Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-17
STATE NEWS.

AT the inquest in the case of Anna
Koran, at Whitewater, on the 18th,
Gustavus Bode, the Milwaukee chemist,
testified that he found in the stomach
of the deceased, 46.1000 grains of
strychnine, more than enough TO produce
death. At the close of the testimony
the case went to the jury and after about
one hours deliberation they brought in
a verdict that the deceased had died of
poison and their belief was that she had
been murdered and that the circUm-
stancial evidence was so strong against
Nellie that she be held to trial
ANNA HACKBART, aged IS, living on
North Avenue, Milwaukee, while stand
ing at the gate of her home on the even
ing of the 18th, was shot in the face by
will die.
FRANCESCA STAcHosKA, a German
girl, aged II, murdered her illegtimate
child at Milwaukee on the 18th by
stabbing it with pair of shears.
AT the meeting of the State Grange
at Madison, Secretary e. E. Huxley, of
Neenah, reported that there were 131
oranges now in the state, with total
membership of about 1000. Five
oranges had been re-established and
one new one organized. The total net
gain in membership was 238. The
treasurer, Miss Hattie Huxley, reported
that the balance in the treasury Deem
Der IA, 1883, was $900.61, that So, 25897
was the total receipts of the year, 3d.
709.26 the total disbursements, and the
balance at the date of the report, $685.
72. These figures leave the salary of
the secretary unpaid. The lecturers
fund shows $231.72 received up to De-
cember s, and 1888 paid out, leaving
balance in the treasury of $147.79.
ABOUT 10000 acres of land, principal
~ in Douglas County, were sold for
taxes at Madison, on the 18th.
AT meeting of the Whitewater VIII
lage Board on the night of the 10th, the
Judgment of W. T. Washburn was
ordered paid. It amounts to $780,.
Mr.. Washburn, some three years ago,
was injured very severely by falling
through a defective sidewalk, making
him perhaps cripple for life.
A STOCK company, headed by John
Lawlor, proposes to build an iron
bridge over the Mississippi at Prairie
du Chen, for the use of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Road. It will
cost 100000 and will be a nile
long.
WILLIAM MINK, who has practiced
medicine in Racine for the past year or
two, has disappeared, leaving the impress
sion that he has gone to Germany. Mink
L. xh0
tective Association of the county made
the climate warm for him. he had ap-
peared in the courts number of times
on minor charges.
Mrs. HELEN OLEsoN recovered $3.50
from the Racine authorities on the 10th
for injuries received on defective
sidewalk.
A 3-YEAR-oLD child of Mrs. Peterson
living on Superior Street, Racine, was
horribly burned on the 10th by the
overturning of a kettle OF lard. The
injuries are serious and perhaps fatal,
RACINE hoodlums, on the night of the
9th serenaded Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
Sheckler, living near the town, pelting-
the house with stones and driving the
inmates out by stufing the chimney
with rags. Warrants have been issued
for the ringleaders.
AN attempt was made on the night of
the 9Th to burn the residence of Col.
W. G. Utley, of Racine, editor of the
Daily Times. The fire was put out be-
fore any damage was done.
A FARMER named Nicholas Morrill,,
residing in the town of Newark, near
Beloit, while feeding his stock on the
night of the 8th, fell from the top OF a
hay stack, receiving injuries from which
he died in two hours.
JOE RE1MAN, a butcher of Tomah,
after attempting the life of his wife,
with Winchester rifle on the night of
the 8th, fed for parts unknown.
The compilers of the new Eau Claire
directory estimate the city's population
at $4,000.