Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-03-22

! Fifteen fishermen narrowly escaped
drowning by the unexpected tnnvement
Of the ice Saturday night at i rinatte.
/ they muageG 50 get cnf3 Chambers
island, where they were stranded until
Monday. Several thousand dollars
worth Of nets were carried away.
The first fire in the history of APP
olIonia occurred Sunday morning
The saloon and dwelling of William
Daigie was burned to the ground. Mr..
and Mrs. Daigle slept III the building
had narrow escape from injury. The
loss is $4,000, and insurance, $4,000.
Mrs. II. F. Bacon, wife of the assistant
postmaster at Oshkosh, was the victim OF
a "Jack the Hugger" Sunday night.
While she was walking the man came
up and threw his arms about~'her. She
called for help, and not long after disap
peared a policeman came to the rescue.
An unknown man was killed by
the cars Saturday night at or near
Redwood. Apparently he had been
riding the bumpers Of a freight and
fell under the train. He had a book
in his pocket with Green Bay adj
dress in it.
Tie Park hotel, one of the leading
hotels at Kilbourn, was nearly consumed
by fire Tuesday. The fire had gone into
the partitions through the whole build
ing before being discovered. The builii-
ing had been newly remodeled. The in
surance on the building was $1,000.
The hotel Will be rebuilt.
Daniel Wells, Jr., tho oldest settler Of
Milwaukee died in that city Tuesday
evening aged 90 years, after only three
days acute sickness. Mr.. Wells came to
Milwaukee in 1885. He was one of the
weaIthiest, if not the weaTthiest, man in
Milwaukee, his estate being estimated at
from St5,000,000 to $20,000,0O0.
AT a depth of 2l5 feet contractors
who were boring an artesian we'll on
the farm Of Henry Holtz, four miles
from Manitow0c, struck flow Of wa
ter that they cannot control. The wa
ter is thrown into the air twelve feet.
1t is estimated that the water is flowing
at the rate Of 5000 gallons per minute.
Mrs. Julia Hart, wife Of John Hart af
Steuben, was brought before Judge Cur
ran to be examined as to her sanity.
Several years ago she tried to end her
life by taking poison and later swallowed
a package of sewing needles by mixing
them in bread. She was religiOusIy in
clined. but since her marriage her hus-
band has not wanted her to attend
church.
A case Of smallpox was discovered
Sunday in the basement Of a building
on Marquette street. in Racine, Wis.
Peter Sear!es is the victim. When he
was found his only companion was
dog, which was endeayDring to relieve
the suf1erings If his master by licking
the sores, which covered the mans
entire body.
Seymour Swarts, president of the
American Iron an Metal company Chica-
go, has instructed his attorney to bring
suit against William 1apferween, pro-
priet0r Of hotel at KenoSha, for
$4,000, claiming that amount as dam
ages on account of being elected from
the hotel. Papers in the suit will be filed
within few days Swarts alleges that
he was elected by Tapferween without
any cause, and the hotel keeper was ar
rested and fined on the charge Of assault
and battery.
Peter Hulley, q farm nand, aged about
80 years, who has been missing from the
Ahren's dairy farm near Prairie Du
Chen, since last October, was found
Sunday in Garnet lake, near the mouth
of the Wisconsin river by hunters. The
indications are that he was murded and
the body thrown into the water to cover
the crime.
A deep knife cash is in the throat and
others over the left eye, right cheek
and right hand. The body is unbloated,
and blood stains cover the face and
clothes.
HoDley received part of hir wages last
October, started to town on foot to buy
some tobacco, and has never been heard
or seen since. and foul play has been
suspected.