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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-23

NOTE:
This car is fully insured
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of California.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
WILL INCORPORATE.
New HOlstein Sales Company Formed
Here.

The Watertown Holstein Sales COM
pany was organized at a meeting re-
Gently. The new company is incorpor-
ated for $4,000 and does away with the
Inter-COunty Holstein association.
The following officers were elected:
President-Fred Lehman, Water
town.
Vice President-E. E. Randall, Hus-
tisford
Vice Observation-Disclosures Nitschke,
Burnett.
Treasurer-F. G. Lehman.
Secretary-F. Darcy
The meeting was largely attended
and nearly all the capital stock has
been subscribed. A meeting will be
held in the near future to adopt by
laws and arrange to make the next
sale here April 4 and one of the
largest so far.
In a recent letter to the Wisconsin
Farmer, Mr.. Darcy has the follow
ing to say Of the new company:
At present we are making arrange
ments for our annual meeting, one of
the chief features of which shall be
the incorporation of our newly formed
company, The Watertown Holstein
Sales company. This company shall
include practically eight Of the very
best breeders in Dodge and Jefferson
counties, who have contributed $50
each for shares in the above named or
ganization. Banded together in this
way, we hope to be able to work even
more effectively in the future than in
the past.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
LIVELY CAMPAIGN
FOR WAR STAMPS
nets HANDSOME sum

The drive for the sale of thrift
ana war savings stamps came to a
close Saturday after week of siren
uous work. A total of $549S30 was
subscribed by 773 persons.
The solicitors in the country as well
as IN the city deserve a great deal of
credit for the splendid work.
It must be taken into consideration
that many of the people started with
thrift stamps, which means Csc This
doesn't count up very fast but it is
helping these people to start an ac-
count. This is just a starting for this
fund as most of the people who have
purchased one or two war stamps will
fill their certificates during the year
do not sem as large as others, it must
be remembered that some of these
people contributed to their societies or
lodges. Then too, the time for this
campaign was very short Practically
all OF this money was raised in five
days, over $1,000 a day. The weather
also seemed against the work as the
hrSt OF last week was very severe
Nevertheless the women braved the
cold and started out on the work The
factories did very we'll, one deserving
honorable mention: Wilkowski Bros
are 100 per cent war and thrift stamp
elders. We wish to thank the solicit
ors who helped make this campaign
success. The ones in the rural dis
%,-in
If any factory, store or individuals
have been missed in the campaign it
was unintentionaI as the time was
short, but in that event the subscrip-
ton may be left at either bank, post
office or with letter carrier. The col
lections:
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
TURNER'S MASK BALL
DREW A BIG CROWD

Turner Opera house presented a
ing when the ffty-seventh annual
masquerade ball of the Turner society
was staged. The gallery and dance
floor were crowded to capacity. The
Weber-Stube orchestra furnished the
music.
Among the characters were tramps
galore, singly and in groups and for
the evening there was a convention of
the knights of the road in WatertOwn.
The hall though 'dry" was not lacking
in visual scenes Of "wetness" for not
less that four empty kegs of Hartig's
best competed for prizes under the
guidance of maltsters. The fair
les were there in all their glory Then
there were Irish characters, a liberty
group, Spaniards, sailors and clowns
The latter predominated. Gail Monroe
of KOkOmo, Indiana, hailing from the
sunny south, won Wegemann-Faber-
Kaercher company's prize, a sweater.
Old Glory and the service flag of the
Turner's with it's nine stars, were sus-
pended from the ceiling, directly in
front of the stage and brought home
to the many that their boys are being
remembered
The grand march was started at
1890 o'clock and after it's conclusion
the judges, Messrs. James W. O'Brien,
Percy CRUDE and Leon Tercinski of
Milwaukee, Misses Ella Lange, Irma
Boettcher awarded the prizes. Clar-
ence Peters was the announcer and
Joseph Claus was chief warden of the
prizes.
The goddess of liberty group COM
posed of Misses Meta Schmidt, Mabel
Knoll, Minnie Rehbaum, Alta Adler,
Alma Weigel and Hattie Bayerlein,
took the $40 prize.
The second best group prize of $40
designated the Kaiser group and COM
posed of Uncle Sam, an officer of the
navy and two army men, with the
Kaiser in captivity, labeled who's
little Wilhelm am | nOw?" was won by
Griffin Jones, Herbert Klatt, Walter
Barlow, Hald Roliie and Frank Schultz
of Beaver Dam.
The SIS comic group prize went to a
tramp bunch composed of Misses Lena
Pagel, Marguerite Kailer, Clara Pagel
Lillian Sorenson and Mabel Sorenson
Oconomowoc
The Ruffnecks took Mig" Preusse's
| SIS prize. They were Arthur Kleck anC
Elmer KasSahn.
| Mrs. E. Haisley and Miss Charlotte
Schlagel won the SIS offered for the
best costumed couple.
Harry Forkenbridge, sporting 6
character costume, walked away with
a So prize.
| Carl Schliewe, best dressed gent
won 81
Miss Josephine Manning won 81 fol
being the best dressed lady
| Richard Hilgendorf won the Happ,
HOoligan prize of So.
Harold Heyn, best insurance agent
won So
William Kohls, most ludricou
clown, $3.50.
Max Wolf, best tramp, $3.50.
Charles Hellendruny, Oconomowoe
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
Read a Good Farm PaDer.

