Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10
STATE ITEMS,

iPco1 VI Ohe hnIIWaukee high school,
as president of the new normal school
at Milwaukee. 90 7'-'oo'
IHE Oldest man in the Chippewa Val
ley is Jacob Truax, of Eau Claire. now
in his seth year.
CHARLES FREIBERG, q house movor
was instantly killed and his body
shocklngly mangled at Milwaukee on
the 9th. He was at work under q
house which had just been moved and
was being placed In position, when the
supports gave way, dropping one
corner of the structure on the nm
fortunate man.
AT GAINESVILLE on the 9Th, the case Of
the state against Wesley M. Rice,
charged with the murder of Lawrence
Boylan, in the town ofMagnolia, Rock
County, February 5, 1885, was given
to the jury. The jury was out three
hours and brought in a verdict Of ac-
qulttal. The verdict is in accordance
with public sentiment. Boylan came
to the home of Wesley Rice, raised a
drunken row, and threatened the life
of the defendant. The jury pro
nounced the case one of Unsuitable
homicide
Mrs. WILLIAM BkUMMoND, Of Fall
Creek, is contesting the will of her hus-
band. The decedent left the bulk of
his property to his brother August.
PETER BAsT, a blacksmith, commit
ted suicide at Milwaukee on the 4th
inst, by pounding himself on the head
with hammer. It is said that Bast
was extremely close in his habits, and
had accumulated in the neighborhood
OF 500, 900 He had only paid taxes,
however, on $500, and the discovery
of his wealth by the assessor of his
ward drove him out of his mind.
ALBERT G. BEAN, cook on thesteam-
er Massachusetts, took fatal dose of
laudanum at his boarding house in
Milwaukee on the 4th. Tt is thought
the act was Intentional.
A HOUSE and barn on Fifth Avenue,
Eau Claire, belonging to Thomas
Butler, and barn on the property of
Horace Jones, we're totally DESTROYED
by fire on the 4th Loss about So
800 partially insured.
ANOTHER man was killed by the cars
near Lyndon on the night of the Sd.
This is the fourth one killedin the last
eight months. He was a stranger and
nothing has been found to identity
him.
On the morning of the Sd, while a
12-yearold daughter of John Surges,
OF Kenosha, was picking up drift wood
on Pike Creek near it's mouth, her
boat capsized and she was drowned.
Mrs. Surges seeing her daughter strug-
Cling in the water, rushed to the res
Init tho oI17pT1oV0+ DIV
that she too was borne off and
drowned
POTATO BUGS are unusually voracious
in the vicinity of La Crosse, making it
interesting for tomatoes as we'll as po-
tatoes. There are also complaints Of
the ravages of cut-worms.
MICHAEL MARVIN, whose home was
at Bloomington, H., was killed and
horribly mangled by the cars near
Kilbourn City. He attempted to board
a train while In a state of intoxica-
ton.
AT Centralia, on the Sd inst, a
change of venue to Rock County was
granted in the cases brought by Geo.
Hiles, Of Dexterville, against citizens
Of Wood County, for libel, in sums
ranging from So, 900 to $4,000.
AS the up passenger train was about
one mile north of Cumberland on the
LIST inst, the engineer discovered a
man sitting just outside the left rail of
the track and partially leaning over
the track. The brakes were applied
and the speed slackened so that the
man was barely pushed aside. When
found he was dying and soon ex-
pred. Several severe bruises from a
sIungshOt were found on the head and
two knlfe-stabs In the left side The
body was taken to Cumberland and
an inquest held, the jury finding that
the deceased came to his death from
injuries inflicted by parties unknown.
From hospital ticket in his pocket
his name appeared to be William
Mackey, and his age was about 35
Gently come off the ''drive, land to
have shown considerable money the
day before, and when found no money
was on hisperson. There is no clueto
the assassin.
IHE supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the circuit court in the
case of Mrs. Christina McLimans, who
secured a verdict of So, 900 against the
city of Lancaster for injuries received
in fall on detective sidewalk, oncon-
dition that the amount be reduced to
S., 1000. This is the second time the
supreme court has passed upon the
case. Mrs. McLimans first secured
verdict for 50 900 in the circuit court,
which verdict was set aside by the SUI
preme court on the ground of excessive
damages. The second trial resulted
as above stated.
A YOUNG girl, whose name is sup
posed to be Lima Schmidt, was found
in an unconscious condition in the
suburbs of Milwaukee on the night Of
the LIST, and was taken to the county
hospital, where she died the same
night. A suspicion of suicide was
caused by the finding of a mysterious
powder, said to bepoison, in satehel
near the girl.
PATRICK You've, residing at Milwau-
kee, while unloading coal from the
schooner Dashing Wave on the 1St.