Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-05
STATE ITEMS.

l nv oiHu'il SfteuCTin5 anu FESTIVAL OF the
Pioneers of Sheboyg IN county for 1870, will
be held at the city ofShe5oygan en- the eve
ming of the 9Th of January.
The Oconto LHm5erman gives an account
Of a contest between an Indian and bear,
Ut Pine river, fatal to both. The Indian shot
the bear in the head with buckshet, blow
ing out his eye and otherwise severely
Wounding him, and then bounced upon him
with dirk knife. Mr.. Bruin Rugged Mr..
Indian, and both fell to the ground, when
struggle for life ensued, which must have
been terrible one, as the belligerents were
both badly manned and lying dead within
two rods of each other when found.
The Fond du Lac 6emmonvealtk says !:
Last week Dir. J. Kinsman, of the town of
Friendship, came to this city, where he
hired man to work on his farm. The
man went home with him, and in a few
days came np among the missing, as also
did $500 in money and a silver watch.
We learn from the Kewaunee Eaterprise
that man named George Rupert, ofDyckes-
vile, was killed in the lumber woods in Red
River, on Wednesday last, by the falling of
a dead tree, which crushed him to the earth
broke his neck. Rupert was Canadian.
The Hudson Star tells of an lrishmqn there
who came near being smothered to death
last week. He was Shoveling wheat at the
warehouse, and while emptying one bin, the
panks of an adjoining bin gave way,
knocked Buckley down, the wheat rushed
over him, and he was buried in about iv e
eet of wheat. Help was procured, and he
was taken out more dead til an alive.
Ia the Circuit Court at Oshkosh, on Tues
day or last week, Miss NJ A Black, good.
looking dagnseI of thirty summers, was
awarded 81, 500 damages in lie breach of
promise suit against Thomas Simpson, both
of Menasha. The jury-nearly all uninter~
ested Hen-was out two hours only.
Mr.. Humphrey Roberts, an old resident of
Janesv!lle, was shot on the 25th inst, by
man named Stowe. The two men had be n
out late the night.Previously, and Stowe had
been under the influence of liquor. They
slept together, but Stowe arose about
o'clock to do the necessary chores, and pro-
ceeded to build fire in the cook-stove,
Roberts, meanwhile, sleeping quietly in bed
The testimony of Stoves housekeeper, AL
m ira G. Glidden, before the Corners jury,
was that Stowe abused her and struck her
with a stick from which he was whiting
kindling for the FIRE, and that she then call
ed to Roberts for protection He then arose
and expostulated with Stowe, when he
seized gun from a rack near at hand and
fired. The weapon was an old musket
which vas loaded with buckshot, and the
muzzle of it was not probably more than
three or four feet from Roberts; the result
was the charge took effect in the left shout
der, tearing it to pieces badly, nearly cutting
off an artery, causing the blood to flow pro
fusely. Roberts was informed that he
could live but short time, and was urged
to make statement of the occurrence. He
said it was COLI blooded murder; that he
gave no provocation for the assault what
ever. Stowe is now in jail.
A FIRE at GAINESVILLE, on last Tuesday morn
ing destroyed two wooden buildings on
West Milwaukee street The losses are as
follows: Smith Brothers, grocers, loss
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. Hyser g. Bar
rett, hardware, insured for 81, 900, which
will not cover their loss. George Pierce, har-
ness maker, loss $500; no insurance. Glen
ny & Canif, pump-manufactory, loss $500 ;
insurance $500.
The RichIand County Republican relates a
distressing casualty that occurred near Elk
ceIsior, in the town of Redwood, on We'd
nesday afternoon, the 18th inst In the alb
sence of III. and Mrs. James Mckinney, who
lived about loo rods from the village OF
Excelsior, their dwelling was consumed by
FIRE, burning alive their two children, aged
respectively q little over and about
years-the former q girl and the latter a
boy. The father was in Excelsior, and the
mother was visi ting a. sister-in-law whose
residence was about 200 yards from her own.
The Goodwin Opera House at Beloit was
opened on Monday night of last week, by
Madame Parepa Rosa and a portion of her
English Opera Troupe. The building is said
to be one of the finest in the State outside of
Milwaukee.
There is fight over District Attorney in
Dane County. At the late election few
votes were cast for Mr.. Ransom Chase fer
District Attorney. Up to about the time
Of the county canvass it was not known that
Mr.. Chase, or any other man, lad been
runEing for that Office, or that there was
vacancy of that kind to be filled
In July last Mayor Ball. the then District
Attorney, resigned, and the Governor ap-
pointed j. G. Mckinney, Esq, to fill the
was generally understood among those
learned in the law, that the appointment OF
Mr.: Mckinney would hold good throughout
the balance of Mr.. Balls unex pired term :;
provided, however, that no election was
ordered and duly notified to the people, to
fill the office in that manner. He appeared
before the County Board OF Cauvassers and
demanded a certificate of election, which the
Board, upon full argument, refused to give
him. But MIR. Chase, nothing daunted by
this rebuff, We understand, proposes to con-
tinue the chase, by commencing proceedings
in the Supreme Court, with view to pot
out Mr.. Mckenney and to put himself in.
We learn these facts from the Madison
Journal.
Another fire / n Madison on Wednesday
morning last destroyed the well known