Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-20
NerUs Notes of Wisconsin

MadiBon.-Senator Isaac Stephen
son has filed his receipt with State
Treasurer A. H. Dahl for the return
of the $3.50 which he contributed
toward the purchase price of land
for state park in the town of Glib
raltar, Door county. The money was
returned to the senator in accord
ance with chapter $50, laws of 1911,
which recited that the gift was
made by the senator on condition
that the park be named Stephen
son park" and that in view of the
fact that the state intended to name
1t Peninsula park" the condition
would not be complied with The
money was sent to the senator on
July 5 and the receipt for it has
just been filed in the state treasury
department. Last year the state park
board solicited gifts of money from
wealthy men of the state. Senator
Stephenson was the only one to re-
spOnd with substantial gift, but his
had string attached to the effect
that the money be spent in Door
county and that the park be named
for him.
Marshfield-The flood experience
of n. S. Samdahl former resident
of Marshfield and druggist at Black
River Falls, is typical of the expe-
rience of many of the other mer-
chants of that city. Samdahl opened
drug store there. AS business
prospered, he married and was on
his wedding trip when the Black
river changed it's course. His drug
store was a three-story brick build
ing and was practically his own. He
carried $4,000 stock When he ar
rived home from his trip on Wednes-
day he had 81 in his pockets and
found that his building was gone;
that the flood had cut into his lot for
fifty feet, and that he had a $4,000
debt to pay.
Madison.-The University of
Wisconsin is completing plans for q
100000 observation-disclosures lab
Oratory to be erected at once Oh
University avenue, nearly opposite
the forests products laboratory. The
new structure will be a three-story
building built of paving brick, will
have concrete floors and tile roof,
a 400 seating capacity auditorium,
one lecture room and a dozen or
more chemical Laboratories. Con-
tracts are to be let soon by the re-
gents. Foundations will be laid this
fall. !.
Kenosha.-Nathan Allen, the
Kenosha millionaire, will make no
contest against the suit brought
against him by the United States
government to collect the $4,000
claimed by the government as for
fixture after Mr.. Allen pleaded
guilty to charges of cons piracy and
smuggling. Announcement has been
made by friends that the amount
claimed by the government will be
paid without a formal action in
court
Marinette.-As the result of a
dog fight. DR.. H. R. Adams. Mari
nette, is the defendant in a $1,000
damage suit. A dog owned by him
got into a fight with another owned
by Mrs. Adeline Johnson. Mrs.
Johnson attempted to separate the
dogs. when, it is alleged, she was
bitten by the animal owned by DE-
Adams. She sued the physician for
81 600 for personal injuries.
Madison. and MRS. Jesse
Stevens of this city have celebrated
their sixty-eighth wedding anniver-
sary
Monroe. Willis P. Jack son. aged
sc. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart. in Green
wood cemetery here. He was wealthy
and no cause for his suicide is
known He recently retired from
business in Cleveland, O., and Joined
his family, who live here
Milwaukee, campaign for
Sunday closing of all bake shops was
decided. upon by the Wisconsin Mas.
ter Bakers association at the annua,
meeting here. An attempt will be
made to get a Sunday closing bill
through the next Legislature