Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
WISCONSIN ITEMS

company are: II. ii. Green, A. T. Mey-
ers, Everett A. Smith, O. ID. Bjorquist
ana w. 7. Durand.
MILWAUKEE was to have been swal-
lowed by an earthquake on the 18th
according to Ericksen's prophecy.
THE Penokee Lumber Company has
closed deal for 80 0,000 feet of lumber
for shipment to England. It will go
down the lakes to Quebec, and thence
to its destination.
Tons OF dynamite have been used in
the Yellow and Eau Elaine Rivers to
expedite log-driving. The Yellow River
Driving Association has 100000 fest
at the first dam, which they are run
ming now.
WALTER K. FREEMAN, Brooklyn cleo
trojan, has second wife at Eau Claire.
4 CORRESPONDENT of the Madison
Democrat suggests for Arbor-day plant
ing 1.-TWO very useful and handsome
varieties of trees, that are not only
beautiful shade trees but are valuable
for their timber, and are large pro-
ducers OF honey, namely, the maple
and Eastwood or linden trees.
A DISPATCH from Lansing, Mich, says
says the supreme court of that state
has sustained in all respects the will of
the late Rev. F. +. Ford, of Madison,
so far as it relates to property in Michi-
gan. The legatees and Hamilton Col
lege thus gain point in the celebrated
CASE The Michigan property is IN
Kalamazoo, and is valued at $780, 900.
REPORTS Of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics show that the following amounts
were expended in the state for i'm
proyements in these industries: Lum-
Der, 81 ,045, 100; paper and pulp, $685.
&Q71
and publishing, $97 1865; beer, 1919, 629;
leather. $207 1885; agricultural imple-
ments, $220, 425; boots and shoes, $751;
225; flour, 1914 ,657; sash, doors and
blinds, S315, O42.90.
A GENUINE sensation was created in
political circles, in Milwaukee on the
10th inst, when it became known that
Comptroller-elect Roman Czerwinski
was not citizen of the United States
at the time OF his election. This gave
rise to various speculations, principal
among which was the question whether
he could legally hold the office to
which he has been elected. but it was
soon learned that ne had forestailed
any trouble by finally taking out his nat
uralzation papers.
UPsoN and other towns on the Peno-
kee branch OF the Wisconsin Central
hdiIWdy are 10 udf6 LCIG COuHcC-
ton. The system will be extended to
connect the entire range with Hurley
and Ashland during the present year.
The ore docks will also have connection
with the shipping mines.
THERE was spent in Improvements in
1889 by Milwaukee manufactures $272,-
$3.50.
Ex-MANAGER G.. w. WHITE, of the
Plankinton House, Milwaukee, has pur-
chased the Hotel Duncan. at Burling-
ton, Ia.
The Wisconsin ROYAL Arcanum re-
elected its old officers, and will meet at
Green Bay next year.
THE Winnebago Presbytery passed
resolutions deprecating the supreme
courts Bible decision.
THE formal announcement of the lease
of the Wisconsin Central to the North
ern Pacific is made.
The sawmills in the Ashland district
are getting things into shape Tor start
ing. All have logs enough to supply
them until the drives from the tributary
streams and lake and bay are brought
down. The only drawback is the ice,
which makes saving rather expensive.
The mills are waiting Tor clear water.
Sales lumber for future delivery are re-
ported, and charters have been secured
from Ashland TO the lower lakes at %
cents per thousand less than last season.
Other vessels are offered on the same
basis. Considerable lumber is In the
yards ready for the first arrivals.
JAMES s. VAIL, a wealthy land owner
with heavy interests IN the neighb or-
hood of Eau Claire, died on the Sth, at
his home at Carmel, n. Y. aged 20.
TIE Glidden shooting affray had a
hearing in the municipal court at Ash
land, on the 9th. Chris. English,
charged with an attempt to take tie
life OF Robert Arnold, on election day,
was held Tor trial under $500 bonds.
AN aged colored veteran, known as
Major Brown, was buried with military
honors on the 9Th, by the Grand Army
of Eau Claire.
THE Grand Council of the Royal Ar
canum held its annual session IN Mil
Waukee on the 10th.
SEEGT. RHODE, of the signal service,
who lett Milwaukee suddenly a week
ago, was found dead in Denver, Col,
hotel on the 9th
THE Wisconsin Millers' Association
elected E. J. Lachman, of Neenah.
president.
THE state supreme court decided the
Milwaukee County probate fee law to be
unconstitutional.
The La Crosse St. Francis hospital is
to be enlarged at cost of 81, 900.
JOHN MCNEIL, of Ashland, supervisor
for the Third Ward and proprietor of
the Commercial Hotel, died very sud-
denly Of heart disease. He was about
the office of his hotel during the fore
noon until II o'clock, when he retired
to his room. Two hours later his wife
found him dead. He had resided in the
city eight years.
BURGLARS secured about $500 worth of
watches and jewelry before daybreak
on the morning of the Sin, at the res
licences of T. w. Woodward. the bank
er. and Geo. Merrill, the sash and door
manufacturer. Mrs. edward, who
was alone in her house, fired four shots
at the intruders, without effect, SO far
as known.
JAMES WHITE and Antoine Charett
were arrested by a United States mar
shall ON the Bad River Reservation Tor
introducing whisky among the Indians.
They were taken to Madison. Charett