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

STATE GAME WARDEN FERNANDEZ has
the mounted skin of a two-headed calf
on exhibition in his office at the capitol.
JOIN MORRIS, of Yorkville, Racine
County, is the possessor Of curiosity
in the shape of a horned pig.
VIRGIL A. HENwooD, a resident of
Madison for over thirty years, is dead,
aged SO.
ATTORNEY GENERAL O'CoNNoR is i'll at
Madison.
WAR EAGLE, one of the tribe of Win
nebagoes in the village on Midway
Plaisance, Worlds Fair, died at the
Mercy Hospital on the 4th inst, aged
AZ. For many years he had been gov
eminent scout. War Eagle came to the
city about six weeks ago and was soon
taken sick. 1t was found he was suffer-
Ing from paralysis and he was taken to
the hospital While the physicians
were endeavoring to save War Eagles
life, Green Cloud, the medicine man Of
the Winnebago tribe, arrayed himself
for incantations and sang weird songs to
the Great Spirit to save War Eagle, but
neither art nor sorcery availed and the
spirit of the brave sought his fathers.
AN examination of the affairs
recently, is being conducted at
l. q
sioner The president, D. E. Seymour,
has been on the stand two days, and
thus far has shown a surprising lack of
knowledge of the banks affairs. The
bank is in bad shape. On the afternoon
woman who had 5000 in the bank at
tackled Mr.. Seymour, and a crowd gath
ering he had to be hurried away. There
is much excitement.
BAHMAN CLARK, aged 95 years and
Is days, died at Hebron, on the farm
where he had lived since coming to
the state in the spring of 1S49. His
father was Revolutionary soldier, and
was present at the surrender of Bur-
goyne. An iron-bound wood mortar,
with wood trestle, picked up by him on
the battlefield of Saratoga, has been pre-
served and is now owned by his grand
son. His mothers name was Mary
Lee, of the Virginia family of Lees, and
not remote from the family of Gen. r.
T.. Lee.
BEARS make it dangerous for children
to frequent the woods near Florence.
A fine cow belonging to Editor YOungs,
Of the Mining News, was shockingly
mutilated by "A savage bear recently.
SPARKS from a hunters gun ignited
the grass on Barnes Flats, near Racine.
Fifty tons of hay in stack were de-
stroyed and over 100 acres of land were
swept by the flames.
THE School Board at Washburn took
forcible possession Of the new school
building now being erected at that
place, dispossessing the contractor, the
Minnesota Stone Company, Of Mime
apolis, the architect having condemned
the work being done. The contractor
will take the matter into the courts.
Meanwhile the city has possession and
will probably go on and complete the
building which is of brown stone and
will cost $40, 900.
THE Racine Land and Improvement
Company has begun suit against Michael
Hanley, of Racine, and Roberts Bros,
of Milwaukee, for S6032, alleged to be
withheld on the sale of the Walker
property, west Of Racine. Hanley, as
one Of the incorporators of the COM
pany, sold the property. He claims
that h. sold it at 1920 per acre, while
the company claims he sold it for $500
per acre and is holding back the bal
ance of Sc, 032.
THE Board of Pub ic Works at Racine
has awarded contracts for over $4,000
worth Of sewers, which means employ
ment for a large number of the unem-
ploved laboring men in the city. The
city treasurer is selling $4,000 sewer
bonds to pay for sewer work.
SUPERVISOR A. J. BRUHA, of La Crosse,
was shot and seriously wOundad while
helping himself to wild grapes on farm
at Dresbach Mimi. He was not aware
that he was trespassing until he saw the
farmers wife run towards him with a
horse pistol.