Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-25
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

,, WAUsAU built four bridges during the
past year at cost of $3O,OOO
KNAPP, STOUT & 90. g warehouse at
Menomonee was burned on the 18th
INST. Loss, $50, 900; insurance, 1913, 900.
MRS. PATRICK LEoNAKD, of Franks
vile, who was SO terribly injured in the
runaway accident in which her husband
was killed, is rapidly recovering.
W. D. HOARD, the editor dairyman.
estimates that seventy-fve new cheese
and creamery factories will 90 into
operation in Wisconsin this season,
A SON of Henry Lalk, near Koghko-
nong, shipped 1900 pounds of live
turtle, caught on the banks of the creek
near his home. This is new branch
of industry for that locality. They are
quoted from 10 to II cents.
RACINE Journal: Anthony Knuckle, a
Bohemian boy about Ii years of age,
was kicked by horse, in the town of
Caledonia, Saturday night, which re-
suited in bad fracture of the skull. It
| is doubtful If he will recover.
The U. S. supreme court affirmed
the judgment of the circuit court against
Hon. John 81. Bountree, of Platteville,
IN the suit to avoid payment of margins
to Chicago commission house, which
managed pork deal for him.
Two tramps who were sent up for
ninety days at the county jail in Bara-
boo for stealing, broke jail on the night
of the 18th inst, it is supposed by
having assistance from the outside, as a
couple of large knives were found after
they had left, which were made into
saws, with which they removed the bars
from an outside window.
| AT Jefferson, on the 18th inst, Judge
Bennett sentenced John Kodisch and his
wife Barbara, who were both convicted
of the murder of Kodisch's mother, on
the night of December 9th last, to state
prison for life, the first day and one day
of each year corresponding to the day of
the month that they committed the muir
der to be passed in solitary confinement.
A MRS. BoDE, of Emmett, aged 81
years, while sitting in her buggy at Wa
tertown, on the 18th inst, was struck on
the left side of her head by q board that
was blown from a shed near by. Her
skull was fractured by the blow, and a
piece Of the bone an inch and a half
square, was removed by the physician.
Little hope is entertained of her recoV-
cry.
GEORGE HLEs, James Hiles, ". r.
Jones and w O'Brien, all of Dexter
vile, Wood County. were arrested, on
| the 18th inst, and taken to Madison on
warrants charging them with violation
of the United States election laws, by
causing fraudulent and illegal voting IN
the town of Dexter at the last congress
sional election. This is the town that
gave Park 1853 votes out of total of TIA
EAU CLAIRE Free Press: At nearly
noon to-day large lot of loose sand on
the bluff directly west of Kelsey Street,
leading to University hill, slid down
some fifty or more feet where a team be-
longing to the Eau Claire Lumber Com
pany was standing and being loaded with
sand. The sand, fortunately unaccom-
panied by rock, came down heavily and In
large quantities burying completely out of
sight two men engaged In loading named
Ever Hanson and Ole Matterson. The
team and wagon were also hidden from
sight. Fortunately assistance was at
command and number of men went
promptly to work with shovels and sue
ceeded in extricating the men from their
almost sufocating and perilous position.
The team was also got out uninjured,
and the wagon, which is somewhat
wrecked, was left in the same position
as when it was covered.
HIGH water has done considerable
damage at Menominee, Wis. The Chi
cage, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Railway bridge, located short distance
below the dam, is, badly used up, the
middle pier being undermined and partly
washed away and the bridge bent out of
line about two feet. The road-bed of
the Chippewa Valley and Superior Rail
way has in many places been washed
entirely away. It is said that it will re-
quire at least two months work to place
that road in running order again, and it is
predicted by some that the road-bed will
have to be resurveyed and located on
higher ground. At townsville. nine miles
below Menominee the river changed it's
course, carrying away the new shingle
and planning mill, the large stone build
ing in which was located the @. Y. rail
way depot, the sleeping barracks, and
one dwelling house, all being the prop
erty of Knapp, Stout & Co. There is
now chasm forty feet deep and 800 feet
wide, through which the waters of the
Red Cedar are rushing. Knapp, Stout
& Co. IS loss is estimated at $50 00
The Most Valuable Woods.