Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-25

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to supply home needs, and hay will prob
ably go up to SO per ton. Ali kinds of
vegetables are poor and little of them eN
cept corn which is in better shape. The
weather has been excessively hot, the
mercury standing at 100 in the shade all
day.
Buyers on the Fond du Lac cheese
board complain of the quality of the
cheese from certain districts where COWS
are allowed to drink stagnant water
from sloughs and cesspools. This impure
water always affects the milk and
cheese, and means loss to the makers and
farmers. 1t is said that some of the fac
tories are losing as high as 800 u week
by this cause alone.
-Diphthera is spreading in the town
of MarShland. near Grantsburg. Two
deaths occurred in one family, and sew
eral new cases are reported. People are
afraid that there may be q repetition
of last falls epidemic During the past
year nearly 100 deaths have resulted
from diphthera in that vicinity.
The loss on the three icehouses which
were destroyed by fire at Pewaukee is
much larger than at first reported. 1t is
estimated that the total loss will reach
S150,000, with small insurance. The build
ings belonged to William Plankinton,
the Juneau Ice company and the Chicago
Refrigerator company.
Three young women, candidates for
admission to the First Methodist church
in Oshkosh, were baptized in Lake Win
nebagO. They were attired in white lawn
dresses and were led out until the water
reached their waists.
Matthew Bach, an old resident of La
crosse, was probably fatally injured by
jumping off a street car. He struck his
head against a sharp stone and fractured
his skull.
An S-year-old son of Mr.. Voge of
Stephensville, Outagamie county, was
kicked on the head by colt and prob
ably fatally injured. His skull was tract
ured.
Fire destroyed the large barn of w.
G. ROycraft. in the town of Lafayette,
Chippewa county. The loss is $4,000,
with small insurance.
Word has been received at Racine that
the Rev. David Spencer, formerly Of that
city, has become insane at Atlantic City,
1t is now thought that Ben Streeter
and George Simcock of Oshkosh, who
drowned in Lake Winnebago recently,
became entangled in Il tishnet when their
boat tipped over. They were swimmers
and could have kept af1oat with their
boat under ordinary circumstances.
Thomas Mcnamara, William Sterling
and Joseph Sheppard were resentenced
to Waupun by Judge Parish at Ashland.
They were given 4 new trial by the Su-
preme court just Il week before their for
mer terms 1t Waupun would have eX-
pired. The three men were brought be-
fore Judge Parish, pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to exactly the same time
as was given last year, except that Shep-
hard was given two months extra. They
waylaid the steward of lake passenger
boat
William Wendler and Emile WendIer,
charged with setting nets in Lake Winnie
bago, were found guilty before Justice
Merrill, at Oshkosh, and sentenced to
thirty days in Jail.
DIR. Robert Kitto. who has been re-
strained from practicing medicine in Ra-
cine, will through his attorney, z. b.
Nelson, ask Judge Fish to dissolve the
injunction.
Mayor Mayham of Fond du Lac is
said to be a candidate for the congress
sional nomination in the Sixth district.
H. w. Williams, Nels Anderson and
d. L. Stinchfeld, three Waupaca cyclers,
rode from that place to A1arinette.
The strikers at Chippewa Falls have
not yet returned to work. New men are
being hired TO take their places
Mrs Mary A. McAllister, who died
at Minneapolis a few days ago, be-
900. to Willis Wilton, editor of the Eagle
Quill. In 1884 Mr.. Wilton was clerk
in a hotel at Sparta. Mrs McAlIister
was in search of her brother, but ran
short of funds at Sparta and was put Oft
the train. Mr. Wilton gave her shelter at
the hotel and assisted her in locating her
brother at Minneapolis. There is niece
of Mrs. McAllister living in Dakota. and
she will probably contest the will.
The Saloon association Of Marinette
IS enforcing to the letter the state law
requiring all unnecessary work to be
suspended on Sunday. Drivers of
BUSES, mOtormen on the street cars and
others have been arrested and fined. 1t
looks now as if every viOiatOr of this
law was going to be prosecuted and suf-
fer the penalty. There seems to be no
defense and parties arrested generally
plead guilty and pay the fines.
The Finnegan block at Appleton was
considerably damaged by bolt of light
ming.
1t now looks as though Oshkosh's
hope of having an electric street railroad
is to be again deferred. J. X. Tillotson
OF Toledo was granted a franchise and
posted $4,000 bond as forfeit. On
second $4,000 bond and to commence
work, thereby FORGETTING his franchise
and the money he had already put up.
John W. Richardson, manager of the
Empire Cross Spring company of James
vile made an assignment c.. 3. Conrad
notes is given as the reason Of the COM
pany's failure. The assets are about
$15, 900 with unknown liabilities The
company manufactures all kinds of ON
nIbuseS, carryallS, etc.
p. A. Clark of Oshkosh was struck
by a falling ladder while descending into
the hold of a boat and seriously hurt
His left ear was torn off and his arm
was broken.
Col Buck of the United States army
inspected the Racine Light guard and
found the company inefficient in drill
No fault was found with the arms and
equipments.
Mrs. Verheyden of Green Bay owns
a coffee pot that has been in her family
for 200 years, coming originally from
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