Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-08
WISCONSIN ITEMS

JOSEPH RABIN, q scaler for the Cable
Lumber Company, of Davenport, Ia,
who logged in Chippewa County, was
bound over to the circuit court, and, in
default of II 900, went to Jail. It is said
that he made a list in his scale book of
300 logs which had not been cut.
THE music house of II. n. Hempsted,
n of Milwaukee's oldest business
men, has been closed by the sheriff.
The assets and liabilities are unknown.
THE Parish Manufacturing Company's
works at Ashland had a narrow escape
from destruction by fire on the 4th inst.
A BAD collision occurred on the Wis
consin Central road near High Bridge,
eighteen miles south of Ashland. A
passenger train collided with the rear
end Of a freight train, which had backed
off the switch. The engine was demol-
ished. The engineer and fireman,
though they did not jump, escaped with
out serious injury.
The Grand Army Encampment Coun-
Gil has contracted for the use of $500
tents, with the privilege of doublingth the
number at the contract price, for use
during the coming reunion.
FIVE THOUSAND feet of logs
were broken up and scattered off Alma
ny COlllSlOA VI bhc TAU UOdL6 tudU WCIO
towing them from Beef Slough to La
Crosse.
THE case of the Prohibitionists and
W. G. Z. U. followers against James
Fielding, for the alleged using of abus-
i've language to Kate Bushnell, an un-
married female" was discontinued in
the Dane County municipal court on the
I'd. The prosecution completely aban-
dOned their case, no appearance what
ever being made.
MARTIN VALE was arrested at High
bridge, Ashland County, on a charge OF
stealing ST, 800 from William Kereanen
at IronwOod.
IT is now believed the damage by the
fire in the Aurora mine, near Hurley,
will be between 5000 and 81. 200. The
original estimates placed the loss at
$25, 900.
A LA CROSSE paper says that it is re-
ported that several letters from alleged
White Caps have been received by
some of the foremen and proprietors of
the different mills in that city, stating
that unless different changes are made
in the employees that their property will
be burned.
EDWIN REED, aged 10, fell off a floating
log at Chippewa, and was on the point
of sinking for the third time when he
was saved by Louis Strumm, aged IA.
The boy was apparently gone when ia
ken out, but Louis and some larger bows
hung him up by the heels and thorough
ly drained him.
J. III. WALKER, formerly an agent of
the Wisconsin Central Railway at White
River, was arrested charged with crook
ed work while employed by the COM
nonu r. c0oppc fhof tho nricnnor rnodo
returns for a ticket from White River
Station to Ashland, when it read Ito
Chicago" and attempted to dispose of
it in Ashland. The ticket was missed
while checking up in the auditors Of
flee, and was supposed to have been
lost. Walker was preparing to leave
for the Pacific coast.
ANEW weekly paper called the Ash
land Times has made its appearance in
Ashland. It was formerly the Glidden
Pioneer, and the Office was moved there
It unpublished by Ed, Fennelly, register
of deeds, and is Democratic.
CHARLES MCWILLIAMs, aged AZ years,
died at his home in Boscobel, on the
3Oth, from aneurism of the heart. He
had been confined to his house tor the
past four years, but his death was quite
sudden, though expected. He had
been for many years a prominent citi-
zen and business man of sterling worth
and integrity. He vas a member of
De Molai Commandery of Knights Tenn
plar.
AHthe first meeting of the new City
Council of Ashland, :. Fl. Smith was
chosen president. The mayors appoint
ments were approved as follows: A. II.
DAILY, clerk; A. d. Mcdonald, auditor;
G. w. Darlington, engineer; E. j. Dock
cry, attorney; John Driscoll, street COM
missioner.