Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-11-20
WISCONSIN ITEMS

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IT is now reported that the flour mills
and elevators Of Milwaukee will soon
| pass into the hands of the wealthy En-
gllsh syndicate which has just complet-
ed the purchase of the big Minneapolis
mills. The options have already been
secured on these properties, and those
| IN position to know say there is no
doubt the deal will be consummated.
VIM: J. NEU, of Madison, has pur-
| chased Forest Leaves, the paper pub
lished at Crandon by Mrs. NJ. A. Fay.
LOUIS 7. STENsGAARD, of st. Paul, was
| acquitted Of forging deed on property
| of Aug. Uihleln, of Milwaukee.
NEARLY all the local physicians have
signed the petition for the removal of
| the Milwaukee County Hospital to the
| city.
The Griffin Rifles, at Eau Claire, have
| resolved to buy up the armory stock
| held by outsiders.
The formal opening of the Luening
| Conservatory of Music, of Milwaukee,
| took place on the 10Th.
For the remainder Of this term there
will be but one session day in the
High School at Madison. The sessions
| Will begin at $50 A. NJ, and close at
p. NJ.
The government breakwater in Che
quamegon Bay was completed on the
10th. The last boatload of stone,
dumped at o'clock, finished the job.
1t is nearly one mile in length and 800
| carloads of stone. besides several thou
| were used tor ballast. The engineers
have made their examinations and will
| make their report. The contractor has
not made his fortune, as his expendi-
lures and receipts about balance.
JOHN KALB, farmer. cut his throat at
La Crosse, while suffering from an at
| tack of the "horrors," using piece of
glass. He will recover.
ADsT.-GE BURCHARD has received
a communication from the ewly.organ-
| lied Gateway City Guard, of La Crosse,
| asking to be made part of the state
service. The Company will probably
| be made provisional member of the
National Guard.
| The Brotherhood of Upper Mississippi
pi River Pilots will hold their second
| annual convention in La Crosse, on
Tuesday, DEFENDERS. Itincludes pilots
running between st. Paul and st. Louis.
THE Ashland County Board has set
tiled the aportionment Of taxes for Ash
land County by raising the city to ST.
On 1000 and the towns from $5OU, 600 to
| $500 900.
Iowa COUNTY will levy tax of 5000
| and interest thereon for one year,
which will be devoted to making the
last payment on the old railroad bonds,
which have been in litigation for the
| past thirty years. The original amount
of the bonds was $4,000, and the coun-
| tv has already paid over $500, 600 on
| principal, interest and costs.
| MILWAUKEE now has system of night
| collections from the mail boxes on the
street corners, thus facilitating the
| transportation of such matter half a
day.
A HUMAN leg, we'll preserved, with
| boot on, was found floating in Chequa-
megon Bay, off La Pointe, on the 18th.
1t had the appearance of having been
chopped from the trunk with an ak.
The mystery will be investigated to de-
termine whether a murder has been
| committed.
The trial of Hans Kuehni, at Madison
charged with the murder of VIM. Chris
| ten, In the town of Primrose, last sea-
son, has been postponed until January
| 20 next, in order to give the defense
|
cused.
| La CROSSE capitalists are interesting
themselves in the establishment of q
match factory. They will have sole
control of the Martin Erickson splint
machine, mechanism that will make
| 2,400 round matches and put them in
dipping-rack in one minute.
| JOHN KALB, farmer near La Crosse,
severed his wind pipe with broken win
dow glass.
| THE State Board of Supervision has
notified Dodge County that it must build
8 new jail.
COOKING school classes in connection
with the public schools will likely be
established in the three divisions of the
| city.
Broom manufacturers of Milwaukee
| have agreed to advance prices 25 per
cent. They manufacture 10000 brooms
annually.
DURING the past year Dane County
expended 81 ,404.25 for the relief of
| needy veteran soldiers.
| A NEW almshouse will be built by La
Crosse County at an expense OF 5000.
LA CROSSE COUNTY will borrow So, 600
to defray expenses until January l.
| FoR several weeks past the cellars and
houses of Prairie du CHEN have been
visited by thieves and vegetables and
fruit taken. Finally the city hotel was
| robbed from cellar to roof and money,
coats and vegetables carried off. Search
warrants were made out. and the house
of one Burke was searched. where
several loads of stolen stuff were found,
nearly all the goods lost Tor the past six
months, except the money. Burke is
in Jail.
| The Milwaukee Common Council will
be called upon TO fix new date for the
$3.50, 900 bonds, the issuing of which was
| decided upon by the commissioners of
| public debt week or so ago. The dis
covery has been made that the date al
ready fixed by the Council. December
| /, is Sunday, and on Sunday no COM
| inercial transactions can take place.
consequently the new bonds could not
be brought into the market. The bonds
will probably be dated January l.
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