 About that time, the Pettibones sold the "Republican" and purchased the "Watertown Republican", which they operated for two years before selling it.He then moved to Waupun, where he assisted Wilford A. Sanborn, proprietor of the "Waupun Leader" and husband of Pettibone's daughter Hannah.Pettibone was a Freemason, an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.