the ridiculous suggestions made
and being made by the enemies and
victims of the mail order concerns in
the hope Of stopping their onward
march Of progress.
DO merchants always appreciate
their advantage? Would a friend OF
the merchant or dealer have sent his
first order TO a stranger who showed
pictures instead Of goods, who talked
Oh paper instead of face to face. who
demanded pay in advance instead Of
allowing a more unlimited credit had
the merchant improved his advan-
tages?
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We have for sale the ERNST LEM
MERHIRT ESTATE of 112 acres To-
Gated 4 miles northwest of Watertown
and l mile east of Redwood Fair
buildings and good land For particu-
lars write or phone Hafemeister &
Conner. Phone SILK. Also see us for
other GOOD farms and city property.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN
South.

Chicago passenger--------5 SIT a. m.
"Ch1cago paSSenger--------11 90 a. m
Chicago passenger--------1 1880 p. m
GAINESVILLE ssenger------- 7:15 p. m
SIT a. m. train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
junction and also for Milwaukee.
Both HOS a m. and 7:15 p. m.
trains make close connections at JEFF
ferson Junction for Madison and all
points west.
North.
Screen Bay passenger SIS a. m
Green Bay, Sundays only----S:10 a. m.
Screen Bay passenger -2:43 D. m
Northern Michigan S;25p. m.
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at $40 a. m. and goes no
farther.
The 1855 a. m. train makes connec
ton at Clyman Junction FOR train
east.
tran goes west from Clymal
junction at 500 p. m.
*These trains leave daily excer
Sunday.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAU!
East.
Pass. No. 2, daily----------.2:39 a. n
*Pass. No. Sc, daily---------3:17 a. III
Pass. No. 4, daily :O9 a. m
Pass! No. 30, except Sunday O. 3 a. IN
Pass. No. "a, daily----------7:0S a. m
Pass. No. 16. daily----------7:54a a. m
Pass. No. 10, except Sunday 9:2O a. IN
Pass. No. 46, except Sunday 2:2O p. m
Pass. No. is, ;06 p. III
Pass. No. 6, daily-----------5:39 D. m
Pass. No. 49, Sundays only--5:45 p. m
Pass. No. IA, except Sunday g.: SO p. N
West.
*Pass. No. Is, daily so a. M.
Pass. No So, daily---------5:55 a. m.
Pass. No. 5, 1901 D. m.
Pass. No. II, daily-------..--1:31 D. m.
Pass. No. %, except Sunday :3S p. IN.
"Pass. No. l, daily-------1O:23 D. m.
Pass. No 101, daily--------11:3Sp D. m.
Train No. 40 arrives from Milwau-
kee at 2:55 p. M. Saturday and Sun
day only
Train No. Al leaves Watertown for
the east at 4:50 p. M. Saturday and
Sunday only
Train No. SO arrives from Milwau-
kee and departs for Madison at S:19
a. m. except Sunday.
Train No. 40 arrives from Madison
at 9:20 a. m, except Sunday.
Train No. arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 81 D. m
daily except Sunday.
Train No. % arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 6:38 D. m.
except Sunday.
Train No. 81 arrives from Chicago
daily at 1925 p. m. and goes no fur
| Their.
Train No. 80 arrives from the east
at 1850 p. m. daily
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 1905 a. m. and goes
| through to Madison, returning at 5:45
| p. m.
*These trains stop at Waterto10n
Junction only
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Herman Ehrke to William
Ehrke, e. y S. e. II sec. So
Julius Borchert to Henry c.
Bartel, W. part of lot 5 in
sec. 2 ------..--------- 5o(
August Blank to Herman
Blank, parcels in sec. u, one
parcel in Sec II and l parcel
in Sec 2 ----------------- 14,00(
efferson-Agnes NJ. Clarity TO
George keuler, lot 5, blk. 2,
Woolcock'S add. -
Lorenz Spangler to George
Kiltz, Sr., lot s, blk. Z, How
ellis add, except Il tt
Lake Mills-Fred Heller TO
Charles Kuehn and Anna NJ.
Dodge. lot 10. blk. 2, Lake
Park
Ferdinand Bunke to Carl Girls
toffel and Henry Homan, w
y n. e. Il and S. e. L n. W.
land n. e. Il n. e. Il II. e. Il
sec. 2 IT, O0C
Philip Them ct al to Chris
tan Wegner. lot !. blk. 8, Far
COS End add - ]
Christian Wegner to William
Manske and wife, lot l. blk 3,
Fargo's End add. ---------- 22oo
Palmyra-Peter Harry Melster
to George Kowalski, lots 4
and 5, blk. 16, original survey 1896
Amos Schwartz to j. E. New
aid, 1919 acres in Sec 10, 20, 80
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WHEN YOU BANK YOUR SAVINGS

