The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-21
BADGER
NEWS BREVITIES

Creek, was seriously Injured IN a run
away accident.
Menomonie-Rev C. F. Nile Of
been named to the board of visitors
of the University of Wisconsin.
Baraboo.-Mr. and Mrs. Leander B.
Wheeler Of this city have just cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding. Their ten children were
present.
heboygan.-August Bucholtz, aged
fifty-four, threw himself in front of a
Northwestern train here, and his head
was nearly severed. He leaves several
childrn.
Racine-John Reist, a Waterman
of the plant of the Racine Satt-
ley company, met his death when
he fell from the second floor of the
building while engaged in cleaning
windows and fractured his skull.
Fand du Lac.-CharIes G. Mack,
nal Correspondence schools, plead
ed guilty to the charge of embezzling
$500 from his company, and was SEN
fenced to IS months.
Manitowoc.-While reaching for
mail from the deck of the steam
or to the mail boat in the Detroit
river, Frank Foster, thirty-three years
old, first officer Of the steamer Mather.
fell overheard and was drowned.
Sheboygan. = The several weeks
old baby Of Miss Anna Warnicke
died from suffocation when in
bed. It's father, Walter Vochting, was
up in court recently and ordered to
support the girl and child.
Stevens Point-A consignment of
birds in transit to Chicago was
seized here by State Game War
den w A. Cole. The box contained
60 cartridges and three grouse and was
billed to Fred Pegel, West Water
street. Chicago.
Marinette-While hunting alone,
Harold Enderby, aged fourteen, of
Grover, was killed when he received
a full charge from his shotgun in the
breast. Indications showed he was
probably peering into the barrel of
the gun, which was resting on a pile
OF posts. when the accident happened
Burlington - At the organization
meeting Of the Waterford Poultry
Raisers' association, the following
officers were elected: President, A. j.
lTopp; vice-presidents, A. l.. Noble,
Robert Porter, Waukesha county; Au-
gust Tent, Racine county; secretary,
John Hallbach, and treasurer, John
Schenkenberger.
Madison.-Assemblym William F.
Summerfeld and Is others appeared
before the railroad commission to
protest against the withdrawal of
the late evening and early morn
ing Northwestern trains between
Evansville and Fond du Lac. The rail
road claims loss and the petitioners
say business is increasing.
Sheboygan.-A meeting of officers
of the Second regiment, Wiscon-
sin National Guard, will be held at
Manitowoc November 30 DR.. G. II.
Scheer of this city, one of the regi-
mental surgeons, has been notified by
Attorney General Holway to prepare
a lecture on "Anti-Typhoid Innocula-
ton"
Returning home from
the city lookup, where she had
signed bail bonds for her son, who is
being held as the result of a youthful
scrape, Mrs. Albert Stanke was strick-
en- with apoplexy, which proved fatal
two hours later. She did not regain
consciousness. Worry over her sons
plight is said to have brought on the
attack
Oconomowoc.-The annual cOnven-
ton of the eastern district of
the Christian Endeavor union, of
which Milwaukee, Wauwautosa, Wau-
kesha. Mukwanago, West Bend, Dous-
man, West Allis and Oconomowoc are
members, opened at the CongTega-
tional church at Oconomowoc. The
opening meeting was a song service,
with an address by Rev. ]. T. Chyno-
weth of Racine, illustrated with NOV
ing pictures. A reception followed
Madison.-Nine inspectors of ba-
keries for Milwaukee county were
appointed by the industrial commits
sion. The inspectors must accept as
standards the rule of the industrial
commission relating to bakeries, and
each must inspect Is bakeries month.
They act without compensation and
the plan has in view sort of honor
system among the bakeries under
which they will maintain their places
in q high state of sanitation
Milwaukee.-Thath he was duped in
to marrying Beatrice A Logue, by
being told that she was only
forty-eight years old, when in
reality she had attained, it was al
legged, the age of sixty-eight years, was
declared by Peter Logue, when he was
hailed before Judge Eschweiler for fail
ure to pay four dollars week ali
mony. 1t was alleged by the attorney
of the woman that Logue purchased a
diamond ring on the installment plan
and tantalized his wife by flashing the
sparkler. Logue was ordered to pay
SIG by next Wednesday,
Marinette.-The county board ap-
prOpriated $4,000 for tuber-
culosis sanatorium and $4,000 toward
a county fair. Business men of the
county expect to organize a company
capitalized at $4,000 to give Marinette
county the finest fair grounds in the
state. Senator Isaac Stephenson has
agreed TO permit the use Of his River
side park, a 40-acre site, with a hslf-
mile track free for a term of wears