Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-09

The Oconto Company, OF Oconto, has
made reduction of 20 per cent. in the
wages of it's employees. The saw-mills
will only be run day times. Men with
families will be given the preference of
work.
SUIT has been commenced against the
Badger Electric Light Company, of Ra-
cine, for $1,000 damages by the rela-
tives of Michael Carroll, who was killed
by falling from pole in 1891.
PETER AMEN, of Calvary, Fond du
Lac County, was found guilty of charge
of assault and was sentenced to six
months in the county jail.
The Rev. G. E. Hall, pastor of the M ,
E. Church at Madison for the past three
years, has gone to his old home in New
Hampshire.
CHARLES KEIsTER was arrested at
| Fond du Lac on charge of burglary.
He was bound over for trial in $3.50
bonds.
FRANCIS Fits, an old resident of
Belleville, Dane County, died suddenly
at his home, aged IA years.
Mr.. AND Mrs. Lowell STOWE. of Apple
ton, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
Of their wedding recently.
THERE came very near being a lynch
ing party at Stratford, about twelve
Il
aged II years, q part negro, was engaged
as a section hand and boarded with Len
Sargent, acting as chore boy after his
work was done. He was caught in the
act of attempting to assault Mr.. Sar-
gents 5-year-old daughter. He fled,
but was captured about III O'Clock the
same night. He was taken to a shanty
by some cool-headed men, who knew
he would be lynched if caught at the
time. Afterwards he was taken from
the shanty and stripped. Then the
men gave him q terrible lashing until
he groaned and writhed in agony.
More dead than alive he was then
turned loose in the woods, with nothing
on but a pair Of trousers, and given to
understand that if he ever set foot in
Stratford again his reception would be a
moose. This was the last seen of him.
Fiddler's parents reside near Mcmillan.
BERT BAILEY, an employe Of the
Neenah paper mills, had narrow es-
cape from death. While the men were
removing a hve-ton roll he stood near
by holding q board to guide it. The
board slipped and the roll came down
on Bailey, but it struck some blocks,
holding it four or five inches from the
floor, and crushing him into the small
space. The attending physicians say he
cannot recover.
THE assets and liabilities of the Ra-
cine Hardware Company, of Racine,
which failed three weeks ago, has been
filed in the circuit court. A summary
of the assets show the inyentOried value
to be $499, 1870 and the estimated
forced sale value at $4,000. The claims
of the creditors amount to S214 ,S0l 81.
1t is thought that the creditors will re-
ceive about 20 cents on the dollar.
The mill of Paul Umhoefer at CherO-
kee, six miles east of Colby, was de-
stroyed by fire. About $50, 900 feet of
lumber was also burned. The loss will
reach $4,000; with no insurance. 1t is
believed that incendiaries fired the
place as there had been no fire started
at the mill for a month.
ROBERT j. CUTS, formerly of Fenni-
more, veteran of Co. A, Seventh Wis
consin Infantry, committed suicide at
Ardmore, /. r., where he has been
postmaster. 1t was alleged that he was
short IN his accounts.
EDITH GARTHwAIT, q young woman re-
siding at Sun Prairie, has disappeared
| from her home IN mysterious manner.
The John Straenge Paper Company,
of Menasha, has shut down for an in
definite period, throwing about 200 men
out of employment.
CHARLES SwERT, q resident of Oshkosh,
has been adjudged insane and commit
ted to the Northern Hospital.
THE residence Of DIR. NJ. n. Barber
at WATERFOWL was entered by burglars
! and $50 in cash stolen.