Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17
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near Black River Falls. The mound is
supposed to contain iron ore.
Ex-SHERIFF S. J. M. PUTNAM, of
GAINESVILLE, has been appointed steward
of the State Hospital for the Insane at
Madison.
MAJOR z. W. OAKLEY. of Madison.
has been nominated United States mar
shall for the western district of Wiscon-
sin.
The Otter Greek Dairymen's Associa-
ton, located at Otter Greek, in the
county of Eau Claire, has filed articles
OF association with the secretary of state.
Capital stock, $1,000.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the
Sherman Lumber Company, of Eau
Claire, with capital stock of 800, 900.
was filed, on the 9th inst, with the Sec
rotary of state.
The river and harbor bill gives the
Fox and Wisconsin River appropriation
500, 900 more than last year and several
other appropriations have been added
for Wisconsin improvements, including
$40, 900 for Pensaukee.
VIM. LONG had hearing in the county
court at Prairie du Chen on the 10th
inst, and was sentenced to one year in
the ponitentiary, one day of solitary con-
fnement, for burglarizing the stores of
I'll. Beach and e. Morrison, and the resi-
dence of Geo. Huber.
AN old gentleman by the name of
Posten, living in Springfield was, on
the 18th inst, out few rods from the
house, and was seen to throw up his
no dc nd fo1l 70 e.
went to him Immediately, and he was
dead.
ARTICLES of association of the Emer-
aid Lumber Company, located at Hud-
son, were filed at Madison, on the 9th
inst. The capital stock is fixed at $780,
900. There we're also filed amended ar
ticles of organization of the Superior
Lumber Company, located at Ashland.
The capital stock of this concern is $685.
600.
EVANSVILLE Gazette: James Colwell
and Harvey Thomas yesterday captured
five young wolf whelps on the bank of
Rock River, in the town of GAINESVILLE,
and brought them to the city, last even
ing, for the purpose of obtaining the
county and state bounty, which would
amount to $55.
JOHN BURTON, brakeman employed
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway, while endeavoring to get on a
train at the junction at WATERFOWL, on
the 9th inst, fell between the cars and
was instantly killed, the wheels severing
his lead from his body. Burton was a
resident of Portage City and about 81
years of age.
AN Oshkosh dispatch Of the 9th inst,
says: Returns tonight show beyond
doubt that a majority of the taxpayers
have signed the petition in favor of the
proposition to give $50, ZOO in aid of the
Milwaukee and Lake Winnebago Rail
road. The canvass will continue to-mor-
row to cover all contingencies; but the
proposition is now carried beyond ques-
ton.
j. M. GALLAGHER, brakeman on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
way, was severely injured about the hips,
back and head, at Rio, on the 9Th inst,
by falling between the platform of the
Intelligence was received on his arrival
leg broken by the tipping over of pile
driver at Reeds Landing, MINI.
The reception rendered by the Wis
consin Republican Association to Gov.
Rusk, State Treasurer McFetridge and
Attorney D. S. Ordway took place at
Washington, on the 9Th inst, in the par
lors of the Ebbitt House. The affair
vas quite informal, as the only purpose
was to introduce Wisconsin people hold
ing Office or positions in the capital or
the departments to the executive of their
and those with him. About 200 were
present The toilets of the ladies were
very handsome.
SENATOR CAMERON, of Wisconsin, has
secured the passage of the bill in rela-
ton to the cutting of timber upon Indian
reservations. It is quite important to
the northwestern states in which Indian
reservations have been located. It pro-
vides that every person who unlawfully
cuts or aids or is employed in unlawfully
cutting, or wantonly destroys any tim
United States which may be reserved or
purchased for military or other pur-
poses, or upon any Indian reservation
or land belonging to or occupied by any
tribe of Indians under the control of the
United States, shall pay a fine of not
more than $500 and be imprisoned not
more than twelve months.
The supreme court delivered several
important decisions on the 10th. In the
case of Herman Knoll, charged with the
murder of Chas. Rohde, on the 4th of
March, 1879, the judgment of the circuit
court was reversed and the case remand
ed for new trial. A like decision was
given in the case of Noonan, charged
with the rape of Minnie Nietensa, in
Dane County, on the 18th of September,
1880. The judgment of the circuit court
was affirmed in the case of the Green
Bay and Mississippi Canal Company vs.
the Messrs. Hewitt and Reuter-, in re-
gard to certain land in Outagamie
County, and in the case of Simeon Mills,
ex-state treasurer, on the question as to
whether Mills bondsmen were respon-
sible to the state for$10, 900 deposited in
his bank.
A MEETING of railroad men was held
at Washington, on the 9th inst. In the
room of the house committee on public
lands to explain the plans and prospects
of the st. Paul, Eastern and Grand