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

/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS entered the Office OF
! the Racine Boat company and looted the
| safe. Two postal orders for less than 81
! and one check for $12 were carried away
| RACINE-Johnnie Kolinskf years old,
| son of Michael Kolinski the weaIthfest POI
| tsh saloon man in Racine, came near dying
| from eating headache tablets which he
/ thought were candy.
7 LA CROSSE-Judge Brindley has decided
| to admit to probate the viii of Ouden Even
| son, the West Salem retired farmer who
! died leaving requests Of ST., 900 to Nor
| Wegian Lutheran societies and colleges.
| CHIPPEWA FALLS-Elpctricians wiring
! c. b.. Preston'S residence discovered a bees
! nest between the joists of the floor and cell
ing. They investigated and secured about
| 100 pounds of honey
| La CROSSE : Failing from his engine
! and being rolled under Il. coal dump,
| Charles Leaser, Il Milwaukee road switch
! man, had one leg so badly crushed that it
is feared amputation will be necessary.
MANITOWOC- Compulsory vaccination
! of public and parOchial school children as
| a condition to admission TO the school. was
ordered by the city health board rs pre-
cautionary measure against spread of
smallpox.
La CROSSE-Attorneys for Henry Bald
win. the saloon keeper whose license was
revoked by the county, will appeal to the
circuit court on the ground that the city
fathers had 10 evidence which would war
rant the action taken.
RACINE-Members of the county board
of supervisors have locked horns on the
question Of equalization. The majority
committee report decreased the Racine val
uation about S1O2,740 while the minority
increased the amount S1G2. ST.
MANITOWOC-Gene Smailey, 2 former
resident of this city, now at Kansas City
| is reported dying and his mother In this
city has beeen summoned to attend HIM,
Mr. Smalley is 81 and was president of a
western railway line for several wears
and is in business in Kansas City
JANESVILLE-JOhn Martin and Walter
ROWaId of FootyIlle were buncOed out of
$500 by. three Chicago sharks on the old
pool ball game. The men were induced to
obtain the money to bet a game The
Stockholders skipped with the money while
they were playing
Observation-Disclosures has been made
of the engagement of Hugh McGregor
Strange, son of John Strange. lieutenant
gOvernor-elect and living in this city. and
Miss Carolyn Gifiin of Chicago. The wed
ding will probably take place during tie
holidays. Miss Gifin is the daughter Of the
late DIR, Giffin, former resident Of Neenah.
FORT ATKINSON-The county board Of
supervisors decided TO erect new building
at the county asyi um grounds at a cost not
to exceed $4,000 This action was made
imperative by the refusal Of the state board
to send any additional patients to the asy-
Ium unless more room was provided
DODGEVILLE-A strange sight met the
gaze of those who attended the fire of the
Dairy Package company. While the large
building was burning flock Of about 100
wild geese was attracted by the bright
light, and lowered about the burning struc
ture for nearly an hour.
JANESVILLE-Fo the past several weeks
the life Of Rev. l.. A. S, Caron has been
one Of unusual trial for he has continually
received letters making threats and calling
him vile epithets. In the last week, the
divine has been receiving telephone sick
calls, aud when he responded he found no
one i'll at the residence named.
La CROSSE-The strike which has been
in progress on the building of the new
county agricultural school at OnaIaska has
been satisfactorily settled by the Males
tic Construction company of Milwaukee,
which has the contract for the building.
The trouble arose over the fact that a
bricklayer was induced to work for few
hours on Sunday in order to prepare the
building FOR the carpenters Monday morn
ing.