Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-07
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| dates for the state offices.
The Scandinavian Club, at Ashland,
has over 200 members.
ANDREW J. PIERCE, Of Madison, is a
lineal descendent of the family who Law
| claim to the valuable Harlem flats prop
erty, in New York. Mr.. 2. is in posses
sion of letters, papers and maps sent
to him by attorneys interested in the
| matter. Many million dollars are in
volvod in the case.
GEORGE HooLAN was killed by fall
ing. tree in Whites camp, near Eau
Claire.
IT is reported that Johnson, the miss
ing Sun Prairie merchant, lost heavily
In Gogebic mining stocks.
THERE is talk Of extending the railway
between Fairchild and Osseo north to
the Eau Claire River to connect with
the proposed Winona & South Western.
PROF. II. '. EGBERT, lately appointed
| assistant astronomer at the Washburn
Observatory, has arrived at Madison
from the Dudley Observatory, New
York. The arrival of Prof Egbert COM
pletes the working staff of the observa-
tory.
The Eau Claire Board of Trade is gath
eaing statistics on the citv's annual bust
| ness to include IN memorial to Con-
| gress in the interests OF a public build
ing appropriation bill.
THE suit instituted against NJ K. Smell,
of Seymour, for alleged embezzlement
of funds, was discontinued before it
came to trial as Mr.. Smell held receipts
for the moneys alleged to have been by
him misappropriated.
EMIL FABEL and Frederick Bevers
have each sued the Utley Granite Com
pany for 5000 on account of personal
injuries by the falling of a trestle,
which, they allege, was insecurity
stayed.
The postmaster at Leola. Adams coun-
| ty, gets two-thirds as much for carrying
the mail from Hancock to Leola as his
| salary for keeping the postofice, which
| amount, for the last quarter, was cents
| less than expenses.
ONEIDA County has sued J. H. Lopez
| and L. n. Arson, as trustees for Lincoln
| County, to recover the land held by
| them for the Merrill, Wausau & Abbots-
ford Railway Company. The plaintiff
asks the court to order the trustees to
| quit-claim all lands situated in Oneida
County to them.
| ADoLPH RoHLwEs an inmate of the
Milwaukee Soldiers Home, was found
dead, near the railroad track, west of
| the Home, on the 1st inst He left
| home and became intoxicated in sa-
| loon at Wauwatosa. One OF his COM
rades tried to get him to 60 back at
night but he refused. He remained
out during the driving rain, and the ex-
posure killed him. He was IS years of
age and In very poor health.
DANE County has paid Percival Rob-
erts, on the judgment obtained by the
latter in the courthouse suit, So, 691.30,
with an accrued interest of $l09.07.
David Stephens has been ordered to
pay to Roberts the Judgment given
! against him, amounting to about 81, 800
| more.
| J. F. O'BRIEN has been appointed
chief of police at Ashland, vice August
Schwartz. resigned.
| FIRE at Milwaukee on the morning of
the Sd, which began in the double five
story brick building occupied by J.
| Fernekes & Bro, candy manufacturers,
| completely Quilted the building, destroy
| ing a heavy stock of candy and fire.
works. The stock of Goldsmith & Co.,
carpets, adjoining was badly damaged
as was also the stock of mattresses in the
| building across the street The total
loss will reach 100000.
| RICHARD RHODE, an officer of the Pruss-
| ian army, committed suicide at the resi-
dence of Guido Hansen, Milwaukee, on
| the LIST. The young man was a guest OF
| the family, and the announcement had
been made of his coming marriage to a
| daughter of Mr.. Hansen. No cause is
known for the deed.
The warm weather is causing gener-
al breaking up of the lumber camps ID
| Northern Wisconsin
STANLEY PRoUDF1T, Of Madison, has
been appointed second assistant general
manager of the freight department of
the Omaha.
Col. j. G. JOHNSON, who for eight years
has been in charge of the St. Paul Com
his position and will go to the South
west. Col. johnson is succeeded by J.
A. Emerson, of Portage.
Mrs. THoM, wife of DIR. d. M. B. Thorn,
| died at Mardin, Turkey, where she and
| her husband were in the service of the
American Board of Congregational Mis-
| sions. The couple were widely known
throughout Wisconsin, having renewed
] their acquaintance in 1886, when they
| visited La Crosse and other interior
| cities.
A MAN named Bloss has been arrested
at La Crosse for furnishing saw to the
! prisoners in the county jail. A plan had
! been made for general jail delivery,
but the saw was found. Young Kennett,
the alleged murderer of the Daniels wo-
man, is said to have had hand in the
affair.
FREDERICK WEYERHAUsER and the Mis-
sissippi River Logging Company have
paid Bona Bros. & Co., of Port Deposit,
| Mich, $4,000 for tract of pine land
consisting of twenty-four forties lying
adjacent to the Chippewa.
IT is said that the village of Crandon,
| Forest County, the center of tract of
| more than 400,00O,0O0 of timber. is ex-
| tremely anxious Tor railroad facilities.
1t offers the Midland Company $4,000
to make it a point on the line.
GEN. BRAGG, the new American minis
ter, accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter, arrived at the City of Mexico Oh the
Goth. They were met at Sialo by COM
mittee of prominent Americans. Gen.
Bragg is in excellent health.
| AFTER ordering his breakfast at Peters