Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-11

and Michael Whenal have soeen re.
leased on bail. The others are in iail
| awaiting the result of Constable Nc
Phale's injuries.
The state board of regents accepted
proposition made by q well-known
resident OF Milwaukee, Offering to es-
tablish four scholarships at $3.50 a
year for young men from Milwaukee
County. The proposition was pre-
sented to the board by Re-
gent Paul. who, at the re-
quest of the gentleman making it,
withheld. his-name. The proposition
which has only been made Temporal
rliy and as an experiment, it is
thought, will be made permanent. E.
4. Riley, ofMadison, was elected Sec
rotary Of the board; and Harry L.
Moseley, also of Madison, assistant
secretary for three months.
THE board of State University re-
gents met in semi-anual session at
Madison on the Sd, all the members
being present except Regent Hit.
DR.. j. NJ. Babcock, of the New York
State Experimental Station, was
elected professor OF agricultural chem
lstry. Prof. II. b. Armsby, resigned,
and Prof. IL. v. Egbert, of Dudley
Observatory, Rochester, N. Y, was
chosen assistant observer of Wash
burn Observatory. The attention Of
the board was occupied largely in the
discussion of financial affairs OF the
institution.
NEW JERSEY capitalist offers to
establish q national bank at Bayfield,.
The place is to subscribe $4,000,
which, with the amount the Jersey
man will put in, will be enough for
beginning.
PRAIRIE wolves are SO numeroue
around Dodge, Trempealeau county,
that it is dangerous to go into the
woods. Five recently chased Mr..
Parmelee's children nearly to the
threshold of their home, tearing the
clothes completely Off one of the little
ones.
IRVINE CASE, a patient in the Eau
Claire hospital, suffers from split
skull caused by blow from an axe.
Although his head was literally split
he will recover.
The Board OF Supervisors Of Flo1s
ence County, has ordered the closing
OF all the dens in that county. The
chairman warns keepers of desreput-
able houses that on and after Jan.
uary l, they will be prosecuted under
the state law that makes it g. state
prison offeuse to keep or frequent g.
house Of bad repute.
THE jury in the case OF Percival
Roberts, an iron manufacturer OF
Philadelphia, against David Stevens,
q contractor of Madison and Dane
County, returned verdict awarding
| judgments of SLIGO to Roberts and
9.1O8 to Stevens. The suit grew out
of the construction of the Dane Coun-
| ty court. house, and has been on trial
| three weeks.
Mr.. NELSON, ofHayward, has large
| logging contract on Lake Namakau-
gan. He employs about 800 men and
| has q haul Of six miles. 1t is q fine
sight to see seventeen four-horse teams
| all on the road at once, going to the
lake with logs. His work is for the
North Wisconsin Lumber Company.
WILLIAM SHRIDs was arrested at
Red Cedar for stealing five horses in
! Dakota.
T. G. WOODWARD is putting in g.
100000 feet Of logs on the Flambeau
River, near Bruce.
EX.MAYoR JOHN NJ. LEVY is the old
est settler Of La Crosse now residing
in that city. He built the first dwell
ing-house in that section, in 1916, and
has ever since been prominently Iden-
titled with the place.
THE tnira quarterly report Of Adj
Gen. Barry, of the department G..
A. r., shows 1O,55O members in
good etaycGisug besides fourteen posts
/ which failed to rsport-a small gain
over the previous quarter. The
amounts paid for charitable purposes
are 1865 from the general fund, and
| $S0S from the relief fund.