Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-02-07
WISCONSIN NEWS.

case of Charles A. Thompson, of Osh-
kosh, VS.. the Fiyemen's Insurance Com
pany, of Chicago. In 1891 Charles
Thompson desired insurance upon his
shingle mill. The regular board COM
panies refused to carry the risk on the
ground of It's being extra hazardous
Mr.. Thompson procured insurance from
non-board companies which were not
allowed to do business in the state of
Wisconsin. He applied to the Fire
mems Insurance Company and upon
application that company issued its pol
Icy and collected the premium rom Mr..
Thompson. After the shingle mill was
burned the company refused to pay,
and Mr.. Thompson commenced suit to
recover the full amount of the policy.
THE funeral Of Gavin Campbell, late
general superintendent of the Wiscon-
sin Central lines, took place at Stevens
Point Officials FROM nearly all the
Western roads and many former fellow
workmen were present. A delegation
Of fifty Workmen from WaukeSha at
tended the funeral The Masonic or
der had charge Of the services.
THE Murphy Lumber Company at
Green Bay is hauling logs from the
woods by rail to its mill, and already has
nearly 5000 GOO feet on the ice before
the mill waiting for the spring work.
CLINTON VAN DE BoGART has been
bound over for trial at Baraboo on a
charge of bigamy. Ills bonds were
fixed at $500.
GEORGE STEINMAN was given twenty
five days in the county Jail for ''beat
ing' board bill at GAINESVILLE.
THE mystery of the letter written to
ex-Secretary of State Won Baumbach, of
l. L
1866 and which he received recently
has been fully explained. Ernest
Never, living a few miles west of st.
Peter, Mimi, is cousin of Won Baum
bach and had told Mr.. Meyer to give
the latter S mail to him. In some way this
particular letter became mixed with Mr..
Meyers letters and has remained there
unopened all these years. Mr.. Meyer
has been sick for some time and abouta
week ago he took notion to look over
q large number OF accumulated letters
for the purpose Of destroying those he
did not desire to keep. In doing so he
came across the one written to Won
Baumbach.
john STEVENS, of Neenah, will build a
steam yacht at Oshkosh this spring 100
feet long. The boat will have two pro-
pelling screws to be driven by two
triple-expansion engines.
LOUIS SCHoENLEBEN, the Racine black
smith who was arrested on a charge of
threatening to kill his wife and abus
ing his dying child, was sentenced to
the county jail for three months.
Fire DESTROYED the First Ward prima-
~ school at Washburn. The building
was owned by the Methodist Church
and was formerly occupied as chapel.
Loss. $500; no insurance.
Mrs J. W. HAYES, aged Il years, died
at her home IN Appleton. She was a
pioneer at Fond du Lac, where she re-
sided from 1854 until 1880.
w II. STARK, a pioneer Of GAINESVILLE,
died At his home i'll that city, aged So
years. He served several terms in the
state legislature.
a u. WINsEI, of Austin, Mimi. was
found near La Crosse in an unconscious
condition with his feet and hands badly
frozen.
RAY BIGELow, an employee of pulp
mill at Ashland, had his right hand
crushed IN a COMPRISING machine.
THE residence Of Timothy O'Brien, at
La Crosse, was destroyed by fire. The
loss will reach 81 600.
A NEW public school building will be
erected at Fond du Lac during the COM
ing summer.
THE Woman's Relief Corps at Fond
du Lac cleared 500 at its charity enter
tainment.
TIE Dodge County fair will be held at
Beaver Dam September p to IS in
elusive.
WITHOUT regaining consciousness
Byron Street, the 12-year-old boy who
was shot at GAINESVILLE a few nights ago,
died at the Oak Lawn Hospital. It
transpired that the shooting was not
done by Street himself, but by his
friend and companion, Henry Morse.
Miss Annie Wynne, who was in the
room at the time, states that the boys
We're playing cards, using nails for
money. During a pause in the game
young Morse got up, went IN the bed
room and came out with the gun. The
remark was made that it could not
harm anybody as it was not loaded.
Morse pointed the weapon at Street and
and Street fell to the floor. Young
Morse confessed to the shooting, but
claimed he did not know the gun was
loaded
JEROME CoNRoY met with an almost
fatal accident near Fox Lake. While
engaged IN blasting stumps premature
explosion occurred and he was thrown
about thirty feet against a barb wire
fence. The wire cut his neck in hor-
ribie manner, and but for prom pt medi-
cal attention he would have soon bIed
to death. His right hand was also bad
iy mangled, but be will probably re-
cover
WHILE skating on the Fox River
Willie, q young son Of Aid. Linenger, of
Oshkosh, fell upon the ice III such a
manner as to injure his spine. He was
unconscious over thirty hours. His con-
ditiOn is critical.
THE marriage is announced of Miss
Sarah Mcconnell, of Madison, to James
Everett Ball, Of Marquette, Mich. The
ceremony took place at the home Of the
bride Is parents.
SPECIAL AGENT GRAY has been ordered
from Ashland to Duluth to investigate
charges made by Indian Agent Mercer,
Of Ashland, against Duluth land Off
cials.
THIEVES entered the Office of Dr. G. L.
Reming at Eau Claire and stole yalu-
able gold watch and gold chain, pres
ent from q number OF his friends.
THE barn OF August Neumann, Of La