Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-18
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

CAPT. Gro LAWRENCE, one of the
pioneers of Waukesha County, died on
the 10th.
JULIUS NEITHER s insane wife escaped
from his house al Portage and drowned
herself.
LAWN KEYEs, of Burnet, killed q
wolverine on HORIZON Marsh few days
since, which weighed 3l3 pounds.
A LITTLE son of Widow Sands, Of
Cambridge, Dane County, was drowned
on the I'd inst, while bathing IN a mill
pond.
FRANK HOFFMAN, who robbed Mr..
Hobbs of S184 on his way to camp
meeting, was sentenced at Fond du Lac
to three years i'll state prison.
In the Gatlin murder case at Larcas-
ter, Pat Battle, John Judge, ST., and
John Judge, Jr., were held for MUIR
der, and Pat Judge for assault with intent
to kill.
JOSEPH LA CRoTx, a Iumberman, aged
50. was drowned in the Eau Claire
Gently. While engaged in sluicing logs
he accidentally fell into the river.
THE Evansville tack factory will turn
out its first tack in few weeks. One of
the citizens of the place has contracted
for the first ounce of tacks made at the
new factory, for which he pays SIS.
GEN. v. s. RosENcRANz, accom-
panied by director OF the new COM
pany which proposes to build line for
Portage southeast to the state line, is
surveying the route III a carriage.
HENRY VAN S1YKE and S. NJ. Cone,
former residents of Waterloo, are said to
have been shot III Dakota, in dispute
over jumping a claim. The former is
reported to have been killed and the lat
ter seriously wounded.
You've STEWART, while handling
giant cartridge at Peshtigo on the 1st,
lost the thumb and middle finger of his
left hand. A piece of bone from the
finger, half an inch in length, was also
extracted from his face, where 1t had
been blown by the explosion.
Ar Eland Junction, on the 10th inst,
George Schielhelm, a laborer in Rldout's
saw.mi VAS found in his room shot
through The left chest. A pistol was
found III his hand with all the chambers
discarged bnt two. 1t is supposed he
committed suicide.
Miss MARION G. FRIsBY, youngest
daughter Of the attorney general, died
at Madison at o'clock on the evening
of the 18th inst. Of diphtheria, after an
illness OF only one week. The young
lady was % years of age, a graduate of
the State University, and remarkably
bright.
Or the night of the 7th inst. fine
q fo1p
from the barn of Samuel Parker, in the
Town of La Prairie, together with
buggy and double set of harness. The
thief took a southerIy direction, and was
tracked to Poplar Grove, Ill, where all
trace of him was lost. The Anti-horSe-
thief Society Of the county was out in
full force, accompanied by conatables,
marshals and sherifs, but the chase was
fruitless. The span weighed 5000
pounds and was valued at $500.
A FEW years ago, Anton Schafer, q
young lad residing IN the town of Most
nee. Marathon County, fell in the water
and was nearly drowned. He was re-
suscitated only after long and continued
effort, but seemed never to fully re-
cover from the effects of the mishap.
There appeared to be some trouble with
his head that would not yield to treat
ment. He was apparently In good
health and was able to attend school,
although he was never bright and quick
in mental action. On Monday, the I'd
inst, while attending to his regular
duties at school he dropped dead.
As a freight train was coming north
through Franksville, over the Chicago,
he
10th inst, child about 4 years of age
was seen playing on the track but snort
distance ahead. Without hesit8ting for
a second thought, Thomas King, fire.
man on the train, quickly passed to the
forward part of the locomotive, crawling
down upon the pilot, and there, as the
machine Of death was about to crush be-
meath its wheels the helpless child,
caught the little one with his foot and
threw it free from the track. A lady,
probably mother of the child, stood near
by, watching the proceedings, and APP
parently paralyzed with horror at the
sight.
IN Beetown on the 18th inst, Ed Ev-
ans shot John Sturmer, Jr., in the face
with a shotgun, one shot entering at the
inner corner of the eye. Sturmer was
drinking and he threatened to kill Ev-
ans. Four or five years ago he shot Ev-
ans with pistol inficting a wound in
Evans leg from which he had not yet
recovered. For this Sturmer served a
term III prison. On the 7th he several
times paced past Evans house, evident
" intent upon mischief. Finally he
turned to go in, and Evans, from the in
side, shot him. Evans is man over 40
years of age and of good character.
.Sturmer is under 80 and bad man when
drinking. The reported cause of the
trouble is undue intimacy by Sturmer
with Evans wife some years ago, when
he worked with Evans as farm hand.
1t is believed the wounded man will
die.