Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
STATE NE Fis.

cision in thesuit of the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company, against the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Railroad in which it was sought to
make certain lands formerly belonging
to the Chicago, Portage & Superior
Road but now the property of the for
mer company subject to lien of
$758,OO mortgage bonds of the Por-
tage & Superior Road. The decision
in effect makes the lien good. The
bonds and accumulated interest now
amount to about $1,OOO,OOO. The
lands comprise 100000 acres.
THE badly decomposed body OF q
man was found hanging to plum tree
near Potosi. The man was we'll
dressed and his clothes contained a
watch and g. small amount of money.
The suicide was accomplished by knot
ting together a handkerchief and leath-
er belt. There is no clue to the mans
identity, but the body is supposed to
be that of railroad workman.
JOHN OWEN, so years old, employed
on the Roberts farm in the town Of Mt.
Pleasant, was attacked by an infuri-
ated bull on the Oath, and gored fatal
ly. He was in the habit of rubbing
and cleaning the animal and was at
work when attacked. Owen came
from Waukegan, Ill.
THE body of an unknown man was
washed ashore at Bay View, on the
25th. The body had been in the water
some time and was that of q man
about 80 years old. There was moth
ing about the remains by which they
could be identified.
A. T. SMITH shot q white swan at
Delton that measured feet inches
from tip to tip OF its wings and 4 feet
4 inches in height.
CHAs. J. SMITH, g. graduate of the
Platteville Normal school, has
achieved the highest honors of his
class in the Albany Law school.
MAX WELMJAK, aged Z years, died
in Milwaukee on the 23d, from eating
wild parsnips. An older sister also
ate some of the fruit, but will recover.
THE residence of Mrs. Moran, at An
tigo, was discovered to be on fire on
the morning of the 23d, but the flames
were extinguished with trifing loss
Suspicious of incendiarism led to an
investigation, resulting in the discov-
cry that the house, worth about
50, 900, was insured for So, 800.
AT Glen Haven $4,000 yards of dirt
fell from the Mississippi River bluffs
upon the Chicago, Burlington & North
ern track. To remove the obstruction
will cost $4,000.
On the afternoon of the 21st Sank
City was visited by a severe rain and
hail storm accompanied by thunder
and lightning, which caused considera-
BILE damage through the country to
stock aud property. The grain and
tobacco sheds of James Burton, of the
town of Winfield, were struck by light
ming and destroyed with contents. In
Baraboo, D. Ruggles lost a. COW by
lightning and several trees were struck.
A MAN giving his name as M. J. Blake
was arrested in Milwaukee on the 22d
at the instance of the post-office au-
thorities, charged with using the mails
to defraud. He claimed to represent
the Louisiana State Lottery, and is
said to be wanted in Chicago and 9TH
er cities for swindling operations.
THE La Crosse Fuel Company has
been organized, with a capital stock of
$4,000.
PETER SCHoLL, g. German, IS years
old, living at Potosi, committed sui
eide by cutting bis throat with razor.
He was temporarily insane.
ANNE S. EASTMAN, wife of DR.. Geo.
w. Eastman, banker and physician,
of Platteville, was adiudged insane
and taken to the Madison asylum for
treatment On the Goth She is SO
years of age, q leading society lady,
wealthy and cultured. The family is
one of the best known in Grant Coun-
ty, and much sympathy is expressed
| for them.
| A TEAM OF horses, harness, democrat
wagon and blankets, worth $1,000,
were stolen from the farm of Joshua
Pierce, in the town of Mt. Pleasant,
on the might of the Goth. The team was
black mare and bay gelding, aged Z
and years. No clue to the thieves.
WILL Gibson and Eugene Page, two
young men, residing near Mt. Hope,
Grant County, chased wolf into it's
den. While digging the animal out, a
huge bank caved in upon Page. Chill
son dug two hours and rescued his
companion, who is barely alive. In
the meantime the wolf esca ped.
| GUsTAvE MENDELsON, employed as
a general salesman for Marshall Field
q Co., Chicago, committed suicide in
Milwaukee, at the house of Mamie
Martin, so Biddle Street, on the
morning of the 21st.
The young men of Boscobel elected
Lou B. Ruka mayor. The license fo1
the ensuing year has been placed at
$500.
THE late town treasurer of Superior
| W: G. Waldo, in turning over his
office to his successor, was discovered
to be $1,000 behind in his accounts
Expert accountants have been al
work on the books the past ten days
but cannot find the deficiency. Mr.
lWaldo's friends have paid the money