Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-14
State Items in Brief.
MARINETTE=R.

State items IN Bret.
MARINETTE-Rev. 5. F. Penfold of ST.
paulS church is preaching in Door county.
OSCEOLA-The village of st. Croix Falls
has voted to erect a $4,000 schoolhouse in
the spring
OSCEoLA-Joel Hanson. young farmer.
is dead from sunStrOke. He leaves wife
and a small family.
NEENAH-The aeres of Eagles in the
FOX river valley cities will hold a picnic
at NaYerly beach, August Is.
APPLETON-Mrs. George Maurer, wife
OF business man, was struck by an aG-
tomobile and slightly injured
SUPERIOR-The berry season in Douglas
country is at its height. Raspberries are
exceptionally fine this season.
APPLETON-Part of the 500 found in
the sorting room of paper mill by Media
Neumann was said to be counterfeit.
ot sHE a5 6Gaa6 pa Bahr, aged 1G,
daughter. lnterment will be at this city.
MANITOWOC-Specia train service will
be supplied by the Chicago & North West
24-2S -''''' aug u''
MARINETTE-OfiC of the training
school and the agricultural school are max
ing canvass of the county to enroll new
MONROE-Green county dairymen have
noticed heavy falling off in the flow of
milk as Il result of the continued hot dry
weather
Observation-Disclosures ana MenaSha Spanish
war veterans have received special medals
voted by Congress for service in the Philip
pine campaign.
APPLETQN-The apprehension of girls
crowding cut boys at Lawrence university
is in no wise alleyiated by indications for
the coming year
APPLETON-Fire caused a loss of about
$500 on the farm of Edward Miller in
Grand Chute, three miles from Appleton,
Tuesday morning
CHIPPEWA FALLS-Emil Kick and Ed
ward Burkart We're rescued from drowning
in Lake Halle by Aid Herman Huber ana
Bernard PiOtrOwski.
MADISON-The railroads decline to make
any special rates for delegates attending
the Farmers National congress, which will
open here September "a
La CROSSE-The deficit of the saenger-
fest will not amount to over $500, accord
ing to announcement made at meeting OF
the executive committee.
MANITOWOC-On account of the ex-
treme heat Supt. Larson has ordered that
| the sessions of the teachers institute start
at 80 O'Clock In the morning.
FENNIMORE-Miss Millicent June Rec
tor and Prof. Alvin B. Olson of Blanchard
Vile We're married at the home Of the
brides father, f. e. Rector, in this city.
CAMBRIDGE-Over 5000 people attended
the opening exercises of the first annual
homecoming here. Senator Knute Nelson
of Minnesota delivered the grafton of the
day.
WAUSAU-The wausau Canning company
has put up 1,6oO,OOO cans of peas and will
sell them principally in New York Chicago
and Milwaukee. The crop came from 1000
acres.
APPLETON-WhenJ Judge John GoodIand
celebrated the seventy seyenth anniversary
Of his birth, his granddaughter, Edith Bart
lett. of Milwaukee, celebrated her third
birthday anniversary with him
EAU CLAIRE-The annual picnic of the
Roach family celebrated in John
Roach's grove in Union. SiXty-two mem
hers of the family assembled Their form
or ba ty-
FOND DU LAC-George Scott of MiIwau-
kee discussed the establishment of q new
industry here with business men at the
Elks' club. 1t is proposed to make toys
and baby carriages.
CHIPPEWA FALLS-Supt George w
Schwartz has begun revision of the cur
riculum OF the graded schools and high
school. A five year course will be added
to the high school.
NEENAII-The Neenah business men are
planning on holding an excursion to Fond
du Lac on the steamer Leander ChOate
soon. Business will be entirely suspended
70; ii day.
NEENAII-ThC figures of the school cen
sus just returned indicate a falling off in
the NUMBER of children attending school.
Their are 1873 attending school as against
2076 in 1907, and 1882 in 1906.
LA CROSSE-Mamie Pokornne of Mil
waukee and Joseph E. Johnson of Racine
were married by Rev John Wellington
Uoag at the First Baptist church parson-
age.
q
Milwaukee, was robbed of $115 here. He
has given the police clew and several
women will probably be arrested in a day
or two.
LOMIRA-At the fftieth anniversary of
the Evangelical church, the erection of a
new church building was discussed. Rev.
q. Fritzel of Milwaukee took part in the
anniversary ceremonies.
, NEENAH-Work on the 100000 hospital
donated to Neenah by c. B. Clark in ac-
cOrdance with the desire of his deceased
sister, Mrs Theda Clark Peters, will be
commenced in two weeks.
OSHKOSH-A small sized epidemic OF
typhoid fever, supposed to have been
Oshkosh. Wells which are too shallow are
said to be the cause.
RACINE-Athol f. Rollins, 1905 Rhodes
sity, England, son of Rev William Rollins
of the First Methodist Episcopal church,
received word that he had successfully
passed his final examination.
SHEBOYGAN-E. p Ever formerly en-
plOyed by the Sheboygan Light Power and
Railway company has brought suit against
the railway company for $500 alleged to be
due him for services while employed with
the company.
WAUPACA-The twenty-first anniversary
of the establishment of the Wisconsin Vet
Grams Home was celebrated Tuesday. Many
prominent G. A. r. men attended and
large delegation from the Women's Relief
corps was present.
MANITOWOC = Alex Sanvile aged -,
tempted to dive from the south pier into
the lake. Sanville struck his head on an
obstruction and suffered injuries to his
skull and spine
MANITOWOC-DecIari that she is I'M
able to collect money from her divorced
husband for the support of the child Mrs.
Isabel GIoe, of Two Rivers. in circuit court
surrendered the child to her husbands rela-
tives to be cared for.
NEENAH-The Menasha baseball team
will make its initial bow in the Lake Shore
baseball league when it will play with Man
itOwoc at that city. Menasha is placed IN
the league in place Of Waukegan which was
forced out of the league
NEENAH-Charged by State Factory In
sncctor !. r. Bloom, with employing a boy
| under Il years Of = &c about dangerous ma
chinery. Robert Jones. town Of Neenah,
was fined SO and costs in court. Leo Mcy-
ers was the boy employed.
SHFBOYGAN-Sheriff Henry Kiefer at
! tachpd $50 boxes Of cheese belonging to
| the Pec0s Mercantile company, which were
stored IN the warehouse Of the ShebOygan
| County Cheese company. The attachment
was made to satisfy 4 claim of S1S7 from
the Fond du Lac Cheese and Butter conf
| pany of Fond du Lac, Wis.