The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.

Waukesha.-Deputy Clerk of Courts
H. E. Sims and Owen Motz, who, with
party of friends, have leased a cot
tage on Nemahbin lake for the sum-
mer, had narrow escape from drown
Ing when their canoe tipped in fifteen
feet OF water. Although the young
men are excellent swimmers they were
almost exhausted when Lester John
stone and Arthur HIM reached them
with rowboat
Portage.-The entire plant of the
| Portage Electric Light and Power COM
pany was sold to Woodmansee & Day.
1dson of Chicago. The price is said to
be $l45,OOO. The new firm controls
three other plants. Petitions bearing
nearly 500 signatures are on file with
the city clerk asking for a second cleo
ton on the city purchase of the plant.
Marinette.-Illustratin the rapid
growth of dairying in upper Wiscon-
sin, there will not be one farm in the
entire township of Porterfield, in Mar
1nette county, without a silo when two
now being built are completed. 1t is
believed there is not another town
ship in the state or adjoining states
with this record.
Waupaca.-One Porter, operator of
a moving picture show at the Wiscon-
sin Veterans home, is reported to
have been the recipient of a black
hand letter giving him twenty days to
leave this vicinity. The letter was
made up of letters cut from a news
paper and pasted together.
Oconomowoc. = Edward Nash of
Wauwatosa, was brought before Judge
Derse in municipal court on a charge
of stealing the auto of Valmore Hoen,
Waukesha. The preliminary examin-
alton was set for July 8. Bonds were
fixed at $1,000, but bail was not fur
nished.
Sheboygan.-The Rev. A. Parker
Curtis, rector of Grace EpiscopaI
church of this city the last six years,
has received an offer to become head
Of the collegiate department of the
Nashotah house at Nashotah He has
not as yet decided wether he will ac-
cept.
Racine.-John Bendah has cleared
up the theft of 1852 from Sheriff Hol-
ticks safe on May IT, Bendah. a man
named Jones and George Hebble-
waithe broke the safe and divided the
money. Bendah was sentenced to
eighteen months at Waupun
Acknowledgements Director Fin
low ic-f ~, l.
girls to swim at the north side bath
ing beach. Each day with capable sub
instructors he handles from 200 to 500
children.
Marinette.-Frank hubert, aged 20.
of Milwaukee, who narrowly escaped
being lynched when he confessed to
charges by an 11-year-old girl, was
sentenced to twenty years in Waupun
prison.
Janesville-Alva Krotz, son of A.
S. Krotz, department head at the
GAINESVILLE Machine company, is under
$1,000 bail for his appearance in court
on the charge of committing burglary
in the night time. The alleged Of
fender is ri years of age, is a student
1T valparaiso university ana is prom
inent socially in the best circle of this
city.
Eau Claire.-Harry A Anderson.
many years poor commissioner of this
city, died at his home here He had
just returned from Rochester, Mimi.
where he underwent an operation for
stomach trouble
Racine.-Eleven year old Frank
Johnson walked into the candy shop
of Mrs. Martha Fritz, and while the
woman was out opened the cash box
and walked off with 81. A policeman
later searching for the lad found a
group of children eating candy and
chewing gum.
ashington.-Pensions have been
granted the following Wisconsin WON
en-: Mary R. Daugherty, Warrens,
s12; Catherine Rausch, Black River
Falls, S12; Almira S. Stone, Gordon. |
s12; annie M. Sweet, Tomah, s12'
Mary 4. Clark. Superior, s12