The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-08-22

DarIington-The dental Offices OF
Palmer e. McWilliams were entered
and $50 worth of gold taken.
La Crosse-Four valuable Holstein
COWS are dead, three more and horse
are likely to die, on the farm of w
Postma on Brice Prairie, this county,
as the result of paris green being
placed in Postma's pasture by some un-
known but malicious enemy. year
ago Postma lost two COWS when paris
green was put into his watering
trough. The district attorneys office
is investigating the case.
Marinette-Mrs. Peter Anderson,
fifty-two years old, mother of six chill
dren. committed suicide at her home
in McAllister. Her body was discovered
in her room, suspended from y rafter.
Madison.-Nineteen members of the
Young Womens Christian association
here have gone to Lake Geneva to the
national convention. Between 500 and
700 delegates from all parts of the
country are expected to attend.
Madison-J d. Beck of the state in
dustrial commission left Madison on
Thursday for Yellowstone National
park, where he will spend two weeks
with his wife.
Madison. Fred NJ Wilcox qualified
as a member OF the state industrial
commission by filing his oath OF office.
and began work Immediately.
Neenah.-This city will borrow $780,
900 from the local banks to refund one
of the series Of water works bonds.
Neenah The local motor officer has
made arrests enough during the last
three months of duty among violators
of the state and city speed ordinances
to more than pay his salary of five dol
lars a day.
Oshkosh-Governor McGovern will
be requested by those who have been
working here in the interest of coun
ty tuberculosis sanitarium, to appoint
Dr. J. W Coon, Wales, to select site
Racine.-The Commercial club pur
chased pulmotor which it presented
to the city police and health depart
mentS.
Racine-The Racine Trades and La
Dor day, the proceeds of which will &C
equally to the labor organization, the
city charity organization and the city
park Fairgrounds.
anesville.-Joseph l.. Bear, for
mer sheriff and for 80 years mem
| Der of the Rock county board of super
visors, has resigned. He is a veteran
of the Civil war, having served with
the Eighth Wisconsin in that struggle
He will go to New Mexico, owing &c
| poor health.
Waukesha-Wit the opening oil
schools in September there will be
| introduced into the high school q
| special course for the training o
| teachers for rural schools, and a spe
| cial effort will be made to turn GU
| from the regular high school course
| teachers well prepared for the work o
| the couptl.v ScbroIS
anesville.-Janesvill boat own
ers and those dependent upon the
! Rock river for power are disturbed b.
| the report that the Horizon marsh i:
TO be drained. believing it will serious
| ly affect the flow of water in Rocl
river.
Madison.-James Nash. city fireman
was seriously injured by falling from {
ladder while fighting a fire. Nash il
the oldest Madison fireman in point O
service. He is in hospital
AppIeton.-A catch of $50 straw Der
ry bass in Cedar lake during -four
|
established by Seymour Gmeiner. al
Appleton business man.
Madison.-The body of an unidenti
fed man was found liz a swamp nea,
| Merrill Springs, six miles west of Mad
ison. Coroner NJ. w Lynch will inves
tigate.
Appleton.-An automobile owned b,
! Dr. Martinsen of Waupaca was re
ceived here, when punctured tir,
caused the thief who stole it to aban
don the machine.
Evansville.-The fifteenth annua
Rock county fair opens in this city Au
/ gust 20. One hundred and sixty-on,
horses are entered in the race pro
| gram.
La Crosse.-Traveling on a bi
| cycle from his home at West Hobo
ken, y. J., TO the annual convention @
florists and horticulturists, which cor
venes at Minneapolis August 49, Emf
Leuly. carnation grower. arrive
| here. He has been averaging 90 mile
day since he LETT his home.
Waukesha.-Ioseph Babcock of thi
| city purchased a rainboy pearl. blood
red and green, from a schoolboy. VIII
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