Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-16

FOurth WarG, ana JOnn OailaSnor, llV-
ing in the First Ward. The houses
have been quarantined and special po-
lice have been placed at each. The
people are very much alarmed by the
disease breaking out in a new ward.
Heretofore all the cases have been con-
fined to the Fourth Ward.
Mrs DEWITT EDWARDS, of Honey
Creek, who poisoned her 10-year-old
daughter last week, has been adiudged
insane by Drs. Newell and Fulton, who
were appointed to make the examina-
ton by Judge Belden, of Racine. Mrs.
Edwards is still suffering from the eff
fects of the poison she took, and she
may die. If she RECEIVERS she will be
removed to the Northern Hospital at
Oshkosh.
The reorganization of the Oshkosh
Electric Light and Power Company is
now practically assured. The PROPOSE
ton for reorganization has been as
scented to by all the creditors except the
Russell Engine Manufacturing Com
pany, of Massillon, O., and the consent
of this company is now awaited.
THE Hamilton & Willingman Com
pany has made sales of $780, 900 feet of
dry lumber of its last season s cut, which
was piled in its yards at Marinette.
One million feet goes to Tonawanda, n.
T., and the remainder to Chicago.
Mrs. WILLIAM ZIEscH, of the town of
Burke, Dane County, was badly hurt in
a runaway accident at Madison. Her
little daughter, who was in the buggy,
was also severely injured.
CHARLES KEsTLER, who served term
in the Reform School, and Frank Valid
were sentenced to the county Jail for
five months for drawing revolvers in q
saloon at Racine.
CHARLES w. HOWARD, of Menasha,
has purchased a coal mine about two
miles from Hot Springs, Ark. He will
leave in few days for Arkansas to
make preparations for beginning oper-
atoms.
The GAINESVILLE Common Council has
taken steps to secure system of water
works. 1t was also decided to bond the
city for $4,000 to build new high
school.
Miss FRANCES JOYCE was rendered
temporarily insane by blow on the
head in factory at GAINESVILLE. She
will probably recover her reason.
EDDIE HALUP, a Marinette boy, fell
under train of cars and had his right
leg so badly mangled that amputation
was necessary.
P. r. BARNES, formerly an Oshkosh
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on charge of conspiracy to rob.
Miss LYONS, of the town of Byron,
Fond du Lac County, was badly bruised
by being thrown from buggy.
MARTIN MADISON was arrested at RAJ
cine on a charge Of criminally assaulting
girl named Carrie Olsen.
A CASE that is puzzling Menasha doc
tors is that of John Hoffman, who was
recently taken down with smallpox.
He is now on the road to recovery, and
it is reported that Mr.. Hoffman, is
gaining the use of one of his legs which
has been paralyzed for twenty years.
The damage suit of the heirs of the
late John Frasier, of La Crosse, against
the Sawyer & Austin Lumber Company,
has been settled by the payment o.
81, 800. Frasier was instantly killed by
the bursting of saw while he was en-
gagged last fall in saving ties.
The mother of Charles P. Urners, of
Mondovi, burned to death while herd
ing cattle in field. AS she was
smoker 1t is supposed her clothing ig
nited from the pipe. No one was at
home and her death was not discovered
until in the evening.
LOUIS GoLDWElTzER, who is employed
on the Sam Miller farm near Fond du
Lac, was attacked by bull and but for
timely assistance might have been fatally
injured He was gored under one arm,
his head was badly cut and he is in
ger orally bruised condition.
The case of DIR. Douglas, Of Cable,
Ashland County, for selling liquor with
out 4 license in which the jury dis
agreed, was not retired, but was settled
by the doctor pleading guilty and pay
ing fine of so and costs.
THE work of completing the electric
street railroad. in Green Bay, is being
pushed forward rapidly The power
house is finished and the dynamos are
expected in few days. 1t is expected
that cars will be running about the
middle Of June.
THE farm barn Of George Blocker, Of
Hubbleton, Portage County, was struck
by lightning and burned Thirty-six
COWS were gotten out of the barn after
the ire started.
JOHN lLLGEN was sentenced to sixty
days in the Madison Jail for breaking
two Of John Kogg's ribs The trouble
was the result Of quarrel over young
Woman.
RUSSELL WEsCorT, the Oldest Free Ma
son in Wisconsin, died at his home in
Eau Claire, aged 80 years. He had
been Mason siNty-elght years.
MANY monuments in the Evergreen
cemetery at Racine have been ruined
by unknown parties. The police are
investigating the affair.