Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-10-29

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THE assessed valuation of Marinette
last year war So, 100000. This year it is
1925, 300.
KATIE SALCHENBACH, aged 8, was killed
by Hinsey electric motor in Milwau-
kee on the 25th.
THE will of the late Alexander Wat
son, of Eau Claire, has been filed. His
estate, which is worth over 100000, is,
by the terms of the instrument, to be
divided between his son and his daugh-
Ter. Geo. A. Burlington, of the Valley
Lumber Company, is made executor
and especially exempted from furnish
ing bond as trustee, he having the dis
posal of the property until the daugh-
ter reaches the age of p, and the son
the age of 30.
EX-LIEUT. Gov. BUTLER GILBERT No
BILE, of Wisconsin, died on the 25th, at
his home in Brooklyn, in his 74th year
From the time he was stricken with
stairs of his residence he had been in a
comatose condition.
LORENZO SACKETT, an old resident of
Milwaukee, is dead.
ALL the stock has been taken in the
new Milwaukee Base Ball Association.
SIGMUND JEGER, wanted in Nebraska
for an alleged assaults on woman, was
arrested in Milwaukee.
Cows have been free to roam the
streets of Ashland for yeras, but now
the people OF that town object to the
music of the bells. The street railway
company, too, said it prevented rapid
transit, and altogether SO many com
plants have been lodged that the Coun-
Gil has almost decided to compel the
bovines to at least keep off the princi-
pal street.
THE Edward P Allis Company, of
Milwaukee, will build pumping en-
gine of 100000 gallons capacity for
the water works for the new town of
Middlesborough, Ky. Middlesborough
was established by an English syndi-
cate which intends to locate large iron
and steel plants.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwau-
}kee q st. Paul Railroad for the third
week in October were $6l6,646, a de-
crease of 1852 The Milwaukee &
Northern earnings were $31 ,S4S, an in
crease of 81, 159.
BURGLARS at Florence took $500 worth
of goods from George Baird's store
IT is unlikely that logging on Wiscon-
sin Indian reservations will be per-
mitted next winter.
BENJAMIN MdsLLER, aged II, was killed
by an elevator at Odenburg's furniture
factory, at Milwaukee, on the oath.
G. B. FERRY, of Milwaukee, was elected
director of the American Institute of
Architects.
AT La Crosse on the evening of the
-22d, ID. Ballard, going to his barn,
smelled kerosene in the allev, and,
lighting match to look around, the
whole alley for twenty feet sprang into
a blaze SO the iremen had to be called
out. This is the locality where barn
was burned a few days before, and As
semblyman Hogan injured SO he has
not yet recovered the use of his hands.
The matter is considered quite mys-
FERROUS.
AT o'clock on the evening of the 22d
Burt Collins, a steamboat employe,
came out of the Revere House, Second
and Third Streets, La Crosse, to climb
upon Burlington passenger engine
backing up the walk by the door. He
supposed it was a switch engine, and
jumped for the foOt-board, which was
not there, and fell under the wheels.
His BODY was cut in two. He was a
single man.
GEORGE W. Mason, of Eau Claire, has
invented a band-saw attachment for
splitting lumber that works to perfec-
ton
An Eau Claire butcher found a $40
gold piece, somewhat worn, in the crop
of chicken. 1t was dated 1875, and
the supposition is that the chicken
swallowed it about that time, which is
not casting any reflection upon the
butcher.
DEPUTY SHERIFF CANovAN of Ashland,
is looking for James Ozolo, bold, bad
Italian, who is wanted for keeping two
edisreputable resorts on the Wisconsin
iside of the Montreal River.
Miss FANNIE ANDREWS and George
Burke, of Eau Claire, went to preach
er's house the other evening and got
married. Then they went out and told
their scores of friends of the occur
renee.
FLORENCE has now tent of the Macca-
bees.
WooDsMEN are still badly wanted in
the pineries.
HENRY L. SMITH, an Eureka veteran,
got 81 800 back pay.
DAVID RYAN, formerly of La Crosse,
was killed at Denver.
WILLIAM Coolies residence at La
Crosse was turned inside out and upside
down by burglars.
THE corn crop in Wisconsin is esti-
mated at Al ,4S7 ,666 bushels.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT WINDRIM says
it will be two weeks before the money
can be sent for the Milwaukee post
office site.
E. F. COOKE & Bro, of Chicago,
threaten to bring suit to recover an
amount due for tents furnished the
Knights of Pythias' conclave at Milwau-
kee.
Ex-PosTMAsTER WHEAT, not being a
United States officer, cannot be prose
,cuted for alleged Irregularities in Office.
THE Rev. Jas. F. Thoms, d. D., OF
Philadelphia, has entered upon his
duties as principal of Wayland Acad-
envy.
Two sons of ex-Mayor Davis, of Eau
Claire, aged IL and 9, secured boat,
stocked it for a long voyage and started
down the Chippewa River, safely
shooting the dangerous rapids below
the city, out narrowly escaping death.
Searching parties were sent out, and the
boys were brought ashore at Parkers-
vile and sent home.
F. w. CoTzHAUsEN and Aug. Kenitzel
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