Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-12-05
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Carl BOetCher, VINO skipped away
from the county Jail at Wausau last
spring, while awaiting trial in the cir
cult court on a charge of biting a piece
out of Carl Schmokels ear, has turned
up at the Riverside hospital. He was
working in the woods for Emil Hack
barth and had his leg broken by a log
rolling onto it. He was taken to the
hospital. His case will come up next
week.
DIR. Pilkin, elder defendant in the
hypnotisrn case at Eau Claire, has been
in bed for two days, his partner, DR..
Stanton, pronouncing the ailments to be
nervous prostration and heart trouble.
The preliminary examination in the alb
duction case, set for December Z, may be
continued. DR.. Stanton said that DR..
piIkin, who had hitherto been a spiritu-
alist, was now inclined to doubt even
spiritualism and took no stock in hypno-
tiSm.
Col. Kavanaugh, well-known bar
Der, formerly of BOscObel, but lately re-
siding at Olewein, Ia, was arrested by
the sheriff and taken back to Boscobel,
charged with completely in the robbing of
Eagan'S jeWelry store at MuScOda, q
short time since. He waived eXamina-
ton and was bound over to the circuit
court in the sum Of $1,000. Being unable
to raise it he was committed
Mrs. I1lnZol, the woman VINO wandered
away from the Home for the Friendless
at Sheboygan, was found in the Lake
Shore railroad yards by police officer. 1t
was learned that she had walked to Mani
towoc and back. She was two nights on
the road, and when found was in very
exhausted condition. She is now in the
Home for the F'riendless.
Mr. Butterworth representative of the
English syndicate in the purchase of the
paper mill plants, has requested the Mari
nette & MenOminee Paper company to
send him photographs of its plant which
he desires to take to Europe with him to
show to the English capitalists before de-
Gliding upon the option.
The Trempealeau county board of
supervisors passed a resolution submit
ing to a vote of the people at the town
elections next spring the question of the
county's purchasing poor farm and
erecting q poorhouSe and insane asylum.
The indications are that the vote will be
favorable.
Charles Kilbourn died at the home
of his son at Charles City, Ia, aged 80
years. Mr.. Eilbourn located at Milwau-
kee in 1850 where he resided and prac
ticed law two years. Subsequently he
lived many years near hartford, during
which time he was elected to the Assem-
bly,.
A mass meeting was held at Gilling-
hams corners, near Neenah, which was
attended by about fifty farmers residing
on the proposed line of the inter-urban
road. Resolutions strongly condemnatOry
Of the dilatory tactics of the Neenah coun-
ell in delaying the granting of franchise
to the inter-urban road were UNANIMOUSLY
adopted, and memorial to the mayor and
council embodying the resolutions, was
signed by every man present and forward
ed to the mayor of Neenah. A committee
Of FIVE was also appointed to interview the
Neenah merchants opposed to the road
and try to induce them to withdraw their
opposition.
DR. Picken of Eau Claire, who is
under arrest on two charges-one of as
sault and one of abduction-says: at
appears that / am chief actor in one
of the most stupendous farces of this or
any other country. l deny all the charges
and propose to prove my innocence. On
September Miss Briggs was not found
in my house. l did not assault her. / did
not hypnotic her. | do not take any stock
in the hypnotic fad. / am not a hypnotist
and have at no time even experimental
with it. l defy anyone to prove the con-
trary. Miss Briggs among many other
prepOSterouS charges asserts there is
sub-cellar in connection with my house
and buried therein the bodies of two
young girls l court investigation and
defy anyone to find either the corpses or
the sub-celar. l have demanded a thor
ough inspection and investigation OF my
premises of the district attorney"
The city council of Depere granted
a franchise for the construction of an
electric street railway to Green Bay to
Messrs Gilmore and VanderZee. pro-
vided the grantees should build sepa-
rate bridge for the extension of the
road across the river to the west side.
1t is understood that the franchise will
not be accepted on that condition by
MesSrS. Gilmore and VanderZee, who
want to use the existing bridge for the
laying of the track across the river.
Supervisor Zimmerman of the town of
Burlington presented remarkable reso-
luton at the meeting of the Racine coun-
ty board 1t was in effect that a tramp
house be placed in every ward and town
in the county, and that certain sum be
set aside for maintaining the same Ac-
ton on the same was deferred.
j. G. Humphrey, assignee for the
Hudson Savings bank, will declare a divi-
dend OF 20 per cent. ON December /, to be
paid on December 10 and after. This
will make 30 per cent, and it is thought
there will be enough assets to pay as much
more.
For the past two weeks the Metho-
dists have held revival meetings at Glen
wood, conducted by the evangelist, the
Rev. Mr.. Peterson, which resulted in an
even 1OO IueullIylnS themselves WIN the
church in body.
The Hirschfeld case, in which Chippe-
wa Falls people are deeply interested, now
on trial at Fargo, n. D., is becoming more
sensational as it progresses. The plaintiff
has rested his case, and the defendant,
Mrs. Hirchheld, is now presenting evil
dence. The evidence so far discloses that
Hirschield by most villainous plot is at
tempting to have his marriage with Miss
Hogan annulled. Two witnesses have
sworn on the stand that they were paid
money by Hirschfeld or his agents TO
swear away Mrs. Hirschfeld's reputation.
Public sentiment in Fargo has been
aroused against Hirschfield to such an eX-
tent that open threats of violence are made
against him. Mrs. HirSchfeld's friends in
Chippewa Falls are very pronounced in
their condemnation of Hirschfield.
The postoffice, dwelling house, black
smith shop and Strehlow Bros hotel
barn at Bonduel, Shawano county, were
burned The loss is about $4,000, partly
covered by insurance. The buildings, eX-
cept the hotel barn, were owned by Mat
thew Wagner the postmaster The fire
originated by the turning over of a Ian
tern in the barn