Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-07
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the corner of Vliet and Sixth Streets,
Milwaukee, was enacted at an early
hour on the morning of the 5th the
most unaccountable murder and sui
eide that probably ever occurred in
that city. Annie Rosenstein, q beau.
tiful girl of Is years, while sleeping by
the side of her little sisters, was shot
and instantly killed by Isadore Sci
OF the family who was enjoying their
hospitality.
The sale of seats for the great Inter
national S9ngerfest, to be held in
Milwaukee in July, was opened on
the 9Th inst. Season tickets range IN
price from $40 to $15.
LA CROSSE saloons have been visited
by burglars.
THE eight large sawmills IN North
La Crosse will busy about 600 men
during the season. The mills average
about 100000 feet of lumber daily.
THE Eau Claire board of trade is en-
deavoring to form O. stock-company
com oination of all the interests along
the Dells water power, in order to ia
cilitate the introduction OF diversified
manufactures.
JOHN NJ. HIsLoP, who disappeared
from Milwaukee four years ago, and
who was thought to have committed
suicide by drowning, has turned up
at Philadelphia, whittier he had
skipped on account of financial
troubles.
4 STATE camp-meeting has been ar
ranged by the Methodist Episcopal
Church, to be held on the Monona
assembly grounds Immediately after
that body adiourns next summer.
1t will continue about ten days and it
is expected will prove large and sue
cessful meeting. The speakers will en-
brace eminent revivalists, including
Harrison and Chaplain McCabe. An
effort to secure Sam Small will proba-
bly, not be successful, owing to Mr..
Small's being occupied elsewhere at
that time.
Mrs. BROWN, the divorced wife OF
Christian Brown, a former well-known
resident of Racine, now of Minneapo-
lis, MINI, had warrant issued in
Justice Shells court for the arrest of
Brown on thecharge of arson. Brown
conducted an extensive hat, cap, gent g
was badly damaged by fire some
months ago. Mrs, Brown claims he
fired the building. The warrant has
been placed in the hands of Sheriff
Donald, but it is doubtful if it will be
served, as the woman is thought not
to be in her right mind.
HENRY T. WRIGHT, the ex-assistant
postmaster of Racine, who was brought
out of the Chester penitentiary on the
LIST, on q writ of haheas corpus, had q
hearing before Judge Gresham at Chi
cago and was discharged.
A 6-YEAR- OLD son of John Speich, a
well-known resident of Racine, was in
stantly killed by a runaway team at
Cameron, Wis.
Miss RYALL, who resides on Oak
Hill, in the northern portion of Wau-
kesha, was startled few days ago by
the firing of bullet through one OF
the windows of her house. Themissile
passed very close to her, struck the
wall and fell 90 the floor. Tt is
thought to have been the result of
careless target-shooting.
CHRIsTIANA NELSON, who disappeared
from the residence Of Mrs Garfield,
at Racine, was found at Mound Gene
terry on the 31st, araving maniac. She
had been out three days without shell
ter or food. She had shown signs of
insanity for some time.
THE Chicago, Burlington &Northern
Railway Company has secured by pur-
chase and contract, blocks of land In
the center of Prairie du Chen, ample
for roundhouse and car-shop facilities.
AN accident occurred on the Burling-
ton & Northern road, near Black
River crossing, on the goth. A party
Of tracklayers were standing on fat
car waiting for the engine to push
them up to the end of the line. The
engine struck the car violently and the
men were tumbled off on both sides,
along with railroad iron and tools
All were more or less injured.
THE officers of the St. Louis & ST.
Paul and the Diamond 10 lines of
steamers at Burlington have consoli-
dated under the management Of Capt.
W. w. Kinnear, for many years agent
of the frst-named line. The change is
made as an experiment by the man
ayers OF the two lines.