Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18

The butcher shop of Klaus & Mckee
YER at Marinette was damaged by fire
to the extent of $500.
About 80 delegates are attending the
convention of the Loyal Temperance le-
gion at Racine
nette on Il charge of selling liquor with
out - license.
The Madison Pleasure Park and
Drive association met in the rooms of the
Madison Business club and effected an
organization John III. Olin was elected
president, John Hess vice-president, @.
n. Brown secretary, and e. w. Hoyt
treasurer
Mr.. and Mrs. Stopper and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Peterson and family
of Racine were poisoned from the effects
of eating pressed meat. All of the vic
suited. Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Nelson ate
horse radish with glass in it and came
near dying. How the glass happened
to be in the radish cannot be ascertained
Hans Christianson and family were
elected from a house at Racine. A crowd
of sympathizers threw stones at the
building and wrecked all the windows
The police charged the mob and in the
melee Officer passenger had his head
badly cut and several ribs broken. He
was taken to the hospital.
Miss Josephine Ahren was secretly
cine. They are both residents of Chica-
go, the groom being a relative of Ed
ward Corrigan, the well-known horseman.
Harry Hall and Peter Moran were
arrested at La Crosse on charge of
theft. They were bound over for trial.
Unknown parties stole horse and
buggy from George Johnson, a farmer
residing near Madison.
"A vat containing eighty barrels of
beer in the Klinkert brewery at Racine
burst, causing report like that of q can
non. The loss will amount to about $4OO.
The Wisconsin Automatic Telephone
company has forfeited it's franchise at
Oshkosh.
DIR. Robert Kitto of Racine was fined
$15 and costs by Judge Fish for con-
tempt of court. He practiced medicine
after having been restrained by the court
from SO doing. He had signed con-
tract with DR.. Pollock not to practice at
Racine for a period of FIVE years. The
doctor will now sue to have the injunction
dissolved
George A. Rickeman, prominent
business man of Racine, died suddenly at
his home, aged "a years. He served in
Co. [, Third Wisconsin infantry, during
the war, having enlisted at Shullsburg.
He had held several public offices and
was a director of the Union National
bank of Racine.
-Baraboo papers report that Mrs.
if her death was caused from the wound
received when the shots were fred into
her house on the night of April %.
Cooper, who confessed the murder, is
still in Jail on the charge of horse steal
ing.
Miss Lizzie Friar was married to
Ina Palmer at Racine. The newly-wed-
ded pair belong to a band of gypsies that
are encamped a few miles southwest of
Racine. A wedding supper, reception and
general jollihcatiOn was held at the camp
n the evening.
An inquest was held on the bodies of
Clara Christopherson and Gus Peters,
found dead at Cedar Bend, near Racine.
The verdict OF the jury was that Peters
first poisoned and caused the death of the
girl and then poisoned himself.
Lena O'Kroi of Milwaukee, the girl
who pleaded guilty to a charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses from
charitable people at Madison, was fined
$50 and costs by Judge Donovan, and in
default of payment went to jail for sixty
days.
Fire destroyed Seyberth's meat mar
ket, Butchers barber shop and five barns
at Eau Claire. be total loss is $500.
The Oshkosh Dread boycott continues.
Since the price was lowered to 3 and 5
cents per loaf at retail, the amount dis
Elsie Ferrin, the Shopiere girl who
was assaulted recently by Beloit young
men, is in critical condition.
The common council at Fond du Lac
has recommended the purchase of a po-
lice patrol wagon for use there.
Wright & Sum mers have been grant
ed the contract for building the new de-
tention hospital at GAINESVILLE.
Miss Gala Parker underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for the removal of a tumor on
her tongue at GAINESVILLE.
Maurice Mys, an Appleton youth,
was shot through the thigh while fooling
with a loaded revolver.
Mrs. George Sturges. widow of the
late George Sturges. president of the
Northwestern National bank of Chicago,
has recently made a donation to the city
of Lake Geneva in the way Of piece of
lake shore property, which is a valuable
acquisition to the city, as it enlarges one
piece of property which the city has pur-
chased doubles the size of that park.
1t is understood that Mrs. Sturges' object
is to also give literally toward a building
and establishing a free public library in
the park.
switch engine at Appleton and badly in
jured about the hips.
The Davis & Holmes Lumber compa-
ny has been organized at Marinette with
a capital of $4,000.
Surveyors are at work arranging the
at Oshkosh.
Lena O'Kroy, who was arrested for
obtaining money under false pretenses,
pleaded guilty in the municipal court at
Madison instead of standing trial. The
girl at first claimed to &C from
Wauwatosa, but later said her home was
in Milwaukee. She obtained from $40 to
$50 from charitable people at Madison
with varying tales of woe.
Judge Wyman has rendered decis-
ion on the petition for an order to sell
the Davidson mill at La Crosse to Fred
erick Weyerhauser. 1t is in substance
that the assignee shall advertise for bids
and if no better offer is received and the
one under consideration is not withdrawn
it shall be accepted
JOIN S. Bennett, foreman in the Cen
tral yards at Stevens Point was caught
between the cars and one Of his limbs so
badly crushed under the wheels that it
had to be amputated. He died few
hours later His remains were taken to
Neenah for interment.
The Rev. Samuel PlantZ, the newly
elected president of Lawrence university,
has arrived in Appleton to look over the
ground preparatory to assuming his new
duties He will remove his family there