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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24

chapters with gauZe and muslin, the
work rooms of the local chapter, de-
voted to making dressings and band
ages will be closed temporarily until
the supplies are received; at which
time due notice will be given workers
through the press.
The work of making the hospital
garments, including convalescent
gowns, pajamas, hospital shirts, help
less case shirts and underwear, will
be continued at the rooms and will be
given out to ali who prefer to make
these garments at home. The making
of refugee garments and infants lay
cites will also go on as usual
The rooms will be open as usual on
Tuesday and Friday afternoons at the
new high school building and at Lin
coin school on Saturday to receive
and give out garments and knitting
All Red Cross workers who have
earned the right by service in the
work rooms to wear the Red Cross un
form are requested to take part in the
parade and exercises on Memorial
day.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24
c. R. Blumenfeld, Attorney.
First pub. Friday. MAY 24-4t

First pub. Friday, May 24-4t
STATE OF WISCONSIN,, COUNTY
Court, Jefferson County-In Probate.
In the matter of t1fe estate of Will
liam Scherer, late of the town Of Wa
tertown, in said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at a
term of the county court, to be held in
and for said county, at the city hall
in the city of Watertown, in said
county, on the 10Th day of June, A. D.
1918, at the opening of the court on
the day or as soon thereafter as the
same can be heard, the following mat
ters will be heard and considered:
The application of Marie Scherer
for the appointment of an administra-
tor of the estate of William Scherer,
late of the town Of Watertown, in said
Jefferson county, deceased.
Dated this 22nd day of May, A. D.
1918. By the Court:
R. B. Kirkland,
County Judge.
John G. Conway, Attorney
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24

Junction only.
Train No. 33 arrives from Milwau-
kee and departs for Madison at 1888
a. N. except Sunday.
Train No. arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 1929 p. m.
daily except Sunday.
Train No. 423 arrives from Chicago
and eparts for Madison at 700 p. m.
except Sunday.
Train No. 80 arrives from the east
at 1850 p. NJ. daily.
Train No. 410 arrives from Madison
at 9:15 a. M, except Sunday.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 10:G2 a. N. and goes
through to Madison, returning at 500
p. n.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24
The OId-Time Cord.

The most common method of maxi
Ing cord wood is to cut the trees into
tour-foot lengths with an ak and split
the larger pieces. The pieces are then
piled In standard cord, which is
eight feet long, four feet high and four
feet wide. The contents are 1928 cubic
feet, Of which 70 per cent is wood and
80 per cent air. This Is the old-fash-
toned regulation cord of wood.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24

The home paper-The News. Read
the News.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24

Waterloo-H B. Stokes to Nellie
Schultz, part lot and part lot
2 --------------- $4,000
Sullivan-F. ]. Sykes and wife to
F. w. Bartlett, lots and and
part lot 2, also land lying be-
tween lots and 2------ 1
Frank Blumenstein and wife
to Gust Neitman, IL acres in
section $50
Ida j. Beggs to E. G. Baum
gartner, q acres in section "a 1900
Ella G. Turner to Harry A.
Turner, 70 acres in section 49, 1868
Frank Blumenstein and wife to
Anton Sarisky, ~ acres on
Jefferson road ------ $50
Palmyra-Mabel Dibble ct al to
Rudolph Melster, part lot 2,
block Observation-Disclosures 1900
Fort Atkinson-Hoard & Curtis
Inc to Herbert d. Hills, lot
2, block 145
JeffersOn-Eva B. ROgler to G.
John Rogler, "A acres in Sec
ton 1
WatertOWn-Lena FeSke to TheO.
Willie, part lot 4, block So,
Second ward ----- 1000
W. F. Gruetzmacher and wife
to George A. Sleicher, west 40
feet of lots II and 20, block 4,
Cady's addition ---
Andrew M. Mullen and wife to
James w. Mullen, lot 6, block
"a, Third ward. $500
Anna Bandelin to Albert r.
Zier, lots 2 and 8, block Z, L.
R. Cady's addition 1850
Fred c. Werner and wife to
John M. Zoelle, lot 8, block q
London-R. Heger Malt & Brew
ing Co. to w. H. Strassburg,
block 5000
JeffersOn-Lizette Fischer to E..
Harter, lot 19------------ ESQ
Amalia No0nan and Minnie
Downey to Fred Keuler, lot s,
block observation-disclosures $500
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}. C.. Draeger
Electrical Contractor
PHONE NO. 62l.J

