The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-18
s. E. Wis. D0INCS

5. f. Wis. DOlNCS
An epidemic of measles is prevalent
in Neenah. About thirty-flve homes
are Quarantined.
The Fox River house, Menasha, is
about to close after having been used
as hotel for the past forty years.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the annual convention for
the Wisconsin Buttermakers associ-
alton which meets at Eau Claire, Feb.
1, 2 and g.
John Hummer, 50 years old, suffered
the loss of his left hand when it was
caught in an enclosing press at the
plant Of the Badger State Tanning
company in Sheboygan.
Mrs. Mary Leickem, SO years old,
who is charged with shooting four
times at her husband, last Monday
night drank a quantity of muriatic
acid at her home in Kenosha.
The Wisconsin railroad commission
on Thursday filed in the office of the
secretary of state notice of the ap-
pointment of Harold L. Geisse as Sec
rotary Of the commission. The salary
is $4,000 a year
An iceboat in which four students
of the University of Wisconsin were
sailing broke through a weak spot in
Lake Mendoza, and the boys, narrowly
escaped cold plunge by being thrown
onto safer ice. The boat could not be
gotten out of the lake and was left to
freeze. O.
The city council of Kenosha slam
med the door in the face of proposed
elevation of the tracks of the Chi
practically every member went on
record as being opposed to any appro-
priation from the funds of the city to
make the work possible.
The annual directors meeting of the
Aid Association for Luthrans was held
at Appleton. The report for the last
year showed that 1854 certificates of
membership have been issued, with
$1,101,7 $50 insurance. The present
membership is 1873, with $S,995, $50
insurance in force. There are 321
local branches in thirteen states
Ten miles from Madison is a little
village named Cambridge experience
ing the hardships incident to the loss
For years that village was served by
the Chicago & Lake Superior railroad
reputed to be the shortest road in the
world-two miles in length. Last
year the engine was ditched and has
remained there.
The mystery surrounding the dis
appearance of Robert Weiman last
September from Kenosha has been
solved. Weiman is now in hospital
at Fort Lorraine, o., and physicians
attending him declare that he is just
regaining consciousness. Weiman
was picek up on the streets of Lo-
rain weeks ago suffering from what
appeared to be mental ailment. Two
days ago he recovered his memory
and asked that his family in Kenosha
be notified of his condition.
The death of B. H. Nienaber, Mad
ison, last week put an end to the plans
for golden jubilee celebration with
John Corscot, both members of the
common council of that city in 1866.
For sometime, Mr.. Nienaber, Mr.. Cor
scot and H. M. Lewis had been plan
ming to hold golden jubilee celebra-
ton in April, over the fact that the
three were elected members of the
common council fifty years ago. Mr..
Lewis died recently followed by Mr..
Nienaber. Mr.. Corscot is now the
only living member of the Madison
council of 1866
The Sheboygan county board and
the county state road and bridge COM
mittee is going to defy a technicality
in the law in the matter of filling the
Office of county highway commits
sioner. The board at it's last session
elected John Ingelse, a member from
the town of Sherman, as highway COM
missioner. After the board had ad
journed it was discovered that the law
prohibited the election of a member
of the electing body from qualifying
for an Office. Mr. Ingelse, however,
has fled his bond and will acci1rn,