Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-19
WISCONSIN NEWS.

much more serious in its consequences
than was at first expected. Mr.. Kelley
had melon patch and the fact became
known to some of the young men III that
neighb0rhood who, it is alleged, visited
the patch. James Mccarthy, Jr., was
shot in the back, and the wound may
prove fatal.
-Preprietors of Green Bay coal yards
report that it is impossible to get men
enough to do the work they have on hand
Coal shOvelerS are paid SO per day. and
even at this figure they are not to be had.
The body of an unknown man found
IN river near EScanaba, Mich, is sup
posed TO be that of Charles Martin, who
recently disappeared from Marnette
The young women of Burnett had
nail-driving contest recently to raise mon
ey for the Sunday school in that place.
The girl who won fastened twenty laths
with four nails apiece in ten minutes
without once hitting her thumb.
Washington Woodland of Burke Dane
county, has begun suit against the Cot
tage Grove Fire Insurance company to
recover $500 insurance on his property
burned last December.
Frank Cone, a young man sent to
prison for one year from Racine on
charge of bigamy, has been pardoned
He is dangerously sick with hemorrhage
Justice T. d. McCabe of Menasha
recently lost a pocketbook containing
$3.50. 1t was found by a man named
John Falk, and returned to the owner.
Louis E. Rose, formerly employed at
Appleton as a telegraph operator, whose
trial and conviction Ia Kansas for a muir
der which he never committed, and his
subsequent unjust Imprisonment for thir
teen years, is free man. He has arrived
In Appleton, and with, HIS mother is visit
ing friends near his old nome in Filing
ton. He will doubtless be joined soon by
Il oINol> l.
their residence III Appleton. Mr.. Rose is
much aged by his long Imprisonment, his
hair being nearly white.
Russell s. Rich, a Nepeuskun farmer
IS years of age, has instituted proceed
ings at Oshkosh against his son, Thurman
*. Rich. The old gentleman alleges that
on January ,, 1880, he decided his farm
to the son with the agreement that the
latter support him during the remainder
of his natural life, and that since March
D, 1894, his son has failed to fulfill the
agreement. Thurman Rich in answer to
the complaint denies ali the allegations.
There is at present pending in the circuit
court at Oshkosh an action brought by
the elder Rich to set aside the transac-
ton by which the agreement was entered
into.
"A fatal accident occurred at the Iowa
county asylum, which resulted in the
death of Miss Maggie Hughes, aged 40
years, a0 inmate from AvOca. Her
clothes In some manner caught fire in the
dry closet, and she was so severely burned
before the fire was eXtinguiShed that she
died the same evening. Supt. Z. j. Per
kInS and one of the lady attendants were
burned badly on their hands in attempt
ing to relieve the unfortunate woman.
The remains were taken to AyOca for
burial.
"A freight train was wrecked on the
Northwestern road at Ashland Nine
cars were derailed and five of them
smashed to splinters. The ears were
loaded with ore from the Norrie mine.
Pred Stevens and Charles Filler dis
covered an interesting relic in cavity
III the stone quarry near Clifton, Winnie
bago county. Stevens, while carelessly
showing his hand into 4 hole in the rock,
found stone urn eight inches tall and
abcut the same in diameter. 1t was very
little worn, though it was evident that it
had been resting in its retreat for ages.
The outside of the vessel was beautifully
embossed with filigree work and the ma
terial Of which it was composed seemed
as hard as flint. There is little doubt that
1t was the work of that nation known as
the mOund-builders.
While experimenting with a lad at
Oshkosh well-known resident put the
boy to sleep and he could not be awak-
ened for three hours and a half in spite
of the application of all known remedies
The operator had been Il constant patron
at hypnotist and had picked up a few
4 ITS in the science which he put into
effect Oh the boy to his sorrow.
The Northwestern Stave and Head
ing association met at Eau Claire and
raised the price of headings to cents per
set The combination controls the output
In Wisconsin and Minnesota.
-5oh Baltlaazor of Friendship Fond
II Lac county Lost a valuable mare. The |
aTlIinai ran against barb wire fence and
sustained severe cuts from which it bed |
TO death.
-Beloit's contribution to the Wisconsin
and Minnesota fire sufferers is already
$500 in money, merchandise and clothing
and more donations are being received |
daily.
Mayor Hubbell of Ashland has issued
another call to the citizens of Ashland
looking to the assistance of needy Ash
land county settlers who were left des
flute by the forest fires. Committees
are receiving clothing, cooking utensils
etc, for them.
Josh Cramer, a Marinette policeman,
was thrown from a street car and re-
ceiyed severe injuries about the head
d. e. Wilson died of heart disease at
his hong in GAINESVILLE, aged 70 years
He was for many years music teacher,
and OF late kept music store
--Haggie Adams, aged 10 years, who
disappeared from her home in Saginaw,
Mich, ten days ago, has been found in a
convent at Ashland.
Isaac Tawney, who was burned to
death together with seven members of
his family at Marengo several days ago,
was hauling a load of hay when the fire
struck him. He unhitched the horses and
turned them loose. One horse was found
burned near the house. The other horse
was found lying with fallen tree across
its neck, burned to a crisp. The loaded
hay wagon was found, with the wagon
tong1e burned off and a clean swath
burned around the wagon, but with the
load Of dry hay untouched.
"A large number of people in Racine
have been taken sick with bowel COM
yhaint and retching at the stomach. DR..
Hrodsky made a thorough examination OF
many cases and pronounces the cause
arsenic poisoning. The arsenic. he be
Iieyes. was sprinkled on land early in the
season to xiii chinch bugs, and it got IN
musGmeions and corn, and that persons
eating the melons and corn are made
sick
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