We Take Care of Everything In the
Electrical Line-Repair all Kinds OF
Electric Apprenticeship and New
House Wiring-Prompt Service Ever.
Office-116 N. THIRD ST-WatertOwn
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24
DEALS IN REALTY

WATERFOWL. B. Stokes to Nellie
Schultz, part lot 1 and part lot
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
Chicago senger-------- 1870 p. m
SANTA

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
Chicago assenger-------- 1870 p. m
South.
Chicago passenger $40 a. m
Chicago nger---------11:O a. m.
GAINESVILLE passenger------ 7:16 p. m.
$40 a. M train makes close con-
nections for the west at jefferson
Junction.
Both 11:07 a. m. and Tbs p. m.
trains make close connections at JET
ferson Junction for Madison and all
points west.
North.
Green Bay nger-------7:55 a. m
Green Bay. Sundays only----S:1 10 a. m
Green Bay passenger-------2:4 p. m
Northern Michigan p. m
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at $40 g. m. and goes no
farther.
The 1850 a. m. train makes connec-
ton at Clyman Junction for trains
east.
The 100 train south makes connec-
tons at Jefferson Junction for points
east.
A train goes west from Clynan
Junction at 4:45 p. m.
*Daily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24
Little Brothers Guess

Baby had just cut her first tooth
and of course all in the family were
talking about 1t. The next day, while
the family was eating dinner, the baby
began to cry and little brother looked
up with a twinkle in his eye and said:
"What is the matter, baby? Have you
got the toothache?"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24

The home paper-The News Read
the News.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24

Out of the bleeding heart of Europe there
~ comes cry heard above the moan of
the broken body racked with pain. The Soul
of Freedom at bay with Death, cries out to
save Liberty for the race of men.
It is you~Liberty your nations freedom,
your childrens birthright, that is fighting
for it's life
All that life holds for you as an Amer
lean is at stake in this war, and you must
fight for it to the utmost limits of your power
We cannot all be in the trenches, but
every one of us can---and must---sustain
those who are
Not as an act of mercy, but as an act
of war--as Soldier of the Nation --help the
Red Cross heal, support, cheer our Soldiers
and Sailors of Liberty that they may fight
the sooner, the harder, the longer in this
Holy War.
Give to the Red Cross every dollar,
every cent that you possibly can---give till
your heart says stop.
Will You Back Up the
Red Gross?
Contributed O Red Grossly Wm Harig
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-24
Red Cross Notes

Owing to the fact that
the mills, taken over
by the government for
the manufacture of
Red Cross supplies,
are not yet in a posi-
ton to furnish the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-01
HAHN ! i! { !! & CO.
n E w A R X
Sales for the Hor

The Of fdaig hsmo
and planning
homes
-fhns Annual Spring Sale Homamaker show
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-01
The HQhne Club Plan

Permits buy furniture curtains rator other merchandise
o is
the e 20
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
SUCCESS OR FAILURE.
Stirring Address at Meeting of Hart
ford, Conn.,, Y M c. A.

