Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-01
The News Condensed.

Henry Brutus, a woodsman employed
in the Red Cliff Lumber company's
camp near Bayfield,, was struck by a
falling tree and received fatal injuries.
Will Hollinger was sentenced in Cum
berland to 60 days in the county Jail
for wife desertion.
Paper manufacturers from two dis
tricts of the state held secret con-
ferences in Appleton at which it was
decided to refuse to grant any union
demands. A long shutdown was re-
garded as preferable.
Elliot A. Carter, who beat, bound and
gagged Leslie Bonell and George Sy-
pher, boys, and left them almost help
less in cottage which he had set on
fire, was sentenced in Eau Claire to
ten years in state prison.
Coroner F. B. Lansdowne called three
doctors to hold post norton exami-
nation in Kenosha over the remains
of an infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Anus. DR.. Cleary says the child was
smothered.
The steamer G. j. Grammer was
launched at the shipyards in West Su-
perior. This is the first winter launch
ing for several years.
Overcome with shame at having so
far lost his temper as to strike his
wife, Arthur o. Hickman, conductor
on the Milwaukee Electric Railway &
Light company, hanged himself at
his home.
Rural free delivery will be estab-
lished at Lone Rock, Richland county,
on March 1. The service will embrace
an area of IS square miles, with a
population of AGO.
The dry kilns of Brooks & Ross at
Schofeld were burned, together with
about 10000 feet of lumber. The loss
is $1,000. No insurance.
Three new rural mail routes are to
be established in Marinette county.
One will start from the city of Mari
nette, the other viii begin in the VII
lage of Pound and the third in the town.
of Grover.
Fire almost totally destroyed the
plant of the Marshfield Bedding COM
pany. The loss is 5000, covered by
insurance.
The 12-year-old son of Thomas Cash
man died a Minong from alcoholic poi
son, brought on by whisky which he
had drunk but few hours before.
Rabbi Caro-, of Milwaukee, announces
that Abraham Simmer, of Waverly,
Ia, has offered $4,000 to build Jew
81.
Buddy Ryan, of Chica go, knocked out
Jake Magmer in the third round of
what was to have been an eight-round
event in Fond du Lac.
Two hundred Indians on the Oneida
reserva ton at Green Bay are in great
need and in danger of an impending
epidemic.
Edward Hardcastle, who is wanted
by the authorities at Piattsvilie for
the murder of John Wellman n, January
2, has been arrested by the police Of
Deadwood, S. d.
Eileen Thornton, seven-year-old
girl in Chippewa Falls, fell, striking on
her head and biting her tongue almost
off.
The American Cigar & Tobacco COM
pany, which erected mammoth plant
in Sparta, has started operations.
About $50 men are employed.
Fire destroyed the elevator at Dali
las. The loss on building and grain
is S., 900, partly insured.
The Central house was destroyed
by fire in Pittsville, which for time
threatened the city hall, post office
and other nearby buildings. Several
of the guests had narrow escapes.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Lansing De Forest
of Jonesville, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. Mr.. De Forest
is one of the pioneers of SO and a Inca
descendant of the Huguenot, Jesse d.
Forest, founder of New York city.
Dean w. A. Henry, of the college O
agriculture of the university, believe:
there will be great increase in tht
growing of sugar beets in this state
during the coming season.
Mrs. Mary A. Hunt celebrated he1
one hundredth birthday at her home
in Beloit.
William Moore, aged 81, of Amigo
employed in Herman Bros logging
camp, was fatally injured by falling
| timber.
George Bunker, Wisconsin pio-
neer, died at Madison of pneumonia
after a short illness. He was born in
New York in 1923 and went to Wis
consin in 1888.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. De Troye, OF
the town of Wilson, parents of 19
children, celebrated their twenty-fifth
| wedding anniversary.