Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-18
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attorneys claim to have discovered g
very material error in the decision,
on the strength Of wbit b they hope to
get the case re-opened. MIR. McGeoch
states that the alleged error consists
IN an characterization OF his own
credits in the account between him
self and Mr.. Wells.
HERE seems to be no truth in the
report that the judges of the supreme
court recently held meeting and dis
cussed a proposal to refuse railway
passes this year. AS a matter of fact
the judges Of the supreme court did
not use railway passes last year but
declined to accept them and returned
them to the railroad companies.
There may be some exceptions, but it
IS certainly true as TO most members
or the court, who are known to have
bought tickets and paid their fare.
SUIT has been instituted by Thomas
Davenport and John Fray, Jr.,
against David Stephenson, the con-
tractor, who constructed the Dane
County court house. The action was
brought to recover g. half interest in
$4,000 claimed to be due them for
work on the structure as sub-con-
tractors.
ARTICLES consolidating the Eastern
Railway Company, Of Minnesota, and
the Superior & Southwestern Railroad
Company, OF Wisconsin, were filed in
the office OF the Secretary Of State at
Madison, on the 18th. The name of
the consolidated corporations is that
OF the former company, and it's CAPT
tai stock is $5,OO0,OOO.
THE courts sustain Register OF Deeds
Crotteau, Of Wood County, in his re-
fusal to permit @. L. Encking, ofFond
du Lac, to see certain books III his Of
tce. Crotteau was arrested and the
case vas dismissed.
JOHN KUBICEK, aged years, died at
the home OF his parents on Warren
Avenue, Milwaukee. on the 18th. The
little fellow with FIVE others, was
locked in the house while the father
was away at work, when bis clothing
caught fire, burniL & him so badly that
ne died next day.
The entire sawmill plant OF the Ash.
land Lun1 Der Company has been sold
TO Capt. B. Dohertv for consideras
ton OF $685. 900.
FRANK BRADBURY, 8 ST. Paul brake
man, was crushed to death by e. train
at the Muskego Avenue crossing, M il
waukee, on the 18th. He was 40year
old.
THE Eau Claire boot and shoe store
OF John Norden was closed under an
attachment by SELF, Schwab & Co., Of
Chicago.
THE club house built at Grand
Crossing by the Burlington Railway
Company has been formally opened.
JULIUS THoRP has been held to trial
at Eau Claire for robbing room
mate.
A. L. CRUMP has been appointed
postmaster at Ipswich, Lafayette
County.
THE State Firemen's Association
met at Madison and the organization
was perfected. 1t Was decided to have
q tournament at Madison IN June.
THE collector Of Internal revenue at
Milwaukee reports that during the
year 1887 the receipts of the Office
amounted to Sc, ,747.97, an in
crease over the previous year OF $751;
964.3O.
AN old man named Albert Schubert
was run over by an engine at the
Sixth Street viaduct, Milwaukee, on
the 9th. Both legs were cut Off and
ne died in an hour.
JOHN KELLY was sentenced at Ash
land to six months in jail for stealing
s. pair OF mittens worth SO cents.
In the real estate suit Of D. G. Will
Jams against L. w. Spear q decision
Was filed at Ashland in favor OF the
plaintiff in which the court finds that
the defendant was not prepared to
convey to the plaintiff q good title to
the land within fifteen days after MAX
ing the contract. The plaintiff is
therefore entitled to Judgment for
$500. The property in litigation is at
Ashland and the conveyance Was
made during the boom.
A. FJELsTAD and Albert Hamberg,
grocerymen at North La Crosse, have
failed. The assets and liabilities are
not known.
TIE $500 Railway Company has
arranged to enter Ashland over the
Wisconsin Central Line, using seven
miles Of the tracks of the last-named
company.
CAPT. FRANK HATCH, ex-chief OF po-
lice of La Crosse, has been appointed
special agent of the $500" road and
will have charge of the police and de.
tective systems of the company.
MRS. LUCY A. PREMo obtained
verdict for $4,000 against the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
Company, for personal injuries, in the
United States court at Madison.
FRANK EsTERBRooK, son of Atty.
Gen. Esterbrook, had g. leg fractured
while coasting at Madison. Three
brothers named Seligman were badly
hurt the same day by running into 8,
lamp-post.