Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-16

otherwise injured and cannot live. he
is no doubt crazy, as he cut his throat
two weeks ago in Minnesota and was in
d very bad condition from it. He is
about IS years of age and has sister in
Dane County.
ABBIE DUNHAM, of Eau Claire, aged II,
eloped with G. B. Brown, of Flandreau,
OAK, to Chippewa Falls, where they
were married.
AID. JACOB STUMM, wealthy citizen
of Eau Claire, on the 18th completed
voluntary fast of twelve days, and de-
clares he can hold out three days longer.
He has taken absolutely nothing but
water thus far. His purpose is to reduce
his superhuous flesh. This course was
recommended by Washington, D. c.,
doctor whom he consulted. Mr.. Stumm
weighed 290 pounds and was gaining.
He now weighs $50.
FIVE members of the South Baptist
Church, Milwaukee, have threatened to
leave the society should a new church
be built.
julius JONES, of the town of Lincoln,
Buffalo County. was thrown under
load of lumber, by the righteousness of
his team, and crushed to death.
THE 81 900 necessary for the enter
tainment of the Pan-American dele
gates in Milwaukee is being raised with
out any trouble.
BRADLEY & METCALF's shoe factory in
Milwaukee, had q narrow escape from
fire.
S1LBAR, DEWoLF & Co., manufacturers
of clothing, Milwaukee, made an assign
ment.
WILLIAM RosEwARNE, who to obtain
wedding outfit robbed his prospective
brother-in-law of $l20, was sentenced at
Ashland to eighteen months in the pen.
Mrs. ALTA BRALEY, of Madison, who
has been ill with phtheria, is GONZALES
cling, and all fears as to her recovery
are dispelled.
ELDER Bros, grocers at North La
Crosse, have failed. Liabilities, $500;
assets, 81, 900.
GEORGE DoxTATER was elected sachem
of the Oneida Indians. Some five years
ago the hereditary chiefs were retired
and an election system substituted.
EMMA JOHNSON, who was found bleed
ing and unconscious in her room in Mil
waukee. week ago, is now suffering
from conclusion of the brain. She has
been able to state, though, that she fell
in her room while cropping in the dark
for pitcher and that she then struck
her head.
THE Minerva blast furnace, MilNau-
kee, will start up next week.
THE Emmanuel Presbyterian Church,
milwaukee,, has decided to extend
call to the Rev. William Chester, Of New
York, at a salary of 81 800.
THE State Presbyterian synod took &C.
ton looking to the calling of a conven-
ton in the interest of better observ-
ance Of the Sabbath. Mrs. John Plan
kinton was elected president of the
Woman's Synodical Missionary Society.
CONDUCTORS on the Southern Mime
sofa Division of the Milwaukee system
report the elevators at every point
overlooking with the crop of 1889, and
the company pushed 10 furnish cars to
transport it to the seabOard.
IT is reported that the whole bed of
Rice Lake, which is really big marsh,
has been on fire Tor several days. The
been no water in the lake bed and the
grass was ignited a few days ago in
some manner unknown. The wind
famed it along and soon the entire
marsh was ablaze and 5000 tons of hay
were consumed. 1t is said that hun
dreds of rattlesnakes were driven out by
the fire.
WAR has been declared against three
railroad companies operating In Ash
land by the Common Council. The
Northern Pacific, Lake Shore & West
ern, and Wisconsin Central have been
ordered to remove all but one track rum
ming across avenues. The companies
will undoubtedly fight. A few weeks
ago they were ordered to raise the
grade foot and refused to do SO.
The Milwaukee wheelmen are talking
of purchasing clubhouse.
"SHoRTY" LAwToN, who was recap
tured Ill Illinois and returned to Eau
Claire, pleaded guilty to horse steal
ing on ais arrangement before Judge
Bundy.
AT 10 o'clock on the forenoon of the
9th, the two large barns of the Sawyer
x Austin Lumber Company, La Crosse,
were entirely consumed with most of
their contents. Only four horses were
in the stalls and they were saved. The
day was perfectly calm, 80 it was posi-
though adjoining LUMBER piles were
somewhat scorched The loss is but
about 81, 900, with $500 insurance.
DAVID WHITES house, in the town of
Washington, was destroyed by fire.
Loss. $1,000; no insurance.
THE Baptist state convention at Eau
Claire elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent, the Rev. M. G. Dodge, D. D.,
GAINESVILLE; vice-president. the Rev. w.
A. McKillop, Eau Claire; CORE
spending secretary, the Rev. D.
E. Halteman, D. d., Delavan; re-
cording secretary, the Rev. O. C.
Bestor, Beloit; auditors, w. T. Lewis,
Racine, and w. G. Walker, Madison; di-
rectors, president, Rev. w. P. Hellings,
Milwaukee; secretary. d. E. Halteman.
The treasurer's annual report showed
that the receipts from various associa-