Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-23
HAPS AND MISHAPS.


A little child of Henry Sleighton, of
Albion, Mich, was chofed to death by a
peanut.
Mrs Adelia Bennett, of North Ian
sing, Mich, committed suicide with strvch-
nine. Cause not stated. 81
M. l.. Everhart, of Burr Oak, Mich,
hung himself recently. Dependency
caused by the death of his wife instigated
the deed
"A young man in Virginia shot his
brother dead because the latter was accus-
toned to get intoxicated.
"A little child of James Murray, of
Manchester, Wis, was fatally scalded re-
Gently by turning kettle of hot I've upon
itself.
"A blacksmith at Shakopee, Mimi,
drank immoderately of cold water, when
over-heated, and died in a few minutes.
"A boy in Lebanon County, Pa, met
his death by not stopping when his wheel
barrow did, and thereby getting impaled
on one of the handles.
AT Tuftonboro, n H., recently, light
ming struck the house of Mrs Drew, in
stantly killing her and considerably dam
aging the building.
At Lansing, Iowa, while young son
of Mr.. Prayer was rum .ng down hill, to-
ward the town, he fell down, breaking his
neck and killing him instantly. ',,-'-S ,.'-.'.-
Charles FL. Mcdonald, Nashville
printer, while temporarily insane the
other day, attempted to commit suicide
by stabbing himself and afterwards cut
ting his throat. His recovery was doubt
full.
William Kennedy, a prominent mer-
chant in New Brighton, Pa, became en-
barrassed financially, and committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the forehead.
He died almost Instantly
"A Sioux City mother who was on
board train, held her infant up to the
window, and the youngster sprang out.
The train was backed and the baby re-
covered unhurt
"A son of Samuel Gilpin, of Ash
Grove, Ill, undertook to establish a com
munication between the kerosene can and
the fire. He succeeded admifably,but his
parents cannot be comforted. So -
An insane man moving grass in a
Pennsylvania meadow, with three others.
suddenly turned, and running his scvthe
through one of them, John Myer, killed
him instantly. =
"A seven year-old daughter of Captain
Edward A. Cole, Of Mem his, was burned
BY mosquito-net catching fire Her
father was severely burned in attempting
to save his child IA. EE Isl 81
One more unfortunate. She lives
near Green Bay, Wis, and undertook to
kindle bonfire, to- drive off the Amosqtfi-
toes, with the aid of kerosene Her beau.
ty will hereafter only be known through
the medium of an old photograph. Izs.3-
The Fry family, at st. PAUL. have been
seriously troubled with ed-bugs of late,
but have finally succeeded in getting rid /
of them. For a speedy and at the same
time thoroughly effective method of abol- /
fishing these unpleasant household pests,
we never heard Of anything heater The
operation is performed in the evening,
and is best conducted by the light Of a
tallow candle. Taking a kerosene can in ]
one hand, and the candle in the other, YOU
commence making a. liberal application
of the oil to all the joints and crevices of
the bedstead, keeping the candle mean
while in close proximity to the can, so
that you can be sure to hit all the infested
spots. The flame of the candle WILL
naturally ignite the kerosene if you are
sufficiently careful, and the result will be
a beautiful display Of pyrotechnics which
out of his hole to see what is going on.
Pretty soon the whole fire department
will arrive, and put on a few streams of
water, and you have the thing accom-
plished. The Fry family roasted atwelve-
year-old boy in their first attempt bat "a
younger child, orsadecrepid old Woman,
or even your mOther-in-laW, would .proba-
bly, answer quite as Well It is generally
best to have your house insured for its
full value before commencing this expert
ment. tszisats "a iilgF - ,sfa 45fa5ol
The Milwaukee Wisconsin gives the
following incidents concerning the recent
tornado in Northern Wisconsin: p A
pleasure party from that city, who were
out on Elkhart Lake when the hurricane
commenced, succeeded, through great
danger, in getting, safely to shore, and
took refuge in cottage. The house soon
began to rock, and finally the back por-
ton, used as a kitchen, was torn open,
and the stove Whisked out as if it had
been paper. Huge trees were not only
torn from their roots, but were carried
through the air a great distance Five
hundred of these fallen trees were count
ed, and so many more remained that the
task was abandoned Acow was literally
pounded to pieces, having been blown
against so many distractions with such
force. A boy was picked up by the wind
and carried 800 feet through the air. Two
horses were killed A large tree, to
which was tied team of horses was
snapped off just above the therein and
carried over the horses and came crash
ing down upon the wagon, smashing it to
atoms, but with no injury whatever to the
horses. Sheep and COWS were carried
long distances through the air and thrown
to the ground with great force. Balls of
electric fire flew around the heads of the
party, and during the storm not one en-
tertained any hopes of ever seeing Mil
waukee again. lr sal sEnadt III f
EVERY Night! lis a
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