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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-09-05
SAW REAL TRAGEDY
Movie Spectators Were Treated
to Two Shows.
Ono Among the Audience Might Al
most Be Called a Comedy, Unless
One Had to Pay for Crushed
Headoear.

Nv seat was directly behind those
occupied by the trio who figured In a
serio-comic accident that convulsed
nearby spectators In a Broadway nov
ing picture theater the other after
noon. therefore am able to tell just
what happened and give details that
must have puzzled persons sitting
little farther away.
The two women were loaded down
with parcels and small packages when.
right In the middle OF thrilling drama
they slowly and cautiously fitted them
selves into two orchestra chairs near
the middle aisle.
II was q tight it for neither Of the
ladies could be described as sylphlike
I'm form, and the armfuls Of purchased
bundles contributed in no way to IA
cilItate adjustment of the generous
cargo nature previously entrusted to
each. Parcels OF various sizes slid from
their knees into recesses under the
seats in front and stopped into the
aisle from the lap of one who sat near
est to It.
The theater was In semidarkness.
and II was only by the cropping Of
many hands, In response to whispered
appeals, that the troubles of diligent
hours spent in shopping we're returned
to them. They then apparently for the
enrst time discovered that the adjoining
seat-third from the side-was unoc-
cupled. and into 1t they dumped their
bundles and their hats.
Quiet In the immediate vicinity had
scarcely been restored when a stout.
middle-aged man arrived with coupon
calling for the seat they had just con-
verified into sort of family catch-all.
Regardless Of their EXPLANATIONS Of
despair he inched his way in. while
they with frantic haste struggled to
clear off the place upon which he was
TO sit
Peace finally descended again upon
the neighborhoOd. and we had given
ourselves up to undIsturbed wonder
concerning the fate Of the film heroine
should the villain penetrate her dis
xuise as a French artillery officer.
when one of the package-laden women
said to the other:
Mercy I promised to be home ny
rhve o'clock. Lucy is going out and
forgot all about It"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-09-05

While the speaker. who sat nearest
me aisle arranged her hat and pierced
III with n couple of pins. her compan-
ION struggled to convert the fruits Of
their shopping into two portable pyra-
mids. Suddenly she uttered a little
scream. and then whispered to her
friend In awe-stricken tones. aT can't
ind my hat. I believe that man is
sitting on IT,"
Gracious goodness" said the other.
ASK him"
81 can't do IT," said her friend. you
ask him."
Thus appealed to. the boider Of the
TWO turned to the man. who appeared
to have heard nothing of their CONVEX
sation. and said:
II think you are sitting on this lady's
hat"
Il am not doing anything Of the sort
why should II" was the amazing reply
she received
"Sit down" cried several voices to
the hated and hatless ones. from
whose arms bundles again began to
leak.
II am not sitting on your hat,
ma'am," said the suspected male. "but
II it will do you any good. I'll prove
It,"
Then he arose. and from under his
ponderous body the hatless woman re-
moved what had once been a towering
millinery crpa fion with twin pfnna c1ac
soaring aloft. but which was now only
a pancake Of cloth and feathers.
A wave of mingled applause and pro-
testation swept that part OF the the
alter. as the shoppers departed, paus-
Ing every few feet to recapture some
meandering parcel.-Madge Arthur. in
Buffalo Courier.
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session in such district: Provided,
however, That this Chapter shall not
apply to children over fifteen (15)
years of age, where such child shall
have completed the eighth (8th)
grade, or may be eligible to enter any
high school in such district, or where
its help is necessary for its own use
or its parents support, or where for
good cause shown it would be for the
best interest of such child to be re-
lieved from the provisions OF this
Chapter: Provided, further, That if
reputable physician within the dis
trict shall certify in writing that the
child's bodily or mental condition does
not permit its attendance at school,
such child shall be exempt during such
period of disability from the require
ments of this Chapter. 1t shall be
the duty of the superintendent of the
school district, if there be such SUI
perintendent, and if not, then the
County Superintendent of schools to
hear and determine all applications
of children desiring, for any of the
causes mentioned here, to be exempt
ed from the provisions of this Chap
ter, and if upon such application such
superintendent hearing the same shall
be of the opinion that such child for
any reason is entitled to be exempt
ed as aforesaid, then such superin-
tendent shall issue a written permit
to such child, stating therein his rea-
son for such exemption. An appeal
may be taken from the decision of
such superintendent so passing upon
such application, to the probate court
of the county in which such district
lies, upon such child making such ap-
plication and filing the same with the
clerk or judge of said court, within
ten days after it's refusal by such
superintendent, for which no fee to
exceed the sum of One Dollar 1-00)
shall be charged, and the decision of
the probate court shall be final. An
application for release from the pro-
visions of this chapter shall not be
renewed oftener than once in three
months"
ELLA E. BRESHEARS,
County Superintendent.
First publication, August Is, 1918.
Last publication, Sept. 5, 1918.
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Notice of Assessment

