Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-01-18
The News Condemned.


George n. Wiswell, president of the
Milwaukee Mutual Life Insurance
company and a prominent politician,
died of pneumonia in Milwaukee, aged
so years.
Consterna ton prevails among the
farmers in the northern section of the
town of Caledonia, Racine county, and
Oakwood Milwaukee county, mad dogs
having attacked and bitten many cattle
and horses.
F. A. Graham, bookkeeper for the
American Shipbuilding company in
West Superior and alderman from the
Fifth ward, was found dead on the rail-
road track on Connor's point. There
were no marks of violence on his body.
Attorney J. C. Harper has been APP
pointed by Judge Zimmerman to sue
coed Charles n. Brown Is public admin
istrator for Dane county.
While walking along the Omaha rail-
road tracks between Mason and Pratt
Gunard johnson of Ashland was
wounded il the arm, presumably by
stray bullet, and his arm was so badly
shattered that it had to be amputated.
Rural delivery service will be given
on February 1 to Beldenville, Pierce
county; Deer Park, ST. Croix county;
Ellsworth, Pierce county, three car
riers, and Richfeld, Washington
county.
DR.. George Covert, aged 73 years, one
of the Oldest and best-known physi-
clans in Wisconsin, died at Clinton.
Patrick Gallagher, a well-known sa-
loon frequenter in Hurley, who was ar
rested for drunkenness, expired after
being in Jail two hours.
Arson P. Waterman, died at Beloit,
aged S3 years. He was for so years a
trustee of BeIoit college and for IS
years treasurer Of the institution.
Silas Boardman, one of the oldest
lumbermen in La Crosse, died at the
age of 81. He was one of the first to
engage in the logging business on the
Mississippi.
S. G. Todd, aged SO years, died in
Beloit. He was state senator in 1867
and 1868 and mayor of Beloit in 1874.
He was a member of the Beloit school
board for ten years.
The nineteenth convention of the
National Guard Association of Wiscon-
sin has been called by Adjt. Gen. Board
man, to be held in Milwaukee Thurs
day and Friday, January 80 and 81.
The big plant of the Lippert iron
works was almost completely de-
stroyed by a fire in Kenosha, the loss
being $4,000.
The dedication of the new Baptist
church at Wild Rose called out an i'm
mense concourse of people.
John c. Pitts, of Chicago, aged 81
years, plunged to death from the top
OF 6O-foot pole in Tomah, which
broke while he was at work upon it.
Wausau has historical relic 1t is a
hack made in 1866. 1t was used in
1869 in drawing Gen. Grant to the capt.
toll in Washington to take the oath of
office as president.
Mrs. Peter Everson's clothes caught
| fire from lamp explosion in Chippewa
Falls, and she was saved from death
! only by being vigorously rolled in the
snow by neighbors who had rushed to
her assistance.
Because his wife had sworn out a
warrant for his arrest on the charge
of drunkenness, August Pengstorff, a
track employee of the Madison Street
Railway company, committed suicide
by swallowing poison.
A. E. Clifford, a prominent lumber
man, died suddenly at Ashland of hear
disease. He was well known to lum
bermen throughout the United States
Silas Boardman, aged 81 years, one
of the oldest lumbermen in La
Crosse, died in that city. He was one
of the first to enter the logging
business when the industry opened
on the Mississippi. {
The general store of Charles L.
King was totally destroyed by fire IN
Owatonna and the loss will amount
to $4,000, fully insured. The stores
on either side were damaged to the
extent of $4,000.
While on his way to Denver to visit
his brother, Fred Alboas, Of West
Salem, was robbed of 5000 in cash
and notes.