Rumored electric road eyeing Juneau Beaver Dam link
Doings Friday notes rumors of an electric railway project from Oconomowoc to Beaver Dam via Juneau. A second company besides John I Beggs is said to seek the route, with Juneau and Beaver Dam gaining a Milwaukee shortcut and connections to Watertown Waukesha Green Bay via Fox River valley lines. The piece urges careful franchise consideration before granting any company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Beggs
Oconomowoc
Beaver Dam
Juneau
Watertown
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Probate Court Doings in Jefferson County Hearings
Special term of county court at Watertown December 16 covered estates of Needham Parker Breitenbach Sullivan Corfeld Engel Meschke and Austin ducal matters. Proved wills proofs of heirs guardianship ad litem duties bonds letters testamentary issued with June 16 1909 claim deadline and July 7 1909 hearings. Warrant issued to appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Watertown
Augustus E. Needham
E. Frankie Parker
Jacob Breitenbach
Matthew Sullivan
Charles Corfeld
George Engel
O. C. Hahn
Emil Meschke
Samuel M. Austin
Manly H. Austin
Samuel M. Austin, Jr
State OF
Wisconsin
Mathias Winger
Ixonia
Said
Said County
Ann Winger
Charles B. Rogers
Local names listed for town residents and dates
William Brumm Emilie Mous Tren ton Otto Krueger Bertha Ohrmund Lomira Edward Kohn Portland Hulda Rue dig Reeseville Arthur J. Johnson Almyna Crone berg Rubicon Carl Mittelsteadt Lomira Louise Scholinski Mayville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Krueger
Bertha Ohrmund
Lomira
Edward Kohn
Portland
Hulda Ruedig
Reeseville
Arthur J. Johnson
Almyna Croneberg
Rubicon
Carl Mittelsteadt
Louise Scholinski
Mayville
Cream City Visitors and Milwaukee Meetings Reported
John C C Gruel was among cream city visitors yesterday. The Rev Philip Schweitzer spent yesterday in Milwaukee. A B Liebermann transacted business in Milwaukee yesterday. Adolph G Knaak was a cream city visitor yesterday. Conductor Jossi of the Milwaukee line is being entertained at the home of S E Kuenzi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John CC. Gruel
Philip Schweitzer
Milwaukee
A. B. Liebermann
Adolph G. Knaak
Jossi
Milwaukee Line
S. E. Kuenzi
Schildkret Hungarian Orchestra to Play at Turner Opera House
The Men’s club presents the Schildkret Hungarian orchestra on Monday December 28 at Turner Opera House. The ensemble, famed from the World’s Fair era, has performed across the east and for notable figures including Prince Henry and Alice Roosevelt. Tickets were sold at Schempf Drug Co. the group features Schildkret on flute with a pianist violinist and flutist.
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Turner Opera House
Schildkret
Archduke Joseph
Hungary
Chicago
Potter Palmer
Old Vienna
East
Prince Henry
Washington
Washington Park Club
Alice Roosevelt
Lyceum
Kidnapped for Best Man Romance Comes to Bellefontaine
S B Kuenzi tells of being playfully kidnapped by Dave Wall and Margaret Vollman from the opera area to the probate judge and justice of the peace. The staged ruse secured Kuenzi’s presence to answer questions as part of the pair’s theatrical plan for their wedding style romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Index-Republican
S. B. Kuenzi
Arnold F. Kuenzi
New Minster
Kuenzi
Columbus Avenue
Opera House
Depot
Hotel Bellefontaine
Dave V. Wall
Margaret F. Vollman
Thaddeus Strong
Esther Strong
Dave
Miss Vollman
Office of Justice of the Peace
Christmas Story Hour Delights Public Library Children
Almost one hundred children attended a Friday evening Christmas story hour at the public library. Miss Kopp read Van Dyke's "The otherwise man" to a receptive, well-dressed audience. A collection of poems and stories by the children enhanced the festive hour, with many participants named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kopp
van Dyke
Owain Hughes
John Kelley
Edwin Bandelin
Arnold McAdams
George Lewandowski
Kathryn Skinner
Edith Frey
Alice Krueger
Florence Rabenhorst
Anna Meekes
Leonore Tanck
Margaret Abele
Margaret Brennecke
Irene Meade
Pastor Von Rohr Dies Quietly in Wisconsin
