Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-05
The News Condensed.

William Suckamill, aged 20, was
found dead in his home in Jefferson
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
of natural death, probably paralysis
of the heart, produced by excessive
drinking. He lived alone.
The Pastors union in La Crosse
adopted a resolution against holding
funerals on the Sabbath.
Mrs. Betsy r. Clark, Sparta's Oldest
inhabitant, died in her ninetieth year
Officers of the state fish hatchery
from Oshkosh visited Racine and de-
posted 100000 whitefish in the lake
three miles southeast of the harbor
pier.
The State Agricultural association
dates for the state fair for September
to IL.
A boy was born to Peter Pintz and
wife, of the town of Prairie du Chen,
who has a well developed eye tooth in
his lower jaw. The child is healthy
and fat.
Nicholas Hoffman died at the age of
"a years at his home about mile from
Mayville. He weighed 362 pounds and
had never been sick in his life.
The dry goods firm of Olmstead
Bros, of Marinette, filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the federal
court in Milwaukee with liabilities
scheduled at ,622 and assets of $751;
S6S.
Elizabeth PEBBLES and Edward NJ.
Healy, of Salem, were married in Ke-
nosha after having been engaged for
more than As years.
An apparent attempt was made at
midnight to burn Platteville. Incipient
fires were discovered in several places,
but only one proved disastrous, that
one being started in Taylor Bros feed
store.
The mystery surrounding the dis
appearance of William Cody, who was
last seen alive December II. 1901, was
solved by the finding of his body at the
foot of the Monterey dam in James
vile. Cody was about "a years old.
Charles Burnham, who after beating
his wife in Madison cut his own throat
but failed to kill himself, was sent to
jail for four months.
DR.. J. H. Ritchey, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church in Portage, has
been nominated for superintendent of
schools by the republicans.
One of the strangest medical cases
in the history of La Crosse terminated
in the death of Mrs. Frank Wichman,
who has been in trance for seven
days.
The Sparta high school debating
team defeated the team from the La
Crosse high school.
Albert Preston committed suicide in
Grand Rapids by jumping from the
Green Bay and Western bridge.
James Quinn, Jr, of Beloit, was SEN
fenced in GAINESVILLE to 21a years in
states prison at Waupun for holding
up C. G. Moller on the night of Febru-
airy 10 and relieving him of five dol
lars.
Aromance extending over half cen
fury and half a continent has ended al
Edmunston, N. Y, by the reunion OF
William Kenyon, of Sand Creek Coolie
and his mother, Mrs. Mary Kenyon
from whom he was stolen by his IA
Their while in his second year.
1t is probable that Gems. Macarthur
and Funston will be speakers at the
annual encampment of the Wisconsin
G. A. r. at Stevens Point in June.
Hayes Bros. have started the
grading and track laying for the Be-
lott, Delavan Lake and GAINESVILLE cleo
trio line in GAINESVILLE.
Ernest Ames, of Ferryville, was ac-
cidenttally shot and killed on the Mis-
sissippi while hunting with his
brother.
Miss Charlotte Bay, of Waupun, rep
resenting Oshkosh state normal
school, won the Wisconsin information
al contest at West Superior.