The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-26
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

| more in agriculture at the university,
| has received appointment of county
representative or demonstration at Pu-
laski county, KY.
| Madison.-Prof Edward J. Turner
| of Harvard university will not ac-
| cept the position of superintendent
| of the State Historical society. This
| statement was made by a member of
/ the committee considering the appoint
ment.
| Madison.-DonaId Springsteen, one
/ of the suspects held in connec-
| ton with the murder of John Long
/ field, was released. His partner, Cleve-
| land Jones, was also given his freedom.
| They were not il Madison the day on
| which the murder was committed.
misunderstanding guilty to break
| ing into a freight car at Cross
! Plains and throwing out six tubs Of
! butter, John Lawler was sent to Wau-
| pun for three years. He declared he
needed the money TO support his fam
| lily.
GAINESVILLE. - Rev. David Beaton,
for six years pastor of the First
| Congregational church here, and
formerly a prominent Chicago cler-
| gyman, has resigned his position and
| will leave on December 80 for Oak
| land, Cal.
Glenwood City.-The rebuilt First
Methodist church in this city was
opened and consecrated in the pres
ence of large congregations, DR.. Sam
uel Kerfoot, president of Hamline uni
versity, st. Paul, preaching at both
services. The church has been re-
modelled at an expense of about $4,000
Observation-Disclosures that she was
! kissed, grabbed, Rugged and pressed"
! in a most shameful, indecent and
| depraved" manner by the dentist
willie undergoing treatment in his Of
| fee on June II, 1912, Mrs. Anna John
son has brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages against DR.. Gilbert l. Wenker
| Doctor Wenker is married. Mrs John
| son iG married and lives with her hus
! baEC and daughter
Madison.-Capt Frank Vallender
Of the No. 2 fire department, died,
aged forty-seven years. He had been
last April, but had remained on duty
until two weeks ago. He had been
| connected with the fire department for
more than twenty-five years. He is
survived by a widow and four chill
dren.
Westby.-Five hundred employees of
the tobacco sorting plants went
on strike, resisting an attempt
to reduce their pay from 80 TO IS
cents per 100 pounds. The plants
were obliged to close. A committee
Of the tobacco sorters was named to
meet the employers. Employees 1T
Sparta and Viroqua, where many more
hands are employed. have not vet
been drawn into the controversy, but
may be later, if settlement is not
made.
Madison.-Wisconsi banks report
ing to Commissioner of Banking
KuOlt, as of December ], 1918, show
total resources of $3.50, 1888. an
increase of S6,307 ,346.98, as compared
with conditions reported on August Q.
1913. During the three months indi-
vidual deposits increased by $95,645.-
II, time certificates by $2,080,771 &c,
and saving deposits by 81 ,564 1898 SO.
Certificates of deposits decreased by
$114,S65.37. Loans and discounts in
creased from $151 ,961,873.S on Au-
gust 8, to $156,177, 257.75 on Deem
Der /, or a net increase of $4,S09, 1882.
Milwaukee.-Thati in many instances
of recent violations of the Mann
white slave act the women in
the case" were equally guilty as the
men, and should have received SEN
fences similar to those imposed on the
male violatOrS is declared by United
states Attorney Guy d. Golf. He fur
Their declares that the majority of
these women actually enter into con-
SpiTacy with men and til at he intends
to bring a charge of conspiracy against
g woman complainant when certain
case comes up for trial in a few days.
Mr.. Golf cited several recent cases
tried in Milwaukee, where, in his opin-
ion, the women in the cases were as
guilty as the men he has sent to the
penitentiary.
w duSdu. lie 1llS SISIS SuIIOulO-
ing the disappearance of Clara
Bett, aged fifteen. of Norrie, was
| quickly solved when officers, who went
to investigate, followed clues which
| led to Birnamwood, and found Miss
| Bett there. Thomas Wesley, who
| claims to live at Newbolt, was arrest
| ed, charged with having enticed her
| away from home for immoral pur-
| poses. He waived examination and is
| held for trial in circuit court, under
| bond OF $4,000 The girl claims she was
| induced to accompany Wesley by
| promise of marriage, he representing
| that he had large farm with house
! and barns, many COWS, and that she
| need not milk or work She met West
| ley three weeks ago at Eland, and had
| not seen him since.
Florence.-Fisher lodge No. 222,
| Florence Masons. elected the fol-
| lowing officers at communication
| held: Worshipful master, Harry P.
| Chambers; senior warden. Fred E.
DIN; junior warden. James ]. Ak
| rigg; treasurer. Edward ". Peterson:
| secretary E. E. Wilcox.
Kenosha-Dr David NJ. Munro.
recently barred from practice of
| medicine in Wisconsin. following a
| conviction on a charge of performing
| an unlawful operation. announced he
would resume practice here. He was