The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-09-26
BADGER
NEWS BREVITIES

thought that poor health Was the
cause.
Marinette.-George Sullivan, sailor
on the steamer Walter Scranton
Of Fairport, O., was instantly killed
on the boat when he fell into the
hold
Waukesha.-Th body of man
was found suspended from an ap-
pie tree on the farm OF Arthur
Hines, north of this city The body
bore the name of Joseph a Clancy.
Darlington, H.
Madison.-The labor market in
Wisconsin, as viewed from the
state employment office, shows a gen
eral flattening tendency. There was
less demand for labor in July than in
June, and in August than in July.
Monroe.-John Steii, aged thirty
five. Chicago, was killed by
Milwaukee road train near Gratiot.
west of here. Steil was visiting his
sister, Mrs. John Mcdonald, near Ora
tiot. An inquest will be held at Oar
lington.
kenosha.-Frank Flager. who re-
Gently came here from Milwaukee
to work as lineman for the Wis
consin Gas and Electric company, was
he fell against live wire carrying q
500 volts
Marinette.-The first fatally of
the present hunting season in
upper Michigan occurred when Francis
McGrath, aged twenty-six, d single
man of lronwood, Mich. died of a
wound he received when his gun was
accidently discharged while he was
hunting ducks.
Marinette.-The mysterious young
woman who tried to commit sui
eide here by jumping into the
river is believed to be Elsie Erb, aged
thirty, a member of an Appleton fam
lily. She was home on visit from the
asylum al Oshkosh, to which she had
been committed.
Madison.-Three series of spe-
call regiliOus meetings will be held
at the University of Wisconsin this
coming year under the auspices of the
University Pastors association. Will
lam Jennings Bryan. Bishop W. F. Nc
Dowell, Rev. S. Parkes Cadman and
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills have been
secured to speak under the joint aus
pices Of the pastors alliance and the
university.
New ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bell, Jr.,
aged twenty-four, married, was
found dead in the Mcclure hydro
electric power transmission plant Of
the New Richmond Power company
on Apple river He was in charge of
the plant and alone at the time Of the
accident, the nature of which is I'M
known. He received the full force of
$500 volts and was killed instantly.
He leaves a wife and small baby.
Fond du I4ac-Miss Emma Con-
ey of this city Was appointed state
inspecto" OF domestic science in the
public schools, the Office recently Gre
ated, and will begin work on Septem-
Der IS. Miss Conley was formerly
teacher Of domestic science in the
Fond du Lac public schools and later
had charge Of that department in the
Marathon County Training school. La
ter she was connected with the facul-
ty Of the Stout Training school and
the Oshkosh normal.
Marinette.-The good roads move
ment was given an unexpected
setback at Beaver, in this county.
John Obnarske, armed with a rifle,
held up the county road crew and
threatened them with death if an at
tempt was made to continue the work
Operations were stopped and OBJ
DaTske was arrested. ObnarSke
claimed that the. county had no right
to maintain highway across his
farm, but the county claims to have
obtained right of way from a previous
owner.
Janesville-One hundred former
soldiers and sailors attended the
eighteenth annual reunion of the
Rock County Soldiers and Sailors
union held in this city. officers elect
ed were: Almond Baldwin. Clinton,
president: j. F. Garlic, GAINESVILLE, vice
president: w A. Mayo, Clinton, sec
rotary; H. A Anderson, Clinton,
treasurer. and ". +. Brown, Beloit,
chaplain. The veterans and their drum
corps took part in the Perry centen-
NAL celebration of the city schools,
which was held at the courthouse
park.
Fond du Lac.-In circuit court
he Northwestern railway filed APP
plication for change of venue in
the suit Of the Campbellsport Mutual
Fire Insurance company. The hearing
will be September 81 In Dodge coun-
~ Monday similar petitions in seven
like cases Will be argued before Judge
NJ. L. Lueck, and also in one case
arising in Washington county. In all,
the plaintiffs are insurance companies,
which carried losses on the fire which
wiped out West Salem a few years
ago The companies are suing to. re-
cover on losses paid as a result Of the
fire, which, they claim, was started
through the negligence of the railroad
company.
Janesville-The conference Of
the United Brethren church in 1914
will be held here At the meeting in
Ontario Rev J. c. Roberts was re-
turned to the GAINESVILLE charge and
elected superintendent of the southern
Wisconsin district Favorable action
was taken on the proposal for an or
ganic union with the Methodist Prot
estant church.
Racine.-Rev. John Davies OF