Patriotic Day Parade Draws Big Crowds in Watertown
Watertown observes Patriotic Day on May 18 with a large parade ending at the city park for speeches led by Hon Henry Graass of Green Bay. Cadets from St Johns Military Academy and local societies will march. if rain, speeches move to Turner Opera House.
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Watertown
Charles Mulberger
Henry Graass
Green Bay
St. John's Military Academy
Turner Opera House
W. H. Woodard
A. F. Solliday
August Henze
Frank E. Woodard
Oscar Wertheimer
John Habhegger
John Kessler
John Bremer
Marble Hall Team to Clash with Rockford Colts on May 26
Fred Rausch has accepted a challenge to face the Rockford Colts at Washington Park next Sunday May 26 at 2 30. Marble Hall will field against Rockford with Pat Riley pitching and Laferty Wag ner catching for the Colts. Admission 25 cents with ladies free. Hefty lineup includes Heckstein Riley Richards Tornedo Penny and others.
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Goslings
Washington Park
Fred Rausch
Rockford, Ill
Marble Hall
Pat Riley
Battery
Rockford
Laferty
Wagner
Colts
Hallboys
Heckstein
P. Riley
G. Richards
M. Tornedo
J’. Penny
W. Richards
Seth Perry
J. Mornschein
F. Molzahn
F. E. Maas
D. E. Barr
Daly's Last Concert Sunday Evening at Turner Opera House
The Toneal Man band concert ends next Sunday evening with a men’s milk drinking contest as the feature. No details are provided, promising a humorous event. Toneal concerts have drawn hundreds in Watertown and surrounding areas.
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Turner Opera House
Watertown
Hourly Interurban Service Resumes on Memorial Day
The Milwaukee Watertown Interurban will resume hourly service on Memorial Day May 30. Trains begin at 5 26 a m and run to 10 26 p m with the last car east. Return service from Milwaukee will be hourly as well and no return to the old on the hour schedule is planned.
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Milwaukee
Wa ter Town Poultry Association Plans National Aim
At the regular meeting the Wa tertown Poultry association decided to follow National Poultry guidelines to boost the nation s food supply. Members urged keeping chickens and feeding scraps as well as grain to cut costs. The group will march in the Memorial day parade and form a June picnic committee.
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Watertown Poultry Association
National Poultry Association
Watertown Seeks Recruiters For Local Military Company
Preparations are under way to recruit a new military company in Watertown with 80 volunteers needed for state approval and an armory rental option. Meeting at city hall on Thursday May 17 will discuss details as 75 members are already in tentative formation.
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Watertown
A. F. Solliday
National Guard
City Hall
Charles Coughlin
John Coughlin
North Church Street
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Station
Waukegan
Illinois
Robert Archie
John Archie
Third Street
Engineering
Milwaukee National Guards
E. L. Grady
W. D. McMillan
Fred Keck
F. G. Keck
Fort Sheridan
Keck
University of Illinois
William Hackett
Joan Hackett
West Allis
Francis Barnes
Pipersville
Milwaukee
Books for Boy Scouts at Public Library
The public library now holds special interest titles for Boy Scouts. Notable works include Cooper Last of the Mohicans and London Call of the Wild, Kipling Jungle Book, Stevenson Treasure Island, Seton Book of Woodcraft, and Stocton Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coast among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbour
Beard
Bullen
Cooper
Last
Mohicans
Custer
Eastman
Haton
Boy Scouts of
Berkshire
Grinnell Jack
Harrison
Kent
Hill
Johnston
Kipling
London
Mathews
Maule—Boys
Mofffett
Pyle
Men of Iron
Reed
Serviss
Seton—Book of Woodcraft
Stevenson
Stocton
Buccaneers
White—The Forest
Wister
the Virginian
New May Wine From Wald meister Plant by Ohm Bros
Ohm Bros reports the annual Wald meister plant gathering has yielded the new May wine ready for spring drinkers. Demand typically exceeds supply as the forest plant is noted for its good qualities and popular with patrons.
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Waldmeister
Ohm Bros
Principles of Public Health in Everyday Life
The text urges health as citizens' duty and outlines how disease hinders progress. It stresses unused bodies deteriorate fastest, value of outdoor activity, personal hygiene, and cautions about mosquitoes as dangerous. It presents health norms as community safeguards.
