Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-10
STATE NEWS.


In the case of Bridget Cuff VS.. the
city OF Fond du Lac, the jury brought
In verdict of $4,000 damages for the
plaintiff. The suit was for injuries re-
ceived by fall on defective walk in
1879.
A CHANGE of venue to Dodge County
was granted on the 9Th, in the case of
George Colgrove, held at Waukesha for
the murder Of John E. Atkins.
CONSIDERABLE excitement has been
caused In Whitewater by the death ap-
parently from poison, of Miss Anna
Horan, dressmaker. An inquiry was
held before a justice, and the stomach
OF the deceased woman has been sent
to Milwaukee for chemical analysis.
b, H.BUsH, an old resident of Racine,
died suddenly on the morning Of the
9Th.
CHARLES JERSEY was arrested at APP
pleton on the 4th charged with the
murder of August Huebner, in August
last. Jersey, together with number
OF other young men, was shooting at
target in field in which Huebner was
blowing. One of the bullets struck the
latter in the groin, from the effects of
which he died three weeks later.
Mrs. JONATHAN WHITNEY, of Port
Hope, attempted to kill her husband
with an axe, on the 4th, and then cut
her own throat.
AUGUST ScHRAMM, a young German
employed by j. Tanner, of Portage, was
arrested on the 4th, for forgin g his en-
ployer's name to a post-ofice order.
The State Board of Canvessers, in
session at Madison, on the 18th, announce
the following pluralities on congress
men: First District, Caswell, 1854;
Second District, Bragg, 1922; Third
District, La Toilette, sol; Fourth Dis
trict, Van Setback, 846; Fifth District,
Rankin, ,241 Sixth District, Guenther,
1928; Seventh District, Thomas, 1891;
Eighth District, Price, SPIT; Ninth
District, Stephenson, 1929.
The entire property of the Merrill &
Houston Iron Works, at Beloit, is ad-
vertised to be sold at auction on Janu-
ary7. The business has been continued
since the failure of the company, and
represents assets to the amount of $780,
600.
SHORTLY after the way-freight of the
Milwaukee & Northern Railway passed
through Chiffon, on the I'd inst, a
brakeman named Ole Olson attempted
10 step from the caboosa on to O Aot
and was thrown bUtWocn tho whoo1s-
He was instantly killed. His remains
were sent to Fort Howard.
Browns stone block, at Madison, was
fired by an incendiary, on the night of
the I'd, but night-watchman saved the
building.
The State University regents have
provided temporary quarters for the
students in the scientific and mechanical
engineering departments.
AN incendiary blaze was discovered
in the building occupied by @. j. Petit
bone & Co., Appleton, on the I'd, but
was extinguished before much damage
Was done.
THE Minneapolis Bazar" at Eau
Claire, has been closed by creditors.
A PAPER to be called the Pioneeris
soon to be started at Glidden, Ashland
County. The press and material of the
Medford Democrat have been purchased
for the new sheet. Z. A. Healy is to be
its publisher.
Mrs. CHRIsTIANsoN, a Norwegian
woman, living at Lewiston, near Port
age, on the 30th, beat her 15-year-old
daughter so severely that the girl
sought protection at the house of a
neighbor. On the following day as no
one was seen about the house of the
mother, the neighbors investigated the
case. Mrs. Christianson's body was
found in the well, where she had
jumped after cutting the veins IN her
wrists.
VIM. EDWARDS and James Kirby, two
burglars, were sentenced to state prison
for five years at Madison on the Sd.
GEO. CoLaRovE, the murderer of
James G.. Atkins, was arraigned at Wau-
kesha on the I'd inst. He pleaded not
guilty. It la thought that insanity will
be urged in his defense.
The man arreeted at Ledyard as Van
derhoof, the train wrecker, has been re-
leased. It was case of mistaken iden-
tity.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS is in jail at Green
Bay for alleged embezzlemento of $2,41O,
part of the estate of Esther w. Will
Jams, deceased.
ToLMAN, Como & Co., lumber. of
Oshkosh, have assigned. The assets
are stated to be 100000, with liabilities
of $4,000.
Mr.. SooIETE.- have just learned
| of your sisters engagement, and con-
graduated her. Ireally wonder though,