Many Of our readers are interested
in farm topics and we are glad to an
nounce that we have made a clubbing
arrangement whereby we may offer
The Wisconsin Farmer, of Madison,
in connection with your subscription
to the News.
The Wisconsin Farmer is published
every week and contains up to date
matter Of great value to everyone in
terested in farming. The regular price
is 81 year, and while our rate on
rual routes is So, we will enter a one
year subscription to both papers on
receipt of only $3.50. Take advantage
Of this offer and renew today.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
SKI TOURNAMENT
DRAWS BIG CROWD
AT SLIDE SUNDAY

Ideal weather conditions prevailed
Sunday for the comfort of those who
attended the ski tournament on Rich
ards hill, which was graced by the
presence of well known amateur and
professional champions. At least $500
spectators viewed the spectacle. The
snow was soft and the slide sticky,
and difficult. Anders Haugen Of ST.
Paul made Jump Of 671a feet as the
record of the day in the professional
class. Alvin Wegemann, the only local
skier brave enough to venture to ride
the rebuilt slide, cinched the loving
cup presented to the ski club two
years ago by jumping 60 feet and win
ming the cup for the second consecu-
tive time. In the last jump he was
using Hans Hansen's skies, which are
weighted and on which a longer Jump
can be made.
Omtvedt, worlds champion holder
Of the long distance jump of 1929 feet,
was in poor form, his longest jump
being Ga feet.
The sum of $106.04 was collected
from the spectators. Hans Hansen, in
speaking for the rest of the boys, es-
pecially thanked Alvin Wegemann
who was instrumental in bringing
them here. He also wished that the To-
cal club would join the American Ma
tional Ski association. He spoke of the
sports benefit it would not only give
the boys but the town as we'll in that
many ski sportsmen would enter the
events here. AS Wegemann was the
only amateur participating in the
events Sunday the professionals took
him along to Beloit at their own ex-
pense to participate in the amatuer
trials in the city.
The following acted as judges: o. c.
Wertheimer, loffcial judge, Ferd
Schmutzler, Will Richards, George
Richards and E. F. Wieman.
The jumps as made. Jumps starred
were disqualified:
Professionals
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
S549S.3O
POStOffice Report.

The women of WATERFOWL have de-
monstrated their inspiration Oh many
occasions since the United States en-
tered into the terrible war now raging
IN Europe. Their splendid Red Cross
work, their interest in subscribing for
the Liberty loan bonds and doing their
best to make the Liberty bond drives
successful in WatertoWn; their great
WOrksfOr the local company organized
here, and not content with this spIen-
did record, they went to work last
week to boost the sale of war and
thrift stamps for the government,
which Of course was great help to the
I. S. soldiers in the trenches and on
the seas. Representative of all the
WOmen's societies in the city met week
before last at the public library and
organized to push the sale of stamps.
They were supplied with the neces-
sary literature and cards by the local
postoffice and the ladies entered into
to work assigned them with their
whole heart and soul and certainly ex-
h1blted the true American spirit, and
the splendid showing they have made
OF d1sposing of $549830 worth of
stamps tells its own story They GER
tainly are entitled to great praise for
their good work. Now it's up to the
men to inaugurate a SIMILAR stamp
drive at some time in the near future.
From the time the war and thrift
stamps were put on sale at the local
postoff1ce on Devember L, the value of
stamps sold up to Tuesday last was
only S2138. 80, and we believe those
sold at the five banks amount to con-
siderable less. The ladies of Water
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
HAS NO ARMS BUT
TOOK EXAMS FOR BAR

Alexander Hardie, a former resi-
dent of Watertown, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Hardie of Fort Atkinson
recently took the examination for ad-
mittance to the bar in Milwaukee He
was admitted to the bar of Illinois in
1915. The young man, who is % years
old, lost both hands when a lad by
falling under a train. He later took up
the study Of law and also attained pro-
ficiency in painting and drawing. He
has mechanical hands which enable
him to do many things, but he writes
by holding pencil or pen in his teeth.
He operates typewriter with a pen
Gil tightly held between his teeth.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
BARRE GRANITE SCARCE.
A. C. Kruger & Son Receive Two
Carloads.

