Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-03
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

A DARK bay horse was stolen from the
farm of Aug. Williamson, In the town of
Mt. Pleasant on the night of the 23d.
CHAs. HENDRICKsoN, aged years,
fell through trestle-work into the river
at Racine, on the oath, and was drowned.
FROST in Rock County on the night of
the 25th nipped everything that was left
untouched by the frostof the 9th and 9th
insts.
GEO. s. CHURCH, of Allentown, ex-
hibited 10 boxes of honey, weighing 259
pounds, which were obtained from one
swarm of bees.
ALBERT RICHARDS, aged 4 years, son
of Dane County farmer, tumbled from
a rail fence on the 25th and was killed
by a loose rail which fell across his
throat.
THE green grangers of Racine County
have again been gulled. This time by
two professors who sold them queer
looking cyclone rod for the tops of
buildings.
The 8-year-old son of Fl. M. Went
worth was caught bya falling lumber
pile at Racine on the 26th. One leg
was so badly broken that the bones pro-
truded Though the flesh.
EsAU BEAUMONT, who resides on the
shore of Beaver Lake, recently caught
pickerel A inches in length, weighing
Is pounds. It was found necessary to
drag the huge fish upon the shore, as it
was impossible to get it over the gum
vale of the boat.
Two young ladies, Maggie Cunning
ham and Ida Olson, aged about 20, were
drowned at townsville, nine miles south
of Menominee, at s o'clock on the even
ing of the 25th, while crossing the Red
Cedar on q rope ferry, which has been
in use at that place since the high water
of last spring washed out the bridge.
IN the case Of David Babeock, appel
liant, VS.. City of Fond du Lac ct al,
respondents, the supreme court has af-
frmed that portion of the order of the
circuit court of Fond du Lac County ap-
pealed from, which authorized the city,
its officers, agents and clerk to issue and
draw an order on the treasurer of the
city for 1892, and to pay the same
when drawn to the Elgin Tubular Tower
Company, to apply toward the payment
Of electric light towers.
Gov. RUsK has issued extradition
papers In the case of John Enfield, of
Monroe, who is wanted In Nebraska to
answer to the charge of DEMONSTRATING.
Enfield, who has been until lately a
resident of Wisconsin,, went to Nebraska,
and while there two horses were stolen
in the neighborhood In which he re-
sided Enfield and a companion de-
parted and were at once suspected of the
crime. A Nebraska officer followed
him to his home in Monroe where his
arrest was effected.
THE tretting- horse Lady Douglass,
the property of James Van Eta, of Full
ton, Rock County, was killed by light
ming on the 23d. She was 81 years old,
being foaled IN 1862, and was bred by
Mr.. O'Donnell, of the town of Rock.
She was got by Vermont Hero, son of
Hales Green Mountain Morgan; he by
Clifford Morgan; dam by st. Patrick
Ghoroughbred) son of American Eclipse.
She made record of 2:30 in this city
on July 2, 1872. She was purchased
when few years old by Mr.. Van Eta
for S., 900, cash. For number of years
past be has used her only for breeding
purposes.
POSTMASTER ENCs has received official
instructions from department head
quarters at Washington, authorizing
him to advertise for bids for carrying
mail over new star route. The route
will start at Waukesha and end at Troy,
touching Prospect, Vernon, MukwoDago
and East Troy. Prospect Hill and Cald-
wells Prairie have been changed and
will hereafter be known as Prospect and
Caldwell in postofice circles. The dis
lance of the route, which is to be daily,
is twenty-seven and one-half miles, and
will have to be covered In nine hours.
1t Will go into effect October 10Th. The
contract will be from the ahpve date to
June 80, 1884.