Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-21

their stores closed on the Sabbath. 1t
is intended to enforce the saloon Ordl-
nance.
JAMES ANDERSON, a sWitchman ID the
employ Of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
st. Paul Railway Company at Madison,
had his hand crushed while making
coupling. Amputation was necessary,
PHILLIP Graves was cOnvirtnd Of
burglary at Racine and was sentenced
to eighteen months in state prison.
Work in the shaft of the gold and
iron mine at Hortonville has been
stopped owing to the fact that the
miners have struck water and cannot
proceed until a steam pump is provided.
A meeting of the company Will soon be
held when the necessary machinery Will
be ordered, after which work will 60 on.
AN unknown man assaulted Mrs. L.
@. Hurlbut and her niece, Miss Della
Taylor, at Fond du Lac, while they
were returning home from church.
Mrs. Hurlbut received an ugly cut on
the head from blunt instrument that
the man carried. The fellow made his
escape. 1t is thought he was insane.
SHA-BI-GI-sHIG, the Indian who at
tempted suicide at the Dane county jail,
has been permitted by the United
States marshal to 90 home to the reser-
walton. He had only been held as
witness. The wound in his throat is
healing and he will be able to be about
again in a few days.
Mrs. Mary Geb, at Racine, but secured
only few articles of clothing Mrs.
Geb heard two men in the house and at
once gave the alarm. The midnight
providers evaded the police.
THE Ashland police are still looking
for A DunoiSn w hn atom D+A1 S11ipi1n
at his home 4 few days ago. After
smearing himself with Paris green, he
took q shotgun and left the house. His
wife gave the alarm Immediately, but no
trace has been found of him.
Mrs. FRANK MoRwITz, Of Eastman,
who was shot by her stepfayEer a week
ago, died of her wound. Her mother,
who was also badly injured, is in q crit
zeal condition.
Mrs. THERESA PFEIFFER, aged IS years,
died suddenly at her home in Apple
ton. She had been q sufferer from a
cancerous growth in her stomach.
PHILLIP GRAVES, a colored man, has
confessed that he robbed Aid. Charles
jorgenson's saloon at Racine.
?. S. LEVY, an early settler of Osh-
kosh, died suddenly of heart disease,
aged 80 years.
NEARLY 500 was raised for the Y NJ
c. A. at GAINESVILLE in twenty minutes.
THE fight between Mayor O'keefe, of
Ashland, and the Water Power Com
pany continues. The mayor issued a
notice that should the water at any
house be shut off, the occupant can have
it turned on by notifying the city clerk.
Mayor O'keefe says the water rate
fixed by the Common Council is bind
ing and he intends to enforce it until
the supreme court renders decision in
the case. The street commissioner had
a new wrench made which will be used
in turning on the water where the COM
pany turns it of.
JOHN HALyoRsoN, Thomas Craugh,
Louis Pelican, James OtradOvec and
Louis Racine are the names of five
boys who were arrested at Racine about
two weeks ago and bound over to the
circuit count on the charge Of malicious
~ meddling interfering and obstruct-
ing the street car traffic on the North
Side. Their case was called before
Judge Fish March 10, all the boys APP
pearing but Louis Racine, who forward
ed note to the authorities stating that
he did not have time 10 go to court, as
he had to 90 fish ~ The case was adj
journed until March -
GEN. GEORGE w. JONES, of Dubuque,
Ia, once prominent figure in Wiscon-
sin, is lucky in his old age He is one
Of the four men who own and operate
what is known as the old "Karrick
Mine" near Dubuque. This mine has
recently been re-opened and new dis
coverle8 of lead ore made. The COM
pany is now raising 10000 pounds Of ore
daily. Gen. Jones is a poor man, and
nearly 50 years Of age
Tim oaca onoiTCt +I,o pooi,o wv, bo,.
Company, Of Oshkosh, mas been decid-
ed by the supreme court in favor Of the
defendant. 1t was alleged that the de-
1endant company had DISTRACTED Henry
Street which runs from Algoma Street
to the Fox River The court held that
the city had lost its right to open the
street by not having taken possession OF
1t within four years.
A LAND official at Ashland states that
there are cities in Northern Wisconsin
which stand on land that may be
claimed by private individuals under
the recent decision of Secretary Smith
III the keystone Lumber Company's
case.
ERNEST and O. P. Griffith, the two
young strangers who are alleged to have
Vlctlmized q number Of La Crosse citi-
zens by the "flim-fam" act, were adj
judged guilty of larceny by Justice Hub
bard and sentenced to thirty days in
Jail.
HENRY MUELLEP's store at Green Bay
was entered by thieves and SIS in cash
stolen. Edward J. Lambart and Henry
Datlnis have been arrested on charge
of being the guilty parties. They were
released on bonds Of 500.
THE Hurlbut Manufacturing Com
pany's plant at Racine was sold at
auction to Charles NJ Dietrich, Of that
city, for $50, $40 The plant Will resume
operations in few days and viii employ
$50 men.
LARS OLSEN hanged himself in barn
at the Norwegian Lutheran Orphans
Home at Madison. He was 66 years Of
age and was employed as porter about
the place.
AN unknown young man entered
Ormsby Hall, of the Lawrence Univer-
sity at Appleton, and carried off numer-
Gus articles belonging to students.
ROSTER SUIT ENDED.