Owing to lack of help at the quar-
ries, Barre granite is becoming scarce
for monument work, according to Art
Kruger of the firm of A. c. Kruger
& Son of this city. They have just re-
ceived two carloads from the quarries
in Vermont, which were ordered last
summer and which they will work up
FOR cemetery work at the monument
works Owing to a scarcity of labor
at the quarries the supply is necessar-
lily curtailed, but the firm hopes to be
able to fill all orders for work in this
line promptly.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11

town have certainly made the war
stamp popular here, and there ought
to be no trouble now in selling Water
next December. The committee in
charge of the sale was Mrs B. G..
Trueblood, Mrs. S. F. Eberle, Mrs. A.
F. Solliday and Mrs. T. B. Roach. Miss
Abbie Norton took supervision Of the
country districts and did most excel
lent work.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
PURCHASED LAUNDRY.
Edward Sipp Buys Plant and Leases
To His Daughter.

Edward Sipp has purchased the Mo-
del laundry formerly owned by John
Bremen and has leased the same to
his daughter Ella Sipp, who will be
associated in it's management with
Edward Lemke, former manager of
the Model laundry.
The newly equipped plant will be
known as the Watertown Laundry and
will be opened for business next Mon
day, February IS. The place is now un-
hauling.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
WATERFOWL five
TRIMS PORTAGE ON
SATURDAY 80 TO 10

In the return game between the
Watertown high school and Portage
at the high school Saturday night the
locals won 80 to 10. A large crowd
witnessed the game and remained for
the social after.
Watertown outweighed the visitors
and outplayed them. Portage never
tried to work the ball close up to the
basket but tried long shots, the ma
jority of which were failures. Water
town on the other hand played an ag-
gressive game, carrying the ball right
up to the basket and caging it. The
work of Kaminski, Brooks and Archie
at the caging end was machine-like.
Tommy usually potted the sphere af-
ter it had been brought up to the fir
ing line. Portage seemed to Ineffective
ly try to interfere. Several fouls were
called on both sides. In the main it
was clean game, one of the cleanest
ever played here The Portage boys
are true sportsmen.
Although the score looks one-sided
the fans were we'll satisfied as Port
age gave the boys a real lively tilt
There was action every minute.
Buffmire at standing guard played
stellar game. His head work in the
pincheS, combined with the support of
Henke was invincible.
In the second half the Portage BOYS
came upon the floor with determin-
alton that they were going to beat
their opponents. The game frightened
up and fans were treated to a bril-
liant half of offensive and defensive
work, the ball being kept in motion
and in bounds for quite a time. They
held the locals to 16 points, they scor-
ing g.
Henning of Northwestern college
acted as referee.
The lineup was as follows:
Portage Watertown
RolleStOn C Archie
O'Leary IF Brooke-P ieritz
Ref If Kaminski
IastrOW re- Henke
Gallag' erCrowley lg Buffmire
Midgets Trim Second Five.
The Watertown Midgets upset the
equilibrium of the second high school
team on the local gym floor Saturday
evening cleaning them by a score of
27 to Is. The whirlwind playing of
Press for the Midgets was in a meas
ure responsible for their victory.
The game was interesting as both
teams were of equal match The first
half ended with the Midgets ahead by
seven points, II to 5.
The second half saw the undoing of
the local high school for they were
playing against a picked team whose
team work was the surprise of the
evening. Several long shots were
made by the high school and demon
strated that the Midgets were not in
the same class when it came to shoot
ing the basket. The lineup:
Midgets-Felten, Press, Wackerfuss,
Leisner, Brandt, subs, Steffens, Wack-
er. High School-Tanck, Werner, Full
Ter, Etscheid, Grams, Kohl
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
Chief POWhatan, 81.

