Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-16
WISCONSIN NEWS.

A FEW days ago Miss Mabel Hanks, Of
Marinette, was notified through an
Eastern firm of attorneys that she had
fallen heir to all estate worth 100000
by the death of Warren Hanks at
acquaintance Of the persons of the
name Of Hanks who live in Cambridge
were skeptical when questioned con-
corning an estate valued at 5000,
The only person of the name who has
died recently in Cambridge is the Rev.
Stedman w. Hanks, whose not extern
slve property is now possessed
by his widow and his daughter.
In his day the Rev. Mr.. Hanks
travelled throughout the West,
but that was more than thirty years
ago, and it is not credible, according
to those. who knew him, that any rela-
tives Of his are inhabitants Of that part
of the country. The city government
clerks of Cambridge scout the notion
that a man of any such wealth has died
lately in the University City. Not
since the death of Mr.. Rindge, the
noted philanthrOpist, has there been
any talk about extensive estates and
millionaires' wills. Miss Hanks claims
to have positive information that the
story of her inheritance is true.
ABOUT year ago w. c. kneibush, a
brakeman on the Chicago q North
Western Railway, while coupling cars
in the Beloit yards, broke a coupling
pin, a splinter destroying one of his
eyes. He brought action against the
company to recover damages. A ver-
dict of s., 800 was awarded him by cir
cult court jury at GAINESVILLE.
FRANK LANGBAUER, of La Crosse,
whose wife committed suicide recently,
has been adjudged insane. He will be
taken to Mendoza.
THE Fond du Lac Journal has sus-
pended publication, and has been alb
sorbed by the Daily Reporter. The
Reporter is now the only English DEM
ocratic paper in Fond du Lac County.
Part of the Journal plant will be moved
to Menasha, where a new daily will be
established about June l. The editor of
the Journal states that he is convinced
that Democracy is dead.
HARRY DAVIS, a colored youth, plead
ed guilty to a charge of burglary at Qsh-
kosh. Sentence has not yet been
passed upon him. Cal Rhodes, his
partner, pleaded guilty several weeks
ago and was sent to Waupun for one
year.
CHARLES ADAMS, a vagrant who was
serving a sentence in the La Crosse
County Jail, has been arrested on q
| criminal charge. He was bound over
for trial in bonds of 81 900.
JUDGE BENNETT announced an i'm
portaut decision in the Carpenter dam
age suit at GAINESVILLE. Carpenter, in
shipping horses, had signed contract
in which the value of his horses was
named at 500 each, and the defendant
| by this contract undertook to maintain
| that no greater sum could be recovered.
The Judge held that contracts made by
railway company by which they are
relieved from liability resulting from
negligence, are void The case is at
tracing considerable attention among
horsemen in Rock County.
THE Empire Cross Spring Company's
| factory at GAINESVILLE has been closed on
chattel mortgage proceedings, and the
| effects Of the company are to be sold on
! May y.
HENRY BANEs was sentenced to sixty
days in the county jail at Appleton for
sequently suspended pending good be-
! havior.
ERNST TEsCH, charged with placing OBJ
structions on the railroad track near
OsE kosh, pleaded guilty to the charge.
! He was sentenced to the Industrial
school at Waukesha until he is q years
of age. The prisoner is only IA years
| old
CHARLES BARNES, a farmer living near
! Delton, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart. He served
in a Wisconsin regiment during the
war. He had been of unsound mind for
| Come time.
Miss MABEL HANKS, a Marinette young
woman, is one Of the heirs to an estate
worth 100000. 1t was left to her by
her grandfather in Massachusetts.
FRANK J. KEYEs pleaded guilty to a
charge of forgery at Oshkosh. He was
! given one year in the state prison.
JOHN WEIDENsAUL, an old German
farmer living west OF Orfordville, RI k
County, met with terrible experience
which nearly cost him his life, accord
Ing to the GAINESVILLE Gazette He was
hiving swarm Of bees that had lodged
on a tree, when a second swarm took
refuge on the same place. This pre-
cipitated war between the hostile
colonies, and Mr.. Weidensaul came III
for big share of the punishment. he
was stung by at least 100 bees and final
ly sank down exhausted and uncon-
scious. When found the old man was
cold, with life almost gone, but prompt
medical aid restored him. He suffered
terrible agony, and his face was almost
swollen beyond recognition.
EDWIN F. CARPENTER, of GAINESVILLE,
has begun suit against the Chicago &
North Western Railway Company for
SIS, 900 damages to his horses, Dan
Phallamont and Dolly H., while en-
route to Madison, Chicago and La
Crosse. He claims that through the
carelessness or negligence of the COM
pany's employees his horses were famed
TO such an extent as to impair their
speed permanently.
The bursting of 16-foot water main
of the Racine Water Company, at the
Washington Avenue viaduct which
spans the tracks of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul Railroad Company at
Racine, played havoc with things there
abouts. The damage to the viaduct
alone is estimated at $4,000.
The work of rebuilding St. Regina
Academy at Edgewood, Dane County,