The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-16
WISCONSIN NEWS
.TERSELY TOLD

Beloit-Yeggmen broke the combi-
nation of Mayor Cunningham safe in
his shop Office, but failed to get into it.
Kenosha-nrs Amelia Gaager, aged
forty-two, was found dead in her home
here OF heart disease
Eau CIaire.-St. Johns German LII
theran congregation will erect $780,
900 parochisl school building and as
sembly hall.
Fan CIaire.-St. Johns German
Lutheran congregation will erect a
$4,000 parochiaI school building and
assembly hall.
Ontsrio-Stewart GschweDder stood
on stump with his hand or the muz-
2le Of his gun and it was accidentally
discharged. He lost one finger.
Nanawa-The third annual show OF
the Manawa Poultry association will
he held in this city on January 20 to
%. w. Fl. Laabs OF Waupsca will be
Judge.
Couderay Chippewa Indians on the
reservation here and other persons
trapping in this section report this
years trapping season one OF the most
successful in years.
Ashland.-Two robbers entered a
saloon at Cayusa, few miles
south or MeiIen, stole 1875 and shot
Graham, the saloonkeeper. No trace
OF the robbers has been found.
Deerfield ~ Andrew Everson OF
Deerfeld. en- route to Bergen. Nor
way, died on board the Wilson line
steamer crossing the North sea. His
body at Christiana awaits disposition.
Appleton.-The annual report OF
Gustave Keller Appleton. nation
al treasurer of the Catholic Order
of Foresters. shows that 81, 500, 835.82
have been paid in death claims during
1913
Neenah.-.Jules Denhardt, former
assemblyman, has announced him
Heif as a candidate for state sen
ator from the Nineteenth district, the
office now being filed by MERIT White
of Winneconne.
Racine.-Andrew Hanson surfman
OF the lifesaving crew, celebrated
the thirtythir anniversary of
service with the federal station at Ra-
cine. During the SO years he has never
been OFF duty because Of illness even
day. He is the oldest lifesaver in
point OF service on the great lakes.
Wautoma.-In At OF jealous
rage Fred Hannah superintendent of
the Shaw stone quarry at LohrvilIe,
ten miles southeast OF Wautoma, shot
and mortally wounded Mrs. Charles
Freeberg, following her refusal to
eiope with him, and then blew out his
brains when pursued by a posse of
crraged citizens.
Manaya., Asa and George Danley
were arrested by Sheriff Tolf-
son, charged with burglaries commit
led at SCOTS saloon and Terrio's store
three weeks ago, and with burglariz.
ing Garry's and Haggamann's saloons.
The men confessed, waived examina-
ton and were committed to await the
next term OF the circuit court.
Jefferson. - The golden wedding
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Porter was
zeus marched TO his house in body
in order to present him with a gold
lined loving cup as a token of esteem.
The presentation address was made by
Judge r. i. Kirkland. Mr.. Porter has
been practicfng law in Jefferson for
more than fifty years.
Green Bay.-That the Brown coun-
ty asylum should be condemned
was the opinion of Inspector SHOVE" Of
the state board of control in his re
port to the board of supervisors of tha
county. Shower said the board of con-
troll did not plan for 4 new building at
this time because il wanted TO give
the county an opportunity to take ae-
ton in the matter first and make its
plans for new building at leisure.
Racine.-The new eugenic marriage
law may send Frank Tomasek TO
state prison. Tomasek is in jail
charged with an offense against
Fannie Bohula, domestic in the home
of his mother. He wants to marry
the woman, but the authorities claim
that under the new law this is impos-
sible. The girl, when the boys mother
learned OF her plight, was thrown into
the street, it is charged, and was
unable to find home. She had young
Tomasek arrested The girl is TWEEN
ty-one and the man twenty-five
Appleton.-The Fox River Valley
Highway association was organized
here for the purpose of promot-
ing a continuous concrete highway
from Fond du Lac to Green Bay. dis
lance of 20 miles. The approximate
cost will be over $500, 600, the project
being the biggest OF the kind in the
country. John Conway, Appleton, was
elected president. The eight direc-
tors, two from each of Brown, Outa-
ganie, Winnebago and Fond du Lac
counties. are to elect the other off,
GERS. Fifty mayors, county chairmen.
commercial secretaries and business
men, representing every city, village
and town in the valley. attended the
meeting
Beloit-But 80 young women out
OF 800 who were brides in Rock coun-
ty during 1913 were older than
twenty-six years, according to figures
compiled and made public by the coun-
ty clerk here. twenty-five seemed TO
be the popular age. 90 being welded at
that age, while the majority of young
men applying for licenses were twenty
one years old.
Manitowoc.-Andrew Handl, aged