Enterprise Ditch Company, Ltd, Falk
Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the directors of the above
named corporation, held on the 18th
day of August, 1918, an assessment
of 1925 per share was levied upon the
capital stock of the corporation, pay
able September 81, 1918, to B. c.
Bertleson, Secretary of said corpora
ton, New Plymouth, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 21st day
of September, 1918, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton and unless payment is made be-
fore will be sold on the 9Th day of
October, 1918, to pay delinquent as
sessment, together with cost of adj
vertising and expenses of sale.
3. C. BFRTLESoN,
Route 2, New Plymouth, Idaho
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Tribute to Friendship.

Friends" said John Hay. ARE the
sunshine of life. All men seek sun
light, and every man seeks a friend
after his own kind and nature. The
best and most intelligent Of us adj
mits the rarity and value Of friend
ship; the worst and most ignorant OF
us is unwittingly the better for know
ing some friendly companion. ATTAIN
tic Monthly.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
KING ARTHUR'S ROUND TABLE
Legend of Sir GaIahad and the "HoIy
GraaI" as Recorded by
English Writer.

Sir Galahad Of Nennyson's "The
Holy Graal," was the noblest and pur-
est knight of the Round Table. The
title was invented by Walter Map in
the "Quest of the GRAIL" Morley, in
his English Writer'S" says Sir Gala
had was the son Of Maps L'Ancelot
and Elaine. The son and namesake
Of Joseph of Arimathea, Bishop Jo-
seph, to whom the holy dish was be-
queathed, first instituted the Order of
the Round Table. The initiated at
their festivals sat as apostle knights
round the table, with the Holy Graal
in the midst, leaving one seat vacant
as that which the Lord had occupied
and which was reserved for a descen-
dant of Joseph, named Galahad What
ever man else attempted to sit in the
place Of Galahad the earth swallowed
1t was called therefore the Siege
(sea) PerilOuS. When men became
sinful, the Holy Graal, visible only to
pure eyes, disappeared. On it's recov-
cry depended the honor and peace of
England, but only Sir Galahad, who
was at the appointed time brought to
the knights by mysterious old man
clothed in white, and placed in the
Siege Perilous-only the pure Sir
Galahad succeeded in the quest.
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Those FIatterino Films.

Next to an unretouched photograph
the moving-picture screen is the great.
est datterer in the world. 1t doesn't
f1atter those who appear in the pic
lures so much as those who sit in
front and watch them.
Nobody can attend a moving-picture
show without being reasonably conf
dent that he has assimilated eyery-
thing. 1t is not like the spoken drama
where one learns, on picking up the
paper the next morning, that he missed
just about half the subtleties in the
performance and came near losing the
big idea of the whole thing. Every.
thing is right where all Of us can get
each detail without effort, and in grub
Ding those details we find great mat
ters for self-congratulation. - Film
Fun.
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Gather Wisdom From Others

It's dangerous policy to consider
yourself above the other mans mes
sage. If you're so superior your fell
lows will never be content to let YOU
sit IN silence Besides if you don't
want to listen to what's going on you
nave no business there Noise made
Dy you Will Interfere with the hearing
OF those who do want to learn. You
owe it to yourself and others to nav
attention Or at least make it possible
Tor others to listen. Besides there are
few people that can't learn from 9th
ers. Don't be a prig. Remember anv
child can ask questions that will con-
found the wise. The ordinary speak
er may have ideas that need the polish
OF a Gladstone. You are always q
gamer when you get the other mans
best. 1t may be a help to you some
day.-Pennsylvania Grit.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

