The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-09
BADGER STATE NOTES.

Beloit-The English Lutheran con.
| passed resolutions here declaring that
the language question was the great
est problem of the Lutheran church
| and urging propa ganda in behalf of the
English language.
La Crosse.-The Retail Merchants
| Protective association and the Retail
| Grocers' association have launched a
campaign to make the wagon bridge
over the Mississippi river free at the
municipal election on April 6, when
referendum on the question will be
taken. The toll is % cents for teams
and 5 cents for passengers.
Madison.-Kenneth Smith, drum ma
| jor of the Third Wisconsin infantry,
and son of Postmaster Smith of Vir-
oqua, was appointed colonel on the
personal staff of Gov. Phillip. He is
q years old, probably the youngest
man to hold this rank in Wisconsin.
| He is studying law at Harvard uni
versity.
Washington.-The senate confirmed
the nominations of the following Wis
consin postmasters: Peter Yelling, Bea-
yer Dam; Thomas N Curran, Camp
bellsport; Ida Englesby, Eleva; Chas.
B. Carstens, Grafton, and Alexander
Buchanan, Lake Mills.
Hudson.-Much interest is shown
here in the new $250,O00 proposed
packing plant the American Society
of Equity is about to locate in this
section of the state The three cities
contesting for the plant are New
Richmond, River Falls and Hudson.
Kenosha.-Roy Driscoll, aged z, son
of Bert A. Driscoll Kenosha artist,
died after an illness of eighteen hours
of ptomaine poisoning. Candy eaten
by the boy at school is blamed.
Madison-State Treasurer Johnson
received from the Bell Telephone COM
pany a check for $73,83S.71 in pay
ment of its 1915 tax
Racine.-Ernst Keep, Rochester; FL
mer Woodward, Black River Falls,
and George Junco, Racine, were ar
rested here and will be returned to
the Waukesha Industrial School, from
which they escaped. Junco's feet were
so badly swollen from exposure that
he had to be carried to the police sta
ton. The boys suffered severely from
hunger and cold
Wausau.-August Steffin of Mosinee
and George S. Cook of Unity brought
in wolf pelts. They report the animals
are plentiful and doing considerable
damage to cattle.
Kenosha.-In the municipal court
here Mrs. Sylvia Fox was granted
divorce from her husband John H.
Fox, formerly a cigar manufacturer,
missing for more than a year
Two Rivers.-Two Rivers may have
a jitney bus line to operate in all
parts of the city, unless the traction
company promises extensions.
Prairie du Chien.-The RI Rev.
James Schwebach, bishop of La
Crosse, was in Prairie du Chen to
take part in the celebration of the
forty-fourth anniversary of the found
ing of ST. Mary's College for Girls. The
L
waukee celebrated solemn high mass.
ST. Mary's is just completing an adj
dition to cost $4,000
Wausau-A A Babcock has start
ed a survey Of the proposed drainage
area northwest of Three Lakes. A pc
tition to drain that section has been
filed by the Wisconsin Valley Improve
ment company.
Waupaca.-A mild sensation occur
red in a court of this dry" city, when
a quart of liquor, evidence in the case
of William Cain, arrested on a charge
of selling liquor without a license, was
found to contain Is per cent whiskey
and SIS per cent water. Cain was fined
$50 and costs
Wausau.-Marshfie1d High school
representatives won all honors in the
triangular debate with Wausau and
Grand Rapids in the Lawrence college
circuit, debating the question, ere.
solved That the United States Arny
Should Be Increased to 100000"