Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-31

FRANK KELLY, an Eau Claire bar
tender, while attempting to board
freight train on the Milwaukee Road,
on the 26th, fell under the wheels. His
legs were crushed and his recovery is
doubtful.
AUGUST PETERSON, employed in the
Northwestern Lumber Company's saw
mill, at Eau Claire, was trying to push
log into position with his foot on the
18th, when his foot was caught by the
saw and cut off.
HOMER WELLS, Of Shawtown, young
man recently married, went out to his
barn, ostensibly to feed his horse. He
had not returned at the expiration of
an hour, and his wife found him lying
unconscious on the hay. He had swal-
lowed half an ounce of aconite mixed
with half pint Of whisky. He was re-
stored to consciousness, but may die.
Domestic trouble was the cause.
THE St. Paul Railway Company has
promised the Darlington people new
depot.
The mail route from Penokee Railroad
to Montreal Ashland County, has been
discontinued.
A PosT-oFFICE has been established at
Kimball. Ashland County, Wis, and
Chas. r. Clark appointed postmaster.
Post routes have been established from
Baron to Dallas, and from Eldernon to
Norrie, Wis.
CHARLES A DEUTsCHBERG died recently
near La Crosse. He weighed $50 pounds,
and coffin large enough to contain his
body could not be found.
VIM. BUTCHER, an Eau Claire restau-
rant man, disappeared on the night of
the 25th. He had been married three
weeks. His young wife is firm in the
belief that certain enemies she claims
he had have made away with him. The
case is wholly mysterious to the police.
The Mrs. Biggs who was recently
murdered while en- route from Helena
to White Sulphur Springs, Mon, was
formerly Miss Crowell, Of Bristol, Dane
County. Mr.. Biggs, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kurtz and an adopted daughter, were
also killed. Cowboys started out alter
the tramp who had so deeply dyed his
hands in blood, but he escaped punish
ment at their hands by hanging him.
self.
GUSTAV BoDE, analytical chemist, of
Milwaukee, one OF the best known sell
entlsts in the state, died at his home in
that city on the 23th, after brief ill
ness. He was 80 years old.
MAYOR BEAsER of Ashland, has sur
prised every body by ordering gambling
houses to close. The order was obeyed
with ala~rity. and the sports are having
holiday. How long this will last, or
whether gambling has ceased altogether
In the city, is a matter the future must
determine. Evidently the mayor has
become convinced that these places are
an injury to the city and must be
abated.
THE Rev. 7. De Witt Talmage lectured
at Eau Claire on the 25th, to the largest
audience ever assembled in the Grand
Opera House, many people coming from
"Big Blunders," and the audience was
for an hour and half entertained by
his eloquence, or moved to laughter by
his humorous sallies.
BUILDING belonging to Louis Ken
nedy, at Ashland, was destroyed by fire
on the oath. The heat was so intense
that it scorched buildings block away.
The fire is said to have been caused by
children playing with matches. Loss,
$l 800; partially insured.
JOSEPH Drummer, an uncle of the wife
murderer Feuchs, is in custody at Ash
land on charge that he was accessory
to the crime.
AT Milwaukee, on the oath, while
Elizabeth McCabe. an aged woman re-
moved from 154 Detroit Street, was be-
ing cleaned preparatory to being placed
in a ward at the county hospital, it was
noticed that she hung tenaciously to an
old skirt. The attendants took it away
from her after quite struggle and
found $34S sewed up in one corner of it.
Little Is known of the woman, except
that she has been an object of charity
Tor many years.
CLARA SICKLEs, a hotel employe at
Tonywatha, Dane County, was arrested
ID H. .2l
investigation disclosed large quantity
of jewelry and trinkets which had been
taken from the rooms of guests. The
prisoner is the wife Of the notorious
"Jap" Sickles, who has served the state
for burglary.
DURING the visit to Madison of Fore
paugh's Circus number of houses in
the surrounding villages were entered
and robbed in the absence of the occu-
pants. On the 23d three men were ar
rested and a large quantity of stolen
goods found in their possession. Two
householders in the town of Syene lost
in the neighborhood of 500.
The annual encampment of the Mo-
mona Lake Assembly opened on the 23d.
The attendance is quite large.
FIRE damaged the city Touring mill at
La Crosse to a considerable extent.
The property is insured for $4,000.
AT 5:45 on the 22d fire broke out in
the City Flour Mill, La Crosse. owned
by Yeo & Clarke, being caused by the
choking of the dust collector in the top
of the building, which resulted in spon-
taneous combustion. The fire was soon
extinguished, but tie water pouring
down from the roof caused great
damage to all the machinery and
-four in stock. The building
and machinery were insured in
the National Mlllers' Mutual for $10,-
600, and in other mutual companies for
$1,000, which will hardly cover the
loss. At 5 A. NJ. the same day Chris.
Johnson's dwelling was damaged by
fire 5000, which is covered by insur-