The Rev. Philip Von Rohr of St. Martin Lutheran Wi nona Minnesota and president of the German Lutheran synod of Wisconsin is reported dying at his Wi nona home this morning after forty four years as pastor. He has endured abdominal cancer for three years under specialist care with a sudden deterioration last night. Known in Watertown for official visits, his passing marks a major Northwest religious leadership loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip von Rohr
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
Winona
Minn
German Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin
Northwest
von Rohr
Watertown
Tuschens Buy Sun Prairie Garage and Property
F A Tuschen and H C Tuschen, former Sun Prairie residents, purchase the garage business and real estate on North Third street from Edward G Buroff. The deal closed Saturday afternoon with possession set for January 15. Purchase price stated at 8000 dollars. The garage is a newly built facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Tuschen
H. C. Tuschen
Sun Prairie
Edward G. Buroff
North Third Street
Masons Elect Officers for Coming Year at Union No. 21
Bricklayers and Masons Union No. 21 elected officers for the new year including President John Glaser and Vice President Roy Peckham. Gustav Glaser was chosen Treasurer and William Hoefs Financial Secretary with George P. Traeumer as Corresponding Secretary. Edward Schmuckel became Doorkeeper and August Fehlusch Warden, Carl Stiemke Trustee for 3 years. Delegates to Central Labor Union are William Raabe F W Dobbratz Albert Kaddatz Charles Asmus and William Laabs. Delegates to Building Trades Council are Roy Peckham Caspar Hub and William Greinert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricklayers and Masons Union No. 21
John Glaser
Roy Peckham
Gustav Glaser
William Hoefs
George P. Traeumer
Edward Schmuckel
August Fehlusch
Carl Stiemke
Central Labor Union
William Raabe
F. W. Dobbratz
Albert Kaddatz
Charles Asmus
William Laabs
Building Trades Council
Caspar Hub
William Greinert
Young Nicholas Franke Dies of Tuberculosis
Nicholas Franke aged 19 died after several months illness at his mother Mrs. Katherine Franke’s home 902 Garfield street The cause was tuberculosis The funeral will be Wednesday at 9 30 am at St Henrys Catholic church Interment in St Henrys cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Franke
Katherine Franke
Garfield Street
St. Henry’s Catholic Church
St. Henry's Cemetery
Personal Mention: Names Tied to Visits and News
Lew Parks spent Sunday in Milwaukee. Mrs. Henry Scheidler of Madison is a guest at Gustav Hahn's home. Mr. and Mrs. William Zimdars of Sullivan visit Charles Riemer. Mrs. W J Bethke learned of the death of her nephew Earl Moore from Oconomowoc yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Scheidler
Madison
Gustav Hahn
William Zimdars
Sullivan
Charles Riemer
W. J. Bethke
Oconomowoc
Earl Moore
Busmen Seek New Post Office Site in Water town
A downtown movement by prominent businessmen aims to relocate the proposed post office to a better site, possibly on Main Street. They plan to present plans to the treasury department with Congressman John M. Nelson and may send a citizens committee to Washington to argue for using part of a $65,000 public building appropriation to buy a suitable site, criticizing the $8,000 site allocation as inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
John M. Nelson
Washington
Treasury Department
Watertown
Burns Wins Suit Over Coal Claim Against Stack
In Justice Court, John W. Burns sued Edward Stack and Mary Stack over coal furnished while Stack ran a candy business at 117 West Main. The jury found Burns owed $66.68, plus costs, after Burns withdrew against Mary Stack. verdict entered and judgment granted for Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Burns
Edward Stack
Mary Stack
W. D. Stack
Burns
Stack
West Main Street
Simon Molzahn
Edward Seifert
Edward Specht
Garret Gahlman
John Block
Edward Schempf
Kading & Kading
John G. Conway
Cream City Visitors and Travel Ties Mentioned
Mrs F C Moulding visited Cream City today along with Mrs William Sproesser and Mrs C E Emmerling. Miss Leona Brandt and Miss Elsie Schempf also visited. Albert Zier of Tomah is in the city visiting relatives and heads to his home via Chicago livestock show. Edward King, Emil King, Julius Zuehlke and Arthur King with Miss Sophia King and Ruel Knowlton of Waterloo traveled to Madison for the china wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Jerry McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Moulding
