Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-04

| Dame, took place at Prairie du Chen.
! The following is the graduating class
tasia Garvey of Prairie du Chen Flo
ID: Webster, Chicago; Grace Orourke
Elreno, Ok; Nellie Esklund, Sheldon Ia.
Catherine Tierney, New Hampton, Ia;
Mary Dohlea, Winona, Mimi.
"A 14-year-old son of A. Dahl was
| drowned at the mouth of the canyon
in the Dells at Kilbourn. He was bath
ing with two other boys and jumped
into the river where there is a powerful
and peculiar undercurrent. Men have
been using all of the usual methods to
recover the body, but twenty-four hours
after the drowning have not succeeded.
Nearly all the merchants in Madison,
including dry goods, clothing, hardware
boots and shoes, stationery and millinery
| have signed an agreement to close their
stores at 6 O'Clock every evening except
ing Saturdays from July 3 to September
l. a committee has worked to secure
this concession for the clerks during sew
eral weeks.
North Western and Wisconsin Cen
trail ore trains have been taken off the
run to Gogebic iron range, as result of
the miners strike at Hurley and Iron
| wood. A number of machinists were also
laid off at the Northwestern repair shops
at Ashland.
John Tarnsey and Joseph White, ac-
cused of counterfeiting and caught at
DrummOnd, have been taken to the Dane
county Jail to await trial.
Albert Finch had his right leg
crushed under an ice wagon at Menasha
1t is not thought that amputation will be
! necessary.
--Joh Hooking. proprietor of the Wis
consin hotel at Dodgeville for forty-siX
years, died of chronic rheumatism, aged
| II years.
The Baptist church at Fond du Lac
will be improved this summer. Nearly
$1,000 will be expended.
Charles Schanke, Menasha youth,
had part of his hand amputated while
working a lathe.
&C. Baldwin was fined $16O on q
charge of running u gambling house at
| Fond du Lac
The Racine friends of Frank Cone
| will petition Gov. Peck to pardon him
| from the state prison. Cone was con-
victed Of bigamy las. winter and sent to
prison for a term of one year. He is
dying of consumption. When he first
married he was less than II years of
age. Miss Edith G.. Sprague was the
bride and GAINESVILLE the place of mar
riage. In 1893 he married Sarah Chase
at Racine. The first wife caused the
! husbands arrest and succeeded in having
him sent up
The identity of the burglar, George
Bates, shot by Policeman Baker at Ra-
cine, remains a mystery. The body was
buried at Mound cemetery, the expenses
of the burial being paid out of the $50
! found on the mans person. William T.
Emerson, who was attacked by the
| burglar, presented the chief of police and
| force with 500.
Five divorces were granted by Judge
Siebecker at Madison, no defense being
made in any case. Mrs. Louisa Williams
of Deerfed had only been welded five
days when her husband, John Williams,
deserted her. They were married in Mil
waukee May 20, 1892. The other four
cases were all from Sank county. John
| Jennewine secured a decree Of divorce
dali from Charlotte A, Sarah A. Dress
Ter from Charles H., and Ida Helm from
Lewis.
in the case of l. Carroll, who sued for
$4,000 damages for personal injuries
while employed by the Mississippi River
Logging company of Eau Claire. the jury
in the United States court at Madison re-
turned a verdict for $500.
Ada and Arthur &nettle, Ule New
man and Orrie Mcconnell, mere children.
were so infatuated with merrygo-round
at Freeport, ILL.,, that they followed it to
GAINESVILLE, where upon adyices from Free
port they were arrested.
Three Bohemians We're buried by the
caving of a bank in a sandpit near La
Crosse They were employed by the
Northwestern road at Indian hill All
were taken out alive and only one is
now in any danger.
Miss Fannie Dawson and Miss Myra
Bartels of Marinette fell into Thunder
river just below thirty-foot falls while
out with fishing party. They were res
cued by others of the party, but it was
narrow escape.
Miss Olive Kauffung was so fright
ened by thunder storm while at Kewas
KUN that she became speeches. She is
recovering her speech.
On June 20 body was found in the
lake at Racine off North point 1t was
identified as that of G.. D. Paxton of the
Chicago board of trade. A telegram was
received at Racine from 106S Jackson
boulevard, Chicago, which said that Mrs.
Paxton would be there to bury the body.
A Mr.. Currie went first and then the
woman. Both identified the body as that
of Mr.. Paxton and under the direction of
the woman it was buried in the lot of the
Racine Caledonia society, a Scotch or
ganlZauOn. The woman went home A
day or two ago well-dressed young man
arrived at Racine and said that he was
the son of the late Mr.. Paxton; that he at
tended school at Ann Arbor. Mich, and
his mother and sister lived at ST. Joseph,
| Mich; that the woman who went there
and claimed to be the wife of his father
was nothing of the kind.
john A Decker, tobacco dealer Of
the town of Harmony, Rock county, has
petitioned to be discharged from his debts
His liabilities amount to upward of S4O,-
900, some of which are secured by mort
cages on real estate and personal prop
erty. There are nearly 100 creditors
whose claims are from s. to $4,000, and
are mostly on promissory notes, a good
proportion of which are given to James
vile people.
Miss Alice Babbitt, daughter of ex-
Congressman Clinton Babbitt, was mar
ried to F. E. Lurton of Mortified, MINI.
The ceremony was performed at the
brides home by Prof. J. ]. Blaisdell of
Beloit who was assisted by the Rev.
Cyrus Hamlin, the Episcopal ceremony
being observed
b. Andrews of Lodi shot himself in
the head with a revolver and cannot re-
cover. Three years ago he hung himself
while temporarily deranged, but was cut
down and never knew of the matter, his
people keeping it from him. He was 60
years of age.
The 6-year-old daughter of John
| Berg, farmer living at Waumandee
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