Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
STATE NEWS NOTES.

MENASHA-James Bassett, local bust
ness man, came near drowning when he fell
through the ice into the government canal.
MILTON JUNCTION-While the family
was away attending funeral the house of
Joseph Richardson, a well-known farmer,
robbed by farm hand.
KENOSHA-With the consent of the Wis
consin state board of control the county
board has directed that all Kenosha county
patients be sent to the Racine county asy-
lum
JANESvILLE-wilIiam Ashton, who lives
south of the city, was struck by a Milwau-
kee passenger train and thrown thirty feet
and is expected to die. His horse was
killed.
Observation-Disclosures of Co 1, Wisconsin
National guard are planning a celebration
to be held on December Is in honor of the
eighth anniversary of the company's organ
izatiOn
MADISON-Gov. Davidson has extended
to the Wisconsin Implement Dealers asso-
citation an invitation to meet in Madison in
1909. The association meets in Milwaukee
this week.
RACINE-William Bell, county clerk,
whose term expires early in January, will
succeed Silas Bull as superintendent of the
Racine county insane asylum, and his wife
will be matron
RACINE-Niss Ethel Kelley lies at her
home in a precarious condition, the result
of skating accident at the Lakeside audi
forum. She fell and a skater behind kicked
her on the head.
MONROE-The largest bond ever REQUIRED
of the county treasurer of Green county
was signed by twelve local citizens, the
amount being $24O,OO0, or 100000 more than
any previous bond.
RACINE-Charles j. Rahr has begun suit
for divorce, but his wife cannot be found
by officers who want to serve papers. The
defendant is "a years old and had been
married twice before.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gliechmann. aged
rs years, one of the best known German
pioneers of the county, is dead of injuries
I-.Nl two w hp
thrown from a buggy.
CEDARBURG-A great wolf hunt is be-
ing conducted three miles west of here.
Hunters succeeded in capturing q large tim
Der wolf There are three or four more
wolves in the swampS.
EAU CLAIRE-Miss Nellie Ellison, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A f Ellison Of this
city, leaves soon for Honolulu, Hawaiian
islands. where she will teach mathematics
in u college at that place.
APPLETON-An artesian well is proving
a bonanza mine for its owner, i resident
on North Division street. This man has
about thirty-five customers. each paying 81
a month for the privilege of getting water
out of the well.
raised among Russians because the postof-
ice department sent back books sent as
Christmas presents under 4 ruling that no
books of religious or political nature can
be be sent to Russia.
MONROE-Wiu Kinch of Belmont was
killed by 4 train after breaking Jail at
Darlington. where he had been locked up
after showing symptoms of insanity. He
was walking toward home and was blinded
by a snowstorm
MADISON-Chief Justice J. s. WinsIow
was elected president of the Madison Men s
club, which is a new organization to take
the place of the old Six O'clock cluh. Secre-
tary John NJ. WinterbOtham OF the state
railroad commission was elected vice presi-
dent Prof F. c. Sharp of the state uniyer-
sity secretary and Attorney Charles +.
Lamb treasurer.