Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
WISCONSIN NEWS.

drawn by the Empire Lumber Com
pany, of Eau Claire, on the Eau Claire
National Bank in Meloney's favor for
collection, when he had good cause to
think the bank was insolvent. The ex-
animation was postponed until next
week, bail of $1,000 being furnished.
1t is thought that other arrests will fol-
low.
w. J. P. MCPHAIL, editor of the re-
cent Madison Times, states that he will
go to South Bend, Ind, to take editorial
charge of the Adjuster, the organ of the
Indiana Travelling Mems Association.
WHILE Miss Annie Hubbard of Ell
trick, was asleep on a train someone
cut off and pocketed her hair. 1t was
over five feet long and worth a large
sum Of money.
A RACINE grocer has posted placard
IN his store that he will give 100 loaves
of bread to the poor people of that city
twice a week from now until next
spring.
THE funeral of the Rev. Joseph
Boehm at Eau Claire was attended by
twenty-three priests from different parts
of the state.
THE residence of William Sutherland,
of Chippewa Falls, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, 81 800; partly insured.
THE examination of the Winnebago
squaw, Wenamenunkkah, for the muir
der of Rochamemuchakah, another
squaw, took place before Justice Will
Jams at Black River Falls and was con-
tinued. Wenamenunkkah is the squaw
of John Logan. Last May John and his
squaw quarreled at their home on the
Indian reservation east of Black River
Falls. Rochamemuchakah interfered
In the domestic trouble and attempted
to defend Logan, when the latter's
squaw grasped a hugh Indian war club
and it is alleged struck Rochamemucha-
kah such heavy blow that she died a
few days later.
c. G. PUDoR, an engineer on the Chi
Cago x NOrth-W Western road, while at
tempting to jump on moving train at
Ableman, Dane County, fell and cut his
skull IN horrible manner. He will re-
cover.
DURING thunder storm the residence
of Joseph Mclaughlin, of Racine, was
struck by lightning and badly damaged.
c. II. REYNOLDS, of La Crosse, was
given three months in the county jail on
a charge Of assaulting his wife.
THE Board of Normal School Regents
has issued circular to architects, stat
ing that it will receive plans and specif-
cations for normal school building, to
cost not more than $4,000, until Sep
TENDER s. The architects are to as
sumo that the building will occupy
level site of five acres with streets on
all sides and must treat the design as
having front on all sides.
c. H. ENDERLEIN, of Chippewa Falls,
recently found an ancient Indian grave
III front of his residence. He dug into
the earth and found there the bones of
a person, blanket, which was badly
decayed, an old coffin a knife, brace
let, string of beads and small silk bag
Which contained red paint such as In
dians use in painting their faces.
AT the convention of the Northern
Wisconsin Association Of the A O. U.
W, held at Chippewa Falls, the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
NJ. Reynolds, Menomonie; vice-presi-
dent, 4. II. Stevens, Eau Claire; secre-
tary. @. II. Harmon, SpoOner; treasur-
er, II. L. Brooks, Chippewa Falls It
was decided to hold the next meeting
at Spooner.
Stafford MACKEY, who was stricken
with paralysis at his home in Reeds
burg few days ago, died from the
shock. He had resided lat that place
since 1854 and was a retired capitalist.
His wealth is estimated at $75, 900.
JAMES KOREANS, a young farmer living
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threshing machine. One foot was taken
off while his leg was broken in several
places.
FRANK BENDER, who was recently ar
rested in a Missouri town, was partner
OF the burglar, HERMAN, who was shot
and killed at Eau Claire while robbing
store. Bender was sent up from Eau
Claire for some crime and had only
been out of Waupun penitentiary about
two months.
PERKINsToWN. a small village a few
miles west of Medford, was the scene
of horrible murder The victim was
woman who lived alone in shanty
about half a mile from the village and
about a mile from q logging camp oper-
ated by 0. Darwin. When found her
body was covered with knife wounds,
thlrty-nlne In number, probably in
hlcted while she WAS struggling for life,
as greater part of the wounds were
upon the hands and arms. The left
side Of her throat was cut, the large
arteries being severed, and her face
was hacked and slashed in a frightful
manner. The Woman's name is Kone-
mann and her home is at Schofeld,
Marathon County. A man, whose name
is unknown, has been arrested charged
with the crime and is in jail at Med
ford. When arrested his clothes were
saturated with blood.
A DARING highway robbery was COM
mitted at Racine in broad daylight. AS
Charles Fohn was walking along the
street he was accosted by two strangers
who made inquiries regarding the time
the boat left for Chicago. He accepted
an invitation to take drink with the
men. After drinking glass of beer he
became stupetied and the strangers led
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him Of $45 in cash. Fohn was found
unconscious shortly afterwards and a
physician was summoned. He was
.quickly brought to consciousness and
said that he had evidently been drugged
working on the case, but have rot been
able to find any trace Of the strangers.
A DESPERATE attempt to break jail was
made at Florence few daysago by Mel
son Curtis and Chris Maloney, both of
whom were awaiting trial on charge of
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