Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
STATE NE VS.

THE saloon and dwelling house of
Fred Meyers, at Lincoln park, Racine,
was detroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at about 5000 aboveinsurance
for 81 900 in the Concordia.
ANDREW JOHNSON, al employee at
the flax mills in Racine, lost his right
arm by contact with geared part of
the machinery.
WHILE driving in Waukesha, q clerk
named w. G. Powell, was thrown from
his cutter so forcibly that his collar
bone was fractured.
In the circuit court at Waukesha,
on the 4th, the plea of Mrs. Nellie f.
Phillips for alimony and expenses dur
ing the tendency of her suit for divorce
against Capt. W. L. Catherwood, of
OcOnomOwOc, was argued, and the
judge refused to grant alimony.
FIRE on the'4th inst. caused consider
able damage to the vinegar factory of
the Roth Manufacturing Company,
Milwaukee.
THE Beloit City Guard has been re-
suscitated.
THE Wisconsin Industrial Associa-
ton, of Racine, has resolved to hold
it's annual exposition from August 3
to September 3. r. B. Bates was
eleoted chairman of the board, and
Messrs. Gorton, Bates, Dutton, Du-
rant and Bolton, were named board
of control.
GEN. THEODORE S. WEST, of Wiscon-
sin, has been appointed special agent
of the Treasury Department for the
Fourteenth District, comprising the
states of California and Oregon and
the territories of Washington and
Alaska, with headquarters at San
Francisco.
THE first session of the twentieth en-
campment of the G. A. r. of Wiscon-
sin, was held on the forenoon of the Sd
in Robert Chivas Post Hall, Milwau-
kee About 800 delegates and alter
mates attended it.
DURING a street fight in La Crosse,
Christian Serfect cut one of August
Kruep's arms to the bone. Serfect
was jailed to await the result of his
bloody work.
HENRY MCMAsTER, of Eau Claire,
will report at West Point, June Is, for
admission as a cadet, j. 0. Thomas,
of Trempealeau having failed to meet
the requirements of the academy.
JOHN HARLEY, aged 10 years, had
an eye so severely injured that the
sight thereof is jeopardized, by a cut
from flying glass. He was engaged in
bottling carbonated water for A. G.
HenK & Co., at Waukesha, when a bot
tie burst.
JAMES CULLEN, q switchman in the
employ Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul Railroad Company, fell be-
tween two freight cars near the rail-
road shops at Racine and was dragged
long distance. One of his legs was
ground to the bone and The other
mangled badly. 1t will be necessary
to amputate one leg, and it is feared
the injured man will not recover.
THE North Wisconsin Lumber Com
pany, at Hayward, is buying all pine
lands offered within reach of their
mills. It now owns 10000 acres, up
on which there are 45O,O0O,O00 feet of
good pine timber.
WILLIAM KNIGHT has sold 100000
feet of lumber piled at Bayfield,. The
purchasers are Chicagoans.
The twentieth annual convention Of
the Northwestern Dairymen's Associa-
ton will be held at the Opera Housein
the city of Beloit, commencing Tues
day, the 10th, and continuing four
days. A very interesting programme
has been prepared, embracing in the
subjects discussed all branches of the
dairy question. Full opportunity
for the exhibition OF dairy machinery
will be afforded and breeders of dairy
cattle are invited to attend the con-
vention and exhibit selections from
their herds.
MILTON WESTON, who has been i'm
prisoned in Pennsylvania, because OF
the killing of a man in fight between
hands of rival sawmill owners, is q
relative of Charles and E. J. Filling
ham, of Beloit, and is well known in
that city.
THE scarlet fever is prevailing with
great fatality in the towns of Pierce
and Albany, in Pepin County A
number of children are victims of the
scourge and more are FRUSTRATED with
no hopes for recovery. The schools
throughout the entire section are
closed in consequence.
JAMES w. SHANNON, g. widely known
and popular young man, committed
suicide at his mothers residence at
Waukesha on the 31st. Mr.. Shannon
was formerly engaged in the boot and
shoe business but failed. Since that
time he has been travelling for q Chi
cagO firm