Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-24
Nesus Notes of Wisconsin

aukee.-BeleVlnS tnat sec
ond operation will cure the defects
from which he is said to be subject
ed, Rudolph Schrader, the first per-
son upon whom moral surgery was
tried in Wisconsin, will be subjected
to the knife for the second time, II
county physicians will perform the
operation. Judge Backus sane
toned such a proceeding and steps
to have the operation performed Will
be taken by the lads attorney.
Eau Claire.-Fire which entirely
destroyed Botsford Brothers general
store at Altoona, Wis, and the resi-
depce of Mrs. w. l.. Botsford and
the icehouse of William Howard,
famed by a high wind, threatened
the entire town, but the work of a
fire engine and firemen sent from
Eau Claire stopped the spread OF the
flames. The loss is estimated ut $780,
600, with an insurance of about
$4,000
Fond du Lac-Miss Clara Gid
dings has been selected as Gov. Nc
march at the military ball opening
the new armory in this city. She is
a daughter of the late George Gid
dings, a manufactures and banker,
and has been a teacher in Fond du
Laos public schools. The ball is to
be held the night of Nov. %.
Racine.-An annual appropriation
of 500 made by Racine county TO
each blind person assisted Annie M.
Davies to obtain an education and
secure employment at Ocontc, Wis.
In letter addressed to the county
board of supervisors, Miss Davies
thanked the county and asked that
her name be stricken from the roll
of those who receive aid.
Madison.-Thousand of Wiscon-
sin corporations, which have been
awaiting a court decision on the
workmens compensation law, are re-
ported about to accept the conditions
of the new statute. Under this
wounded soldiers of industry" will
receive compensations without being
required to take their cases into
court.
La Crosse.-Five thousand school
children are to be enlisted in the
fight upon tuberculosis according to
plans of the La Crosse anti-tubercu-
losis committee announced today, by
selling Christmas stamps. Condi-
tions here as to tuberculosis have
been found to be particularly bad
Viroqua.-The Rev. and Mrs G.
w. Nuzum and their family of ten
children have never been together
but once in their lives until the other
day, when the sons and daughters
came from different states, to be to-
gether at the bedside of their father.
who is very i'll.
La Crosse.-John Mackey, As, an
Onalaska painter, fell and was in
stantly killed when a scaffolding at
the La Crosse County Agricultural
school collapsed. Oscar Nelson, an
other workman, was perhaps fatally
injured.
Racine. =, Eleven-year-old Frank
'~SSiAOi iiOo 1t bhC VI lIo pa
rents seriously burned about the face
and arms, due to an explosion caused
by the boy amusing his chums who
were playing in the cellar by throw
ing kerosene on the fire in order to
see it flare up.
Stoughton this city
went dry three years ago, it's
twelfth blind pig has been hailed
into court and convicted. He was
Sidney Scheldrup, proprietor of a
drug store He paid a SIS ine for
selling whisky.
Madison-A check for $4,000
has been received by Attorney Cen
eral Bancroft from the estate of Da-
yid Runken, Jr., st. Louis, Mo-, as
Inheritance tax on stocks held in
railroads operating in Wisconsin
Ranken owned 1888 shares in the
Northwestern road and 262 shares of
Milwaukee road stock
Racine.-The>R Racine Trades and
Labor council has adopted a resolu-
ton protesting against the citys ac-
ceptance from Andrew Carnegie of
$4,000, with which to erect a branch
of the public library.