Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-28
The News Condensed


Jacob Schaumberger was bound over
IN Wausau to answer to the charge
of ans,aughter. While returning
from a hunting trip, he stopped at
the house of Ida Andrjewski, a girl
of II, and a gun in his hands exploded
and blew off the entire top of her
head.
Frank KuffeI, aged 25, patient at
the Kelley institute at Waukesha from
Berlin, was found frozen to death in
the Catholic cemetery two miles east
from Waukesha.
An electric car struck a cutter at
Oshkosh containing Mrs. Fred New
ton and two servants. The driver, Ed
Corrigan, was fatally injured, and the
others received severe bruises.
Miss Mayme Walker, daughter of L.
E. Walker, president of the Texas &
Southern railroad and a relative of
Gov. La Toilette, was probably fatal
ly hurt in a runaway in Spring Green.
DIR. F. J. Perry, the leading physi-
clan of Fort Atkinson, died at ST. Jo-
seph's hospital in Milwaukee, where
he submitted to a surgical operation
a week ago.
Charles Everett, pioneer of Bar
ron county and prominent citizen of
Turtle Lake, dropped dead.
State Game Warden Overlook has
decided to keep from 25 TO 80 dept1-
ties in the northern woods this win
ter for the purpose of preventing In
dams and pothunters from killing
deer.
The governor has refused to pardon
Harry Bardole, Harry Higgins, William
Walsh and George Hobbs, who are
serving a term in the Racine county
jail for larceny.
Ole Flava was found dead in Dancy
with his neck broken, and it is be-
lieved that he was thrown out of his
wagon.
Al meeting of the board of supervi-
sors in Boscobe1 it was voted to build
new courthouse at cost of $SO,OOO
The Wisconsin Central Railway com
pany has completed a new depot to
take the place of that destroyed by
fire in Hancock.
The Murphy Lumber company has
shut down its mill in Green Bay for
the season. About 100000 feet were
cut during the season just ended, about
100000 more than the year before
S. Larson, a pioneer furniture deal
er in Baldwin, died from heart dis
ease.
Charles NJ. Eveland, of Menominee,
died of typhoid-pneumonia. He was
one of the best-known newspaper men
in the vicinity.
Edward Riemer, first assistant chief
of the fire department in Milwaukee,
died after a short illness, aged "a
years.
The county board voted to donate
$500 to Mary Peterson, who received
injuries at the courthouse in Hudson
year ago by falling into an open
sewer.
Miss Ethel Hill, a girl just out of
school, who was to have been married
to John Eifler, died suddenly in Ken
osha of typhoid-pneumonia.
1t is announced that the Racine
Hardware Manufacturing company
will build new $4,000 factory and in
crease the number of employees from
300 to 500.
The two-year-old son of Milton Rog-
ers. who. lives near Dallas, fell into
a pail of boiling water which his
mother had left on the floor and died
in two hours.
M. S. Meyer & Co.'S cigar factory at
Milwaukee was damaged $40, 900 by fire.
The governor has appointed former
Congressman Samuel A. Cook, of Nee
nah, as member of the state board
of managers of the ST. Louis worlds
fair.
Calvin D. Sinclair. treasurer of the
MitcheE-Lewis Wagon company, died
at Racine, aged 6S years. He was one
one of the best-known wagon men in
the country.
It. B. Treat, as court receiver, is in
possession of Samuel Kellner's depart
ment store in Monroe. Liabilities are
estimated at between $4,000 and $50
900, with assets of $4,000. Action was
taken on petition Of Chicago creditors.