Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-08
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The earnings of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul road for the last week in
January were 1870, 560.29 as. compared
with S473, 190.61 for the corresponding
week IN 1887, an increase for the week
of 81 ,369.6S.
ALBERT KENNETH, son of a La Crosse
doctor, who left town the night Annie
Daniel, woman ofill-fame. died under
unusual circumstances, has been arrest
ed at Petersburg, ILL.,, and the necessary
steps are being taken to bring him back
He had been intimate with the woman
for long time. The theory is that he
procured the medicine the woman
used to produce miscarriage and
afterward used chloroform freely
to relieve the pain, both together caus-
inc death. 1t is now known she had
been dead some time when discovered
and the probability is that Kenneth or
somebody else decided to burn the
house SO as to make it appear that the
WOman'S death was from that cause.
Before doing so the house was robbed
Of all the valuables and if a caller had
not unexpectedly arrived the chances
are the scheme would have succeeded.
COLLECTOR WALL, of the internal reve-
nue. department, Milwaukee, has for
sixteen months had the daily deposits
recorded, showing how nauch was in
checks and drafts and what amount in
currency AMI coin. From October l,
1856, to Janury 81, 1888, the deposits.
which were the entire receipts of the Of
flee, amounted to So, 297, 1892 ;of this $171, :
O39 was currency and 500, 947 coin; max
ing the receipts of the office only u per
cent. in money.
A CAREFUL examination Of the condi-
ton Of the winter wheat in the western
part of Wisconsin, made by removing
the snow from spots in the fields. shows
a small but healthy growth, and good
protection by the heavy snow covering.
The acreage last fall was larger than
usual, and farmers are hopeful for a
heavy yield.
Rev. JOSEPH HEWITT, superannuated
minister of the Primitive Methodist
Church, died at Mineral Point, where
he was stationed since 1848 as mission
airy, aged rs years.
The January receipts at the Ashland
postoffice, exclusive Of box rents,
amounted to $1,114.
THE annual winter meeting ofthe Wis
consin Press Association will be held in
Milwaukee on Tuesday and Wednesday,
February % and 20. A programme is
being prepared and will be sent out IN a
few days. The coming meeting is to be
strictly for business. Papers will be
read on subjects Of financial interest to
the fra ternity It is also expected that
addresses will be made by the Hon.
Henry Watterson, OF Louisville, and by
the Hon. Henry w. Grady, of Atlanta
The annual election of officers will also
be held. Several plans tor an ''outing"
next summer, will be discussed and the
best and most agreeable one adopted.
The authorities of Florence County
are closing all the disreputable dens
within their Jurisdiction.
PRESIDENT DUNNING, of the state fish
commission, says the aggregate value of
the fishing property in Wisconsin will
exceed 81 100000
ASHLAND is to vote on the proposition
to borrow 100000 from the state land
trust fund, $50, 900 to be used for school
purposes, $4,000 for sewerage and $50
600 for paving.
A STRIKE occurred at Dcdgeyiile on
the 18th among the construction men
on the Freeport, Dodgeville & Northern
Railroad, occaoioned by reduction of
wages from S1.75 to 81 80 per day. About
fifty men joined in the movement and
tried to prevail on others to do so but
failed. The strike will not materially
interfere with the work, as the remain
ing men and those who will take the
places Of the strikers will finish up the
work by March l.
AT La Crosse on the morning of the
2d, Dlckie Dennier, who kept a house
ofjIl repute, was found dead in her
room. Chloroform was the cause of
death, and the drug is supposed to have
been taken with suicidal intent, as there
were evidences Of an attempt to set fire
to the carpets by saturating them with
kerosene.
DURING the month of January seven
teen men were enlisted in the United
States regular army at the recruiting Of
flee In Milwaukee. There were forty
seven applicants.
ACCORDING to a statement made by Col
lector Wall, the tobacco manufactured
in Milwaukee last year amounted to s.
927, 5U7 Wounds and the tax collected to
$474, eco.
B; I. BIcKsLER. an Ashland furniture
dealer, has assigned. Assets, SIS, 900;
liabilities $4,000.
The women of Wisconsin were de-
teated IN the supreme court, the court
holding In an elaborate opinion that the
Legislature In 1885, when it enacted
chapter I'll, did not for moment con-
template extending the same suffrage to
females which males enjoy, but on the
other hand meant to restrict female vot-
ing to school matters only. as specified
in the law.
AT Washburn, on the 30th, J. H.
Bauer, aged %, shot himself in room
of the Swain House because a young
woman to whom he had been paving
attentions had gone to dance with an
other man.
EDWARD HANscHKE. car-repairer,
was run over by a switch engine in the
Lake Shore yards, at Ashland, and
killed.
IT is reported in La Crosse that Supt
Williams, of the Southern Minnesota
Division of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway, is to retire and be sue
coded by Supt. Bush, formerly of Ra-
cine.
SARAH FATELY. notorious colored wo
man of Florence, has sued three special
constables for damages for having raided
a resort kept by her.
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