Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-23
STATE NOTES.


leading business men are circulating a
subscription paper for the purpose ofas-
pertaining how much money can be Sc
cured toward building an opera house
that will cost about $1,000. The Hon.
@. G. Hixon, J. G. Easton, j. j. Hogan,
Abner Gle, Fred. Copeland, Gen. q.
Van Steenwyk and others favored the
project and it is understood that the
subscription to stock is already about
$25, 1000, and that there is fair prospect
of securing the amount required.
DR.. SK1FF, of La Crosse, has a relic in
the shape of coin, the value OF which
in our money is about 10 cents, made
100 years before Christ. 1t was given
him bv the famous Robert Morris, we'll
known to all who are any way posted In
Masonry as the author of Masonry in
the Holy Land" On one side is clearly
shown a Roman chariot and on the
other is the head of the Roman consul.
The coin was taken from stone coffin
near the CITY of Jerusalem, it being the
custom in those days to bury any small
treasure with the body.
DEACON JACKSON is well-to-do farmer
of the town of Washington, Eau Claire
County, and his daughter Lottie is a
beautiful girl and the pride of the
countryside. Roderick Finn is highly
respected young farmer In the neigh
borhood, who sought the had of LOttie,
whose father opposed the match. Lot
tie was required to sleep with her sister,
who was deputed to guard against an
elopement, but while her sister slept,
Lottie quietly slipped out before dawn
on the 18th and joined her waiting over.
The couple drove to Augusta, were mar
ried by clergyman and will return to
ask the parental blessing after we'd
ding tour.
THE case of the State VS.. Wood & Ring,
of Pittsville, Wood County, for violation
of the Pharmacy law, the parties being
physicians and keeping a drug store
With no registered person in charge,
has been settled in favor of the state,
Messrs. Wood & Ring paying $50 fine
and all costs.
SAMUEL O'GRADY BENNETT has just en-
tered up his homestead patent at Ash
land. The property is at Mellen, on
the Wisconsin Central road, and on 1t
the owner claims is gold mine.
CAPT. H. NJ CULBERTsoN, who died at
Placeryille. Col, on the 18th inst, made
a good record in the war of the REBEL
ion, enlisting in Co. 6 Of the Sixteenth
Wisconsin, as 6 private and was mus
tered out with the rank of captain at
the close of the war. While resident
at Eau Claire be was az hOnOred men,
Der of the Blue Lodge and chapter and
at one time commander Of the Knights
Templar.
The Eau Claire linen factory will be in
operation next month. It is to be fitted
out with fifty looms.
Ex-MAYoR GRINsELL, of Eau Claire,
has been floating a mammoth pine log
that was cut the past winter IN one OF his
camps on the north fork of the Flam-
beau. 1t is Is feet III length and SO
inches in diameter at the top end, and
was allowed a scale of 1880 feet. MIR.
Grinsell has been on the river for thirty
years, and this beats all the logs he has
ever seen on that stream.
The Black River boom opened on the
18th, and mills are starting up again.
Four of the mills have sawed right
along in spite of the high water, but
eight have been shut down most of the
season so far; probably all will be In
operation in a short time. The river IS
falling slowly, the decline from the
highest point being about II inches.
The case of C. L. Halstead VS.. the city
of La Crosse, brings a suit tor $50, 900,
in which James g. jenkins was of
counsel for defense. and Gregory q
Bird. of Madison, for plaintiff, has been
continued for the term. 1t was eX-
pected to occupy the court for five
days.
IT is now understood that the project
of the Chicago & Northwestern Com
panv to erect sea wall opposite its
depot at Milwaukee has been aban-
doned.
JUDGE IRA MEAD, an early settler IN
Eau Claire. and who was the first pro-
bate Judge of that county. died at Bur-
ingame, Kas., on the 4th inst.
DR. S. NJ. BABCoCK. of the state exper-
mental station, has just issued bull
letin, No. IA, on Artificial Fertilizers
and Land Plaster"
The Eau Claire County Prohibition
convention elected twenty-eight dee
gates. headed by A. J. Sutherland, to
the state convention at Madison, which
will elect national delegates.
A LETTER has been received at La
Crosse from Mrs. Mary E. Daniels, OF
Dent County, Mo-, mother of Annie
Daniels, for whose murder Albert Ken
nett is awaiting trial. Mrs. Daniels Is
not aware that her daughter is dead and
writes to ascertain why the young WON.
an has not written to her.
A STOCK company has been organized
at Ellsworth to operate telephone line
between that place and Rock Elm, in
tersecting FL Paso and Olvet, a distance
of twenty five miles.
BARBARA LUTHER, said to be grass
widow whose husband resides in South
ern Wisconsin, has commenced suit In
Minneapolis for alleged breach Of prom
Use, the defendant being Geo. c. Camp
bell, an Ole lumberman said to be
worth $40, 900. She is a dressElaker
and has two daughters, one. of them
married. Her suit calls for damages to
the amount of $40, 900.
CAPT. II. NJ. CULBERTsoN, of Eau
Claire, pioneer of the Chippewa Val
ley, died at Los Angeles, Cal, of con-
sumption.
THE earnings of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore & Western Railroad for the week
ending May IA, were S52, 1S4, as against
S65. 1874 for the corresponding week of
1888, a decrease of $13, 200. The earnings
from January l to May IA, 1888, were
S731 .675, which falls short by S172, 055 of
eoualing the earnings of the first eight
cen weeks of 1887.
THE celebrated Palmer & Rice tax-ti-
a. 900 ;,yoIx-1pn tho title tO S250 000