Success or Failure in Spiritual Life
was the theme taken by Samuel w.
Graittln, director of one of the West
Side branches of the Y NJ c. A. i'll
New York, at meeting OF the Hart
ford, Conn, Y. NJ. G. A. held III the
| Princess theatre Sunday.
With the first few words uttered, he
9ripped his audience and he held the
attention of all until the very last of
the address. Mr.. Gratflin was formerly
social secretary Of the Ward Baking
| company. During his five years with
| this company he was influential in or
| ganizino social work in Is factories in
| nine different cities. He has been in
| every one of the southern states.
"Men must know the positive side
| of things he said. TOO often the
effect of what we say il lessened by
expressing our thoughts in the mega
tive sense, rather than in the positive.
We must say, You may, rather than
! you may not
1.-The Y. NJ c. A. triangle stands
for three things-spirit, mind and
| body. | have always thought that two
more points should be added to these
three. Let me give my five essentials
| loT the real man.
81 He must be physically fit; physical
fitness is the basis of all else 1t is the
duty of every man to keep himself
| physically fit; to keep his body in con
dltlon all of the time.
''Then, a man must be educationallv
| trained. One must study all of the
time. The moment that a man begins
to think that he need study no longer
that moment he becomes dead man
So many think that college diploma
finishes man education. We must
study constantly.
Third, one must be industrially eff
hclent. So often | have big strong
| men walk Into my office, looking for
| something to do to keep themselves
alive. During their younger DAYS they
felf into some soft job and neglected
| to make themselves fit for any Other
service. Not until they became about
40 years old and they lose their soft
snap do they realize their predicament
Be not only good, be good for some
thing.
A man must also be morally sound
What we need is real old-fashioned
down rioht religions religion that tell.
you what a man il because he play
the game square aud talks clean. 4
man does what he does because he i,
what he is. Keep the prayer patti
open.
FINALLY, we must be ready for serv
Ice to other men. The man who serve,
his fellow man is the man who is wortl
while.
In the style of Billy Sunday, Mr.
Gratilin told the story of Christ S heal
ing of the blind man. on the road t,
Jericho. Sin after all, = he said, il
moral blindness; it is missing the mark
1t Is up to us to tell these men who ar,
blind in misery of the power of
Christian faith. Don't be backward
You can holler your head off at a polit
zeal convention; you can veil at base
ball game until your wife thinks vor
are fool; but when your soul Is il
danger YOU think YOU must be ver'
decorous and quiet about the matter
Above all place your lives in the hand
of the Great Master. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
BIG DEFICIT FOR NEW HAVEN.
November Loss S132,777, Against 1878
531 Gain a Year Ago.

The New Haven railroad had def
lett of Sl32, III in November last aft
er paying operating expenses and tax
as. IN the same month of 1916 bal
ance on the right side amounting to
$573,53l. The poor showing in Novem-
Der, 1917, was due as was the ease with
most of the other carriers, in extraor-
binary operating costs.
Gross operating revenue totaled s..
1887, gain of $4,000. The ex-
penses of operation and taxes absorbed
$780, 35, an increase of nearly ST..
100000 over the preceding November
The composite earnings statement of
the New Haven system, including
steamship and electric lines, shows d
deficit of $442,l4 compared with a
surplus of $60S,6S4 a year before In
the IL months ended Nov. 81 net earn
ings totaled 81, l04 $40. less than half
as much as the corresponding period il
1916 brought in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
COMPLETE LIST OF
HOLIDAYS OF NATIONS
Publication of las Pages Shows Wheth.
er Any Particular Day is Holt
day Anywhere in World.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-What is be-
lieved to be the first attempt to com
pile complete list of the holidays of
all nations has been made by the Guar
antv Trust company of New York. The
result is booklet of l45 pages through
which the reader may determine in a
moment whether any particular day of
the year is a holiday anywhere in the
world or, if the question is approached
from the opposite side, what days in
the year are celebrated as holidays by
any particular country.
According to this catalogue 261 holt
days will be observed this year bv one
or more of the % nations or dependen-
cies listed. Not all of those are legal
holidays. Many of them are observed
merely as a matter of custom and re-
ceive semi-oiiicial confirmation by being
published by local chambers of com
merce or i'm the year books or alma
macs of the different countries. During
the coming year - HOLIDAYS will be
observed in the United States. While
some of them, such az New Year s
day, Washington birthday, Independ-
ence day and Thanksgiving day, are
observed by all the states and by the
District of Columbia such observation
IS solely q matter for each state to de-
termine for itself, there being in this
country no national legal holiday.
To make reference easy the booklet
is divided into two parts. The first is
a holiday calendar for 1918. Under
each day and date of the year is given
a list of the political subdivisions ev-
crywhcre in the world where that day
and date are observed as a holiday. In
the second part a list of these political
subdivisions is given and under each
one the dates and names of all holi
days celebrated there during the year
War has had its effect upon these holi
days. Many more than those listed
are observed in ordinary peace Years
because in the warning nations of Eu
rope many of the minor holidays are
not being observed at present
The booklet is designed for the use
of bankers and merchants doing an III
tcnational business. Its compilation
was made necessary by the new posi-
ton of world leadership taken by
American bankers and business men. A
knowledge Of what days are closed tC
business i'll any given country is high
~ important in carrying ON interna
tional trade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
GREAT REDUCTION IN CRIME.
Prohibition Delivers the Goods in At
lanta, Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. S.-Prohibition
has given Atlanta III one year the
greatest reduction in crime on record.
Beyond a shadow OF doubt or the pos
sibility of argument it has been dem
oustrated that saloons and whiskey
bred more lawbreak erS and caused more
crime than all other sources of evil
combined.
Atlanta 5 police court shows the
smallest number of eases on record.
Christmas aud ThankSgi and tine
Fourth OF July and other holidays went
by almost without furry OF excite
mcnt The city Stockade where police
court convicts serve their sentences, is
practically dead institution. The
/ street repair gangs composed of stock
/ AIDE convictS, are now so small that the
municipal authorities no longer count
/ them a factor Ill maintenance Of the
streets.
/ Fulton county s courts have caught
| up with their criminal dockets for the
| first time since the courts were estab-
! lishcd. Fees of solicitors and sheril1s
have fallen of to a point where the
4 most ardent advocates of the salary
system are satisfied with the compensa-
| tion they receive. All of Fulton coun-
/ ~ white convict gangs have been
consolidated, and still the total force
/ Is hardly as large as a single gang a
few years ago, while the negro gang
is proportionatelv as small. The coun
ty is planning to pave its principal thor
oughfares in future by contract, as the
convict forces are not large enough tC
! keep pace with the growing demand.
Of traffic.
Atlanta 5 postofice receipts in 1911
increased 43 per cent, and Atlanta :,
bank clearings went to 1895, 493, 100
while building operations showed a gain
of more than o million dollars and tn,
merchants enjoyed the greatest yea
of prosperity in their history. Hence i
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
COL. ILSLEY DIES
AT MIDDLEBURY
Former Manufacturer and Civil War
Veteran Had Spent Thousands
for Benefit of Town.

