The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-28
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

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life
Depere.-The Brown county boarc
failed to adopt the mothers pen
Sion plan. 1t appropriated $500.
for a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Neenah.-One of the largest deer
ever seen here was a big buck, weigh
ing over 300 pounds, killed by Thomas
Thompson of this city.
Racine.-It will cost the taxpayers
of Racine $4,000 for the public
schools next year. This is a heavy
increase.
Neenah.-John Greenwood is being
held at the county jail on a charge
of making a criminal attack on a
thirteen year old girl
Menominie Falls.-The old hotel and
tavern, long in the possession of Lewis
Tenneson, burned to the ground with a
loss of $4,000.
Stevens Point-Herbert Speaker,
twenty-five years old, was instantly
killed when struck by 500 line pas
senger train at Atwood.
Neenah.-TWin City housewives,
after careful consideration of prices,
have figured that the least possible
cost of Thanksgiving dinners, includ-
ing ten pound turkey, will be 81.
Appleton-P1anking in the rear OF
a store gave way and a horse owned
by E. ]. Flack fell through. Three
patrolmen and the owner worked sew
eral hours getting it out
Ashland.-The Wisconsin Fire Pre-
vention association, in charge of the
investigation of schools. visited this
city and approved the fire protection
methods used.
Madison, State Superintendent
Cary appointed A. A. Thompson
of Richland Center to be inspector
Of rural schools, beginning on January
1, 1914, at a salary of $2,25G per year.
La Crosse.-David Griffin, brake
man on the river division of the
Milwaukee road, who left here, was
killed at Wabasha, Mimi. Griffin was
the third member of his family to be
killed in railway accidents
Kenosha-More than 200 rural
school board members and teach
ers attended the annual convention
here. The principal speaker was State
Superintendent c. p Cary of Madi-
son.
Racine.-The students Of Racine
high school will publish a week
ly newspaper. The paper will
have all departments, editorial, sport
ing, society, woman's page and adver-
tisements. Jerome Jackson of the
senior class is editor in chief.
La Crosse posing of an es-
tate Of $4,000, the will of Miss
Frances Splitter, philanthropist and
church worker. makes requests to a
connected with the German Baptist
church.
Hartford.-Owing to a slackening
demand for automobiles in the
coming season the Kissel Car com
pany has dispensed with the services
OF about two hundred Of its employees
The factory is the chief industry in the
village and many of the dismissed
workmen are leaving for Milwaukee.
Sidney Maybaum of
New York, has filed a claim against
the Pullman Sleeping Car Company
for $500 in cash and valuable
diamond he says was taken from him
on a Lake Shore train. He charges his
vest pocket was slit open while he
slept.
Depere.-A mild epidemic Of small
pox prevails here. One parochial
school on the West side is closed, one
of the sisters having been stricken.
The state board Of health has ordered
the exclusion from school of all chill,
dren who have not been vaccinated,
for period of IS days Five families
are under quarantine.
Racine. After burglarizing the
homes of Henry Keiser, George
L. Buck and Mrs William Scott,
and obtaining money, jewelry,
G. othing and silverWare, Cecil Radg
way, aged twenty-seyen, Of Chicago,
was arrested when about to board a
train. His companion escaped, taking
with him most Of the stolen property
including several diamond rings.
Racine-After having quarreIed
with Miss Catherine Evers at
Kenosha, Edward Frederickson Of this
city was instantly killed when he
leaped from swiftly moving train
and fell beneath the wheels. Fred
erickson is alleged to have threatened
to take his life because the girl re-
fused his attentions. It is not known
whether he fell off accidentally or in
tended to commit suicide.
Birnamwood.-J Lock was
arrested here charged with the
murder Of John Schiller near Web
ster, S. D., last April. Schiller was
found with his skull crushed, on q
farm near Webster. Lock, it is a.
legged, was travelling with Schiller at
the time and, Webster officials be-
lieve. killed his companion. Schiller
was a former resident of ST. Paul.
Lock will be taken to South Dakota.
La Crosse.-John Sullivan shot in
quarrel at Decoto, died at a
hospital here. Sullivan's slayer,
Charles Smith, escaped ct the time
and has not been located. Both men
were employees Of a construction crew
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