Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-12-02
STATE NE WIS.

iewelry store, looked at some gold
watches, and left. After her departure
two valuable timepieces were missed
and the police were notified The
woman was arrested the same day and
the property recovered. No clue to
her identity has yet been discovered
THE Sand River Improvement Com
pany, of Bayfield,, has filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of
state. The object is to improve Sand
River for logging purposes. The capt.
tai stock is $4,000. The incorpora-
tors are A. J. Mussel, j. A. Murdoch
and Frank Y. Holston.
GEORGE NAGELsCHMIDT 4-year-old
boy, was bitten by a dog in Milwaukee
several weeks ago. A physician
dressed the wounds, which apparently
healed, and the child was considered
out of danger. On the 26th, symp-
toms of hyprophobia showed them
selves, and the following day the little
fellow died in terrible agony.
News was received on the 9th from
Tin Cup, Col, of the murder near that
place of Cranston Gregg, formerly of
Milwaukee. The deed was committed
by Gregg's partner, whose name is not
given.
IT is claimed that the improvements
the past two years have had the effect
of raising sand beach,. near the gov
eminent breakwater, and fears are
entertained that the bay itself will be
entirely filled in a few years. The
shore line is now nearly 2OOfeet furth-
er east than it was two years ago.
THE passenger depot of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway at Ra-
cine was destroyed by fire on Thanks
giving evening. The fire was caused
by the explosion of a lamp in the
building. Assistance was sent from
Racine, but arrived too late to be of
any service. The depot was erected
two years ago. The loss is about S.
600, which is fully covered by insur-
ance.
GEORGE, the 14-year-old son of
Philip Schmitz, of the firm of Schmitz
& Wiesner, coopers, while assisting his
father in unloading slabs from box
car in the ST. Paul yards at Milwau
kee on the 26th, had his head crushed
by the sliding door of the car. The
accident was caused by the sudden
starting of team of horses attached
to wagon, which came in contact
with the door. His injuries are thought
to be fatal.
GRIFFIN's box and fence factory, a
Waukesha, was destroyed by fire OF
the 25th. The loss is placed at So
ROO with @ ono ipcI1ranoo
NELSON INMAN, whose hand was IL
jured in the machinery at the pape
mill at Waukesha about two week
ago, died on the 25th. When first Ii
iured, he refused to have his hand an
putated, and it was not until tetanr
showed symptoms OF setting in the
the amputation was made. since whic
time he has gradually been sinkin.
Mr.. Inman had lived at Waukesh
many years.
FRANK II. HOFFMAN, an old reslder
of Milwaukee, died at an early hHU
on the morning of the Oath, from til
effects of a dose of laudanum admin
tered by himself some time during tt
night of the 22d. The deceased was g
years of age and lived with a widoWe
daughter, Mrs. Dorothea Wagner,
Street.
CHARLES SZARZINsKY, proprietor OF
drug store on Mitchell Street, Milwal
kee, has been arrested on the charge
burglarizing the residence OF Fret
Eilers, 800 Greenbush Street, on tn
night of the 22d, when the sum OF ST
was secured. A button found on tn
burglarized premises corresponds
with those on Szarzinsky's overcoat
from which one was missing and led t,
his arrest.
On the 21st, Ed. Mccoy, black
smith of Madison a we'll known locs
sport, stole fancy bulldog from W
II. Dennison, another sporting en-
thusiast, and that night pitted th
animal against another OF the Same
breed. Dennison's dog won after re
cruel fight. Mccoy thereup.
on took the dogt to Milwaukee. DENIM
son had Mccoy arrested in Milwaukee
and brought back to Madison, where
be was sentenced to four months in the
county jail. Thesupreme court of this
state has decided that dogs are not
SO the charge against Mccoy
was for stealing the dogs collar.
The Dahlman block, owned by
John Dahlman, of Milwaukee. also
TWO other small business buildings
at OcOnOmowoc, burned on the 22d.
The occupants on the ground floor
saved most OF their property. They
were j. A. Cook, shoe store, insured
n the Hartford & Northwestern;
James McAteer. barber, uninsured;
J. j. Hall, jeweler, insured in the
Home; Jordan Hest ter, barber. insured
N the Pennsylvania. Nothing was
saved on the second floor. the losers
being Mrs. E. u. Jones, household
goods, insured in the Queen; II. 0.
Jones, tailor, uninsured The build