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James W. Moore
Editor of Watertown
Gazette
E. J. Masterson always
took pleasure in that he was the first
subscriber to the The Gazette and also gave the first order for an "ad” in it.
1881
03 05 Snowstorm,
Signage in front of bldg [not Gazette bldg]. At the time E. Off was publisher, NE corner
West Ave [Main] and Water [1880 City
Dir]
120 W Main, Watertown Gazette,
"Read the Gazette And B Happy" Images WHS_003_PC_431 and _438
1899
03 10 For
the second time within two weeks some miserable cur has poisoned a dog
belonging to the editor, a second one being poisoned last Wednesday afternoon
just one week after being presented to me by one of our business men. I will pay the above reward ($25) to anyone who
will furnish the information that will lead to the arrest of the guilty party,
for whoever it may be certainly deserves punishment, and it will be meted out
in homeopathic doses if the person is found
out. – JAS. W. MOORE WG
1909
02 26 F. P. Brook
remembered by the editor of the Gazette WG
1908
08 07 JAMES W.
MOORE: FIRE INSURANCE
Place
your fire insurance in Jas. W. Moore's agency if you desire to be well
protected in case of fire. Call at The Gazette office and have it attended
to. The San Francisco fire has driven
many fire companies to the wall. Be sure
you are insured in good companies. You
will consult your interests by insuring with James W. Moore, who is agent for
some of the best companies in the United States. WG
1909
07 30 William J. Stacy, employed for 28 years,
resigned position WG
09 10 Every evil in town; editor asked to write
up and rebuke WG
1912
04 11 Letter from Prof. Jas. M. Moore
The
editor is in receipt of the following letter from his son, James M. Moore,
which will be read with interest by all his old friends here.
St.
Edward's Preparatory College,
Huntington,
West Virginia,
April
5, 1912.
Dear
Father: I received your letter
yesterday. The weather has been
delightful here for some time past.
Yesterday was very warm.
Ex-president Roosevelt spoke here yesterday. I went to hear him and shook hands with
him. He spoke in the court house square
to about 20,000 people. His voice was
poor and what he said did not amount to much.
It was the quietest crowd and the least enthusiastic I ever saw meet a
man who has been in public life like he has.
Taft will be nominated. The
democrats can defeat him if they nominate Wilson. The governor and a great many republicans of
this state favor Roosevelt. The two
United States senators are for Harmon and he will probably get the delegates
from this state to the democratic national convention. If a democrat is to be elected it will be
Wilson, but he will have hard work to be nominated. The people favor him, but he has all the
capitalists against him. This state has a republican governor and one
republican congressman, but the two U. S. senators and four congressmen are
democrats.
I have commenced to study law
during my spare time. J. M. M. WG
1913
05 29 Insurance. Insure against fire loss in Jas. W. Moore’s Fire
Insurance agency, who has some of the best companies in the country. Call at Gazette
office and place your fire risks with him.
WG
1914
04 23 JAMES W. MOORE, EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE, WATERTOWN’S NEXT POSTMASTER
Congressman M. E. Burke has
recommended James W. Moore, editor of The
Gazette, to succeed Herman T. Eberle as postmaster
of Watertown, whose term of office expires next Sunday. Mr. Eberle, however, will hold the office a
week or two longer, as it will take some time to arrange for the transfer of
the office and other preliminary arrangements.
The position of postmaster of Watertown is an important one and pays a
salary of $2,700 a year. The new
postmaster will enter upon his duties with a determination to serve the patrons
of the office in a manner that will meet with their approval, especially so if
hard work and strict attention to business will bring about this result, and
hopes that he will succeed in making as good a postmaster as the present
incumbent, Mr. Eberle. It is our only
regret in connection with this affair that as a change in the politics of the
country, according to the usual custom, brings about a change in postmasters
also, that the services of so good a man as Mr. Eberle will no longer be at the
disposal of the public. The editor takes
this occasion to thank all who in any manner gave him encouragement and
assistance in securing this appointment, and especially do we feel grateful to
the citizens of Watertown for the splendid spirit manifested in our
behalf. There was none of that narrow
mindedness nor bigotry brought into the contest at any time, which is so
prevalent throughout the country at the present time, and the contest for the
office between the different candidates was a friendly one. It speaks well for the citizenship of
Watertown. From a political standpoint,
and taking the view of public service to the city, most people say, the editor
has earned this
06 18 JAMES W. MOORE INSTALLED AS POSTMASTER LAST
SUNDAY
James
W. Moore, editor of The Gazette, was
installed as postmaster last Sunday, succeeding our worthy citizen, H. T.
Eberle, who has served the public faithfully and well in that capacity for over
eight years, and retires with the good wishes of all our people. Post Office Inspector R. M. Bates of this
city and Charles N. Moore of Chicago, two old friends of both the incoming and
outgoing postmaster, were the installing officers and to whom the new postmaster
is exceedingly thankful for their great assistance extended on the occasion of
his installation. On the change of
postmasters, The Watertown Daily Times of last Monday says:
“James
W. Moore, editor of the Watertown
Gazette, who was appointed postmaster, assumed the duties of the office on
Sunday, Postmaster H. T. Eberle retiring after an efficient service of eight
years. On Saturday Mr. Eberle had a
farewell talk with the employees of the post office with whom lie had been
associated during the eight years, who in turn showed the esteem in which they
held him.
