Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-14
STATE NEWS.

delegate at large from Wisconsin.
HARTLEY CLIFFORD, convicted of the
murder OF Capt. Pugh, of Racine, and
sentenced in December, 1882, to I'M
prisonment for life, has procured a
copy of the testimony on his trial to
present to the governor at some time
IN the future with petition for his
pardon.
Fremont BACON, aged 80 years, re-
siding with his sons widow IN the
town of Clifton, Grant County, has OF
late years, been in the habit Of walk
ing in his sleep. On the night OF the
9th, he fell while asleep, from the top
of the stairs, breaking his neck. Ba-
con had led a very useful life, and Is
incurred by many friends.
AN alleged mad dogwent on the war
path IN the Third Ward, Milwaukee,
on the 10th. A number of persons
were bitten before the animal was
shot.
AN unknown man was run over near
Marquette, Mich, on the night of tie
Sth, while trying to board a locomo-
tive on the Houghton Road. Sixty
cars passed over the body, cutting it
to shreds. He was q German and
came from Milwaukee a few days be-
fore
Gov. RUsK has commissioned
Thomas Lambie sheriff of Forest
County, vice J. II. Beulen, resigned.
Four well-preserved skeletons have
been dug from a mound by the road
side near Montello.
THE examination of Curtis Reed,
John Mcintyre and James Maloney,
the three sailors who were arrested re-
Gently on a charge OF piracy, was con-
good, at Milwaukee on the 9th, and
resulted in the discharge of the prison
ers on the ground of want OF jurisdic-
ton. They have been sent to Racine,
where they will be tried for larceny
under the state law.
A TEAMsTER named Steinke, while
driving wagon loaded with stone
down a. steep hill at Milwaukee, on
the 9Th, was thrown from his seat and
run over. His neck was broken.
f. J. PALICA & Co., of Racine, have
sold their interest in the trunk bust
ness to the Belle City Trunk Company,
which is an incorporated stock COM
pany, with capital stock of SIS, 900,
all paid in. The officers are Joseph
Kraupa, president; A. kraupa, treas
Urer; Z. j. Palica, secretary.
TYPHOID fever is raging at Water
ford. Fifty of the citizens have been
stricken down with the disease. Four
deaths have occurred thus far.
The schools are all closed and the
greatest excitement prevails among
the citizens. The State Board of
Health will be asked to determine the
cause of the spread of the disease.
One family, composed of the parents
and nine children, Henry Hemingfeld
and B. Huening and wife and family,
composed of seven children, are sick.
EARLY on the morning Of the 0th,
Hans Peter Olsen, q Norwegian, aged
Al years, committed suicide at his
home in Milwaukee by placing the
muzzle Of 8 shotgun in his mouth and
pulling the trigger with his foot. He
leaves a wife and five children.
THE projected public swimming
school at Milwaukee has been given
up.
THE dead body of an infant was
found in an alley in Milwaukee on the
3th. It is thought to be q case of
murder.
At Summerset, near New Richmond,
the residence of q Mr.. Nyland was
struck by lightning. Mrs. Nyland and
Christina Dolman, with q baby be-
5ween them, were sleeping on the lower
1oor Miss Dolman was next to the
vail and received the worst injuries.
Her hair was singed and the scalp and
back of her neck and shoulders badly
olistered. She was also made blind
~ the burning to blister of both
Two bolts went through her pillow,
,ne on either side of her head. She
lad been but two days in this country
rom Norway. Mrs. Nyland and her
oaby both had their eyelids badly
burned and their hair singed of.
RoBT. REICH, of Racine, had an ar
terry severed by a piece of tin driven
out of a can which he had placed over
Z small cannon. Henarrowly escaped
bleeding to death.
n. BAXTER, ofOconomowoc, hasripe.
currants in an oak tree, twelve feet
rom the ground, where a bush thrives
and bears.
"PHALLAs CHEF" a 5-year-oId stall
on, valued at So, 600, died at Racine,
of Inflammation OF the bowels, caused
by pink-eye. The horse was owned by
Or. G. G. Leopard, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, who paid /. Chase 81, 600 for
the animal few weeks ago.
PATRICK Dunn, alias Sullivan, long
term convict of the Milwaukee house
of correction, committed suicide early
on the morning of the 9Th by sufocat-
ing himself. He stuffed his nose and
mouth with paper and then buried his
head in his hay mattrass.
THE buildings of the Cream City
Brewing Company, in Milwaukee, were
damaged to the extent of $4,000 by
fire on the 9th. The loss is covered by
insurance.
AN unknown man was killed on the
st. Paul tracks near Milwaukee early
on the morning of the 9th. He was
about 80 years of age.
FIRE at Menomonie, which began in