Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-08
STATE NEWS,

The Y. M. G. A. of Milwaukee have
succeeded in securing a. guarantee fund
of $4,000 for their new building, and
work on the structure will soon be
commenced.
In attempting to stop a runaway
horse at Milwaukee on the I'd inst,
Officer John O Brien was run over and
badly hurt.
A DEAF and dumb lead pencil ped
dler named Wiseman, said to have a,
family at Oconomowoc, fell dead On
the street at Milwaukee on the I'd
inst.
WHILE Esek Gears, a prominent
farmer of Mount Pleasant, was driving
to Racine on the night Of the 3Oth, his
team ran away and he was thrown
from his wagon. He received internal
injuries which may prove fatal.
DR.. W. A. ANDERSON, appointed
United States consul general at Mon
treal, was banqueted by the citizens OF
La Crosse, on the night Of the Both.
Mrs. QUAD1Us, living at Williams
burg, a suburb Of Milwaukee, was so
badly burned by kerosene, with which
she was lighting the fire, on the night
of the Both, that she died the follow
ing morning.
aged 13 years, named William Werk.
engaged in Parks bindery, Madison,
was operating the elevator, when his
head was caught between the elevator
and second floor, and was terribly
crushed. He will survive, though with
his countenance much disfgured.
On the Goth, Carrie, daughter OF
Layton Miles, and Jennie. daughter of
William III. Miller, little girls each aged
s years, were padding about on a
raft in q small pond on Miller's farm.
IN the town of Verona, when the raft
upset and the children were drowned
in four feet OF water. The bodies were
recovered.
JAMES PORTER, Michael Farmer and
Dan Sweeney were overcome by foul
air in the hold of the burned steam
boat, ID. W. Blanchard, at Milwaukee,
on the afternoon of the Both, resulting
IN the death of Porter, and the dan
gerous prostration Of the others.
IT is reported that a herd OF thirty
horses, IN pasture near the Milwau-
kee house of correction are afflicted
with CHAMBERS.
WILLIE SMITH, s years old, was
drowned in the Menomonee River at
Milwaukee on the both. He was play
ing with his twin brother on the dock
of the Northwestern Fuel Co.. and fell
into the river. The body was recov-
cred.
STEIT's Brewery, at Beaver Dam,
used by Xavier Steit as a residence,
was destroyed by fire early on the
morning OF the goth, and three Of
Steit's children were burned to death.
The children were Jacob. aged IL years,
Francis, ageo s, and Cecilia, aged ).
Mr.. and Mrs. Steit saved themselves
and baby by jumping from the win
doWs. When the fire was discovered
at $50 the building was nearly
wrapped in flames, and the children
were probably smothered by the
smoke. The bodies were exhumed
from one of the large cellars. The
building and furniture were covered by
about So, 500 insurance, 1925 ofwhich
was in the Milwaukee Mechanics.
WHILE out hunting, near Cumberland,
William LapOrte was shot and killed
by the accidental discharge OF a gun
carried by his companion, A. Palley
by name. Laporte lived about thirty
minutes after the accident. Both were
residents of Cumberland.
JOE FRIsCH, a plumber, was severely
burned about the face and shoulders,
on the goth, by the dripping from a
bucket of hot tar that was being
hauled on the roof of new building
at the corner ofLake and Reed Streets,
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE society is stirred up
over the discovery of the elopement
and marriage OF a 16-year-old white
girl with a colored waiter of so.
MILWAUKEE had three drowning &C.
cidents on the 9th Joseph Mathes,
aged so years, went fishing on the new
government breakWater off North
Point, drank too much whisky and
fell into the water. Edward Jung, 20
years old, went bathing in the river,
got the cramps and went down. ia
cob Kranke, 3-year-old child, was
drowned in an openseWer.
FRITZ DALIMAN, aged 50, died at
on the 28thfr from the effects
of an injury received at Burnham's
brick-yard the previous day. He
slipped and fell in such manner as
to strike his side against q wooden
causing an internal hemor-
rhage.
Miss MARY THOMAS, who was for a
long time under treatment at the
Insane Asylum. but re-
turned to her home in Oconomowoc
recently, having been pronounced
cured, is again i'll at the asylum. After
returning to her home from the asy-
lum, she lett home and wandered aim
lessly around the country all night in
a terrible storm, and was found the
next day in an exhausted condition.
She could give no motive for her
strange conduct, and as she asked to
be returned to the asylum her request
was granted.