“Post
office Inspector C. N. Moore, a former Watertown boy and at one time an
employee of the post office here, was delegated by the federal authorities to
make the transfer as a compliment to him.
The new postmaster starts in with the well wishes of the whole
community, and the retiring postmaster carries with him the record of a
faithful and efficient public servant. An ever courteous and obliging gentleman,
he maintained a discipline which always provoked good service and satisfied
patronage. He is, of course, forced to
retire through a change in the political administration in the country. He leaves his position respected alike by
employees and the citizens of Watertown, with a record of good and efficient
service.
“Mr.
Moore, who succeeds him, is an old resident of Watertown, known to all. He has been a lifelong democrat, and owing
mostly to the fact that he was an ardent worker for the party in years past has
this appointment come to him. There is
no doubt but that the new postmaster will so conduct the affairs of the office
as to leave little room for complaint.”
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The Chicago Record-Herald of last Sunday had
the following relative to the change in postmasters:
IN ONE
OFFICE 38 YEARS
C. N.
MOORE TO TRANSFER POSTMASTERSHIP TO BOYHOOD FRIEND.
Thirty-eight
years ago Charles N. Moore, then a boy in short trousers, went to work in the
post office at Watertown, Wis., as a clerk.
Tomorrow
he will act as installing officer for the government in transferring the postmastership at that place to James W. Moore, a boyhood
friend.
Mr.
Moore now is acting chief post office inspector there. The sentimental feature connected with the
transfer means much to both Post Office Inspector Moore and the new postmaster.
“Jim”
Moore, the new postmaster, is a close friend of Joseph
Davies, commissioner of corporations.
Watertown is the latter’s home town.
1915
03 05 James W. Moore sells Gazette to son, John M. Moore. WG
03 11 JAMES W. MOORE RESIGNS EDITORSHIP
James
W. Moore, who has since November 15, 1880, been the editor and manager of The
Watertown Gazette, has relinquished the control of that paper to his son,
John M. Moore. We welcome the new editor
of The Gazette to the ranks, and wish him eminent success in his work.
It has
always been pleasant for us to think of James W. Moore as the editor of The
Watertown Gazette. He is a man who has
stood for the highest standards of professional ethics. He has not allowed himself to be the tool of
anybody. He has conducted his paper as
an honorable man should, fairly and fearlessly, and he has been endorsed by his
fellow citizens as he deserved to be. As
one of our oldest and best friends, we wish him many years of prosperity and happiness.
— Waterloo Democrat.
James
W. Moore, for the past thirty-five years editor and publisher of The
Watertown Gazette, has disposed of the paper to his son, John M. Moore, who
has been connected with The Gazette for several years and is no stranger to the
newspaper business. Mr. Moore, Sr., was
recently appointed postmaster at Watertown as a deserved reward for many years
of faithfulness to Democratic principles, and owing to the duties of his office
has decided to withdraw from the newspaper field. We wish the new management every success. — Juneau Independent. / WG
1916
03 24 EDITOR MOORE INJURED
John M. Moore, editor of the
Watertown Gazette, who was severely
injured at his office, Tuesday evening, when he slipped and fell on the stairs,
will be taken to St. Mary’s hospital, where he will undergo an X-ray
examination. Mr. Moore received a bad
cut on his scalp, and also fractured his shoulder. At first his injuries were not regarded as
serious, but complications have set in and it was found necessary for him to
enter the hospital.
1935
James W., Fire Insurance business
ad, Gazette office, 1935,
108 Second
1937
07 21 JAMES W. MOORE HOUSE SOLD
The residence of James W. Moore, 201 Church Street,
has been sold to Mrs. L. W. Moldenhauer, associated with Kading
& Kading, who will convert the home into
apartments. Mr. Moore will move to the
Mendenhall Apartments at 412 1/2 S. Washington Street. Mr. Moore has lived in the home for 52 years,
ever since he bought the home from Mrs., Peter Malloy. A number of years after he bought the house
he built an addition to it. The home was
built by the late John Malloy, grandfather of Mrs. Richard Thauer. Watertown Daily Times, 07 21 1937
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James Moore was born in New York City. He came to
Watertown as a boy in 1861. The Watertown
Gazette began weekly publication in 1879 and in 1880, Moore took over as
editor and publisher. He operated the Watertown
Gazette until 1937 and when he stopped publishing, the paper ended with
him.
During the nineteenth century there were many
newspapers published in Watertown. Most were published on a weekly basis and
had a political bias with only a portion of local news included. Of all the small newspapers in the nineteenth
century, the Watertown Gazette was one of the most significant. It was published consistently for over 50
years with the same editor and publisher. This house, as the home of James Moore for the
period he published the paper, is significant because of its association with
him.
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