Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-05

Ware boy was aware of the fact. In or
der to prevent the boy from telling what
be knew it is supposed he was murdered.
1t is not definitely known how Mr.. Ware
was killed. The facts as to the death of
the boy. however, are established by the
confession of Mrs. Rose, who is now MAX
ing an effort to get her husband pardoned.
The mother Of Mr.. Rose lives at Apple
ton and the sou Will return to Wisconsin
as soon rs he is freed.
L G.. Webb and Henry Schramm.
who are wanted III PlatteviIle on Il charge
Of adultery, were taken from Omaha,
Neb., by Deputy Sheriff McGonigal to the
former place. Webb is a married man,
Il barber by trade. Last February he
and his mistress were tried before Judge
Clementson at Lancaster, Webb being
sentenced to two years and n half in the
penitentiary and a fine of $500, but owing
to the pleading of his family be was let
off with the fine and a promise of good
behavior, the sentence hanging over. him
as a gentle reminder. In company with
Schramm, however, he again fell frotl
grace and warrants were issued for the
arrest of both men, but they skipped
out before the papers were served.
Schramm will now have to serve out his
sentence.
The relatives of the mysterious
woman who has been in a hospital at
Oshkosh for months and who has been
known as Maud Patterson, have finally
been found. Her right name is Mary
in Effingham, ILL.,, and half sisters in
different parts of Illinois. They have
been informed as to the unfortunate's
condition, but they are too poor to assist
her in any way. She is now able to be
out of bed, but is totally blind and has
epileptiC fits every day. The tumOr on
her brain grows larger slowly but surely,
and her death is only a matter of a short
time.
Mrs. David Spencer, wife of the Rev.
DIR. Spencer and mother of j. Arlington
Spencer, who are wanted in Racine to
account for an alleged shortage in the
Bugbee estate amounting to over $1,000,
of which the doctor was the admins
traitor, has returned to Racine. She says
her son, who was the cause of all the
trouble, has disappeared and she cannot
learn of his whereabouts.
The Boom company of Marinette has
about 100 men and twenty teams at
work near Twin creeks sacking logs left
on the river banks by the high water.
They have also five catch marking gaps
running now and are sorting on an aver
age 100000 feet per day. This daily
amount will be just about enough to
keep the booms busy until November 10.
-Ihe La Crosse county Democratic
convention met and selected delegates to
the state convention. Resolutions were
adopted denOuncing the senators who OPP
posed the enactment of such tariff laws
as the Democratic party had promised.
Mason Contractor William Wilson
has completed the new brick and stone
stack at the Kimberly mill at Appleton.
The stack is 100 feet high, the first 20
feet being stone and the remainder brick.
The iron castings on the top weigh 1000
pounds. 1t is the highest stack on the
river.
Florence county farmers have sus-
tanned great losses this year by reason of
their being compelled to harvest oats be-
fore the crop was fully ripe, to save them
from the ravageS Of the army worm and
g~rasshopperS.
The steamer Water Lily burned at
her dock at Green Lake. 1t is supposed
that the fire caught under the boiler. She
was built in 1892 at a cost of $4,000.
There was no insurance.
The Rev. J. II. Mueller, for three
years pastor of the German Presbyterian
church at Beloit, has resigned to become
pastor of the Second Presbyterian church
ut st. Louis.
The young women of st. Joseph's
church at Fond du Lac gave a minstrel
performance for the benefit of the church.
Nearly $500 was cleared.