MlDDLEBURY, Jan. S-CoI Silas A.
llsley, who had done much for this town
and Addison county, died yesterday after
noon at Las o'clock in his home in the
Addison House OF a complication of dis
eases.
Col llsley came to Middlebury in 1901
never having visited the town before and
having 10 acquaintance here and this
had since been his home During his
residence here he expended many thou
sand dollars in public benefactions. the
lddl>on county fair having been one of
his pet hobbies. To him the fair associa-
ton owes its present extensive and we'll
appointed fair grounds and buildings.
he Baptist church and parsonage and
the soldiers monument in the park here
are other evidences of his generosity.
Col. llsley was born in BROOKLYN. \.
\, March ID, 1910. the son of Rev. Silas
and Lucy Prince Stetson Harding
llsley. He received his early education
IN the New York public schools and at the
age OF Is he entered the employ of the
Atlantic bank OF New York as a clerk,
which position he held for three years.
On April Is, 1861, he enlisted as a cor
| poral i'll Company f, l4th New York
Volunteer infantry, was mustered in as
second lieutenant Of Company |, August
|. 1861. and was discharged February II.
| 1862. He was promoted to the rank of
first lieutenant of Company | of the 56tf
New York Volunteer infantry from which
| he was discharged June % 1862, for pro
motion and was mustered in as first lieu
tenant and adjutant OF the l5Sth New
\ ork infantry, August -. 1862. He was
| aDDOInfpI
discharged February Il, 1865, and was
breyeted lieutenant colonel
| Col. llsley was married in 1863 to Miss
Emily Osborne and to them two sons were
born. His wife and cousin, Rev George
b. llsley of Newton Center, Mass, sur
yive.
In 1868 he began the manufacture OF
tlnware in New York and retired from
active business in 1901. coming to this
town, where he had since lived.
In 1904 Col. IIsley bought the fan
grounds at Nliddlebury and presented
them to the Addison County Fair asso
cation. after having expended about
$4,000 on the grounds and buildings. He
donated soldiers monument. which i,
located III the park i'll this village II,
took a deep interest in the Addison coun
~ falr and WAS one of the vice president
OF the association. He built the new
Memorial Baptist church here in memor,
OF his father and also gave the new par
sonage on Washington street to the Bap
list society. He was trustee of tn,
church.
Col. Ilsley had been president of tn,
National bank of Middlebury He was {
Republican i'll politics For years he hac
maintained an office at al Broadway
New York city
The funeral will be held at the Memo
rial Baptist church Thursday Afternoon
at 2.30 o'clock. Rev Roy Z. Whittemore
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
MORTIFIED. MASS

