Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-21
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tor three months, was taken from the
river near Cherry Street bridge in that
city on the 18th.
CAPT. SHIELDS kused 4S,C00 pounds of
black powder and 10000 pounds of
dynamite in blasting on his fve-mile
contract on the FreepOrt, Dodgeville &
Northern Railroad at Dodgeville.
ASHLAND is soon to have her first
brick school building. The cost will be
about $4,000.
LOGS cut this season on streams tribu-
tary to CheQuamegon Bay total S5,O0O,-
900 feet-20 to 25 per cent. less than the
cut of last year.
RoCKwooD & JOHNSON, the failed Sun
Prairie merchants, have compromised
with majority of their creditors Tor 40
cents on the dollar.
AT the closing session of the conven-
ton of Republican clubs at Madison on
the 10th, Senator Spooner was elected
president of the State League, and w. J.
McElrOy, of Milwaukee, secretary. The
headquarters were fixed at the latter
place.
A SPECIAL emigrant train, the first of
the season, passed through Milwaukee
Railroad on the 18th. It consisted of
fifteen freight and stock cars, one coach
and one colonists' sleeper. It contained
fOrty-four people, who 60 from Canada
to settle in different parts of Dakota.
The Ashland Press says several per-
sons living IN Southern Wisconsin are
looking up sites for summer cottages on
the shores of the bay end, among the
Apostle Islands,
EARLY on the morning Of the 10Th the
safe in the Omaha depot at Washburn
was blown open and a small amount of
booty secured. The work was done by
Ashland talent-Dan Driscoll and Thos.
Ryan-the latter notorious young
burglar, who recently ''held up" sa-
loonkeeper, for which crime he did
time. After blowing the safe the fell
lows started across Chequamegon Bay
for Ashland, on the ice, a distance of
seven miles. Before they had gone far
they were espied by railway employees,
who informed the officers, and the men
were captured.
THE order of Commissioner Atkins to
Indian Agent Gregory commanding him
to put an immediate stop to the telling
of trees on the reservation under his
charge, has created decided sensation
that at least fifteen camps will be
broken up before they can possibly re-
cover from the setback of the early
winter. 1t will throw at least 1000
men, Indians and white, out of en-
ployment, and is as great hardship to
the Indians as to the white loggers. One
of the Indians who is after Gregory's
scalp at WasEington-John Denomme-
is a logger on the Bad River reserva-
ton and will lose everything be has got.
Both sides in the controversy are cOnse-
quently hurt-and hit hardly the
order.
F.V. HoLsroS, of Bayfield,, sold g.
500, 900 feet OF lumber to a Kansas City
company.
THE Rood & Maxwell mill plant at
Washburn will be put in operation as
soon as Messrs. Walker q Rowlands, of
the Walkup Lumber Company, obtain
possession of it.
THE Rev. r. L. Cheney, of Prairie du
Chien, has resigned the passionate of the
Congregational Church to serve in the
state missionary service.
THE Ashland News reports that the
Indians on the Odanah reservation are
making extensive preparations for man
u'acturing maple sugar soon. They will
probably make about $4,000 pounds Of
the sweet stuff.
r. c.. JoPP. a school teacher in Barron
County, while walking from Rice Lake
to Clear Lake was chased by wolves,
and in his flight was obliged to throw
away his overshoes and overcoat in OF
der to make time. Fortunately for him,
he had a tin horn which he was taking
to the city to have changed for neigh
Dor, and whenever the wolves got I'M
comfortably near, he would blow the
horn, when they would stop and he
would run again, until he finally reached
his destination.
BY vote of 20 to 5, the Eau Claire
senting that the district attorney ask
leave Of the county court to enter a noile
in the action for embeZzlement of the
state against Louis Strum. the eX-countv
treasurer who defaulted to the extent
of about $4,000, but made the deficit
good after going out Of office.
Col. KNIGHT, mSyor-elect Of Ashland,
not being able to reach home in time,
sent his oath Of office by mail. The le-
gality of this course is now in question
there, though his friends claim that he
could subscribe to the oath before any
one duly qualified to administer it.
A RED-HoT local war is IN progress at
Reedsburg over the location of the new
CITY nall, engine mouse ana jail. me OlCl
building stood on the corner of Market
and Vine Streets, but the proposition to
erect the new brick structure to cost
about $4,000 on this location is being
fought by the First Ward.
TIE Wisconsin, Press Association, at
its session in Milwaukee elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, John Hicks, of the Oshkosh
Northwestern; presidents, First
District, j. E. Killeen, of the Kenosha
Union Second District, Maj. c. II. Pet
tibone, of the Horizon Reporter; Third
District, Capt. w. H. Bennett, of
the Mineral Point Tribune; Fourth
District, L. W. Nieman, of the Mil
waukee Journal; Fifth District, W. A.
Hume, of the Chiffon Times; Sixth Dis
trict, S. S. lockwood, of the Portage
Register, Seventh District. Ellis B.
Usher, of the La Crosse Chronicle;
Eighth District, R. J. Flint, of the Dunn
County News; Ninth District, J. A. Og-
den, of the Amigo Republican; secre-
tary, F. w. Coon, of the Edgerton To-
bacco Reporter; assistant secretary, A.
C. Harmon, of the Ripon Common
wealth: treasurer, David Atwood, of the