President Wilson's words of ack-
nOwledgement to the Four Minute
men, published as that excellent Or
ganization disbanded at Christmas,
serves as a timely reminder to the
American people of the devoted and
disinterested services of this great
body of men, who were a potent fac
tor in the work of educating the Am
erican people as to the causes of the
war and the necessities which it
forced on all citizens. In every COM
munity throughout the United States
these men were at work. Night after
night they spoke in theatres, at enter
tainments, wherever they could be
given the few minutes required for
their message. They aided in the Lii
berty loan campaigns, in the war saw
ings work, in the Red Cross drives
They were a strong instrument in the
hands of the government in the matter
of food conservation, a subject on
which the people required much edu-
cation and information, but which,
after they had been taught by the Four
Minute men and the other agencies of
publicity, they adopted with astonish-
ing and gratifying results The Four
Minute men filled place in the gov
eminent publicity ranks that could
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
Arctic Cold.

Boards do not freeze except where
the moisture from the breath is con-
verified into snow; but the color
glands are rendered somewhat torpid
by the cold, and dark boards gradually
become lighter, until after while
they seem entirely changed in cotor.
Another curious fact about the cold
or the Arctic regions Is that when a
person stops walking or working in
any way whereby the feet get exers
else, the sole of the foot loses all sense
of feeling.
In all extremely cold lands, the
moisture exhaled from the body con-
denses into small, hard crystals which
make quite a bit Of noise as one walks
about.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
Early Egyptian Hairdressino.

The hairdressing of early Egyptian
times is interesting. Wigs were ex-
ceedingly popular, through many dy-
nasties, for both men and women. The
women, however. in various instances,
were rather more inclined to let their
own hair grow long, arranging it with
extreme simplicity by hanging a fore
lock over each shoulder in front and
letting the rest hang straight down
the back. It appears, from some old
statues, that they occasionally inter-
Wove beads or some sort Of a pendant
with these front locks, which doubt
less helped keep them in place. Then,
too, they sometimes wore a sort of
filet, device perhaps borrowed from
the Greeks. More elaborate head
dresses were also INDUCED in. Some
statues show strange, almost conical
affairs upon the heads, which archaeol-
ogists say contained balls wet with
some fragrant oil which trickled slow
ly through the hair and over the neck
and shoulders. Perfumes were said
to be extremely popular among these
early people.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
u. S. BAN IS LIFTED
ON Mailing BARLEY

The William Hartig brewery may
begin mailing at once so far as the
United States restrictions are con-
cerned. The firm received notifica-
ton today that the restrictions on
making malt had been removed.
Whether the brewery will begin opera
lions soon Or not has not yet been
determined, as the restrictions on the
manufacture of beer have so far not
been removed.
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Accuracy Always Valued.

We all admire the thorough, pains
taking person, for the reason that we
know such persons place the right
kind OF an estimate on accuracy.
True, they may not be singled out as
having attained any speed records,
but that fact gives us absolutely no
concern. We believe in them because
we know that they may in every situa-
ton be relied upon and we go our
way happy In the knowledge that work
turned ont by such persons will fully
measure up.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

Ice has formed on the river, but it
is thin in places and skaters should be
careful in consequence. Take no
chances and avoid danger of drown
ing. With the present mild weather
there is always danger that the ice
may not be sufficiently solid to bear
human weight.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

In reprint editorial from the Los
Angeles Times, the statement is made
that Poland in the eighteenth century
had the most democratic form of gov
eminent in Europe. 1t is claimed,
however, that this was democracy
of the nobility in which the common
people had no part or voice and the
will Of the mobiles was law
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
Bulk oysters at Carl OttO's.

