Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-13
STATE NEWS.

curing his trousers and vest, contain
ing gold watch and $22 in money.
Mr.. Andrae was awakened and recog-
nized one of the men as Geo. Sibley, of
Milwaukee, who had been loafng
around town for a couple of days,
whom he had arrested.
WHILE making an excavation under
the residence of DR.. Hewitt, at Pewau-
kee, the workman came upon some
bones, which, when unearthed proved
to be the skeleton of a large-sized man.
Many years must have passed since
the body was placed there and evil
IDENTIFY little care had been taken in
the burial, as the skeleton was in a.
slanting position-the feet within g.
foot of the surface, while the head was
four feet below. It was probably the
remains of an Indian. Such discov-
cries have occasionally been made be-
fore In that vicinity, but never before
beneath q dwelling.
WHILE bear hunting on the 10th,
with three other persons, A. E. Lee, a
prominent merchant of Waupaca, was
accidentally shot through the abdo-
men by one of his companions. The
hunters had surrounded large bear
which, making final effort to escape,
rushed towards Lee who was in g.
thicket. The animal was wounded
and thoroughly enraged. In the ex-
cltement Lee received a. bullet from
one OF the guns but managed to kill
the bear before it reached hirn. The
bullet which struck Lee passed entire
ly through his body, but no very
serious results are expected.
MARTIN ANDERSON, a prominent
Norwegian of Chippewa Falls, was &C
cidentally killed while he was visiting
his parents at Halenston, Norway.
AUGUST BLn1M, q Milwaukee mason
who has been at work on the new
Wisconsin Central car shops, at Wau-
kesha, tried to commit suicide on the
7th, but was prevented after he had
swallowed a small portion of the NOR
phine he had procured for the purpose.
He was locked up in the jail and doc
tOred up, and released the following
morning. Blimm is afflicted with
liberation of the bronchial tubes, and
his attempt at suicide was because of
dependency.
SAFE-BLOWERs entered the store of
Stanly Bros, at Chippewa City, blew
open the sale, and abstracted $3.50.
MARTIN CANNON has been convicted
at Eau Claire of abducting Nellie Gold
smith for immoral purposes. The
penalty is from one to ten years i'm
prisonment.
JOHN EHRMANTRAUT, of Baltimore,
was accidentally shot and killed at
Frarksville, Racine County, while
carelessly handling g. revolver. The
ball LOGGED in the region of his heart.
FRITZ MEIER, veteran from the
Soldiers Home, fell down from the
west end of the Grand Avenue viaduct
in the town of Wauwatosa, on the
9Th, and was instantly killed. He
was q hard drinker, and it is thought
was intoxicated at the time. Meier
was go years of age, and had been g.
member of Co. D, Twenty seventh
Wisconsin Infantry, volunteers.
THE late James Weaver, of Sussex,
was the first to introduce the hop
growing industry into Wisconsin. He
served in the Legislature OF 1856, and
frequently held Offices in his town.
A STRIKE is anticipated among the
journeymen bakers of Milwaukee, over
the adjustment of Sunday work.
THE body of William Steinbrink, the
man supposed to have been murdered
in the town of Freedom, has been ex-
humed and carefully examined by Drs.
McKennan and English. 1t was found
that he had been shot through the
temple. At theinquest which followed
the post norton examination, the
testimony indicated that the case was
one of accident or suicide. AS there
were no evident groundsfor the theory
of suicide, the jury returned q verdict
of accidental death.
CHARLES PRESS and Thomas Carroll,
two of the men suspected OF the MUIR
der of Nelson White, about three
months ago, were arrested at Arm
strong, Kas., and brought to La
Crosse. Nothing is known OF the
whereabouts of Kennedy, another
suspected man.
AT Eau Claire, on the 9th, Peter
Robbeault, who recently shot and Sc
riously wounded Policeman Elliott,
was convicted of assault with intent
to murder. He was remanded to
await sentence.
SHERIFF ASHLEY and District Attor-
ney J. P. Wilson, accompanied by
Justice A. L. Siye and Drs. McKennan
and English, of this city, lett Baraboo
on the 9Th to investigate the supposed
murder of VIM. Steinbrink, which oc-
Cured in the town of Freedom. The
body will be exhumed and full exam
inatiOn made.
THE body of Charles Polster, who
had been missing from his home for
some time, was found in the Milwau
kee River on the 9Th. Polster was g.
shoemaker.
GEORGE B1scHoFF killed large bear
within the city limits of West Superior.
The Bank of West Superior opened
it's doors on the 9th, with a capital of
$4,000. J. B. Thayer, is the presi-
dent; /. W. Burhans, is vice-presjdent,
and E. II. Brown, is cashier. n. ?.
Haugen, railroad commissioner, is a
stockholder, and other prominent
men about the state are interested.