William Sproesser
C. E. Emmerling
Leona Brandt
Elsie Schempf
Albert Zier
Tomah
Zier
Chicago
Edward King
Emil King
Julius Zuehlke
Arthur
Sophia King
Ruel Knowlton
Waterloo
Madison
Jerry McCarthy
Cure for rupture offered by Dr Goddard in Watertown
A Milwaukee specialist, Dr Goddard, claims to have cured Thomas Cuthbert of Brandon Victoria of a rupture in three treatments without surgery. He invites others who are ruptured to write or visit for a personal consultation at the New Commercial Hotel in Watertown on November 4, with free consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cuthbert
Brandon
Vic
New Commercial Hotel
Watertown
Goddard Milwaukee
Doings Tuesday annual meeting of union No 876 officers
At the annual meeting of Local Union No 876 Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paper Hangers of America last evening officers were chosen. President William E. Nienow. Vice President Frank Kalina. Recording Secretary L J Wetzel. Financial Secretary William M. Ellis. Treasurer Edward Simdars. Conductor Otto Buchholz. Warden E M Jones. Trustee 18 months Frank Auer. Delegates Central Labor Union John Lutovsky Frank Kalina Frank Auer Max Rose William E Nienow. Delegate Building Trades Council Edward Simdars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers of America
William E. Nienow
Frank Kalina
L. J. Wetzel
William M. Ellis
Edward Simdars
Otto Buchholz
E. M. Jones
Frank Auer
Central Labor Union
John Lutovsky
Max Rose
Building Trades Council
Unclaimed letters list at Watertown post office week ending December 22
Watertown post office lists unclaimed letters for the week ending December 22. Names include Berg Matt Burgin Miss Anna Clemans Len L Maher James Merker D A Maerchner J C A Dan Patterson O W Schroeder and MacKenzie Dan Patterson. To obtain any letter, applicants must call for adversed letters and provide the date. If not claimed in two weeks they go to the dead letter office. H T Eberle P M.
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Watertown
Berg
Matt Burgin
Anna Clemans
Len L. Maher
James Merker
D. A. Maerchner
Farmington MacKenzie
Dan Patterson
O. W. Schroeder
Robert Unique Theatre
H. T. Eberle
P. M
Pipersville Pointers Share Merry Christmas Tidings
The Methodist Sunday school plans a Christmas tree program at the church on Christmas Eve at 7 30 PM inviting all. Visitors include Miss Van Dike of Milwaukee staying with Mrs E R Lewis. Local social notes mention visitors and travels, a birth, school vacations, and wedding invitations for Ada Ziemer and Alex Jaeger at St Mark's Ixonia. The couple will reside in Tomah where Jaeger teaches. Best wishes for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Miss van Dike
Milwaukee
E. R. Lewis
Esther Goetsch
Edna Lounsbury
R. Schroeder
Gertrude Kohli
Mae Humphrey
Co. C. Wheetfell
Clara Krause
Florence Henning
Jay Perry
Ixonia
A. Nelson
Plum
Ada Ziemer
Alex Jaeger
Tomah
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Louis Ziemer
Jaeger
They Have a Jolly Time at New Commercial Hotel Dance
Employees and friends of the New Commercial hotel enjoyed a dance and supper last evening hosted by Mrs. J. Brandenburg. The hostess arranged a pleasing evening with elaborate decorations and fine orchestra music, leaving attendees with fond memories until the next annual gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Brandenburg
Paul Thom Hosts Holiday Dance at Turner
Paul Thom, longtime promoter and devotee of dance, announces a public holiday dance at the Turner on Tuesday evening December 29. He has secured excellent music and promises a festive evening for all ages, with a program in progress for enthusiasts of the terpischorean art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Thom
Turner
Thom
Mrs Newton to spend tomorrow in Milwaukee
Mrs M S Newton will spend tomorrow in Milwaukee. Isadore O'Brien and Lillian Feld schneider skated to Pipersville and back yesterday in two hours. Mrs W J Bethke has gone to Oconomowoc to attend the funeral of her nephew, which takes place tomorrow morning.
