Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-09
BADGERDOM.

The proposition to furnish entertain
ment for the coming Grand Army re-
union at Milwaukee by a general city
lax Is being warmly debated pro and
con, the principal objection being on
the ground of nconstitutionality.
| WILLIAM B. SELLEcK, died at Menom-
1nee. Mich, on the 18th ult., at the age
OF 6S years. Mr.. Selleck was we'll
known to many of the older residents
OF Sturgeon Bay, he having for about
four years been one of the proprietors
| OF the upper sawmill.
The special election for district attor-
ney IN Florence County resulted in fa-
vor of Jas. E. Abbott by 243 10 06 for w.
| H. Clark.
| S. S. KEPLER has sold his interest in
the Eau Claire News to Fred, w. A. and
| M. A. Pauly, but will continue his con-
nection with the editorial work of the
paper.
| ARTICLES of association have been
| filed In the secretary OF states office by
| the La Crosse Abattoir Company, with
capital of 100000.
JOE SHoUP, once a well-known train
man on the Madison Division of the
North estern road, has fallen heir to
fortune by the death of relative in
Dayton, O.
| G. G. CLARK, of Brownville, Mimi.
| contemplates the removal OF his saWmill
from that place to point on French
| Island, opposite North La Crosse, and
have it in running order by the open
ing of the season.
FATHER HARMON, of Darlington, a
Catholic priest, secured a verdict of
| 5000 against Gille Bros, in a suit for
| SANDER.
| BENJAMIN WALKER, who built the cas-
tie on the banks of Fourth Lake at
! Madison, died at Ismalia, Egypt, on
November last.
The first team crossed the Mississippi
On the ice at La Crosse on the I'd inst.
| JUDGE PARISH, of Ashland, dismissed
proceedings against John S. Saul, of the
Daily News, Tor alleged criminal con-
tempt, the editor showing good reasons
why he should not be punished.
The failure of r. r. Reynolds, the
public building contractor, OF La Crosse,
in no way affects the work on the build
ing. There is a sum yet in the hands of
| the government amply sufficient to
complete it, and the bondsmen will now
take charge. The new theater which
Mr.. Reynolds was building is also en-
| tlrely free from any connection with his
| affairs, as it is completed, and all work
men and sub-contractors thereon will
| be paid.
CHARLES BRENNER, so years old, har-
| ness maker, committed suicide at his
home in Milwaukee on the, 1st inst. by
shooting. Poor health and dependency
were the causes OF the act.
The year began at La Crosse with
quite serious business failure. Royal
Reynolds, general contractor, made an
assignment to T. Boatman. His habili-
ties are estimated at $685. 900, and his
assets at $l6, 900, of which $4,000 is Sc
cured by deed of real estate and S., 800
was borrowed on endorsed paper.
| Reynolds is contractor for the new
United States courthouse, now about
three quarters completed and the
new theater Just completed. He
has not overdrawn his accounts
with the government, so there
will be no trouble on that score, and all
the sub-contractors on the theater have
been paid. The bulk of the loss will fall
on parties In Chicago and elsewhere,
who have furnished material for the
/ government building. Reynolds has
been successful contractor, but the last
two jobs were too big for him.
FIRE destroyed part OF the McDonogh
| Manufacturing Company's machine
|
Claire ON the 31st. Loss, $4,000; in
surance small. It also destroyed the
Novelty Company's plant. Loss, S., 900;
| insurance, ST 800.
| AT Washburn, on the afternoon of the
3lst, Perry Chatfeld, the 15-year-old
son of E.. P. Chatield, one of the most
prominent merchants in that city,
| drowned while skating near the eleva-
tor. He fought manfully for his life,
but the ice was so thin that it broke as
fast as he got on it. The body was re-
covered.
Rev. j. III. FLEMING, pastor of the
| Presbyterian Church at Florence, has
resigned the pastorate.
The sum of $685., 1884 was spent in
Washburn the past year for public and
| private improvements.
WARDEN CHAPMAN, of the BAYFIELD,
fish district, has reported the following
totals of the fish business there during
1888: Number of pounds caught, 1885,
665; value, $45, 2S1.52; number of men
employed, 147; value of boats, nets,
etc., $25, 1881.
DURING quarrel near the grounds of
the National Soldiers Home, Milwau-
Day, Lewis Schmidt fatally stabbed
VIM. F. Ruder, Both were veteran
soldiers and inmates of the home.
Whisky.
IGNATz HABERYLEwIcz, whose nation
atty is betrayed by his name, who in a
quarrel over trivial matter in Chicago
killed Carl PATRON with knife, was ar
rested in Milwaukee on the LIST inst.
THE losses by fire in Milwaukee dur
ing the year 1888 aggregated $4,000,
and the insurance involved reached 49,
1856, 800.