Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-18
WISCONSIN NEWS.


None of the Grossman children have
been yaccinated, but have been attend
inc school right along. DR.. j. +. Reeve,
of Appleton, secretary of the State
Board of Health, has visited Menasha,
and one important fact developed bv
his investigation Is that the vaccination
order OF the State Board of Health has
been ignored in that city.
GEORGE GREENE, of Linn, Walworth
County, scratched his thumb on a barb
wire about the middle of March. He
was careless and took cold in it and
blood poison set Ia. He is now III
serious condition.
OVER 1900 people assembled at James
vile to witness the ceremony of laying
the corner stone of the Young Mems
Christian Association building. The
new building cost Sl5, 900.
L. NJ. ToURTELLoTTE, a resident Of La
Crosse since 1855, died at his home in
that city, aged 20 years.
UNKNOWN parties endeavOred to get
George II. Rumrill from his residence
at GAINESVILLE few nights ago by mis-
representations. Mr.. Rumriil sus-
pected something wrong and he met his
late callers at the door with shotgun.
The parties took to their heels.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY sEvEN out
of the 12S saloonkeepers of Oshkosh
met and decided to obey Mayor Del
lerich's Sunday closing order in letter
and spirit. Last Sunday the back doors
were open.
IoRENz STUELKE, the young man who
was poisoned while analysing drugs in
Chicago few days ago, is improving
rapidly and will return to his home in
Oshkosh as soon as he is fully recov-
cred.
A LARGE white swan was shot by
Charles Faber near the town of Friend
ship, Fond du Lac County. The swan
measured over s feet from the tip of
each wing.
JAMES RAND. aged IS, and Mrs. Mary
Hartley, aged 81, were married at Ona-
laska, and Immediately started on their
wedding tour, which will include places
of interest in the West and on the Pa
cifc coast.
THE saloon men of Neenah held
meeting to consider the question Of
Sunday closing. They will not have
their front doors open as heretofore, but
will have the back doors open for the
accommodation of the thirsty. The
Menasha saloon men decided to abide
by the mayors order and keep their
places closed on Sunday.
DEER CREEK, Outagamie County, has
contested election fight The returns
gave Phil Dempsey majority of one
over Olson for chairman. Olson claims
that some of the votes were illegal, but
this cannot be decided because the bal
lots have been destroyed. Both have
qualified for the position.
GEORGE G. LOCKWOOD was awarded
$3.50 IN his suit against the Belle City
Street Railway Company, of Racine, for
the loss of a thumb. He sued for
$4,000.
CHARLES DUNLoCK, employed in Fish
Bros wagon factory at Racine, was
fatally injured by a piece Of board
thrown from a buzz-saw.
WHILE William Sides was working in
mine near Shullsburg, he broke into a
pocket, and in order to view its con-
tents better he thrust a lighted candle
into it. Immediately there was ter
rife explosion, which threw him sew
eral leet and caused him to be badly
bruised. 1t is thought that Sides must
have turned a somersault and struck
his feet against the roof the level. for
the next day large sheet of mineral
was found to have been uncovered.
MARSH REED was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail at GAINESVILLE.
Reeds conviction will be source of
satisfaction to Beloit people. who tried
to lynch him after his arrest. The feel
ing against him in the Line City was
strong and for time it looked as If he
would be roughly handled. He was ac-
cused Of an attempted assault on little
girl named Edith Morris
HENRY DINGER, aged Is years, has
been recommended by William 2.
Bartlett for an Annapolis cadetship as
the result Of the recent examination at
Eau Claire at which there were three
applicants. Dinger is a student in the
Eau Claire High School.
Mr.. Howe. resident of GAINESVILLE,
took a shot at q chicken THETA few nights
ago, but failed to hit him. Mr.. Howe
was keeping watch, as he had lost a
large number Of chickens within the
past two weeks.
THREE persons died of typhoid fever
within two hours at Ashland. They
were George Lindsey, railway con-
ductor; Jerome Downle, ticket agent,
and Mrs. Hazard
ANNA JOHNSON, the young woman at
La Crosse charged With killing her new
born babe, has made confession. She
will be held for trial on a charge of
murder
The Board Of Associated Charities of
Eau Claire has closed It's Office after dis
tributing about $1,000 worth of fuel,
food and clothing.
DUhGIAElS 6llEICN OIl6 SdlOOh Ol
Charles Daily, at Fond du Lac, and car
ried off 500 cigars and $50 in cash.
THE State Association Of Druggists
will hold convention 81 Racine August
IA to II next.
Mrs A. NELSON, aged &c years, died
suddenly Of heart disease at Madison.
Mr. AND Mrs FRANK VAN VECHTEN
narrowly escaped being killed at Racine
while riding on Washington Avenue.
A street car was going south. The troll
ley came off the wire above, struck a
guy wire and pole broke and swung
about striking the horse Of M'. and Mrs.
Van Vechten in the breast and neck
and killing it. Had the pole missed the
horse it would have struck the occu-
pants of the buggy.
THE city School Board at Beloit held
a special meeting to consider the writ
of mandamus on the vaccination ques-
ton and engaged an attorney to present