Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-02
WISCONSIN ITEMS


near his residence The victim fought
desperately, and used his lungs to such
advantage that his assaila1t skipped
without any booty.
IT is now announced the new David
son Opera House, Milwaukee, the
foundations for which are nearly COM
pleted, will be a seven-story building
with lsrge hall on the top floor.
Mrs. HIRAM PosT, for some years a
resident of Milwaukee, died suddenly
at Tacoma, w. T., where she was visit
ing relatives.
VIM KOCH, one-legged fagman for
the st. Paul road at the foot OF Walnut
Street, Milwaukee, tried to prevent a
teamster from crossing the track when
an engine was approaching. The wagon
was struck by it, and part of It's load of
wood fell on the faithful fagman. His
leg was broken, and other serious inju-
ries resulted from the accident. His
recovery is doubtful.
CAPT. OLIVER has resigned the COM
mand of the First Light Battery, Mill
waukee, and r1mors are current that
Capt. Bleuel, of the South Side Rifles,
and Capt. Borchardt, of the Kosciusko
Guard. will also resign.
THE annual exhibition of the Milwau-
kee Athletic Society took place on the
28th.
THE Rev. F. L. Wharton, of Milwau-
kee, has been sued for $4,000 by Mrs.
Alice Moss for alleged defamation of
character. This is sequel to the fam
GUS church trial of some months ago, in
which a package of tobacco and a
preacher figured.
Col. FALK offers to build an armorv,
provided Milwaukee is allowed to have
full regiment.
LITTLE or no interest is being taken in
the eight-hour movement by Milwaukee
workingmen.
The annual convention of the Wiscon-
sin Woman's Suffrage Association will
be held in the Y. M. G. A. Hall, on
Fourth Street, Milwaukee, October Is,
16 and IL.
IT is rumored that the Chicago, Mad
ison & Northern Railroad, the northern
branch of the Illinois Central, will
shortly establish shops on their land in
Madison. The local officials of the road
will neither affirm nor deny the report.
FUMES of black paint caused the death
Of one man and overpowered two
others at Pfister & Vogel's tannery,
in Milwaukee.
MISS JANE MCKINLEY, of Champaign,
ILL.,, was married to Orville w. Cannon,
of Danville, ILL.,, by the Rev. G.. S. Les
ter, at Milwaukee, on the 29th. 1t was
a runaway match.
The census of the Indians on the res
ervations comprising the La Pointe
agency has been completed. Except in
one there has been an increase over the
population of 1883. The total popula-
ton Of 1883 and 1889 is given as 4,269
and 1856 respectively.
A BODY supposed to be that of Fred.
Calvin was found on the night of the
28th, near the ore docks at Ashland.
He is thought to have been sailor on
the steamer Germania. He was about %
years old, of dark complexion. On his
person were found a jack-knife, pipe,
pencil, $130, an old letter stamped, re-
ceived at Escanaba, July q, signed
Mother" from 1876 Missouri Street,
San Francisco. There is intimation of
foul play, and the authorities will make
thorough investigation.
ALTHOUGH In several lumber districts
the mills will be obliged to shut down
early IN October, upon the Menominee
above the dam, there will be no sus-
ELABoRATE preparations are being
made by representative Milwaukee
business men Jor the reception and en-
the delegates from the South and Cen
trail American states to the three
Americas congress. They will remain
In the city about twelve hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mausbach, of
Madison, lost three children by diph-
liberia.
GEORGE REDwAY, whom Land Com
missioner Croft selected as his chief
clerk, is Il Wisconsin man, but of late
years has made his home in California.
Roscoe E. Roadway, brother, who halls
from Sparta, is at present in the pen
sion office.
DIR. WENDELL A. ANDERSON, ex-consul-
general at Montreal, has returned to La
Crosse with his family, but whether he
is to reside in La Crosse again, he has
not fully decided.
ALEXANDER HUGHES, whose name is
mentioned in connection with the North
Dakota senatorship, began his law
studies at Beaver Dam.
MILWAUKEE merchants indorse the
memorial to Congress asking for steam
ship line between Tampa, Fla, and
Central America.
A COMMITTEE of the Milwaukee School
Board, appointed to consider the mat
ter, reported against proposition to re-
duce the number of school hours in the
city public schools.
THE prospects now are that Milwau-
KEGS Exposition this season will be a
financial success.
IT is the boast of Eau Claire people
that they have more hotel accommoda-
tions and can care for a larger crowd
than any city in the state outside of Mil
waukee.
CHIEF-oF-PoLICE SULLIVAN, of Hurley.
who was charged with an aggravated
assault by Mrs. Langdale, was honora-
bly, acquitted in the municipal court at
Ashland.
The Madison law firm of Gregory,
Bird q Gregory has been dissolved,
Col. Geo. w. Bird retiring. Col. Bird
will hereafter practice alone.
The triennial conference of the Ger
man Baptists of North America began
in Milwaukee on the 26th. Two hun
dred delegates are in attendance.
A CENSUS of Catholic school children
shows that the attendance at their par
ish schools in Milwaukee is 1861.
The State Undertakers' Convention
has put itself on record as favoring the
formation Of coffin trust.
JOHN AIDES, of Marquette, has shot for