Statewide drive set to raise 100000 for YMCA effort
A Wisconsin campaign to raise 100000 for YMCA work in the U S Army of a million men is organized with committee chairmen named in key cities. F E Woodard has been named for Watertown.
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Wisconsin
United States Army
F. E. Woodard
Watertown
Goslings Shut Out Fort Rebels in Nine Inning Tilt
Henke pitched a superb nine inning game for the Goslings as they blanked the Fort Rebels 4 to 0. He received strong defensive support and timely hitting from the lineup throughout the contest.
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Goslings
Fort Rebels
Watertown Goslings blank Fort Atkinson in nine innings
Sunday afternoon at Jefferson the Watertown Goslings defeated the Fort Atkinson Rebels 4 to 0 in nine innings as Henke held the Rebels in check and Hughes starred behind the plate. Jefferson beat Janesville 6 to 4 and Whitewater edged Milwaukee Hats 3 to 2. Marble Hall to play Rockford next Sunday in Watertown with Pat Riley expected to pitch.
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W. .U Per
Watertown
Jefferson Ee
Fort Atkinson
Whitewater Es
Janesville
Milwaukee Se
Watertown Goslings
Fort Atkinson Rebels
Henke
Rebels
Hughes
Jefferson
Whitewater
Mike Neuen
Milwaukee
Seining Near Hubbleton-Wellers Arrests Cut Off
Conservation officials Edward Fess and Andrew Samson investigated April to May seine fishing in the Crawfish river between Hubbleton and Milford. They destroyed about 4,000 feet of net and 15 men were arrested, pleading guilty before Justice Fargo at Lake Mills. Fines ranged from 25 to 50 dollars plus costs.
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Essrs
Edward Fess
Madison
Andrew Samson
Stoughton
The
Conservation Commission
Hubbleton
Milford
Justice Fargo
Lake Mills
Seed Supply Notice From Wisconsin Defense Council
The Council of Defense aided by the Commissioner of Agriculture in Madison offers seed at reasonable prices. Seed potatoes and seed corn varieties including Murdock Golden Glow Wis. No. 7 Silver King white No. 12 Clarks Yellow Dent are available. Other seeds such as oats remain in stock. Write exact orders to Defense Council Juneau Wisconsin.
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Council of Defense
Commissioner of Agriculture
Madison
Order To Defense Council
Juneau
Wis
Plant Railroads Right-of-Way Opportunity
Railroads announce free use of their right-of-way and vacant ground for planting. Apply to the local station agent to reserve ground. Farmers on adjacent lands are advised to pursue this offer. Defense Council Box 325 Juneau Wis.
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Defense Council
Juneau
Wis
Proclamation Calls Patriotic Day Observance in Watertown
Mayor Charles Mulberger designates Friday May 18 as Patriotic Day and urges a citywide observance with a parade. He asks public and parochial school children and other learners to participate and for businesses and organizations to close afternoon activities. Homes and businesses should display national colors to show loyalty and unity. May 15, 1917.
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Charles Mulberger
Watertown
Pioneer Resident Michael Bock Dies in Emmet Wisconsin
Michael Bock a pioneer resident of Emmet Wisconsin died Tuesday at his home after months of illness. Born in Germany July 19 1835 he came to America at age 16 and lived in Emmet most of his life. He leaves a second wife and ten children. Funeral Friday at 1 pm at St Mark's Church with burial in North Road Cemetery.
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Michael Bock
Emmet
Bock
Germany
Wisconsin
Watertown
St. Mark’s Church
North Road
Peas Planted Across 900 Acres for 1917 Season
The Watertown Canning Company has contracted 900 acres of peas for the current season and all acreage is in crop. With favorable weather the yield could reach 3000 to 5000 pounds per acre, making a large total. Field superintendent August Ludwig notes good returns to planters, citing one farmer earning a net $91 per acre over three years.
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Watertown Canning Company
August Ludwig
Jury verdict on infant death near Ixonia
A coroner's jury in Ixonia delivered a verdict that an infant died April 6 1917 near the town of Ixonia after being thrown from a moving Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train by unknown parties. Jurors named include J P Holland John C Gruel Otto Wegemann F G Keck A J Cavanaugh William Kelly. A telegram reportedly directed a conductor to watch for a woman with a basket and a two year old on the night of April 5 from Milwaukee to St Paul.
