Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
WISCONSIN NEWS.

In order to get his appointments con-
firmed, was held at the courthouse at
Ashland. The Mayor suspended large
portion of the old police force and put
on specials, giving them orders to close
up every gambling place and house Of
dll-fame in the city.
OSHKOSH merchants have been warned
of an increase Of $3.50 on each thousand
of their insurance ION all stores where
in show window electric wiring is not
from overhead or the trim is within
two feet of wires, lamps or gas jets"
KENosHA saloon-keepers have COM
menced suit to recover $500 each license
money which they paid under protest
last July. They claim that the law re-
quires them to pay only 5000 instead of
$500 license.
CHIEF OF POLICE JOHN GARvY, of
Menasha, has been instructed by Mayor
John ROsch to notify all saloOnkeepers
owning pool or billiard tables that there
shall be no playing on Sunday.
THE trial of Juror Reible, who caused
d delay in the first roster case trial by
expressing an opinion on the case, has
been postponed week at Madison.
OTTo OLSEN, of La Crosse, has shipped
81 800 Columbian postage stamps for the
Columbian Stamp and Coin Company to
q large stamp firm in Peru, South Amer
lea.
LOUIS PURsELL was convicted at Ra-
cine of assaulting Michael Dunlavy with
intent to kill.
Mrs. CoRDELIA PRESTON, mother of
Mrs. Caroline Stone, the wife of blind
Daniel Stone, for whose murder Mat
thew r. Ashton was tried and convict
ed, died at GAINESVILLE, aged So years. Her
death removes about the last of the
central figures in that sensational case.
Mrs. Stone was killed; Daniel Stone
died before the trial, and Matthew r.
Ashton died in the Madison jail of
smallpox contracted in the Jefferson
Jail during the time subsequent to his
conviction.
THE young people of the congrega-
ton of st. Peters Lutheran Church at
Fond du Lac have raised a sum which
exceeds 500 and intend to present the
church peal of three bells and stee-
pie clock. The bells will aggregate in
weight about $500 pounds.
HERMAN JOHNSON, a sewing machine
agent, paid a fine of S15 at La Crosse for
attempting to kiss Mrs. Helena Limberg
against her will. He will spend fifteen
days in Jail.
Mrs ELLA WHEELER WILCOX, who
has been visiting old home relatives
and friends in Madison for the past
fortnight, has leftfor her Eastern home.
THE cornerstone of the new Odd Fell
lows temple at Fond du Lac was laid on
April % with appropriate ceremonies.
J. I. KNAPP died of injuries he re-
ceived in a mill at Ashland a week ago.
He was 50 years of age.
MICHAEL URLING died at his home in
Lamartine, Fond du Lac County, aged
"a years.
FREDERICK REIcHERT was seriously
Injured at Racine in a runaway acct
dent.
The fire engine house at Fond du Lac
was damaged by fire to the extent Of
$500.
LEONARD @. SCHAFFER has been sum-
moned to appear before the circuit
court at Racine within twenty days, to
show by what warrant or right he holds
the position of alderman Of the Seventh
Ward. At the time Mr.. Schaffer was
elected he held the position of school
commissioner. The city charter contains
n section that says no person shall be
eligible to another office until the time
Tor which he shall have been elected
school commissioner shall expire.
IN the Pierce will contest at La Crosse
the judge Of the probate court ruled
testator was murdered could not be ad-
mitted in the contest, though the proof
of such fact IN the criminal court would
bar the guilty party from rights under
the will.
WARREN DEVINE, who escaped from
the Stevens Point jail on April 5, has
been captured. DeVine was found in
the woods near Mellen.
CHARLES H. DAILY, GAINESVILLE baker,
was run over by an electric street car
and had his foot crushed. Amputation
MAS necessary.
JAMES FINN, the young man who YVES
arrested at Racine on a charge of pass
Ing counterfeit money, has been dis
charged.
THREE prisoners were sentenced at
Stevens Point to terms in Waupun.
Joseph Cola was convicted of assault
with intent to do great bodily harm and
was given two and one-halfyears. John
Tsebuy pleaded guilty to a charge of
adultery and was sent up for one and a
half years Elery Eastling, convicted
OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, was sent to Waupun for one
year Eastling stoutly maintained that
he was innocent and says it is the work
of his enemies. Eastling was formerly
deputy game warden.
JOHN II. w 1LLlAMS, one VI JIG pIiSOu-
ers who escaped from the Price County
jail, was convicted and sentenced TO two
years in the state penitentiary for the
offense of aiding and assisting prisoners
to escape. He made a wooden key
which unlocked the Price County jail
better than the genuine iron key in the
hands of the sheriff.
TIE trial of Mrs Margaret Mayer at
Racine, charged with numbering her
first husband, Herman Groenke, was,
on motion Of District Attorney Owen,
postponed to May IA, as Prof. Haines,
of Chicago, who examined the stomach
of the dead man, could not be present
before that time.
THOUSANDS Of Indian graves are being
disturbed at Fond du Lac by gravel
haulers. Bones are scattered around
everywhere and small boys use them to
build playhouses. The gravel bed is an
old burial ground Of the Winnebagos
two miles long and nearly q mile wide.
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