The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-15
STATE NOTES In BRIEF

Racine-A police court trial over
telephone was the experience of J.
Davis and George Crane, two Racine
residents, who were arrested for auto
speeding. The men speeded through
South Milwaukee, and witnesses tele.
phoned the police. A question as to
jurisdiction arose and a Milwaukee
magistrate arranged to have the men
plead via telephone and he then sen
fenced them to a fine of $40 apiece.
nitowoc.-Charged by coroner's
jury with responsibility for the death
of Edward Hanske, village marshal OF
Kiel, who was fatally injured by be-
ing run down by an automobile, Nor
bert Lettenberger, II years old, driv-
er of the car, was taken into custody
and must face a charge of homicide.
Kenosha-John B. Maloney, presi-
dent of the board of education, has
resigned his office to accept position
as a teacher in the Kenosha high
school, He will have charge of the
commercial department of the school.
Mr. Maloney was formerly postmas-
ter of the city and has been consider
ed as an expert in commercial edu-
cation.
Marshfield.-Frank Lepke of Neills-
vile went out on camping and fish
ing trip, made fire and put the cot
fee on to boil. He used a fourquart
pail and pushed the cover down tight
ly. Steam blew the cover and all that
was under it into his face, scalding
him severely.
Manitowoc-The village of Kiel
captured all honors at the annual
meeting of rural carriers of the coun-
ty, held here. Officers named were:
Frank j. Kretch president; Oscar
Graf, vice president and Edward Hen
schek, secretary-treasurer, all from
Kiel.
Superior.-A portion of the general
contract for Superior's 100000 Y. M.
c.. A. building, amounting to $4,000,
has been put in charge of the build
ing committee, headed by R. G. Ogil-
vie, and work on the superstructure is
to start at once.
Racine. - Despondent because OF
financial troubles, David Davidson,
wholesale liquor dealer, shot himself
in the left breast and later died at a
hospital. Foreclosure of mortgages
on his home is said to have prompted
the act.
Marinette-Five persons were in
jured one perhaps fatally, near Pesh-
1igo, when an automobile driven by
Oscar Anderson, clerk of Marin
cite county, overturned. Miss Laura
Schroeder was injured about the hips
and internally, and may die.
Racine. - John Peddenbruck, II
years, steward on the steamer j. w.
Moore. anchored in Racine harbor, &C
cidently fell into the river and was
drowned.
Beloit.-Alfred Ellithrop, SO years
old, a former resident of Clinton, died
of apoplexy. His death was sudden.
Janesyille.-Driven insane through
fear of an operation, Abraham Schand-
lev. an inmate at the county farm, lay
down in foot of water and drowned.
Madison.-If the city of Milwaukee
refuses to admit to it's high schools
students from other parts OF the state
deprived of it's share of the state COM
where there are no schools it will be
mon school aid, which this year
amounts to $2,5O0,000. This in sub
stance was an opinion by the attor-
new general to State superintendent
Cary.
Racine.-Because, it is alleged, she
poisoned bread and spread it in a va
cant lot with the alleged design OF
poisoning the chickens of nelghbor,
Mrs Frances Vasulek is held for a
hearing.
Superjor-A shipment of 200 car
loads of flour from Minneapolis to
Dumas. France, one of the largest ex-
mort cargoes ever handled through
Superior, has just been loaded out Of
SUPERIOR docks for Buffalo by boat.
Neenah. = Another school census
has been authorized here. One recent
Iv taken was not satisfactory, as all
the school children of the city were
not included. The work will be start
ed at once.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. d. Warner,
formerly a prominent realty dealer Of,
Ct. Paul. accidentally shot and killed.
himself near here while hunting.