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since the last meeting OF the board
either by obtaining judgment against
the different defendants, or by dismiss
ing the suit, where they paid the
amount OF the taxes Hnu costs, or by
dlsnissing the suits absolutely where
the party sued presented u receipt for
the same, evidently u mistake was made
by the town collector in returning
the same delinquent.
There are now judgments Ia the
County Court for taxes against some
thirteen persons for small sums,
amounting IN the aggregate To Sl3l So.
! The balance OF the suits disposed of
| have been dismissed upon payment of
their respective amounts as above set
forth, or where they had already paid
them. There are still pending IN said
court some nifty odd suits, but In these
cases | have either been unable TO get
service or issues have been made up.
and am waiting an opportunity To try
them. | would also say IN passing
that the suits in the County Court are
exclusively for personal property tax,
and are tor very small amounts, La
this connection | would say that the
Illinois Valley Coal Company paid its
back taxes to the amount of SiBi, which
is included In the foregoing amount.
would further report that obtained
judgment against the Ottawa Hvdrau.
lie Company for the sum of 81 037 II:
also against the Ottawa Gas Light ~
Coke Company tor S2,597 90; also
against the La Sale " Peru Horse IL
Dummy Il. r. Company for S3,4Sl.59
The two former suits have been 40
pealed TO the Supreme Court, and the
..sf 60 hn I.ttA t,,t, h..t
he will apr cal it. The total amount in
vOlved In those cases is SSH 20.
| would further report that there re.
mains undispOsed OF some fOrty.s Six
cases in the Circuit Court, which are
for delinquent real estate taxes. and are
mostly from La Sale. 1t will be job
OF no small magnitude to try those cas-
es. | have examined the title to most
of the real estate involved. for the pur
pose OF ascertaining who owned each
lot or tract of land on the first of May
of each year. and it took month alone,
so far as | went. to do so. These cases
cannot be tried before the october tel m
of court. While these cases have in
vOlved q large amount of trouble and
investigation. and while ultimately
large amount of money must be recOv
cred from them, still | am of the Opin-
ion that the example set the people.
to- wit, that delinquent tax payers will
be followed up and vigorously prose-
cuted, will have salutaIy effect on tax
PAYERS at large, and that In the future
there will not be so many dellnquents.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
NJ T.. MOLONEY.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the |
Board OF Supervisors: Your committee
on coal and gas claims beg leave 10 re- |
port that they have examined all claims
presented before them. and recommend |
the payment of the following. and that |
the clerk be directed to Issue orders for
the several amounts, to the several
to wit:
Union Coal Co., coal boiler house ,........ $40 20
Ottawa Gas Co., gas court house,. 200 so
" Jdll...t.... ,.'..'....s. IOU ~
" boiler house .......... Is 40
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ALBERT GRANsDEN, Chairman

ALBERT GRANsDEN, Chairman.
Mr.. Chairman, dc. Your committee
to settle with the sheriff would re-
spectfully report that they have exam
incd, checked up and compared all
books and records Of Lawrence Nor
risscy, sheriff Of La Sale county, for
the six months ending Jnne |, 1890,
which have been presented before
them, and find that they compare cor
rectly with his semi-annual statement
of that date which Is hereby attached
and made IA part of this report, which
StatcmentSh shows there is Il balance due
him after deducting all cash receipts
Of 81 553 80.
We find that expenses Of the Office
for deputy hire and travelling expenses
have been kept within the limits as
fixed by the Board which is not to
exceed $4,000 per annum for deputy
hire, and 81 800 per annum for travel
ling expenses. We find the expenses
Of the Office for deputy hire for the six
months ending June list, 1890, were as
follows; Paid f. II. Smith $500; A. J.
Reed, 1890; G. j. YOckey, 1890; J. =.
Nertney. 1898; Hugh Hall, $40. %
+. &. Mcintyre, $l7.70: j. II. Cross.
$1,000; Il. Norris, $500; w, S. Boozel,
$500.
Total for deputy hire. AIS 30
Travelling expenses ......... 665 So
Shcrilf's salary, six months. 1000 90
Total expenses and salary. So, l4l Is
The total cash receipts for six
months we find TO be. ....... 9S7 81
Paid sheriff in March, 1890 600 90
Total amount paid sheriff ,5S7 p
Leaving Il balance due the sheriff as
above stated Of ~ ,553.9j. Your com
mittec would therefore recommend
that an order be drawn on the treas
urer in favor Of the sheriff for 81 ,553. %
in full settlement Of the SherifS Office
for the six months ending June /, 1890.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. JONI FERGUSON,
Chairman.
10 ne Boordof Supervisors Of La sale
county:
! have the honor 10 submit the fol- |
lowing report Of earnings and receipts |
Of sheriif's Office for half year ending |
June list, 1890.
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PAUPER BILLS.