Bulk oysters at Carl OttO's.
Miss Ruth Bethke spent the day in
Oconomowoc
John Woodland was a visitor in Mil
waukee Saturday
Gilbert Schmutzler is visiting with
friends in Palmyra.
George Rankin of Fort Atkinson was
visitor here today.
Miss Verna Brennecke of Richland
Center is visiting here.
Barber shops closed New Years day.
Open until p. m. Tuesday.
The City band will hold a rehearsal
on Tuesday evening of this week.
Miss Ellen Byrnes of Milwaukee is
the guest of Miss Genevieve Fuller.
Mrs. Louis Schumacher and son
Robert of Milwaukee are visiting rel
atives here.
James Prendergast of the Madison
Candy company was a welcome visitor
in the city today.
The Trinity church choir will meet
with Miss Mollie Schumacher, Main
street, this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Nicholson of
Davenport, Iowa are visiting at the
home of William Gorder, Jr.
Walter Klingmann of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, is visit
ing his parents over the holidays
Remember dancing school and So
cial Friday evening. Dancing 9 to H.
Pat Neitzels Jazz orchestra. 30-3t
Albert Manthey has arrived home
from Fort Stevens, Oregon, having
been discharged from service.
Big New Year ball at the
Turner Tuesday, December 81.
Pat NeitzePs Jazz orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Messersmith of
Milwaukee spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kuenzie
Cap" Kiefer returned to the Great
Lake station Sunday after spending a
weeks furlough at his home here.
Mrs. p M Grant and daughter
] Mabel have returned to their home in
| Chicago after visiting relatives here.
Chimney sweep in town.
Leave orders with Al Preusse,
215 Third street. Phone 542-J.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grahlman and
family, Miss Anna and Fred Grail
man of Johnson Creek were visitors
here Sunday
Services in Trinity Lutheran church
auditorium st. Marks school on New
Years eve at 8 o'clock Services New
Years day at 10:45 a. M
A free concert will be given by the
City band at Turner Opera house pre-
ceding their dance next Saturday ev-
ening. The public is invited.
Richard Thauer, Alfred Kessler and
Theodore Maldaner will leave for
Madison Tuesday where they will en-
roll as students in the state univer-
sity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leschinger of
Columbus are visiting at the home of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Leschinger, North Washington
street
Gus Cushman arrived in town to-
day from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he
spent the past several weeks He is
looking as hale and hearty as ever
and is glad to visit the old town again.
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SENATOR JONES TN THE AIR
Washington Scion Flies From Capital
to Long Island.

Mineola, L. L., Dec. Ex-senator
Wesley L. Jones of Washington ar
rived here in an airplane from Wash
ingtOn, having made the trip in 81
hours. He was piloted by Lieutenant
Logg in a Curtiss type dual control
plane, which made only one stop, at
Philadelphia, to replenish the gaso-
line supply.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
City BriefletS
Bulk oysters at Carl OttO's.

Miss Alma Rogler spent Sunday in
Juneau.
Fresh fish at 119 Third street,
corner Market. Prices right.
c. Wegner of Oconomowoc was a
visitor in the city Saturday
A. ]. O'Brien & Sons will ship live
stock on Thursday, January 2. ct
Erich Ebert of Blue Earth, Mimi is
visiting his parents in route g.
Harry Butterfield of Milwaukee Is
the guest of Miss Mary Cavanaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Gottschalk
spent Sunday with friends in Juneau.
Jack Pluckhahn of Juneau spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rogler.
Boy wanted to carry papers who
resides in the eastern part Of the
city. Call at News office.
Mrs. Frank Schlueter entertained
friends Friday evening at her home in
honor of her birth anniversary.
Sheriff and Mrs. E., T. Hayhurst will
remove to Watertown this week and
will reside in Washington street.
Miss Ida Dierksmeier returned to
Racine Sunday evening after spend
ing the Christmas holidays here.
Mrs Frank Keehn returned to her
home in Milwaukee Sunday after
spending a few days in this city.
Kitchen chairs and silver
ware for sale cheap. Inquire at
liz North Washington street.
Mrs. Abe Mckinney and daughter
Pauline were called to Madison on
Saturday by the serious illness of a
relative.
Rev. and Mrs William Hartwig have
returned to Kingston after a visit with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ebert, route g.
A large line of New Year
cards at reasonable prices at
w. F. Gruetzmacher's, 400 Main
street. 27-2t
A New Year ball will be given at
the Turner on Tuesday evening for
which Pat NeitzeTs Jazzers will fur
nish the inspiration.
Mrs. A. R. Preusse and Mrs. Gus
Martch were in Milwaukee Sunday
called there by the serious illness OF
Mrs. Margaret Martch.
Do you want spot cash for your
Liberty Bonds? We buy them. All
1913, Watertown, Wis. 26-3t
Raymond Usher returned on Satur-
day to Milwaukee after spending Xmas
with relatives here He is employed
as a leather inspector in the cream
city.
The Misses Marie Wyher of Black
River Falls and Bertha Henning of
Chicago will arrive this evening to
SPEND New Years at the H. j. Schaub
residence in North Eighth street.
Ask your furniture dealer to
show you the combination tot
let. Very convenient in case of
sickness. 1t
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Luebke and
daughter Viola have returned to their
home in Oconomowoc after spending
Christmas at the home of Mrs Lueb-
ke's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hide
mann, Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph J. Goodnetter
and son of Chicago after spending
Xmas at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs John " Goodnetter, left Fri
day for Columbus, Ohio, where they
will make their future home Mr.
Goodnetter is representative of Car
son Prize Scott & Co. in that terri
tOrV
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
Yes, Guess.

