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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

young lady. In her lap was The youth
full bubble blower.
Don't cry, Ted" she was saying
soothingly. "Ill get you a Lew pipe
next time l 60 down town."
"The man broke my balloon and he
made me drop the pipev'
(Which was wicked ar1 wrong
spoke forth Warning, and he confronted
the twain in the arbor "Forgtve me
miss, for my intrusion, but as soon as
/ realized the damage I had done.
fastened to repair 1t. Here, little fel-
low, I've brought you half dozen nice
brand new pipes"
Ted fairly beamed at the prizes all
his own. The young lady smiled indul-
gently. She murmured something
about her sisters child his ecstatic de
vOtion to sending up the rainbow-t tint
ed globes.
''YOu are a deserving little worker
commended Waring, as he stood at the
spot where the basin Of water was. He
was glad to linger. It was fair gar
den scene and it's fairer queen of grace
and beauty fitted into it in a charm
ing way. There's a patent bubble
blower I have in mind, Ted" spoke
Waring. May 1 bring it to him?'
"YOu have been too kind anC
thoughtful already" said Miss Blanche
Tyndall.
The trifiing event marked change
in the life of Deane Warning. For near
ly a year he had squandered time anG
money striving to work out an idea
that promised great results He haC
failed. He had blown many bubbles
of hope, endeavor and promise, only tt
reach a block in his experiments.
Warning began to devote more atten
ton to the department in a great iror
and steel plant where he was employ
ed almost completely ignoring his in
ventive speculatiOns. Perhaps the fac
that the delivery of the toy pipe ha(
led TO a further call at the invitation
Of Miss Tyndall, led to this result. His
visits did not seem unacceptable tt
the charming girl whS was interested
in him as much because he was 6
dreamer as that he was on the whole
handsome and most estimable yOuns
man.
Warning dropped in upon these new
friends of his one evening to find Tee
nrODped up In a chair with a piece OF
flannel about his throat. It was hare
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
BLOWING BUBBLES
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

POUNDS ~ shouted out Deane War
j ing, and leaned from the window and
looked down and across to where a
little urchin stood, dish of soap and
water before him, clay pipe in his
hands. AS Warning sat delving over a
scientific problem at his work table,
something had f1Oated in through the
open window, struck his face, explod-
ed, sending d cloud of vapOr into his
nostrlls and singing shower into his
eyes, and startling him so that he did
not realize that it was a soap bubble
balloon.
You young scamp" he shouted
down, and then was sorry and
ashamed. He now discovered that the
youthful bubble blower was innocent
OF intent. Again, sudden cOmprehen-
sion OF his own situation forced smile
he could not get away from.
Actually getting cranky with my
delving into invention! Why, that lit
tie child Is doing exactly what Pm do
1ng-blowing bubbles. Only he has the
fun of 1t and | the work and no re-
suits. HIM blowing bubbles That's
what I've been wasting time over for
months. Hellow
AT the echo Of a wailing outbreak
Waring leaned again from the window
The little lad stood sobbing and in
tears, mourning over the broken pipe
at hi; feet. Evidently Warnings rough
ness had frightened him into dropping
his precious bubble blower.
"TOO bad. I'm brute !" Warning
censured himself But I'll mend it,
and he straightway put on coat and
hat and proceeded to the nearest to-
bacco store. There he purchased halt
a dozen clay pipes and gained the
fence surrounding the next door lot. A
gate was open, he passed through it
His victim was not in sight, but he
heard voices beyond a mass of trel-
Used vines. Advancing, he discovered
this to comprise one end of a sort of
arbor. On bench inside sat a
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22
RED CROSS MEETINGS
IN TOWN OF WATERFOWL

To the People of the Town of Wa
tertown: You are very busy with
spring work, and so are the people on
your school board. Come to the Red
Cross meeting in your school district,
and help the Red Cross drive 1t will
save the members of the school board
time soliciting you individually, and
save you time while you are being So
licited
Let the town of Watertown be able
to say that every man was at the
meeting in his district and then the
quota for the town, $1450, can be
raised with the least trouble. The
meetings of the various districts will
be held at $50 D. m. on the following
dates:
No. Friday evening, May "a
Speakers, H. c. Rehm and Gordon
Bacon
No. S-Friday evening, May "a
Speaker, Ray G. Twining.
No. 11-Thursday evening, May %
Speaker, E. F. Wieman
No. "Wednesday evening, May
22-Speaker, Nicholas Thauer.
District No. s will hold box social
in connection with the Red Cross
meeting, to which everybody is in
vited.
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Somnambullsts Deep SIeepers.

