Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-26

JOHN KENNEDY, a conspicuous partici-
pant in the Highbridge riot, some time
ago, was on the 22d sentenced to six
months in the county jail for an aggra-
waited assault.
ABOUT dozen lads, 10 to IA years old,
were arrested at Ashland for burglary.
1t appears that there was regular gang
united for robbery. They hid their
sleeping there nights. They entered
asleep. of small amounts of money and
jewelry. They will be sent to the reform
school.
M1LwAUKEE's assessed valuation is
now placed at $1O0, 900. The bond
ed debt of the city is SO, 270,0CO.
THE city clerk of Milwaukee reports
over LOO saloons running under license
from the Common Council.
The Milwaukee public building war is
over. The secretary of the treasury has
confirmed his former decision in favor
of Block %, Third Ward, after receiving
the report of the special agent sent to
ook into the matter.
THE Sturgeon Bay Independent says
that the fish deliveries there range no
higher, from two to two and a half tons
week, the bottom having apparently
dropped out Of the business, for reasons
which no one is able to explain. At this
date last year the receipts ranged from
1,5OO to 1000 pounds daily. At that
time there were many young whitetsh
in the bay and lake, and operators an
ticipated large catch this season, but
failing to put in an appearance.
dealer of Minneapolis, has purchased
an interest in the State Lumber Com
pany, and also pine lands lying in Ash
land, Chippewa, Sawyer, Pierce, Tay-
lor and Oneida Counties. The consid-
Grafton was $lS7 900.
ROBERT BEvERUNG, a young man, was
run over and instantly killed by the
pay train of the Chicago x North West
ern Railway on the night of the 10Th as
he was driving across the track ct Silver
Springs, station seven miles out fronl
Milwaukee. A young woman, who was
riding with him, was fatally injured.
BURGLARS ransacked the hardware
store Of G. j. Swenson, at La Crosse, Sc
curing number of pocket knives and
other small articles.
THE board of regents Of the State
University conferred the following de-
grees: Master of arts, Robert b. Steele,
William Sihler, Edward William
Schmidt; master OF letters, Mile G..
Forsyther; master of science, Mathilda
Reul.
JOHN ANDERSON, who says he is from
DEBORAH, Ia, is at La Crosse telling q
strange story. He claimes to have
been assaulted by two men, who threw
acid in his face, and robbed him of $3.50.
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burned.
AT Midway, country town twelve
miles from La Crosse. man named
house. He had Ratchet in his hand,
on which he fell so as to cut his throat.
His wind-pipe Was severed and one arm
was broken. He was alive, but will
surely die.
FRED. RANTAUM, beer peddler for
Watertown finn, was fined $50 at Madi-
son on charge of selling beer at Deer
field, no-license town.
CURRIE c. Bell has been appointed
postmaster at Bayfield,.
J. F. FREDERICKsoN's 14-year-old son
was drowned at Chippewa Falls while
swimming.
G.. B. DODGE is the name at the head
of No. /, vol. /, of the Echo, published
at Amery, Polk County.
G. w. COTTON was sentenced at Eau
Claire on the 18th to eighteen months
in the penitentiary for horse stealing.
The crime was committed in 1884, and
since then he has served three years in
the Milwaukee house of correction for
stealing team in that county, and also
a year in the state prison, at Saltwater,
for asimilar oftense, Cotton has spent
six months in the county Jail, making
up his mind to plead guilty to his late
crime.