When young husband sits him
down in his easy chair, and his child
wife slips quietly along, sits down in
his lap and relates with tears trickling
down her voice that she hasn't had q
new hat In three months-guess, gen.
tie reader-which is the easier Tor the
uneasier), the chair or the husband.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

Head of Secret Service in N. Y. Dead.
New York, Dec. 3O.-Capt. John
Henry, head of the federal secret serv-
Ice office in New York and a noted in
vestigator of counterfeiting, died sud-
denly at his Brooklyn home. He was
flfty-fOur years old.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

Church goers living along the in
terurban line in this city say the
a. M. Sunday morning car would bepa-
tronized more freely if the car was
run a few minutes earlier so that peo-
pie could be present in church at s
O'Clock. This affects particularly those
vices begin there promptly at s
o'clock
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

There is probability that we will
soon have five cent bread again. The
present ten cent loaf is sufficiently
large to make a fair sized sandwich.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
Blaze in Milwaukee,

Milwaukee, Dee. 3O.-Three men.
two Of them Milwaukee firemen, were
hurt fighting :: lire in the plant of the
Globe Seann.'$ Steel Tube company
when pert E - roof fell. The loss
was SIC '"''
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
FOILND.
Success Came Late in Life.

Among the small group of brilliant
women journalists of the last century
Fanny Fern stands out as a unique
figure. For, although she was mar
ried and widowed before she ever at
tempted to write, she became one Of
the most popular authors of the day,
and her first book sold to the extent
Of 2.OOG-sluaeSt a recorG eor those
days.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

be filled in no other way. They reach
ed, with their brief, forceful mes
Sages, hundreds of thousands who
were not reached through the press or
by the other means of publicity
adopted by the government.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

Wednesday, January 1, is a legal
holiday. That issue of the News will
be printed the day following.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
CHICAGO 4 NORTH WESTERN.
South,


chicago passenger -------- 5:28 a. m.
chicago nger-------11:07 a. m
Chicago passenger 1870 D. a,
GAINESVILLE passenger---- 7:15 D. m.
5:28 a. ne. train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
Junction.
Both 11:O7 a. III. and 7:16 D. M
rains make close connections at JEFF
erson junction for Madison and all
jOiuts west
North.
Green Bay nger-------7:55 a. m
Green Bay, Sundays only----3:1O a. m.
Green Bay passenger----2:4 D. m
Northern Michigan 80 D. m.
rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertOwn at $40 a. d. end goes no
farther
The 7:55 a. 10. train makes cOnnec-
ton at Clyman Junction for trains
east.
The 1:30 train south makes connec-
tions at Jefferson Junction for points
east
A TRAIN goes west from Clyman
Junction at 445 p. N
*Daily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

A happy New Year to all our read
ers
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
OnfiYniSfic T;1o,,nhf

Optimistic Thought.
A humble lot in security is better
than the dangers that encompass the
high and naughty.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

You may soon write it 1919.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30

First class job work at News office.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-30
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