Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-03
STATE ITEMS.


Gov. RUsK has appointed E. A. Bray,
the editor of the Catholic Citizen of
Milwaukee, and DR.. Chas III. Richards,
OF Madison, as additional members of
the National Board of Charities and
Correction.
OSCAR +. JONES, of Oconomowoc.
has an heirloom in the shape of a we'd
ding-ring marked "Pemberton. %
Feb, 1746."
The Odd Fellows of Wisconsin now
number 10000 members in good
standing, and from the best data OBJ
tainable, the non-affiliates number
10000.
RICHARD SCHAFFNER, of Eau Gale,
has been granted back pensions to the
amount of $4,000. He served in the
Twelfth Iowa Infantry and spent six
months in rebel prisons
A BOY named Frank Morawetz was
accidentally drowned at Milwaukee on
the goth.
FIRE at GAINESVILLE on the morning
OF the goth destroyed six frame build
lngs. Loss, So, OOO The buildings were
occupied by Thomas Mackin, saloon
and residence; j. r. BIeasdale, feed
store; Chas. Gokey, barber shop; J. G.
Alden & Son, groeers; S. [. Kent, res
taurant; Henry Grove, boot and shoe
store. Mackin's loss is $4,000; insur-
ance, 81 300; Bleasdale' sloss, 81 200;
insurance, $500; Alden's loss, So
600; insured, 800. The building was
owned by Hiram Merrill; insured for
$7OO The other losses are nominal.
JAMES G. HITCHCOCK, a prominent
merchant of Oconomowoc, died at At
lanta, Ca, on the 28th.
THE shade-trees at Clinton have
covered the walks and fences with
honey dew. All the fruit trees are
| loaded with blossoms, but experienced
growers say the fruit will be small and
knOtty, owing to the severe winter.
AT Grand Rapids on the Goth,
Henry Miller, indicted and tried for
| forgery, was acquitted. He is g. half
witted tramp who worked for a Mr..
| Woodruff a while and, after leaving,
presenteda order for $1O.75, signed
by Mr.. Woodruff, to Mr.. Garrison, of
Centralia, and got the cash on it.
Chas. Weichert, charged with embez-
Element, was also acquitted on the
ground that the money which he took
out of the drawer and skipped with
was due for wages and that he had
been authorized to pay himself.
AT GAINESVILLE, on the 9th, the jury
Jams against ex-Mayor Richardson,
found in favor of the plaintiff to the
amount of $65. The plaintiff suedfor
$4,000. Richardson called Williams
a thief and said he could prove it.
AT Madison on the evening of the
Goth, Henry Waterhouse, aged 63, a
highly respected retired gentleman,
was painting his house when the lao
der, resting on box, slipped and pre-
cipitated him to thegound. His neck
was broken.
A 4-YEAR-OLD child named Fanny
Gross, drank part of bottle of car
bolic acid at Milwaukee on the 28th
with fatal effect.
DEL. GUM, a young man, OF the
town of Rock, had a leg broken at
GAINESVILLE, on the 25th, while attempt
ing to stop a runaway team.
SPAULDING, the alleged Racine de-
faulter, was brought back to that
place from New Orleans, on the 25th.
He claims he is innocent and that the
case is one of malice.
WILLIAM REICHARDT, an old resident
of Milwaukee, died at his home in that
city, on the 24th, at the advanced age
of 81 years. The deceased came to
Milwaukee thirty -three years ago.
ROBERT CALKINs drowned while log
ging in Pelican Rapids.
HERMAN KREUTZER, a salOOn-keep-
er of Grafton, hanged himself on the
23d.
PHIL. MILLER, the heaviest man in
thestate, died at Richford. Heweighed
400 pounds.
WHILE William Farley, a boiler
maker, was using a sledge hammer in
a Racine shop on the 22d inst, the
handle broke and the sledge struck M.
Murray in the forehead, cutting a. bad
cash and cracking the frontal bone.
The injury is serious one.
MAX GOLDBERG, well known over
Northern Wisconsin, died suddenly of
heart disease at Marion, Wis, on the
22d. Deceased was about so years of
age.
THE body of an unknown man was
found floating in the river at Milwau-
waukee, on the afternoon of the 25th.
1t was that of a young man, suppose
bly, a stranger in the city.
VICTOR MERRELL, father of the pro-
prietor of the Prairie du Chen Courier,
was badly bruised by being run over
by heavy land-roller several days
ago. The soft character of the soil
saved his life.
A Festive Gander.