Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-08
SEEN AND HEARD
in WISCONSIN

| VO0 feet OF pine and hemlOck logs
burned in Yellow river camp, nine
| miles north of Stanley
| The logs caught fire from a blaze in
| the forests quarter of a mile away.
| strong north wind continued to rain
/ sparks on the logs, so that help was
asked of this city.
| The logs were along the track of
| the Stanley, Merrill & Phillips rail-
road, waiting to be hauled to the big
| mill here for saving
Manager William Irvine states that
the loss will shorten the saving sea-
son here one month, which will mean
$4,000 loss in wages to 400 employees
Milwaukee.-The funeral of Rev.
Carl F. w. Gausewitz was held
| from the Grace Lutheran church, Rev.
| John Bading, an old friend, Off ciating
| Interment was at Union cemetery.
Rev. Fl. knuth, John Jenny, O. Hager-
dorm, E. F. Dornfeld, H. Bergman and
Adolph Baeberoth acted as pallbear-
ers. All three sons of Mr. Gausewitz,
his only children, were present. They
were Rev. Carl Gausewitz of the Grace
Lutheran church, William of Ovation
ma, Mimi, and Herman of FIT Worth,
& Denver railroad The funeral was
attended by many Wisconsin pastors,
| members of the Wisconsin synod, who
had known Mr.. Gausewitz Intimately
during his years of work in this state
| and in Minnesota.
Wausau-The forest fires in this
county and surrounding country
are very extensive. Norie is surround
ed by fire and the whole population is
| out fighting fire. Three farms in Norie
township are threatened Timber in
| Langlade county belonging TO the An
| tigo Lumber company was buried and
the loss Is estimated at $4,000 in
standing timber and $4,000 in build
| ings. The sawmill was saved. The
| fires are also very destructive It Sum-
| mitt and the Payne Lumber company
Of Oshkosh is heavy loser in stand
ing timber.
| Green Bay-Summons have been
| served upon officials Of the Chica-
go & Northwestern road in an &C
| ton instituted by Attorney James II.
MCCLELLAN in behalf of Charles Depow
| of Oconto to recover $4,000 for in
| juries alleged to have been sustained
| in collision at q crossing on Main
street in Oconto on March 49, The
| case will be heard before Judge S. D.
Hastings in November
Babcock.-The drought and heat
| are destroying crops of all kinds,
| including hay. Marsh fires are on all
sides, and the smoke is so dense at
times that it resembles heavy clouds
| William Stout lost 80 acres of cram
| berries by fire. The thermometer has
been registering as high as 1913 de-
grees in the shade.
Green Bay.-The annual conven-
| ton of the Wisconsin Retail Gran
| tie and Marble Dealers association
| will be held in this city during the
| first week Of August, according to an
| nouncement just made, and the pro-
gram Is now being prepared. There
will be business sessions of the asso-
citation held during each morning and
during one afternoon, it Is thought,
and entertainments will be provided
for afternoons and evenings.
Superior-Mrs. Sarah Graham. Chi
cago, is making efforts to find
her son, Vincent Graham, thir-
ty-four years old, who was last heard
from during the latter part of March,
when he was employed at Moses
camp No l near Draper During the
winter he also worked in logging
camp under Jack Ryan at Winter.
Marinette.-Rev. John T. Fish Of
Peshtigo was the orator of the
day in Marinette on the Fourth Of
July. Attorney Henry Grass Of Stur-
geOn Bay, who was engaged tor that
purpose, found that he had to be in
Detroit on July on important bust
ness and asked to be released from
his engagement here.
La Crosse.-No personal war
rants, it is said, will be issued by the
authorities of Houston county as the
result of the burning Of the steamer
J. S. before the coroner's jury has
returned a verdict. The jury ad'
journed after viewing the body Of
John Plein to meet in Caledonia,
MINI, on July 6.
Fox Lake-Vilas Schultz, son of
Christ Schultz, a farmer OF Fox
Lake, mysteriously disappeared from
home. He was fourteen years old. Of
light complexion, had light hair end
was dressed in dark striped shirt and
overalls.
Neenah With the thermometer
registering as high as 104 in the
shade, Neenah is suffering under
heat wave which surpasses all
"hot spells" Of former years. Horses
are dropping on the streets, and some
of the mills are closed, something un-
heard of in years. Several persons
have suffered sunstrokes. Paul Pas
chenk, railroad man, dropped from
the top of box car and is il seri-
Gus condition.