Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-07-12
State News.

Robert McLeary, a farmer residing
near Palmyra was seriously injured by
falling from barn last week.
Oscar Haas was bound over to the cir
c lit Tuesday charged with passing a
forged check for So, at Green Bay.
The common council at Appleton has
adopted resolution ordering the paint
ing of all telephone, telegraph and elect
rio light poles dark green.
Robert McLeary and William Brown
of Palmyra, who last week were thought
to be fatally injured by falling from
barn are likely to recover.
Celistian Roberts, an aged man, was
found dead in bed at Green Bay
last Tuesday noon. He has suffered
from rheumatism for years.
OF the twenty persons who took the
examinations at Madison, Appleton and
Eau Claire for county superintendent
certificates only five passed.
Reinhard FrOnime, whose large cheese
box factory was destroyed by fire last
week at Towards Grove, has decided to
rebuild his plant in ShebOygan.
Mrs. r. R. Birdsall, of lcine lies in a
serious condition at her home owing to
shock she received at an early hour
Monday morning when she awoke and
found burglar standing by her side.
Word has been received at Madison
from Redlands. California. to the effect
that DR.. c. K. Adams, former president
of the state University, who has been
critically ill, was no better.
HI. C. Baker and Miss Christie Wilcox
narrowly escaped death at BelOit Mon
day. a Milwaukee road freight train
crashed into their buggy, demoiishine
it, and the occupants were unconscious
when picked up.
IL Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis. wi
kindly forward that recommendation o1
the Minnesota primary election law be-
fore he goes to Jail for bribery he will
confer favor upon the isc0nsin
friends OF the law Sentinel.
Twenty-One boilermakers and helpers
employed i'll the railroad shops of the
Northwestern road at Kaukauna are on
a strike. The men claim they receive
less wages than are paid for similar
work at other points OF the road.
Gus berries, the young business man
who disappeared from Racine and for
whom his wife and the police have
searched two days, has returned. He
states that he was detained by business.
he was considerably chagrined when tod
That it was feared he had been murdered
and thrown into the river.
: E ina Parks, an orphan girl, IA years
old, is missing from Racine and the
police there have been requested to
search for her. The girl was recently
taken from the Taylor orphan asylum in
III It city and adopted by family In the
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family on July 4. In the evening she
started out to meet friends. Since that
time not the slightest trace Of her has
been found. 1t is feared that she may
have been taken away from the city by
some persons.
No less than five persons saw William
Ne. raj, aged 20 years, and one OF the
best known young BOhemians of Racine
drown in the lake about 2:3O Sunday
y O.ning, and became SO excited that
fh y made no effort to save him. The
Young man with others was on the South
lafbor pier to watch the Goodrich boat
enter port. Nesetral trippeG and fell
into the lake. For five minutes he
struggled for life and then sank. Those
who witnessed the accident lost their
heads and ran for the life saving crew
The body was found in twenty-five feet
of water twenty minutes afterWard. Eff
forts to resuscitate the man failed.
The 7-Weeks-old baby of Charles
Sands, of Madison, died from neglect and
starvation Sunday, and Tuesday the
authorities held an inquiry to see il
some action could not be taken against
the parents. The inquiry showed that
Sa Ids and his wife were on a prOtracted
spree last week. Mrs. Sands kept the
child in small gO-cart most OF the time
and wheeled it from saloon to saloon
Saturday night the two left the baby in
the gO-calt all night. When they awake
the following morning the child was
de I'd. After the inquiry Judge Donovan
concluded that che parents could not be
held on charge of culpable negligence
He said, however, that in his opinion
the child's death was caused by negli-
geHce of the part of the parents, but it
was not willful and, consequently
they could not be held. Sands is laborer.
The N. D. Thompson Publishing Com
pany, well-knOwn publishers, of St.
Louis, have. to use the language of the
ST. Louis Republic. ''sc00ped" the United
States Government in the publication OF
"The Jefferson Bible" concerning which
there has been such spirited discussion
in and out of Congress. If, as was
stated i'm the debates of Congress, there
will be call for million copies of this
work, it will prove publishing and
business hit of unusual magnitude.
They advertise in another column of
this issue Tor solicitors and general
agents for this and other publications.
They offer salary and liberal, commits
siOns to experienced or capable canvas
sers. They offer, also, to present to any
one sending the addresses of few can
yassers an art of work in cOlOrs as de-
described i'm advertisement.
OF the 10000 freight handlers en-
ployed by the twenty-four railroads
entering Chicago total of 1858 men
went out on strike last Monday
The organization of freight handlers