Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-01

above Sparta, on the La crosse river.
Mr.. Childs was at a farmhouse for a
two or three days outing. He was suf-
ferng from combination of ailments,
but was about the house and lawn until
a few hours before his death
Henry Geymann, young. tanner
residing in Caledonia, few miles from
Portage, was killed by accident. His
team became frightened and he vas
| thrown in front of the binder We vas
yards and was terribly cut and nv ted.
The Methodist church at Lamartne
Fond du Lac county, had u narrow es-
cape from destruction by fire. Just after
the closing of the services Sunday one
! OF the chandeliers containing half q dozen
lamps fell and scattered blazing oil over
| the pews and floor. Prompt action slved
the building
William McCarty, the wild mar OF
| Spauldings lake, Rock county, has been
captured again, and he is now confined in
| the county jail awaiting the arrival of
officers from the Mendoza insane asylum,
when he will be taken to that ins1itu-
ton. He was found hidden in a nay
stack.
while Hugh Mcmahon and Hugh
| gladden. were engaged III drilling in the
Ida Blonde mine near Schullsburg, their
drill broke into an old hole containing
three or four pounds of powder which ex-
| ploded. Hugh Mcmahon, who was hold
ing the drill, lost his right hand and four
fingers on the left hand Hugh gladden.,
who was striking, was landed about fifty
feet down the drift, with the loss of a
few fingers. Thomas McMahon was
separating the stuff about thirty feet
away and was seriously I'M ured with fly
ing missiles one of thcm striking him upon
the head and leaving a painful scalp
wound.
Hugh Mcmillan, attorney for the De-
troit Electrical works, has begun suit
against ]. l. Case and the Belle City
Street Railway company for $4,000 dam
ages for alleged breach of contract. 1t
is claimed Mr. Case and his TWO partners
obtained very low figures on Il contract
for the equipment of Il street railway at
Racine from the Detroit Electrical works,
on condition that the latter would also
be given the contract for the equipment
of another street railway ut Green Bay.
The Detroit firm did not get the Green
Bay job, and hence the suit. Summons
was served on Mr.. Case while he was
attending the race meeting in Detroit.
The Wisconsin Central railroad ice
house at Ashland was destroyed by fire.
The blaze spread to an adjoining barn
and Angvick Bros furniture warehouse,
which were both burned. From these
places the fire worked to the Pabst Brew
ing company's warehouse. and also II
Obermann's warehouse. Both the latter
buildings were badly scorched. Angvick
Bros. will sustain about $500 loss; WIS
C0nsin Central, $500; II. Obermann, $500;
William Wender, $500, and Cramer &
Co.. $500.
George W. Ford of Delavan, who
was last October sent to jail at Elkhorn
for a year for aSSaulting DR.. c. G..
Blanchard of that place, has been par
doned by Gov Peck. large number of
Delavan people having signed Il petition
asking for his release The case was the
of nSiJ ot no
time, Ford being well-known newspa-
per man, and being member Of fam
lily that stood high in social circles.
While Herbert Block and War Lob
man were sailing on the river at q point
opposite the swimming school i'll Sheboy-
gan their boat suddenly caps!zed. Miss
Muth and her sister, Mrs. Muth. who
were in the water at the time, calamity
swan to the sailors of the capSiZed boat
and assisted them in their dilemma until
Charles Frazer came to the rescue with
q boat.
A severe hail storm passed a few
miles west of Waupaca. running the crops
and trees, and unroofing and damaging
buildings in its path. The chances for
more than half crop of potatoes is now
past. The early ones are spoiled and the
late ones are badly stunted in their
growth from the recent drOuth
-Sader & Houghton, proprietors of a
millinery establishment 1T GAINESVILLE,
made a voluntary assignment. Aid. Z. S.
WinslOw was named as the assignee.
Mrs. Sadler places the liabilities ut about
$1,000, while the assets are fully $4,000
and she thinks they may reach $4,000.
Lightning struck Il barn on Charles
Spencers farm near Evansville, killing
horse and setting fire to the building,
which was totally destroyed, together
with a tobacco shed and cow barn near
by Considerable hay and machinery
were destroyed.