Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-15

as a private and at the time of his dis
charge had risen to the rank of ieuten-
ant.
Seventeen years ago little school was
opened in a small frame building on the
south side under Prof Adam Settner.
taught IN German and failing to make
the desired progress, the attention of the
officers was called to Mr.. Binner, who
was then making a speciality of treating
Stammerlng and other impedimentS of
speech. In this work he was so success
fuI that he was at once secured to take
charge of the institute. His success in
the treatment of all imperfections of
speech was unusual. and in short time
the society sent him to Germany to visit
the schools for the deaf and dumb.
Through his effort attention was attract
ed throughout the state to the work and
resulted in q law being enacted in the
Legislature of 1885, providing for a
school for the deaf in Milwaukee. Mr..
Binner' S school was transformed into a
day school, the state furnishing 500 a
year for each pupil, he also con
Quoting the normal department of
the Wisconsin Psychological institute.
Upon the occasion of his resignation of
the principalship last June, r. G. Spen-
Ger t. whom authority was given to Sc
lect his successor said that while it had
been the object of the society to promote
the oral method of teaching the dumb
the progress they had been enabled to
make was due to Mr.. Binner. Only one
who knows something of the difficulties
incident to teaching deaf mutes can ap,
preciate the devotion with which he APP
piled himself to the work at time when
the oral method was a new thing in this
country.
Mr.. Binner also at one time occupied
the position of teacher of German in
the Seventh district school.
-'Ar. Blnner was member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and was
the man who introduced the insurance
order of the National Union in Milwau-
kee. He was the organizer of Garfield
council.
Mrs. T.. J. Mueller, Jr., was fatally
burned shortly after noon on the 4th by
an explosion of gasoline. Her servant
girl was also badly burned. The accident
occurred at Mrs. Mueller's residence, at
300 Sixteenth avenue. She was cleaning
ant girl was standing beside her. The
gasoline was in a jug which was stand
ing near a gas stove. The jug was
cracked and it is supposed that VapoF
escaping through the crack ignited from
the gas stove and carried the fame to
the jug, causing the. explosion. Mrs.
Mueller was badly burned about the
body. The servant girl was burned on
the arms but her injuries are not so
severe.
George Wood, aged 81 years, unmar-
ried, shot himself in the right temple in
the carriage stable of Mrs. E. III. Cawk-
the night of the Sd. No cause
can be assigned for the act 1t
is presumed that he had meditated
taking his life for several days
past as he had become quite respondent.
For three years he had been employed
by the Cawker family as a coachman
and was we'll liked. About $50 O'Clock in
the morning Miss Cawker heard one of
the horses loose in the barn and she went
out and tied it. AS sine was coming
away she CHANGED to look into the car
riage room and there, seated on chair,
was the dead body Of the coachman
In his hand he grasped revolver. A
wound in the right temple showed where
he had shot himself. Two cartridges
in the revolver had been exploded, but it
is presumed that he fred off one of them
to see if everything was in working
order.
Samuel H Burrel! son-in-law of
the late Dr. Enoch Chase, died suddenly
Monday night at the Chase residence on
Lincoln avenue. Mr.. Burrell had been
about the city on Monday. apparently in
as good health as usual. He also seemed
well at supper, but about midnight he be-
came i'll and in short time was dead
Heart disease was the cause of death
His wife, whose maiden name was Han
nah w. Chase, survives him.
Mrs. Henrietta Badgley butcher, wife
of Frank G. Underwood, and a daugh-
ter of the late John A. butcher, died
Sunday night at the family residence, 4OS
Irving place, after a prolonged sickness
of consumption. Mrs. Underwood was
SO years of age and was woman highly
esteemed b yall who knew her.
Simeon Babcock, who twenty years
ago was well-known and successful
contractor and carpenter in Milwaukee,
and who at that time owned considerable
property here, died on the Sd at Manis-
tee. Mich. Mr. Babcock was soldier,
and fifteen or twenty years ago removed
with his family to Michigan, where he
| resided up to the time of his death.
Thomas G. Quincy, an old and we'll
| known citizen aud business man of Mil
| waukee, died on the Sd inst. at the Pres
| byterian hospital at the age of 73 years
The deceased came to Milwaukee prior
| to 1850, and was for years the Milwau>
| kee representative of the Kirby Carpen
ter company Later he engaged in the
| lumber business with Hiram r. Bono
| and was afterwards interested in max
| ing a brick machine. During the pas
| ten years, and up to six months ago
| when his health began to fail, he was