SPECIAL A Il TT TION
Cut Star Bell Shape Water Tumblers
at 8 cents while they last
25 per cent discount on fancy Globe
and Shade Lamps.
AUGUST GAMM,
CrOckery Goods. 400 Main st.
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There will be practice shooting .at
the Watertown gun club traps next
Sunday afternoon.
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Ought to Emulate Rivals.

1t would seem that after one expe
rience of long delays. quite common
and to a great extent unavoidable in
trading with mail order houses after
one experience of putting things to
gether for himself, after one expe-
rience of waiting for missing part.
the friend would not have taken the
trouble to order by mail from stran-
ger had the local merchant or dealer
always improved his opportunities.
Everything that happens to us leaves
some trace behind it; everything con
tributes imperceptibly to form us. Yet
often it is dangerous to take "a strict
account of that. for either we grow
proud and negligent or dOwncast and
dispirited. and both are equally in
furious in their consequences. Always
the safe plan is TO do the task which
lies nearest US and which will aueur
for our best interests and those of
others.
If success can be attained by the re
tail mail order houses, working under
disadvantages, why cannot the local
merchant who has none of these dis
advantages, succeed? He can by imi-
tating their methods and practices. by
allowing undisturbed inspection Of
goods and by polite and courteous
treatment of all visitors to his store
thus creating new customers and con-
tinuing to supply old ones.
In a certain Indiana town a young
a OF npIn
$3.50. When the stove came he was
very much disappointed. The stove
was small. while the picture in the
catalogue made it appear large and or
namental. Had this young man visit
ed his local dealer and inspected the
SS.95 stove he would not have bought
II. but would have selected one for
$12 or S14 and would have got the
right kind and one that would have
satisfied his needs.
Minnesota farmer ordered five
rolls of barbed wire After it came
and he had paid the freight he discov,
cred that he could have bought the
same Identical wire from his local
dealer and could have saved 81. also
much time and trouble.
Mail Order Fence In Woodshed.
Another man living in a village or
dered some wire fencing from a pic.
ture in catalogue, and when it came
it was so cheap looking that his pride
would not allow him To distigure his
grounds with such fence, so he stor-
ed it in his woodshed and bought what
he wanted from his local dealer.
A lady in a little town in Missouri
sent to one of the large mail order
houses for pair of Shoes inclosing
81 81 with her order. After two weeks
the shoes came by freight: charges
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28

The annual tournament of the Wa
tertown gun club will be held on May
81. Under the rules 100 targets may
be shot at instead of $50 as formerly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28

SIT a. m. train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
junction and also for Milwaukee.
Both HOS a. m. and 7:15 p. m.
trains make close connections at JET
ferson Junction for Madison and all
points west.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26
The DERELICf WILL
Be AN ISIS FEATURE

The Derelict, william Fox'a new Aim
drama presenting Stuart Holmes. 10 q
picture of intense dramatic appeal.
marvel of photography, scenic detail
and acting.
Written and directed by Carl Har-
baugh, now being acclaimed across the
continent for his masterful production
OF The Scarlet Letter. IL combines the
imaginative and executive talents OF
this screen artist. Written especially
for Stuart Holmes ii brings out flle
rare powers of this actor to portray
selfish egotism, cold disregard for
others, and in reflective moments a
stirring pathos.
The Derelict is Stuart Holmes. He
took the character OF that man to
heart and put a touch OF sympathy in
life where most would have put only
coldness.
Supporting Mr.. Holmes as Teddy
Brant is a cast of rare ability. Mary
Martin plays the leading feminine
role, the wife, woman of refinement,
who is Inundated and disgraced by
husband who abandons her for fleet
ing flame. Miss Martin puts into this
character that sincerity which has
charmed every spectator OF her work
June Daye. the woman in the case,
is new with Fox productions. She pic
lures a new type OF siren woman.
The play will be seen at the Isis
next week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26
GEO. N. CONAN MAKES
HIS DEBUT ON SCREEN

