Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

JOHN CRINsEY, farmer, was attacked
by vicious bull, near Florence, and
killed.
THERE are four cases of smallpox at
Seymour, Outagamie County. The vic
Tins are new arrivals from Germany,
FIRE at Westield, on the I'd inst.
burned the Westfeld House and three
small stores. Loss $50, 900; insurance
$13, ZOO.
YOUNG man named Chas. Boslev. a
F'renchman, was drowned at the Supe-
rior Lumber Compsny's mill, at Ashland.
on the 4th inst.
GEORGE SoovILLE, who became noto-
rious as the brother in-law and defender
of Guiteau, was married at Kenosha, on
the 4th inst, to Elizabeth Ely. The
ceremony was performed by Justice
Paddock in the presence of Swo wit
nesses, the groom requesting that the
fact of the marriage be not published.
CAPT. 8. A. MoMURRAY, of the Texan
Rangers, assisted by Sheriff Gagnon, of
Bayfield, County, and Policeman John
Donovan, of Ashland, arrested T. Wam-
pier at Prattle, on the I'd inst. Wam-
pier is wanted in Texas for forgery in
land frauds. He was acting as foreman
for the Omaha Railway Company in
charge OF the steam shovel operating at
Prattle when arrested.
THE Sparta correspondent of the Ia
Crosse Chronicle reports the death of
Billings, the Cataract burglar. He re-
NAMED conscious up to within half an
hour OF his death and, although fully
aware that he must soon breathe his last.
kept up the same reckless indifference
that had characterized his life. He con-
versed freely, admitted his guilt, and
expressed no desire except that his
mother be written in regard to his death.
LIGHTNING ROD swindlers within few
days, have been operating successfully
in the town of Ixima, east of Water
town. Farmers STIMULATING for rodding
to be done on their premises to cost
from $15 to $35, found, when they came
to give their notes that they were
mulcted for more than ten times these
sums. Among the swindled are the
following:B. Collins, $3.50; j. NJ. Jones,
1902; r. Richards, $400; and FL. Hollats,
$500. Re ~ b
A MOST disastrous fire occurred at
Phlox, Langlade County, on the I'd inst.
About l o'clock A. N. flames were dis
covered in the mill of Thomas J. st.
Louis and all efforts to arrest them were
unavailing. The mill Office, boarding
house, blacksmith shop, dwelling house
and 100000 feet of lumber were
burned. The total loss will not be less
than $35, 900, and there is no insurance.
The fire, it is supposed, caught from
hot box.
MRS H. Coss, residing three miles
from Palmyra, has shown what a woman
may accomplish in bee culture. Two
years ago last spring she took 20 swarms
of bees from her cellar, where she had
wintered them safely. She has since
disposed of ID swarms, and has 1876
swarms on hand-the increase of the 20
swarms-in good strong colonies, and
has secured, on an average, from each
colony, l25 pounds of extracted honey
annually, besides honey in the comb
for family use. Mrs. Coss claims to
have fairly learned how to attend to her
apiary, all but the heavy work, herself,
and expects to accomplish still better
results In the future.
CHARLES ANT1EMAN, who lived on
farm six miles southeast of Black Earth,
In the town of Vermont, Dane County,
went into cellar with his wife on the
evening of the I'd inst, and holding a
revolver 80 close that her face was burnt,
fred two shots, one entering her eye and
lodging in her head, and the other
striking the temple and passing around
under the skin to point back of the ear.
He then put ball into his own brain
and died. The unfortunate woman is in
a critical state. The husband and wife
had lived together unhappily for long
time and the trouble eliminated on the
ID when the wife, after having all her
chickens poisoned for spite by her hus-
band, went to Black Earth tc institute
divorce proceedings. Her mission was
interpreted by her husband and when
she returned the fearful tragedy occurred.
The only other person In the house at
the time was little 7-year-old daughter.
Mourning Goods.