Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-17
STATE NEWS NOTES.

LA CROSSE-Rev. Leslie Lee Sanders has
resigned the pastQrate OF Tabernacle Bap.
fist church.
STOUGHTON-Mrs w. E. Smith and
Miss Marie Brastad have started on a BIZ
cycle trip to Dewitt Ia, a distance Of 200
miles.
KENDALLS-As the result of being
kicked by cow Michael Murphy died at a
La Crosse hospital. He was struck in the
abdomen and his intestines found
badly injured
EAU CLAIRE-Eugene Mooney, who ac-
cepted a position as a lineman for a local
traction company was knocked from pole
by Il contact with Il live wire, and dieQ an
hour later il hospital.
Observation-Disclosures on advices sent
here from Cheboygan, Mich, Police Chief
Maurice Straub apprehended Mrs. Myrtle
Durham and William Smith, who are
wanted there on a charge of elopement
CAZENOVIA-The people of Cazenovia
and town of Westford are to celebrate the
tftieth anniversary of the organization of
at Cazenoyia on August 4, and &.
LA CROSSE-County Chairman John f.
Doherty has called la m Is g Of the Demo
ton to be held in Milwaukee July 30.
POYNETTE-Ray Babcocb pleaded gull
ty and c. hrier was found guilty of con
Quoting blind pigs and each was fined $50
1t was alleged that both had been selling
liquors in their restaurant without Ii
ctnse Poynette is mo license town
MARoUETTE-,With several thousand
persons in attendance the corner stone of
the new y. NJ. &. A building at Ishpeming
was put into place Sunday afternoon. Sen
ator William Alden Smith was the princi-
pal speaker. Congressman II. o. Young
and others also delivered addresses.
MARINETTE-GOv. Davidson and mem-
bers of the state park commission will
StephensOns yacht, the Bonita, to inspect
the country north of Ephraim and ascer-
tain its availability for state park pur-
poses.
phone company has elected the following
officers: President, w. IL Palmer; vice
president, +. b. Farnsworth; secretary,
Richard Valentine; treasurer, a. L. Burn
ham These, with George L. Kind, form
the board of directors.
PORTAGE-Part of the piIing used in the
construction of the dam at Kflbourn was
taken in tow here by riyermen. AS the
Wisconsin river is rising rapidly work on
the dam at KilbOurn was suspended.
MADIsON-The summer meeting of the
State horticultural society win be held in
Sturgeon Bay August 20 and u
ADMINISTRATOR Fox, for years a cab
driver in Milwaukee,, was bound over. He
was charged with having fraudulentIy Sc.
cured Il sum of money from 5. Il. Beckwitl,
owner of the Ovitt block.
WAUKESHA-The annual camp meeting
Of the Holy Jumpers will open in big
tent on the Fountain house grounds August
and continue ten days Members of the
sect from all over the country are expected.
DELAVAN-The Aram Memorial library
has been formally turned over to the city
by the trustees OF the James A. Arani eS-
tate. It represents an expenditure Of close
on to $4,000, and has an endowment fuuu
OF $1,000.
WATrSATKEE-Lau Brothers have made
complaint before the state railroad com
MISSION against the order of the United
States Express company that berries must
be shipped in crates and not in baskets as
in former seasons.
FOND DU LAC-W. H. Whalcn has re-
signed his position Of superintendent Of the
Northern Wisconsin division of the North
Western and accepted a position with the
Southern Pacific with headquarters at San
Francisco.
MADISON-State Treasurer A. II. Dahl
has appointed .. J. Taeubcr of La Cross.
department, the salary being $500 year
The position was formerly held by A. H.
Wagner of milwaukee,, who was dropped
by Dir Dahl
demurrers of the La Crosse Street Railway
company and the Chicago, milwaukee, & st.
Paul road to suit for damages for the
death of james Casklli. who was killed
last fall IN an accident at Mill street cross
ing. The widow SueG for 5000.
JANESYILLE-Bee swarmed into che
cab of Peter Goodman, driving his pasScn-
gers out, frightening the horses, and scar
ing pedestrians.
BELOIT-But for the timely Intervention
Of neighbors Willard and Bernard Kramer
would have been smOthered to death. They
had been left alone while their parents
went away and Willard being asleep, the
older brother lighted a lamp in the bed
room and himself retired. The curtains
caught fire
KENOSHA-Tbe Lincoln club has taken
up the investigation of allegations of po-
Hticai corruption among the public officials
of kenOsha.
SuEBOYGAN-H. a. Anderson, a She
boygan county cheesemaker. was found
guilty Of conducting an unsanitary factory
by jury. He has taken an appeal to the
circuit court.
BEAVER DAM-Senator Jeff Davis of
Arkansas will be one Of the speakers at
the Dodge county fair September Is to Oc-
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