Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-12


been president for twenty-five yeais
will speak.
George S. Anthony, of Darlington, diet
at Washington Tuesday. He was chic
of reports division of the office of tlt
comptroller of currency. Intermen
will be at Darlington.
Thomas Findley, Jr., Cold Sprins
farmer, aged 45 years, committed suicidl
last week Friday in his barn. He sal
fire to the barn, hung himself and thar
fired bullet into his body.
Charles Swend shot and probably fatal
iy wounded August Olson, saloonkeep
er at Florence last week Friday.
quarrel over the payment of drinks was
the cause of the shooting.
James Neault and Bertha Young
were married at Wausau Tuesday
Twenty-eight years ago they were di
yorced after two years of welded life
Both were since married and divorced
Sherman B. Hopkins, of the town OF
Dale, Outagamie county, died last week
Friday at the age of "a years. His wife
died three weeks ago, aged SO. Had they
lived until May "a the couple would have
celebrated their diamond wedding.
A seyen-year-old son of George Tay-
lor was shot in the head and almost
instantly killed by jake Siles, an eight
year old neignbOr boy, at the Taylor
home ten miles south of Plymouth
Monday. The shooting was accidental.
Chris Tollefson who last week Satur-
day confessed that his story that he and
i've others attempted to rob the Cam
bridge bank, resulting in their arrest,
was false, was sentenced to state prison
for three years Monday by Judge Dono-
van of Madison.
Three brothers, sons of John HOckers.
OF Depere, were married Tuesday morn
ing. The contracting parties were
Charles HOckers and Lena Dodge. of
Ashland, Henry HOckers and Minnie
Meewnsen, Of Depere, Jacob Hooker and
Annie Josephs, of Wrightson.
Mrs. Nicholas Hartert was killed Tues
day afternoon at her home in Mineral
Point by falling backwards down flight
OF stairs. She was 81 years old, and a
husband, who is assessor of that city and
i've children, all grown, survive her.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Tuttle, of Baraboo,
celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of
their marriage Tuesday. They were
probably the oldest welded compile in
Wisconsin. They were married in
Northfield, Conn.,, and came to Wiscon-
sin in 1916. In 1913 they settled in Bar
abOO.
A dog owned by Matthey McSherry, a
farmer living six miles south Of Barne-
weld, broke his chain and started toward
town, biting several dogs and causing
considerable excitement last week FRI
day night. A farmer telephoned ahead
and the maddened dog killed by David
Gllden, who was watching for him.
Tom Cleveland, while under the influ-
ence OF liquor last Monday night.
boasted that he was at one time lieu
tenant in the regular army. and that
he had deserted. He was arrested. and is
now held pending an investigation thai
viii be made by United States author
ties, who have been. notified. He il
about 25 years old
OF the forty beet sugar factories To-
Gated in the United States, as given in
the Beet Sugar Gazette, are located in
New York; II in Michigan; in Colorado:
b In Utah; 3 in Nebraska; | each in Min
nesOta, Ohio, Wisconsin, Oregon. Wash
Ington and New Mexico; in California.
In PROCESS of construction. are in
Michigan and two in Colorado.
Carl Behling, II years old, conducted
his own case against Herman Jachthud-
ter, In Milwaukee, a man 33 years old,
whom he charged with assault and bat
terry and won. The boy said he was
playing with the defendants son Sunday
afternoon and for no known reason the
l..
and kicked him several times. The at
tOrney for the defence tried several times
to confuse the boy but failed and his
client was fined 81. and COSTS
Trouble in town affairs is on hand at
Washburn. At the recent election Ed
ward CudmOre was elected as one of the
board OF supervisors. One of the first
acts OF the new board was the holding of
special meeting for the ostensible pur-
pose OF removing Chief of Police Will
liam Downs. Downs then began an in
yestlgatlon and claims that CudmOre is
not citizen OF the United States and
mas never declared his intentions to be-
come such, therefore is not qualified to
hold the office to which he has been
elected. Downs friends are up in arms
and are after CudmOre and will likely
make an effort to GUST him from office.
The sheriffs department and the
police department at Marinette, an
sWered what was thought to be a riot
call from the papermill district Monday
night. -Four officers went in great haste
to the scene of the supposed trouble to
lind that it was all due to a family
quarrel between husband and wife.
John Poole, an employe of a paper COM
pany III sheer desperation at the awful
scolding of his wife had telephoned for
the officers from two departments.
When the later arrived Mrs. Poole was
beratlng her husband for bringing home
butter when he was sent after soupmeat.
The officers quit the house in disgust
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