Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-02-28
WISCONSIN NEWS.

from Secretary of State Cunningham,
being al amount due on account OF an
error in charge for insane patients.
Portage County has already recovered
about 81, 600 from the state on account of
an investigation started in this matter
few years ago, besides saving even
more than that sum by stopping pay
ment upon patients wrongfully charged
to the county.
MAYOR MOORE, who was so seriously
injured at the Wisconsin River Paper
Company's mill at Stevens Point. that
his entire right ann and part of the
shoulder had to be amputated, is a
lucky fellow, In spite of his recent seri-
Gus mlshap: Miss Edith Shaw, of
1orkVllle, H., the injured mans
tiancee, has been at his bedside since
the DAY following the accident, attend
ing to his every want and will remain
to accompany him to their home in
Illinois.
THE $500 line in Northern Wiscon-
sin will probably relay almost its entire
line with new rails this spring. The
trainmen say that the road has been
put into its present condition by the
use of the monster mCgul engines. 1t
Is said that they are too heavy for the
rails and that the track in consequence
one.
THE main shop of the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railway Company, in Stevens
Point, has been running night and day
tor week, getting out an immense or
der Of "shims." These are pieces of
hard wood, many thousands of which
are used every winter on railroads to
keep the rails level and lessen the dam
ger Of breaking.
THE examination of the Rev. B. P.
Hepp, who is charged with causing the
death Of Effie Brownell through Grim
anal neglect, has been postponed until
February IS. The pastor went back to
Jail, not being able to secure bail.
A. A. FOREMAN. while flourishing a
revolver in a Marinette restaurant,
accidentally shot his younger brother.
The wound is not serious. The parties
reside in Menominee, Mich.
Martin Griffin, government timber in
Spector, with Headquarters at Missoula,
Mont, returned to his home in Stevens
Point because of illness. 1t will be
some time before he will be able to re-
sumo his official duties.
PETER Heller died at his home in the
town of Harrison, Winnebago County,
of heart disease. He was 73 years of
age.
TIMOTHY Elliot, who tried to end his
life a5 Fond du Lac, has been pro
nounced of unsound mind He will be
taken to the Northern hospital.
OVEN BROWN one of the early settlers
of Dane County, died at his home in
Cottage Grove, aged Il years.
THE firm Of Sawyer & Austin, of La
Crosse, has been experimenting with
the shipment of logs from the forests
by rail. So far this season over 4,000,-
900 feet have been received in that man
ner. The successful outcome means
great deal for La Crosse 1t means a
revolution in former methods of secur-
ing and getting the supply of logs to
milling centers. 1t also means a new
lease Of life to the industry, for it will
make the immense hardwood forests in
Wisconsin the source of future lumber
supply when the pine is entirely eX-
hausted.
HENRY HEwETT, of Hayward, has been
appointed Indian farmer for the Lac
Court de GRIZZLIES reservation to sue
coed Peter Hawkins, removed. This is
the first time that a resident of Hay
ward has been appointed to the posi-
ton.
\ FARMER named Timothy Elliot, re-
siding IN the town of Rosendale, made
an attempt to end his life at Fond du
Lac by taking dose of chloroform.
lie will recover.
Two female prisoners tried to break
out Of the Lancaster jail, but they only
succeeded IN getting as far as the hall
way leading to the sheriff. apartments
FRANK STURGIs, who was arrested at
Neenah on charge of shooting his
brother William, has been taken to Me-
nasha for a preliminary hearing.
The Logan Museum at Beloit College
has been opened to the public. There
are many objects of interest III the col
lection.
BLEEDING and unconscious Horace
Van Feeder was picked up from beside
the st. Paul tracks at Gratiot, Rock
County, and half an hour later physi-
clans had cut one Of his legs of. Van
Needer IS freight brakeman, and in
some way he got under the wheels. He
will probably recover.
JoHNHY BRUNEI had a narrow escape
from drowning on Lake Winnebago at
Fond du Lac. He was skating and
broke through the ice. He was rescued
with great difficulty.
THE Morning World is the name Of a
paper that has made its appearance at
Eau Claire. 1t is four-page paper and
IS edited by E. Z. Vail.
The quarters in the new Dane County
Jail where Matthew Ashton died of
SmaIl-pOX nave been thoroughly dlsIn-
fected.
YOUNG MEACHAM, who was arrested at
Appleton on a charge of larceny, was
sent 10 the county Jail for sixty-eight
days.
MAJOR MOORE, who was seriously in
jured al the Wisconsin River Paper
Company's mill in Stevens Point two
weeks ago, Will recover His right arm
and part of the shoulder had TO be am
putated.
DETECTIVE SCHULTZ, who has been
working on the Sturgis shooting case at
Neenah for several weeks, reports that
he has run his man to earth and will
have him under arrest in very short
time. 1t is thought there will be little
difficulty N conyicting the suspected
person, as the detective claims to have
woven q chain Of evidence that includes
aNe.I1 hing. from the 1aanti.-a to strar1r