Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-08
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

81 0eneSee, Waukesua OoSAUJs On 'AA0
10Th.
GEORGE WmKIE, a Fond du Lac
painter, fell from a roof on the 1st inst,
and fractured both wrists.
Mr.. DAN. BRAINARD's house, at Ken
dali, was struck by lightning on the
28th, and damaged about $75 worth.
WILLIAM KLUsMAN, an old resident of
Madison, fell dead on the street at that
place on the 31st. He was 49 years old.
DR.. CHAs. CowLEs, government med
ical examiner, was arrested at Baraboo,
on the 30th, charged with receiving
money from applicants for pensions.
GREEN BAY claims boy one of whose
pedal extremities measure IA inches long,
9 inches wide, 6 inches thick, and weighs
Is pounds. They are said to resemble
turtles.
GEORGE AvERTLI, of Eden, had his
shoulder disIocated on the 30th by the
fall of derrick. He also received
other injuries, and his recovery is
doubtful.
The total assessed valuation of real
and personal property OF the city OF
Portage for the current year is s., 49,
GIT, being an increase of some $27 900
over that of 1882.
JOHN L. DoRB, formerly superintend-
ent of Clark County, and for some time
prominently connected with the state
fair management, has failed, to the
amount of about SIS, 900.
THE house of man named Thorpe,
at Wacousts, was entered by burglars
on the night of the 29th and $500 in
money and a small amount of clothing
taken.
Mrs. JOHN ToBIN was found dead on
the floor of her room at Madison on the
morning of the 9th. AS she was tieshy
woman, it is supposed she died OF apo
plexy.
A FARMER in the vicinity of Fond du
Lac has a novel way of protecting his
new-cut hay. On the approach of
storm the product is hastily gathered
with horse-rake and covered with
huge canvas tent.
The little town of Eau PLANE has had
its didn't know-it-was-loaded murder.
Charles Harvey, young man, was shot
and killed by a cousin named Eli Syph-
ers. while they were dressing In their
room on the morning of the 28th.
A NAN named Sam Stout was beaten
out of $50 at Oshkosh few days ago,
and on the 1st swore out a warrant
against Joe Monaghan, of that place,
charging him with assault and battery.
Monaghan was fined S5 and costs.
DURING the storm of the Goth ult. :,
VIM. Adams, of South Empire, had
fourteen sheep killed by lightning.
The sheep were along wire fence when
the lightning struck one of the wires,
splitting three posts IN It's course.
LorTIE GRIswoID, young lady about
10 years old, from Peoria, ILL.,, who has
been boarding a. Kemper Hall, Keno
sha, eloped on the 29th with Will Lar
kin, turfman, known as the driver of
Sleepy Tom. They were married at
Racine.
DURING a heavy thunderstorm on the
Goth the wife of Martin Colard, Bel
gian farmer in the town of Union, Door
County, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. She was standing by
window lowering a curtain when she
met her death.
WHILE out riding on the 28th, Mr..
and Mrs. ". B. Baines, of GAINESVILLE,
were thrown out of the buggy on Cherry
Street. Mrs. Baines had her collar
bone broken and her husband suffered
internal injuries. The horse became
frightened by some boys playing on the
street.
An insane man named Thomas Trou-
san, residing with his family in the
town Of Clay Banks, Door County, last
week attempted to kill his wife and chill
dren with an AK. He ran after them,
but they escaped him and took refuge
with some nelghbors. Trousan has not
been seen since.
The fourth annual reunion of the
Grant County Soldiers and Sailors As
sociation viii take place III Lancaster
August 22i and 23d. Cows. Rusk and
Fairchild arc expected to be present,
and VIM. E. Villas has been invited to
deliver the Grafton. The soldiers Will
camp out on the fair grounds.
Fl. III. BARR, of Belolt, while plow-
ing with gang of men on the streets Of
that place a few days ago, had leg
broken IN a singular manner. He was
driving a pair Of horses attached to the
pillow, when some part of the harness
gave way, and the whifietree few back,
with sufficient force to break the shin
bone.
AT 9 o'clock on the evening of the 31st
Ult., Alfred Dayton, brakeman for the
Milwaukee Company, while running
ahead Of moving cars at La Crosse, to
make a coupling, caught his foot in a
frog and could not escape. The cars
run over both legs, crushing them to the
knees. One has been amputated and it
is doubtful whether the other can be
saved. Dayton is 80 years old and IN
married.
The cranberry crop of Wood County
is now complete failure without doubt
says the Wood County Reporter: ''The
prospects until quite recently were fat
tering for a fair crop, but the more re-
cent rains have blasted this last hope.
The marshes, SO far as we can learn,
are all under water, which is scorching
the larger portion OF the young berries.
The rains have damaged the crops in
Wood County at least 100000"
OVER 10000 acres of the north end of