The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-13
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Misunderstanding to surprise their
father, Henry Mathews, an employee OF
the Milwaukee road at Tomah many
years, Mrs. w. Hovey of Milwaukee
and Mrs. e. Whaley arrived at the Mil
waukee road station here to learn he
had been killed by falling under a train
in the yards three minutes before they
arrived. They accompanied the body
home and comforted their aged mother
and sent for their other sister.
Beloit.-Edward Lee, eighteen years
an employee and for the last two years
advertising manager of the Berlin Ma
chine works here, has resigned to
work with Edwin A. Watson. advertis-
ing director of the Burroughs Adding
Machine company of Detroit Mich.
Odanah.-When interrupted at Min
neapolis by approaching pedestrians,
three highwaymen threw Oscar Ander-
son of this city down on the curb,
spread out their overcoats and sat on
him until the danger was over and
then took SIS from him.
Madison.-The Wisconsin Associa-
ton of School Superintendent and
Supervising Principals, at it's annual
session at Madison, elected Prof. It. l..
Jones of West Allis as president, Prin-
cipal Fine of Merrill as secretary, and
Supt. Kitchener of Dodgeville as treas
urer. The association adopted a reso-
luton appointing committee of five
persons to act in advisory capacity to
the state university in the training Of
teachers for public schools.
Barron.-Burglars entered six places
Of business here by the back door
route. J. w. Taylor's seed store was
robbed of $26 cash. Hunts meat mar
ket of $18; Berg Bros, SIP; Barron
Cash Store, 81, and $95 in their safe,
which was unlocked, was overlooked.
T. ]. Thompson, jeweler, lost $35, foun-
tain pens and silverware, and ]. Der
mansky, dry goods, $50 in clothing
Beloit-A quarantine has been es-
tablished at the home of Thomas
Cunningham of Winnebago, just over
the line in Illinois. 1t is feared that
Cunningham, who is a blacksmith, has
contracted the foot and mouth dis
ease. Representative of the federal
government and the Illinois board Of
health are watching the case. Foot
and mouth disease recently broke out
in herds of cattle in the vicinity.
Janesville.-Oficers of the James
vile Water company vacated their
places and the city took charge Of
the operation of the plant. The as
sumed outstanding bonds of the
company amounting to $185,000 and
paid cash $4,000, which amount
was raised by municipal bond issue.
Sheboygan-More than 100 new
cheese factories will be opened in Wis
consin this spring and summer, ac-
cording to F. H. Dow, Plymouth, Wis.
Marinette-George Batchelder, pres
ident of the State Paid Firemen's as
sociation, died in the hospital here of
cancer. He was 40 years old and
leaves a wife, one daughter and his
parents He was a member of the
Marinette fire department for sixteen
years.
..
hue Hagan has taken charge of the
New Richmond postoffice succeeding
her father, Charles Donohue, who died
on the streets of New Richmond, Feb.
IL Mrs. Hagan is the only woman in
Wisconsin at the head of a postoffice
of the second class
Winters hall, on Sixth
street, which was the home Of dozen
fraternal societies, was Quilted by fire
and the loss, partly covered by insur-
ance, is estimated at 100000, including
damage to the clothing stock of the
owner, David Winters, and goods of
the Excelsior Shoe company.
Oconomowoc. = Dow Hartwell Of
Oconomowoc, 81 years old, a private
in the Fourteenth United States infan-
try stationed at Fort Lawton, Wash,
died at the army hospital there, ac-
cording to telegram received by
Oconomowoc relatives.