Sleep walking only occurs In deep
sleep. That Is the reason somnambu-
lists are unaware Of their meander-
ings about. Here is the proof. col
lege student forUed the habit of get
ting up in his sleep. dressing, walking
down to the ocean, undressing, taking
deliberate and enjoyable swim,
dressing, walking back to his room, I'M
dressing, and retiring again, only to
wake up in the morning without the
slightest inkling Of remembrance from
the escapade of the night.
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At the Theatres

A Red Cross benefit will be staged
evening The school children are
now selling tickets. The piece to be
put on is 1.-The Spirit of the Red
Cross" In addition regular program
will be put on with Wallace Reid as
the star in "RimrOck JONES'" the
was written for him by Harvey Thew
and Frank Finnegan from the story by
Dane Coolidge The atmosphere of
the entire picture is that Of the wide
and wholesome west and the story
deals with the adventures of a pros
pector, Rimrock Jones and Mary For
tune, his sweetheart. An excellent
cast, including Ann Little as aMry
Fortune, supports Mr. Reid, and the
picture was made under the expert di-
rection of Donald Crisp.
Norma Talmadge's last picture,
Ghosts of Yesterday" will be the
feature at the Classic tonight. Ghosts
of Yesterday" have made such an i'm
preston that one is inclined to ex-
pect and demand more than the aver
age from Miss Talmadge 1t was writ
ten by Margery Land Mason and seen
ariOzied by Harry o. Hoyt There is
plenty of suspense in the development
of the lives of MargOt and Chadwick
after the marriage, on which MargOt
looks as purely a matter of business.
Mabel NOrmand in "The Floor Be-
low" her second Goldwyn production
will be at the Majestic tonight and she
is presented in character unlike any
hitherto essayed by her. Nor is the
production itself similar to any with
which she has been identified in the
past. 1t is a tale of newspaper life
combining laughter and thrills, and
her role is that of copy girl sort
of journalistic ne'er-do-well, whose
sudden, brilliant beat" covers her
self and her paper with glory
Jack and the Beanstalk," a Fox
wonder masterpiece, starring thous-
ands Of kiddies, comes to the Classic
Thursday The scenes and wonderful
photography will more than repay
the grownups who attend It is said
that this picture cost the Fox company
many thousands of dollars to produce.
On the whole it is an unusual appeal
picture to both old and young.
Bryant Washburn will be at the
Majestic Thursday in Twenty One"
1t is a superb picture based on the
qualifications of this star to handle
it as it should be. The plot is woven
around him and he is given plenty of
opportunity of displaying his ability
as a laugh producer.
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for the little fellow to be coOped in the
house, and Blanche was amusing him
by cutting out paper houses, animals,
and the like.
make me one of those curlicues
like you did last winter auntie," said
Ted, "and I'll get mother to let me
try it on the kitchen stove pipe to-
morrow"
Blanche amiably began the task and
Warning admiringly watched her nimble
fingers transform circle Of paper into
long spiral. Then as Ted received
it and swayed it up and down Waring
uttered sharp, quick ejaculation.
give hit it mean, you have!" he
cried 'Why, the very thing! Please
excuse me, Miss Tyndall, but your cur
icue here has given me a hint. l
must utilize it in my workrOom while
the inspiration is on" and he left the
house aglOw with the theme.
He told Miss Tyndall next day of
the valuable suggestion her casual pa
per clipping had been.
"Spiral pipe" he explained, "collap-
sible seams-it means fortune to
mer'
Blanche did not very clearly under
stand until the model Of the invention
Waring had worked on so long was
shown to her Waring had, indeed
'hit it,
"I'm a made man so far as money
is concerned" he told her later. "Pl
be the happiest in the world if you'll
let me tell you how much l love You"
And her beautiful eyes babe him be
happy,
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WATERFOWL, county of Jefferson and
state of Wisconsin, and by two thirds
Of the owners Of lots or land abutting
on the remainder of said First street
to have declared to be of no public
utility, discontinued and vacated that
part of First street, described above
Resolved, That the application be
heard at the regular meeting of this
common council to be held on the
18th day of June, 1918, at the opening
of said meeting, or as soon thereafter
as the same can be heard in the COM
mon council chamber of the city hall
in said city.
Resolved, That notice of the hear
ing of said application signed by the
city clerk, giving the time and place
when the application will be acted up
on and stating what street or part
thereof is proposed to be vacated, in
the following form, be posted in three
public places in the city of Watertown,
not less than three weeks before the
day of said hearing, and be published
in the Watertown News, once a week
for three successive weeks, before
June 18th, 1918
NOTICE.
In the matter of tho application to
have discontinued and vacated, the
east eighteen QS) feet of First street,
abutting on and west of the south
ninety six (96) feet of Lot. No. Four
az, in Block No. Forty One (4D of
Cole, Bailey e Co.'S Addition to the
original plat of the town, now city, of
WATERFOWL, on the east side of Rock
river. in the First ward, in the city
of Watertown, county of Jefferson
and state of Wisconsin.
Notice is hereby given, that at a
regular meeting of the common coun-
Gil of the city Of Watertown, to be
held on the 18th day of June, A. d.
1918, at the opening of said meeting,
or as soon thereafter as the same can
be heard, in the common council
chanl ,r in the city hall of said city,
the said common council will act up
on the application of all the owners
of lots and land AUDITING on the part
OF First street described above and at
least two thirds of the owners of lots
and land abutting on the remainder
of said First street, to have said part
of First street first above described
declared to be Of no public utility
discontinued and vacated.
Dated May -, 1913.
By Order of the Common Council
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CHANCE TO ENLIST
IN THE j. s. navy
AT P. 0. may 25
Recruiting Party From Milwaukee
Will Be In WatertOwn Next Sat-
urday and Explain All Details
To Men Who Wish TO Join.

