Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-08
STATE NEWS.

lumber from Georgia has be en- placed
on the market at La Crosse.
A BOAT containing Gardeners ("Karl")
theatrical party capsized at Oshkosh,
Wis, and all narrowly escaped drown
ing.
THE governor has appointed Geo. A,
Burnell, of Oshkosh, judge of the third
Judicial circuit, to succeed D. J. Pull
ing, resigned.
Francis PADLoR, of Fond du Lac.
aged go years, was badly Injured by a
freight train, which ran into his buggy
on the 9th. Two of his ribs were
broken.
JOHN MILLER, of Chicago, twenty
eight years old, laid down drunk on the
North Western Railroad track near Ra-
cine. A freight train came along and
cut him in two.
A PosToFFICE has been established at
Woodruff, Fond du Lac County, and
the postofice discontinued at North La
Crosse, La Crosse County, the mail to
go to La Crosse.
The Brooks & Ross Lumber Com
pany's planning mill, at Wausau, was
to tally destroyed by fire at noon on the
18th. together with quantity of 1um-
Der. The loss is $4,000, With no in
surance.
HENRY ROSE, of Plainfeld, who was
recently arraigned in Milwaukee for
forging postal note, has pleaded guilty
to charge that he robbed @. e. Storms
hardware store, at Wautoma, a short
time ago.
SAFE burglars at Royalton used too
much powder and blew out the front of
| S. Leonard's store. The American Ex-
press Company's safe at Ho1tonville was
cracked recently, and valuable pack
| age stolen.
A COLLISION took place on the Wis
consin Central Railroad at Chippewa
Falls between a freight train and an
engine. The engine had gone down in
the yard to coal up, and when returning
came In collision with the freight train.
Both engines were badly wrecked, but
nobody was injured.
GEORGE BAKER & Son. of Hustisford,
have met with fine success in exhibiting
their blooded Devon cattle the present
season. Their premiums thus far COM
prise the following: At Minneapolis,
LIST on 2-year-old bull, I'd on bull calf.
I'd on aged bull, I'd on COWS, 1st on B.
| year-old COW, LIST on 2-year-old heifer
lst on yearling, LIST on herd, and I'd on
dairy herd; at Owatonna, the sweep
stakes; at Wisconsin State Fair, I'd on
aged cow. I'd on aged bull, LIST on 2-year-
old heifer, LIST on yearling heifer, LIST
on heifer calf, let on display
r 4
County Insane Asylum, an old man
named CRUDE, was viciously assaulted
by lunatic named Phillip. The assault
was entirely unprovoked and made when
Grube's back was turned, the insane
patient striking him on the head with
heavy earthen pot, breaking the article
into pieces. The attendants skull was
| cracked and one of the arteries severed,
and with the other bruises inflicted on
the head and face made the injuries
serious.
GEORGE SNAsHELL, aged about 80
years, who resided with his parents at
Prairie du Sac, is mysteriously missing.
He was last seen on the 28th about
three miles from home, where he had
been to see a young lady to whom it is
supposed ne was engaged. He had
rife with him, and about 500 in money.
AS his route home was in part along
the Wisconsin River, and in part along
Honey Greek, it is thought by some he
fell into one Of those streams. Others
think that he has been foully dealt
with. Fifty men secured the woods
for him for several days without sue
cess.
MADISON will soon have a full fedged
street railway, built by capitalists from
South Bend, Ind, who promise to have
two miles completed between the State
University and East Madison by the
time snow flies. E. W. Reyes, of Madi-
son, is PRESIDENT of the company and
Lucius Clark, of South Bend, secretary
and treasurer. There will be ten min
ute service by double track. The line
will next season make the entire circuit
of the city, via the Norwegian Semin-
airy, Catfish River and Fourth Lake
bridge, and between the three railway
depots. The company's stables will be
at East Madison.
The Indian mounds on the farm of
Mr.. Gee, near New Lisbon, Juneau
County, are being explored by Messrs.
Weed, Anderle and Hinton. The eleva-
tons outline an animal and are known
to experts as panther mounds" They
are composed of clay and sand, and
from the brick-ike hardness of the sur
face it is supposed that the builders
completed their work by planting large
fires upon them. In the center of one
of the mounds skull and the bones of
leg and arm were found, a fracture in
the skull giving evidence of Violent
death. Judging by the size of the trees
on the mound the burial took place
over 100 years ago.
WHILE at work painting barn near
the old Raymond residence in Fond du
Lac, Alvin Green found lot of jewelry
under an old barrel. The find included
an elegant Japanese case containing
breast pin and pair of ear jewels,
nugget of gold and silver bullion,
saDnhire RING worth from $500 TO $500