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

OHIlSLldL6t, IOdIc CUulltN. Il HUE over .
mile southeast of the East Koshkonong
church. October 10, the fftieth anniver-
sary of the East Koshkonong church
It's location will be on the farm of SOren
Anderson, son of the first Norwegian to
set foot on Koshkonong soil.
j. A. Jones, a photographer of Ash
land, has been arrested on the charge
that he did take, steal and carry away
a certain amount of electricity" belong
ing to the Ashland Lighting company.
1t is alleged that Jones tapped one of
the c0mpany's wires and that he got the
cOmpany'S electricity in that way with
out paying for it. The company caused
his arrest on the charge of larceny.
Passenger train No. 6 going east col
lided with switch engine No. G1S in the
St. Paul yards at Portage. The mail and
baggage cars were derailed and Engi-
neer 0. l.. Blanchard was badly bruised
and scalded, while Fireman Brisbois es-
capped with a badly Sprained arm. None
of the passengers were injured.
john CAST, well-known resident of
Neenah, who was injured in the Winnie
bago paper mills 4 few months ago by the
fall of cask of lime, died from the eff
fects of the injuries, which We're internal.
He was 80 years of age and leaves a wife
and two children.e
While drilling the artesian we'll in
the Fourth ward school yard at Appleton,
vein of gas was struck at depth of
seventy feet. The flow is large, and COM
pletely fills the 6-inch pipe of the well.
Clara, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Halle of Friendship,
Fond du Lac county, died from the eff
fects of an injury received week ago.
Fire destroyed the Boycott printing
office at La Crosse. Very little of the
contents were saved. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
John Treu, Il farmer living in the
town of Stettin Marathon county, had
four cattle killed by lightning during u
storm.
Judge J. w. Wilkins of the Supreme
court of Illinois has granted a superse-
IDEAS in the case of John T. Hitler, the con-
victed bigamiSt sent to Joliet from Bloom
in9tOn three months ago to serve three
years in the penitentiary. Hitler married
Miss Washburne of Bloomington within
twenty-four hours after he met her. He
has another wife whom he married at
Appleton.
The members of the Racine school
board have decided to stand by Q. c..
Seelye, superintendent of schools The
west side residents are in favor of Prof.
Gray and will hold mass meeting to
protest against the action of the board
IN demanding the resignation of Prof.
Gray.
Frank A Holmes, a nephew of the
late Mary A. Miller of Beloit, has turned
up in that city after an absence of thirty
eight years. He claims half the estate
left by his deceased aunt. He learned
of his aunt's death two weeks ago. The
estate is valued at about $4,000.
Charles w. Feker, an able Oshkosh
attorney, has given it as his opinion that
the Tillotson bond for $1,000 filed with
Oshkosh in the electric railway contract
is worthless.
The German-American Soldiers
union is the name of new organization
recently completed at Racine.
The Mcmillan opera house at La
Crosse will be entirely remodeled this
summer.
A stranger giving his name as Will
lam Harper of Chicago entered the Ash
land National bank this afternoon and
assaulted Cashier Newton /. Wiley, and
shouting that the bank ought to be blown
up. BystanderS rushed to Willey's as
sistance and kept the man at bay until
followed in which Harper was pounded
severely. On his person were found tif-
teen small bottles of a greenish fluid and
a paper containing an unknown powder.
Harper says he is a Socialist and POpu-
list and SWears vengeance against all
banks and capitalists. Before entering
the bank he said all banks should be
uy udnllIeU ana he WOulu DeSln Will the
one at Ashland. His wild talk attracted
attention and bystanders followed him
inside and assisted the cashier.
"A daughter of August Rusch, a
farmer living near Reedsville, was run
over by an express train on the Chicago
& North-W estern railway at Reedsville
and was killed. She attempted to pass
over the crossing in front of the APP
preaching train.
Al lien Mckenzie q yOuno farmer Iiv-
ing in the town of Algoma, WinnebagO
county, was gored by a bull and fright
fully lacerated. It is feared the young
man will die.
Two hundred dollars in checks and
pension vouchers and $75 in school dis
trict money were taken from e. Wlse'S
store at Newton.
John Wagner formerly resident of
Madison, died at his home in Austin,
Mimi, aged so years.
AT meeting of the Racine city coun-
Gil Il resolution was adOpIed making the
Union National bank the city depository,
the bank to pay 2A per cene. 81 all daily
a bond for $10O000. The city treasurer
is depositing with another bank and
claims that the action of the council is
illegal, and will refuse to deposit the
money where designated by the city. An
interesting legal contest is expected, and
the case may Fedcn Lne supreme court.
The probabilities are that $4,000
paving and $4,000 improvement bonds
voted by the people Of Racine last spring
and which were sold at a 6 per cent.
premium are illegal. 1t has been discov-
cred that in publishing the election notice
the question Of bonds was omitted. Al
ready arrangements have been made for
paving q number of streets and work
will possibly have to be dropped.
Mrs. John Sinnamon of OswegO, \.
Y, who is visiting relatives at GAINESVILLE,
has received word that her husband was
murdered at Glasgow, Scotland. Mr..
Sinnamon left for a tour through Europe
about month ago. He was 20 years of
age 1t is supposed he was killed for his
money, as the body was found in an alley
with the pockets rihed.
R. r. Bly,, proprietor Of a restaurant
at La Crosse, has disappeared from the
city in a mysterious manner. A number
of business men are anxious for his re-
turn.
Mrs Minnie Norton of Oshkosh died
at Napa, Cal, where she was visiting
relatives. She WIS 50 years of age.
w. II. Hundremark, wholesale cigar
dealer at La Crosse, has made an as
signment to George w. Brice.
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