Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-01
STATE NEWS.

In Virginia, by rock rolling OH d GILL
under which he had taken shelter dur
ing rainstorm.
MISS MAMIE E. DoUD, daughter OF
the late Reuben Doud, of Racine, died,
at Florence, Italy, of brain fever, at
the age of 81 years. For the past SIX
years Miss Doud has been abroad de-
voting her time to the study OF the
violin, hoping to make her debut as g.
concertist in London In a very short
time.
J.C. MUILIN, q Yankee peddler, was
robbed of $75 near Franksville, Racine
County.
A SMART. has occurred between the
Wisconsin Construction Company,
which has been building the Racine
water works, and the Water Works
Company, AND al work on the water
plant has been suspended.
The Prohibitionists of Langlade
County have nominated full county
ticket, as follows: Sheriff, b. ID.
Walledge; treasurer, r. IL. McMullen;
county clerk, John Mullowney; clerk
of court, Horace Clifford; register, W.
w. Stone; superintendent, Louis Lusk;
surveyor, f. G. Fuller; coroner, ). w.
Morse.
RUDOLPH HoFER, of Sank City, died
from the effects of an injury received
while out squirrel hunting. He had
climbed tree to dislodge asquirrel he
had shot, when limb gave way and
precipitated him distance OF twenty
feet, breaking his neck.
JULIUS WOLLENBERG, labOrer, who
was run over by a stone car at Cement
vile, near Milwaukee, died on the
9th.
THE residence Of Henry Osborne,
two miles from Racine, was entered by
burglars and 500 stolen.
ABoY named Gilbert Breese died, at
Richland Center, from wounds caused
by an accidental discharge of his gun
while he was hunting.
A NUMBER Of employees in O. large
Milwaukee foundry were recently taken
in by q fellow workman in lottery
scheme. Owing to illness he had de-
termined to 90 to q more congenial
climate, and proposed to dispose of
his household effects by means of q
rattle in order to procure the necessary
funds About $3.50 worth of tickets
were sold and the rattle took place,
but when the lucky ticket holders went
after the goods the man had skipped
and taken the stuff with him.
THE Wisconsin Glass Company, of
Milwaukee, made an assignment on
the 25th.
TEE 14-year-oid son of Charles
Redustrand, of Eau Claire, drowned
in the Chippewa, on the 25th, while
bathing. He was seized with cramps.
The body was recovered.
FRED. ENoCH, q hod-carrier, had his
left arm broken in several places, and
received serious internal injuries, by
being struck by a. falling scaffold at
the new ST. Paul Depot, at Milwaukee
on the Oath.
FRED. SLOANE, brakeman, son OF
Railroad Conductor E. A. Sloane, OF
La Crosse, was killed at Houston.
Mimi, y bile coupling cars. He was II
years old.
THE State Assembly of Knights OF
Labor, in session at Milwaukee, have
elected the following officers: State
master workman, Henry Smith, OF
Milwaukee; state worthy foreman,
Spencer Palmer, of Fond du Lac; state
recording secretary, Frank L. Lux, OF
Milwaukee; state financial secretary,
George NJ. Read, of La Crosse; state
treasurer, DR.. A. Homes, of Eau Claire.
A state court was also elected, com
posed of three judges, one Judge advO'
cate and clerk of the court. An ex.
ecutive board composed of nine mem
bers, distributed geographically, was
elected.
A VALUABLE lead of galena, or lead
ore, has been discovered in Dutch Hol
low, Grant County, by Gerhart Bros
& Esch, who are now daily taking out
from 5000 to 5000 pounds. 1t was
struck at a depth Of SIS feet, and has
been worked to a depth of so feet
The crevice is supposed to be two
miles long.
THE fourth annual meeting of the
Wisconsin State Poultry Association
will be held in New Richmond Septem
Der Z.
EIGHT hundred bushels of oats il
Scott's Valley, Eau Claire County, tn
property of G. II. Hale, were burned
by lightning.
THE body of a German farmer named
Frank was found in the river at Eal
Claire on the oath. The body hat
been in the water week.
FREDERICK THEES was killed b,
lightning near La Crosse while drivin
home One horse was also killed
Thees was % years old.
A SETTLEMENT was perfected on tn
23d, between J. l. Case and tn
creditors of Fish Bros. & Co., G
Racine, by which all the parties to tn
Iong-standing controversy arerelease
from liability to one another. MI
Case is thus compelled to sacrifice tn
whole OF the $216, 900 which compu
tation under the direction of tn
supreme court once found to be hi
due and the creditors lose their clair
against Mr.. Case for debts contracte
after the time when the court held tina
his ownership began. The Gtigatio
began in the fall of 1880.
BURGLARS at Waukesha entered til
residence OF the Rev. Father Miller
near St. Joseph's Catholic Church, an
carried away $45 in cash and q valus