George Wenck, with his little flute
and bandmaster's outfit, 81.
The following won merchandise
prizes:
Hattie Werth, Sydney Dustrade,
Oconomowoc, Harold Kruger, Martha
Knoll, Ernst Peters, George Wiese,
Harry Davenport, Bassman Rene,
Ruth Johnson, Norman Glatzel, Louis
Oestreich, Reinhold Gerth, Edgar
Kruger, Sylvia Neumann, Arthur
Schuenke, Milwaukee, Walter Tripke,
Clinton Vesper, Walter Potter, Fred
Dittmann, Fred Block, Joe Oestreich-
err Angelina Thorndyke, Gerhard Bur-
WITT, Viola Nehring, Erline Gritzner,
Joe Bortchers, Emil Hoofe, Raymond
Simon, Ernest Brill, Albert Eckstadt,
Ennol Polzin, Martha Wetzel.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
MEETINGS
Tonight.

Tonight.
Bricklayers Union.
Lincoln Lodge No. 20, K. of P. z
Harmonic Society st. Mark
Church.
Old Abe Aerie 1912, F. G. E.
Trinity Church Choir.
Tuesday.
Board of Library Commissioners.
City Band
Independent Band
Business Mems Association.
Mixed Choir st. Marks Church
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
EXTEND REGISTRATION DAY
UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY

The time for the registration of Ger
man aliens has been extended until
next Wednesday, February 10. Those
who have not taken out their second
naturalization papers who are resi-
dents Of Watertown are required to
register with the chief of police at the
city hall, and those residents on rural
routes are required to register at the
postoffice.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
Social DOings

Mr.. and Mrs. R. Kohlhoff, route 8,
had a feather stripping bee Friday
| evening at which country and city
| lady friends helped. AS it was also the
| occasion of Mr.. Kohlhoff's fortieth
birth anniversary, a large gathering of
| gentlemen friends appeared. A fine
| six-cOurse dinner was served at six
O'Clock. The evening was spent in mu-
sic and games. Messrs. H. Eggers, VIC
| linist, and E. Schumacher, pianist, fur
| nished the music. On account of the
heavy snowstorm and heavy drifting
| cars were not running and the guests
could not leave for the city until 10
a. m. Saturday when the first car ar
rived. E. Kohl as captain of the city
people was seen tramping down the
snow for home between the station
| and residence singing that beautiful
selection, DE Kar kuemmt" All the
| guests expressed themselves as pleas
| ed with the entertainment accorded
them, and Mr.. Kohlhoff was satisfied
so he said with the feather shippers.
| Present were Messrs. and Mesdames
| L W., DSi hiiebi u, Cohll, OlIO, I1uSO
Kohlhoff, Otto Strache, William Bent
Yin, William Klug, John Schumacher,
! William Westphal, Charles Abel, Emil
Kohl, Prof. H. A. Schumacher, Fred
Zastrow, Mrs. A. Kohlhoff, Mrs. J.
kohlhoff, Mrs. A. Kohlhoff, Mrs. H.
| V1ncenz, Mrs. 0. Pautz, Misses Esther,
Hilda, Edna Schumacher, Erna Bau-
mann, Aurelia, Agnes, Adela, Leona,
| Viola, Anna, Lucille, Selma Kohlhoff,
Myrtle Westphal, Emma Zastrow,
Laura Vincenz, Messrs August, Da-
vid, Edward, Emil, Gerhard, Theodore,
Irwin, Marvin, Robert, Gust and Jul
JUS Kohlhotf, Irwin, John, Jr. Erich.
Herman Schumacher, H. Eggers, Ar
mold and Hugo Westphal, Raymond,
Edgar and Charles Abel, Fred Pautz,
Arthur Manke, A. G. Meyer.
Miss Ruth Bethke was hostess at a
birthday party given in her home Sat
urday afternoon. 1t was the seven
| teenth anniversary of her natal day
and the guests enjoyed a very pleas
ant afternoon
The Misses Pearle O'Brien, Hide
garde Norbert and Ruth Kopfer and
Messrs. Carrot Keel, William Wood
ard and John Woodland attended the
annual midwinter hop at st. Johns
academy, Delafeld, Saturday evening.
A patriotic program was given at
the Saturday club meeting in the pub
lie library this afternoon. The pro-
gram was rendered as follows Abra-
ham Lincoln-the Man, Mrs Holmes
patriotic selections, Mrs. Mullen.
Miss Emma Hoge entertained the
A E. r. club at a six o'clock dinner
at her home in North Fourth street
Sunday evening, it being the occasion
of her birth anniversary.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
Install Cashier.

