Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28
BADGERDOM.

The preliminary examination was nolQ
before Justice MacMullen.
HEAVY Norman and Clydesdale horses
have been received at Eau Claire from
Delaware, O.. They found ready mar
ket.
JESSE B. DoAN, formerly agent of the
Wisconsin Central at Epson, who alb.
seconded year ago with $3.50 of the
company's cash, was traced to Texas by
Detective Hartman.
The Washburn Silver Mining Compa-
ny operating on the Gogeblc, expects
to be ready to reduce ore by January l.
Electricity will be used insteada of the
stamp mill.
A CURIOUS fact came out at the meet
ing of the La Crosse board of health re-
Gently. 1t was stated that the pure,
sweet water in well near the ruins of q
mill destroyed by fire recently had been
turned into I've by, the ashes of the
burned building.
VIM. B. McCREARY, a graduate of the
State university, who has been practis-
ing law at Stockton, Ariz., shot himself
on account of sensational scandal in
which he had become involved.
THE Gamewell Company is completing
a fire-alarm system at Ashland.
AT Eau Claire, on the 23d. Torger
and Martin Mark were bound
over to answer for the murder
of Chris. Nelson, who was stab
bed in drunken row at Fairchild
October IL. Their trial will occur next
january. Circumstantial evidence is
much against them
THE Mississippi River Logging Com
pany, whose headquarters are at Eau
Claire, have closed contracts for about
Of IF fh11S for IN of
the managers few days ago said the
total amount put in by the company will
reach about 400 900, 900 feet.
THE Ashland Press says the Lake Su
perior navigation season has been as
good as the average, perhaps, IN freight
business, but the passenger traffic has
been small compared with 1887.
Mrs. CHAs. P. HALL, of La Crosse, is
in San Francisco looking after her hus-
band, theatrical manager, threatening
to bring an action for bigamy if he has
married the woman he is now living
with.
The Marinette Eagle says that, as the
full logging season is commencing
nearly two months later than usual,
there is not much question but that
there will be a curtailment OF the cut
the coming winter.
Mrs. B. GoLDENBERGER, of Madison,
dropped dead of heart disease while
she was preparing dinner on the 2lst.
Her husband, who has been In Europe,
had landed in New York. and was ex-
pected hourly. She was 60 years of
age.
THREE business men of Eau Claire
were swindled out of $75 by having
their names forged to checks which
were successfully passed on unsuspect-
ing merchants. The fellow who worked
the scheme sent boy with the checks
and notes requesting merchants to cash
the same as it was after banking hours.
He left no clue whatever and is not
likely to be apprehended.
Col. CALEB L. Bowen, of Ashland. has
just recovered silver watch that he
lost at the battle of Gettysburg. Anex-
rebel in Arkansas had sent it to the adj
jutant-general of Rhode Island. The
timepiece was a present to the then
Lieut.. Bowen by the Fourth Regiment
of Rhode Island volunteers.
PRAIRIE fires along the Mississippi
River, between Fountain City and
Trempealeau have destroyed large
amount of property. Several families
have been burned out.
AFTER this season contracts on the
Lac Court d'Oreilles reservation are
completed, but $4,000, 900 feet of pine
will be left on the once famous tract,
and this will be cut down next year.
The present contracts call for 40, 900. 600
feet
The winter meeting of the otate
Teachers Association will be held in
the Senate chamber at Madison, Deem
Der 26-ZS.
BEFORE the appointment of the state
convention of the Y. NJ. G. A., held at
Eau Claire, it was decided to raise $l0,-
600 for work in the state. Members in
attendance subscribed $500 of this
sum.
MAYOR KNIGHT, of Ashland, has re-
signed his office and will go to Europe
for the winter.
ANNA WERNEss, 20 years old, commit
in Dunn County. No cause is assigned.
THE State Historical Society is in re-
ceipt of fine oil portrait of Daniel
Wells, Jr., of Milwaukee, executed by
Conrad Heyd, the artist.
The McDonough Manufacturing Com
pany, of Eau Claire, proposing to manu-
facture agricultural implements, has
been incorporated with a capital OF
$780, 600.
DR.. Lyman c. DRAPER, for many years
corresponding secretary of the State
141CtOI1CdA AgOCACty, hoO 0OP0i COo AOA
New York city to spend the winter.
WHILE drilling well on his place at
Jacksonport, Door County, Reuben
Page struck a lump of copper at depth
of twelve feet. An investigation is to
determine whether the mineral is part
of vein or a lump of imbedded float
copper.
The proceedings of the summer meet
ing of the Wisconsin Press Association
have been printed in neat pamphlet
form. They include Charles A. Dana's
address at the Academy in Milwaukee,
President Hicks annual address, Judge
Ryan's memorial of ID. I. Follett, and
an account of the excursion to the 500,
with fine portrait of Mr.. Dana as a
frontispiece and illustrations of street
view in Amigo and of the government
locks at the 500.
A SOFT SPOT.