Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-24
WISCONSIN NEWS.

same charge. lie was arrested on COM
nIaint of his brother-in-law and it is
said his daughter will give entirely differ
ent testimony from that sworn to in the
spring The hearing was postponed by
Judge Banker until October 26
john Husman, Il young farmer re-
siding IN Minnesota, had 4 run of hard
luck in La Crosse a few days ago. In
the morning his team ran away and de-
molIShe! q 500 carriage. In the after
noon he sustained severe injuries in an
other runaway. The same evening he
was accidentally shot by his brother-in-
law. The wound is not dangerous,
The city of RhineIander some time
ago caused al action to be brought
against @. A. Higerman. president of
the Rhinelander Brewing company. to test
the right of a brewer to retail beer with
out a license. Judge Bardeen discharged
Mr.. Hilgerman holding that a brewer
has right to retail rs well as wholesale.
William Hanson engaged as a farn
hand at Charles \lein'S place near East
Bristol. Dane county, choked to death
while eating his dinner. He was 80 years
Of age and had been in this country only
4 few years.
The large barn owned by Miles Rice
of Milton Junction was destroyed by fire.
together with a valuable bull and three
calves Several stacks Of straw near by
were also burned. The loss is about
$500.
The cornerstone of Bayfield, countys
new court house at Washburn was laid
with Masonic h0nors. A large number
of Masons were present from neighboring
cities.
The people of Oconomowoc have sub,
Scribed $1,000 as q guarantee fund for an
amateur circus to be given next summer,
the proceeds to be used for a public Ii
brary.
efforts are being made by the di-
rectors Of the Eau Claire public library
to secure Miss Sutremeister of Philadel-
phia for librarian.
Alvin Blake, foreman in a sawmill
at Necedah. was badly cut about the
head and shoulder while sorting lumber.
He will recover.
Charles Young is under arrest at
GAINESVILLE on a charge of horse stealing.
He was bound over for trial in $1,000
bonds.
During the past three weeks burglars
have entered the residence of Carl Eos
ter of Western Union Junction four
times
Fire damaged the Althouse-Wheeler
company's plant at Waupun to the extent
Of $4,000. The blaze started in the dip
room.
Patrick Collins of the town of Taylor.
Jackson county. dropped dead while work
ing around the barn. lie was 81 years Of
age
C. T. Arson, employed on a farm
near Eau Claire. had his arm terribly
mangled IN a cornhusker Amputation
was necessary.
=. l., nedstrom, a well-known mer-
chant of Racine. died suddenly in New
York. He had just returned from q trip
to Europe.
Charles r. Kinney. formerly of the
La Crosse press, has been nominated for
the legislature in the northern district of
St Paul
Gustav A Strehl died ut his home in
La Crosse, aged y years. He was for
merly d well-known millwright of Mil
Waukee
The general store of Morehouse s,
Phelps at Springfield was broken into and
$40 in stamps and So in small change
taken.
John Gordon, charged with robbing
John Donald of $500 at Madison. was
held for trial at the preliminary eXamina-
ton
The Rev Gerhard Rasmussen of
Madison has received 4 call to the Beth
lehem congregation in Minneapolis.
C. Z. Norton had his hand badly man
cled III corn cutter at Eau Claire. Am
putatiOn was necessary.
George PaIIister OF Lone Rock was
sentenced 10 six months III prison for
stealing q boat.
The burning of the old Rock county
poor farm buildings at JOhnStOWn has
resulted in singular complication. The
county contracted to sell the entire farm,
including the buildings, to 4 Mr.. Nc
Farlane. for the sum of S10.S0O. and at
the same time held fire insurance policies
to the amount OF $4,000 on the buildings,
which now becomes due to the county.
Should McFarlane now fail 10 make pay
ment a the contract calls, fOrfeiung his
$500 already paid, the county will be
$500 ahead with the farm on hand.
Again. the question is raised. will the
county be compelled to restore the build
ings in order to make the transfer of the
property on October 81?
A stray bullet came near causing the
death Of Mrs Z. Harris of Marinette.
She was standing near the window with
her little boy when the missile crashed
through the glass. 1t just gfaZed her
arm and struck the boy en- the hip, in
ficting a slight flesh wound.
William Rossiter, employed on a
Green Bay wOrktrain, was seriously hurt
few miles below Arcadia. He was
standing on pile driver and was caught
by supports as the train passed under
bridge
An unknown man stole a valuable
horse from the barn of A. ". Merrifield
in the town of Fulton, Rock county. but
abandoned the animal near Fort Atkin-
son. The thief escaped.
La Crosse is about to lose one of its
big manufacturing plants. The La Crosse
CoOperage company has decided to re-
move its entire plant to either Louisville,
Ky, or Cairo. I'll.
g L. Call, proprietor of the Beloit
electric light plant, has been granted
franchise by the common council for the
construction and maintenance of tele-
phone exchange.
A L. Riley alias Charles Miller
pleaded guilty to charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses at La Crosse
and was sentenced to two years in state
prison.
The Acme Cooperative Creamery
company Of La Crosse has been organized
with capital of $1,000.
Peter Roberts died at his home in
Racine from the effects of paralytic
stroke. Deceased was IS years of age,
and had resided there nearly half cent
airy.
"A freight train going south and an
engine going north coiiided on the North
Western railroad track near Marinette,
resulting in some damage to the two en-
gines. but nothing serious. The track was
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