Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-25
WISCONSIN ITEMS

A MORE or less prevalent rumor that
Chief Justice Cole, of the state supreme
court. was about to resign, is authorlta-
lively denied.
ARTICLES of incorporation have been
filed at Madison by the Washburn
Brewing Company, of Washburn. Bay
field County; capital stock, $25, 900; in
corporators, John Waegerle, Mary
Madeline Waegerle and George Wager
lie.
The Ashland Board of Supervisors has
authorized it's chairman and the county
clerk to purchase $4,000 worth of Ash
land County bonds, that amount being
Ia the treasury to the credit of the sink
ing fund.- which can only be used for
this purpose.
HANS HANSON was struck by Wis
consin Central switch engine, near the
blast furnace, at Ashland, and died the
following morning. few trinkets and
20 cents were found on his person. The
coroner's jury exonerated the railway
employees from blame. His home was
in Mason.
The name of the Madison Club has
been changed to that of the Madison
Business Mems Club"
PLYMOUTH Church. Milwaukee, was
dedicated on the 18th, the Rev. DR..
Hopkins preaching the dedicatory SER
mon. The Rev. Washington GLADDEN.
delivered lecture in the evening.
SECRETARY SCHATrENBERtr s figures fur
nished to the Milwaukee School Board
during his eight years incumbency
have been found 80 unreliable that
there is considerable difficulty in arriv-
ing at the amount of mis- detalcation. It
is believed to be about $40, 900.
In September, 1888, Edward Healey
was employed rs q stevedore in un-
loading the Western Transit Companv's
steamer HUDSON, at Milwaukee. In
walking from one end OF the boat to
the other he fell down hatchwav and
was severely injured about the back
and shoulders. Healey says there were
no lights to show the presence of the
hatchway, and that if it had been prop
erly lighted he would not have fallen
into the hold and been injured. He
asks for $4,000 damages from the own
ers of the Hudson.
Col. ANDREW SEXTON, an old and
wealthy resident of Madison, died of
pneumonia on the 18th, aged 63 wears.
Col. Sexton came 10 Madison in 1858,
was for q number of years connected
with the old Argus and Democrat, and
Was also at one time engaged in the
printing trade in Milwaukee, On the
breaking out of the war he enlisted as
quartermaster in the Twelfth Wisconsin
Infantry and served during it's service.
At the close OF the war he entered into
politics. He was sheriff in 1870, and
was superintendent of public property
under Gov. Ludington. Col. Sexton
was prominent leader in Irish socie-
ties. lie leaves wife and four chill
dren.
A SUIT involving over 81, 000, 600 is be-
ing heard by the local land officers, at
Ashland, the Cranberry Lumber Com
pany, Masserson Land Company, Supe-
rior Lumber Company and White River
Lumber Company, making final PROOFS
of the right to purchase certain lands.
Protests were presented by alleged set
tiers through f. NJ. Dudley and w F.
Shea, attorneys. The proceedings are
instituted under the act Of March 3,
1887. giving private individuals who
purchased lands in railroad grants from
companies not having perfected their
grants the right OF other proof Of said
purchase, and to complete their title by
paying cash for lands,
THE proceedings against Harry Porter,
prominent and wealthy young society
man of Eau Claire, instituted by Bernard
McCarty on a charge that Porter had
seduced his daughter, Cora l.. McCarty,
under promise Of marriage, are to be
dismissed. The young woman made
statement to Dist.-Atty. Cooley that the
material charges in the complaint of
Bernard McCarty were false. On this
statement MIR. Cooley dismissed the case
ut once. A person who had represent
ed Porter in the matter states that he
knows of no money consideration In
connection with the affair The girls
father says the settlement was without
his knowledge. Porter is said to be out
West.
DAIRY COMMISSIONER THoM is conduct
ing the Farmers Institutes in the alb
sence of Supt. Morrison. Sickness in
the family of one of the clerks makes it
necessary for Mr.. Morrison to remain
at his office.
GEORGE BRADY, a barber, was ar
raigned at Eau Claire on charge of
DEMONSTRATING and jailed in default of
$500 bail. He was arrested in
Trempealeau County, while driving a
team obtained from the Eau Claire
iveryman who caused his arrest.
Brady claims that he had driven TO
Mondovia to see his sweetheart, and
tried to telephone to the livery firm
that. he would not be back until Tues
work.
FUEL gas systems in the cities are to
be carefully looked into with view of
establishing one in Milwaukee.
MEMBERS of the Humane Society are
considering project to erect building
in Milwaukee for its accommodation.
THE jury in the case of Hugh Steele, of
Duluth, against Bernard Doherty, of
Ashland, on trial in the United States
district court, awarded the plaintiff
damages to the amount of 81 900. Steele
sued for 800 900, alleging false imprison-
ment caused by Doherty while the
plaintiff was engaged in constructing
the government breakwater at Ashland
last summer.
CONGRESSMAN HAUGEN will Introduce
bill to forfeit the unearned grant of the
Wisconsin Central Company.
I'll. En- GILES, of the State Board of
Charities and Reforms, recommends
that the Milwaukee County insane
asylum be used solely 70. the treatment
OF acute cases Of insanity.
IT is estimated that between 50,000,-
600 and S0,0OO,00O feet of logs will be