Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
STATE NEWS NOTES.

MADISON-Theta Kappa NJ, an honorary
legal fraternity, has installed a chapter.
ASKEATON-Owing to the continued wet
weather, very little corn or potatoes have
been sOwn here Farmers of Brown county
are beginning to feel rather discouraged
FENNIMORE-Eire destroyed the city liy-
cry and several buildings adjoining. Seven
horses met death in the flames. Loss $S000
partially insured.
FENNIMORE-7Seven horses and mum
Der of rigs, belonging to Matt Tomas or
this city were burned up in a fire which
completely destroyed his barn.
LA CROssE--The programme for the saen-
I practicaiiy completed Seventy societies
representing eight states will be here.
OSHKOSH-While digging beneath the
rear wall of a store building here, Gustave
Jennech was killed by falling masonry,
which completely buried him.
MISUNDERSTANDING Commissioner Bee
die, to aid prospective policy holders. has
prepared a blank for the purpose of OBJ
rpaining information from the companies
RACINE-One thousand people attended
a mass meeting held in the Lake Side audi
forum for the purpose OF taking steps to
stay or wipe out the rayages of tuDer-
cuiosis
MADISON-'The Cranberry Insects of
Wisconsin" is the title of an important
bulletin at the University Of Wisconsin by
c. b. Hardenberg, graduate of the uni
Yersity.
CHIPPEWA FALLs-Tobocca buyers
from La Crosse purchased all of Chippewa
American Society of Equity pool for from
to I cents pound:
CHIPPEWA FALLS-John Clark, 81 years
old died at Cornell. He erected the first
-four mill In Buffalo county and served as
district attorney of that county by appoint
ment of Gov Randall in 1856.
LA CROSSE-The Indian Hill flats on the
north side have been selected for the new
switching yards of the Milwaukee road to
eliminate the danger at the Mill street
crossing.
GRAND RAPIDS-At a special meeting in
the town of Dexter this county, it was de-
cided to construct new steel bridge across
the Yellow river, at DextervilIe, on one of
the main county thOroughfares.
GRAND RAPIDS-Mrs. Louis Lyonnais
aged So died at her home in Rudolph, Just
north of this city, after q brief illness. She
| had been a resident Of this county nearly
all of her life.
MADISON-The state railroad commission
heard the complaint of the city of Ripon
against the Ripon Light and Water com
pany, involving rates for service and yalU-
alton of the plant.
tempted to kill his divorced wife and Her
man Koehler, was bound over to the cir
cult court on the charge of assault with
intent to murder.
MADISON-The eighth summer school for
| artisans at the University of Wisconsin
college Of engineering, opens June - and
continues six weeks. 1t will offer subjects
for machinists electricians shop superIn-
tendents and fOremen.
! MANITOWOC-Bishop Fox of Green Bay
has been appealed to by six members of st.
Mary's Polish Catholic church who claim
that they were debarred from voice in
the annual election of the church. 1t is
claimed that the votes debarred would have
changed the result of the annual election in
the church. \ new $4,000 school is in
volved in the fight. One faction refusing 70
accept the school.
KENOSHA-Fire partially destroyed q
three-story frame building in the business
M a of
0S0 to building and contents. The first
floor was occupied by the Bell Clothing
company.
NADISON-Clarence Allen, who hold IN
Nels johnson, 4 farmer. on the streets; of
Stoughton several weeks ago has been
brought back from Chicago. where he was
captured. and sentenced to eighteen months
in the state reformatOry al Green Bay
NEW RICHMOND-W. J. Bcrnd. proUrip-
tor of the Maple Grove stock farm mar
keted q prize carload of fat cattle thar
topped the market at South St Paul. MINI
They were , year olds, grade Shortho~Hs.
averaging 1854 pounds, and were soI< for
SS.25 a hundred.
CAMPBELLSPORT - Arrangements arc
being made here for a great ''Home-com-
ing celebration TO be held at Campbels-
port, june 10. Several amusemenrS have
been provided for on this occasion, and the
committees i'll charge OF affairs promise an
interesting programme.
MADISON-The state live stock sanitary
board has instructed Secretary J. II. True
TO again call attention of the railroads 10
the law requiring them to notify the secre-
tary of the board when they ship cattle into
this state from other states in order that
they may be tested for tuberculosis
AIANITOWOC-With the death of Thorn
as Rodin, old recluse and hunchback
medicine peddIer. $4,000 to $4,000 Will
be put into circulation that has been
boarded for over forty years. Early in life
Rodin was the victim of an accident in
mill which deformed his back. For the
last ten years he has suspended his body in
. harness each night before retiring.