Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-22
NeUs Notes of Wisconsin

Madison.-The state normal school
enrolment is rapidly approaching the
5000 mark Figures compiled by
Secretary William Kittle of the board
of normal regents, for the enroll
ment at the end of the first week,
with the exception of the Oshkosh
and Superior schools, their figures be-
ing for the end of the second week,
are as follows: Milwaukee, GOA; La
Crosse, 315; Platteville, 232; River
Falls, 271; Stevens Point. 272;
Whitewater, 2S2; Oshkosh, 489; ST.
perior, 35S. This makes a total en-
rollment of 1883 Or an increase OF
almost 200 over last year.
Fond du Lac.-Mrs Mabel Mann
Miller, Marquette, Mich, wife No. 1
of Fred Miller, the 500 line fireman
who was killed in a wreck at Grays
Lake, H., on May %, has accepted
5000 from the 500 in full settle
ment of her claim. She had original
ly asked $4,000. Mrs. Miller had
been denied a divorce for lack of
sufficient evidence a few days before
the accident and was preparing to
start new action when the tragedy
occurred. Miller, in the meantime,
had married North Fond du Lac
girl.
Madison.-Believing that the gen
eral American public does not appre
ciate good music at it's true value,
the University of Wisconsin has in
stituted course in musical apprecia-
ton to which any student in the uni
versity is admitted without previous
musical knowledge. The novel fea-
ture about this course is the use of
an electric piano player capable of
the most delicate reproduction of
musical compositions, to demonstrate
the beauty hidden in the compost
lions OF the great masters.
Appleton.-Then new boys dormi-
tory at Lawrence college, known, as
Brokaw hall, was dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies by Bishop John
Hamilton of Boston. Brokaw hall
cost about $4,000. 1t is named for
the late Norman Brokaw Of Apple
ton, a liberal contributor of Law
renee and for many years one of it's
trustees. The building is completely
furnished and was dedicated free
from debt due to the liberal dona-
tions of friends of the institution
Racine-William Duncan, Jr., an
fu 70
suit against Leo and Frank Miller,
commercial printers, demanding Sc
900 damages because of alleged reck-
less driving of the defendants year
ago when, it is claimed, their auto
mobile forced Duncan's rig into the
ditch and he was thrown out and in
ternally injured.
Superior.-Although William Ira
cey pleaded guilty to violating the
new state white slave law, certain
circumstances brought out at the
trial resulted in his being given two
years in prison, the minimum SEN
tence under the law
Sparta.-A class of eleven min
listers was received into full mem
bership in the Methodist Episcopal
conference here, as Follows: u. w.
Davis, George Marshall, F. j. Jordan,
John I. Kendall, N. j. Anderson,
James Irish, William Mint, NJ. E. Tay-
lor, James T. Braddock, John "
Harris, and Roy w. Plannett.
Wausau John Tibbitts. alias
John Rice, who shot and slightly
wounded Capt. Joan FehI of the DO
lice force, entered a plea of guilty
to assault with intent to murder and
was sentenced to five years
Green Bay.-John Anderson. car
repairer for the Chicago, milwaukee,
and st. Paul railway company, was
run over by car and died from his
injuries later in the hospital. A
switch engine backed a car into the
car he was working under, and a
wheel passed over his body at the
hips.
Kenosha.- Dixon, the 2
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Dixon, is dead as result OF
accidently taking a dose OF carbolic
accidentally taking dose CT car5olic