Miss Lena Hicks is visiting relatives
in Maine
The winter term of Mount Hermon
school began Monday.
Miss Esther Moody returned to
Wellesley college Wednesday.
Miss Iona johnson is with her rar-
ents i'll Vernon to stay few weeks.
Harmony lodge held special meeting
Saturday night and worked the first de
gree.
Rev. William Boomer was the organ
ist at Sage chapel for the recent con
ference.
Carlos D. Avear, U. S. y, was the
guest of Mrs. Nellie B. Laird aud
family for the holidays
The Ladies Sewing society of the
Unitarian church will hold Red Cross
sewing meetings on each Thursday for
all day
No service was held in the Congre-
gational church Sunday night, but all
were invited to hear DR.. Speer at Sage
chapel.
Miss Elizabeth Otte has returned to
her school in Greenwich, Conn. Miss
the winter at her home.
+. Lincoln Hammond is recovering
from q severe laceration ON his leg
caused by the kick of horse 1t was
necessary to have Is stitches taken
No coal has vet been received for
use of the public schools and unless it
arrives the latter part of this week
the opening of the schools in villages
will again be postponed.
The Mothers society will meet this
week, Wednesday afternoon, in the par
ish house with Mrs. w. c. Roberts and
Mrs G. L. Johnson i'll charge. The
subject is The Value of Time.
Service was held in the vestries OF
both churches Sunday morning. At the
Congregational church Captain Jones of
the United States navy gave half
hour talk to the Sunday school.
Mrs. R. II. Philbriek and her father
Charles Jacobs, have gone to Clifton
| Springs, where Mr.. Jacobs will remain
for the winter Mrs Philbrick returned
this week. Mrs. Baglev of Somerville
! IS with her nephew, DR.. Philbrick.
Lieut.. Clarence Steadler was given
an evening at the Northfield hotel with
some Is Of his friends previous to hi.
leaving for Camp Dix last week \
| banquet was served with W. c. Rob
| erts as toastmaster. Rev. F. w. Patti
son responded for the church in its
high estimation of Mr. Steadler 5. f.
| Walker for the Northfield Brotherhood
and Philip j. Howard told of his mil
ltary work at Wesleyan university Mr..
Steadler led the guests in the singing
of Plattsburg songs, after which Cap
| tain Jones of the United States navy
gave a powerful address on Our Navy
| in Action and the World War. The
| hotel guests were present for the ad-
dress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
LIBRARY FOR EVERY CAMP.
More Than 100000 Books Already Pro-
vided for Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-As a result
OF ITS campaign last autumn for a mil.
non dollars for million books for a
million soldiers, the war service com.
mlttee Of the American Library asso-
cation already has sent more than halt
a million books 10 the training camps
and to France, has erected a complet.
library building in every cantonment
but one, where local conditions have
delayed the work, and has place,
trained men III charge of these libra
RES. Buildings are in course of con
structlon at the is national guard
camps and at two special camps.
In memorandum just submitted tx
me commission on training camp ac
Invites Of the war department. DR.
Herbert Putnam, the librarian of con
gress and who IS a director of thu
American Library association 5 wal
service, states that there are now j,
service III the various camps 444 O0t
books, and that an additional 100000
have been shipped and are on the wa,
to them.
The campaign for funds during Sep
TENDER and October last Melted some
thlng more than 81 100000 for thi!
service, Of this sum 1920, 0o0-a gran
from the Carnegie corporation-is be
| ING applied to the erection of the Ii
brary buildings at 81 camps. Tn,
buildings are simple and limited to tn,
cost stipulated of $4,000 each. TIL,
| work was done by army contractors OF
basls generally of cost plus pc
cent
The librarians were drawn from l;
pfarles III all parts of the country. Tn,
average salary is only 81 200 a wear
me reading rooms accommodate 25,
! men, and those who are stationed Will
UNITS lar distant from the libraries ar
served by automobile deliveries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-08
The Corn-Bread Campaign.

An English professor travelling
through the hills, noted various quaint
expressions. For instance, after long
ride the professor sought provisions at
mountain hut.
" What d. YOU all want?' called
out a woman
Madam, said the professor, "can
we get corn bread here? We'd like to
buy some of you.
Con-brcad? Corn bread. did 70
say Then she chuckled to herself
and her manner grew amiable. 'sWhv,
If corn-bread s all yo want come
right IN, for that 8 just what / hahn /
got nothing else on hand butt