Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

MICHAEL KELLY, wealthy young
farmer, fell down stairs at Richfeld on
the 18th inst, and broke his neck.
WALL KINsKIN has created consider
able excitement at Balleys Harbor by
deserving his young wife and two infant
children.
A. BENNETT, an attorney of Delavan,
committed suicide on the 10th inst. by
throwing himself under train near Bur-
ington.
JAMES LEONARD, of Stockton, sudden
~ found pack of hungry wolves at his
heels while crossing the bluffs near his
home, a few days ago, snd he was
obliged to climb tree and remain there
for several hours, when the wolves be-
came discouraged and left.
Eau CLAIRE wants the state fair, and
the committee having the matter in
charge have been waited upon by a
delegation from that city, who state that
Eau Claire will acquiesce in all reason
able demands that the committee might
make in regard to the matter.
The first camp of the Sons of Veterans,
G. A. r., in Wisconsin, was organized
on the night of the 18th inst, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Waukesha, and was mus
tered in by Chief mastering Officer Col.
t. W. Haight. The post will be known
as "Sidney A. Bean Post, No. 1 :"
A. III. CONE, of Knapp, accused Of Sc
curing letters from the postofice in Me-
nomonie by personating A. e. Lester,
the person to whom they were addressed,
has been sentenced to one year in state
prison at hard labor. He confessed his
crime to d. FL. Pulcifer, postoffice in
spector.
AS young man, % years OF age,
named Barndardt. was in the act of fell
ing tree, at North Freedom, on the
18th inst, it split in some way unex-
pectedly, part of it striking him on the
forehead, completely taking off the up
per part of his head, killing him in
stantly.
A 15-YEAR-onD youth named Powell,
was frozen to death near his home in the
town of Genoa on the 18th instant. He
had been to a dance, and on the way
home after midnight partook too freely
of a bottle of alcohol. Becoming too
drunk to walk he sat down in a snow
bank, where he was found the next day
frozen stiff
The Cumberland Herald chronicles
the following: "a young man by the
name of Alonzo Keltz who was working
for E. Oliver and Company was killed
last week while unloading logs on the
lake. It seems he was standing by the
side of the load prying log off, when
his foot slipped, and heavy log fell on
him before he could move, killing him
instantly"
EAU CLAIRE Press: As passenger
train No. from Abbottsford, due here
at 40 last evening, was approaching a
point some eight or ten miles north OF
here, the engine run into q sleigh be-
longing to Harry Johnson, who was re-
turning from Chippewa Falls. One OF
the horses was literally cut into pieces
as well as the front hobs of the sleigh.
The other horse received a severe cash
on one of its thighs. Nobody killed.
PATRICK MCNEELEY, of Taycheedah,
while working in the lumber camp al
Fifeld, was badly wounded by the fall
of a large branch broken off from 8
fallen trunk, and which had lodged il
the branches of another tree. Some one
shouted a warning, McNeeley looked UP
and was struck in the face. His nose
was split, the skin torn off his cheek and
one eye badly injured.
IT has at last been settled that the
man found In the railroad wreck near
! Ableman's Station, is VIM. Mcclure
that he lived at or near Quebec, and was
on his way to visit brother in Eau
CLAIRE. In his pocket, when found, was
baggage check, which enabled the off
Gals, on the arrival of the baggage from
st. Paul, to obtain clue to relatives
who had written to him from Eau Claire
Telegraph communication being opened
with them, his identity was fully estab
lIshed. He was buried at Baraboo.
THE Grand Lodge Knights of Pythia,
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Grand chancellor, 0. 81
Fethers, GAINESVILLE; grand vice chancel
lor, W. @. Williams, Milwaukee; grant
prelate, Z. Mcclure, La Crosse; grant
master of exchequer, Fred Kraus, Nil
waukee; grand keeper of records ant
seals, L. W. Cole, Milwaukee; CRANE
master at arms, Frank Jones, Eau Claire
grand inner guard, Frank Hinkins, FonC
du Lac; grand outer guard, DR.. J. O
Scott, Waupaca; supreme representative
Joe Morrow, Sparta; trustee for thre
years, L. W. Halsey, Milwaukee.
The annual military convention of tn
Wisconsin National Guard officers wa
held in the Supreme Court room at Mad
ison on the night of the 18th inst an,
was largely attended. Col Charlie
King, OF Milwaukee, gave fine lectur
on the customs of the service and Lieut.
Boutelle, First Cavalry, q. S. A., spok
of the rifle practice as applied to indoo
exercise. Col. M. A. Newman CAV
some valuable ideas of the organization
of national guard companies. Lieut.
Boutelle would have given a practica
illustration of gallery rifle practice, bu
the non-arrival of ammunition caused
postponement. Lieut.. Boutelle is
Creedmore rifeman. He was followe,
by Capt. Whelan, of Chicago, who spok
on the same subject.
Divininq Rods.