Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-04
WISCONSIN ITEMS

IHE y. q. u. b. Ffl0nQ Lace COmpa-
ny, of Milwaukee, has failed.
FLOWERS, the university student con-
vlcted OF hazing, was fined $40.
A PRISONER in the Barron County jail,
thinking he was dying, confessed 10 a
murder he committed eight years ago.
CHARLES WAGNER, who was shot in
Chicago by Edward Tracy, a Milwaukee
engineer, is dead.
The State Board Of Supervision has
about perfected arrangements to estab-
lish the mucb-talked-of system of mill
tary training &C the Industrial School for
Boys. The Board has several applica-
tons on file from military men who de-
no selection has yet been made.
LITTLE Jimmy Evere tt, aged 9, the son
Of respectable parents, of Eau Claire,
on the 30th. visited drug store, a boot
and shoe store, book store and other
places, at all of which he stole some
thing, concealing the plumber in a large
market basket he carried. He was
trudging home with large col ection
of shoes, toy ROSTERS, pocket diaries,
crockery and candy when arrested. He
admitted the thefts and said he wanted
to make folks presents on Christmas.
The goods were returned and the boy
| released.
THE old pillow works at Eau Claire are
to be utilized for the manufacture of
petrole fuel.
Col. CHAs. KIMBALL, the new apprais-
er at the port of Detroit, was formerly
in business at Boscobel. He moved to
Pontiac, Mich, where he was postmast-
er for time, and whence he has been
,, called to his new post.
THE German Catholic Aid Societies of
the state will hold convention in this
city May rs next.
JEFF MCKINNEY, q well-known Mil
waukee lawyer, was found recently on
Broadway with his head seriously
bruised. and has been unconscious ever
since.
HOG cholera is said to be making ex-
stensive ravHges in the southern part of
Dane County. Several farmers nave
lost nearly their entire stock of swine.
ONE of the students accused Of haz-
ing Freshman Riley was convicted at
Madison.
THE liabilities of the firm of Semsch
Bros, of La Crosse, aggregate $4,000,
and their assets So, 900.
Two freight trains collided near Shell
, Lake on the Omaha. Both engines
were demolished and Engineer John
Curry badly hurt.
WILLIAM RAwL1NsoN, pioneer of La
Crosse, is dead .,t the age OF ~ years.
RAsMUs HANSEN, farmer on his way
from Eau Claire to his home in the
town of Drommen, was robbed by two
highwaymen in the suburbs. One held
| the horse while the other went through
Harsen's pockets and got a few dollars
and. watch.
A COLLISION occurred two miles north
of Barronette soon after midnight on
the morning Of the 18th. Conductor
Peterson, of south bound freight train,
seeing that he could not reach Barro-
nette in the specified time, cut loose
with lis engine to notify the
north-bound freight train. They
met on 8, curve, demolishing
several cars and completely wrecking
the two engines. Engineer John Curry,
of the detached engine, was badly,
| though it is believed not fatally hurt.
| He is a married man and lives in st.
Paul, where he was taken ON the next
train. Trains were delayed twelve
hours, and passengers were transferred.
The men who lynched Olson in Trem-
pealeau County will probably be prose-
cuted.
CHEF FOLEY, of Milwaukee, was
thrown from his buggy, while respond
ing to a fire alarm, and severely injured
By close vote the Milwaukee Coun-
| ty Board decided to build a new hos
pital within the city limits and con-
vert the present hospital into an aims
house.
II. w. BLooDGooD. arrested charged
with fraud in connection with Freder-
iksen & Co., was held in bonds of $I0,-
600.
ADoLPH MEYER, eldest SON of Post
| master Meyer, of Boscobel, and his
chief assistant, mysteriously disap-
peared on the evening of the 26th, and
has not since been seen. He lett two
letters, one for his wife and the
other for a brother-in-Iaw, whom he
requested to care for his family, con
slsting OF wife and four children, until
the fall of 1890, when be would send for
| them. He stated that he had gone to
Kansas. No funds are short or charges
of dishonesty made.
| THE State Board of Supervision has
under consideration the plan author
lied by last Legislature to allow convicts
| in the state prison a percentage of their
| earnings for the state at time OF their
| discharge. The Board will make a
| thorough examination of the scheme
| before reporting any line of action.
MILWAUKEE recorded three violent
| deaths on the 26th. Frank Wiley, a
| fireman on the St. Paul road, was killed
| in the yards Of that road. Andrew Sic
| bolt, an object of charity, committed
suicide by hanging to avoid being sent
10 the poor house. While hosting
bricks from a deep we'll, Robert Senk-
plei was killed by fall of sand and
gravel.
SPECIMENS of the iron ore taken out of
! the new Epson mine have a red, blush
cast and are very compact. It is said
to be even better deeper down in the
mine.