Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13
STATE NOTES.

| The earnings of the Milwaukee &
| Northern Railroad for the first week in
June were $19,b75. The corresponding
week last year the earnings were S16,-
ITO. An increase of S., sos is shown this
year. The earnings of the Milwaukee,
| Lake Shore & Western road were $62,-
054, a decrease of go, SOP as compared
| with last year.
| ARRIVALS at Eau Claire from the north
report the villages along the Omaha
road forty to fifty miles north of that
city were badly scared by q cyclone on
the 9th. About $3.50 o'clock heavy rain
| was falling in that region. The cyclone
swept across the country from the south
east badly tearing up the qnoccupied
| wooded country, but lodging the villages,
miles west of the Omaha line. Chetek
village had the closest call. Lake
| Chetek lies on the edge of the village.
| The cyclone passed over the lake with
| lightning speed, forming hugh water
spout, which brought out the whole vii
lage in great alarm. People were
swarming on lumber piles and roofs of
barns and houses as the waterspout
swept over the lake accompanied by
| roaring and kissing noise. Some OBJ
servers report the funnel-shaped
| n crook in it about two thirds of the way
down, and looking in the distance like
gigantic leg sticking out of the clouds
with the foot trailing through the water.
JACOB FARMER, an insane man, COM
| mltted suicide in the Milwaukee jail on
the 9Th by hanging himself with rope
| made of the bedclothes in his cell.
About ten carloads of iron ore daily
pass through La Crosse over the Bur
| llngton road. The company has con-
| tracted to carry 25, 900 carloads for the
| Duluth Iron Ore Mining Company to
| Savannah and other points south.
| The Trempealeau and Black River
Valley Veteran Association will hold
their annual reunion at MERRIAM, June
% and %.
THE district convention, I. O. G. T., at
| Ashland, elected the following officers:
Chief templar, M. Y. Cleft; secretary,
Rev: NJ. Boyeson; vice-templar, Miss G..
Richie, Ashland; councillor, L. D. Lar
rien, Pineville; treasurer, w. G.. Masher;
superintendent juvenile templars, Miss
| Clara Bauron; past chief templar, G. w.
| R. Peaslee; delegates to grand lodge, J.
E. Carrie and DR.. P. Deming.
A DISPATCH from Washington SAYS:
| The secretary of the treasury has
awarded the contract for the erection Of
Federal building at La Crosse, Wis, to
r. l.. Reynolds, of La Crosse, for the
sum of 10000. The contract for the
construction Of Federal building at
Oshkosh has been awarded to Dunes
sell Bros, of Louisville, KY, for ST.
455.
THE state convention of the w. G.. L.
| u, at Milwaukee, closed on the Sth
inst, with lecture by Mrs. Mary T.
Lathrop of Michigan. Over 800 dele
gates were present during the session.
A coRoNER's jury decided that Moses
Sagerman, who was killed by Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul train, at Milwau-
kee, died "while stealing ride with
three other boys"
IN the United States court at Eau
Claire two judgments were rendered
against Herbert NJ Stocking-one for
SIG as ex-disburser of land-office
moneys and one for 5000 as receiver of
the land Office.
S. FIELD. q stock buyer Of Trempea-
leau County. lately bought of w. F. Car
ter, of Osseo, three 3-year-old steers
which were said to be the heaviest ever
sold in that market The weight of one
was $50 pounds, another 40, and the
third ,450. A cow sold with them
weighed $40 pounds.
% years of age, was killed while work
ing on the Washington Avenue tunnel,
Milwaukee. The ground caved on him
and he was smothered to death.
| VALENTINE ALBERT, switching fore
| man, was killed in the Milwaukee & St.
| Paul yards at Milwaukee on the 7th.
| Standing on a freight car ladder he
leaned over too far and his head struck
a telegraph pole, killing him instantly.
JACOB TRUAx, who accompanied Rob-
ert Fulton on the second trip Of his
steamboat, the "Clermont. on the
Hudson in 1907, reached the age Of 100
years on the Sd. Mr.. Truax was born
in Steuben County, n. Y. was wagon
and after following his occupation
many years in New York came to
Eau Claire twelve years ago, and has
since lived there with his son, Peter
Iruax, wealthy lumberman The
venerable gentleman is in very good
health, and will apparently live for
several years. He retains a lively in
| terest in current events.
JOE HARDY, a BAYFIELD, fisherman,
passed through an experience that but
few men could have outlived. While
outside the islands in an open boat,
Gquall sprung up and his boat was up
| SET. Tor TWO Gays ne clung 10 the DOT
tom and finally dri.ted onto one of the
islands, where he VAS rescued.
AFTER drinking bout on the 4th at
Milwaukee saloon, August Werenrath
was fatally stabbed by Adam Schaefer.
A YOUNG man believed to be Louis
Wieg by name, committed suicide just
outside the Milwaukee city limits onthe
night of the 4th
Wisconsin Pensions.