The widely heralded motion picture
debut OF George NJ Cohan takes place
at the Garrick theater Monday, Tues
day and wednesday. Broadway Jones,
his greatest stage success. affords him
his initial screen vehicle In which he
is supported by an excellent cast in
Guiding such well known film favorites
as Marguerite Snow, OF The Million
Dollar Mystery fame. Russell Bassett.
the veteran character actor of many
screen successes, Crawford Kent and
Ida Darling.
The story tells of a small town
youth who secures a goodiy Inherit
ance and Journeys to the Great White
Way to burn ii up" After various
exciting experiences he finds that his
money has dwindled to nothing and
learns that there are many unpaid bills
to be met. After complications invoiv-
ing a rich widow whom he asks to
marry, he turns back to his home town
and starts life anew, taking over his
fathers chewing gum plant where new
experiences await him. Sparkling with
a continuous series of humorous stu
atoms, Offset by various dramatic
scenes. this subject under the direction
OF Joseph Kaufman, presents a breezy
story of rapid action and human in
terest typical George NJ. Conan pro-
duction.
When produced at the George NJ
Cohan theater, on Broadway some
three years ago. Broadway Jones inn
mediateiy proved itsen the biggest
popular success in which Mr. Cohan
ever appeared, as well as the hit of the
entire theatrical season Frequently
sought by motion picture producers
without success this story presents an
admirable screen subject and with
George NJ. Conan in the original char
acter, should more than duplicate its
stage popularity among patrons OF
high class pictures.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26

in Austria Hungary since the out
break of the war. Old uniforms were
converted into new cloth by adding to
the old fiber, obtaining enough new cot
ton or wool to give the fabric reason
able wearing qualities. Each refusing
OF the material lessened Its strength.
however, so that ultimately 1t had to
De discarded. With imports Of wool
out OF the question, the country's scant
reserves had to be used up.
For while some wool was obtained
IN the Balkans and in Turkey. The
Germans. however. bought in the same
market and the surplus held in Bull
garia and Anatolia was soon used up.
This led to the development OF the
fiber industry in the central states.
The experiments made with paper.
nettle and other plant fbers were in
many cases successful but fell short of
producing a cloth suitable for winter
wear. A sort of duck suitable for sum-
mer uniform was won from the nettle
fiber, however. A combination of net
tie yarn and paper yarn, treated to
resist water. is now made into uniform
overcoats.
The coats are both warm and water
proof, but lack the wearing qualities
of an all-wool fabric.
While Austria Hungary was an ex-
POAAGA va CAoCS anu IG1LHCE UEIOIE TIE
war, 1t also imported much leather,
especially the sort needed for soles.
The scarcity of leather i'm the mon
archy is for this reason a question of
sole leather entirely.
Efforts made to produce good sole
leather in Austria Hungary have not
been very successful In addition to the
hides obtained locally being somewhat
unsuited, the tanning processes en-
ployed do not appear to give the
quality called for in army shoes. Sub
stitutes have been used, but finally 1t
was found that soles made of wood
were the next best thing to leather.
The men do not like them, because the
wooden soles do not bend end they tire
the feet. This has led to the removing
of shoes and other leather equipment
of the dead on the battlefield, against
which there existed a deep and uni
versal prejudice up to last winter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26
FECKLER HOLDS
FARMERS SHOULD
RECEIVE $3.50
Maintains Justice of De
mand Made at Conference
Held in Fargo

