Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-03-15
The News Condensed.

Advices indicate that several great
enterprises in the Chippewa valley are
rapidly maturing.
Stephen Enos, a farmer, was proba-
bly, fatally burned rescuing his two
small children from his burning house
near La Crosse.
Fire at New Centerville burned o. c.
Nelson's store building, stock of gen.
eral merchandise and household goods
and four barns.
Dowie's Christian Catholic elders
from Zion City invaded Kenosha and
established a church.
Joseph Schaumburger, charged with
the murder of Ida Andreski, his fancee,
October 25, 1901, was found guilty in
Wausau of manslaughter in the first
degree.
Sheboygan has concluded the pur-
chase of the Upper Falls toll road be-
tween that city and Sheboygan Falls,
and the highway is now free. This was
the last piece of toll road in that sec
ton of the state.
William H. Watson, president Of the
L lol0Cl Il VI III ulC WIN blCb
in Eau Claire, left an estate of $4,000,
but no will and no heirs. Diligent in
quiry failed to reveal a single relative.
John B. Roberts, one of the pioneers
of Green county, died at his home in
South Wayne.
Edward Mundy, the 12-year-old son
of J. L. Mundy, had his right hand
blown off and two fingers on the left
hand torn to pieces in Dodgeville
while playing with dynamite.
Alonzo Burgess, one of the few pi-
oneers left who settled in Kenosha and
Racine counties in the year 1885, died
at his home in Racine, aged 80 years.
Mrs. Anna Jacobs died in Racine,
aged A years. She was the widow of
Laurens Jacobs, whose body was found
floating in the river less than one year
ago.
While putting down a well in the
northwest part of Elkhorn, C. NJ.
Cooper struck a vein of coal or Ignite
at depth of about As feet.
Michael Godfrey, one of the old and
best known river men on the upper
river, was found dead on bunk be-
side his two faithful dogs in La Crosse.
He was So years old.
Prairie du CHEN carried off first
honors at the Wisconsin valley ora
torical contest. Second places were
given Muscoda and Richland Center.
James Bonnell, pioneer merchant
of Milwaukee, died at the Protestant
home for the aged in that city, aged SO
years.
Two fast mail trains on the Milwau-
kee road collided at Lake George sta
tion, three miles east of Portage. No
one was hurt, but traffic was delayed
several hours.
A Danish-American college is to be
built in Racine to cost about $4,000.
Work on the $4,000 Rock county sol
diers' monument has been started, the
different portions of which have been
stored in the park near the site dur
ing the winter.
Postmaster A. P. Cheek received no.
tice from Washington that $4,000 will
be appropriated for government
LII DOL dOOo.
Mrs. Martha Stene, of Cumberland,
has sued the Beaver Dam Lumber COM
pany and S. II. Waterman, lessee, for
S., 200 damages for the loss of her hus-
band, John J. Stene, who died from in
iuries received while working in the
sawmill.
August Schmidt, aged so years, who
resides north of Centuria, committed
suicide by hanging himself. He was
brooding over the trouble of his broth
er at Burkhardt, who two months ago
attempted to murder his wife and kill
himself.
The s., 900 900 local brewery trust in
La Crosse has been abandoned.
According to it's annual report, the
gross receipts of the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy Railroad company in
last year were $1,6OS,312.2
against $1,403, 1864 the preceding
year.
Hollis Lane died of heart disease in
the cafe of John E. Heating in Kenosha
while laughing at joke.
Sidney A. Sage, of Racine, was at
tackled and stabbed in the face, head !
and breast at Chicago by Michael
Bern, his wife's former husband.
Warren Jenkins, nephew of Con-
gresham jenkins, was severely
burned in Chippewa Falls.