Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-28
Around The State.

Attorney Joseph E. Davies will deliver
a Fourth of July grafton at Fort Atkin-
son.
The Lumberman's State bank has bee
established at Bruce with capital of
$4,000.
Norman BuntOn, aged Is years, was
drowned while bathing in the river at
Thorp last week Thursday.
W. W. Bates, conductor on the North
western road was killed at Fond du Lac
last week Thursday evening, twenty cars
passing over his body.
Charles Mishank committed suicide
at WoodborO last week Thursday evening.
He was employed as lumber piler and
when the mill whistle blew at 6 o'clock
he cut his throat from ear to ear.
The employees of the Holway Lumber
company at La Crosse, sixty in number
struck for an increase in pay. In less
than two hours the men were back to
work, the company having granted their
demands.
Mrs. Matt Shepp, of Marsh Rapids,
killed her infant child last week Thurs
| day by administering carbOlic acid.
The woman claims she had vision in
which the Lord told her to end the life
of the babe.
| The Pan-American exposition commits
sion, of Wisconsin, last week Friday re-
! turned to the state S., 1878, the balance
| left from the appropriation of 5000
| for the state exhibit at the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition.
Walter Kaempfein, aged II years was
| drowned in Rock river Tuesday after
noon at GAINESVILLE, not ten feet from shere
almost in the business heart of the city.
He fell from a boat. This is the fourth
victim which the Rock river has claimed
this year.
Fifty persons who ate supper at the
golf club at Marinette Sunday night
were taken violently i'll Monday, owing
it is believed to a salad that was served.
There was considerable excitement over
the poisoning for time, but all have
recovered.
Stanley Thompson, 9-year-Old boy re-
siding with his parents on Wisconsin
avenue, West Superior, was drowned
while bathing in St. Louis river Sunday
afternoon. The boy was unable to swim
and ventured beyond his depth. The
body was recovered.
Albert Spieker, the thirteen ear-old
son of John Spieker, Of Burlington,
died quite suddenly at the home of his
parents near that city while being Oper-
ated upon for an abscess in his right leg.
He was under the influence of chlOrO-
form at the time.
Secretary of State FrOehlich last week
Friday received letter from lawyer
in California asking information as to
the whereabouts of Mrs. Sarah Olive AL
drich, who is believed to be some place in
Wisconsin. She has fallen heir to con-
siderable property.
Dyspeptics frequently suffer from
mental depression, are low spirited and
disposed to look unfavorably upon pros
poets in life, health, etc. Take Camps
Curative powder or tablets. ST., so cents
and 25 cents. For sale by all druggists.
The three-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bauer was so seriously
burned at her parents home at Oshkosh
Saturday afternoon that she died at ST.
Mary's hospital Sunday morning. The
accident was caused by the child's dress
catching fire while playing about a bon
| fire.
The jewelry store of Howard Oates at
Darlington was broken into by burglars
last Sunday night and goods to the
value of $75 taken. Entry was made by
breaking through the rear door which
was fastened by lock and a wooden bar
shot through staples on the inside. The
burglars tempered with the safe, but did
not succeed in opening it.
| Mark Syverson, president of the Mon
roe County Fair association, stopped a
ball game at Tomah Sunday and was
nearly mobbed by the players and spec
tators. His action was the out-groWth
of an attempt by Mayor NuZum to close
the saloons on Sunday. He says he
will have the players arrested.
Charles Jensen, aged 10 years, was at
| tackled by strange dog near his home
at Racine Sunday and terribly bitten.
His right arm was torn and lacerated,
his neck bitten in five places and one
side of his body torn. The dog was
driven off after hard fight by two men
with clubs. Physicians state that the
boy will live.
While Oscar Fisk's 6-year-old son and