Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-11
STATE NEWS.

A STATUE of George Washington, pre-
scented to the city of Milwaukee by Miss
Lizzie Plankinton, was unveiled on
the 7th. 1t cost $4,000 and was
ex ecuted by r. II. Park of Florence.
CHAMBERS is reported prevalent
among horses in the vicinity OF Ash
land.
A BRAKEMAN named Peter WEIGH was
hurt on the St. Paul road near Mil
waukee on the night of the 9th. His
injuries are probably not fatal.
THE La Crosse Republican reports
that Mrs. William Riley, who sued to
recover SIS, 900 damages for the death
Of her husband, resulting from scald
received at the time OF the collision OF
the Lilly Turner and the Cowles, has
been paid ST 900 by the owners OF the
boats.
president DUNNING, of the state fish
commission, says that the amount OF
spawn handled in the state will exceed
Iby far that of any other year. Supt.
Nevins will 60 to Northern Lake Michi-
gan and obtain 100000 of white
fish spawn to be placed IN the hatch
cry of Milwaukee.
| MARINETTE is now clear of the small
pox, the last patient having been dis
charged.
The Burlington mans perpetual
motion machine is now at a machine
shop in Racine, securely boxed.
THE Pittsburg Gas and Water Works
Construction Company has recon-
menced the work of laying the mains
across the Eau Claire River. In order
to allow the work to proceed, the
natural channel of the river has been
diverted from the north to the south
shore by means of substantially con-
structed cofer-dams.
A LITTLE over q year ago, Messrs.
Saas & Krews, two Chicago gentlemen,
purchased land a short distance from
Racine and erected factory for the
preparation OF chicory, the invest
ment representing about $4,000.
Last year they had sixty acres and
this year it was increased to over
seventy acres. They employ all the
way from forty to sixty hands, mostly
girls and women, the year around, and
ship the chicory to their business
house in Chicago. Chicory averages
about $50 or $50 per acre.
MRS WILHELMINE LEMKE, wife OF
Aug. f. I.emke, a well-known broom
maker, living at 419 State Street,
Milwaukee, took a dose of arsenic with
suicidal intent, and died on thenight OF
the 9TH. She was suffering from tenn
porary alteration. She once before
attempted to destroy her life by cut
ting an artery in one of her wrists.
THE Racine Seeder Company has
made an assignment to Andrew Simon
son. The assets are stated at $780,
900 and the liabilities at $25, 900.
The stockholders of the concern are
S. Freeman, G. Freeman and M. Free
man, OF Racine, and G, w. Dorr, of
Des MONIES, Ia. The heaviest cred
itors are n. W. Aver & Co., Philadel-
phia, $4,000, and Foreman & Sons,
of Racine, $13 200.
A 3-YEAR-oLD daughter of John
Pagan, of Racine, Was probably ia tally
scalded by falling into pail filled with
boiling water.
CHARLES HENDERSON, the man who
was shot by Farmer Martin out or
the North Wisconsin Junction farm
has nearly recovered, and skipped the
country for parts unknown. 1t is
thought he did not want to appear
against his employer under all the CIR.
cumstances, and left to escape the dis
trict attorney, who wanted him for q
witness.
II. H. ANDREWS residence at Eau
Claire was totally destroyed by tire
on the 4th. Damage ST, 900; insured
AN old man named John Reusch
az wears of age, attempted to cross
the track In front of an east-bounC
passenger train on the ST. Paul road
at the crossing about two miles west
of the village of Wauwatosa, on the
18th inst. He made g. miscalculatlor
was struck by the engine anc
thrown from the track and instant
" killed. Deceased resided with {
grandson who lives near the scene
of the accident.
IN Sumner, Barron County, Il
year old boy named Piersault, shot
companion with whom he had quar-
relied, the ball taking effect in the head
inficting a painful but not dangerou'
wound. Piersault was promptly
jailed.
Hoe cholera is raging to an alarming
extent in Racine County. A. Lewis
lost thirty on his farm in Mt. Pleas
ant. Stillman Parker, of Western
Union Junction, lost several, ant
others report losses by the disease.
OWEN GAvIGAN, a farmer 70 years o
age, was kicked by a horse at Hale
Corners on the I'd inst, and yer.