Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-22
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Reetz and his wife were watching the
dancers when they were invited to join
the party. The old couple waltzed a
few times around the room when sud-
denly Mr.. Reetz fell to the floor and eX-
pired a few minutes later. 1t is sup
posed that his death was due to heart
trouble, brought on by over eXertiOn.
He was so years of age and had resided
at that place for the past twenty-five
years.
IT is not probable t bat the Catholic
Seminary at ''Edgew0Od, near Madi-
son, which burned a few nights ago,
will be rebuilt The sisters have large
school, known as the Mother Home"
at Sinsinawa Mounds, in the southwest
ern corner of Grant County, where
there are ample accommodations, and
to this most of the pupils will be taken
for the present at least.
THE Dane County Board and the
sheriff have effected a sort of compro-
mise on the long disputed question of
fees and charges for the board ofprison-
ers, whereby the sheriff shall receive
not to exceed $1,000 per annum fer the
board Of all prisoners.
THE case at Ashland against II. S.
Hamilton and ]. McCartin, charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
no evidence upon which to hold them.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHEELER, of Rock
County, has been instructed to bring
suit against the town Of Edgerton to
compel the payment of license money
into the county poor fund.
john S. JOHNSON, employed on farm
in the town of Vermont, Dane County,
has been arrested on charge of adul-
terV In default of 81 900 bail he was
held for examination.
FRANCIS HENNEBERG, the child who
was overcome by heat and smoke in the
E'Edgewood" fire, died at her home in
Madison, making three deaths in all
Mrs. JOSEPH RosENTHAL died very
suddenly at her home in Beloit. Heart
failure is supposed to have been the
cause of her demise.
L. B. HILL, the veteran secretary of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Wisconsin. is critically i'll at his home
in Madison.
THE epidemic among the young peo-
pie continues at Grantsbarg without
abatement. Many new cases have been
reported aud number Of deaths have
occurred the past few days. The Sun
day schools have been closed and no
public meetings are being held. The
epidemic has broken out among the
Chippewa Indians, and many deaths
are reported.
Miss HATTIE TAPPING, of Racine, was
recently married to Charles Wheeler,
travelling salesman Of New FORK. The
ceremony took place in Chicago.
1t cost Fred Olds, La Crosse young
man, just $50 to find out that it is against
the law to go about the street firing
gun in cowboy style.
Waukeeans as Frank Blunt, pleaded not
guilty to charge Of larceny at Fond du
Lac. "Blunt" is not so robust as when
ne entered the Jail about four months
ago.
FIVE Racine business men were ar
rested on charge of attending a cock
fight. They now threaten to have a
number Of policemen arrested on a
charge of taking part in the fight.
THE case of Jacob Bender, who was
arrested at GAINESVILLE on a charge of
stabbing James McNeese, has been ad-
journed until November a. McNeese
is not yet able to appear in court.
NICHOLAS NIERBACu was awarded So
damages in his suit against Jonathan
Scott at Racine. A son Of Nierbach
was bitten by a dog owned by Scott, and
a suit for 1000 was begun.
JAMES Dorm, coIored, will spend his
Thanksgiving in the La Crosse County
jail. He was sent up for forty days on
charge of tapping till.
FRED THOMAS pleaded guilty to a
charge of criminal assault at Fond du
Lac and was sentenced to six months in
the county Jail.
MICHAEL O'BRIEN. of Eau Claire,
started for the World S Fair two months
ago. He promised to write nome and
keep his relatives posted as to his
whereabouts Nothing has been heard
from him since that time, and his
friends are anxious about him. 1t is
feared that he has met with some mis-
hap.
TIE Racine police swooped down on
q barn where a cock fight was in prog
ress and were surprised to find some
very prominent business men enjoying
the sport. No arrests were made.
JOHN SULLIVAN tried to kick in the
plate glass of a business house at Ra-
cine and was given five months in the
county Jail for his sport.
JUDGE AND Mrs. A. W. NEWMAN were
given reception on their arrival in
Madison by leading members Of the
bar.
The Park paper mills at Marinette,
which have been idle for several weeks,
Will resume operations in few days.
JUDGE A. SCOTT SLOAN has taken up
the State Park land case at Madison.
On June last Benjamin Sweet, of Mil
waukee, and John O'Connor, of Wau-
kesha, made application for the pur-
chase of lands set aside for a state park
by the legislature in 1878. When Sweet
and O'Connor made their application
the land commissioners refused to issue
the patent and suit was brought in the
supreme court to compel sale. The SUI
preme court referred the case to the
lower court to ascertain certain facts.
These facts Judge Sloan is endeavoring
to settle, after which the case will again
go to the supreme court. When Sweet
and O'Connor made application they
paid sum of money to the state treas
u1er in part payment for the land,
which comprises $1,000 acres, and lies
partly in Villas County and partly in the
new county Of Iron. 1t is thickly
wooded and is valued at $4,000
n l.