The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23
SEEN AND HEARD
IN WISCONSIN

Wojciech Jancrak and Miss Maria
Drzewoszweska both Of Beaver Dam.
Racine.-The police raided a gam
bling den in Greek boarding house
and the seven players were fined each
from $40 to $50 and costs.
Racine.-The Good Shepherd Uni
versity church celebrated it's seventy
first anniversary with a big banquet
at the Hotel Racine.
Madison-Peter Rivetto was award
cd by the industrial commission $65 as
compensation against the Central Coal
company of Milwaukee, in whose en-
ploy he was injured June II.
Chippewa FalIs-The Bibernians.
Catholic Foresters and local Fedora
ton Of Catholic Societies have pro-
hibited the tango at their social func-
tons.
Racine William Thelen found $500
in the ruins of fire which destroyed
his building. The wallet container was
partially burned, but the money can be
redeemed.
Poynette-The state Anti-Saloon
league has retained Messrs. Bogue and
Mcdonald, Portage, as it's attorneys
for the coming year. Mr.. Bogue is
district attorney of Columbia county.
Cedarburg. Prickett, Mil
wau!Iee horse trainer, while driv-
ing colt it suddenly reared, made
side jump. hit the pavement and
sustained broken neck. Death was
instantaneous
ManitOwoe.-W With most of his
clothing torn from bis body and
himself badly injured. Peter Mrotek,
a night track walker employed by the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, was
picked up, having been struck by
train. He may recover.
KenOsha-Dr w. b. Levin, sew
enty-one wears old, dropped dead at
his home in the village OF Russell He
was a Civil war veteran and Anderson
Vile prisoner. While he was a veter-
inarian he acted as the medical advis-
er of many farmers.
Kenosha.-Two guarantees for
smallpox have been established
here. one at the home of Deputy Game
Warden Michael Kleist, the victim be-
ing his son Leslie. and the other at the
home of Frank Ergish, where Stephen
Ergish is the victim. The boys were
disease at the same time. The health
officer has ordered vaccinations.
Madison.-That the capacity of the
state hygienic laboratory is linn
tied and inadequate TO serve more than
a fraction of possible applicants under
the eugenic marriage law, is the con-
tention OF DIR. NJ p. Ravenel, director
of the laboratory. in reply to state
ment by Or. j. M. Beffel of Milwaukee.
secretary of the board of medical ex-
aminers.
Oshkosh Former Lieut. Gov. John
Strange of Neenah was elected
president of the Winnebago Coun-
ty Fair association. Other Off
GERS are: Vice-president, p. J. Gunder-
SON. treasurer. c. II. Krippene; secre-
tary, L. E. Beals; directors, John
Strange, Joseph Cater, f. W. Dane, p.
J. Gunderson, Adam Grundy, Ira Park
er, George II. Jones and E. f. Beals.
Madison.-The state railroad com
mission decided the first case
brough: before it under the new water
power legislation. 1t denied the petit
ton of residents of Horizon and May
vile for an order TO prohibit G.. w. Nc,
Williams from doing further dredging
in the Rock river in that vicinity. The
signers Of the petition alleged that the
dredging would injure the hunting,
boating and fishing
Madison. The chapter house OF
Beta Theta Pi fraternity has
been Quarantined by the Madison
board of health on account OF a case
of scarlet fever. l. c. Smith, sCpho-
more, contracted mild case of The
disease, which was not discovered I'M
til he had associated with every mem
Der of his fraternits twenty in all The
quarantine will last about five days.
Milwaukee.-Daniel Sweeney OF
Cudahy, who was fined on
charge of assault and battery on girl
companion on New Years eve, died in
his boarding house of wounds inflicted
by the girl with hatpin when defend
ing herself. Sweeney was suddenly
stricken with q hemorrhage and died
a half hour later At the post-mortem
his death was charged to stab wounds
inflicted by a hatpin welded by Miss
Catharine Hermes.
Waukesha.-Fire which originated
from new oyerheated furnace
destroyed the Kelley institute here.
The loss OF $4,000 is covered
by insurance. The building was of
frame construction. having been built
many years ago for hotel purposes.
Lack of water pressure left the fire.
men helpless. DR.. J. ". Taft is at
the head of the institute The fire was
one OF the most spectacular in the
history of the city. Eleven patients
were in bed when the fire was discov-
cred and escaped in their night cloth
ing
Milton The National League o.
Medical Freedom began its cam
paign here, when Mrs Minona S
Jones, Chicago sunragist, spoke. She
sad the league does not oppose doc
tors or medicines. but demands that
citizens shall be free to employ such
doctors as they desire and also be free
TO experiment ana investigate.
Grand Rapids.-Georg Loock of
this city was shot in the leg
and foot while hunting The dog,
which was close to Mr.. LOCKS leg
when the shot was fired, was killed.
Ir iS thnuyh+ that uhOavpr fired the