The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-09-10
being loaded and in their attempt to find
out it was discharged.
WISCONSIN,.

WISCONSIN,.
A woman at Stevens Point, Wis, confess
ses to having murdered her ~stepdaughter.
Wisconsin Democrats renominate the en-
tire state ticket.
The residence of Israel Delong, near Chip
pewa Falls, was destroyed by fire.
An electric light plant will soon be es-
tablished at Shell Lake.
A forest fire has been raging for the past
few days across the bay from Ashland.
A little son of Mrs. Storen, of Madison,
fell from a high box and broke his arm.
Thieves broke into the jewelry store OLA.
P. Wilder, of Eau Claire, and stole a large
number of watches and rings.
Abraham Moore, of Sevastopol, Door
County, was badly injured in a runaway
accident. His recovery is doubtful.
The house and barn Of August Shatfer, of
Oshkosh, were destroyed by fire. The loss
is 81, 600, partly insured. M
Milton Williamson. a brakeman on the
St. Pau road, had his foot crushed under
the, cars at Nccedah.
A valuable trotter belonging to F. 8.
Coughlin, OF Ashland, fell down an eighty
foot we'll and was killed. ,
Farmers in Fond du Lac County report
that prairie chickens are very scarce in that
vicinity this season.
About 100 gyps;es are encamped near
Appleton. They have $50 horses with
them.
The Peter Held Grain Company's eleva-
tor at Appleton has been completed. 1t has
a capacity of U.s. 600 bushels.
Mrs. Edward Sherbert and her mother,
Mrs. Monteiful, of Portage, were both Sc
riously injured in a runaway accident.
Carol Stoll, a resident of Winnebago
County since 1850, died at his home in the
town of Nekimi at an advanced age.
Maria Berendts, aged about 40 years, of
S%heboygan, was adjudged insane and taken
to the Northern Hospital.
Rosa Spieles, o 12-year-old girl residing
at %Sheboygan, was arrested on a charge OF
larceny.
George W. Calvin, a prominent resident
of Mauston, passed away at the age of 81
years. i
Atramp named James Morgan, of Chica-
20, has been arrested at Prairie du Chen,
charged with having robbed the Council
Bluff Northern depot at that place.
Charles E. Hoyt, a contectioner of Madi-
son, made an assignment to Frank NJ. Woo
ton, Of that place. The liabilities are about
$500, and the assets about the same.
Michael Mueller, of sheboygan, has been
placed in Jail under s., 600 bonds on q GRIM
NAL charge preferred against him by his 15-
year-old neice.
w. c. Dawes, q resident of Pittsville
passed away at the age of "a years. De-
ceased was a resident of that place since
1860.
Menomonee has received al offer from
N. w. Harris & Co. of$11, 100 for the $10,O 600
street improvement bonds iasued by the
city.
A 9-year-old son of John Bremmer. liv-
ing in the town OF Buffalo, Marquette
County, was kicked in the head by a mule,
and is in a critical condition.
George Lenderback. of Eau Claire, drop
ped dead on the street while on his way to
the doctors Office. Heart failure was the
cause of his demise.
Peter Mccain, a resident of Chippewa
City, six miles north of Chippewa Falls,
was arrested on a charge Of criminal as
sault upon Jennie Young.
NORTH DAKOTA
A North Dakota man, claiming to be a
worlds fair representative, is arrested in
Colorado for swindling banks.
While cutting grain near Grofton, Chris
topher Hanson had both legs cut off by a
reaper. He cannot recover.
Nels Nelson, while hunting near Bis
marck was accidentally shot by his own
gun. The charge struck him in the head
and death was instantaneous. He leaves q
wife and child.
The Grand Forks authorities have a man
under arrest. captured at Winnipeg, who is
claimed to have confessed to parties there
that he was an eye witness o fthe shooting
Of W. H. Botheim there Aug. g. which he
o denies.
During the performance of Haverly's
Ministries at Fargo recently to a crowded
house a terrific electrical storm passed over