WATERFOWL young men who have
not yet answered their country's cal
for fighting men will have chance
to enlist in the navy on Saturday
May 25, when a special recruiting
party from Milwaukee visits the city
The party, Joseph Miller, chief gun
ners' mate, and G. j. Fay, yeOman
first class, win be at the postoffice all
day on that date and will meet young
men who want to make inquiries con-
corning life and training in the navy
Wisconsin is now in the midst of the
biggest navy recruiting drive since
the war began. To stimulate recruit
ing here, the party will make an ap-
peal to every young man Of military
age in Watertown to join the navy.
Young men who want to join the
navy should meet the navy officers al
the postOffice, where literature eX-
planning life in the navy will be given
service answered.
The navy is the highest paid mill
tary organization in the world. The
very lowest pay-$32.60 a month, is
given men in training, and goes up to
$145 to men who have proven their
abilities.
With hundreds of ships now being
built, the chances for promotion are
greater now than ever before. No
young man of ambition needs to hest
tate about joining the navy in a low
rating, for if he proves that he has the
right stuff in him and if he makes
good" he is certain of advancement
Men of draft age, if they are not in
the current quota of their local board
may enlist in the navy. All that is
necessary is to secure a release from
their local board.
Il hope that many young men from
WatertOwn will take this opportunity
to enlist in the navy" declared Lieut.
George M. Weichelt, navy recruiting
officer in Milwaukee. 1.-THE navy Of
fers splendid chances for boys who
want to serve Uncle Sam on the sea-
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Gentlemen: Pursuant to action by
the board OF park commissioners, l
have been requested to ask your hon
orable body to take some action as to
placing lights in Riverside park.
Dated May Fl, 1918.
Respectfully submitted,
Board Of Park Commissioners.
Edw. F. Wieman, Secy.
The same was referred to the light
ing committee.
Alderman Beurhaus introduced an
ordinance entitled can ordinance to
epeal an ordinance entitled AN or
dinance designating the manner in
which sanitary sewers constructed in
the city of Watertown, Wisconsin
shall be paid for passed August 16
1910"
The ordinance was given it's three
separate readings and passed under
suspension of the rules, all members
present voting in favor thereof
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman Kerr:
In the matter Of the vacation of par
OF First street abutting on and west
OF the south ninety-six (96) feet OF
Lot Four ca in Block Forty One (41)
Cole, Bailey e Co.'S addition to the or
iginal plat Of the town, now city, OF
WATERFOWL, in the First ward, in the
city OF WatertOwn, Jefferson county
Wisconsin.
l Whereas
| MADE TO this common council by all O.
the owners OF lots or land abuttinf
on the east eighteen 08) feet of Firs
street, abutting on and west Of thu
south ninety six (96. feet of Lot No
-Four az, in Block No Forty One al
OF Cole, Bailey & Co.'S Addition to tn,
original plat Of the town, now city, O
! WATERFOWL, on the east side of Rocl
l liver, in the First ward, in the CITY O
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Eastinu to Induce Dreams.

