Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-28
NelUs Notes of Wisconsin


66,O00,O00 feet of logs will float
down the Menominee river into the
sorting gaps of the Menominee River
Boom company. William H. Ste
phenson, superintendent of the boom
company, says 25,00O,O0O feet of the
logs are now being rushed down the
river to Menominee and Marinette
mills and he expects that the drive
will be completed within two weeks.
Since spring 100000 feet of logs
nave been run into the sorting gaps.
About 40,000,000 feet of logs were
hung up from last year.
Madison.-The State Bankers as
ISOLATION has voted to aid the college
Of agriculture of the University of
Wisconsin in the distribution of seed
grains and to hold farmers meetings
and exhibitions. The plan will divide
the state into circuits, each to have
from three to five banks interested.
Exhibits of grain and other farm pro-
duce will be made at the meetings,
and prizes awarded Winners in the
circuits will exhibit their products at
the annual bankers show at Madi-
son during the winter farmers
course.
Oconomowoc.-Three deaths have oc-
Cured from a disease which has been
battling physicians for months.
Between 400 and SEQ people have
been afflicted. The illness, which doe
tors declare resembles diphthcria and
scarletina, has been raging along the
entire countryside since middle April.
According to reports the plague is
now abating. Physicians say it starts
with an affection of the throat whichSis
so deep down that the greatest difficulty
is experienced in treating the patient.
KenOsha.-Willie Savage, aged II,
was killed and Byron Campbell, aged
II, was severely if not fatally injured
when fast train on the Chicago and
Northwestern road crashed into q pony
cart at the Selma crossing The boys
were taking pleasure drive at the
time of the accident, and entered upon
the track before they saw the train.
The pony became frightened and start
ed to run down the track directly in
front of the train.
Milwaukee Nsgel, secre-
tary of the department of commerce
and labor at Washington, will open the
Industrial exposition in the Auditorium
on the night of Sept 2, according to a
letter received by the Merchants and
Manufacturers association. The com
lnunication is q personal oAe from Mr..
Nagel, ia which he accepts the invita-
ton extended to him some time ago to
participate III the formal opening.
Neenah.-A worlds record mention
of which has not been heretofore given,
was made by Company |, Wisconsin
National guard, at the encampment of
the First regiment at Camp Douglas. In
the rife work on the range fifty-fve
men of Company l qualified as marks
men. According to military statistics
this has never been equaled by any
company.
Madison.-The new state board of
public affairs will meet soon and out
line a program for carrying on it's
work which is to adopt a uniform
system Of accounting for the state,
investigate the cost of living and
recommend to the next legislature
a more economic distribution of
products and commodities.
eboygan-Charles Fl. Weisse of
this city has formally announced that
he is candidate for the place on the
democratic national committee made
vacant by the death of Timothy Il.
Ryan of Waukesha
Manitowoc-Marine has been
selected to entertain the 1912 fest
of the east Wisconsin saengerbund
by the executive committee. Joseph
Behrens of Sheboygan was named
president, Wenzel Schwartz of Osh-
kosh secretary and A. S. Spiller of
Green Bay treasurer.
Algoma.-The Van Camp plant
here has finished canning the short
est crop known here since the cam
ming industry opened in northeastern
Wisconsin. Excessive spring rains
followed by protracted dry spell
reduced the pea crop 60 per cent.
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