The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-04
BADGER STATE NOTES.

Madison.-The state board of health
is receiving inquiries from proprietors
Of 400 summer hotels in Wisconsin
asking if the order of the state board
OF health made year ago providing
the law requiring the top sheet on
beds must be at least ninety-six inches
long on and after jan l, 1916, could
be suspended as applying to summer
hotels. The proprietors complain they,
in many cases, did not receive notice
of the order of the state board of
health and have not had time to pre-
pare for it. DR.. c. A. Harper, secre-
tary of the board, replied the board
had decided not to suspend the order.
Appleton. = George r. Downer,
for twenty-five years superintendent
OF the Outagamie county asylum for
the insane, committed suicide here
by drowning in the Fox river, jump
ing from Law street bridge while in
sight of residents seated on porches
OF their homes on the river bluffs
Melancholia following a recent at
tack upon his superintendency of the
county institution is believed to have
been the cause.
Waukesha. = Waukesha county
Guernsey breeders have picked June 1
and as the dates for their meeting.
In connection with this gathering
there will be meeting of the Western
Guernsey Breeders association called
by President Frank E. Fox 1t is ex-
pected fully 500 dairymen will attend
the meetings at the ]. H. Williams
farm.
Green Bay.-Richard Malouf, aged
4, was instantly killed by street car
Kenosha-The will of Christopher
D. Holt, filed for probate here, disposes
of property valued at 100000 and
names his son. F. d. Holt, as sole heir
Eau Claire.-Mrs. Elizabeth STREET,
better known as Dutch Liz" who has
been living from hand to mouth for
years, sleeping in Easements, has just
fallen heir to $4,000, her share of
100000 estate left by brother who
died in Germany.
Naturalization is to be taken here
regulating jitney travel 1t is probable
drivers will have to obtain licenses
and that restrictions will be placed on
the speed and the number of passen-
gers.
Jefferson.-Plotz and Braman of this
city caught Buffalo fish weighing 40
pounds. This is the largest fish ever
caught in this vicinity.
Beloit-Charles Green, a workman
at the Fairbanks-Morse plant, may lose
the sight of both eyes from burns.
Flame flashed into his face from
blast furnace.
Neenah.-BusinesG men and citizens
have pledged the sum of $4,000 for
new hotel here.
Janesville-Rock county farmers are
organizing a county breeders associa-
ton.
Portage-Seymour Simpson of this
city has been appointed as internal
revenue collector from this district to
succeed E. H. Burlingame, who will be
retired on May l. Mr.. Simpson was
for many years a conductor on the Mil
waukee road.
Lima Center-Barns and outbuild-
ings belonging to VIII Wudtke were
destroyed by fire. Three head of fine
blooded Holsteins were lost.
Appleton-Finding a cup three-quar-
tiers filed with kerosene, which her
mother had used to start a fire, Helen
Vanderlouis, 2, drank the contents and
died
Merrill-Register of Deeds Geiss is
kept exceptionally busy recording
transactions Of real estate, most of
which are farm property deals. The
number of new settlers coming into
Lincoln county this year is large
Janesville-H P Moseley of Beloit
was elected chairman of the county
board of supervisors. An increased
appropriation to care for laborers out
of work in Beloit was granted.
Madison-A bill has been introduce
ed in the legislature appropriating
$4,000 to send the University of Wis
consin band to the Frisco exposition.