Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-11
WISCONSIN ITEMS

The total assessed valuation of the
city of Milwaukee is $1OO, 49S, 2Ol, gain
over last year of So, $40, 72O.
WISCONSIN will send some 500 mem
bers to the biennial conclave of knights
Templar at Washington.
The Rev. James Lawson, pastor of
the Methodist Church at Monroe, has
decided to retire from the ministry and
settle In Baraboo.
THE city of La Crosse is completing an
abattoir. The superintendent of the
work, Mr.. Meier, was formerly connect
ed with the Milwaukee abattoir.
AN enterprising citizen of La Crosse.
named Webster visited the fair in that
county with large supply of eggs, big
Duck negro and board with diamond
shaped hole in it large enough for
coon" to put his head through. Web
Der proposed selling two throws of eggs
at the collored fellows head Tor cents,
but the association would not permit
him to do business.
MASON D. SAMPSON, the new consul at
st. Johns, N. B., is a son OF the Rev.
w. ii. Sampson, pioneer Methodist
preacher of Wisconsin and one of the
founders Of Lawrence University.
LIGHTNING struck telephone pole at
Sturgeon Bay, last week, and burned
2OO feet of wire SO completely that no
trace of it could be found. About TWEEN
ty telephone connections were burned
out.
ANOTHER sawmill will be built at
Ashland during the winter. 1t will be
the largest vet built in that city and will
be erected on the site of the Garfield
Eafu n
the Superior Lumber ComDany's plant.
The Hon, Knudt Nelson, of Mime
sofa, is to deliver the address at the
Dane County fair.
PARTIES of Danes are travelling north
ward to establish themselves in the up
per part of Washburn County.
CHARLES MoTTEsHED, victim of the
accident on the Fessenden during the
naval battle at Milwaukee, died from
his injuries on the 9Th.
Miss BERTHA SMITH, who has been
student at the State University, will
sail from Boston to Liverpool on the
10th en- route to Marsovan, Turkey,
where she will join her father, the
Rev. j. f. Smith, who has been mis-
sionary in that far-of country since
1863. Kiss Smith was born IN Armenia,
but was sent to this country to receive
her education. She returns to Turkey
to engage in teaching, giving instruc-
ton both IN English and music at the
MarsovSn Mission.
The state treasury contains 1897 1926,
according to a report made on August
81
MAJ. G. G. MAYERs, commodore of the
Madison Yacht Club, was presented
with a gold-headed cane by the mem
bers of the club, in token of his interest
taken in keeping up the contests on
Lake Monona, atfording much pleasure
both to the club and the citizens of
Madison.
LA CROSSE Chronicle: The old hard
ware house of Lloyd & Clarke, which
succeeded Lloyd & Supplee in bust
ness that has now run thirty years and
more, have decided to close out entire
the partners Jacob Clarke was appoint
ed receiver on Tuesday.
GOLD DEXTER" dog that was as well
known to the people of La Crosse as al
most any business man of the city, is
dead. Dexter never failed to attend
fire, running with the "cart" at every
alarm. Locked in building when an
alarm came in, window was no bar to
him. He was II years old.
IT is reported from Ashland that the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Rail
way Company is building an iron bridge
over Bad River. A number Of Indians
are employed.
WASHINGTON dispatch SAYS the
losers by the robbery of registered
letters at the Milwaukee post-office have
no redress except through suit against
Postmaster Paul.
DAILY & SAMPsoN's sawmill at DAILY,
Wood County, was destroyed by fire.
The state printing commissioners
opened bids for the furnishing of
large quantity of paper to the state. The
contract for frst-class paper was let to
Fowler & Harper, of Chicago. for SO ,675,
and for second-class to III. Niedecken q
Co., of Milwaukee, for So, 527.
The Ashland Press says that Fred.
Higgins, IA years old, was killed at Ash
land Junction, his head and arms hav-
ing been completely severed from his
body. He had crawled under railway
car during the rainstorm and fallen
asleep. The train moved by and q
switch engine passed over him.
THE Eau Claire Press says that Frank
Ericsson, teamster employed at the
county poor farm. was found In an old
STAPLE Win MS throat ana Wr1SC gaSnoQ.
When restored sufficiently to talk, he
said he had tried to kill himself with
razor on account of his great suffering
from rheumatism. He may recover.
THE storm on the 4th was very severe
in Milwaukee. Chimneys were blown
over, roofs carried into the streets and
trees twisted off at the ground. A sec
ton Of the roof Of the bonded ware
house at the loot of Jefferson Street was
carried into the middle of Erie Street.
and a tin roof on the Northwestern Ma
rine elevator was rolled up and thrown
away from the building.
PETER PUNDICK, a 14-year-old lad, was
drowned on the 4th, near the Durham
brick yards, Milwaukee. He had been
in the habit Of bathing with several
companions daily at Burnham's slip
and had come out of the water and
dressed, when he fell in.
THE Milwaukee Merchants Associa-
ton will send delegates to the Three
Americas convention.
Miss KATE III. PIER argued case be-
fore the state supreme court, at Madi-
son, on the 4th, the first instance in