Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-11
State Items in Brief.

SHAWANO-Mrs. Thomas James, wife of
Rev Thomas James of the Methodist
church, is dead.
RACINE-Louis Westphal, 40 years old,
was found dead in bed at the home of Pc
ter Carlson, in the village of Union Grove.
ELOIT-Albert J. Smith a glovemaker,
who has a cork leg, stumbled over his ar
tificial foot and broke the other leg.
SPRING VALLEY-Rev. Barton of Ash
land has accepted call TO the COngrega-
tional church here, and will remove into
the parsonage this week.
SHEBOYGAN-The Jung Shoe company
will erect a two..story brick factory, look
40 feet in dimensions, in the spring. 1t will
be used for the manufacture of shoes.
FORT ATKINSON - The Fort Atkinson
Gas company, composed mainly of loca!
business men, is seeking franchise from
the city for the installation of d $6O,OOU
plant.
MISUNDERSTANDING over the absence OF
her husband, who disappeared suddenly
from his home in this city five years ago,
caused the death of Mrs. Oswald L1nsdau
MONROE-Edward Thompson, janitor of
the school house at Juda, dropped dead
while building a fire. Prof. E. B. Clark
was conversing with him at the time. Heart
failure caused death.
MONROE-John Ruppel, of Milwaukee,
president of central verein of q. Z. G. G.,
and Ignatz Wetzel of Milwaukee, secretary,
were here for the celebration of the TWEEN
tieth anniversary of local verein.
SHEBOYGAN - Robbers gained entrance
to the Sheboygan Light, Power and Rail
securing SIS worth of cigars, So in cash,
and other articles of small value.
SHEBOYGAN-The attorneys for the She
boygan Light, Power and Street Railway
company have concluded to condemn the
additional land wanted for the right of way
through Riverside for the new route of the
interurban line through that district.
RACINE-The Danish brotherhood of
niversary on January 2. Mr.. Max Henius
and Carl Antonsen, noted Chicago speak
ers, will make addresses. War Kirkegaard
of this city will act as the POSTMASTER.
MENASHA-Mill owners are using 100
per cent. of the normal water now for the
first time In the last six months. Recent
heavy storms have added to the supply in
Lake Winnebago and number of mills
operations for the first time since the
supply was cut.
RACINE-Frederick TENS, a mechanic,
has applied to the police department for
help in finding his wife and two children
TENTS says that Saturday morning his bet
ter half served his breakfast, put up his
dinner, and babe him goodbye as he de-
parted for work. In the evening when he
of furniture missing, and wife and chill
dren gone.
PEWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Light,
Heat and Traction company, by John l.
BeggS, mas aSheu Tue NllIdSe DOdru Tor a
franchise to run an electric line through
Pewaukee. This is the second franchise
asked for in the last few weeks, the other
being desired by the Milwaukee Western
Electric company.
APPLETON-After two trials in circuit
court and one in the supreme court the
suit of Mrs. Cecilia Chopin, Of Kaukauna,
against the Combined Locks Paper COM
pany for 5000 for the death of her hus-
band. has been compromised for $1,000. The
husband was killed in the Combined Locks
paper mill two years ago
MADISON-Dr. NJ. P. Ravenal, head Of
the meteorological department of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and of the state by
gienic laboratory, left for Des MOines, Ia,
10 address the combined meeting of the
farmers institutes of the state and the
Corn Belt Meat Producers association on
tuberculosis of Animals
JANESVILLE-A discussion Of the liq-
nor question is to be held by the Twilight
club Charles H. Hamilton Of Milwaukee
will represent the brewers interests, and
r. Percy Hutton of AIflwa ukee. the anti
saloon league. Father N. j. Ward. Beloit' s
fighting priest, and Rev. j. ". Laughlin of
this city will also talk.
EVANSVILLE - McLay brothers, import
ers and breeders of Clydesdales, received Il
total of thirty-one prizes for their string
of sixteen animals exhibited at the Inter
national Livestock show in Chicago. They
had fourteen firstS, or more than double
the number received by any other indi-
vidual exhibitor, and fourteen exhibitors
prizes.