Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-17
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child. has been sentenced to five and
one-half years in Auburn prison. She
told the court officer she was not sorry
for what she had done.
Mr.. William TripIett, an aged and
Well-khown resident Of the town Of En-
met, died very unexpectedly at the fami-
~ home yesterday morning. Mr.. Trip
let has been slightly ailing but no serious
consequences were anticipated. He
was unconscious yeststerdav mOrnin 9
and died about nine O'Clock in the fore
noon.
we do money l0aning, insurance and
real estate business. Prompt attention
given TO pr0batlHg estates, collecting
accounts. SKINNER & THAUER,
Lawyers and N0taries Public.
Office in Wisconsin National Bank build
ing.
Choice building lots for sale. Inquire
OF John Thauer, OF Andrew R0egner.
Mr.. Ellis Humphrey, the agricultural
Implement dealer, was a business visitor
at the Monthly Stock fair Tuesday.
Mr.. Eugene Rhodes enc of cur old
0c0nomowoc neighb0rs, was visit0r to
hatertoWn Tuesday. As supervisor of
his ward he makes a model represent
ativc Of his citys interests.
Mr.. J. A. Peacock of the firm of Brown
and Peac2ck, mill owners at Oc0nom0-
wee was in attendance at the Monthly
Steck Fair here Tuesday. Mr.. Peacock
is one Of the applicants for postaffice Of
his city and has good strong backing
for tie position.
An apartment house at Chippewa
Falls occupied by three families. was
totally destroyed by fire Monday night.
The occupants all escaped in safety.
The loss is $500. The building was
owned by Mrs. Louis Vincent
The bicycle rim factory building
which has been Idle for some time has
been sold to n. Simon of Neenah The
factory is located in New London and
the price paid was 5000, and will be
used fer cheese box factory and will
employ about twenty-five men.
District Attorney Buckmaster. of Ken
0sha, has started crusade against Gig
arettes in that city, and Monday tie chief
ot p0llce there, was instructed to arrest
every st0rekeeper in town caught offend
ing the law by selling cigarettes.
Thomas Skey!er, the Oneida Indian
who was shot by Mrs Isaac, Of Appleton,
at the reservation several days ago, after
he had fired two shots at the sGuaw's
husband, died. Smiths wounds are BRO
n0unced not serious. Trouble is brew
ing at the reservation because of Skey-
ler's murder.
The residents of West Superior were
greatly troubled by the decision rend-
cred by Judge Jenkins in the city bond
case. 1t is feared that the decision will
lnJure the city's credit to such an extent
that 1t will be difficult matter to secure
money in the future.
Some gas ignited in the vat at the
brewery at Cassyil!e, and Louis Inter
harnscheit. Of that village, was envel-
oped ID a mass of flames. He managed
to make his escape by crawling through
a manhole which led from the vat.
Willie Schoolmaker, the 7-year- old-sOn
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John SchOOlmaker. Of
GAINESVILLE, was resusitated Monday
after being under water for ten minutes
1t was just forty minutes from the time
he was taken from the Rock river to the
time he was placed in the patrol wagon
and taken home.
Charles Clancy of Milwaukee, aged
19, who has been wanted at the Green
Bay reformatory for over a year, was
captured in Racine by Deputy Sheriff
Frank Bassinger, just after he had been
elected from freight train. The yoHng
man was sent up from Milwaukee. He
was released on parole, to appear at
the reformatory every month. He failed
to do so.
Thirty-twO men, the entire crew
of Contractor R. +. Weston, az La Crosse,
who is putting in forty blocks Of sewers
Oh streets to be paved this year, struck
Monday. Weston says he can get enough
men to finish the job in spite of the
union. This is presumed to be the first
Of series Of strikes.