Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
WISCONSIN NEWS.

matte affair in Chicago. She was VISIT
ing Mrs. Henry Meyers at SOP West
Madison street In the opposite fiat lived
Mrs Bruce. a widow, who kept bOardcrs.
She has a 2-year-old girl, who was the
pet of all the tenants in the fiat During
the forenoon Miss Lucey was startled by
hearing agonZng cries from Mrs. Bruces
apartments. The young woman went to
the door, but could not get in. She Sc
cured a Step-ladder and broke in the
transOm. She was just in time to see
Or. Fitch, one of the bOarders, beating
the little girl in a terrible manner. Miss
IuCey called for assistance and had the
man arrested. The child is in a critical
condition from the effects of the beating
-Melrose can boast of some mammoth
trees as we'll as California. There is a
cottonwood tree standing few miles
west Of the village which was recently
measured, and it's circumference one foot
from the ground was % feet, or about 10
feet in diameter.
The hearing of James Carney who
was arrested on a charge of shooting
Chris Price. in the town of Harrison,
came up at Chiffon. Carney waived ex-
amina ton and was held in 5000 bonds to
appear at the October term of the circuit
court
William McMann, who was so badly
burned by the explosion of a gasoline
stove at Fond du Lac few days ago,
died of his injuries. His wife, who was
also burned, will probably recover.
Mrs Chapman Smith of Marinette
ran q sewing machine needle through her
finger and expired an hour later from
the shock to her nervous system.
Charles Peterson is under arrest at
Marnette. on a charge of assault with
Sntent to murder Gus Anderson. The men
were rOom-mateS.
A meeting was held in Appleton by
purchase of all the Wisconsin plants by
an English syndicate. Besides local man
ufacturerS there were present at the meet
ing several men from Fox river and Wis
consln river points who are interested in
plants. The exact nature of the business
transacted at the meeting is not known,
but the outcome was apparently salts
factory to all concerned.
The Racine police arrested Harry
BaSSlnger, young business man, and
William Ranney, William Liegler and
John Peterson, other well-knOwn young
men, charged with entering the NJ NJ.
SecoF trunk factory and stealing two
trunks, seven satchels, toilet cases and
other property.
The Racine city council ordered q
special election on September Is, to elect
an alderman in the place of Leonard
Schaefer, declared ineligible. Later it
was discovered that the resolution was
not legal and the election will not be
held until November
The f6-year-old daughter of Joseph
Briggs of Eau Claire was found at
neighbours house in 4 daZed condition.
She had been drugged but was unable
to tell how it happened. The police are
investigating the case
Fire destroyed fourteen sets of log
giRg sleighS and a new water tank at
Greenwood, the property of {. l.. Cole
man Of La Crosse.
Alexander Grant, 4 pioneer of Mari,
nette, died at the age of 81 years. The
remains were taken to Peshtigo for burial
E. w. Morrison, former resident of
Madison, was killed i'll Il runaway acct
dent in California.
George Smith and James Conway,
two young men and both strangers at
Stevens Point, who were arrested for en-
tering a Central employees car ana steal
ing clothes therefrom. were taken before
Judge Murat and pleaded guilty. The
former was sentenced to six months and
the latter to one year at Waupun.
Rudolph Lange, aged II years, en-
pIoyed in the sawmill of the Menasha
WoOdenWare company, had his right foot
so badly cut that it is thought amputa-
ton will be necessary.
The diamonds taken away by ]. Ar
aingtOn Spencer. the young insurance
agent who disappeared from Racir.
Chicago pawnshop.
The Menasha & Neenah Electric
Etreet Railway company presented a Pc
titiOn to the MenaSha common council
asking for a franchise The matter was
laid over.
The remains of Mrs r. c. Dimock.
who died at Dubuque, Ia, were taken to
Prairie du Chen for interment. De
ceased was 70 years of age.
Otto Paulzene, an Appleton boy, cut
off part of his foot while fooling around
a crOSs-cut saw.
Jacob Wisniewski and Mrs Andrew
M6ehalSki, who were recently arrested at
Stevens Point on a charge of having
0egn duplicated in the supposed poisoning
of the latter's husband, were discharged.
Efhe state was unable to show any proof
against the prisoners.
Felix Smith, brakeman, fell off a
box car at Altoona and received internal
injuries which may prove fatal. His
hcmc is at Elroy.
w G. Brauer stamp deputy in the
postoffice at Oshkosh, died suddenly of
dropsy. He leaves u widow and large
Family
Last week a tramp called at the
farmhouse of John Bartels in Black Wolf
and asked for something to eat. Mrs.
Bartels told the man that she had moth
ing in the house for him, whereupon he
assaulted her, bruising her III several
places The large family dog leaped at
che tramp, biting him in the face and
neck and infiicting ugly wounds. AS
soon as Mrs Bartels could recover from
the shock she called her husband. who
was out in the field A search was in
stituted for the tramp, but he was no.
where to be found. A few mornings ago,
as Mrs. Bartels was working in her kitch
en-, a man appeared with a bandage on
his face, presumably the same person
who had previously assaulted her. and be-
6qre she had time to escape he grasped
her about the waist and beat her in a
terrible manner. The neighborS have
turned out and are now securing the
woods Should the man be caught he
viii be roughly handled.
Robert X Boyd smashed the glass
door of a vacant office in the new Ingram
block at Eau Claire, moved i'll his furni-
ture and esta blished himself there with a
Winchester rife He recently rented the
Office from Mr. Migrants agent and paid
month in advance. Later he received his
check back by mail with the information
that AIR Ingram did not want Mr.. Boyd
in the building. Boyd is real estate
IL. a. Al,o