The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-13
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

| aged f1fty-seven, died from lockjaw. A
week ago she fell and her right hand
was cut by striking on sharp stick.
La Crosse.-A vigorous campaign is
being waged by Mayor ORR J. Sorenson
to enlist the women of the city in his
| fight for a policewoman.
! Appleton.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Schneider of this city have just cele.
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding.
Amigo. - The Langlade County
Medical society elected DR.. F. V
Watson, president; DR.. H. G. West
phai, vice-president, and DR.. ]. II.
Wright, secretary and treasurer.
Janesville.-The Christian church,
newly organized in this city, has pur-
chased building lot in the downtown
| district and plans to erect a new
| church.
Sheboygan. - A team OF horses
owned by Charles Reinick. Crys-
tai Lake, broke through the ice
while hauling on the lake and fell into
so feet of water, The horses were
rescued.
| La Crosse.-Roadhouse tango con-
tests in La Crosse county will be
| under the censorship OF the sheriff
| The first, held at resort on French
| island was attended by hundreds OF
| young couples. All must be over eigh.
| teen years old
Grand Rapids.-Mrs Fred Reinke
| Of Whittlesey, whose hands and
| feet were so badly frozen that ampu-
tation was necessary Of portions OF
! ali the affected members, died at st.
Joseph's hospital in Marshfield, where
she had been taken for treatment
Fennimore. - Henry Mink chair
man of the town of Waterloo for
the last nine years, has resigned to ac
cept the appointment OF county high
way commissioner for Grant county
Henan Shinoe will succeed him as
| town chairman.
Racine.-Walter Kowbl a work
man, was arrested for shooting
inside the city limits. He shot through
! navick, and when the latter tried to
take the gun away from him there
was fight. Both were fined
Rhinelander-Ric Krogstad, a
farmer OF KEENAN,. is dead from
burns received when his bed cloth
ING caught fire. 1t is believed the
fire originated from a lighted pipe
which he was in the habit of smoking
in bed, He was found by neighbors
He lived alone and was sixty years old.
| New ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS raided
| the store of August Emerson,
! the blind mans store" in this city
stole sum of money, a quantity Of
candy and cigars and raided the pie
counter, leaving a note expressing
| thanks and promising to return later
and settle
Watertown.-At the annual meet
ing of the WATERFOWL Interconrty
| Fair association it was decided to hold
the 1914 fair on September s. 9, 10
and II. Officers were elected as fol-
lows President. G. NJ Galdman, Wa.
tertcwn; vice-president, H. J. Grell,
| Johnson Creek; secretary, r. w. Hirte,
WATERFOWL; treasurer, Charles e.
| Frey, Watertown; superintendent,
| Charles Muelberger, Watertown.
| La Crosse.-Rey. John N Rapp,
.ifty-six years old, private secretary
| to Bishop James Schwebach of
the La Crosse diocese, died at ST.
Francis hospital. He was born in Ger
many on May Q, 1853. He studied at
st. Bernard's college, near Bergenz,
and later at ST. Willibald's seminary,
Eichstadt, Germany. He came to
America in 1882 and on June 16, 1895,
was ordained to the priesthood, later
| becoming private secretary to the
bishop.
JeffersOn.-Seeing a red light ahead
on the track, which he mistook
for a switch Light, the engineer
on the Northwestern road train
! No. GIT ran full INTO No sos, east
| bound from Madison, at Helenville.
six miles east OF this city. The en-
gineer of the west-bound train, think
| ing the track was open because of the
| position of the light which was on the
east-bound train, only saw the engine
| tlhScS3 vi Tire u dCh just bCiOlC IhS vi
| lision, when he applied the emergency
| brakes No one was injured and tenn
porary repairs were completed at the
scene of the crash and No. SOC was
| able to pull into Milwaukee.
La Crosse. = Escaping traps and
hunters for seven years only to be
caught in d trap and again recaptured
| is the fate of little opossum which
| for several years was the pet Of
| Thomas Frankson of Spring Valley,
now OF St. Paul. Mr.. Frankson cap
tured pair of opossums while visiting
| in Texas in 1906. Upon his arrival
| here the male opossum was found
| dead, but the female became tame.
Seven years ago the little animal
made its escape and no trace OF 1t was
| ever found until a young hunter dis
/ covered it in trap. The animal was
| peculiarly marked and one front tooth
| was broken off Neighbors who we're
| familiar with the pet opossum declare
| the little captive to be the same.
Madison.-R. NJ Feustal. engineer
| OF the railroad commission, has been
| named chief engineer Of the Illinois
/ railroad commission, at salary of Sc,
| 800 year.
| JanesvilIe.-The local Congregation.
al church has secured Rev r. s. Kid
| der Of Madison as interim pastor while
| the committee is in search of a npr-