Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-22
WISCONSIN ITEMS

THE trial of the libel suit of William
WEIGH against w. w. Erwin was begun
in St. Paul. Erwin claims that John Il.
Knight. of Ashland, is really RESPONSE
BILE for the libelous article.
MILWAUKEE turner's are preparing for
large festival August Sill.
J. A. GAYYNoR was elected president
of the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers
Association.
John kRoEGER, prominent farmer Of
Eau Claire County, alter three DAYS
examination on charge of assault with
intent to do great bodily harm, was dis
charged, and went home in tr iumph
with his friends. There were twenty
witnesses in the case. The COMPLAIN
ant was Mrs. Shaddock, a neighbour.
She and her husband had told revolt
ing tale of Kroeger's alleged assault.
NICHOLAS PORT, an old resident of Mill
waukee, died on the 10Th, aged SO years.
Mr.. Port came to the city in 1843, and
for some years conducted vinegar fac
tory. He was one of the members of
the old Volunteer Fire Department.
Two sons and four daughters survive
him.
THE Becker electric street railway will
be opened February 10.
THE public schools of Milwaukee are
suffering badly from the grippe. So
many teachers have been attacked that
Normal school pupils have been called
In.
THE heirs of John W. Bell are trying
to establish their title to a portion of
Madeline Island, Lake Superior.
COMMISSIONER MORGAN denied the re-
quest of Oneida Indians for suspen-
sion of the work of alloting lands in
severalty.
THE earnings of the Milwaukee. Lake
Shore & Western, for the second
week in January, are $50. 322, as against
$33 ,664, an increase of $16,65S.
On the 18th, at La Crosse, teams
crossed the river for the first time.
There had been some crossing above
and below for the past three days, but
it was considered dangerous. Ice-cut-
ting has also begun. Last year both
crossing and ice-cutting begun on the
same date.
In the circuit court at Madison, on
the 18th, in the case OF Monona Lake
Assembly against Capt. Frank Barnes,
the pioneer steamboat man, the in
junction restraining the latter from
landing his boats at the Lakeside piers
was sustained. This case attracted con-
siderable interest during the assembly
last summer.
The $3.50 raised at Eau Claire for the
JohnstoWn sufferers, but not needed,
and several boxes of clothing, will be
sent to South Dakota on an appeal by
Gov. Malette, who reports that tron
1000 TO 5000 families are in need.
BIDS for purchase of new issue of $685.
900 La Crosse bridge bonds were
opened on the 10th. There were twelve
offers of premium on the issue, ranging
from ST ,047 10 to s., 1927. J. w. Hayes &
Son make the highest bid, but some
stipulation regarding the interest may
result In the bonds being placed with 5.
A. Kean & Co., whose offer is only 500
less. The premium is large enough be
satisfactory to the city.
The permanent improvements at
Washburn during 1889 represent an
outlay of g quarter of million of dol
lars.
THE case of Emma Gard, who is
charged with having attempted the life
of her husband, at Ashland, had to be
postponed on account of his absence.
The woman had an interview with the
husband, when, as is supposed, it was
agreed that he should not testify against
her. The authorities are of the opinion
that he is in Chicago.
john HANSON, a tailor doing business
death on the night of the 10Th. He mad
spent the day in Madison, and started
home on a freight tain. On alighting
from the train, at Oregon, he walked
along on the track for some distance,
and fell into cattle guard.
Another freight train, following
few minutes behind the first,
struck him, and literally cut his body to
pieces. The remains were unrecogniza-
BILE, identification resulting from trag-
ments of his cap. The train men were
not aware of the accident until the train
reached Evansville, when they found
blood, and bits of flesh on the engine.
Hanson leaves family of wife and five
children.
JOHN kRGGER and wife, of the town of
LudlngtOn, are under arrest for an al
legged felonious assault upon Mrs. John
Shaddock. 1t is said that during quar-
rel upon a highway the accused knocked
Mrs. Shaddock down and struck her,
that John Krmger stabbed her and then
gashed her across the breast, infiicting
serious wounds.
COMMISSIONER STARK, of the bureau of
labor statistics, has completed the in
spectlon OF the factories of the state, out
side Of the city OF Milwaukee. The fac
tories thus inspected number 1902.
The total number of horsepower run
ling GuC5C JdCtUI1CS 10 on, OU,Ol1 DC-
ing Water-power and 81, l69 steam
power. The total number of en-
gines used in the factories is
1922, and OF boilers 2,15l. The
total number of male factory employees
outside OF Milwaukee is 53,903. The
total number of female employees is f.
III. Female employees under Ii years
of age number 179, and the number of
boys under IA employed is 145. The
female LABOR forms Il per cent. of the
total. In the case OF females under 10,
and boys under IA employed, they are
mostly children employed during vaca-
ton, and who attend school the rest of
the time.
The Milwaukee Pension agency paid
out $3,0z5,16l during the SIX months
ending December 81.
THE several suits in the circuit court
against Ashland County, were decided
by Judge Parish in favor of the defend