Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-14
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denly in that city of heart disease.
Mrs. ANDREW Balm, JR., of the town
of Washington, Eau Claire County, died
of blood-poisoning.
MARY SWEENEY, the woman VINO has
gained considerable notoriety through
her fondness for breaking windows, was
declared insane at Ashland, and has
been committed to the Northern Hos
pital.
COLEMAN and Ryan, two alleged Chi
cago safe-blowers, have been taken from
Dubuque, Ia, to Madison 20 stand trial
for breaking into two post-ofhces in
Wisconsin. as
THE grocery store of w. B. Wake
man, at MARSHALL, Dane County, was
closed by the sheriff. The liabilities
amount to abovt $500.
PHILLIP NEWMAN and John n. Sulli-
van, the two men who were found guilty
of manslaughter at Ashland, were sem
fenced to five and two years, respect
lively, in state prison, by Judge Parish.
The Judge informed Sullivan that had
he gone upon the stand and told
Straightforward story instead of trying
to shield Newman he would no doubt
have been acquitted.
Mr.. AND Mrs. FRANK CHRISTIAN, who
are said to have formerly resided in
Milwaukee, are the parties to divorce
suit at Chicago, in which Edward Flows,
a candy merchant, is named as co-ie
epondent. Christian has made public
lot of letters which he claims were
written to his wife by Plows, from
whom he demands $4,000 damages.
Christian is an insurance solicitor, and
is stated to have left Milwaukee eight
years ago. He is said to have been
married in Chicago, but there is no rec
ord of the event
DR.. D. 0. PACKARD, a physician of
Fennimore, Grant County, killed him
self by swallowing half-ounce of
econite. which he placed in mixture
compounded for himself, thinking it
was laudanum. He called to his assist
ance the best medical skill possible, but
died within an hour.
THE coroner's jury in the case of Os-
car Hanson, who was killed in the Eau
Claire Street Railway Company's pow
er-house, retained verdict that the
deceased came to his death through
negligence of the company's officers IN
not properly providing safeguards.
A YOUNG man named Richards was fa-
tally injured while ekidding logs near
Ashland. His holAe is in Michigan.
THE fortieth annual meeting Of the
Wisconsin State Historical Society was
report showed balance of S24, 900 in
the treasury. Numerous interesting
papers were read by members. All the
officials of the society were reelected
with the exception Of Prof. I. G.
Chamberlin, who has removed to Chica-
60, and is succeeded by President @.
K. Adams.
SIX burglars were captured at Fall
Greek, Eau Claire County: ly the con-
stable and posse of citizens. The rob-
bers had broken into the general store
of O. Lehman and carried away large
quantity of jewelry, silk and other arti-
cles, storing their booty in an old rail-
road shanty. Then they returned for
more, but the constable had been
awakened, and with mum Der of citi-
zens surrounded the store and succeed
ed in taking the entire gang. They
gave their names as James Haynes,
William Moore, George Ryan, Thomas
Sullivan, Archie Ellison and Albert
Long. They were taken to Eau Claire
for a hearing.
A TEAM belonging to w. H HARDWOOD
came in contact with live electric wire
at Madison, and received a shock from
which they did not recover tor several
hours.
THE Ashland Daily News states that
Madeline Island will surely have sum-
mer school next season, one that will
equal in excellence the famous Monona
Lake Assembly at Madison.
MILTON j. VAIL, a former resident Of
Madison, died at his home in Spring
Valley, Mimi, aged 81 years.
A. [. BRUCE, a Madison auctioneer,
has been declared insane and COM
mitted to the Mendoza Asylum.
BUTTERNUT ie having quite boom at
present. Ashland parties intend erect
ing barrel heading factory and excel
sior mill at that place. The Michigan
Mining Company has struck a vein OF
engaged night and day crew to work
the property.
AT the convention in La Crosse of the
Mississippi River Pilots Association the
following officers were elected: Pre- 81
dent. NJ. Nj. Loonev, La Crosse; vice
president, 3. r. Baldwin, Clinton; sec
rotary and treasurer, D. G. Low, Gin
ton; board of directors, John Lancas-
ter, of Eau Claire; r. NJ. Cassidy, Wi
mona; T. H. Dawson, Dubuque
Joseph Buisson, Wabasha; ]. @. Moore,
Lyons; 0. G. Newcomb, Pepin.
THE First PRESBYTERIAN Church at Eau
Claire was dedicated with imposing
ceremonies. The cost of the ediice was
$4,000.
OSCAR HANSON, night Waterman at the
electric power house at Eau Claire, met
frightul death. He fell into the wa
ter wheel anC was crushed in a horrible
manner, the lower part of his body be-
ing torn away.
THE survey of the Indian reservation
at Grand Portage has been completed.
This survey was made preparatory to
the allotment which will soon fake place.
WORK has been commenced on the
foundation of the new opera house
building at Ashland. 1t will have a
frontage OF 100 feet and depth of $50
feet and Will be five stories high. The
house will have a seating capacity of
l 900 persons. The estimated cost of
the structure is $50, ZOO.
c. NJ. GILBERT of Eau Claire, had his
leg broken and received serious internal
injuries IN runaway accident.
ONE of the foreign stockholders of the
Milwaukee Street Railway Company,
otherwise known as the Willard syndi-
cate ia rrinca 0tT0 Edward ToOnOId