Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-09-29
Nezps Notes of Wisconsin

Notwithstanding a fight for
declared to be a dream fortune"
consisting of upward of 800, 1000,
Mrs. Harriet l.. Blaisdell of Cham
paign, ILL.,, and Mrs. Caroline G. john
son of Fayette, O., appeared in court
here and filed petition demanding
an administrator de bonis non of the
estate of Charles Durkee, first United
States senator from Wisconsin, and
former territorial governor of the ter
ritory of Utah. For twenty years
the story of the Durkee millions has
been in various courts of the country,
but this is the first time the heirs of
Charles Durkee have taken any for
NAL action to have an accounting
with the government.
Madison.-The Wisconsin indus
trial commission has instructed J. A.
Waller, deputy commissioner at Mil
waukee, to swear out a warrant
against an assistant foreman in Pfist-
er & Vogel Leather companys en-
ploy On the charge of having violated
the law prohibiting the removal of
safety device from an enclosing ma
chine In the company's factory.
17-year-old employee running the ma
chine was injured after the safety de-
vice was removed.
La Crosse.-In a flight at the
Vernon county fair at Viroqua, one
Of L,n rJo ~ef Io 1ny Coil cd
to work after the aviator had risen.
The machine dragged along row of
buggies, striking the horses and
causing forty runaways in the crowd
of thousands of people. The aeroplane
finally came down on top of
was badly bruised, but not danger
ously injured.
Fond du Lac.-Arch Sampson,
aged %, of this city, was killed in
stantly while operating threshing
machine at Rose Lawn, short dis
lance from Shawano. Sampson was an
an engineer and had craWled under
the machine to repair it. Another
member of the threshing srew started
the engine, causing SIMPSONS death.
Hudson.-As a sequel TO the con-
viction of George r. Hewitt for for
gerry, the suit brought against James
A. Frear, former law partner of How
lit, for the recovery of $4,000, has
been settled out of court and the ac-
tion brought by Joseph Hockstein
against Mr.. Frear and Hewitt has
been dismissed.
Washington, d. Celia A. Ellis
worth has been appointed postmaster
at Tavora, Wis, vice E. NJ Ellsworth,
resigned
La Crosse.-The La Crosse Rail-
way company is contemplating the in
stallation of the new "pay-as-you-
enter" cars on the local system.
Wausau.-The board of education
has decided unanimously to proceed
Immediately to have daily medical
in the public schools
Observation-Disclosures Sawyer, 50,
was instantly killed by a 500 line
train one-half mile south of here.
Bayfield,. Henderson, Rose
Ferten and Ellen Lumberg, between
the ages of 6 to 10, were drowned at
three miles from here The
fourth, Annie Henderson, was the
only one Of the party who reached
shore. The party was out in small
canoe which was overturned about
200 feet from shore.
Stevens Point.-Struck by an auto
mobile owned and driven by Matt
Kruger of Stanley at railroad cross
ing near Junction City, Frances Luty,
aged 10, sustained injuries from
which she died four days later.
La Crosse.-Ed Robinette, the ne
gro who two months ago attempted
to murder Miss Estella Price, daugh-
ter Of the keeper of the Cargill and
Mcmillan country estate between
here and West Salem, and who es-
capped after shooting himself, was
found dead In clump of weeds
within 600 yards of the house where
the shooting took place.
Madison. - Thieves entered the
home of Mayor J. c. Schubert and
stole his watch, So in change and a
new coat. They ransacked the room