Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES


600, 900 wall-eyed pike eggs.
Ina row at Butternut, Geo. Clarking-
ton, was seriously shot by Fega. Bried-
enfield
EDsMA l.. PETERSON, a fourteen-year-
old girl OF Green Bay, is missing, and it
is feared she has been. enticed TO q Chi
cago bagnio.
The dead body of a male infant was
found under a sidewalk at Green Bay.
There is nc clue as to its parentage or
the cause of its death.
CHARLES f. CAss, of Wisconsin, is
among the list of naval cadets who have
successfully passed the examination at
the Annapolis Academy.
THE Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is preparing to build the line be-
tween Horizon and Berlin, Nhkosh and
Winneconne.
MARTIN MCCOTRT died at Oshkosh on
tAe 10Th inst, making the third men,
be- of the family claimed by Death in
eight months.
, WILLIAM BRBUMMER, brother of AS
semblyman Breummer, committed sui
eide at Kewaunee, on the Dist inst, by
hanging himself in the woods. Cause
unknown.
JOSEPH JEL4ARD, a Green Bay stone
mason, took decoction Of beer and
rat bane with a view of ending his earth
~ career. The doctors saved his life,
however.
NEARLY one hundred emigrants have
arrived at Stevens Point within the
Of 81,
and Norwegians, who will hereafter
make their homes In Portage County.
SwANE LINDAHT, farmer living nine
miles west of Grand Rapids, was found
dead on the floor of his house on the
25th inst. He was single man, SIS
years old. Foul play is suspected, and
friends are investigating the matter.
The wife of Tip Hellon was shot
quite mysteriously at Neillsville, on the
Goth inst. While arranging her hair at
mirror, rifle ball came whistling
through the window aud entered her
right hand, passing out through the
wrist.
LOUIS GILMAN, a brakeman Oh the
North Western road, fell between tue
cars near Little Suamico on the 21st and
was cut in two. He was single man,
aged about 80 years, and made his home
at NegRunee.
Mrs. THOMAS ROSE was found dead in
Schuetzen Park, Princeton, few days
since. An empty whisky jug by the
side of the body evidenced the fact that
she died from exposure while in q
drunken stupor. She was addicted to
periodical spreeing.
THE trial of Vandecar, charged with
the murder of Meade, the Waupaca
banker has been continued to the next
term of court, the district attorney not
yet having filed an information against
him, owing to the fact that he is run
ming down new facts.
A MAN and boy were thrown into
Partridge Lake, at Weyauwega, on the
evening of the 10Th inst, by the capsiz-
ing of their boat as they were crossing.
Before help could reach them the boy
had sunk to rise no more. The man
was picked out of the water in an I'M
conscious condition. The victims of the
accident were residents of Fremont.
DRs. KEMPsTER and Searles, of Osh-
kOsh, have been summoned to Oshkosh
by the state to act as experts in the trial
of DIR. Bennett for the murder of a
brother dentist named Hogle at Wau-
sau about three years ago. It will be
remembered that Bennett was tried and
sent to state prison for life, but the
supreme court ordered a new trial.
A MAN named Freitel, living at Auro-
ra, was quite seriously injured at Allen
ton, a station on the Wisconsin Central,
By being thrown against q passing train
of cars by his horses, which had become
frightened, and which he was trying to
hold by the head. He had two ribs
broken, and was subsequently run over
by his team.
Upon May 1st there we're STA inmates
in the Northern Hospital for the Insane
at Oshkosh. The institution is capable
of accommodating 600. During the last
month ten additional persons were add
ed. The State Insane Asylum at Madi-
son had Oh May LIST TAO inmates. Since
additions have been added to that struct-
ure thirty more patients could be ad-
mitted.
The body of man was found float
ing 10 Big Slough, five miles west of
Portage on the Goth inst. A post NOR
tenn and inquest was held, but nothing
could be learned as to his identity. The
verdict was accidental drowning. De-
ceased was seen three weeks previous by
farmer near Big Slough, who says he
Appeared to be crazy. He was well
dressed, had red chin whiskers, and was
about 80 years old.
WISCONSIN has taken three of the
awards offered by the United States de-
partment of agriculture for reports on
the manufacture of cane sugar. The
successful men are: A. J. Decker, of
Fond du Lac, Magnus Swenson, the
chemist of the agricultural department
of the State University, and VIM. Fra
zier, of Eeofa. Thus Wisconsin carries
off three tenths of the SO, 900 offered.
+. Decker's share was 81, 200.
THERE was little railroad excitement
at Appleton on the 23d inst. The Mil
waukee, Lake Shore and Western Rail
road Company had obtain permission to
lay another spur to their side track, and
mapped out a course, The Milwaukee and