Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-12-22
STATE ITEMS.


bincoln's new store, and the brick hotel
! The outbreak OF the demonstration seems to
have originated from misunderstandi ng
between Mr. Nye and Mr.. Lincoln, the post
master, in regard to over-charges which Nye
claimed for services. The parties could not
agree and Nye sued Lincoln. 1t seems that
during Nye's term of service, he had been in
the habit of frequently taking a drink at the
counter OF Lincoln's drug store On appl-
cation for settlement Nye demanded an
itemized account, which Mr.. l.. gave him,
in which some of the drinks were given.
Nye proceeded to Neenah and entered COM
plant against Lincoln for retailing whiskey
withoufa license, and had Mr.. L. fined s25.
general feeling efindignation was aroused
against Nye in MenaSha. which eliminated
in the tar and feathering of that individual.
The Appleton Post also reports the death
of Il young man by the name of Sanders,
formerly saloon keeper in that place who
died last week at Young's Corners, in state
delerium tremens. 1t is reported that he
was intoxicated four weeks previous tie his
death nearly all the time, and as soon as he
was refused liquor, death ensued.
The Madison Journal says some 100000
has been added to the funds of the Agricul-
tural College of the State University by the
sale of Agricultural College lands during the
past year. These sales consisted mainly of
lands situated in Polk county.
Rev. R. W. Williams, Baptist preacher
at Waupaca, brings an action for SANDER
against Rev. J. Post, another minister and
W. Levisee, of that place, to be tried next
week. Williams is the preacher charged
with seducing female meInber of his fock
and aiding in abortion to conceal the crime.
! He sues Post and LeEisee for giving publicity
to the story.
The Oshkosh Northeastern says that "the
attorney for Mr.. c. A. Harrington, in the
case of Harrington vs.. State Treasurer Smith,
suit to recover illegal fees in the School
Land Department, will take the case into
the Supreme Court on appeal, 1t has been
decided in Smiths favor by the Justice and
Circuit Courts, and now goes before the
highest tribunal for final decision"
We learn from the Beaver Dam papers that
a grand festival 1T the College in that city
will come off on Wednesday evening this
week. The design is three fold ''To Gel
citrate the fine Improvements that have been
made in the building; to raise money fol
some needed articles in the Domestic De-
partment, and to furnish Parlor; and to
give the friends an opportunity to encourage
the School by an exhibition of their good
will"
| The Commission dealers of Berlin paid out
in one day last week $4,000 for produce
and nearly all this amount was paid for pork,
beef and pelts.
From the 0conomowoc Mirror We learn
that on Sunday evening, December 18th two
men entered the balm of George Williams in
that village, harnessed one of his horses and
put collar on the other. At this point in
the proceedings a boy had occasion to visit
| the barn: AS he opened the door dog
banked, and the men blew out the lights and
fled for dear life. On Monday evening the
boy saw the same two men, and they asked
him who owned good horses, as they wished
to purchase. He soon left them, and gave
the alarm, aud the citizens commenced t.
search the village, but owing to the darkness
were unable to find any clue of their where
aboQts. 1t is the general opinion that these
| fellows have confederates in the village Who
secret them.
The Oconomowoc Library Association is
a fixed fact. The society will soon arrange
for a course of lectures by the most talented
men in the State.
The Oshkosh Northeastern of last week
has the particulars of bold outrage com.
mitted in that place on the person of man
named a. Scheffer, late of Houghton, Mich.
| While on his way to the depot, little be-
fore eight o clock in the evening, he was
attacked by three men and dragged into a
lumber yard near by, where they stripped
him of his coat containing his pocket boo k,
cut open his pockets and robbed him Of his
watch and everything of value upon his per-
son. Scheffer resisted to the best of his abil-
| ity, and succeeded getting the upper hand o I
one of the men, when the other two came to
his assistance, when they stabbed Scheffer
witb,,a clasp-knife, inficting an ugly flesh
woundiu. the arm and slight cut inthe breast
The alarm was given and the chief o. Police
succeeded in arresting man named Bell,
supposed to be one Of the miscreants. The
other two have thus far escaped Scheffer
pocket book contained $40 in currency,
four English sovereigus, al notes and other
papers valued at SI700. His watch was
worth about $40 Scheffer has been propri-
etor of drug store in Houghton, Mich.
which he sold out several months ago. He
came to Oshkosh bringing his money with
him, intending to invest it in real estate
here. The man Bell, Scheffer recognized as
miner from Houghton, and it is probable
that Bell and his accomplices have been
watching Scheffer with the design of robbing
him. None of the valuables were found in
Bells possession, and he stoutly denies his
guilt
The last Waukesha Freeman contains
highly sensational article produced on the
declarations of an old Australian miner to
the effect that there is gold in certain lands
within miles of Waukesha.
The Fond du Lac Saturday Reporter says
the curioSities Of science are fearful, and i: