Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-01-18
miscellaneous.
Three new cases of smallpox have been
liScQYprnd in MadiSnn Cincn Snlndau

Three new cases of smallpox have been
discovered in Madison since Sunday
John Sommerville, farmer of New
Haven, was killed in runaway Tuesday
Mrs. William Knapton died at her
home in Marshall Monday, aged IA years.
The Masonic lodge of La Crosse will
probably build Masonic temple in that
city.
Benjamin c. Keig, who murdered his
wife and then cut his own throat, died
in hospital at Madison Tuesday night.
A curfew ordinance was passed By
the city council of Madison last Friday
The mayor voted on tie and the law
was passed,
Charles Larsen, Of Manitowoc, was in
Stantly killed while at work on a farm
tree which he was cutting fell on him.
He was II years old.
The state superintendent of schools
has appointed George w. Taylor super
lntendent of schools Of KenOsha county
vice William Griffith, resigned.
William Schultz fell thirty feet from
building at Beloit Friday fractur-
ing his skull and receiving other injur-
les. His recovery is doubtful.
The three-year-old son of Mrs. Mary
Baldwin of Appleton died in hack Fri
day ON the way to hospital. The child
was Ill with pneumonia.
Fl. S. MiIler's private bank at Prescott,
which was closed by the state bank ex.
aniner last August, reopened Monday
The depositors received 80 per cent.
Fire Monday morning destroyed the
country home of Nicholas Thomas at
Somers, Kenosha county. The loss will
reach $1,000, partly covered by insurance.
Julius W. Schmidt. of Burkhardt, shot
mis- wife three times Monday night and
then shot himself through the right
temple. Schmidt vii. die but his wife
will recover.
H. P. Bird, well known lumberman
of Wausaukee, is erecting a library
building at Wausaukee which will cost
$1,000. One room will be especially fitted
up for lumber jacks.
Work was completed Monday on the
Wisconsin river lock Improvement at the
head OF the canal in Portage. The
work was commenced last October and
cost many of thousands Of dollars.
Charles SchabOw, a farmer living
near Appleton, was killed Friday. He
was removing the blocking from under
a barn which had been raised and the
barn dropped to the ground crushing
Schabow almost beyond recognition.
At special meeting of the Calumet
county board held last week Friday the
county treasurer was released from liza
bility for the loss of county funds on
deposit in the German Exchange bank
OF Chiffon, which failed last summer.
In hurry to start fire in a kitchen
range Gertie LOmsted, servant in the
home of Frank Redfield at Racine.
poured kerosene on the coal. There was
a smOldering fire below and an explosion
followed and the girls's hands, arms,
face, neck and head were terribly
burned
Christian Werner, we'll known faf-
mer Of the town of Ottawa, Waukesha
county, was killed Tuesday morning and
his son George seriously injured by
being run down by a train on the
Northwestern road. They were crossing
the track on load of hay. Both hOr-
Ses were killed.
Francis R. Hyland of Stoughton.
junior law student at the state univer-
sity at Madison was taken ill with the
smallpox in his boarding house Sunday
afternoon. Eight other students III the
same house have been placed under
quarantine. Hyland is supposed to have
contracted the disease while at Stoueht0n
a few days ago.