The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
BADGER STATE NOTES.

Madison. = The Wisconsin state
board of control opened up bids for
electric lamps for use in the state
charitable and penal institutions, state
capitol, state normal schools and state
university buildings during the coming
year. The bids were submitted by
eighteen companies and ranged from
81 per cent to SO per cent discount
from list prices An ordinary twenty
candle power lamp under the lowest
bid would cost 61a per cent. The con-
tract will carry about $1,000, and the
state will, it is expected, save $4,000
if the lowest bid is accepted, the saw
ing being based on a comparison with
the cost of such lamps year ago.
Baraboo-The conference board of
the Woman's Home Missionary society
of the West Wisconsin conference
closed a successful meeting here. Miss
Carrie Hazard Of Platteville and Miss
Grace Rosaback of Canaan county
were the principal speakers. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs w w. Morse, Baraboo;
vice president, Mrs. G. S. Joslin, Belle
vile; recording secretary, Mrs. A. c..
Kingsford, Baraboo; corresponding
secretary, Miss Florence Heinze, Wyo-
cena; treasurer, Mrs. N. Haines, Madi-
son.
Janesville-F E. Anderson, state
secretary of the Y NJ. c. A, gave an
address at banquet held at the James
vile Y NJ C. A. in honor of ]. c..
Kline, who has resigned as secretary
of the local institution and the new
officers c. R. Bearmore has taken up
the work of increasing the member
ship of the "Y" here with spirit
Madison.-Three Madison men have
enrolled for the civilians training
camp at Fort Sheridan, H., opening
Sept. 90 They are Carlyle Winslow,
engineer in the United States forest
products laboratory; Warren Mont
gomery, Madison street car lines, and
C. L. McMillen, insurance agent
Acknowledged Bosshard, promi-
S4032 on the bequest made by Fred
c. Hewitt to Yale university was col
lected by Dane county for the state
in the Dane county court. Mr. Hewitt
left 100000 to Yale, which included
400 shares of Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul railway stock.
Madison Eugene Bosshard, promi-
nent lawyer of Columbus, Wis, has
been appointed assistant attorney gen
eral, standing highest on the civil ser
vice eligible list, and has assumed his
duties. The increase of work in the
department made the addition of an
other assistant necessary.
Rhinelander.-W a bear visited
a road camp Of the Fish Lumber COM
pany and ate all the grub, work was
stopped for mere than half day be
cause the men refused to work with
out something to eat. The teams of
the company were being used on new
road under construction between here
and Three Lakes.
New London. = Dispatches from
Mankato, MINI, announce the death of
Harry Bodoh of this city, who was
killed in a sewer trench cavein. With
another man, Bodoh was coupling a
pipe in the six foot trench The cave
in forced open the gas pipe and the
men were smothered.
washington. - Wisconsin pensions
were granted to Della Bowden, Stew
ems Point, So; minor Of Willard Can
DIV. Beloit. So; Elizabeth Mcmahon,
Doylestown, s13. The number of pen
sioners in Wisconsin during the fiscal
year ending on June 80 was 1903;
amount paid, s3,995,769.
Madison-The state railroad com
mission sent engineers to Waupaca to
value the property of the water power
plant owned by the A G. Nelson Lum-
Der company and the city of Waupaca
and other water powers near Wau-
paca. Owners of two water powers
there have petitioned the commission
for permission to improve their prop
critics.
Sheboygan.-Sofia Schadt and Helm
rich Ritter, both of this city, are the
second couple to enter into a marriage
contract under the common law within
a few weeks.