Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-07-20
The News Condensed.

Out of 20 applicants for county ST.
perintendent's certificates who have
taken the examination before the
state board the past week not one
has been successful.
The county Circus at Menomonie for
the benefit of the auditorium fund
Melted nearly $500.
The state board of control has de-
cided to pay Prof. A. J. Hutton, the
new superintendent of the GAINESVILLE
school for the blind, salary of $4,000.
w. E. Fitzgerald, of Milwaukee, one
of the officers of the American Ship
building company, died of injuries
caused by an explosion of acetylene
gas at his summer home at Nago-
wicka.
A loaded wagon broke through the
Burkhardt bridge near Hudson,
throwing several men and boys who
were fishing from the bridge into the
water One of them, "a boy named
Johnston, was killed. The others
were all injured.
Because she refused to marry him,
Fred Alex, bartender in Milwsu-
kee, shot and probably fatally wound
ed Martha Weise, a domestic, and
then shot himself.
With appropriate exercises, the first
soldiers monument in Waupaca coun-
ty was unveiled at Weyauwega. The
address of the day was delivered by
ex-Gov. Edward Scofeld.
The Grant County Veterans assoc
citation held its seventh annual re-
union at Fennimore.
Albert Woltz, well-known farmer
IN the town of Lamartine, committed
suicide by shooting himself. He had
been in poor health fer some time.
John Sartorus, man accused of a
serious offense by the father of five
year-old girl, did not appear in Fond
du Lac when his case was called for
trial and forfeited his bail of 5000.
The only sawmill IN Sheboygan and
the first to be operated there in 40
years, has been started by the Frey
berg Lumber company.
During a severe wind rain and cleo
trio storm the wind blew down small
buildings in large numbers in Neenah
and Menasha.
Farmer Anton Jounker had seven OF
his cows killed by Wisconsin Central
trains near Marshfield. They broke
into the right of way during the night.
Application has been made for the
pardon of Louis January, an Indian,
who was sent to Waupun from Osceo ola
nearly 25 years ago for the murder of
a peddler.
Lightning struck two houses in diff
ferent parts of Berlin, both owned by
the same man.
William Poehling, aged 10, died in
La Crosse after terrible agony as the
result of drinking ice water while
overheated.
The parents of John Gehl who, it
was decided by coroner's jury, was
murdered almost at his own doorstep
| in Hartford, have offered reward of
$1,000 for the capture CT the MUIR
derer.
Hans Jacobsen, well-to-do but ec-
centric fisherman, who had been mel
ancholy some time past, committed
suicide in Green Bay by hanging
Chief Pfister has declared that the
| slot machine in Racine must go.
| The single and planning mill be-
longing to Frank Hammes at Cole
| man burned to the ground, causing
| loss of about $4,000.
Capt. P. S. Davidson, aged "a, for
merly of La Crosse, one of the most
prominent lumbermeD on tie Upper
Mississippi died at Hood River Ore
The American Hide & Leather COM
panV's tannery in Merrill is being
placed in readiness to be started IN
again.
Rev. o. j. Scoville, formerly pastor
of the Presbyterian church in Marsh-
held, died at Salem, Ore, from the
effects of surgical operation.