Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-21
- Chicago Matters. -

ii. IL. Fairbank, a Waterman. w2e.
slightly injured when he slipped and fell.
down flight Of stairs.
| William Jagnow, u years old, was.
perhaps fatally shocked when he threw
small wire across a trolley wire
Tony Murave, years old, was
struck by an engine while playing on the,
tracks with a number of companions
In a quarrel Justus H. Graves, GO.
years old, was shot in the right cheek
by man who is supposed to be August
Piper.
"A man supposed to be John Harvey
had been killed at Hinsdale by Chi
cage, burlington Quincy railroad
train.
Emma Weber. IA years old. is dead
at the home of her parents, the result Of
iOckJaW caused by q rusty nail which She
ran into her left foot.
= Coroner Hoffman has been called
upon to investigate the death Of Mrs
| Ernie kalber, who died at the county
hospital Of chloroform poisoning
Following older companions in bath
ing in the lake, Nicholas Werlich, il
years old, jumped from a raft which had
broken loose from its moorings and was:
drowned.
While collecting a fare from a pas
senger John W. Sweeney, 35 years Old Il
conductor, fell to the floor of an electric
IN the presence Of passengers.
L. w. Brundage, and his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Brundage, of Evanston. were
severely burned by the ignition Of gas
Nbich had accumulated in a closet from
4 leaking meter. The man may not re-
cover.
Frank Lynch, who was Indictment
attorney in the states attorneys office
from 1892 to 1896, during the incum--
bency Of Jacob Kern, died at his home
as Inc result of stomach trouble. He.
was IS years old.
--Maurice w. Bortree, resident Of
Chicago from 1856 until a short time =
ago. died at his home in Highland Park
after an illness of three weeks. Death
was due to dropsy. He was born I'D
1897 at Sterling, Pa.
Walter Rogers, 80 years old. tray-
cling salesman, was found dead in bed
at his home, with the gas escaping from
partly open jet in the room. 1t is sup
posed that Rogers failed to fully turn off
the gas jet when he retired.
Miss Sophia L. Dean, who taught
in tic schools of Chicago for more than
forty years, died at Lockport, n. Y, on
June 10. aged rs. She began her career
as a teacher in the Chicago schools in
1851 and continued in the service untiE
1899.
Charles Smith, engineer on the Free
port express on the Chicago and North.
Western line, leaped to his death, when
his train struck the rear end of Il freight
three miles west of Elgin. Frank Arm
strong. the fireman, also leaped and was
badly hurt.
Mrs Carolina Port was shot dead by
her husband, Anton Port, as she was ris-
ing from the bed where she had been
putting her 3 weeks old child to sleep.
After killing his wife the husband shot
himself through the temple. He died
within few minutes The shooting
was the result of a quarrel.
Judge Honore directed that the.
Western Trust and Savings bank take.
charge as receiver of the affairs Of the.
Continental Financing company, which
is SAID to be insolvent. The head of the,
concern. which is said to be more than
81 100000 in debt, is Henry Wulff, for
mer treasurer Of the state Of Illinois.
In the annual award of scholars Of
the house at Yale the Cox scholarship
for worthy student was given to How
ard T. Bishop Of Chicago. He is a mem
her of the sophomore class George
Dahl of the freshman class was awardeI
one of the two learned scholarships
which continue for three years, the re-
mainder OF the course.
Charles Tull. colored, and two com
nanions who arrived in Chicago from
Iowa. were mistaken for strike breakers
while searching for a roorling house. ana
We're attacked by crowd Of strike sym
Dathizers Tulfs companions escaped.
but Tul was overtaken by his pursueTs
and terribly beaten. When rescued hy
the police an effort was being made to
lynch him. He was taken to the county
hospital where it was stated he had few
chances of recovery.