Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-04-10
State items in Brief.

EAU CLAIRE-Duncan Peterson of Strom.
aged p years, died in this city where ne
had been brought after a train had run over
both of his legs.
GREEN BAY-The steamer Nettfe Dencs-
sen, which is now at Sturgeon Bay, Will
this summer run between Green Bay ana
Mcnominec, Mich, regularly.
LA CROSSE-While burning Il lot Of old
and Miss Marcella McHugh, aged -, sus.
tanned serious burns. She will recover.
MARINETTE-The mayoralty situation
has been changed by the announcement or
date for mayor the independent ticket.
RACINE-William Murphy. 80 years old,
was drowned in Root river. Murphy at
tempted to climb down a ladder to the
abutment below. He fell and struck his
head on timber and rolled into the water
LA CROSSE-WhiIe leaning against a
shotgun with which he had been out hunt
ing, a pet dog jumped up against Samuel
Anderson of Melrosc and discharged the
weapon. the charge passing through the
young mans hand, tearing off several
fingers
RACINE-Frank Gabriel of burlington
has brought suit against Albert hetter-
hagen. wealthy resident of that township,
the defendant on October g. 1907, malicious
ly beat him, and that the sight of one eye
is destroyed.
RIPON-Dr Wallace ButtriCk. secretary
of the general education board. brands as
false the statement that they would limit
their aid to the senior colleges or uni
versities. The statement designated the
University of Wisconsin, BelOit and Law.
renee as the three recognized colleges.
APPLETON-Mrs. Paul Krause, whose
house was robbed recently, and over fifty
cans of fruit and Jelly, as we'll as a guam
tity of silverware, stolen, has found the
fruit ut the bottom of the ciStern at her
home, and will have the water pumped
from the cistern in the hope of uncover1ng
the SllVerWare.
II,
er. has disappeared. January he left the
house, where he roOmed, for Il walk. He
did not come back. Rorabeck was of a
religious mind, and always carried Il Bibie
under his arm to and from work His
mother is 4 resident OF Port Travis, On
tario. Canada.
EAU CLAIRE--Asse mblyman W: A. Ger
nahan of this city spoke at the Waushara
county convention of the American Society
of Equity at Plainfeld. Other county con
ventions of the society were at Humhird,
county, 5rlt and Necedah. Juneau county con.
vention Will be held at Bangor.
MADISON-A summer course for ad-
vanced work for chemical. electrical. by
drauliC, mechanical, and gas and steam en-
gineerS will be given for the first time this
wear in the college of engineering at the
University of Wisconsin. The engineern.
summer session will begin June 20 and con
tinue until July 81.
AIADISON-In Il debate of the Athenaean
society ut rhe state university. the atfirma-
tive on the question that an asset currency
system in connection with national banks Is
preferable to the present system won. The
Affirmative was represented by Marvin Il.
Lowman. Madison: Leslie =. Bechtel Butte.
Mont. and Clarence {. TOlg. WaukeSha; uha
negative by L. c. YankCski, Berlin. Benja-
min f. Springer, Milwaukee,, and John Dor
ney.
EAU CLAIRE-Owing to the wrangle
over the city lighting question. which IN
wolves propositions from the Eau Claire
Gas Light company. .Welsbach Street
Lighting Company of America. and the
err company. also Il proposal of municipal
ownership. it is thought that an expert on
lighting will be hired TO look over the field
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