Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-11-27
WISCONSIN ITEMS

dead In that gentlemanS yarQ. Ut.
+. j. Toussaint made an examination OF
the animal, and found that it's death
had resulted from arsenical poisoning.
The dog was the most valuable one OF
the breed in the state, and only few
DAYS ago Mr.. Ricketson refused an offer
of $500 for it.
A DIVORCE was granted by the circuit
court>of La Crosse County to John Shell
hammer, of Jackson County, from his
wife Rena, because she had deserted him
and joined the Mormons.
G. d. KENDRICK, lawyer and real es-
tate man OF Milwaukee, has made an
assignment.
ILLIAM BELANDowsKI, aged IA, was
sutfocated in bin of barley in Schlitz'
brewery, Milwaukee.
FERDINAND DEUTsCHENDoRF fell forty
feet at Blatz' brewery, Milwaukee, and
was seriously injured.
HE programme for the winter festi
val of German journalists has been
completed.
HE Door County supervisors refused
to extend the time on the bonds issued
in favor of the Midland Railway Com
pany. They were on deposit at Green
Bay to be turned over to the company
on the completion of its line, which was
TO be on or about November 10, 1889.
Gus. SANDERS, of Sister Bay, is miss
ing under circumstances indicating sui
eide. He tapped at his brothers. win
dow at O'Clock IN the morning and
eft letter willing the brother all his
property on condition that he would
care for his mother. His clothing.and
IN empty boat were subsequently found
On the shore Of the bay.
A FARMERS club in Door County has
ordered boycott of the Hagemeister
Jompanv's beer, alleging that the brew
SIS were not paying Milwaukee prices
or their barley. Per contra, the Haee-
neleter Company declares that they pay
l higher price than the Milwaukee
brewers, notwithstanding that the
Door County farmers deliver their bar
ey as it comes from the thresher. I'M
screened Of oats and other grain.
G. N. HAwLEY, formerly of La Crosse,
put now in business in Blunt, OAK, was
recently elected auditor of Hughes
county. Mr.. Hawley has done we'll
since leaving Wisconsin. He owns
4ell-equipped ranch and has 100
mead of cattle, sheep and horses, main
" of the best pure-blood imported kind.
GARDINER MORRISON, Lacrosse Coun-
" farmer, was killed by the cars near
Onaiaska.
w. III. OBEAR has succeeded w. ].
Root as superintendent of the Eau Claire
street Railway.
FIFTY members of the Milwaukee
Musical Society will attend the national
sseneerfest at New Orleans.
Mrs. nj. J. McELRoY, OF Eau Claire,
was stricken with paralysis while at a
reception. Her recovery is doubtful.
john G. FORESTER, general freight
agent of the Milwaukee q Northern. has
resigned.
J. w. HIRsFELL has been appointed
postmaster at Melville, Grant County,
vice j. w. Gibbons. removed.
THE Madison Club, of Madison, de-
,ides to expend the sum Of $4,000 to
10000 annually in booming the capital
eity.
TIE Commercial Hotel at Bangor, La
crosse County, was destroyed by fire.
The building was owned and occupied
oy frank label. Loss. $4,000; insur-
snce 81 900.
EMPLOYMENT agencies at St. Paul and
Minneapolis are sending men into the
woods in the northern part of the
state. Lumbermen have all the help
hey need, and the men from Minnesota
are lett without work and in many in
stances without money.
SAMUEL MATTHEWS, of Saltwater, has
bought the La Crosse International Ho-
tel.
A MILWAUKEE, Jew is reported to have
sold his wife to satisfy u 81, 500 mort
gage.
MEASURES are to be taken if possible
% relieve suffering among the Indians
Of La Poinle agency.
IT is claimed that some ofthe Milwau-
" Doc love oh
weights, and the AGITATION for city coal
scales is being pushed.
SECRETARY GILES, of the State Board of
Charities and Reform, urges the chang
ing of the Milwaukee insane hospital to
state institution.
The Common Council of Ashland
passed resolution generating Chief
of-Police O'Brien for his connection
with the recent priZe.fght.
JOHN TRILLIG, the young farmer who
dropped dead at q wedding supper in
Milwaukee, died IN consequence of in
credible greediness. Drs. Schmidt and
Nolte made pcst-mortem examination
and found piece OF ham, weighing
nearly four ounces, firmly wedged in
his wind-pipe. Even had a physician
been present the mans life could not
have been saved.
AUGUST GRAMS, Well-to-dO farmer OF
Eau Claire County, recently brought
suit against his whilom friend, Theo-
dore Voight, another farmer, Tor $1,000
damages, claimed because Voight had
said Grams hadn't got dollar in the
world" and thereby so prejudiced
widow against Grams that she would
not marry him, the damages being esti-
mated on the basis of the widows
wealth. which Grams expected to get,
but Voight settled the case by paying
Grams 5000.
IN saloon free fight, at Eau Claire,
John Cassell bit the finger of Mrs. John
Seliner, wife of the saloonkeeper, SO
badly that it was amputated. Casseil
bas been arrested for mayhem.
CHARLES T. STUEwL was found dead in
bed at bio home, $40 Thirteenth Street,
Milwaukee. The room was filed with
coal gas, which was evidently the cause
of his death. An examination of the
stove showed there was some fire in it,
but all the hampers had been closed, al
loving the gas to escape into the room.