Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-20
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

MADISON-While working on a corn
shredder John Nicbuhr Of Verona has an
arm torn off and died.
MANITOWOC-Threc mere north side
homes have been quaran+ineG AGAINST what
the doctors claim is a Light form of small
pOX.
COLEMAN-James Milan, aged p years.
was killed by a rGllWay of logs at ROllcS'
camp. His body and head were totally
crushed.
NARINETTE-Alfred Rudolph was killed
by the falling of tree. his head being
crushed. He worked in the camp at Bag
ley Junction.
MANITOWOC - Under resolution
adopted by the council the city will estab-
ish an employment agency this winter in
charge of the city clerk.
MADISON-AnnOuncem has been made
that about S1JO000 will be spent next wear
in improving the Capitol hotel. In addition
100000 viii be spent on furnishings.
RACINE-Washington avenue property
owners will refuse to pay a &40.090 assess
ment for the paving of that street with
brick on the ground that they once paid
assessments for paving with cedar block,
and that the city never offered or made an
attempt to repair the paving.
MANITOWOC-injHred last July when he
struck on his head in diving from the south
pier into the lake, Alex Sanvilie. aged -,
died at the hospital. Sanyille sustained an
injury to the head that resulted in paral-
ySis and there was never chance for his
recovery.
CHIPPEWA FALLS-Wi.liam Irvine has
gone to assist Mr. PinchOt the forester. in
making the final estimates of the nation :
timber resources. These resources viii be
laid before the first full meeting OF the ma
tional conservation commission in Washing
ton, December l.
LADYSMITH-A remarkable accident
happened at the paper mill when Frank
Hanns fell on the belt of the paper machine
and was carried four times around the
tightcuer roll. Not bone was broken but
the man was badly squeezed and lives to
tell Of his experience.
EAU CLAIRE-The jury in the case OF
William Wolf of Eau Claire against the La
of $500 for tie plaintiff. Wolf had sued
for injuries he alleged was done to horses
the company had hired from him for use
in eXcavating at kiibOurn City.
LA CROSSE-Norwegfan Lutheran col
leges located in Wisconsin. Minnesota, Hi
nois and Iowa receive S11pOD under the
provision of the will of Ouden Evensen of
West Salem admitted TO probate.
APPLETON-The finance committee OF
the Outagamie county board reported to
the board that the books of the late county
shortage of S1634.S3 and that that amount
has been paid to County Treasurer +. M
Charlesworth by Mr.. McCarty's family.
SEYMOUR-The big swamp along the
banks Of the BLACK creek, extending from
the mouth of the stream to Seymour, com
prfsing 1900 acres, is to be drained. The
creek bed will be deepened so that the
water will be carried of. Prof. Jones OF
Madison has prepared plans for the work.
La CROSSE-L.ttle Miss Ethel AIanstand
nearly met death in a slough adjacent to
RIack river when the thin ice over which
she was skating with a number of her little
girl friends gave way. An unknown man
Swan through the icy waters aud clutchiug
the girl by the hair towed her to shore.
La CROSSE-One man was killed and
two injured in the collapse Of q roof on
new ice house being built for the Arctic Ice
and Fuel company: Gustav. Kjost, Spring
Grove Mimi. had his neck broken, and
William Felzer and Albert Onzeud. both of
La Crosse. were severely cut and bruised.
but will recover.
Az SAL lIl cent bietetIa was accident
low employe in the mill of the Wausau
Paper company at Brokaw. They were
driving spikes into an overhead beam, the
injured man holding the nail which his part.
ner was trying to drive The hatchet
glanced off and the edge struck BieIetta.