Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-03
STATE NEWS.

THE 16-year-old son of William Nc
Donough, of Fl. Winnebago, shot him
self through the heart with gun on the
evening of the both. It is thought the
shooting was accidental.
The Sparta Democrat is to appear as
"The Sparta Enterprise" on the LIST of
the new year.
JOHN CAMERON, aged about SO years,
a farmer, residing near Doudville,
Wood County, was run down and seri-
ously injured while crossing the rail-
road with his OK team. Three of his
ribs were broken and his head and
body were quite badly bruised. One
of the oxen were killed outright and
the other was badly injured. The wag-
on was demolished.
EDWARD MILLER, Milwaukee scis-
sors-grinder, died on the 28th from a
knife wound accidentally received
some weeks ago.
A WOMAN and child were frozen to
death while trying to walk from Ke-
sheno, Shawano County, to Cecil Sta
ton, distance of twelve miles. Their
bodies were found on the 9th.
Two physicians have made an exam
nation of Colgrove, the Waukesha
murderer, with a view to determining
his mental condition Although no
official report has yet been made it is
understood that they consider him en-
tirely responsible for his acts.
WHILE out hunting on the 26th, near
his home, at Kilbourn, Daniel Brew,
Jr., was killed by the accidental dis
charge of his gun.
BY the accidental discharge of his
gun while hunting near Thorp, on the
9th, M. A. Hubbard was seriously in
jured. He is thought to be permanent
ly disabled.
WILLIAM GANsELL, of Oshkosh, en-
ployed in W. A. Clark's dry goods
house, at Appleton, was arrested on the
25th for appropriating goods from the
store. He was examined and remand
ed to jail for trial
A STRANGER guest at hotel in Por-
tage took poison with suicidal intent,
and died from the effects the following
day.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
depot, at Arlington, was destroyed by
fire on the 26th.
The Cumberland Lumber Company,
of Hudson, has been incorporated, with
q capital of $4,000.
The Father of Waters has been closed
to navigation for the season.
PROCEEDINGS were begun at Oshkosh
on the 25th, by Mrs. Kempster, for a
divorce from her husband, DR.. Walter
Kempster, late superintendent of tbs
Oshkosh insane asylum, on the ground
of cruelty and failure to support.
On the 22d inst, fire was discovered
in the basement of Grob's Hall, on the
west side of Broadway, between Cedar
and Eagle Streets, Menomonie. The
flames extended to the Merchant Hotel
and barn and Anton Oyson's black
smith and wagon shop and his residence
adjoining. All we're reduced to ashes.
Loss $25,000; insured for $10,0C0 to
$4,000.
A TAVERN owned and kept by Carl
Kisselbach, between North La Crosse
and Onalaska, was consumed by fire on
the night of the Dist. Loss $4,000.
r. S. SMITH, of Linden, Iowa County,
died of injuries received III runaway
accident. A leg was broken and gan
creme ensued.
GARRETT ADRIEN, aged IA years, iv-
ing near Chippewa Falls, accidentally
shot himself while hunting on the Goth.
His body was found on the oath, after
a three days search. He left home
Thursday noon, intending to kill some
rabbits and return home the same even
ing. 1t seems he had finished his hunt
and was returning home. When
within about quarter of a mile from
his home the accident occurred. The
fire from his gun ignited his clothing,
burning it entirely from his body.
A LABoRER named King, dropped
dead at Edgerton on the oath. He
leaves wife and family in poor circum-
stances. The family came from En-
gland the past summer.