Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-14

learned, to commit suicide. This was
last June. tIe was not heard of till the
day before October s. when his body
was found only two miles from home.
He had gone to a ledge of rock, tied
rope to tree and around his neck and
| jumped off. When found only the head
and shoulders were hanging, the body
! lying at the foot Of the cliff He leaves
8 family.
TIE next annual meeting Of the Free
Methodist Church will be held at Osh-
kosh.
LA CROSSE people are contemplating
building q kite-sEaped race track.
IL. w. MANSFIELD, the defaulting post
master Of Custer, was sentenced to six
months in state prison by United States
District Judge Bum at Madison.
LARGE HOOKS or SparrOWs winged Into
Eau Claire, where hundreds of them,
cOlliding with wires or blinded by the
electric lights, fell helplessly on the
streets and sidewalks.
FIRE completely destroyed large
storehouse belonging to Kieser & He'll
wig at Prairie du Chen, entailing loss
Bros large livery stable. The loss is
estimated on the livery stable at $4,000,
with insurance Of 3d. 900. Mr.. Newton's
residence ana Gokey's restaurant were
slightly damaged. Conductor Brainard
had his household goods damaged, but
the loss is covered by insurance. The
aggregate loss will foot up 5000. 1t is
thought to have been the work of in
cendiaries.
A STAY of proceedings has been
granted in the cases of the state against
ex-Treasurers betz and Kuehn, by
Judge Siebecker, until the supreme
court decides whether the scope of the
examination shall be limited or not.
THE dairy and food commissioner has
received numerous samples of vinegar
for analysis from various parts of the
state, which is pure imitation stuff. 1t
seems that considerable quantities of
this fraudulent vinegar have come with
IN the confines Of the state, and the peo-
pie are warned against it. No prosecu-
tlons can be made for the reason that
those who sent the samples to the COM
missioner for analysis failed to attach
their names, so that the commissioner
is entirelysat sea as to where the vinegar
is made and sold.
THE hardware store of Sumner & Nor
ris, at Madison, was robbed on the night
OF the 4th. The burglars entered the
store by the back way and took about
a dozen revOlvers, but nothing else al
though the cash drawer was not locked
and contained some money. There is no
clew to the burglars.
A SERIOUS freight train robbery oc-
Cured on the Milwaukee road between
Lake City and Redwing. 1t is known
that a number of railroad detectives
have been ordered to that locality, and
are working through all that part of the
country. The report is that sealskins
and imported shawls worth several
thousand dollars were taken from the
car.
AsHLAND'S marine shipments for the
season so far have been 900, 210 tons.
The Lake Shore Railroad handled $685.
424 tons, and the Wisconsin Central 1885,
7S6 additional.
WORD reaches Madison from Wahep-
ton, n. D., that A. L. Ford, a Madison
boy, while visiting the family of Lathrop
Stewart, near that city, attempted to get
into buggy The team jumped forward
and Ford fell, his right leg being caught
in wheel. He was whirled around
few times, when the leg parted at the
knee joint, and was entirely torn off.
The leg to the knee was thrown thirty
feet from the body. He will probably
die. He is son of Archibald Ford and
a nephew of eX-Assemblyman David
Ford
Mrs. EDWARD RAY, who was MUIR
dered by her son in Durango, Col, Sep
TENDER %, was born and brought up in
Madison. and has numerous relatives
still living there, who are among the
most respected citizens in the state.
Mrs. Ray was about 10 years of age, and
was the oldest daughter of Maj j. w.
Mears, who lived in this city until his
death, which occurred nearly ten years
ago.