Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-15
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| The men had some words and while
| Keyser was STOPPING over his work,
| John came UP behind him and stabbed
him in the back with knife, eleven or
| twelve times, infiicting some deep and
ugly wounds Keyser not expecting the
attack, says be was unable to defend
himself His wounds may prove fatal.
ALFRED P. DELANEY, for many years a
resident of this state, and a brother of
ex-United States Dist. Atty. A K. De-
laney, died at Elsinore, CAL, of con-
sumption.
CHIPPEWA Indians in the northern part
of the state will send delegation to
Washington to secure 1000, said to be
due the tribe on an old treaty.
The following building enterprises are
in progress in Wisconsin: AT Marinette,
a $l5O,0OO saw mill on Tweedle Island !;
at Prairie du Chen, 100000 addition
to the Catholic college; at Ashland,
$3.50, 900 lumber mill and dam; at Kau-
kauna, $4,000 pulp mill; in Racine
County, $4,000 insane asylum;
in Vernon County, $4,000 in
sane asylum; at Delavan, $780,,
900 hotel by Chicago parties; at
Ripon, $4,000 gymnasium, etc., for
Ripon College; at GAINESVILLE, a 5000 900
hospital; at Appleton, $4,000 ladies'
hall for Lawrence University.
BURAGE B. Downs, one of the oldest
settlers of tie Chippewa Valley, died
suddenly at Eau Claire on the 10th,
aged rs. He built the first saw-mill near
Menominee forty years ago. Downs
vile, Dane County, was named for him.
THE conductor of a freight from
Spooner on the night of the 10Th reports
that the body of boy, about Is, frozen
stiff was found in a box car of his train
near Rice Lake The body was left at
a way station. The boy is supposed to
be from Ashland, name unknown. He
had evidently tried to steal ride.
THE following companies fled articles
OF association in the secretary of states
office on the 10th: Smith & Landeck
Lumber company, of Milwaukee; CAPT.
tai stock, 800, 900; incorporators, William
Schmidt, William Landeck and Charles
Beck. Mann Shoe company, of Milwau-
kee capital stock, SAC. 600; incorporators,
Isaac G.. Mann, E. Frank Beals and A.
A. S. Smith. Geo. Ziegler company, of
Milwaukee; amending as to duties Of
officers. Kosciusko Guard association,
of Milwaukee; fixing capital stock at
$25 600, and amending as to directors,
officers, etc.
THE Spring Valley Cheese Company,
of Perry, Dane County, has been incor-
porated.
HENRY NJ. HAYDEN, of Eau Claire, is
in Washington in consultation with Col
Villas. It is reported he is seeking a
territorial judgeship.
For the second time this winter spirit
thermometers at Ashland reached AZ
below zero on the 9th. Many registered
more than that.
PAUL GRorTKAU began his term of SEN
tence at the Milwaukee house of correc-
ton on the 10th. An appeal will short
ly be issued to all the sections Of the So
cialistic league of this country, calling
for pledges and contributions for the
| agitator's family pending his incarcera-
ton.
A NEW feature in the Plankinton
House reading room. for the accommo-
dation of guests, is a typewriter outfit,
complete. A shorthand writer is kept
| constantly on hand, and it will probably
soon become quite clad" for the young
| men Of Milwaukee to step in and dictate
| hurried letter to the operator in an
sWering business or personal correspon-
dence.
AT Prairie du CHEN on the 9th, E.
Rindskopf of Milwaukee, was bound
over on charge of ENLIGHTENMENT, pre-
ferred by a saloonkeeper. The COM
plant alleges that Rindskopf agreed to
take 800 in settlement OF bill of $40,
and that when he handed Rindskopf a
500 bill to change, the latter returned
hin out $50.
GERTRUDE, the 4-months-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Kermott. living
on Mount Vernon Avenue, Milwaukee,
was accidentally smothered in bed on
the night Of the 9Th.
''SCRAP IRON BILL is conducting a
temperance crusade at Washburn. His
| reform class already numbers sixty
eight members.
W. 5. METCALF was run over and
seriously injured by heavy laden log.
ging sleigh, at a camp near Shell Lake.
His lett leg had to be amputated.
THE Rev. J. P. Erich, of La Crosse,
has been called to the presidency of the
Norwegian Lutheran Theological Sem
mary near Minneapolis.
LAST June, John Jacques notified the
Milwaukee police that a gold watch
pair of bracelets, and other jewelry had
been stolen from his house. A married
couple. who boarded at the house, were
suspected, and their room was searched,
UuG uOlulHS was lOuHU. however,
Jacques compelled the suspected persons
to leave his house. Recently he changed
his place of residence, and while putting
up the bed, which had been in the
boarders' room, the missing jewelry was
found hidden in the mattrass.
IT is reported from Eau Claire that a
scheme has been discovered there for
entrapping young girls into disreputable
dens that it is alleged exist in northern
parts of the state.
1T is said that the Indians on the
island opposite Desoto are suffering
serious inroad by smallpox.
THE following superintendents of de-
partments of the state fair have been
elected Morse, John NJ. True, of Bara-
boo; speed, James G. Boyd Of Milwau,
kee; cattle, A. A. Arnold, of Galesville :
sheep, c. M. Clark, of Whitewater;
swine, F. c. Curtis. of Rocky Run;
poultry, William Wilson, of Wausau;
agriculture, field products, Seth Fisher,
Center, Rock County; fruits and flowers,
H. Z. Adams, of Madison; ma