University Ties Trades to Hands On Teaching
The University of Wisconsin Extension Division preserves skilled labor pathways through practical instruction in shops. Instructors visit plants, mentor workers, suggest cross training, loan books, and boost ambition with leadership opportunities. Bulletins and lectures spread practical knowledge statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Extension Division
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Free six page diary offer from patent lawyers
Readers are invited to obtain a free six page diary for 1909 by sending two cents postage to D Swift & Co Patent Lawyers Washington DC. The diary, worth 25 cents, includes 20 pages of 1908 crop production by states, everyday law and patent law points, business forms, population data for cities and states, and 75 blank pages.
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D. Swift &Co
Patent Lawyers
Washington, D. C
Hick's Almanac for 1909 Advertised by Word and Works
The Rev. Srl R Hicks Almanac for 1909 is advertised as the best astronomical year book with original Hicks Weather Forecasts. It costs 35 cents by mail or 30 cents on stands, with a free copy for a subscription. Agents are wanted by Word and Works Pub. Co, 2201 Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo. A 5 cent cigar called Latest Out is promoted.
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Profy Hicks
Hick
Word and Works
America
Word and Works Pub. CO
Locust Street
St. Louis
Hicks
Prizes Awarded for Best Landscape Beautification
Watertown Outdoor Art Association honored six young contestants for improving unsightly city spots. Reginald Humphrey won first for transforming his Lafayette Street grounds into beauty. Gerhardt Trachte and Arthur Krebs took second and third for design and refinement. Adolph Stiemke, Herman Kohlbry, and Ellsworth Miller earned fourth to sixth for unity, ingenuity, and neatness. Honorable mention went to Keck, Wolf, Buege, Hollenbeck, and Cruger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown Outdoor Art Association
H. Wertheimer
W. P. Roseman
W. J. Stube
T. F. Shinnick
Times Publishing Company
Reginald Humphrey
Lafayette Street
Gerhardt Trachte
Third Street
Arthur Krebs
Seventh Street
Adolph Stiemke
Herman Kohlbry
North Church Street
Ellsworth Miller’s
Ninth Street
John Keck
Second Street
Freddie Wolf
Montgomery Street
Arthur Buege
Market Street
Fred Hollenbeck
Washington Street
Harold Cruger
Our City
Idaline Stone
Ella Wilder
William J. Stuebe
Bowling News: Imperials Defeat Giants In Postponed Row
Two postponed games at Schultz alleys last evening saw the Imperials defeat the Giants while Gahlsman’s Colts beat the Phoenix. Scores not provided in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz Alleys
Imperials
Giants
Gahlsman
Colts
Phoenix
New York Visitors Spur Carl Schurz Memorial Plans
B G Heyn treasurer of the Wisconsin society of New York and Edward G Broennimann visited Watertown today to promote revived interest in the Carl Schurz memorial park. They toured the Schurz home with local committee members and plans may be formulated at a late afternoon meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schurz
B. G. Heyn
New York City
Watertown
Heyn
Wisconsin Society of New York
Edward G. Broennimann
New York
Local residents and visitors noted in Ixonia area
Mrs W Will of Ixonia called in the city today. Miss Laura Mulick returns from New Richmond, and Miss Marion Mulick comes home from Green Bay for the holidays. Other visitors include Miss Margarete Glaser and Miss Loraine Otto in Jefferson, Miss Fleuretta Hartwig from State University, and Lillian McMannan from Milwaukee Downer College. Several students from the State University return home for vacation. Mrs W J Toussaint hosts a dinner for Mrs John Franklin of Waterloo. A large white owl near Hertel Hoffmann’s store draws pedestrians. One cent stamps with Franklin portrait go on sale at the post office. Smoke Latest Out cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Mulick
New Richmond
Marion Mulick
Green Bay
Margarete Glaser
Loraine Otto
Jefferson
Fleuretta Hartwig
State University
Lillian McMannan
Milwaukee-Downer College
Martha Rutz
Emma Jantzen
Chicago
Margaret Habhegger
State University At
Madison
Erwin Feldschneider
Raymond Downing
Bessie Church
F. F. Farber
Menomonee Falls
Frank Garrity
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Benjamin Franklin
W. J. Toussaint
Cole Street
John Franklin
Waterloo
Hertel & Hoffmann’s
Main Street
A Word to Our Subscribers on Arrears
The Leader warns readers with one year or more in arrears by January 1, 1908 will be dropped from the mailing list under postal regulations. Subscriptions must be paid to avoid cutoffs. readers are urged to send in funds promptly to keep their names on the list.
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