The Majestic theatre has stepped in
to line with other modern up to date
business places. The ticket office is
now equipped with a mechanical brain
in the way of a Brandt automatic
cashier, the machine that automatic
ally counts out the right change.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
ROUGH FISH WEDNESDAY.
One Thousand Pounds To Be Sold Al
City Fish Market.

One thousand pounds of rough fish
will be placed on sale at the city fish
market on Wednesday, the first day
of lent. City Sealer Gnatzig has con-
tracted for a fresh fish supply for the
next three weeks, so people can have
all the fish they want during a portion
Of the lenten season
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
Lightning and Thunder.

The sleet storm of last Friday ev-
ening was accompanied by lighting and
thunder. This followed closely upon
below zero weather and was a strange
phenomenon. Further south of this
city a regular old fashioned thunder
storm ragged for awhile
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
The First Robin.

Miss Ruth Bethke claims to have
seen the harbinger of spring Saturday.
Bert Smith will have to report on the
robin question soon if he wishes to
keep up his reputation as weather
prognosticator.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
THE WEATHER

For Wisconsin-Mostly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday Colder late tonight
and Tuesday. Winds becoming fresh
northwest. Coolest during last night
Is; warmest today A.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-11
Notice To Owners or Occupants OF
Lots.

You are hereby notified that all
walks which shall not have been
sprinkled with sand, sawdust or ashes,
AT ONCE, or prosecution for neglect
will follow.
Dated at Watertown, Wisconsin,
this Sth day of February, 1918.
SGT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-26
THE SPANISH INFLUENZA

Beyond the fact that it is highly
infectious, a fact that is borne wit.
ness to by the record of over nine
thousand cases at Camp Devens
Mass, there seem to be no very
alarming symptoms about the new
disease known as Spanish Influenza
Conflicting stories are told as to the
origin of this seeming variant of our
old friend, the grippe, which is said
to have originated in Russia. The
Spaniards, however, disclaim any re-
sponsibility for the influenza that has
been christened with their hall mark !.
They assert that it was brought, like
many other. manifestations Of the evil
one, from Germany IN submarine.
From Spain it made a successful pas
sage to America, and Is now the CEN
ter of interest in the northern states.
While 1t resembles an ordinary cold
in the head in its first symptoms,
which are coughing and sneezing, ii
is distinguished by rising tempera
ture, and when these three symptoms
occur in unison, the New York
Health Board suggests that 1t is time
to consult your family physician. !"
But, although the Spanish Floo" has
caused an appreciate number OF
deaths, the percentage of cases in
which its attack has proved fatal is
surprisingly low. While it is appar-
emily not followed by the dangerous
sequelae that render the after. effects
OF the grippe more to be dreaded than
the attack itself, it seems in not few
cases to be complicated with pneu,
monia. We are advised to avoid
crowds and to keep our general
health good as projections against the
"fioo's" onslaught. Obviously, how
ever in the case of disease so high
ly infectious, there is little to be done
but to trust to luck after it has
made its presence fully known.
There is apparently nothing about
the Spanish influenza to give rise to
a feeling of panic, and it is alleged
to reach its turning point on about
the third day. Palm Beach Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-26
CITRUS CROP THIS
SEASON 80 PER CENT AHEAD
OF LAST YEAR

Washington, d. G., Sept. 25.-Flori
da's citrus crop this season will bt
about 30 per cent larger than last
season and the fruit is most promis
ing for many years, according to Of
fetal reports to the U. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The Federal Department has off
cially notified the country that the
Florida oranges and grapefruit upon
which the, United States is almost
exclusively dependent this year is in
fine condition and much larger than
usual. The government report says:
Conditions on September l indicat
ed yield of slightly over 100000
boxes of all citrus in Florida.
OF this total about So per cent or
in round numbers, 5,O50,O0O boxes,
will be oranges and 36 per cent, or
about, 100000 boxes, will be grape
fruit. Lines and lemon, with kum-
quat, mandarins, etc., will be less
than l per cent Of the total citrus,
about $4,000 boxes.
AS preliminary estimate, these
figures do not take into considera-
ton the fruit which may result from
late bloom. Last seasons produc-
tion Of all citrus was approximately
100000 boxes.
Reports from over the citrus belt
indicate that the present crop will
be of fine quality, and if the season
continues favorable the fruit will
reach unusual size with a resulting
increase in number of boxes.
Trees are well filled with fruit
but owing to the pruning necessary
after the last freeze, the capacity
in boxes per tree is lower than u.s.
ual
Extremely high estimates of the
present crop have been made but
these estimates have probably failed
to take this fact into consideration
Orlando Reporter Star.