Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-24

HE Sun Prairie village board has de-
clared that saloon-keepers there shall
take out both wholesale and retail IL
censes, each of these respective licenses
to cost 5000, making the total license
each saloon-keeper will have to pay
$500.
A SINGULAR accident happened at
Bangor on the goth. The postal car on
the fast mail threw off pouch which
struck freight car on the siding,
bounded back under the wheels, and
was ground in pieces, The mail was
scattered along several rods. About
Sl0O worth of postage stamps were
saved, but most of the contents were
entirely destroyed.
OTTO BOOMER, proprietor Of the wooden
mill at Bangor, La Crosse County, has
made an assignment to G. f. Klein,
merchant of La Crosse. His liabilities
are about 81, 200, and his assets consist of
several losses lately by other failures,
which brought his own about.
The Menomonie News tells of the sad
bereavement of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Pc
terson, who live several miles west of
Prairie Farm, in that county. Their only
children, two boys, aged and 2 years.
were playing on pile of lumber when
a piece of plank became detached, fell
against them and crushed them to the
earth. When found they were dead,
the edge of the plank resting on their
necks.
In vain attempt to cure the disease
that was sapping his life away, Julius
Engalhardt, an old citizen of Milwau-
kee,. met his death on the goth, by drown
ing IN the Milwaukee River. He was
victim of the faith cure.
JUDGE LEANDER F. FRIsBY, senior
member Of the Milwaukee law firm of
Frisby, Gibson & Elliott, died at his
home in that city on the 10Th inst, after
an illness of only two days. He was SO
years of age, and leaves wife and two
children.
CHARLES PATrEN, colored, at one time
a servant of Gov. Dodge, dropped dead
while at work in field near Darlington.
He was about 60 years of age.
j. B. CANTERBURY, of La Crosse, has
contracted with the Burlington Railway
Company to build and manage all the
lunch and dining houses along its line.
The Burlington & Northern Railway
Company will locate their locomotive
aud car repair shops at La Crosse. The
building will be of brick and iron, and
the plant will be large enough to en-
ploy 500 men.
The State University has been given
valuable geological collection. It was
made by Mr.. Powers, once machinlst
at Beloit. He devoted large amount
of time to the study of geology and
modern languages. At present he is an
instructor in the manual training school
at Chicago.
A RICH find of copper at Dogwood is
reported at Ashland. The mine is only
forty rods from the Lake Shore Railway
station.
PRIVATE Chas. knight, of Co. K, First
Regiment, W. S. N. g., at Darlington,
won the headlight medal in sharp com.
petition.
THOMAS T.. HUNTER, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home, was cut to pieces by a
train on the st. Paul road near the Mil
waukee city limits on the 18th. He had
spent the evening at the house of a
friend near the tracks, and is supposed
to have been under the influence of
liquor. He was 81 years old.
WHILE B. Buchanan, of Ashland, was
extracting cartridge from gun, it ex-
ploded, burning his face and injuring
the sight of one eye.
AN unknown man committed suicide
on the Water Works pier at Milwaukee
on the 10Th by shooting himself through
the head.
jim CUNNING, who was in the La
Crosse Jail charged with bigamy, escaped
on the night of the 18th, by saving
bar in window. He was kept in cell
in the woman's department., because one
of his wives was the divorced wife of
another prisoner, and they quarreled
and fought if allowed to get at each 9TH
er. The sheriff offers reward of $50.
The working time in the Burlington &
Northern shops, at La Crosse, has been
cut to eight hours per day.
THE Lacrosse Commandery of Knights
Templar proposes to make a pilgrimage
to Washington September next. and
participate in the ceremonies incidental
to the triennial conclave which is to be
held in that city. A Pullman sleeper
will be chartered for the accommoda-
ton of the knights and their ladies,