The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-05-26
State Notes In Brief


Sheboygan-A spectacular fire
driven by a strong northwest wind de-
stroyed the 100000 plant and humber
yard of the Sheboygan Cigar Box and
Lumber company, and threatened a
whole section of the city. The FIRE
started from an unknown cause while
100 men were at work. 1t spread so
rapidly they had to fee.
Reedsburg-Two men belonging to
a work crew engaged on the Chicago
& Northwestern railway were killed
at the boarding cars of the company
by the Duluth limited. The men had
just received their pay and had been
drinking. AS the fast train approached
they stepped directly in front of it.
Fort Atkinson-The Wisconsin
state farm contest meeting will be
held at this city June 1 and 2. Prizes.
of $500 are offered for the winners of
the farm management contest
Madison.-There is scarcely any con-
tagiOus disease in the state at pres
ent according to l.. W. Hutchcroft of
the state board of health. The num-
Der of reports is practically at thei
minimum.
Observation-Disclosures of Hesperia, UNI
iveI sity debating society, and alumni |
will meet at a banquet at the Park
hotel, May %, in commemoration OF
the sixtieth anniversary of the society.
Shawano.-Louis Rabenhorst waSt
drowned in the Wolf River Paper cont
pany dam. He was fishing and on
| casting fell overheard
! Merrill-Frank Woller, Granite
Heights, was blown fifteen feet
through the side of a building when
| five kegs of giant powder exploded
near where he sat. He will live
Barron.-Their candidates. have
been announced by T. T. Hazelbergl
| for county clerk, Charles A. Taylor
for district attorney, C. l.. Brekken of
Chetek for county treasurer and C. D..
| Blassingham for register of deeds.
| Berron.-Mrs. Sarah Clemmons, 65s
years old, was struck and instantly
killed on the tracks of the 500 IineI
railroad.
Madison.-Joseph Winslow, Omro, /
senior student, was struck down andl
injured by an automobile driven byt
William Lewton and Oscar Anderson
Of Stoughto1.
Sheboygan.-The crying of her in-t
fant awakened Mrs. Jerry Lamb, nearl
bingham, at 10 o'clock last night,
when she discovered the house was inI
| flames. With her two children shet
reached the door just as the roof
| fell in.
acknowledgements county has rel
newed it's fight to drive the Hercules
Powder company out of it's borders.
District Attorney Drury was instruct
ed to bring suit to GUST the company.
| Elroy.-Farmers of Juneau county
are being advised that the directors of
the Elroy fair have fixed the time for
| the 1914 exhibition as September 49,,
80 and October L.
Beaver DANA brook trout caught
two and a half pounds and was the
first of this species caught in this VII
cinity in ten years.
Madison.-The state banking conn
missioner has issued a charter to the
! KEENAN, State bank of KEENAN,, Price
county, having a capital of $4,000.
Racine.-Desponden because of
inability to obtain money to manu-
facture device for frogs on railroad
tracks which he believed would pre-
vent wrecks, Emil Anderson, aged so
years, committed suicide.
Eau Claire-B. w. Utman of Hud-
son, Wis, the latest candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor,
has opened headquarters in Eau
Claire, with Wilburt J. Mahoney as
secretary.
Superior-The body of Oscar Riv-
ers, suicide was discovered by land
| clearing crew near the southern city
limits.
! Sheboygan.-The State Turner's So
ciety have elected for the coming
year: Speaker, George Witch, Mill
waukee; secretary, Max Mack, Milwau-
kee; treasurer, Max Hoffman, Milwau-
kee; bezirksturnwart, Louis Ziusmeis-
| ter.
Green Bay.-The Holland-American
society for the purpose of helping Hol-
Ianders upon their arrival, especially
girls, has been organized at Kimberly.
Sheboygan.-At the instigation of
| Mrs. w. J. Kohler, who offered them
an ice cream supper, the ninety Boy
Scouts of Sheboygan cleaned the city
| OF old tin signs in ten days.