Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-09-27

his vile, SOlOmea IOnDGinan, ana she
responds with an answer which sets UP
cross-claim for divorce and alimony
THE barn and outbuildings of S. w.
Brown in the town OF Madison, Dane
County, were destroyed by fire. The
loss will reach 81 900.
BURGLARS entered the store of Joseph
Podolskv at Fond du Lac and carried
off about 500 worth Of clothing and a
silver watch.
THE Fond du Lac Implement Com
pany's plant at Fond du Lac was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $500.
EDWARD, the 1-year-old son of Will
lam Bectel of Ashland, was drowned in
Cranberry River, near that city.
A MAN giving his name as John Kulp
was arrested at Eau Claire Oh a charge
of horse stealing.
The residents Of Barron voted for the
$3.50 saloon license for that city for the
next three years.
THE storm which swept over northt
western Wisconsin almost reached the
ferocity of a cyclone. AT Augusta trees
were uprOOted and many buildings were
unroofed. Great damage was done to
crops in the country. At Eau Claire the
roof of Williams store wa carried away
and many barns were wrecked. Trees
were blown down in great numbers. 1t
is believed that muchdamage to farmers
resulted from the terrific wind. Durand
was right in the line of the storm, and
numerous buildings were badly dam
aged. Rain fell in a copious manner at
that place.
IT IS said the estate Of George W.
Burlington, of Eau Claire, who died at
Deland, Fla, may be rs much as $780,,
600. The funeral is to be at Eau Claire
under Masonic auspices. The body is
on the way from Deland, accompanied
by the son of the deceased, Byron A.
Four carrier pigeons owned in Green
Bay were released at Appleton few
days ago. They did not reach their des-
tination, however, evidently being lost
or sufOcated in the dense cloud of
smoke that prevailed throughout tina
section at the time.
h. A. ERICKSON, a well-knOWn bust
ness man of Eleva, Trempealeau Coun-
ty, was fou,4d dead near that place with
q bottle of rough on rats by his side.
No cause can be assigned for the act.
JAMES RICE bad his hand badly
crushed while makinga coupling in the
st. Paul yards at La Crosse. Amputation
of part of the hand was necessary.
JERRY NILES, of Stevens Point, was
badly injured by falling off a train at
Neenah.
The sail yacht Queen, the property of
J. @. Birely, Of Oshkosh, was destroyed
by fire on Lake Butte des MOrtes. Loss,
81 800; insurance, $500.
NoURsE Bros, of Bayfield,, have made
an assignment to T. w. Denison, of that
place. The assets are $1,000; liabilities
about the same.
Two sons Of Michael Worm, of the
town of Burke, Dane County, were sem
fenced to the Industrial School at Wau-
keSha.
FIRE damaged Miller's Hall at Fond
du Lac to the extent of $500.
-?HE SANDER suit commenced by
Father Boetting, of Milwaukee, against
Father Jones, a Catholic priest Of Mazo-
mamie, which promised sensation in
the way of testimony, has been thrown
out Of the circuit court at Madison.
The action was based upon the allega-
ton that Father Jones said that Boet-
ting was worse than Father Stalev."
The defendants attorneys objected to
evidence to show how bad Father Sta
ley was or anything else in the case on
the ground that the words quoted were
not actionable and no special damages
were alleged or asked for in the COM
plant; and, further, the complaint
failed to allege that Father Jones had
any knowledge of the misdoings of
Father Staley.
JAMES PONTBRIAND and Swan Swan
son, two Florence young men, while
hunting cartridges few days ago came
face to face with large black bear and
two cubs. The young men were SO
badly frightened that they forgot to
shoot the animal. Instead they turned
and ran for their lives followed by
bruin. They made good their escape.
BURGLARS are becoming very bold at
Madison. Several attempts to "hold
up" street pedestrians have been made
in West Madison recently, and few
nights ago Robbins & Bartzell's mill
was entered and the safe drilled nearly
entity frightened away by the uneXpect-
ed shutting down of the mill which
runs night and day.
A 2-YEAR-oLD daughter Of Herman
Konell, of Pittsville, was crushed to
death by the collapse Of granary IN
which the family was temporarily
housed. The child's cradle was buried
under three feet Of grain and wood.
FRED. MENDEL, of Oshkosh, who was
serving a term in the state prison for an
alleged assault committed year ago,
has been pardoned by Gov. Peck.
GEORGE PORTER, young man living
near Castle Rock, Grant County, was
terribly burned about the face by the
explosion of a gun he was about to
shoot. 1t is thought he will lose the
sight of one eye.
GEORGE RUNsoM, formerly resident
of Racine, was killed in a railway wreck
near Minneapolis. He was an engineer
on the St. Paul road,
Mrs. PATRICK CHEEvEs, aged Is years,
fell off the doorstep of her home in Ra
cine and broke her left arm. She will
probably recover.
JOSEPH NOEL was arrested at Marinette
on charge of running a disreputable
house. He was bound over for trial in
$500 bonds.
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