Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-18
NelUs Notes of Wisconsin

Fond du Lac.-That Fred M. Mil
Ter, 500 line fireman killed in the
wreck at Gray's Lake May %, was
bigamist, is the discovery made by
the claim department of the railroad,
which has ascertained that Miller
had wife living in Marquette,
Mich, besides the young woman he
married at North Fond du Lac in
August, 1910. No record of divorce
from his first wife can be found and
therefore the claim department will
make a settlement with the first Mrs.
Miller.
Marinette.-But for the timely in
reference of Marshal Emmett Butts
it is said that Mrs. Madison of Am
berg, crazed by drink, would have
drowned her three young children on
Tuesday. The woman had taken them
to deep pond and was undressing
them preparatory to drowning when
the marshal arrived. The mother
said she was going to put them to
Sleep
Milwaukee.-The Gridley Dairy
company has contracted with the
management of the International
Dairy show for all of the milk given
by President Taft's COW, Pauline
Wayne. The price paid is SIS can
of eight gallons The Gridley COM
pany will bottle the milk and sell it
in small quantities. Pauline is said
to give sixty-four quarts of milk a
day at two milkings
Ashland.-Mert Vought, former
official of the town of Mellen. Ashland
county, who was sent to Waupun for
grating in town orders, has been
released on parole. Judge Vinje OF
the State Supreme court and the dis
trict attorney who prosecuted him.
signed an application that he be thus
released.
Couderay.-The farmers of south.
ern Sawyer county are harvesting the
best crop of small grains that they
have had for many years through this
section. The great abundance of rain
that has fallen all through here re-
Gently greatly benefited crops and
pastures and bumper potato crop is
assured.
Milwaukee.-G orge Sheehan,
aged 10, son of Supervisor James
Sheehan, chairman of the county
board, was drowned in a little creek
near East Troy while bathing. It
is believed he succumbed to heart dis
ease, as the water was shallow.
Fond du Lac.-The discovery of a
skeleton, believed to be that of a
negro, under pile of brush on the
farm of Henry Krenn, near Eden.
is being investigated by a1thsrities
Remnants of clothing were IN the
bones.
Madison.-So great has been the
demand for expert instruction in
dairying at the college of agriculture
that the dairy building has been over
crowded and an addition has been
built H
Beloit.-Alderman Robinson. a
school teacher, has introduced an
ordinance penalizing parents of chill
dren IN the public schools, who are
affected with vermin. Mayor Cum
n1ngham refuses to approve the ordi-
nance on the ground that the matter
is In the health boards jurisdiction.
Grand Rapids.-While attempting
to put out fire in a gasoline launch
at Waupaca, E. E Winch, former
assemblyman from Wood county, had
his hand crushed in the machinery
Amputation of one finger was neces-
sary.
Wausau.-Treed by an angry bull.
two Wausau men spent most of the
night without sleep. Henry Berk-
holder and Ed. Seymoure had gone to
pick hazel nuts. While they were
resting under tree the animal spied
the red pail and charged.
Rhinelander-Fred Trip. arrest,
ed on the charge of setting fire to
his store at Robbins in April, was
discharged in court
uperior.-Green Bay was named
r. the delegates to the National Fra
rernal League meeting here as tho
convention city for 1912 4<