Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-03
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

ing to the value of its plant.
AT Kankakee H., the damage suit
for $4,000 by Frank Johnson of Chi
cagO VS.. the Illinois Central railroad, was
decided in favor of the road.
Failing to rid Branchville, Ind, of
saloon by any other means the women of
the town bought the stock under promise
of the owner never to reopen the place.
John Downing Of Chicago was found
insane at the Fort Wayne depot at Val
paraiso, Ind He attempted to stab q
deputy sheriff when taken into custody.
The Northern Illinois Grange Chau-
tauqua opened its session at Joliet, LII.
Mayor Stassen, Col J. II. Brigham and
Mortimer Whitehead were the speakers
Mrs John A. Logan and Mrs. Julia
L. G. DOrr were guests of the Daughters
of the American Revolution at the resi-
dence of Mrs ID. A. Monfort at st. Paul
MINI.
Jesse Vermillion, cashier of an An
derson, Ind. bank, and Isaac Loeb, Il
leading financier, quarreled on the street
and the latter attempted to kill the for
mer with a knife.
The grand jury Of Will county at
Joliet ILL.,. returned siXty-one indictments.
Twenty one were for illegal liquor selling
near Romeo one for murder and seven
for moonshiners.
John SoderstrOm, a SWede who had
worked on the lumber docks of the Hol-
land & Emery Lumber company for sew
eral years, was crushed between two
falling lumber piles at East Tawas,
Mich.
Gov Altgeld of Illinois issued a requi
sition on the governor of Missouri for the
eXtradtiOn Of Minnie Jackson, alias Min
ME Allen, and Belle Curtis, under arrest
at st. Louis and wanted at Chicago for
larceny.
George Apo the green goods work
er whose evidence before the LeXow COM
mission in June last that the green goods
operators were protected by the police
created an immense sensation, attempted
to cut his throat He claims he has been
prosecuted by the police.
John Leonard of Belmont Ia, was
arrested for cOunterfeiting.
Coy. Matthews addressed meeting
Of the Democracy at KOkOmO, Ind.
AT Goshen. Ind, Aaron Miller's wool
en- mill was destroyed by fire; loss SILL
900.
Congressman J. C. Burrows addressed
a meeting of Republicans at Charlotte,
Mich.
Miss Catherine Brady sues Francis
Mahoney at Joliet, ILL.,, for breach of
promise.
-Launt Thompson, the American sculp-
tor, died at the state hospital in Middle
town, \. \.
DIR. A. A. Washburn, druggist, at
TuscOla, H., has failed for $4,000. lie
has left the city.
The Rev. j. V. Updike of Fort Wayne
has accepted a call from the Christian
church at Valparaiso, Ind.
Peter Gilligan of Warsaw, Ind, has
sued PatrOlman Williams and Il detective
for $4,000 for false arrest.
Representatives Of rust companies
of Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg and
organized a state association.
Gov. Stone has commenced crusade
against gambling in Missouri by closing
all of the houses in st. Joseph.
John NJ. Thurston has accepted the
challenge of W. ]. Bryan for joint de-
bate Of political issues in Nebraska.
Receiver Walker of the Atchison has
made Chicago the official headquarters.
He says no more rebates will be paid.
The conyocation of Royal Arch Masons
of Iowa at Sioux City adjourned and the
next session will be held at Dubuque.
The lodge of Elks at Rockford, ILL.,,
has disbanded. Most of the members
will join the Order of Mystic Shrine.
About 5000 striking hatters paraded
at Newark, \. j., and went to Caledonia
park, where 4 mass meeting was held.
Speaking at the Unitarian conference
at Saratoga, Father Connerty. a Catholic,
urged union of all churches on temper
ance.
Mrs Elizabeth Wright of Urbana.
ILL.,, was awarded $1,000 damages against
the Illinois Central for the death of her
husband.
John F. Calmly was elected president
of the Illinois Liquor dealers association.
"A mad dog in Navarro county. Tex,
bit several persons, one of whom has
died.
Fire at Fayetteville, Ark, destroyed
several buildings and caused loss Of
$4,000.
d. @. Mills and Col. Charles F.
Croker have sailed from San Francisco
for Japan.
Two highwaymen stopped the Santa
Fe express near Temple, Tex, but were
scared away.
Three persons were seriously injured
in runaway trolley car accident in
Philadelphia.
AT the opening of the Branch coun-
ty fair at Coldwater, Mich, $4,000 per-
sons attended.
George Humphreys, a farmer near
Gainesville, Tex, was shot and killed by
John Magruder.
The whaling bark Reindeer was
wrecked on Return reef, North Pacific.
The crew escaped.
w. Il. nelly OF columbus was eject
ed president of the Ohio TramWay asso-
citation at Toledo.
Crawford Hedges a wealthy bachelor.
was fatally injured in an encounter With
burglars at Circleyille. Q.
Jonas Johnson, farmer near Nvato-
ga, ILL.,, was killed while driving across
the Burlington railroad tracks.
James Williams followed an I'M
known tramp who had robbed his wife
at Nevada, Col, and killed him.
A bloody fight is expected between a
United States marshaIS posse and gang
of moOnshiners near Sturgis, Ky.
John Dickens, aged SO, was arrested
at Staunton Ind, charged with beating
his wife so severely she may die.
The body of Mrs Ella Mason, sup
posed to have been poisoned at Creston,
Ia, was eXhumed for examination.
California raisin men will make no
more shipments East for the present, in
order to prevent Cutting the market.
The German Catholic congress adopt |
ed a declaration of principles and decided |
on biennial instead of annual sessions.