Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-22
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS


plosion in the stone quarry of the
Chippewa Falls Construction COM
pany at Colfax. While preparing the
blast he had three quarts of powder
in tin can standing on rock beside
him. The powder became ignited by
the fierce heat of the sun. Gilbertson
was blown ten feet, though he weighs
275 pounds. His face and arms were
burned, and fellow workmen rushed
to him and tore off his clothes. He
was taken to a hospital here and
his condition is precarious. Gilbert
son has blasted in quarries for thirty
years and this was his first mishap.
His home is at Frontenac, MINI.
hee.-Maintenance of the level
Of Lake Okauchee and other i'm
provements have been launched by
the Okauchee Lake Improvement asso-
citation Of this place. The aim is to
make it still more popular as sum-
mer resort for the people Of Milwau-
kee and other cities. The level of the
lake ,7as definitely settled by the as
ISOLATION in 1909. 1t is also planned
to place buoys in dangerous places, to
provide lights at night, to improve
the roads, obtain proper adjustment
Of taxes, secure police protection, and
to provide regulation of launches.
Meetings will be held each Sunday
morning
Eau Claire.-Tribe No. l of the
Bulawayo Indians, recently formed
organization composed almost en-
tirely Of North side business men,
has erected a handsome and very at
tractive log cabin on the Eau Claire
river near the mouth of Seven Mile
creek. The log cabin has been built
from white pine logs and will be used
during the summer as an cutters re-
sort by the members Of the tribe.
Recently guest from Wabasha,
Mimi, who was shown the cabin, was
so impressed with it that he donated
an appropriate picture of an Indian
chief, which is to be hung Oh one
Of the walls.
Madison. - That the illness of
the six-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Olson is due to an explosion of
a torpedo in his stomach, which he
swallowed on July 4, is the contention
of Madison physicians. On the Fourth
the boy accidentally swallowed the
torpedo. A few days later he became
sick and for a time it was feared he
would not live. The explanation given
by the doctors is that the torpedo con-
tanned potassium chloride and nitro
glycerine and that the action of the
stomach caused an explosion.
Waukesha.-Miss Hattie Miller,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Miller, 823 Raymond street,
has disappeared from her home, and
her absence is causing great anxiety
to her parents. The police have been
notified, but all their attempts have
proven fruitless. Hattie was employed
In the kitchen of the Resthaven hotel
and came home June i with her pay
check for SIS and told her mother
she was going to cash it. Nothing has
been heard or seen of her since.
GAINESVILLE - Charles Slavinski,
baker, was slashed about the head
and a deep cash was cut over
his right eye by negro who at
tackled him on a dark street and
attracted the police and the negro was
pursued, but escaped. Search is be-
ing made for Charles McKeever,
colored of Chicago. -McKeever's part
ner, Moore, is held by the police
Chippewa Falls.-The first cleo
this city and county. 1t was accom-
panied by the first real rain since
May II. 1t came too late to save
crops other than corn, potatoes, to-
bacco and sugar beets. Considerable
damage is reported to farm buildings
struck by lightning.
Wausau.-Emil Braeger, aged for
ty-f1ve years, is missing. The au-
thorities were notified and are
dragging the Wisconsin river on the
theory that he committed suicide or
walked into the river during mental
alteration thought to be due to hot
weather. His hat was found floating
in the river
Beloit.-Local colored people are
making plans for celebration
at Ho-no-ne-gah park on Emancipa-
ton day, August 4. A feature of the
day will be the barbecue dinner which
will be served at noon
Berlin.-G. "A. R. veterans from
three counties, Winnebago, Green Lake
and Waushara are meeting in a. two
days reunion in this city.
Grantsburg Following are the Of
f1cers elected at the annual meet
Ing of the First bank of Grants
burg: A. P. Nelson, president; S.
Thoreson, president; Ole Ander-
son, vice-president; L. r. Roberts,
cashier; Robert Cassel, assistant
cashier; William Anderson and An
drew Peterson, directors
Fond du Lac. : Farm buildings
owned by Charles Pohlman. two