Fasting for the purpose OF induc-
ing dreams may be traced back to a
very early period. And the foremost
believers in dreams were our own pic
turesque Indians. History tells us OF
certain tribes who enjoined rigorous
fasting among children from very
early age, during which time special
attention was paid to their dreams.
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Advertised Letters.

Following is list of letters remain
ing uncalled for at the WatertOwn
postoffice for the week ending May q
Block, Meta
Cunningham, John
CRUDE, Oscar
LANCE, Alma
Runkle, f. H.
j. W. Moore, p. NJ
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SUGAR FOR PRESERVING.
Dealers May Sell One Time In Guam.
tity of 25 Pounds.

In order that consumers may OBJ
tain the necessary supply of sugar to
care for home canning the retailers
may sell at one thine to a customer
70 pounds of sugar, providing the con-
sumner assures the retailer that the
same will be used for preserving and
canning purposes only and give a re-
ceipt for the same
j. F. Prentiss,
Co. Fed Food Adm
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MEETINGS

Tonight
Watertown Lodge 666, B. P. o. E.
Carpenters Union.
Thursday.
Turner Society
Branch No. 532, c. o. F.
Emmanuel Church Choir.
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City Clerk
The resolution was adopted.
By Alderman Beurhaus:
Resolved, That an order in the sum
of one hundred fifty dollars ($15O00)
be and the same is hereby ordered
against the city treasury, the same to
be paid over to the local Council of
Defense pursuant to their request
therefor and under authority as pro-
vided by Section go Laws of Wiscon-
sin for 1917
The resolution was adopted, all
members present voting in favor
thereof
Alderman Cebell appeared.
By Alderman Kerr:
In the matter of the vacation of part
Of Clyman street abutting on and
north of Block One a., Cole, Bailey &
Co.'S Addition to Watertown, in the
First ward, in the City of Watertown,
Jefferson county, Wisconsin.
Whereas, Application has been made
to this common council by all of the
owners Of lots or land abutting on the
south fifteen 05) feet of Clyman
street, abutting on and north of Block
No. One o. of Cole, Bailey & Co.'S ad-
dition to WATERFOWL, in the First
ward, in the city Of Watertown, coun-
ty Of Jefferson and state Of Wiscon-
sin, and by two thirds of the owners
Of lots or land abutting on the re-
mainder of said Clyman street, to
have declared to be of no public util-
ity, discontinued and vacated that
part of Clyman street, described
above.
Resolved, That the application be
heard at the regular meeting of this
common council to be held on the 18th
day of June, 1913, at the opening OF
said meeting, or as soon thereafter as
the same can be heard in the COM
mon council chamber of the city hall
in said city
Resolved, That notice of the hear
ing of said application signed by the
city clerk, giving the time and place
when the application will be acted
upon and stating what street or part
thereof is proposed to be vacated, in
the following form, be posted in three
public places in the city of Water
town, not less than three weeks be-
fore the day of said hearing, and be
published in the Watertown News
| once a week for three successive
| weeks, before June 18th, 1918.
NOTICE.
In the matter of the application to
! have discontinued and vacated, the
south fifteen Q5) feet of that part OF
Clyman street abutting on and north
of Block No. One Cd Of Cole, Bailey &
Co.'S Addition, in the First ward, In
the city of WATERFOWL, county of JEFF
ferson and state of Wisconsin,
Notice is hereby given, that at a
| regular meeting of the common coun-
Gil of the city of Watertown, to be held
on the 18th day Of June, A. D. 1918
at the opening of said meeting, or as
| soon thereafter as the same can be
heard, in the common council cham.
Der in the city hall of said city, the
said common council will act upOr
the application of all the owners OF
lots and land abutting on the part Of
Clyman street described above and a
least two thirds of the owners of lot.
and land abutting on the remainder O
said Clyman street, to have said par
Of Clyman street first above described
declared to be of no public utility dis
continued and vacated.
| Dated May --, 1918.
By Order of the Common Council
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Council Proceedings
PROCEEDINGS

