Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Protests Against Tension.
STATE NEWS NOTES.

MADISON-Patrick Griffith. aged IS was
Instantly killed by a Milwaukee road pas
scnger train.
FRIENDSHIP-F q. Crosby, farmer Of
the town of Dell Prairie, died "Wednesday
morning at o'clock. He was AZ wears old
FOND DU LAC-Hoiy Cross school at
Mount Calvary will erect an addition this
summer to the school buildings to cost
$1,000.
SIIAWANO-Gust Carlson, Finlander,
walked into Upham & Russens store,
bought revolver, went to the back end of
a nearby saloon and shot himself
GREEN BAY-Announcement of the an
nual meeting of the Fox River Valley Med
ical society to be held In this city on Tues
day January y, has been made by Secre-
tary DR.. II. Z. Rhodes.
MADISON-Pctitions nominating Judga ~
Ray Stevens Of Madison as a nonpartisan
candidate TO succeed himself as Judge of
th@ Ninth Judicial circuit are being cir
culated in Madison and other cities in the
district and are being generally signed
BELOIT-A unique situation has been
created by the declaration that the mayor
Is also the chief of police. The state law
provides that the chief of police shall hold
Office during good behavior. Mayor Gun.
Ihgham is thus made mayor Of the city
and chief OF police indefinitely.
MADISON-The state insurance commits
S.oner, on the advice of the attorney gen
raj, has decided not to revoke the license
the Federal Life Insurance company of
'icago because it has issued so-calicd lad
DRY renewal contracts TO persons in this
ftc. - 'li'
FRIENDSHIP The county board of s,I-
r@rEiSorS met this week. contemplating the
.Gvisa6ility of acting upon the 1907 road
@W They ignored the law and decided
ttlt they would take no further steps to
Wards complying with 1t. The question of
new courthouse was put over for one
year.
MADIsON-Formcr Gov. w. d. Hoard
WI act as toaStmastcr and will Introduce
Mr. Roberts, former United States mint
director, at the Forty Thousand club din
ner to be given in the Woman's building
on Friday, January "a. Plans will be made
GREEN BAY-At the annual convention
of the Brown county butter makers James
McGtll Of Depere was reelected president,
with the following others holding Office;
president; Lawrence Olsen of West De
pere, secretary; Clay Tyler of Lawrence.
MADISON-Commissione of Banking NJ
c. Bergh has issued charters to the Citi
zens State bank of La Crosse of which IA
I; Dahl Is president and Thomas S
Thompson secretary, and to the Citizens
State bank of Clayton, Polk county, OF
which Fred Malchow is president and James
s. MalchOw cashier.
MARSHFlELD-Th first meeting of the
stockholders Of the new Marshfeid state
bank has just been concluded, and the fol
lowing directors were elected: President.
EFT; directors. Hugo Wegner, Herman
Thiel, z. J. Wood, William WeIter, 7 A
Jorgensen, II. c. Koenig, J. w. Salter
CHIPPEWA FALLS-Frederlck Viewer
haeuser of ST. Paul, the northwestern INN
Der king. reputed to be one of the wealth.
lest men In the world, was elected pres
dent of the Chippewa Lumber and Boon
company ard of the Northern Lumber com
pany, and treasurer of the American Immi
grafton company, at meetings of the stock
holders of these companies.
BEAVER DAM-At the annual meet n
of the Dodge County Fair association IN,
following officers were elected: President
Byron Barwig, Mayvllle; vice president. c
yey, Beaver Dam; treasurer, H B. Drake
Beaver Dam; marshal, E. q. Hopkins, Bea
yer Dam. The fair for 1908 will be held a
Beaver Dam, September IS. %, so and DC
tober l and 2.
FOND DU LAC-At a meeting of the
stockholders of the First National banB
the following directors were elected: ]. B
Perry, 3. A. Carey, E. R. Herren, J. c
Fuhrmap, 7. L. Doyle, E. L. Jones ana
Ernest 7. Perry of this city, and George
G. Ruggles, Milwaukee, Wis. At a meet
ing Of the directors the following were
Elected: President, James b. Perry; vice
president, E. 4: Carey: second vice presi
Perry; assistant cashier, Charles J. Bretz
man.
EAU CLAIRE-The directors chosen fo1
the Union National bank are as follows
w. P. Bartlett S. G. Moon. B. A Bufing
ton. J. $; Owen, II, c; Putnam, c. 7. Bun
A H. Hollen, ". L. Davis. J. I. Joyce, ]
T. Barber VI. J. Starr and E. S HAYES
At the meeting of these directors following
the stockholders meeting, the following of
ficers OF the bank We're chosen: President
William P. Bartlett; vice president. James
T. Joyce; cashier Marshall Cousins; as
sistant cashier, Max E. Baumberger; as
sistant cashier. Martin B. Syverson.