Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-14
State items in Brief.

WASHBURN-Louise Tetzner had her eye
nearly cut to pieces by piece of steel from
an axe flying and striking her.
.SHAWANO-Rev E; II. North of this
city has been extended a call by the Pres
byterian church at Mason City, Ill.
NEENAII-The common council is con-
sidCrnG whether beer wagons shall be kept
off the streets on Sunday.
MENOMONIE-The Elk Greek Evangelical
church celebrated its fiftieth anniversary,
services being conducted by former pastors.
KAUKAUNA-Thc annual picnic of the
Brown County Buttermakers' association
VIII DE held at Depcre on August rs.
ANTIGO-While playing on some lumber
piles Frank Duyal, ! years of age, lost his
balance and fell distance of fourteen feet,
breaking his neck.
ANTIGO-Miss Baensch, a daughter or
Judge Baensch, has been appointed city IL
brarian. She is graduate of Milwaukee,
Downer college.
APPLETON-Pans for building an inter
urban line with local capital to New Lon
don by way of llOrtOnville are unGel dis
cuSsiOn.
BAYFIELD-About forty homan Catholic
priests of this diocese, under the guidance
of Bishop Schinner, held Il retreat at the
local monastery.
FOND DU LAC-The cheese factory or
east shore, located at Pipe village, was
destroyed by fire.
MIFFLIN-Tom Wilkinson and Grant
Holland were slightly injured by Il prema-
ture explosion while drilling Il blast at the
Slack mines
day night, cut his throat with, a razor, al
most severing the wind pipe, and also
slashed his wrists, died at the hospital.
GREEN BAY-Fred. 4-year-old son of
Michael I.istle, while playing around els
tern, accidentally fell in, and drowned in
two feet of water.
MENOMINEE, Mich.-The body of an I'M
known man was washed ashore here. 1t is
thought that he was sailor halling from
Milwaukee who committed suicide.
CRANMOOR-The annual summer meet
ing, the Wisconsin State Cranberry Grow
ers' association will be held at Gaynor
Brothers bog, August Is.
RACINE-The relatives of Johi Soens and
John Lepow, killed by an interurban car at
Ives, will commence suit against the cor
poratiOn for $4,000 damages.
ASHLAND-Fcaring that his money
would give ont before he died. Dominica
Bach. aged IS; turned over 500 to the
poor house. His request was granted.
APPLETON-Mr and Mrs Louis Do
CURE celebrated the fiftiath anniversary Of
their marriage in Manitowoc on August .,
1853.
APPLETON-Wright Truesdale has start
ed to bum his way to San Francisco TO
see his mother. TrueSdaie only has ON
leg. and will make the trip on the bump
MENOMINEE, Mich.-Survived by seven
ty-one grandchildren and twenty-five great
grandchildren, Mrs. keren Miller Il pio-
neer resident of Marinette county, died at
the age of 81 years.
APPL ETON-The Trades and Labor coun-
ell of Appleton will have a monster Labor
day celebration of all the labor organiza-
lions of the Fox River valley at Waveriy
beach.
APPLETON-Fred Simpich, formn-
Wisconsin newspaper man. who spent S ,
eral years in Manila and the far east I
take the examination for appointment to d
consular position.
BLACK RIVER FALLS-Work on the
construction of the concrete dam tur the
city water power, is under way and 6O-
foot length of the east wing is alreaLy
completed.
KAUKAUNA-Mrs. William KnaDp of
Deer Creek met with a distressing accident
while on her way home from Clintonville
Her horse became frightened and in being
thrown from her carriage her right ear was
caught by the wheel and torn from her head
GREEN BAY-Mrs. Hoberg has been
found guilty of having obtained S14JO TN
der false preSentenSeS. She represented 10
| \ local purchaser that land She sold on
| provements, when as Il matter of fact 1t
| was wilderness.
KAUKAUNA-Tbe Green Bay & Mfssis.
| sippi Canal company will build the largest
| water power dam in the state of Wiscon-
| sin at the foot of the lower rapids OF the
| Fox river in this city. The dam Will b.
! $500 feet long and Will run under Il twenty,
] eight foot head.
FOND DU LAC-The Evangelical church
! at Iomira celebrated its hftieth auuiver-
| sary in the identical building in which the
| first services were held. Addresses were
| delivered by Rev. +. J. Nickel of Oshkosh
and Prof. J. s R0esSler of the Naukcsha
/ Industrial school