Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-11-29
MANY ARE DEAD Or HURT.
Deer Season Shows a Startling
Increase in Fatalities.
KILLED &c, WOUNDED 81.
Large Number Mistaken for Deer, but
Accidental Discharges Harm Majority
-Carelessness More Evident

Dead, +26; Wounded, 81.
The total number of the dead SO far
this year in Wisconsin and northern
Michigan is 26, and 81 were wounded.
More hunters We're killed this year by the
accid entail discharge of their own guns
than ever before. A great number of
the dead We're mistaken for deer by over
anxious hunters. One man was killed
by a bullet from his gun, while knocking
apples from a tree with it, preparatory
to going on,a hunt.
Brother killed brother, relative killed
relative and friend killed FRIEND though
by accident. The northern woods dur
ing the hunting season seem TO offer
about the same kind of eXhileration as
the skirmish line in a battle.
Outsiders in Great Fear.
The farmers in the hunting area live
in constant dread and anguish. School
children we1e often kept at home for
fear OF accidents. One old man was
driving into .Arpin when a stray bullet
shot his whip; out of the socket A man
and fell off. being killed At ,Gillett,
Frank Bristeff, aged ID, was wounded
by bullet while walking across the
barnyard of his fathers farm.
The variety, of accidents is greats The.
slaughter of deer is greater, but the
In the lists of casualties following
many of the victims were not directly
killed or wounded in the woods. Some.
of them came to harm while preparing
to go hunting and others after their re
turn from trips.
Those Killed in Wisconsin
The list of the killed in Wisconsin is
as follows:
CRUGER, EMIL, aged 49, Stevens Point,
k RcR " faP aFed ~ Grand Rapids
killed by William Ranton, September l.
HINTZ, EMIL, aged Is, Milwaukee, killed
by cousin near Barron, September y.
killed by own gun September 80.
STUART, JAMES, aged IA, Mazomanie,
killed by own gun, October .
SNYDER, JACOB, Spring Green, killed in
taking gun from wagon, October ..
KERTCHER, FRANK, aged 49, Farming
ton, killed while hunting raccoons, Octo-
EMMERY, BERT, West Bend, killed by
companion, OctoberrS.
DICKINSON, JUDGE s. r.. Superior,
killed by own gun while cleaning, Novem-
BAUGHMAN, iLEMUEL North hudson,
Ind, killed by companion at Pennington,
BOURGEIosE, FRANK. aged 10, stur-
geon Bay, killed while putting gun in boat.
SHELLEY, SIMON. aged 45. waupaca,
LUCAS, FRANK, aged As, Menominee
Mich, killed by boy shooting at owl, No
BRTsKE, EDWARD, New Amsterdam,
killed while hunting November II.
EBBEFEN, PETER, Merrill, killed near
Ashland, November II.
EASTMAN, ROY, aged II. Kewaunee,
killed himself at Wausaukee, November IL
MILLER, HENRY, aged 20, Sheboygan,
killed by gun while knocking apples from
GRAY, GEORGE. La Crosse, killed at
Tamarack Mimi, November IA.
:, H Han IRVING Wautoma, killed by
MORRIS, BERT, Clinton, killed by own
gun, November 81.
Dead on the Peninsula.
Those killed in northern Michigan are:
SARAE, ,GUSTAF, aged 80, Negaunee
killed while cleaning gun, October 10.
by brOther-in-laW, October 81.
LA BRANCH, PETER, Perkins, killed by
set gun, November Is.
FOSTER, EDWARD, Richards Landin2
killed at $500 while hunting, November
WEBSTER, DANIEL, Luce county, found
dead in woods November IS.
FINLANDER, name unknown. Bessenee
mistaken for a deer, November %.
Wounded in Wisconsin.
The list of wounded in Wisconsin.
boygan, wounded by shotgun, September <
Harvey -Adair of Chicago Heights. sbot
by Walter Latro, aiming at a target near
Cumberland, September Z.
John Johnson of Eau Claire wounded
himself September o, while at target prac-
tice.
Frank Bristeff, Gillett aged 13, wounded
September q, while working on fathers
farm.
james Mariet. Chetek, wounded in shout
der. September %, at target practice.
CHI
October I, by Fay Hulce, at Rice lake, skull
fractured.
August Boilers, Green Bay, arm broken
October 8, pulling his gun through fence
Theodore Fellows, aged IS, Merrill
crippled for life, October 7, dog knockine
down rife lying against tree.
Otto Wire, Bloomer, accidentally shot in
legs, October 10. "
Lloyd Reckard, aged 10, Stanley, accident.
ally wounded by companion, October IS.
legs October 10. o' AZ
Paul o'Leary, aged y, Mineequa, acct.
dentally shot, October %.
Paul Brightham, shot in the neck ana
shoulder by companion at Gibbs lake. 0c.
tober 90.
Erik sundstrum, aged Is, Marinette, shot
In thigh, October 80.
accidentally shot in thigh, October SO. i"''
The 14-year-old son of William Broncott,
living near Phillips, lost his right arm
ElIoy Cooper of Boyd, shot through foot
October 80. ''
Joseph Herman of Thorpe, lost hand nv
discharge of gun at Green Bay.
George Subj Of Green Bay, wounded In
eye by explosion Of gun. "
Donald McCabe, Elcho,, fractured arm
October 81. '
NJ Broucotli, Phillips, shot in arm octo.
Der 81. Nv
Oscar Mellin Of Blanchardville. accidental
ly wounded in shoulder by brother while
hunting, November 4.
Henry Frykland, wounded In tho heoly
near Ogema. November g.
Fred II. Peck of Cumberland, woundad
November = in heed and hand by accideo.
tai discharge of gun in room above.
Louis Raindeau, Peshtigo, arm shot off
November Il. VIZ
Jay Wilcox, Thurman, shot In leg nv
brother, November 10. ~
Ed. Rudolf, Rice Lake, shot in chin. No
vember 16
Amos Twining, Gray Mills lost one eve
by piece Of metal from sight, November ih
William HOllister, Milwaukee, shot in
head by stray bullet, November Is.
Daniel Bernstein, Brodhead, shot himself
in shoulder, November 10.
William Arthur, Mineral Point, shot in
head by unknown hunter while unloading
machinery 1T freight deport, November "a.
Emmett Smith, Cedar, arm nearly shot Off
November 10.
l%.nJ Pipunatta NADIA, soo;dop+o1Iy shot