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Ixonia
Justice of the Peace
Ford Schmutzler
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
J. P. Holland
John C. Gruel
Otto Wegemann
F. G. Keck
A. J. Cavanaugh
William Kelly
Watertown Junction
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Egg shooting contest and local billiard scores near Watertown
Considerable interest marked the Sunday egg shooting contest near the railroad bridge east of Watertown where 22 caliber rifles were used onshore and ancient eggs were tossed into the river. Carl Otto led with 26 of 32 while multiple local players posted scores at H. F. Lange's place and a Madison tournament shoot is planned for next Sunday with entries to R. A. Cebell or Cap Kiefer and Rose system scoring optional.
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Watertown
Carl Otto
Madison
R. A. Cebell
Cap Kiefer
Fast Friends From Hay Deal Turned Longstanding Bond
A Wisconsin field meeting in Columbia county between Charles Mulberger of Watertown and George Staudenmayer began with a hay sale in which Mulberger offered fair market price and Staudenmayer, untrusting at first, sold the surplus hay and invited him to dinner. The two men formed a lasting friendship and now politely disagree on policy as senators.
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Columbia County
Charles Mulberger
Watertown
George Staudenmayer
Dog Hollow
Kieran
Staudenmayer
Mr. Mulberger
Wisconsin man among Wilson's reserve corps officers
Dr Ralph Kaysen is among several Wisconsin men commissioned by President Wilson as an officer in the reserve corps. Smoke Ginger 5c cigar.
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Ralph Kaysen
Wisconsin
President Wilson
Reserve Corps
Local Co operative Packing Co members ship livestock to Madison plant
Farmers in the area who belong to the Co operative Packing Co of Madison have begun shipping cattle and hogs to the new Madison plant. A consignment was sent from Clyman and another batch from Watertown.
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Co-operative Packing Co. of
Madison
Clyman
Watertown
City Fathers Meet in Regular Session
A regular city council meeting awarded the bath house contract near Boughton's bridge to Richard Rowlands for 1241 with seven bidders. The No 2 fire apparatus hauling contract went to William Spear for 300. An ordinance for drain layers licensing and plumbing inspection was proposed. A 500 payment to Herman G. Zickert was approved as part payment for city hall work. Delays recommended for Monroe street storm sewer due to funding and costs. Curb and gutter in College avenue referred. North Tenth street oiling granted. Coal purchasing delegated as no proposals were received.
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Boughton’s Bridge
Richard Rowlands
William Spear
Herman G. Zickert
Board of Public Works
Monroe Street
College Avenue
North Tenth Street
Deaths of local residents mark week for Watertown area
Obituaries report Gottlieb Blaese of Farmington died at his son Herman Blaese’s home. Born in Germany February 6, 1836, he leaves a widow and ten children. Funeral at Farmington Lutheran Church with burial in Farmington Cemetery. Other notices: Thomas Wallace of Ireland born 1832 died in St Mary’s Hospital after old age issues. burial at St Bernard’s. Walter Hill, formerly of Watertown, died in Minneapolis. brother of William Hill. Morris Bohn, 60, died in Clyman while visiting his sister. formerly a Cook at the Commercial hotel in Watertown. Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mehne died. funeral at St. Bernard’s Church.
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Gottlieb Blaese
Henry Blaese
Watertown
Herman Blaese
Farmington
Germany
Shields
Farmington Lutheran Church
Thomas Wallace
St. Mary’s Hospital
Wallace
Ireland
Plank Road
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Walter Hill
Minneapolis
Mr. Hill
Minnesota City
William Hill
la Crosse
Milwaukee Road
Julia Hill
Morris Bohn
William Ellis
Clyman
Augusta
Georgia
Commercial
Infant Lemley Rears Loss Logged at Elm Street Home
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lemley mourn the death of their thirteen months old son who died Monday morning. The funeral was held at the family home 506 Elm Street Monday afternoon with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Lloyd Lemley
Elm Street
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fire damages Immanuel Church and Nashotah inn
A Tuesday morning blaze damaged the rear roof of Immanuel Church on North Ninth Street with slight losses after tearing up shingles. A telephone alarm at 10 o clock traced to an unknown origin. The Red Circle inn at Nashotah nearly burned to the ground Monday morning from a fire suspected to be caused by crossed wires.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
North Ninth Street
Red Circle Inn
Nashotah
Watertown
Wanted Men and Teams at Watertown Lumber Co
Help wanted audience calling for men and teams to report to Watertown Lumber Co office. Good wages offered.
