Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-10
miscellaneous.

The town hall at Hebron was dedi
Gated last week Thursday night.
The Elks at GAINESVILLE have decided tt
build lodge room and clubhouse.
The schools at Arena have been closed
owing to the prevalence Of diptheria.
The twelfth annual convention of the
Wisconsin Bill Posters association will
be held at Foud du Lac May IA.
A pearl worth $500 was taken from
the Mississippi river four miles north of
Prairie du CHEN last week Thursday by
K. Maynard.
About seyenty-fiye mouiders are idle at
ManltOWOc because they have been re-
fused an Increase in wages at $3.50 per
day.
The schools at Menasha were re-
opened last week Monday, having been
closed On account Of the prevalence IF
smallpox.
Burglars entered the jewelry stsre e.
1iiIanf Hamilton at BeioIG Monday
night and carried away goods to the
value Of $3.50.
Charles Burpeea, county treasurer Of
CLARK county and We'll known citizen.
dropped dead at Neiisvilie, last Thursday
night Whl-e dancing at a social function.
Charles G0eggerie, aged Is years, died
al Beaver DanI laSt week Thursday lie
was the seventh member of that family
To ole OF the same disease, consumption.
Nhlle attempting to board a moving
train at Amigo last week Thursday eve
ming the l2-year-old-Sun Of Ii. T. Young
was thrown under the wheels anu
instantly killed.
The Wisconsin Sugar Beet company
has agreed to build a @450,OUU factory IN
Green bay II contracts for The furnishing
OF 1000 acres Of beets could be secured
each season for three years.
Miss Rebecca French, who has taught
III the city Of Marinette for the last nf-
teen years, Was adJudged insane Monday
afternoon. Her arrangement has taken
the form Of mania for cats.
4 man about 90 years of age was run
over and killed by train on the Mh-
Waukee road near Woodruff last week
Monday. Letters were fund in his
pockets addressed Air. Potter.
The water in the Yellow river over
flowed its banks at Prairie du CHEN
MOnGay night ana tore away the new
IRON bridges OF the Milwaukee road
which crosses the river at that point.
The farmhouse of Perle Hill at Water
vile was destroyed by fire last week
Thursday. A seVen-year-oid son was 50
badly burned that he died shortly after
and Mrs. Hill was probably fatally
burned.
man whose name is thought to be
James M3hOney was killed by the cars
at Naunakee last week Thursday night.
His residence is unknown, and from let
ters found on his person leads to the be-
lief that he was insane.
The experiment with weather signals
displayed from the wagons Of rural
mail carriers which has been tried at
Appleton the past month has been 81
successful that the system may be eX-
tended to all other rural routes in the
state.
Miss Mabel Shaw, aged "a years, was
killed by the cars at Racine last week
Thursday morning. She attempted to
cross the track in front Of a train, but
slipped and fell and both limbs were
severed from her body by the wheels.
She died i'll the ambulance wagon.
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away from train and cOliding with a
locomotive and bursting the boiler at
C0riiss Sunday morning several freight
trains were delayed several hours and
the extra freight was seven hours late in
Racine. Passenger trains were get
through without delay.
Chief Of Police j. W Brown, Of Neenah
came to Racine Sunday morning and re-
covered horse and buggy stolen from a
iiyeryman named Cushman, of that place
last week Monday. The person who
hired the rig and drove to Racine and
placed it in stable was Thomas Dough-,
erty alias I. P. Raymond. He got away.
Lars Fairness a farmer living at Leeds.
was found intoxicated in the railroad
yards Monday morning at Madison with
over $1,000 in certificates Of deposit
drafts and cash in his pockets. He was
returning from Hammond, Ia, and does
not remember how he got to Madison.
He was fined 81 and costs and sent home.
The body of baby was hooked up
| from the river by Henry Knight, Of Pfai-
rie du Chen, clam fisher, Monday, but
was lost. knight was on the river eight
miles frGm his place with his outfit and
brought UP the body of an infant about
sixteen inches long, which was badly
decOmp0sed. Before he could catch the
body it had broken loose from the hooks.
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