Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26
STATE Me WIS.

w. LUTZ, convicted OIL larceny, al
Chippewa Falls, was sentenced tc
Waupun for one year. John Kahn
the murderer, was given life sentence
in state prison. He took his sentence
very calmly.
A MAD dog was shot by Milwaukee
: policeman on the 22d.
THE biennial state convention of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians was held
at Milwaukee on the 23d.
THE Lake Shore road has been
forced to suspend the running of ore
trains to Ashland for short time
owing to the inability of the mine men
to furnish vessels enough to keep the
dock clear.
THE State Bs.r Association will hold
it's annual meeting in Milwaukee on
June 15 and 16.
HENRY II. WRIGHT, assistant post
master at Racine, who was recently re-
leased from the Chester, ILL.,, prison,
has been married at Chicago to Mrs.
Nellie Wright, who received divorce
from him, while he was imprisoned.
SAMUEL PosEY, the colored boy, was
arraigned before Justice Hayer at Ra-
cine on the 21st for examination, on
charge of assault with intent to kill
Mrs. Damascus Fite. His case was
adjourned to June /, Mrs. Fife not be-
ing in condition to appear. Bonds
were fixed at 81 900, which the prison
Q or has been unable to secure.
THE ''wolf crop" of Grant County,
which is usually very large dur
ing the month Of May on &C.
count of the $15 bounty which is
paid for each scalp, has shown q re-.
markable falling off this year. From
May / to May IL last year the county
clerk issued certificates for forty mine
wolf scalps, while during thesame time
presented to him. The difference is
owing to the fact that the foliage this
year is so much earlier than usual,
which gives the wolves secure hiding
places.
A FIRE on the 21st destroyed the old
Quebec pier warehouse at Superior,
which has served in the capacity of an
oil house the past four years. The fire
extended to the city dock and ware
house, entirely destroying it and its
contents. Fortunately very little was
in the warehouses at the time of the
fire. The town of Superior loses ST.
600, while private parties are losers
to the amount of $4,000; no insur-
ance.
AN old lady, named Emile Pfeifer
was found dead in her house on Six
tenth Street, Milwaukee, on the Goth.
Mrs Pfeifer lived alone, and not hav-
ing been seen for several days the
house was entered by the police with
the result stated. She was so years
old. Death resulted from apoplexy.
ELIZABETH SAUBERT, the wife of a
gardener living at Williamsburg, in
the Town of Milwaukee, committed
suicide by hanging on the morning OF
the goth.
OLE NESS, president of the Eau
Claire Furniture Company, committed
suicide at his residence at Lake Steel
on the goth by cutting his throat
with razor. Business troubles and
ill-health are alleged as causes of the
act.
The town OF Waukesha recently re
fused TO allow Leonard Martin to sell
liquor at his hotel on the outskirts of
the town. He thereupon built q new
hotel few feet away from the old one,
in the town of Muskego, paid his fee in
that town, and now does business as
usual. Waukesha is 500 out.
ADoLPH QUINTENsKY, a Bohe. MAN
farmer, 55 years old, was found dead
In his barn In Caledonia, on the morn
ing of the 10Th. having hung himself
with q rope. He had lived in thecoun-
ty twenty years, and leaves a wife and
children. Dependency, brought on
by sickness, caused the act.
FRED. CHRISTENSEN, Is years old,
brother of Louis Christensen, who is
now serving a term in states prison
on conviction of the murder of Michael
Schultz, has been arrested at Racine, on
a charge OF perjury, preferred by Will
lam Santry, father of John Santry, also
serving time at Waupun for the same
murder. The perjury is alleged to have
been committed at the trial of John
Santry In which the boy was a witness
for the state, his testimony then differ
ing materially from his testimony
given at the trial of his brother at
Waukesha.
AT the preliminary examination of
Paul Grotkau, the Milwaukee Anar-
chist, on the 10Th, he was held to the
grand jury.
GARRET KoRTz, aged 10, while play
ing in a lumber yard at Milwaukee on
the 10th, was precipitated into the
river by the fall of a pile of boards.
He was drowned before assistance
reached him.
The four masked burglars who
robbed Rev. Father LAWN, a. Catholic
priest, at Baraboo, were found in the
hotel at Linden, near Lancaster, by
an officer. The officer went to get
help, and the crooks, recognizing him,
fed. He then tried to head them off
by crossing the Pecatonica River,
when they drew revolvers and said to
the officer, ''The best thingyou can do
is to GIT" He SCOT" The priest was
robbed OF watch valued at SITS
and $55 in cold cash. Two safes
were also cracked by the same gang.
A GERMAN, apparently 55 years