Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-12
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Gov. PECK has appointed the follow
ing legislative committee to attend the
funeral of Assemblyman GOss at Pc
waukee on July 9: Senators SOllday,
of Waterfowl, and Bechtner and koe-
nitzer, of Milwaukee; Assemblyman
Schmidt, of Waukesha; Milbrath, of
Milwaukee; jacob, of WatertOwn;
Jameson, of Columbia, and Nelson, of
Racine.
TIE coroners jury which held an in
quest upon the body of Frank Sturtn,
the young man who shot himself at
Madison, returned a verdict that the
deceased came to his death by the acct
dental discharge of rifle in his own
hands
CAPT. A. j. ANGUS, interpreter for the
Chippewa Indian commission for North
ern Minnesota, was badly used up in an
alteration with a saloon-keeper at West
Superior His head was almost cut
open.
In the presence of the mayor and
number of city officials the first pile for
the Milwaukee city hall, tamarack
stick thirty seven feet long, was driven
by the contractor and a piledriver. 1t
is stated that $4,000 piles will be used In
building the foundation.
THE annual track races of the Milwau.
kee wheelmen were held at National
Park on the Sth in the presence of a
large audience. Eight races were given,
and the affair was a great success.
THE fire in the general store of III. G.
Chapman at Oakfeld was more de-
structive than was at first supposed.
The loss will reach $50, 900 with an in
surance of about 900.
Gov. PECK has appointed John L..
Sherman judge of aIathon County,
vice Louis Marchetti, resigned. Judge
Marchetti becomes register of the land
office.
A PIT1FUL story is told of the condition
of a family in the town of Burke, Dane
County. Mrs. Browns four children
are down with diphtheria and the
mother was obliged to walk twelve
miles to Madison to secure medical as
sistance, leaving her children without
attendance.
WHILE John Herold was taking down
a flag from his house at Prairie du
Chen, the ladder slipped and he fell to
the ground, a distance of twenty feet,
breaking several ribs'a sustaining Sc
Vious internal injuries.
THE Range Lumber Company, at
Ironwood, Mich, was closed on an at
tachment served by an Ashland bank.
The liabilities and assets are not known.
PETER GoFFIECH, night Waterman in
the Illinois Central yards at Madison,
was attacked by gang of tougbs and
badly injured.
POSTMASTER EDWARD WHALEY, of
Prairie du Chen, sustained serious in
ternal injuries by fall.
AN armory building is soon to be
erected at Marinette to cost not less
than S. 600.
c. r. WILEY, of BAYFIELD,, has leased
Al, III, 1 Al.
The building will be renovated and
ready for the summer season by July 10.
AUGUSTUS LARSON, living at Eau Claire,
made an attempt to hold cannon fire.
cracker which he lighted. He will
probably lose his right arm as result.
Mrs HUGH REED and Mrs William La
Grave were badly injured in run
away accident at Augusta. Mrs. Reeds
shoulder was broken and Mrs. La
Grave suffered internal injuries besides
having her right hip broken.
The Fourth Of July in Wisconsin was
marked by the usual accidents. Henry
Robert, eX-city clerk of Green Bay, had
his right hand badly burned and shat
tered by a large cracker which was slyly
lighted by companion for q Joke.
Norman Bulls, a 7-year-old Prairie du
Chen boy, will hereafter be minus his
thumb and two foretingers for careless
ly picking up cannon tirecracker that
had just been lighted. A little daugh-
ter of J. Naloney, of Eau Claire, was
terribly burned about the body and
hands, her clothes having ignited from
a tirecTacker 1t Is doubtful if she will
recover. Mrs. MCGOWAN, who tried to
put out the flames, was also badly
burned. Henry Hertzman, also a resi-
dent of Eau Claire, tried to hold a can
nOncracker in his hand while it went
off and as a result he will probably lose
his arm. James Hennessy and R. W
RunyOns. two Superior young men, will
lose a hand and foot respectively
through their own carelessness in setting
off a small cannon.
ARTHUR CARPENTER, a brakeman on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road,
met with fatal and somewhat singular
accident at La Crosse. He was playing
with his wife and children at his home.
when, IN the attempt to rescue himself
from falling from his chair, he slipped
and thrust his head through glass
door, cutting a deep cash in the neck
and severing the jugular vein. Medical
aid was quickly summoned, but he died
in few moments.
Mr.. WILSON, an aged resident of
Madison, fell down flight of stairs and
sustained injuries that may prove ia al.
His right hip and shoulder wtere
fractured.
WALTER T. LEONARD, an old railroader,
residing at Madison, was accidentally
killed by the cars near st. Paul The
remains were shipped to Madison for
interment.