The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

raul cathedral here
Beloit.-The dates for the state con-
ference of the Knights of Columbus.
which is to be held in this city, have
been set at May IS and IA.
La Crosse.-County Clerk Bert Jol-
ivette, his wife and sister were strick-
en- with ptomaine poisoning as a re-
suit Of eating ice cream
La Crosse. = While operating a
corn shredder John May OF Mays
Prairie caught his hand in the ma
chine. crushing it so badly that ampu-
tation OF part of it was necessary
Richland Center. - Mrs. Mary
Drake was found hanging In the
woodshed of her home She had used
some telephone wire. The body was
partially frozen.
Madison.-An offer from the In
dustrial Workers of the World to
aid the Wisconsin Student Walters
union was rejected by President Clark
Gets.
La Crosse.-While the night station
agent at Tunnel City was absent from
his office few minutes. as passenger
train pulled in, a thief broke into the
cash drawer and stole SIS.
Darlington. An infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Shaw was cremated
when a small dwelling at Benton
burned. The mother left the gasoline
stove burning
Msd!son.-Peace forms the theme
of the Wisconsin Memorial Day
Annual for 1914, issued by State SUI
perintendent c. P. Cary. 1t was com
piled by o. s. Rice. state library clerk.
Manitowoc. = Pleading guilty to
forging check for $3.50 on the
Wisconsin Gamers company. Edward
Bucholz, Shawano county man. was
sentenced to two and a half years in
the state prison.
Racine. - Fifty Racine churches
OF all denominations have set
tied on February % as go to
church Sunday" and appointed com
mittee OF ministers and laymep to adj
vertise the affair
Racine.-The post office at Franks
vile was entered by robbers, who
pried the old safe open and re-
lieved it of $40 in money, $3.50 worth
Of stamps and a large number of blank
postal money orders.
Madison-F w. DoolittIe, who
has been connected with the rate
making department. of the Wisconsin
railroad commission for many years,
has accepted the position OF secretary
of the Illinois public service commits
sion
Fond du Lac.-Expioding steam
in a glue machine at the plant Of
the Quincy Refrigerator company
resulted i'll injuries to Joesph Smith,
machine tender, who was struck by q
dying plate and badly scalded. Alder
man Herman Jenz, foreman of the de-
partment, was burned while dragging
Smith TO "a place of safety.
Neenah--In three days time the
sum of s1,34f.50 was raised here
toward the annual budget of the Wis
consin Sunday Schoo! association.
This amount was pledged by 1872 PEG
pie, and is considerable over the
amount, as only $1,000 was asked for
here. S. F. Shattuck Of this city is
president of the state association.
Whitehall--Five hundred residents
of Trempealeau county have been
organized with the Trempealeau
County Woman Suffrage association
By Miss Alice B. Curtis of the state
suffrage headquarters, with these Off
GERS: President, Mrs. Ole J. Eggum.
WHITEHALL; Yice-president, Mrs. Fred
Rusefing, Eleva: secretary, Miss Fran
cena Chaffee, Whitehall; treasurer,
Mrs Omar ImmeIi. Blair
Waukesha.-Oscar Steffen has the
distinction of securing the first
marriage license in Waukesha coun-
" under the new eugenic law
He was given permission by the coun-
ty clerk to marry Margaret Mittel-
steadt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Mittelsteadt. Both persons are
from Menomonee Falls. Dr.. G. Fl. Per
rim of Menomonee Fails issued the
health certificate to Mr.. Steffen.
nesville.--Collision between two
engines at the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul depot platform, due
TO fog. nearly wrecked both engines,
and but for the timely warning of The
train crew, who did not see their dan
ger. would have resulted in death or
serious injury to several persons.
Both engines We're moving at slow
rate of speed, one switching, the other
being attached to the early Milwaukee
passenger train.
Grand Rapi1s-The building owned
by the Swedish Lutheran congre-
cation was partly destroyed by
fire. The back part of the building IS
a chapel. 4 room in front is occupied
by the caretaker, Herman La1inslzy.
Max. a son, drew his bed near the well
filed stove, and was awakened by his
sisters screams. When aroused. he
found his hair scorched. The fire
spread between the walls to the floor
above. A rear room will be used by
the congregation until the old build
ing is razed and new church built.
Beloit.-State Senator J.. i. Cum
ningham and his son had mar
row escape from death when an auto
in which they were riding was struck
Oh Grand avenue crossing OF the
Northwestern railroad tracks by
train and pushed several feet. That
the accident was not fatal was due to
the fact that the train was Dot running
fast.
Apple.on.-Thursday February 5,
has been set for the election Of
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