Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-30
WISCONSIN NEWS.


attorney, a noIle prosequi was entered.
DIR. Yuengst, who has been confined in
the Rock County Jail for the past six
months awaiting trial, is dying of con-
sumption, and it is the opinion of his doc
tor that the defendant can live only
short time.
in the circuit court at Racine Leonard
Schaffer, by his attorneys, filed demur-
Fer to the complaint of Peter Tiedeman,
who charges that he is not legally holding
the office of alderman of the Seventh
Ward. 1t states that the facts alleged
are not sufficient to constitute q cause for
action, and that the court has no juriS-
dicton.
Mrs. Edith Gerhardt was married to
w. &. Cole a few days ago. Both are
residents of Neenah. The announcement
caused considerable comment, as Mrs.
Gerhardt had been divorced from her
husband only six weeks ago, while Mr..
Cole was free from the matrimonial moose
only two weeks since.
John Burns, George Stump, John
Daily and Frank Edwards, charged with
burglary, withdrew their pleas of not
guilty at La Crosse and were each SEN
fenced to a year at Waupun. They robbed
Il farm house near Medary.
Charles Adams was convicted of a
criminal otfenSe at La Crosse and was
sentenced to two and one-half years in
state prison.
Raymond Eisenach has put in claim
for 81 900 against the city of Neenah for
injuries sustained on account of defec
tive road.
Mrs. Annie Bergh was granted a di-
vorce from her husband Smith G. BerSh,
at La Crosse. AlimOny was also allowed.
Joseph Breskie, owner of q saloon
near Appleton, has been arrested on a
charge of selling liquor to minors.
Osborne Lyons pleaded guilty to steal
ing horse at Onalaska. He was sent to
Waupun for two years.
Among the many interesting things
which are on record in the office of the
register of deeds at Oshkosh. is a will of
Caleb Walton, of Cynthiana. Ky, which
was drawn in 1861. Mr.. Walton owned
considerable property in the town of Osh-
kosh, and after his death the will was
taken there by his heirs and put on rec
ord. The interesting part of it is that it
bequeathS eighteen negroes to the heirs.
1T is the only will of the kind on record
in that county.
Justice S. e. Pinney. of the supreme
court, who had planned to start next
week on European trip to occupy the
summer vacation Of the court, has aban-
doned the tour. Mr.. Pinney is suffering
from severe attack of asthma, and will
remain at Madison to undergo a course
of treatment by his physician.
lightning struck the dwelling of John
Drahelrn, in the town of Ithaca, Grant
County, while the inmates were asleep.
The bolt struck the roof over the little
girls bed, tearing hole through the shin
giles and wrecking the window sash. The
lath and plastering were torn from one
side of the bedroom over the girls bed,
and the bedstead on which she was lying
was completely wrecked, posts rent into
SpEnters, sheets and mattress torn into
shreds and the girl, strange to say, was
uninjured
The Rust Land Company, which is
TO deal in Southern lands, is being in
corporated at Eau Claire with capital
0f SoO0,OOo., William A. Rust, of Eau
Clare, IS to be president. Other incorpo-
rators will be A. ]. Rust, P. E. Rust
and John Owen. Large purchases of
lands in the South have been made.
-Racine is to have plenty of compe-
fItlon in the telephone business The
Wisconsin Telephone Company has had
the exclusive monopoly there for years
Now three different companies are after
franchise to put IN new plant.
Even EvenSOn. who was arrested
two months ago at La Crosse on a charge
of assaulting his mother with intent to
do great bodily harm, has entered plea
of insanity.
George Carpenter, of Somers Keno
sha County, killed large badger on his
farm a few days ago. The animal
weighed thirty-one pounds.
George White, Marinette saloon
keeper, was arrested for not complying
with the saloon closing ordinance
John Allen, charged with passing
counterfeit money at La Crosse, pleaded
not guilty. He was held for trial
The post-ofice building at Madison is
20 nave thorough Overhauling. The re-
pairs will cost about $1,000
divorce from her husband, Robert
,Schl4mpf, at La Crosse
A sturgeon was caught in the river at
.Marlnette that in size very much reSem-
bles a whale. 1t was hooked at the dam
by a Frenchman and before the monster
could be landed he dragged his captor
along the bOoms to the wooden bridge
near the mill of the I. Stephenson Com
pany. He was then pulled out He was
u WhOpper and measured 6 feet 9 inches
in length. His weight was 125 pounds.
1t is the largest sturgeon caught in the
MenOminee River in recent years.
Oscar Soil, a 9-year-old son of Mar
tin Soil, of Elk Greek, Dunn County, Sc
cured his fathers revolver and, in COM
pauy with another boy about his own age,
went hunting Shortly after his compan-
ION returned, saying that Oscar was hurt
He was found a short distance from the
himself through the body.
Andrew Gilmore. of Green Bay, has
gone to Nashville, Tenn, to attend the
meeting of the Board of Charities and
Reforms. Mr.. Gilmore is so years of age
and still takes an active interest in the
work
Gen" Wilson and his small party of
COxeyites are still camped at La Crosse.
The General addressed a crowd of 500
persons in one of the public halls He
did not make very favorable impress
sion.
William Preschle was arraigned at
La Crosse on a charge of assault with
intent to do great bodily harm. lie
pleaded not guilty and was held for trial
in $4,000 bonds.
The Common Council at Oshkosh vot-
ed against resolution in favor OF mu-
nicipaI ownership of an electric light
plant.
L w. Wallace has been arrested at
La Crosse on a charge Of breaking into
the Burlington depot.
Postmaster FISHERMAN, of Green
Bay, will send to the State Historical So
ciety a receipt given to Daniel Whitney
by Moses Hardwick in 1888 for money
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