Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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the coroners jury that the death OF
Vaughn was accidental Both men
were In the employ of the Madison.
Gas & Electric company and got into!
a dispute over the weight of a wheel.
barrow of coke. Testimony at the
inquest showed that Vaughn struck
the first blow. In the scuffie that fol-
lowed both men fell Is feet down an
elevator shaft. Briggs escaped with
few scratches on his face but
Vaughn received internal injuries
which resulted fatally. Vaughn was
two weeks ago.
Omro-At the meeting of the
official board of the Methodist
Episcopal church, a resolution was
passed calling upon Rev Daniel Wood
ward, pastor Of the church, to return
to his charge at once and by inference
demanding that he cease his speaking
On the stump in this campaign. Mr..
Woodward is out on the stump in be-
half of Francis e. McGovern as CUB
ernatorial candidate and is, in his
speeches, declaring that he considers
the issue of Representative govern
ment" which he claims McGovern
stands for is more important than the
issue of county option, to which Mr..
McGovern is opposed. He stands an
anti-optionist
New London.-Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Holden celebrated their golden
wedding in the home of their son, G.
E. Holden, in this city. Mr.. Holden
was born in RoyalstOn, Mass, and
Mrs. Holden in Keene, N. H. They
came to Sheboygan Falls III 1862,
where they lived up to 20 years ago.
They then moved to Port Washington,
where they lived up to few weeks
ago, when they moved to New London.
Green Bay.-A family reunion
took place at the home Of J.
Lambert, when his brothers, Joseph
and Peter, whom he had not seen for
twenty-five years, arrived in the city
from Chicago. The brothers of Chi
cago learned the whereabouts of their
brother In this city about a week ago,
through seeing his name in a direc-
tory. Mr. Lambert came to this coun-
try from Europe a number of years
before his brothers and in some man
ner they lost all trace of him, and be-
lieved him dead
La Crosse.-After eleven days
work professional diver has de-
cided it will be impossible to raise
the hull of the sunken steamer 81.
S. near Victory, which was burned
June 25. The diver succeeded in
raising the boats machinery, which is
now being foated on raft to Du-
buque, Ia, to be installed in the new
counterpart of the 81. S." The ma
chinery is valued at $4,000. No fur
Their attempt will be made to raise the
hull. The safe, containing valuable
papers and considerable money, in
Guiding 5000 belonging to the Lansing
band, under whose auspices the i'll
fated excursion was given, was also
saved
New RichmOnd.-The local board Of
fire insurance underwriters announces
a material reduction in the rate for
residence risks, which will take effect
at once.
Kenosha. - The annual reunion
of the Old Settlers club of Keno
sha county will be on the club
grounds at Paddock's lake on August
Is. This year the club will not per-
NIT any politics at the picnic and
state and county candidates who have
sought a chance to speak have been
refused.
Dubuque-William Owen, Platte
vile, who has been missing, has
been found in Fulton, Ill. He
was in Dubuque and, it is said, be-
came confused and went to Fulton,
where the officers caught him in the
act of jumping off the bridge with
brick attached to his neck by a rope.
Ill health and advancing years are
given as the cause of his condition.
He is a well-to-do farmer, living seven
miles north of Platteville.
Marinette.-The Marinette county
poOrhouse has been condemned by the
state Inspector and the building of
new institution probably will be neces-
sary
Racine-The Peter Saugman. one
of the prominent Scandinavians of
this city, died from blood poisoning.
Two weeks ago he ran a small silver
into his finger, which caused the infec-
ton.
Kenosha.-The express train on
the Chicago & Northwestern road
ran down and killed team of
horses at the Bronson street crossing
in KenOsha. The team was driven bv
John Bernadh, who had a narrow es-
cape from death. He leaped from the
wagon just as the train struck the
team
Racine-Mrs Leonard Fusmas
fifty-seven, committed suicide bv
hanging herself to the kitchen door of
her home with a towel Before COM
hitting the deed Mrs. Fusmas attend
ed service at one Of the lcsal
churches.
Racine. Racine board of ed1,-
cation will try new plan for