Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
STATE NEWS.

A 2-YEAR-OLD son of William Bayley,
fell on the 18th from an upper story
window, in Milwaukee, into the base
ment area, distance OF 80 feet. No
bones were broken, but the little fell
low was badly shaken up and suffered
severely.
CHARLES TRIP and julius Gleiss-
ner, painters, were seriously injured
on the 10th inst. by the fall of q scat
told at Milwaukee.
THE citizens of Prairie du Chen sub
scribed over $500 to secure the August
meeting of the Wisconsin Horse
breeders Association.
A NOTORIOUS rough named Bill Riley,
and an accomplishment Harrington,
waylaid and assaulted S. E. Brimi, a
prominent clothing merchant of Eau
Claire, while he was on his way home
on the night Of the 18th. Brimi was
knocked down, but his injuries were
not sufficient to prevent him calling
for help. His wounds are serious but
not dangerous. The rascals were after
money, and the circumstances attend
ing the affair show that they were also
after blood.
EIGHT hundred men left Eau Claire
on the 10Th 20 work on the Rocky
Mountain division of the Central
Pacific Railway.
THE house of Edward Devers, in the
town of Arthur, fifteen miles from
Chippewa Falls, was the scene, at 12
O'Clock on the night of the 18th, of a
terrible tragedy, in which John Cane,
q farmer, was shot and instantly
killed by a man named Johnson.
Cane came home late in an intoxicated
condition, and after driving his wife
and two children out of the house,
secured an axe, and started for Devers'
house, which is just across the road,
and asked to be admitted. Devers,
who had retired, arose and opened the
door. Cane struck at him with an
axe, and followed him into the house,
striking at him several times. John
son was sleepingin an adjoining room,
and hearings rumpus, came to Devers'
assistance with q shotgun. Cane
turned on Johnson, who fired the
charge, which passed through Canes
body killing him instantly.
TWELVE thousand acres Of tobacco
have been planted in Rock County
this year, an increase over last year of
5000.
BURGLARS blew open the safe at
Sage's hay press, Western Union
Junction, and took a small sum Of
cash and drafts amountingto 5000.
THE Menomonie Water Works Com
pany, of MenOmonie, has filed articles
of association with the secretrry Of
state, at Madison. The capital stock
is 100000.
AT Racine, on the 18th inst, Edward
Warner, a half-witted man aged 35,
made an assault on Charlotte Wand,
his cousin, aged 16 years, striking her
on the head with a hammer, fractur-
ing her skull. She is in a critical con-
dition.
THE report of the secretary of the
State Board Of Charitiesfor June, lust
issued, has the following details: The
total number of inmates of thevarious
asylums was 755, of which $50 are
males and 375 females. The number
whose labors equal ordinary labor is
forty-three; those capable of doing
half or more than ordinary labor,
172; less than half Of ordinary labor,
275.
FRANK GURATsKY, aged Is years,
at the National Knitting
Works, on Clinton Street, Milwaukee,
was drowned while bathing in the
Kinnickinnick River in that city, on
the 18th.
MARINETTE has new laborers' union.
Nearly 5000 people attended the first
meeting.
THE annual account of the Wash
burn estate was filed at La Crosse on
the 18th. One item is the cost of ad-
$4,000, of which $780,
900 is attorneys fees for services
partly in the previous year. The
amount of annuities paid was $45,-
900. Among the items are: $4,000
to Mrs. Payson; $4,000 to Mrs.
Kelsey; $4,000 to S. B. Washburn;
So, 900 to Mrs. G. A. Washburn; 49,
900 to S. L. Nevins; $1,000 to Mrs.
E. B. Washburn. This statement
shows the real estate to be valued at
ST, O45, 467. 80; the personal property,
1851, 636.47; cash on hand, $161,-
profits, $500, 276.42.
EDWARD A. KEY, aged 10 years, re-
siding at Rudolph, nine miles north of
Centralia, accidentally shot himself
through the right arm while picking
his gun from the ground, on the after
noon of the 18th.
A sIx-YEAR-oLD boy named Hollo-
way fell from fence at GAINESVILLE and
broke one of his legs between the hip
and the knee.
SIMON ANTIsDEL, one of the Oldest
residents of the town of Rock, Rock
County, died on the 10Th inst, aged
SIS years, of Inflammation of the bow
els. He leaves a wife, two sons and
one daughter. He came from Spring
field, Otsego County, N. Y, to Wis
consin, in 1914, and settled in Rock
County. He was a stockbreeder and
raised Jerseys for dairy purposes.
MEMBERS of the Thirty-sixth Wis
consi,> Regiment held a reunion at
Madison on the 18th. There were
sixty members present.
Two brothers-names not given
wee overcome by foul air while dig