Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-22
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the money he became intoxicated ana
returning home shortly before II O'Clock
commenced to abuse his vile. AFTER
threatening her life with a knife, he |
seized her Oy the throat and choked
her until the blood spurted from her
ears. After smashing the turDlture IN
the house. he went out and telephoned
to the Central station for patrol wagon
to take crazy woman TO Inc stauon,
meaning his wife. The officers, how
ever. took Grundt himself and locked
him up.
THE BODY of an unknown man, appar-
emily % wears of age, and dressed as a
laborino man, was taken from the Kin
nickinnic river at Milwaukee on the
18th Several persons were reported
missing during the winter, and from the
location where the body was found, 1T
is thought likely 10 be that of grocer
on Jones Island who is among the miss
ing.
AN effort is being made to establish
an evening school in Madison for teach
ing the common branches.
A MADISON firm has shipped train
load of agricultural implements to the
Pacific coast.
Mrs. ANNA BATLEJEwsKA, aged 81, was
run down and killed at Milwaukee on
the 1(Un DY Il MILWAUKEE, ~ 1NOICAOIh
train at Humboldt Avenue crossing.
CRY TREASURER PHILLIPS, OF Eau
Claire. mistook carbolic acid for bay
rum and bathed his face in it. He was
badly burned.
THE three alleged ASSISTANTS of Mrs.
Sadie Tibbitts, Of Eau Claire, have been
held to trial at Chippewa Falls. under
$500 bonds each.
J. p AssELsrINE, an engineer on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road,
who was severely injured by striking
switch while leaning out of the cab win
dow of his engine at Milwaukee, died on
the 18th. The deceased was SO years
old and leaves wife, He was mem
Der of Kilbourn Lodge, +. & A. Nj.
THE state encampment G. A. r., in
session at Milwaukee on the 10th, elect
ed A. g. Weissert, of that city, depart
ment commander.
THE Judgment having been entered up
in the Rood & Maxwell case, an eXecu-
ton was issued at Ashland on the 10th,
and the property, consisting of the big
.sawmiil plant, will be sold next month
to .tisfy the $4,000 claim OF the Third
National Bank OF St. Paul.
A SENSATION was created at Eau Claire
bv forty ladies of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union who entered
the Council chamber in body and
presented petition signed by 4O0 cltl-
zens asking the council to close the Eau
Claire Variety Theater: Mrs. DR.. Shaw
addressed the council and made an I'M
passioned appeal to that body to close
the theater. which she characterlzed as
vile den of corruption and immortality
of every kind. Action was postponed.
IRIsH-AMERICAN residents of Ashland
70, hi
the anniversary of Robert Emmett.
MARTIN DOYLE, employed on the Chi
caeo q North Western Railway as
brakeman, was killed by falling between
the cars while the train was In motion
about six miles west of Whitehall. 1t
was not known that he was killed until
the train reached GalesvllIe, when, on
running back, his mangled body was
found He was single man, about 70
wears old, and member Of the Young
Mems Christian Association IN La
Crosse, where his folks reside.
Gov. RUsK has sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness to be. able
to travel without danger of re-
lapse and will take Southern trip OF
some five OF six weeks duration. He
left Madison on the 10th.
ABOUT two years ago, through the in
strumentality of land sharks, about 200
gullible innocents were induced to file
on Omaha lands between Ashland and
BAYFIELD, The applications were then
rejected by the local land officers and
appeals were sent to Washington. The
commissioners decisions affirming those
of the register are now flowing in upon
the local officers, coming so thick and
fast that printed notices are necessary
to meet the requirements.
SAMUEL O'GRADY BENNETT, an aged
and eccentric Individual who has resld-
ed in the vicinity Of Ashland for num-
Der of years, has received letters from
bis old home in Landworth, Limerick
County, Ireland, that by the death OF
his parents some years ago he is the
owner of property and money to the
value of e125, 900.
ANNA KEEPS was found badly frozen
in an unoccupied house near La Crosse.
The woman claimed to have been in
the building four days, without food or
drink.
THE authorities at Prairie du Chen
will arrest and prosecute boys caught
getting on or of moving trains.
C. H. MILLER, La Crosse laundry
man, has been bound over for trial on
a charge of opening a letter addressed
to another.
JESSE VAN VIE, of San Jose, CAL, died
suddenly in Madison where he was
spending few days attending to bust
ness matters.
THE second trial of Ramsey White for
criminal assault at Milwaukee resulted
In disagreement of the jury. He will
be tried again at the next criminal term.
ABOUT two years ago H. H. Grace, E.
J. Anderson and Mary j. Anderson
made application to the United States
Land office tor about 5000 acres OF land
within the indemnity limits of the Wis
consin Central Railroad. The register
and receiver rejected their applications
and the parties appealed to the general
land office The commissioner afirms
the decision subject to the right of APP
peal to the secretary of the interior.
EAU CLAIRE Republicans have taken
steps to organize club.
THE county Jail at Madison narrowly
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