Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-28
STATE Me- WIS.

JOHN DOYLE, an old and well-known
farmer and miner of SinsinawaM Mound,
Wis, died few days ago, aged IS
years. His disease was singular one,
battling the skill of his physicians.
Mr.. Doyle was suddenly seized with q
prickling sensation in one of his legs
while he was working in the field last
summer, after which the flesh COM
menced to turn black and slough off
from the bones, and few weeks ago
it became necessary to amputate the
leg. He died in great agony.
B. VAN Corr, formerly one of the
leading jewelers. Of Milwaukee, but who
for several years past has conducted a
large jewelry business in Madison,
was, together with his son Charles, ar
rested on the 22d for abduction, the
person abducted being Emma Huntley,
a young girl Is years of age, and
daughter of Geo. w. Huntley, lead
ing grocer. Young Van Colt was pre-
viouslv arrested for seduction and it
was for the purpose of removing the
principal witness on the part of the
state from the jurisdiction of the court
that the young girl was inveigled from
her home in Madison to Chicago under
q promise of marriage. The case is
producing great excitement, as the
facts have been we'll known for some
time.
AT Sturgeon Bay on the 21st, the
joists supporting the second floor in a
brick block in course of erection gave
away under the heavy weight of brick
piled upon them and fell, burying in
the debris two workmen, Chris. Ohm
son and j. r. Gray. Both are badly
injured. While working on the wreck
a second collapse took place, and Vic
tor Hode was seriously hurt.
II. M. STOCKING, assignee of the Eau
Claire Chilled Plow Company, sold
the entire plant and works to the
Bank of Eau Claire, on the 21st. Con-
sideration, $1,000. Claims amount
ing to over $4,000 have not been
paid.
ONE of the Oldest settlers of Dunn
County, Scion Cronk, met his death
at townsville on the evening of fhe
Dist, by being thrown from his wagon.
He had been drinking heavily, and
when crossing the railroad track to
return home, his team became I'M
manageable and threw him out, killing
him instantly.
A PECULIAR case of poisoning is re-
ported from La Crosse A child OF
Aid. Wannebo, had been wearing a
pair of colored stockings with pair;
of rather tight shoes. The supposed
poison in the coloring of the stockings
had penetrated the leg, and the child
was found to require the Immediate
attention of a physician.
PROF. EDWARD S. HOLDEN, director
Of Washburn Observatory, has been
elected president of the University of
California, and will accept. He will
assume charge Of his new duties on the
LIST of next January.
A MICHIGAN man named Taft, is
building shingle mill at Superior with
a capacity of 100000 per day.
THE contract has been let for the
building of another stable at the stock
yards at Superior, to have a capacity
of 600 head of cattle. Work uDon the
stable has already been commenced.
WILLIAM STARKE, a carpenter, fell
from the roof of building at Milwau-
kee on the 21st, fracturing his skull.
He will die.
EIGHT inches of snow, the first of the
season, fell at Hurley on,the Goth.
JENs BRENNER, who only recently
was discharged from the state prison
after serving two years for burglary,
is lying in the hospital at Hudson, with
dangerous wound in his hip, received
In an encounter with an officer who dis
covered him in the act of robbing a
saloon at Baldwin.
The Waukesha County Agricultural
Society has purchased property for
new grounds, paying $4,000 therefor.
A DIFFICULTY has arisen at Eau
Claire, owing to the closing of the
schools by the mayor and board of
health, who feared a spread of diph-
liberia, thirty-four cases of. which are
reported. The school board and
school officers protest, and intend to
prosecute the policemen who prevent
ed pupils and teachers from entering
the buildings.
The body of the man found near
Kenosha has been identified as that OF
Henry f. Filtz, a Milwaukee cigar
maker.
IN the circuit court, at Racine, on
the 18th, w. A. Spalding, charged
with embezzling $4,000 belonging to
the Racine Wagon & Carriage Compa-
ny, withdrew his plea of not guilty
and entered a plea of guilty. Judge
Winslow then sentenced him to three
years and six months in states pris-
on.