Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-25
STATE NEWS NOTES.

LA CROSSE-The annual meeting of the
Western Wisconsin association will be held
In this city October 23-24
BLACK RIVER FALLS A. ]. RoiSa-
lands photo gallery was destroyed by fire
with photographs and negatives.
LA CROSSE-SyIvester Nevins, for the
past two years a reporter on the local
papers, is dead as n result of an operation
for appendicitis.
SPERIOR-Copper ore was discovered in
rock used to pave the streets with ma
cadam. The rock comes from the vicinity
OF Rockmount on the copper range nearest
the city.
VIROQUA-Betsy Lewiston, aged % years,
n kitchen maid at the Hotel Nirouua com
mitted suicide by swallowing CarbOlic acid.
Disappointment in a love affair is given as
the cause.
LA CROSSE-Ortn Fox of West Salem
was sufocated in sewer at Austin,
MINI. Fox was digging a trench when it
caved in upon him. He was dead when
taken out.
CHIPPEWA FALLS-While clearing land
on c. L. Mason's farm, near Almena. Bur
ley Zeller uncovered a human skull and the
skull of a large bear. The skulls were Iy-
Ing close together.
LA CROSSE-A cinder in the eye of one
of the women members of the party de
layed the millionaires' special containing
the directors and heavy stockholders of the
Milwaukee road for several hours.
IRREGULARITIES the members of O. r.
Lindberg's family Kickapoo Center
were milking in the basement of the barn,
the building was struck by lightning and
destroyed. The cows were rescued.
CHIPPEWA FALLS-Tnomas Phillips,
well-known property owner, had a narrow
escape from being killed by train at the
depot. He fell under the cars, but was
hauled out by stranger before the w-eels
struck him.
LA CROSSE-According to the observa-
lions OF the local weather bureau the pres
ent long continued drought has broken the
damage has been done to late crops ow-
ing to the continued dry weather
La CROSSE-While engaged in an alter
Rounce shot and seriously wounded Ben
Bearman. Bearman was brought to the
hospital here where it is believed he Will
recover. Rounce has not been apprehended
STOUGHTON = Charged with breaking
twenty-five windows in a public school and
with malicious destruction of other prop
erty, Eugene Clausen and Truman Stuvetra
were sent to the state reformatory.
BFLOIT = While Miss Marion Attridge
of this city was waiting at the Jefferson
Park station, Chicago. about to return
home to enter college here, mail pouch
thrown from an express struck her and
dislocated her knee.
PARK FALLS-Rev Father Klein has
resigned as pastor of the parishes of Gid
quence there Will be a Encouragement OF
the field in this vicinity so as to more
evenly distribute the work.
kAUkAUNA-kaukau na may go without
street illumination beginning October IA
On that day the present contract with the
lighting company expires and the council
has Informed the company that the con
tract viii not be renewed because of com
plants
SHADES CORNERS-On October IL tho
Evangelical Lutheran church will celebrate
its fiftieth anniversary. Present among
the worshipers will be the only two sur
yiving charter members, George Rosen
hauer OF Burlington and J. S. RoSenhauer
stlll member OF this congregation.