Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

nah to see whether or not the city would
put in sewers costing $1,000. The propo-
Sition was defeated by thirty-eight ma
jority.
Mrs. III. Il. Johnson sustained serious
injuries in Il runaway at GAINESVILLE. Her
collar bone was broker and her back
badly injured. She will probably recover.
"A Republican club has been formed
The population of Madison, accord
ing to the last census, IS 1000.
Joseph, the 6-year-o!d son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. Gascetski of Menasha, had his
leg taken off while trying to board u
freight train at that place.
lightning caused considerable havoc
at the Wisconsin Central depot at Byron,
Fond du Lac county, and nearly killed
Station Agent Tingelson during a thunder
storm; Inc bolt struck a telegraph pole
and followed the wires to the depot,
smashing the telegraph instruments and
throwing Mr.. Tingelson With such force
against the other side of the room that
he was picked up unconscious,
H. D. Mckinney, the ~well-known
Wisconsin horseman, met with an acct
dent at GAINESVILLE, and as a result has a
splintered collar bone and numerous
bruises about the head and face. He
was driving one of his horses on the race
track, the horse being equipped with hob
bles. While going ut a fast rate one of
the hobbies broke, and the horse caught
his foot in it and fell. Mr.. Mckinney
was thrown from the sulky seat and over
the horses head.
Thomas II. Farmer died at his home
in Beloit at the age of 20 years. He
was for fifty years a member OF the Be
law of Assistant State Superintendent of
Public instruction Prof. A. c.. Hutchins.
-Rpdolph Henke, a German employed
on a farm in the town of Rushf6rd, Win
nebago county, was shot ae2ye the left
eye by an unknown man. The authorl-
ties are Investigating the case. Henke
claims 10 know the man by sight.
Bradford T. Van Vliet, Il ~well-knOwn
Illinois Central conductor, died at his
home in Madison of heart failure. Mr..
Van Vliet was we'll known in Madison,
and had been with the Illinois Central
road for thirty-fve years.
w. p. Waggoher was arrested at
Oshkosh on the strength of a telegram
from the sheriff of Bates county, Nc.
He is wanted On a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Toilet o. Lee of the town of Wind
sor, Dane county, had his foot crushed
under the wheels of a steam thresher.
Part of the foot will have to be ampu-
tated.
The residence Of William Johnson, q
farmer living at Dakota, near La Crosse,
off considerable jewelry and clothing.
William Salisbury, employed at the
lighting company'S plant at Stevens Point,
was drowned in the Wisconsin river while
bathing. The body was recovered.
Henry Clemmons was stabbed during
a row ut Portage. George James is under
arrest on a charge of having assaulted
CIemmons. The latter may die.
Harry Barnhart and Mrs. Mary
Breskey are under arrest at Appleton on
4 charge of adultery. Both were bound
over in 5000 bonds.
I,ho SYl1;xo, Op,rIorOI hr~ T orir Do
terson at Racine, has disappeared. Mr..
Peterson is anxious for the return of Sui
Ivan.
A number of Racine people are anx-
iOus for the return to that city OF Airing
ton ]. Spencer, the son of the Rev. DAVID
Spencer. who disappeared recently. The
police at Philadelphia can find no trace
of him in that city, where he is supposed
to have sent Il postal card to Racine
friends. A number of charges have been
preferred against him in Racine.
+. Leonard & Sons stock of grocer
les at Stevens Point was badly dam
aged by fire. Charles Wiswell, = fire
man, had Il narrow escape from ~suffoca-
ton. He was found in the basement in
sensible. 1t is supposed he was struck
by one of the streams and rendered un-
conscious. He will recover.
Andrew Brured, a farmer of Chimney
Rock. Trempealeau county, was attacked
by two men while driving through the
woods and seriously beaten. The author
tiles have Il description of the men and
claim to know who they are. N1r. Brured
is in a critical condition.
While digging Il trench IN Charles
Kings yard at Racine and when below
the surface but a few inches, the skeleton
of an Indian was found b. wOrkmen,
and with it Il number of beads and stone
arrow heads.
John Quinn, who was arrested in May
last at Oshkosh on Il charge of breakln.
into 4 freight car. was found guilty and
sentenced to three years IN the state pris-
on.
Patrick Murphy IS under arrest at
Beloit on a charge OF attempting to- Kill
Mrs. Charles klingbergr his fandIadF.
Daniel Prowley. employed in Il DrFrl-
Der mill at Marinette, stabbed himself to
death in Jail az MenomTnee. Ee was 80
years of age and resided at Buffalo, N. 7.
Charles Gie3eler of Racine. local Sec
Rotary of the Wisconsin Druggists assoc
ciatien. was presented with Il gold-headegs
cane by the members of the association
The store Of john H. Ripple at
Brownsville, MINI, near La Crosse, was
entered by thieves and SE45 in cash and
j gold watch stolen.
John McCaber a w~elEknown resident
of Oshkosh, suffered a paralytic stroke at
Austin, Mimi. He is II years OF age.
He was first lieutenant OF Co. E, Fifth
Wisconsin.
Andrew J.. Sather, a La Crosse shoe
dealer, assigned to- Charles Larson. The
liabilities are about $780,; assets about
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