The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-20
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

plentiful In Wood county recently,
three having been killed by Joe Frits-
chic Of the town of Rudolph.
Green Bay. - Fire, which broke
out beneath fireplace, caused
considerable damage to the Duncan
fat here. Occupants were forced to
leave the home scantily clad.
Superior.-With $4,000 worth of
negotiable paper lying before him,
the thief who entered the Offices
OF Luse. Powell & Luse, took $3.50
in cash and let the greater sum lie.
Neenah.-The twelfth annual ban
quet Of the Wisconsin commandery Of
the Military Order Of Foreign Wars
will be held In this city on the night
OF February 81
Neenah.-Mrs. Herman Bergman
Of this city recently celebrated
her ffty-fourth birthday anniver-
sary, ten daughters being present.
Mrs. Bergman is the mother of 10
children.
anesville.-Directors of the James
vile Park association are solicit
ing subscriptions to q fund to
be used in holding an agricultural fair
next fall that will be a rival to the
state fair.
Lake Geneva. Miss Margaret
Kay and Arthur Fisher were
thrown from their ice yacht into open
water when the ice broke under the
boat. They were rescued by Arthur
Anderson.
Madison.-The farmers institute
scheduled for West Granville will
be held at FussviIle, Waukesha
county, February 26 to 27. The insti-
tute will be conducted by David I'M
RE of Roberts.
Green Bay. = The state conven-
ton Of the Royal Neighbors of
Wisconsin will be held in this city on
March II and 18, and committees have
about completed plans for entertain
ing the 400 delegates and visitors ex-
pected.
Janesville.-Gov. F. e. McGovern
addressed the Twilight club on
the high cost Of living. He advo-
Gated the proposed market commits
sion as a possible means Of lowering
the present prices
Neenah.-Tuberculin tests will be
made Of all the cattle in this
section. The tests will be official, and
all COWS suffering with the disease
will be purchased by the state for dis
secting purposes in the veterinary
schools.
n nTfan hn ~
the State Charities and Correc-
lions association will be held In
Racine The date will be the last
week OF September. Word was re-
ceived from the president Thursday
morning.
Baraboo.-Harry Mather had
narrow escape from being killed
at Ableman. While driving across the
railroad track a passenger train struck
his rig, killing both horses and demol-
fishing the wagon. He jumped in time
and saved his life.
Observation-Disclosures with ten day
sentences in the Menomonie Jail,
who expected to get out in time
10 go south during the cold weather,
are undergoing a grievous disappoint-
ment. The sheriff at Menomonie lives
in the Jail One Of his children had
scarlet fever. The entire Jail was
quarantined. prisoners and sheriff, and
a marshal set to watch them.
Chippewa Falls.-The police have
put q ban on the tango at all pub
lie dances in this city. At every pub
lie dance a member of the police force
is present to enforce the rule. The po-
lice have the cooperation of the man
ayers of the dance halls. Private
dances are free from the interference
of the police. The objection to the
Chippewa tango is that the dancers
persist in favoring it with the rag step
very strongly.
Argyle.-Thomas Nicholson and
team narrowly escaped drowning
when they went through the ice
on the river. The driver attempt
ed to cross the stream with a load of
Ice and had reached the center when
the accident occurred. The river at
that point is about eighteen feet deep.
A crew Of men working near by
rushed to the scene with ropes and as
the horses and sled were pulled out
onto the ice Mr. Nicholson was found
clinging desperately to the lines. One
Of the horses was badly cut, but little
other damage resulted.
Waukesha. - Following the Gus
tomary tapping Of the fire alarm,
575 children of the Hadfeld school,
Bell street, marched out Of the build
Ing within thirty seconds. Few Of
them knew that fire was raging in
the basement. Miss Amber McCabe,
first grade instructor, was notified Of
the blaze and gave a general alarm.
When the fire department arrived the
names had crept up between the par
itions to the second story, and 1t took
nearly an hour to get 1t under control.
The building was damaged to the ex-
tent of several hundred dollars.
La Crosse.-Educators have a cam
paign on to compel the placing
Of a woman on the La Crosse school
board Mayor Orr ]. Sorensen is head
Ing the woman member advocates,
while President William Leuning of
the board is fighting the plan.
Oconto.-Preparing to wash her
baby, Mrs Edward F. Dunn, thirty
years old, passed behind a heater and
her dress caught fire. She was so
badly burned by the time her husband
reached her that she died. She was
badly burned about the face, neck and