The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-16
State Notes In Brief

Janesville.-Fifty dollars and costs
is the fine that Judge Maxfeld is
assessing automobile drivers who ex-
coed the speed limit, and 81 and costs
for the bicycle riders who travel on
the walks. Without warning the po-
lice started a crusade and the motor
cycle officer began rounding them up.
Madison.-The first order for phys
ical connection between two import
ant telephone exchanges was made by
the railroad commission when it or
dered the Wisconsin Telephone Co.
and the Rock County Telephone Co.
to connect for toll, local and rural
service.
Stevens Point-After being sem
fenced to the state prison for eight
teen months, August Lubesky COM
planned of rheumatism until given
the freedom of the jail, then he made
his escape and has not been recap
tured
Wausau.-Henry Huert, 65 years
old, hung himself Wednesday night
with trunk strap at local hotel.
He leaves a wife and children in
Bremen, Germany, who were prepar-
ing to come to America.
Madison.-As substitute for
their commencement program at
home, the members Of the Thorp
high school graduating class made
trip to Madison and visited the
college of agriculture and state cap
itol
Shepoygan.-His quick action in
taking a position of self-defense is
probably all that saved Joseph Raml
from death in front of his home. He
threw up his hands in front of his face
just as Kinnedeger fired, knocking
the revolver from his hand.
Marinette.-Young John Dielan
wanted to clinch nail and picked up
on old piece of iron which had been
used to load cartridges A loaded
shell exploded and he may lose three
figures.
Kenosha. = The Wisconsin Tele-
phone company was hard hit by the
electric storm here and more than two
hundred phone stations in the city
were out of order.
Depere.-A special meeting of prop
erty owners has been called to con-
suit with a member of the state tax
commission on making a reassess-
ment of the city.
Erin Prairie.-The new Catholic
church, erected at cost of $4,000
in this village, will be dedicated on
June 16.
Fennimore.-Reside of the town
of Bloomingtown have decided to
call special election on the question
of buying the water works here for
$4,000.
of st. Stephens Catholic church has
decided to spend $4,000 in the erec-
tion of a new church.
Hayward.-The Rev. Philip B. Cor
don, Indian priest, ordained last De-
cember, has been placed in charge of
the Church of st. Joseph of this city.
Green Bay.-The congregation of
the Norwegian Lutheran church has
decided to raze the old structure and
erect new church.
Appleton.-About 400 Catholic
Foresters from neighboring cities at
tended the initiation of a class of
eighty here.
Observation-Disclosures from for
ty-seven persons were received by
the state board of vet ~inary examin-
ers, which held an examination.
Maiden Rock-Lambert Prissel was
fatally injured when he fell from the
the roof of a building on which he
was working.
Neenah.-The .Neenah lodge of
American Yeomen are negotiating
for the purchasing of the Union Bap-
fist church property here
Osseo-A silver cup is being Of
fered by the Osseo Recorder for the
grower of the best corn in Trem-
pealeau county.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from Washing
ton state that Carl Sprague of Ripon
mas been appointed laboratory as
sistant in the bureau of standards.
Shawano.-Mr. and Mrs. Gustav
Grabrecht of this city have just cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding.
Baraboo.-Two of Paul Boden-
dimes young sons found a shotgun
cartridge and hit with a hammer.
Both were Injured,