Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

IMPRISONED more than 100 feet under
ground, three Polish laborers lost their
lives by the breaking of a sewer dam
in Milwaukee, on the 18th, while the
storm was at it's height.
IT is reported from Alma that the
rafting works at West Newton Slough
are about completed, and that logs are
being turned out at the rate Of 3 1000, 600
feet a day.
FROM three to five inches of snow fell
all over Northern Wisconsin on the
night of the 10Th. At Pratt it was four
inches deep.
The offices Of chief dispatcher and
trainmaster on the Ashland division of
the Lake Shore road have been COM
bined, and Mr.. Tarbox placed in charge.
Mr.. Frick, until now trainmaster, will
resume his regular passenger run.
THE Governors Guard, at La Crosse,
won words of praise from Col. King
during his recent inspection of the COM
pany. Within the last few weeks some
members have re-enlisted for the sec
ond and even third time, which Col.
King saws is quite unusual.
Gov. HOARD has commissioned Orlan-
do Holway, of La Crosse, adjutant of the
Third Regiment, with rank of captain.
PROTEST has been entered with the
State Board of Equalization by Forest
County against the present rate of as
sessment on Forest County lands. 1t
was shown by them that while the acre
age in Oneida County was by 10Y 900
greater than in Forest County, yet the
aggregate assessment valuation was
$598, $50 less, or that the rate in one
county was $3.05 per acre, and in the
other a trife ove So.
JOHN SALzER & Co., of La Crosse,
were ordered by the board of health to
remove 1900 bushels OF potatoes that
had commenced to spoil. The owners
have been obliged to give them away to
get rid of them.
The Good Templars Of the Ninth dis
trict have closed their spring session.
Thirty-eight delegates were in attend
ance.
The transfer of the Bessemer mine by
Receiver Agnew to G.. S. Hildreth and
James Morgan, Of Milwaukee, has been
filed with the register of deeds at Ash
land. The consideration was SIC, 300.
An unknown man was found dead on
Second Street, Ashland, on the 18th.
He fell in a fit and died before assist
ance could be rendered. He proved to
be a Iaborer recently DISCHARGED from
the hospital. The coroner held an in
quest, but nothing new was discovered
about the unfortunate. His body was
taken to the morgue and buried at the
city's expense.
III. G. DODGE & Sons warehouse, at
Madison, containing salt, cement,
wagons and agricultural implements,
was burned on the 18th, causing a loss
on building and contens of $4,000; in
1880 20 n I~k H.
fire originated through q spark from q
passing locomotive.
Gov. HOARD has reappointed DR.. B.
G. Maercklein, of Milwaukee, a mem
Der OF the State Board of Denial Ex-
aminers.
AN institution established upon q
somewhat novel plan is the Children's
Home, recently opened at Eau Claire
by benevolent ladies of that city. the
home is a spacious brick structure on
University Hill, where dependent chill
dren are cared for. Children can be
committed to the home by parents OF
guardians, with papers relinquishing
all claims to them. so that they may
be given for adoption whenever
deemed advisable. But the main pur-
parents are dead or who have been alb
andoned by their natural protectors.
The home will accommodate thirty chill
dren, and ten have already been placed
there. The children are educated, we'll
fed and well clothed, and as fast as
homes can be found for them or en-
ployment where they can learn useful
occupations, they will be relinquished
by the board of managers. The fund
for the establishment of the home was
raised by voluntary subscriptions.
FRED MORRISON, of Ashland, dropped
dead in the presence of his family.
MADISON will exact a license fee from
persons sailing yachts and steamboats, on
the lakes at that point.
EARLY's logging camp, On Pine River,
was destroyed by fire. Everything was
burned. The loss is about $4,000.
ABOUT 80, 0O0,0 900 feet of logs, bankedin
Florence County, the property of non
residents. have been assessed for taxa
| ton.