Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-03

pal, Gus. Cocagne, Jr., was punished by
imprisonment and fine.
A BARN and two horses, owned by
City Treasurer Rau, of La Crosse, were
burned. Loss, 81 900.
BERT PLANTHABER shot himself through
the head near the house of Fritz Brock
mann, near Milwaukee, on the 2Sth.
The suicide was intoxicated at the time
and stood off with his revolver two
friends who tried to disarm him until
he fired the shot through his own
brain.
WHILE fishing at La Crosse, Dave
Westcott caught 30-pound catfish with
an Bounce castIng-rod and minnow
bait.
Ex-ALD HIRsCHHEIMER and e. Mueller,
OF La Crosse, have invented machine
that will cut and finish barrel slaves
from the log ready for the cooper to set
up.
THE Board of Trade of La Crosse has
voted to give $4,000 toward the erection
of bridge across the Mississippi River
at that point. The structure will cost
it is estimated, 100000.
Four checks aggregating $3.50 and pur-
porting to bear the signature of Lyman
l. Burbank, contractor, were passed at
Ashland.
THE St. Francis Hospital Association
of st. Franciscan Sisters OF Perpetual
Alteration of La Crosse, has been in
corporated.
A RATTLEsNAKE nearly six feet long
was shot In the town of Drummond,
Eau Claire County.
ORDERS have been issued to put the
nail factory and nail plate mill of the
North Chicago Rolling Mill Company at
Bay View into operation. The factory
has been idle for some time, and in con-
sequence a number of the nailers have
left for other fields, leaving a reduced
force. It is understood that the factory
will run for some time.
The much-talked-Of police depart
ment middle at Milwaukee has at last
eliminated in the suspension of Chief
Ries by the mayor, pending investiga-
ton bv the fire and police commission
ers. The charge is general incompe-
tency and lack of discipline.
SUPT. NEv1N announces that the state
fish commissioners are making prepa-
rations for the fall distribution of Ger
man carp, and requests ali persons de-
string the same for private or public
waters to send in their applications at
once. Parties desiring carp for private
press charges from Madison to their
destination. For those for public wa
ters the charges will be prepaid APP
plicants are requested to give the name
of their express Office as well as post
office. All communications should be
addressed to Jas. Nevin, superintend-
ent.
DIR. PAUL A. WRENCH, city health Off
Ger, of Ashland, died on the 25th of
cerebro-spinaI meningitis, after short
illness. He was in the drug business at
Milwaukee, and went to Ashland in
1886.
GEO. E. SALvo, ticket agent at Mari
nette, for the Chicago q North Western
Railway Company, is under arrest for
an alleged enlightenment of $3.50.
AT La Crosse on the 26th, the examin-
alton of Leonard Groman, charged with
the murder of Samuel Buchanan, and
Joseph and Fred. Hartlick, held as &C
cessories to the crime, resulted in the
discharge of the latter. In the case of
Groman the charge of murder was dis
missed and he was re-arrested on a
charge of manslaughter. He waived an
examination and his bail was fixed at
$500
Mrs. JOHANNA EVE, who was injured
Goth inst, at her home In Eau Clare.
ANDREW MONTGOMERY has been ap-
pointed chief of police of Ashland by
council. It was decided on an opinion
written by Ex-Atty. Gen. Frisby that
no registration would be lawful IN Ash
land this year.
SAMUEL BUCHANAN, who was struck
with a billiard cue at La Crosse, died
from his injuries.
The forty-eighth annual Congrega-
tional convention of Wisconsin began
its session at La Crosse on the 25th with
about 200 ministers and lay delegates
present.
A SIGNAL-FLAG service is to be estab-
lished at North La Crosse.
KNAPP, STOUT & Co., of Menominee,
shipped a raft of over 100000 feet of
lumber to Fort Madison, la. The mem
bers of the firm and several friends, in
Guiding Capt. A. fainter, T. B. Wilson
and Capt. Stout, with ladies, are follow
ing the raft in pleasure boat
A MAN named Fegeshad has mysteri-
ously disappeared at La Crosse. He
had $500 in his possession when last
seen. The police have been notified of
the circumstance.
THE capacity of the big Listman -four
ing mill at La Crosse has been increased
to 100 barrels per day.
THE Board of Supervisors Of Florence
County will at once advertise for pro-
posals for a site for new courthouse.
WHILE temporarily insane, Emanuel
Felix, living at $50 Fifteenth Street,
Milwaukee, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head.
THE strike of the switcnmen at Ash
land closed all the mines at Ironwood.
The Roberts mine has been closed for
good and the pumps pulled out. The
strike has been settled and the men are
returning to work at the old prices. The
strike on the Lake Shore road is still on.