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Watertown Lumber Co
Madison Plant to Move to Watertown if Stock Sells
Lasure Friction Clutch Pulley plans relocate from Madison to Watertown for expansion. Stock drive aims at 15 000 dollars to fund a Dornfeld building site and new foundry. About fifty workers initial, ten Madison area families may relocate. Mayor Mulberger leads with 3500 dollars.
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Lasure
Madison
Watertown
R. L. Richardson
Mr. Parsons
Monarch Tractor Company
H. Wertheimer
Mayor Mulberger
Otto Biefeld
C. W. Harte
Edward L. Schempf
S. Molzahn
Gordon Bacon
Dornfeld
Fifth Street
John Bruegger
John C. Gruel
Emil Tanck
G. F. Bentzin
Mulberger
Jefferson County Farmers Meet Tonight at City Hall
A get-together for farmers and business men in Jefferson county is set for tonight at Water town City Hall at 8 o clock. Fort Atkinson’s F G Kraege will speak on team work and outline ways to boost profits and county prestige. The Jefferson County Farmers and Business Men's association sponsors the event.
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Jefferson County
Watertown
F. G. Kraege
Fort Atkinson
Kraege
The
Jefferson County Farmers and Business Men’s Association
Poultrymen Picnic Set With Noted Speakers
Members of the Watertown Poultry and Pet Stock association will hold their annual picnic on June 17 at the Sauer kraut club cottages. Speakers include G. W. Hackett North Freedom D K E Hale Chicago and J G Halpin State University poultry head. The group totals 114 members and lunch will be served.
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Watertown Poultry and Pet Stock Association
G. W. Hackett
North Freedom
State Association
D. K E. Hale
Chicago
Big Four Poultry Journal
J. G. Halpin
Poultry Department
The
State University
Sauerkraut Club
Marriage Licenses List From Wisconsin Clerk Office
A compact list shows numerous marriage licenses issued locally. Names include Ernst Grulke Alma Attech Leba non C L Grunland Helen Monroe and more with many couples tied to towns such as Rubicon Hartford Mayville Iron Ridge Oconomowoc Beaver Dam and Fox Lake.
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Ernst Grulke
Alma Attech
Lebanon
C. L. Grunland
Helen Monroe
Horicon
Emil A. Glassman
Herman
Esther Thom
Rubicon
Miltos W. Myers
Helen M. Horst
Charles Fahrenberg
Hubbard
Anna Witt
Iron Ridge
Leonard G. Wilke
Hartford
Martha Voigt
Mayville
Eddie Kettner
Hustisford
Mable Sprenger
Cornelius Kraut
Oconomowoc
Madeline Manning
Clyman
Emroy Franz
Lowell
Blanche Grant
Beaver Dam
Henry Ring
Bessie Saxe
Fox Lake
Jessie B. Silkey
Waukesha
Edna Service
John W. Strassewski
Westford
Agnes Hatzinger
Calamus
Ferdinand W. Pankow
Susanna Lehner
Johannes Mueller
Shields
Celig Grube
Emmet
Henry Wolfgram
Cold Spring
Elsi Matthews
Hébron
Emil J. Draeger
Caroline S. Huppert
Oakland
Max G. Dorn
Fulton
Hattie H. Gros’sklaus
Koshkonong
Farm for Sale Near Richwood Wisconsin 146 Acres
146 acre farm a mile from Richwood offered for sale with easy terms. Includes good buildings and proximity to a schoolhouse. Contact Peter Thayer route 9 Watertown Wisconsin. 25-6t
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Richwood
Peter _Thayer
Watertown
Wis
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Nig Preusse
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Ater
Spies
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Shinners
Hornickle
Leopold
Schumann
Beebe
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Dohr
Brielmaier
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Fred Schaetzke
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C. Fae
P. Pisa
AB. H. Rog
Kohli
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Koenig
H. F. Lange
H. O’brien
C. A. Feisst
H. Winkler
Spade
Philipp Hartig
B. Richter
H. Schumann
Bert Anweiler
Art Henke
Watertown Southpaw
Edward Stoehe
James Spear
Seem
B. A. Krueger
Cap Kiefer Se
Ed Stoebe
G. Keel
F. E. Mehne
North Montgomery Street
St. Bernard’s Church
Immanuel Church
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