Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-15
The News Condensed,

Theobald Fuchs, rural mail carrier,
was found dead in his sleigh near Sank
City. Paralysis was the cause.
Rural free delivery will be estab-
lished March 1 at Cleveland, Mani
towoc county, and Delavan, Walworth
county.
Mrs R. P. Tinney, wife of the assist
ant cashier of the First national bank
in Oshkosh, has purchased the bust
ness and rights, plant and stock of the
Sanitas Water company and will man
age the business herself.
The police department in La Crosse
will ask the common council to re-
woke the license of several saloons.
This action is due to the fact that wine
rooms are being operated
In quarrel over dog fight at the
farm of William Moody, near Arpin,
Herman Heinz, it is charged, shot and
probably fatally wounded A. r. Moody.
Mrs. D. S. DaMuth, wife of we'll
known dairyman near Fort Atkinson,
died suddenly of pneumonia.
The election of circuit judge for the
Eighth judicial district, comprising
the counties of st. Croix, Pierce, Dunn,
Buffalo and Pepin, takes place on the
1st day of April.
Christ HolveTson, aged IS years, was
found frozen to death on road near
Rio.
Rev. G. Vontoerne died at his home
near Fort Atkinson of pneumonia.
Michael O'Brien, who would have
been 100 years old had he lived until
August IA next, died in Milwaukee. He
was former well-known lead miner.
While hunting rabbits near his home
in the town of Porter James Churchill,
Jr., II years old, son of James Church
Ill, was instantly killed by the dis
charge of shotgun in the hands of a
companion named Charles MONTH.
A meeting of the Wisconsin Press
association is being arranged by Pres
ident LUCKNOW, to be held in Milwau-
kee the last week of February or the
first week in March.
A syndicate controlled by Marinette
and Menominee capitalists has pur-
chased the Menominee and the Mari
nette street car and electric plants ana
will build a line connecting the
cities.
RIGHTEOUSNESS men held meet
ing and practically decided to incorpo-
rate the place into city. 1t has been
village for 80 years.
Frank Howe, native of Oshkosh, a
practicing lawyer and resident of
Ponce, Porto Rico, since 1898, died
there. He leaves widow and children
in New York.
The entire plant of the Neenah Cold
fire. Loss, 100000; insurance, $4,000.
Edward Wheeler, "a prominent con-
fectioner on.trial for being the author
of 15-year-old, Pauline Oeltjer's trou-
bles, was found guilty by the jury
The preliminary hearing of Leroy W.
Secor, charged with embezzlement of
$4,000 from the Goodrich Transports
ton company in Milwaukee, resulted
in Secor being held for trial, bail being
fixed at $4,000.
Judge Arnquist committed Judas w.
Schmidt to the insane asylum at Men
sdota. If Schmidt should recover he
will be put on trial for an alleged at
tempt to kill his wife in Hudson. 9
Half of the amount required for
holding county fair this fall has been
subscribed by business. men in Green
Bay, thus assuring the success of the
fair. - -.
At a special election in Alma, 1877
votes were cast for and nine against
the proposition to bond the city for
$4,000 to build a county training school
for teachers. 40 a..sx5.>=s:s. x - =
William Dunwidd, of Monroe, while
at work on abstract books, discovered
that at one time Daniel Webster
owned 100 acres of land in Green
county.
The rural mail deliver. system in
Dane county is to be extended so as to
reach every farmers home in it.
Charles Albright, q years old, was
killed at Wausau while running an
emery wheel, The wheel exploded.