Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-14
STATE NEWS.

Four convicts named Michael Hogan.
Thomas Deedy, William Burns and
Richard Page, escaped from the state
penitentiary at Waupun, on the night
of the 10th. The escape was managed
by use of skeleton keys. All four were
recaptured during the night, Page
being brought in by farmer a short
time after his escape, he having caught
him in the act of stealing horse to assist
his departure. The other three men
were found shortly after midnight
buried in the hay in a barn located on
the prison grounds.
On the evening OF the 9Th fire
broke out in tenement house adjoin-
ing the farm residence of III. r. Ryan,
of the town of Baroboo. Both were en-
tirely destroyed. The loss is covered
by an insurance of $4,000 in the Hart
ford, of Connecticut.
AMONG the postmasters recently COM
missioned are the following in Wiscon-
sin: W. J. Clark, Bruce; Charles Fl.
Meisner, Birnamwood; Ezra Blumer,
Farmers Grove; 81. o. Sorenson,
Frazer.
HAZEL GREEN has an epidemic of
diphtheria.
On the morning of the 9Th inst, Mrs.
Frederick Anderson was found dead
in her room on Walker Street, Milwau-
kee. Investigation showed that she had
shot herself in the breast during the
night. It is thought the act was the re-
suit of excessive grief over the death of
her husband, which occurred a few
months ago. She had ID family.
INVESTIGATION of the sudden death
of child of'Mrs. Saur, on Chestnut
Street, Milwaukee, on the 9th inst,
showed that the little one had been I'M
consciously smothered by the mother
while both were asleep.
AT Mounds Hollow, Iowa County, on
the evening of the 9Th, Conrad Remly,
farmer, was killed by his son, aged 10
years. Young Remly gave himself up,
and was placed in jail at Dodgeville.
LITIGATION over the will of the late
ex-Gov. Washburn was brought to a
close at La Crosse on the 9Th inst, by
an order of the court authorizing the
purchase of United States bonds to the
amount of 100000 by the executors,
the interest to be expended for the
benefit of the widow.
The extensive saw-mill of Sherry &
Briggs, at Sherry Station, about twelv-
miles south of Marshfeld, was complete
~ destroyed by fire on the 7th. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The loss
is at least $13, 800, with an insurance of
ST 1000. The planning mill and large
lumber yard were saved. The mills
will be rebuilt at once.
8 DAVID l.. FAIRoHILD, an old resident
of .Walworth County, died at White
water, on the 9th inst, aged go years.
No trace has yet been discovered of
the bodies of the victims of the Blake
Opera House fire at Racine, and as the
ruins have been quite thoroughly over
hauled and searched, l.. N. Glover,
brother of Russell Glover, one of the
has abandoned all hope
of recovering the remains of his brother
and his wife. 1t is now stated that
servant named Rosa Smith is yet I'M
accounted for, and it is thought she too
persisted.
ROBERT HANEY, an old and respected
citizen of Milwaukee, died at his resi-
dence in that city on the 7th inst. He
was Is years old.
The annual convention of the officers
Of the Wisconsin National Guard
opened at Madison on the 7th.
The Merrill & Houston Iron Works,
1T Beloit, were sold at auction for the
benefit of creditors, on the 18th. About
$50, 900 was realized.
G. @. DIN, dry goods merchant of
Florence, failed on the 9th. His iabili-
lies are placed at $4,000, with assets
1t 81 1000.
L. D. GoLDBERG's store at Marion
vas destroyed by fire on the morning of
he I'd inst. The loss was several
thousand dollars above insurance for
$1,000.
The state officers, with the exception
# Lieut. Gov. Fifeld, took the oath of
'fice at Madison on the 9Th inst. FL
ield was sworn in at Ashland.
NEARLY all county officers throughout
he state qualified on the 9Th.
FIRE, supposed to be of incendiary
,rigin, destroyed the warehouse 500
River Street, Eau Claire, with it's con-
ents on the 9TH. The building was
'wDed by Sommermeyer & Co., and
eased by Young Bros. and L. a. Harri-
IAN for storage purposes. Total loss
bout $4,000.