Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-07
STATE NEWS NOTES.

MERRILL-William Milne of pIainfield
has been chosen principal of the Merrill
High school.
APPLETON-The will of Capt \. Nj.
Edwards bequeaths an $4,000 estate to dis
tant relatives.
YICToRY-Protcsts are being made by
lot owners against the practice of raising
crops in the city cemetery.
CALUMET-The annual convention of the
American national temple of the TcmpiarS
of Temperance is being held in this city.
MARINETTE-Two children of August
Erdman, residing in the town of Porter
field, were badly burned by shaking lime.
FOND DU LAC-Supt. f. ?. Grain was
presented with a handsome Norris chair by
the teachers attending the county institutes.
EAU CLAIRE-The school census shows
that there are 6961 children of school age
in this city-a gain of exactly fifty over last
year.
EAU CLAIRE-Fifty-one years as post
master Of Rock Falls is the record of
George II. Chamberlin. lie is now 81 years
of age.
RACINE-Thc school census of Racine
shows that there are 1902 children Of
school age, an increase Of Isl over last
year.
OSHKOSu-This city was promised
new depot by officials of the Wisconsin
Central who were here on an annual in
SpectiOn tour
MENOMINEE-Dayi Crotch. the last of
the hcadmen of the once mighty POttawat-
omG Indians, is slowly dying here. He is
over so years of age.
GRAFTON-The marriage of Miss Agatha
Carstens to Mr.. Francis j. Maley OF Vest
Bend will take place August , at the home
of the bride in Grafton.
EAU CLAIRE.While playing, Arthur
Gum, the little 3-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gum, was badly bitten on the
arm and hand by a dog
LA CROSSE-Bids for the construction of
the county agricultural and manual train
ing school at Onalaska will be opened by
the county board on August IL
MARINETTE-An invitation has been ex-
to bless the new Polish church school in
this city September 10 next
MENOMINEE-Whi playing near home
six miles from this city, the IA months
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Berg
lund was savagely hooked by Il COW.
MANAWA-The cucumber and potato
crop have been practically ruined by the
long-continued dry spell and nothing but
a weeks steady rain can save them.
LA CROSSE-A movement is on to have
the sacngerfest auditorium converted into
4 market hall Instead of raZing it as pro
vided in the permit given by the common
council
ALNIA-AIrs. Barbara Schlapp a widow
of about 40 years of age, disappeared Tues
day night. Her remains were found float
ing in Belvidere slough, about five miles
from here.
EAU CLAIRE-Physician here are baffled
by new chidren's disease which has made
its appearance: The ailment has the symp-
IONS OF ISDuOlu ana nCHluslllS, anu three
deaths occurred last week.
RACINE-It may be that the body of the
man who was killed near Iruesdell week
cXhumed again. Mrs Mary Murphy, Chicn-
go, believes the body to be that of her
husband. John Murphy. who disappeared
about the time of the accident.
CHIPPEWA FALLS-The marriage OF
George ". Chisholm and Miss Lillian 4.
Wagner, two society people OF r, 81: louis,
Mo. has just became public. They eloped
to this city and were married here July -.
EAU CLAIRE-RuShing into her home.
which had caught fire during her absence,
Mrs. Albert Erickson fought her way
through the flames and saved the life OF
her baby, but not before she had received
serious burns herself.
NARINETTE-The state park commission
will visit here August : to pick a site for
the proposed Door County park. The strip
of land that is under observation has eight
miles of water front and is valued at
$1,000.
APPLETON-On August IS. 10. and 20
the general body of the joint synod or
Ohio and other states OF the Lutheran
church will convene here The delegates
will represent congregations agSregatIng
10000 communicates.
APPLETON-Dr. Macmillan Herzog Of
Chicago. recently federal pathologiSt in the
philippine service. is making study of the
disease which annually claims the lives Of
about 100 horses at this season Of the year
along Lake Winnebago.
CALUMET, Mich.-Harry Collins. a car
pointer, aged 80 years and married, was
killed by falling from a scaffold while
shingling roof at Laurium, and having
his neck broken. Two other men, John
Ellis and Harry Evans, sustained fractured
limbs.
RACINE-Charles F Kimball had his left
leg broken and narrowly escaped being
drowned He became wedged between the
piling on bridge protection and in ex-
Treating him from the piles and to save
him from being drowned, his left leg was
broken above the knee.