Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-31

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Miss Burns spent Christmas at hel
| home in Danville. j.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Baker and family
Of Randolph, spent Christmas with
| friends here.
! The Misses Cora and Flora Jones
spent few days the past week with
friends In Beaver Dam.
The patrons of Union Cheese factory
held their annual meeting Friday
evening.
Mrs. Arthur Salisbury and daughter,
OF Oakfeld, are guests of Mrs. Mary
Ryder.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. David Fletcher, enter
tained quite large party of relatives
Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilson, with
Will Hooker and wife attended the
Masonic installation at Neosho, Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Wright is visiting friends in
Winona, MINI.
w. J. Slight and family, of Emmett,
visited friends here the last Of the
week. SAY So.
Juneau.
Lorenzo Moulton, an early settler of
this town, died a few days ago at his
home in the town of Oak Grove.
A large number of Democrats from
this locality will attend the inaugur-
alton of the Democratic State officials
next Tuesday at Madison.
It is not expected that the new jail
and sheriff's residence will be ready
for occupancy until April 1, much in
side work still remaining to be done.
Robert Glover, treasurer elect of
Wilkin county, Mimi, and an old resi-
dent of Clyman, spent few hours with
old friends here during the past week.
The. affairs of the defunct Cook banks
at juneau and Hartford seem no nearer
a settlement than for the past month
or more. 1t is claimed that the only
thing in the way of settlement is a
decision from the Controller of the
Currency in Washington relative to the
settlement of the notes of the two banks
held by the Park National Bank of Chi
cago; but for some reason the decision
seems not to be forthcoming
The case of the United States VS..
Joseph Lelone and others, for the re-
covery of some $5, 200, or more, claimed
toshave been fraudulently obtained on
claim for pension, was heard before
Judges Gresham and Jenkins in Mil
waukee last week, and resulted in a
decision adverse to the defendants,
who will be obliged to repay to the
government the amount so obtained.
The defendant, Joseph Lelone, has for
many years past, ever since 1865 or
1867, been an almost helpless paralytic
and claimed his condition resulted
from army service; upon this evidence
he obtained the pension, but upon in
vestigation being afterwards made bv
special agents of the Pension office,
evidence was produced showing that
the paralysis was caused by fall from
his wagon while his horses were run
ming away and he in an intoxicated
condition. Much contrary evidence
was also produced, but the judges evi-
IDENTIFY believed in the former theory
and decided accordingly. The pension
was granted in 1885 and included back
pay, and from that time until the ac-
ton was commenced year or two ago,
he received pension of $50 month
1t is doubtful if, even now, he will be
able to obtain pension under the de-
pendent pension bill. General Bragg
argued the case for the defendant, the
government being represented by Unit
ed States District Attorney Coleman
The Lelone family has for more than
thirty years past been residents of this
locality, their farm being situated about
three miles south of this place. The
pension money had been invested in
the purchase of another farm in this
town, fo- which they paid some So, 200,
while 81, 500 remains in the First Ma
tlOnal Bank of Beaver Dam, the sale of
the farm by Lelone and the payment
of the money to him having been en-
jOIned bV the government w