j. ]. Feckler of Fargo, Elm a signed
statement given out today, holds that
farmers Of the northwest, when they
ask $3.50 at the terminals for a bushel
of wheat, are fully justified in that
demand.
The cost of production, Mr.. FeckIer
maintains. Is so high that wheat can
not be raised profitably IL sold for less.
His statement follows:
ALI consumers, especially business,
men, manufacturers. laborers, and
the professions should support produc-
ers in earning fair profit, based on
business principles.
The worlds wealth can be in
creased from no other source than the
natural elements. whether Ii is ele-
mentary or synthetical, nature must
supply the material for added wealth
TO the worlds resources, hence it fol-
lows that the farmer and the miner
are the original producers, the manu-
facturer completes the process. the
distributor is also necessary, but is
entirely dependent upon the success
Of the producer SO in order to keep
the machinery going we must see that
the producer produces, and that it
is sufficiently profitable to attract sci
entific capital and labor. We have eff
ficiency plus in our methods of dis
tribution, banking and professions,
and we make money, some get rich,
but we make 1t off one another, we
have not added cent to the world s
wealth. There is little or no, such eff
ficiency on the farm because great and
efficient men and women have not been
attracted by the remuneration for
farm labor and farm products, neither
has 1T attracted great wealth as 9TH
er industries have. Let us compare
the earning of a farm investment with
that of a manufacturer, a merchant or
banker, and see what price wheat
would have to bring.
The table below is based on the
cost per acre to successfully grow
twelve bushels No. i wheat every
year on a 800 acre farm, valuel at $40
per acre, and at present prices of
labor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26

as II does to manage a great fnancia
institution.
"A manufacturing plant that does
not figure its first cost and fix it's price
accordingly Ia doomed. The figures
quote are based on facts, having just
completed paying for efficient planting
Of my spring crop. One may think
the rise in LAID values should partially
at least compensate the farmer as a
profit on his investment, then also
should the rise in price of shares in a
successful business enterprise be
commensurate as a dividend.
Boost for the producer. When he
is successful everyone has an oppor-
tunity to make money because he Is
the greatest distributor of wealth In
existence. boost for the producers le-
Ultimate profit so IL will attract
wealth and energy and the nations
production will be equal 10 the de-
mand and prices will not be excessive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26

bushel is $4,000
"The above statement is based on
the assumption that all the work is
hired at present prices of labor. Two
hundred dollars per month for super
vision may seem high, but that is the
average wage paid the country bank
cashier or a country store manager
who has in his charge an average cap
ital of $4,000, and who is expected to
account to his stockholders for an
average earning of about 1914 per cent
1t is understood that where the invest
ment is greater or the farm larger the
manager must have greater ability and
get more pay and the earning on the
investment is relatively smaller. We
must remember that it requires as
much study, thought and ability to
qualify as a successful farm manager
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26
Bunny Brief.

Bunny 6FteTs
Pittsburgh, Pa, May 26.-In the
hopes that he will help bring an end
to their first-base worries the Pirates
are trying Bunny Brief, the star first
sacker of the Salt Lake City club in
the Pacific Coast league last season.
High -cIass firstsackers in fast COM
pany are now scarce and the Pirates
hope Brief will make a good showing.
He has been secured on a thirty day
trial.
Bill Hinchman's complete failure at
the first base job a short while ago
resulted in his being sent back to the
outfield and desperate efforts were inn
mediately made to And a good man for
the place. The Pirates had hoped ito
get Fred Merkle but the Cubs beat
them to it. Efforts were made to get
Dutch Schmidt, now in retirement
after the Boston Braves refusal to
meet his terms this spring, as well as
big George Kelly who has been warm
ing the bench for the New York
Giants for the past two seasons. Moth
ing came of these chickering's, how
ever, and Bunny Brief has been the
best the local team could do.
Brief did not report to Salt Lake
this spring owing to his wife's illness
and in his absence the Salt Lake City
club discovered a young frst-sacker
Of such class that Brief. though, he
starred all last season, was not being
greatly missed. For this reason the
Salt Lake club has been willing to
part with him.
Brief bstted .sl4 last season, wen
ahead Of Guisto, the Portland first
sacl1er the Cleveland Indians have
signed. and he felded as brilliantly as
Guisto. He also had plenty Of speed
on the bases,