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Personal Frank Merry got down town Monday. His sickness has pulled him down considerably and he looks decidedly "peeked", but is coming out all right. Another new comer to our city is Dr. Eyer, who has put out his sign on the post office building. He will reside in the rectory with Rev. J. A. McGlone. John Fordyce, of Weyauwega, was in town last Saturday, and as the storm put an embargo on railway travel that evening, he remained at the Vosburg House all night and took "Foot and Walker's line" for Weyauwega Sunday morning. The Republican - Waupaca, WI - April 30, 1881 A man named Peter Urquhard, of Embarrass, has been cutting up queer antics, his mind, which has lately been somewhat unsettled, gave way entirely and he was possessed with the notion that he ought to offer a sacrifice of his cow, his pigs and one of his children. He killed the cow with a pitchfork, his pigs with a spade, and was endeavoring to kill his boy, when the screams of his wife brought help, and he was carried off. However, while his captors were not looking, he escaped and ran back two miles to his house, and again tried to kill his child, but his pursuers were too close at his heels, and he was again taken into custody and safely lodged in jail. He was a good, hard-working citizen and universally respected. The Stevens Point Journal - Stevens Point, Wisconsin - July 23, 1881 PERSHONE, the crippled shoemaker, who was recently so severely beaten at Manawa by Jack O'Brien and his partner, has died from the effects of his injuries. The murderers have not yet been caught. At Clintonville, Frederick Lattsch, an old man of 65, on the 12th fatally shot his son Ferdinand, and then shot himself dead. The son was 22 years of age and married. The cause of the deed was a financial misunderstanding. The Republican - Waupaca, WI - September 16, 1881
Will Burrows, a young man, living in Almond,
while out hunting last Sunday, accidentally shot himself in the right
leg just above the knee. The wound is very bad one, the flesh being
badly torn Mr. H. H. Suhs, of Iola, has accepted a position as teacher in the Amherst school and entered his new field of labor last Monday. Parfreyville Jefferson Sheldon has sold his farm of 160 acres to Rev. Barnes, of Saxville, who will take immediate possession. J. Sheldon has rented and is now living in the house formerly owned by Calvin Day. S. Conklin has taken down his barn which was ruined by lightning last fall. He has also repaired this bridge across Crystal River, North of the Lewis House, so that teams can safely cross. Thomas Collier while cutting corn last Wednesday struck a very sharp corncutter across the top of his foot, thereby inflicting a severe wound from which he may not soon recover. New London On Monday night during the severe thunder storm which swept over this section of the country, the lightning struck a barn of Andrew Klinger residing near Ostrander's Mill, setting it on fire, destroying it together with the entire contents including hay, grain, new wagon, buggy , farming tools, etc. The Republican - Waupaca, Wisconsin - October 21, 1881 Diphtheria is raging to quite an alarming extent at Manawa. We are informed that there is fifteen cases there at present. Little Hope also has a few slight cases. At Medina, A. Relten lost three children in the recent consecutive days with the so called black tongue.
The Republican - Waupaca, WI - November 25, 1881 Embarrass News was received late Sunday evening, Nov. 20th that Fred Wengel, A German farmer living in the south part of this town, had hung himself. There are suspicious of foul play and our officers are investigating. A few years ago out town boasted of its healthfulness but the many new graves made this summer force us to give it up; the last being the only son of E. C. Palmer, of diphtheria, aged 3 years. Personal Dr. Donaldson took the morning train for Fargo, Da., last Monday, where he will hereafter reside Geo. I. Smith, of Fremont, went into the lumber woods with his teams last week Mrs. Richard Lea has been quite ill this week, but we are glad to learn is rapidly recovering. James Van Epps started last Saturday morning for Fargo, Dakota, with Dr. Donaldson's horses. ____________________________ 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 |