mon council of the city of Watertown
! Wisconsin, held on the twenty-firs
| day of May, 1918.
His honor, the mayor, presiding.
Present at roll call; Alderman Bay
er, Beurhaus, Glatzel, Harte, Hence
| Kerr, Klemann, Knispel, KOerner, Lu
| tovsky, Raue, Richards. Cebell an(
| Kalina came later.
On motion of Alderman LutOvsky
the minutes Of the preceding session
we're approved.
A petition signed by number OF
city officers, asking that their salar-
es be paid semi-monthly, was pre-
ented and referred to the finance
committee and city clerk.
A remOnstrance against the con-
struction of sidewalks on Dakotah
street was referred to the committee
on streets and bridges and the alder
man of the Seventh ward.
The petition of H. G. Whitmore for
permission to erect and maintain an
air and water station in front of his
garage at No. ITO First street, was re
ferred to the committee on streets and
bridges.
A petition asking that North Warren
street between West Cady and West
Main streets and O'Connell street be-
tween North Warren and North Mon
roe streets be sprinkled with Oil dur
ing the present season was referred
to the committee On streets and
bridges and board of public works.
A petition of the Monarch Tractor
Co. and others asking for the vacation
of the east Is feet of First street
abutting on and west of the south SO
feet of lot 4, block Al of the original
plat, east side, was presented and
placed on file.
A petition of the Monarch Tractor
Company and others asking for the
vacation of the south Is feet of ely
man street abutting on aid north OF
block one of Cole, Bailey & Co.'S ad-
dition in the First ward, was present
ed and placed on file.
Alderman Kalina appeared.
The following certified accounts
were allowed, towit:
West Disinfecting Co., disin-
fecting supplies 1906
Frank Hoppe, janitor services 225
VIM. G. Raue & Sons Co., paint 1.5O
Louis c. Schlueter, carpenter
work 1926
Frank Petro, dynamiting ice $50
Diamond Oil Co., oil--- 1881
Lockwood Oil Co., 1 car oil $50. SO
]. F. McGurk Co., l car OIL 445. 70
GAINESVILLE Sand & Gravel Co.,
cars sand------------- 1888
Lake Shore Stone Co., cars
stone 110.4S
Max Meier, treas, freight on Oil
and ACKNOWLEDGMENT 62. SO
James w. Moore, publishing
notice 500
Ed. Hammel, los hours labor 26.25
{. Heinrich, 101 hours labor 1926
Carl Hensel, 102 hours-- 25.5O
Aug. Hoppe, III hOurs--- 1926
G. Hossfeld, 101 hours---- 1926
| R. Kerstell, 20 hours labor zoo
Chas. Lueck, JOG hours labor 1850
j. Muth, Jr., 101 hours labor 1925
j.. POtenDerg, 113 hours labor 1876
+. Schmoldt, lis hours labor 2S.75
q. Weichert, 101 hours labor 1926
). Arndt, 1O5 hours teamwork 525C
Len Arndt, 1O7 hours teamwork $3.50
Herman Cruel, SO teamwork. 1880
| A. krahmer, So hours team
work 175C
VIM. Spear, 1T hours team
work $3.50
A. }. kuehn, provisions 6.44
A. w. Kruger, do------- SOC
Schack's Grocery, do------- 11.O(
ii. Drelbus, 48(
/ TO the Mayor and Cnnnaan Gouna;1
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FiqurativeIy SPEAKING.

In a recent breach-of- promise case
the defendant, who was sixty-five
years old, was described as having
zone foot In the grave and the other
on banana peel. Transcript.
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was referred to the committee on ju-
dietary, city attorney and mayor
The council thereupon adjourned
Frank S. Weber, City Clerk.
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The home paper-The News. Read
the News.
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City Clerk.
The resolution was adopted.

The resolution was adopted.
By Alderman Klemann:
Resolved, That an order in the sum
of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) be and
the same is hereby authorized against
the city treasury payable to the order
of Edward l.. Bartlett, the same being
final payment for the construction of
sewers and appurtenances under con-
tract dated November Z, 1917.
The resolution was adopted all
members present voting in favor
thereof.
The request of VIM. G. Cody for the
return of special destruction Of weeds
tax amounting to $24.40, alleged by
him to have been illegally assessed,