Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-24
STATE NE WIS

s. IL. DAVIS, one OF the prOprletOrS
of the lumber firm of d. G. Davis &
Sons, at Cady Mills, was walking along
the track of their logging road, when
the wind blew q corner of his coat into
the machinery of the locomotive and
hewas drawn in by the wheels. Davis
right arm was ground off to within a
few inches of the shoulder, but by rare
presence of mind the engineer reversed
the engine and saved his life.
JOHN S. STEEN, of Stoughton, COM
mltted suicide early ON the 10th inst,
by hanging himself in his barn. He
has been temporarily insane for the
past five years and has been confined
in the asylum at Madison. His wife
died about a year ago and he has grad
ually grown worse since that time.
Nine small children are orphaned by
the self-murder.
WAUKEsHA is to have new $4,000
hotel.
MARY CHADEK, of Amigo, charged
with the murder of her husband, has
been granted a change of venue to Mil
waukee County.
THE new eight hour ordinance has
passed the Milwaukee Council and was
signed by the mayor on the 18th.
A WAINWRIGHT train on the St.
Paul road ran into a farmers wagon
at q crossing five miles east OF Bosco-
bel and threw the occupants a. dis
lance of twenty-five feet without
seriously injuring them. The farmers
were James Reed, q pioneer settler and
his neighbour. Reed saw the train COM
ing ana supposed that he had time
enough to cross the track.
THE work on the massive stone
piers to the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern Railway bridge across the
Wisconsin River at Prairie du Chen is
completed. The trestle work across
the river bottom is nearly completed
and the iron bridge will be put up at
once.
The late Fred. Bosch, of La Crosse
left numerous wills, though he had nc
property of any kind. The latest
document of the kind has turned UP
in Houston County, Mimi.
IT is reported from Eau Claire that
several United States agents are In the
Chippewa Valley to investigate charges
that several prominent loggers have
been making inroads upon government
lands.
JACK MCINTYRE, g. soldier of the late
war, was shot and instantly killed on
the morning of the 18th, by q man
named Better, who discovered him at
tempting to enter his house, near
Knights Cut, about one mile north Of
Packwaukee, on the Wisconsin Central
Railroad. Mcintyre had been drinking
heavily at Packwaukee, and had at
tempted to enter one or two houses III
the village before leaving for home
He was celebrated for his good nature
and ready wit when sober. He was
about so years of age and leaves nc
family. He was member Of COmpa-
ny B, Fourth Wisconsin Infantry, dur
ing the late war.
A SHOCKING accident is reported from
q point about twelve miles north OF
Prairie du CHEN. Two boys, named
Lewis Randall and Guy Noggle, each
about 13 years of age, were shockingly
mangled by explosion of a package OF
tanned q cartridge, and were playing
with it, when it exploded and tore of
their hands above their wrists.
GEORGE A. WARDNER, who shot Alb
bott Lawrence three weeks ago, was
examined in the municipal court at
Milwaukee on the 18th, and found to
be insane. He will be committed to
the Wauwatosa asylum.
RESIDENTS and farmers in the vicini-
ty of the town of Norway, Racine
County, are talking of dredging chan
nelfrom Muskego Creek to Wind Lake,
thence to Muskego Lake. By this
means they expect to lower the water
in these lakes at least two feet, thus
giving them a chance to drain the
water from 1000 or 5000 acres OF
low land, which at the present time is
more or less inundated and not good
for agriculture.
THE police of Milwaukee found the
body of a man in the river at that
place on the 10th. There is nothing
to show theidentity of the body, which
is apparently that of laboring man
about 80 years of age.
THE city of Lancaster will borrow
money to pay the Mrs. McLimas iudg
ment. Tbejudgment will be deposited
as security with some person who will
be willing to loan the city $4,000 at Z
per cent, payable 81 900 per annum
Gov. RUsK on the 18th received Gnc
resignation of George FL. Paul as 9
member of the board of trustees of the
Milwaukee Insane Asylum
New HoLsTEIN peop] are very
much excited over an assignment made
by Henry Hayssen, general merchant
at that town, in favor of r. Schlichtin
of Chiffon. Liabilities, $4,000; as
sets, SIS, 1000.
CHARLES DAsKAM accidentally shot
himself in the face while handling re
vo1uor In O. co1oou ar Antio0