Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-09-20
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Twenty-Five cases of diphtheria at that
place. Five deaths have occurred with
IN the past week from the disease and
parents are becoming alarmed. All
persons who violate the laws in regard
to contagious diseases are to be arrested
hereafter at Racine.
THE house of J.. S. Shampnor, far
mer in the town of Rutland Dane
County, who did his own banking in
his own home, was entered by burglars
while he was at work in the field.
They stole 5000 in currency which he
had left there
THE Rev G. IT. Hall, of Minneapolis,
has been called to the Methodist Church
at Appleton The Rev. r. H. Cooley
goes to Oak Park, suburb of Chicago.
A FEW days ago tramp called at the
farm house of Mr.. Koplitz, near Osh-
kosh, and demanded what money there
was IN the house from the two women
occupants at the time. The frightened
women complied without resistance and
the tramp left. Soon after Mr.. Koplitz
returned and upon hearing of the rob-
berry shouldered his gun and started in
pursuit. He soon overlook the fellow
and compelled him to return the
money. The next night the farmers
barn was burned together with twelve
hogs. 1t is believed that the tramp
bent on revenge fired the place.
THE barn and stables of William
Klumb farmer residing near Rock
field. Washington County, were de-
stroyed by fire. Three horses and one
hog persisted in the flames. Twenty
loads of white clover, about 500 bushels
of old grain and all of this years crop
of grain and hay were destroyed. Mr..
Klumb was threshing at the time and
clover machine, which stood in the
barn, was also destroyed. The cause of
the fire is unknown.
ANOTHER break has occurred in the
rock at Little Chute. The new crack in
the rock forms q continuation of the
former one and is about 200 feet long.
It extends out into the river and at last
accounts Driscol & Gochnauer's quarry
for the excavation of the tail race was
being rapidly flooded in spite of meas
ures which could be taken on the spur
OF the moment to prevent it.
WILLIAM LEVY, proprietor of the Ath-
earn House barber shop at Oshkosh,
was arrested at the instigation of the
Trades and Labor Assembly for refus-
ing TO close his place on Sunday. It is
the development of a movement to
close all barber shops on Sunday. He
will have hearing on September %.
JAMES RYAN, a GAINESVILLE young man,
has been arrested on a charge of break
ing into one of the Chicago, Milwaukee
q St. Paul Company cars at Milton.
T. O. KIMBERLEY, of GAINESVILLE, has
received by registered letter from Lon
don, England, gold and silver badge,
the property of his late uncle, William
Wood, who died four years ago. He
was life member of the Queens Gren-
adler Guards. and during the Crimean
var III 1854 he participated in four i'm
port3nt battles and was wounded in two
of them. The medal is what is known
as the Queens medal, and was pre-
scented to him by the Queen for his
bravery.
The suit for libel brought by Chief of
Police John Adamson, of Madison,
against George Raymer, of the Madison
Democrat, has been continued over the
term IN the circuit court, which post
pones the trial until April of next year.
AMONG the new students of the Beloit
College will be Tadaypaly Veeraragara
Roy, a converted Brahmin priest, from
South India, and member of family
of the highest sacerdotal cast. Through
reading the Bible in his native language
he was converted to Christianity, for
which his family renowned him. He
then studied medicine and finally went
to England and then to America He
has graduated from the Eclectic School
Of Medicine at Cincinnati.
A FREIGHT train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul road broke in two
few miles south of Milwaukee, and the
two sections collided. James Boyce, 10
years old, of Milwaukee, was killed. A
fast passenger train was tagged barely
in time to prevent its dashing into the
wreck.
LAWRENCE HANLEY has resigned as
captain of Co. A, Fourth Regiment, w.
n. g., OF Milwaukee,
JAMES ANDERSON, city assessor Of Ash
1and, has begun action against the Ash
land water company, which is the con-
summation of the fight between the city
and the water company for months
past. Supt Wheeler and E. B. Wheel
er, as agents of the water company,
We're arrested for charging citizens eX-
orbitant rates.
THE P. S. Davidson Lumber Company,
of La Crosse, has madean assignment to
D. D. Mcmillan, Of that city. His bond
is $4,000 The company owns one of
the finest saw-mill plants at La Crosse
and also owns a steamboat and some
pine land.
FRANK GREGoIRE, an Eau Claire black
BlIItLI, CitIluo W nave oil luNCnllOu " u1Cn
will prOpel steamers across the ocean
in two and half days. The motive
power is steam and the invention lies
in the secret of its application.
Morrow and Robson, the two men ar
rested at Marinette charged with plac-
ing distractions on the st. Paul Rail
road, had an examination and were
bound over to the circuit court in the
sum of ST 900.
OFFICER KRUsE arrested 12-year-old
boy in an intoxicated condition at
GAINESVILLE. Citizens intend to prose
cute the saloon-keeper who sold liquor
to the boy.
HERMAN BUcHHoLz, a GAINESVILLE
youth, was shot through the arm by the
accidental discharge Of a shotgun. He
will recover.
CREDITORS of the Racine Hardware
Manufacturing Company have made
application for the appointment OF re-
celyer.
TRULs BERG, an old resident of Ok