Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-28
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES,

OF parties made up for emigrating t,
Dakota.
BYRON e. CAHILL, of Darien, has re
ceived 81 900 for injuries sustained OF
the Wlnona and st. Peter branch of tn,
North Western Railroad in December
1880.
RICHARD HARVEY was drowned nea
his home at Port Edwards late on tn,
night of the 10Th inst, while attempting
to cross the river in a skiff. He was al
old settler of Wood County and SO years
OF age. He leaves q wife and children
IN comfortable circumstances.
MADISON Journal 18th: Mrs. McCon
nell, lady about 20 years of age, resid.
ing three miles east of Mcfarland, fell
upon the ice in front of her door, last
Saturday, and broke her right thigh
bone. The injury, in view of the ad.
vanced age of the patient, will doubtless
prove very serious.
The case of the State against Lash
way, for an outrage committed on the
person Of his niece, Jennie Lashway,
was concluded at Chippewa Falls, on the
18th inst, the jury bringing in verdict
OF guilty. Lashway was sentenced to
thirty years IN States Prison. He re-
ceived the sentence without one motion
OF surprise or regret.
A BRAKEMAN named Kelley was in
Jured on the North Western road at Eden
on the 18th inst. He was on the top of
box-car of the freight coming north
when the cars jumped the track. He
grabbed the brake to help stop the train,
hut
caused him to lose his footing. He then
attempted to jump to the ground, but
had SO nearly lost his balance that he
struck the ground in q cramped position
and broke his ankle.
EVANSVILLE Gazette Goth: Judge
Bennett this morning sentenced Burk-
hard Bran, the Green County murderer,
to the penitentiary for life. This is a
sentence warranted by the facts in the
case and the verdict of the jury. Bran
is hard character, man of violent pas
sion, and after his sentence this morn
ing, while on his way to his cell, he gave
vent to his feelings, allowed his temper
to go uncontrolled, and regretted that he
hadn't killed the prosecuting attorney
instead of Steussy.
EAU CLAIRE Free Press: Friday
evening distressing accident befell
Andrew Anderson of this city, which re-
suited in bis death instantly. He was
engaged as q chopper IN Fred. Leon
ards camp on one of the forks of the
Eau Claire River, and while telling a
tree, In the fall it struck an unsound
birch standing near, breaking one of the
heavy projecting limbs which bounded
and struck his head with violent force
resulting in breaking his neck and badly
fracturing some of his bones.
The secretary of the State Agricultu-
raj Society issues the following bulletin
to the farmers of the state: "Last sea-
son much of your corn was cribbed in
poor condition. Analysis at the Wis
consin State University shows 25 per
cent. of water in the grain-dCuble what
il should be. To save from spelling
what is now remaining in crib, it should
at once be shoveled over. The cold and
strong winds of March will greatly assist
in retaining. A delay of few days
may cost you thousands of dollars"
LANCASTER had lively election on the
Doth inst, with the following result:
Lewis Holloway, mayor; j. j. McKen-
zie, @. r. Thomas, A. Huntemer, r. B.
Showalter, aldermen; Col. John G..
Clark, supervisor There were four
tickets in the field The outgoing mayor
and aldermen took charge q year ago,
with $500 debts against the city, and
leave with these debts paid and nearly
500 in the treasury; but all made de-
termined refusal to serve again.
THE wrestling match between Ben
Knight, of Darlington, and Even Lewis,
of Ridgeway, for 5000 a side, took place
at the Opera House In Mineral Point, on
the Goth inst, and resulted in victory
for Lewis. Twenty bouts were contest
ed, Lewis winning tive straight falls-the
first In the seventeenth bout and the
second in The twentieth. Time, two
hours and fifteen minutes. The match
was Cornish style, at which Knight
claimed the championship of the state.
He was heavily backed, and about
81, 500 changed hands. After the first
fall Lewis sold at five to one.
MEssRs. Van Brunt Davis, Hart and
Hays have leased for period of twenty
five years all the shooting grounds on
Horizon Marsh, comprising several
thousand acres, except the extreme
north end, accessible from Fond du
Lac and Waupun, which viii be leased
in a short time by parties already nego-
tiating for it. 1t is not known yet what
disposition the lessees viii make of it,
but from the character of these gentle.
men sportgmen will not be deprived OF
the privilege of shooting thereon. The
object of the Horizon syndicate is tC
protect game during the breeding
season, and TO prevent outside parties
from securing the grounds and keeping
them for the sole benefit of favored
few.
ONE Of the most important announce
ments of the school year was made at
the State University on the Goth inst,
that regarding the awarding of honors
at commencement next June. Honors
will be taken as follows: First Honors-
Leander Miller Hoskins, Evansville,
civil engineering course; Emma Jose
phine Sarles, Madison, modern classical
course. Second Honors-Ida Bell Fales,
GAINESVILLE, ancient classical course; Lor-
rain Sherman Rulburt. Monroe. ancient