Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-30
WISCONSIN ITEMS


est residents OF Milwaukee, is dead.
F. Ii. FUTILE, champ bicyclist Of Il
hnois, was defeated by Terry Andrae,
OF Milwaukee, in ten-mile race.
The Uihlein Bros, are planning to
enlarge the Schlitz Hotel, Milwaukee,
30 as to cover an entire quarter block.
JAMES r. PRATT, of the Milwaukee Y.
M. G. A., has begun a series of meet
ings for the young men of Marinette.
AT Seattle, William White, formerly
of Eau Claire, was sentenced to hard
labor for fourteen years on conviction
OF forgery.
THE street railway at Marinette will
be in operation inside of two weeks.
THE Rev. J. F. Ziegler has resigned
the passionate OF the Methodist church
at Menominee.
The people of Sturgeon Bay are some
what alarmed over an influx Of burg
lars and foot-pads.
A COMPANY at Prairie du Chen, with
Senator Kidd at it's head, has been
formed for the manu- facture of baskets.
The firm guarantees to employ twenty
five men for five years and as an induce
nIent to the enterprise the city gives
$1,000 bonus.
school principal Is dead.
ELECTRIC fire alarm bells will be placed
on all of the Milwaukee city bridges.
A sKIFF tipped over at Lacrosse and
Edward Fareblegd, one of the four oc-
cupants, drowned.
THERE is a likelihood that there will
be two curling clubs in Milwaukee, one
on the East and one on>the West Side.
NORMAN BRUCE, serving ten-year sem
tence for demonstrating, escaped from
the Wisconsin state prison.
THE Milwaukee Exposition cleared be-
tween 81, 900 and S., 600 this year.
CHARLES RoLLIN BRAINARD is writing
up Northern Wisconsin for the Wiscon-
sin Central Railway Company.
LA CROSSE has new evening paper
the Daily Press-a neat fve-column
sheet. 1t is edited and published by
Frank o. Smith and Fred. w. Burke.
FIRE at Ashland, in the building of
John Denominee, caused a loss of
81 500.
THE resignation of DR.. s. B. Buckmas-
ter, superintendent of the State Hospi-
tai for the Insane, has been received at
the office of the State Board of Super
vision. The Doctor desires to move
where be can enjoy more social priv
ileges.
ORDERS issued by Capt. McMaster and
read by First Lieut.. Ballard to Compa-
ny Z, Third Regiment, the Griffin
Rifles of Eau Claire, on the Oath, raised
an issue of great interest to the Nation
al Guard. One order announced that
the captain had resigned. Another,
bearing the same date, declared that
the idea of having military organiza-
ton hampered bya civil organization was
wholly uumilitary that the authority ola
commanding officer of company of the
Wisconsin National Guard was supreme
in the company and that the civil organ
ization was thereby abolished. The
question raised by the other officers is
whether the captain has power to abol-
ish it. He claims az authority military
usage. The matter will go to the COM
mander-in-chief for settlement. Capt.
McMaster is West Pointer.
CHARLES FUEGER, who was accused of
the murder of William Baars, at Mil
waukee, was found guilty of manslaugh-
ter in the fourth degree.
The Milwaukee Gardeners Associa-
ton is talking OF disposing of the So
called German market at the corner of
Juneau Avenue and Market Street.
ERIC MACARTHUR, a pioneer lumber
man, died suddenly at Marinette.
MILwAUKEEANs are interested in the
tin claims being developed in the Black
Hills.
THE Eau Claire Water Works Com
pany will hereafter supply the city
from Wheaton Springs instead of from
the Chippewa River. The springs are
situated some four miles north of the
SsIfu II1af i'm NO
County. The works and reservoir at
the springs cover territory of eight
acres.
DAIRY COMMISSIONER THoM has OBJ
tanned evidence that Jefferson Coun
ty firm ls manufacturing cheese from
vile compound of skinned milk and
rotten butter. He will institute pros
ecution.
The father of Mamie Mahnke of Mil
waukee claims that two ladies abducted
her and coerced her into embracing the
Catholic faith. The ladies claim he i'll
treated her. and they took care of her
during an illness.
SUIT has been commenced in the cir
cult court at Madison by Judge D.
Royce, of Oakland, to recover 5000
damages on account of runaway acct
dent in which he was severely injured,
his team being frightened by dog
belonging to one Ole j. Smithbeck.
Royce seeks to recover from Smithbeck.
TIE Eau Claire County Old Settlers
Association held its second annual ban
quet on the 23d. Two hundred ana fifty
pioneer men and women were present.
Alexander Meggett presided. Re-
sponses to toasts were made by Mayor
Shaw, Gen. Hollon Richardson, of Chip
pewa Falls, and others. The Rev. A.
Kidder, the First Congregational min
lister in the Chippewa Valley, was
prominent figure.
The SANDER suit of J. E. N. Rude
against the Rev. Mr.. Nasse. of Boscobel,
resulted in verdict for the latter.
THE Milwaukee police made descent
on two poker rooms and captured
number of young men who frequented
them.
DANIEL CAMERON attempted to fence
in public park at La Crosse, to which
he claims title.
The late ex-Gov. Nelson Dewey left
an autobiography.
THERE were pretty lively times in La
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