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Weyauwega Mr. B. D. Waterhouse; one of our merchants who mysteriously disappeared some two months ago has been heard from. He turned up in California. It seems that he had been laboring under an aberration of mind. He meant to have paid up all his little bills before he went, but being under that peculiar frame of mind he did not. Deputy Sheriff Devins has been selling off his stock of goods at Sheriff's sale the past week, to satisfy importunate debtors. It is thought that his real and personal property will pay his debts.
The dwelling house of Mr. Shearer, the music teacher, had a narrow escape from fire this wee. Everything was moved out,
and if we had been unfortunate enough to have had a fire engine the house would have been
burned sure, but a Babcock extinguisher, with a few pails of water, did
the business. The Republican - Waupaca, WI - September 16, 1874 Weyauwega
The soiled doves in out town are again in a flutter. Mrs. Tranir, the
chief of that class of sinners, was arrested Saturday for keeping a
house of ill fanie, and after an exciting examination, was held to bail
for her appearance at the Circuit Court, Justice VanEpps. It was
supposed that a person of her character would fail to obtain bail, but
not so, Judge W. F. Waterhouse and E. Whitlock volunteered to go her
bail. Eminently proper thing for them to do, and in keeping with the
general run of their happy and virtuous lives. The Republican - Waupaca, WI - December 10, 1874 New London Geo. Spurr is coming back to take possession of the New London House, and Mr. Blood who for some months has been proprietor of it goes to Oshkosh to take Spurr a place in the Beckwith House. New London people will generally be glad to welcome Spurr back. So says the Times. Personals J. Wakefield, of Fremont, started last Tuesday for Watertown, N. Y. intending to be gone about two weeks. C. P. Sibley has rented his farm in the town of Lind for a period of three years and has moved to Waldo, on the Wisconsin Central, near Plymouth. Little Wolf Christopher Storm, of this town was arrested and tried for fraudulently obtaining possession of an express package containing Forty-one dollars, intended for Wm. Storm, his son. The case was taken from before Justice C. D. Gorman of Manawa and tried before Justice Perry of New London. Eye witnesses say the trial appeared all a sham, witnesses on the part of the State were barely allowed a hearing, while the defendant was permitted to tell his story from beginning to end with scarcely an interruption. The A. Ex. Co have paid Mr. Wm Storm the money and will no doubt appeal from the decision of the court. A civil action between P.S. George plaintiff and P. Garry defendant, commenced a week ago last Friday at Manawa and adjourned to Saturday last, was tried before a jury and a verdict rendered in favor of the plaintiff. Mr. Adams, of Waupaca, spoke at length, and in splitting accents cited cases to the jury that had been tried in New York, illustrative of the decision they ought to render in favor of the defendant, his client and in tones of thunder charged them to give in their verdict in accordances with the illustrations given. While on the other side Mr. E. A. Scott acting for the plaintiff, arose and although interrupted by his opponent several times, succeeded in presenting to the jury in terse, pithy language, a recapitulation of the facts in the case and impressing upon their minds the necessity of rendering a verdict in accordance therewith. Mr. E. A. Scott, we are told, intends to practice law in the future and this his leading case, shows that he has talent, and can use it, as perhaps Bill Waterhouse could testify, from a little experience with him some time ago. If you have articles you would like to submit for posting please email me. Return to News Article Index Return to homepage Copyright © 2000-2011 Paula Vaughan |