Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-08-21
WISCONSIN ITEMS

was robbed of cash and jeweirv amount
ing to 81 900, at the pier OF a steamer In
New York
WIN. a. NOVEL; has been appointed
postmaster at Milwaukee, vice George
ID. Paul resigned.
A SUCCESSFUL test of the long distance
telephone between Chicago and Milwau-
kee has been made.
FIRE in the store of Hecht & Zummach
Oh West Water Street, Milwaukee, did
$50, 900 damage.
o. MoNsoN, of Eau Claire, has been
appointed deputy revenue collector for
that district.
The "long-distance" telephone lines
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, between Milwaukee
and Chicago, have been completed.
LEON A. BLAsEw1Tz, who is described
as a religious maniac, committed suicide
Just after midnight on the 10th by jump
ing into the lake at Milwaukee. He
was % years of age.
The new depot of the North Western
Railroad at Milwaukee is fast nearing
completion, and will be sufficiently ad-
vanced to accommodate the public in at
least partial manner during the great
Encampment.
FRITZ SToNHoLTz, laborer employed
by the contracting firm of Smith &
Reed, dropped dead on Mount Vernon
Avenue, Milwaukee, on the 10th. Heart
disease caused his death. Stonholtz
was married man, so years of age.
ASIDE from the interesting features
prepared by the Grand Army people of
\ Ixuyos lyx,x
old soldiers and their friends during
Encampment week, all the regular
amusement houses have made special
efforts in the way of providing first
class attractions for the week. Every
theater in this city will be open. The
bills at the different houses will be as
follows. Grand Opera House. ''Enoch
Arden New Academy, Rice's Bur-,
Standard Theater, s'The Silver King"
Peoples, Burlesque; Stadt The
alter, Edwin Browne, in Midas,
the Man of Gold" At the
schlitz Park Summer Theater the
Hess Opera Company will present the
of Normandy" Tuesday Bohemian
Girl" Wednesday ERA Diavoio."
Thursday Martha Friday "The Mika-
do" Saturday and Sunday 1.-The Flying
Dutchman."
JOHN OLERIcK goes to the penitentiary
from La Crosse for three years for
stealing watch.
PRAIRIE DU CHEN voted to issue bonds
in the sum of $4,000 for the improve
ment of the city.
CONDENSATION proceedings by the
government to obtain possession of the
block chosen for the new Milwaukee
public building have been suspended,
owing to the inability of the proper Of
hcers to find all the heirs to four foot
strip in the block.
A WILD cow at large in the city of La
Crosse, caused considerable excitement
until she was run down and killed.
Among the injured were Mrs. Charles
Walters and a son of j, J. Hogan.
SUIT has been.commencedb by the pros
against the bondsmen of the late Maui
rice E. Gaffney, the county clerk who
committed suicide several months ago.
The clai i'm against them is for ST, 500, and
for this amount the suit has been COM
menced in the circuit court. The
bondsmen We're James A. Wood, John
II. Knight and Geo. w. Harrison.
JOHN JOYS, Milwaukee book-keeper,
attempted suicide on the 18th by shoot
ing himself through the head with a
bulldog revolver. lie was % years old
and will probably die.
A DoG-FIGHT took place near Milwau-
kee on the evening of the 18th. The
police got word Of the affair and, sur
rounding the place, broke down the
door. In the excitement which fol-
lowed the appearance of brass buttons
the attendants on the fight made rush
for the windows, and in the excitement
one man had his skull fractured and
two others bad legs broken.
DR.. C. G. NELSON, of La Crosse, was
charged with securing money by false
pretenses in taking pay for removing
from the face OF a patient what he
claimed was a tumor, but which was
not. He was acquitted, but was subse-
quently fined $25 for practicing medi-
cine without diploma.
AT Prairie du Chen team belonging
to farmer named Powers ran away
and threw Mrs. Powers and daughter
against building, seriously if not fatal
~ injuring Mrs. Powers.
WHILE Joseph Bennett and a young
lady from Genesee were driving at North
Prairie, their horse suddenly fell dead,
and, as they were bowling along at a
brisk rate, both were thrown out. Ben
nett was seriously hurt, but the lady
escaped injuries more painful than a
few cOntusiOnE.