Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
STATE NEWS NOTES.

WRIGHTSTOWN-JO Gunnortng, 50,
and Michael Shendai, so; both pioneers, are
dead.
RTPON-waupun and Ripon high schools
debating teams will meet in Il contest here
March G.
MANAWA-Charlps Schocnrock was ktlIef:
by falling from load Of hay. His skull
crushed
MONROE-The thirty-sixth annual CON
ventiOn of the Wisconsin Dairymens as
ISOLATION will be held al Monroe, March II,
l. and IS.
MONROE-J. b. GaluSha. retired banker.
and in his DAY one Of the leading bankers
of the state, is dead at his home here at
the age of 50.
KENOSHA-A deal was closed here by
which the Jones' O'Brien Amusement com
pany, con trolling theaters in all parts OF
Wisconsin, was dissolved.
ASHLAND-John T Hartman, a former
confederate soldier; is dead. The BODY was
conducted to the depot by the G, A. R. to
be taken to Claire. Mich
KENOSHA-The Thomas Z. Jeffcry com
pany of this city Purchased from the re-
ceivers of the A. G. Pope company the old
Rambler bicycle factory in Chicago
MAD1SON-Statc Banking Commissioner
NJ. {. Bergh issued a call for Z report of
the conditions of state and saving banks
at the close of business of February IL
RACINE-The Civic Federation published
its platform, upon which it will stand at
the municipal election. 1t Is intimated
that city affairs are dominated by ring.
GREEN BAY-Mayor NIinahan In an ad-
dress to the council announced he WoIId
not be Il candidate for reelection in April
No one has expressed Il desire to run for
any city office.
BELOIT-W. G. johnson of this CITY. his
son and his sons fathpr-in-law J. G Norm
up. have just been offered 5000. 900 bv an
English syndicate for copper mine in
Washington.
MENASHA-The connection Of the John
Strange Paper company III reports from An.
plpTOD. o
is declared by Mr. Strange to be wholly
without foundation.
RIPON-At the annual meeting Of TIL
Ripon Historical society these officers wer4
elected: r. L. Luther, pres don't; George W
Carter. vice president: s NJ. pedrick, sec.
rotary; c. H. Ellsworth. treasurer.
RIPON-Dr. R c. Hughes. president Of
+ pom college. is in andance at the fifth
annual convention of the Religious Educi.
ton association in Washington. He is 10
appear on the programme. having the topic
Relation of moral and religious education
TO the life of the nation
la CROSSE-Strangers murdered Renia.
MN Raemer TG-year-Old bachelor LIVING
in Pep:n county. six miles from Wabasha
by a blow on the head and then shot a his
housekeeper who answered his screams. She
hid under Il straw stack and escaped. Nc
motive IS known.
SHEBOIGAN-Petition are being cIrcu-
lated asking Thomas VI. Blackstocll Of this
city to become Il candidate for delegate to
the republican national convention. \ Pc
tton is also being circulated for Henry
krumrcy Of Plymouth. pledged TO La Fol
lette. Mr.. BlackstOck Is unpledged.
MANITOWOC-Prof Paul KelIar, north
side school, will have personal interview
with President Roosevelt next week when
he will be delegate to the national meet
ing OF Supervising School Principals al
Washington. President Roosevelt Will ten
der reception to the convention.
hAUKAUNA-The sons OF Joe WaDab.
nahcum and John Owan. aged and 1C
years respectively. ran away from the gov,
eminent school at the keshena reservation
ana were frozen to death. They started C
OF the boys thirty miles, but got lost.