Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-09
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| UlVlSIOu Ol Uu0 OulCdSO, milwaukee, Q
st. Paul Railway, is confirmed. He is
to be general superintendent of the
Minneapolis & Pacific, projected from
Minneapolis to Denver. His successor,
j. B. Moll, of Faribault, has been for
some time general roadmaster of all
lines west OF the Mississippi River.
THE grand jury at Milwaukee COM
pleted it's labors on the 9Th, after be-
Ing in session thirteen days, and ex-
amining 12O witnesses. 1t has re-
turned about seventy indictments.
ROBERT REYNOLDS, "a years of age,
who for two years was an inmate of
the Soldiers Home, was killed by the
incoming passenger train on the ST..
Paul Road,a short distance west of
the Home, on the 9Th. The body was
frightfully mangled.
THE Scandal trade unions general
grocery and provision business at Eau
Claire is in charge of the sheriff under
attachments in favor of Chicago
firm and the Eau Claire National
Bank, the claims Of the former aggre-
eating about 81, 400. The liabilities
and assets are unknown.
The latest issue of Harper's Weekly
contains BCharles Graham's illustra-
tions Of lografting on the Wisconsin
and down the Mississippi. The CEN
trail scene shows raftsmen "Shooting
the Narrows in the Dells of the Wis
consin."
THE Omaha Railway has reduced it's
round trip ticket to three cents g. mile
on all it's lines. This reduction was O.
| x1r1 +ha i,oAo 0f Lo
travelling public.
The Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Railway Company has completed its
iron drawbridge across the mouth of
Lake st. CrOix, and Prescott has had
it's first train Of cars.
THE Omaha Railway Company has
four gravel trains moving between Eau
Claire and Menomonee. In the vicini-
ty of Elk Greek the gradeis beingraised
three feet, while g. number of curves
have been Strengthened.
THE Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western Railroad Company's new
roundhouse at Ashland is to be solid
and substantial building of Manitowoc
brick, and substantially fire proof.
The structure will be $50 feet inside
circle, by 337 outside, 25 feet high and
70 feet deep.
The Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Railway Company announces that it
will open for business that portion OF
the line between La Crosse and the
Chippewa River, O. distance OF
sixty-fve miles. The Chippewa
River is about twenty miles
north of Alma. Two trains will be
run daily each way. One will be a
mixed train, and the other straight
passenger train. The station at the
Chippewa River has been named
'Trevina."
HAZEL GREEN, Grant County, wants
the North Western Railroad to COM
plete and operate a road from Bun
combe, q station on it's line, near
Galena, to Hazel Green, provided they
grade the line.
FIRE at Oshkosh on the evening OF
the 4th, destroyed $4,000 worth OF
property. The losses were distributed
as follows: Stanhilber, Amos & Co.,
loss estimated at $4,000; Diamond
Match Company, $4,000; Oshkosh
Match Company, So, 900. Other losses
including q small frame house from
$4,000 to $4,000. Stanhilber & Co.
had total insurance of $4,000, the
Oshkosh Match Company, 81 800 and
the Diamond Company was uninsured.
THE Shell Lake Lumber Company
mill was completely destroyed by fire.
The property-valued at from $50, 900
to 100000 was but lightly insured.
About 200 men were thrown out OF
employment.
WHILE Conductor Swarts, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way, was ejecting a number bf roughs
from his train, near Eau Claire, for
non-payment of fare, revolvers were
drawn and bloodshed threatened.
The trainmen came to his assistance,
however, overpowered the fellows and
confseated six or eight pistols.
FIRE on the I'd inst, destroyed the
saw-mill of Harrington & Bro, on the
Eau Claire River. Loss So, 800.
| THOMAS KINDER, aged "a years, who
lives near Platteville, attempted suicide
by cutting his throat with q razor,
severing the windpipe. He cannot re-
cover.
THE body of well-dressed man was
taken from the Menomonee River in
the town of Wauwatosa, near the
viaduct, on the Sd. 1t is that of a
man apparently 80 years of age and
had been in the water for some days.
THE Thirty sixth Wisconsin Volun-
teers held q reunion at Madison on
the Sd.
THE country around Prairie du
CHEN was visited by heavy frost on
the Sd inst.
THE Woman s Christian Temperance
Union, in session at Baraboo, elected
the following officers: President, Miss
Amy G. Kellogg, Fort Atkinson; first
vice president, Mrs. E. G. Bascom,
Madison; second vice-president, Mrs.
S. A. Rounds, Eureka; corresponding
secretary, Miss M. NJ. Eaton, Madison;
recording secretary, Miss Aura Col
Inns, Mukwonago; treasurer, Mrs.