Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-09-13
WISCONSIN NEWS.

high, but they found it impossible to fly
it. A kite has been made by E. w.
Northrop, of the St Paul Railroad, and
Richard Trist, of the Chicago & North
Western Railroad. 1t stands 10 feet
high, is feet wide, weighs 4 pounds
and carries tail so feet long. Nearly
1000 feet of the very strongest Irvine is
used to fly it.
A TERRIBLE accident happened to
William Wiebert near Sinsinawa
Mound, Grant County. A son of
Gregory Long was pitching bundles off
the stack when he lost his balance, and
on falling to one side he accidentally
plunged one of the tines of the fork
into Wieberts side, the tine entering
to the depth Of five inches.
A MAN by the name of Carroll, while
hunting in the woods near Auburndale
was fired upon by his companion, who
mistook him for deer, receiving eight
pellets of shot in his left shoulder and
face. His recovery is doubtful.
Miss Cora ENos, of Beloit. graduate
from the high school last June, has been
awarded prize of 500 for her standing
in her examinations for admission to
the freshman class of the Rockford
Seminary.
W D. BoYNToN took a small-mouth
black bass from the Wolf River, few
miles above ShiOctOn that weighed be-
tween six and seven pounds.
4 YOUNG man named Lowe lodged
under descending axe while raising a
log building at Lime Ridge, Sank Coun-
ty, and had his arm cut to the bone.
THE cylinder head on the steam feed
at the Keystone mill, Ashland, blew
out and broke RYAN Blossoms ankle.
ELDER VALENTINE BoRAH, of Mt. Hope,
died of injuries caused by the fall of a
hay fork support.
Louis BRoTHERsoN, of Racine, had his
forehead terribly gashed by kick from
a horse
A QUEER bird was disabled by gun
ner at MukWOnago. According to the
Chief it weighs about three pounds, has
a lengthy bill, long claws, white neck
and breast, black back, shading down to
q slate color and three long white
feathers drop down from the top of its
head about ten inches long. 1t looks
like a kingtisher, only much larger,
and its wings measure from tip to tip
nearly three feet. Its eyes are the
most peculiar features of the bird, be-
ing very large and of a bright red color.
DAVID NEWMAN, a former well-known
and highly-esteemed merchant in Bea-
yer Dam, for several years resident of
Lincoln, Neb., was killed by the cars at
MENDOZA, H., the first of the week,
while attempting to board a moving
train.
Mrs MANSFIELD, who sued the Osh-
kosh Street Railway Company, because
she was refused a ride, on transfer
ticket rendered beyond the limit for
which it was issued, got verdict Of
$I75.
AFTER serving the travelling public
faithfully for twenty-five years, Mr..
and Mrs. III. III. Rogers, of East Troy,
have retired from the East Troy
House.
A 5-year-old Polish girl was run over
and instantly killed by the south abound
Omaha passenger train, yesterday aft
ernoon, few mikes south of Cumber-
land
DEPos1roRs in the Seymour Bank, at
Chippewa Falls, are dissatisfied with
Assignee Martin and request his retire
ment.
FIRE in George Fl. Burns hardware
store, at Lake Mills, caused considera-
BILE damage, principally by water.
TIE telephone wires at La Crosse
were burned out on the evening of the
9Th, for the second time in week, dis
abling most of the system. In answer
ing the fire call ladder truck ran over
q light wagon in which were J. G. Hop
kins. wife and child. Mr.. Hopkins leg
was broken and the others injured.
OWEN ". WILLIAMS, one of Racine's
oldest and best-knewE Welsh citizens,
died Of disease incident to old age. De-
ceased was born'at Holy Head, Wales,
and had lived in Racine since 1912. He
leaves two children, Mrs. Morris and
Morgan D. Williams, now of Chicago.
A LARGE barn belonging to J. III.
lBrumm, of the village of Middleton,
Dane County, took fire through some
unknown cause, and was totally de-
:str0yed. It was insured in the Phoenix
Company for $3.50.
JUDGE WALTER CLARK, of the North
Carolina supreme court, is at Madison
examining documents in the library of
the State Historical Society for informa-
ton concerning the revolution.
NINE pickerel and seventeen bass
were taken from Lake Mendoza in one
day by George GilIies, Of Madison, and
George Gold, Of Milwaukee.
MILDRED, a 1O-year-old daughter of F.
w Curtis, of Madison, met with an ac-
cident while running down hill with
small cart which resulted in the break
ing of a leg in two places.
GEORGE SHELDON, of Madison, has re-
cefyed curiosity from Alaska
In the shape of a mastOdon's tooth,
sent him by Rev. J. w. Chap
man, Episcopal bishop Of Alaska, who
has charge Of a mission at Anvik, in the
northern part of the frozen territory.
The tooth was found on the banks ofthe
supper Yukon River, and the Bishop
writes that mastodon skeletons are often
disclosed there by the breaking away of
the river bank. The tooth sent is per-
feet specimen, 9 inches long, 81 inches
wide and inches thick in the heaviest
bart, and weighs about pounds.
4 NoILE was entered at Oshkosh in
fhe case of the state VS.. c.. A Mather,
and this ends one of the most noted
criminal actions in the history of Wis
consin. A year ago the defendant, who
is so years of age, was indicted for re-
ceiving deposits when he knew the
Mather Bank, of Berlin, of which he was
president and owner, to be insolvent.
The trial lasted month and resulted III
a disagreement. His wife, a young
woman and a graduate Of Madison Law