All of which is respectfully submit
ted. WIN. M. REED.
WILL II. MCINTYRE.
III. n. ANDERSON,
JOHN WILEY,
j. +. BOWLING.
The following resolution offered by
supervisor Guam was adopted:
WHEREAS. BY resolution We have in
structed the County Clerk to furnish
the County Attorney with list OF all
delinquent tax payers, and by same res
olu;ion instructed the County Attorney
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All of which is respectfully submit
ted. WILL II. MCINTYRE,
Chairman.
Mr.. Chaitman, dc: Your commit
tee on Personal Property would re-
spectfully report that they have eX-
amned the matter Of the assessment
Of the several towns presented before
them, and recommend the following
additions and reductions.
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Balance due sheriff.. ...........Sl,f s -
Respectfully submitted.
l.. MORRISSEl, Sheriff.
Supervisor Bowen, chairman com
mittee on judiciary. submitted the re-
port of said committee on the reSOlu-
ton referred to il. Said report is as
follows;
Mr.. Chairman, dc: Your commit
tee on judiciary would respectfully re-
port that they have examined the
matter placed before them for their
consideration and herewith submit
the following report thereon:
Firsf.-As "a the resolution referred TO your
committee introduced by Supervisor lynch To
the effect that there he but adjourned session
of the Board OF SUPERVISOR, and that that Sec
sion be held ON the second Monday of February,
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you
All of which is respectfully submitted,
W. W. TAYLOR.
FRED W. EADEs,
LEVI CARR.

| "A ,
W. W. TAYLOR.
FRED w. Fades,
LEVI CARR.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
| Board of Supervisors Your committee
on ATTACHMENTS would respectfully re-
port that they have examined the mat
ter of the petition OF John Cahill, one
of the executors of the estate of james
Cahlll, town of Peru, presented before
them, in relation to the assessment of
the personal property of said estate for
the year A. ID. 1890. Your committee
find from an examination Of the sched
ule given by this executor to Anton
Birkenbuel. assessor of said town, that
he, the said assessor. did cause to be
raised the assessment of said personal
property. In consulting with said as
SCISSOR we learn that he discovered that
certain securities, hitherto held in
trust by the said executor, had been
omitted, and that he had caused them
to be added to the said assessment. We
find further, from sworn evidence, that
she said assessor had failed to send
written notice to this party Of this fact,
as required by law. which was wrong
and certainly illegal. We further find
ular personal property was prior to the
first day of May. 1890, transferred to the
care and control of Michael Flaherty. of
Bureau county. all said securities not
listed, for reasons which we are not here
perhaps authorized to state. Your com
mittee are of the opinion that this addi'
tonal assessment should have been abat-
ed at the meeting of the town board of
review. We see no grounds where this
addition can be sustained. We there
fore would respectfully recommend
that the said assessment be abatPd-the
sum of thirteen thousand dollars
($13,W0)
Your committee would further beg
leave to report in the matter of the pc
tition of John Cahill, of town OF Peru,
referred to them, relative to the raise OF
his assessment of personal property for
the wear 1890. Your committee have
examined into the matter OF this petl
ton and believe 1t to be true, as set
forth IN said petition, that the assessor
of said town caused the petitioners as
sessment of personal property 10 be
raised I'm beKnOwn TO The said petitioner,
the law requiring a written notice to be
served on the party or IaTties when an
assessment is TO he raised. We further
find from evidence present before US
that the property 80 assessed was as
signed by the said petitioner to another
party, consequently was not assessable
TO the said petitioner. We therefore
would respectfully recommend that the
said assessment be abated five hundred
dollars ($5OO).
All of which is respectfully submitted,
"A. N. ANDERSON,
Chairman.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Board Of Supervisors Your committee
on stationery claims beg leave to report
that they have examined all claims pre-.
scented before them and recommend the
payment of the following. and that the
Clerk be directed to issue orders for the
several amounts to the several claim
ants. to wit:
Amt dmt
Names For uhat. claimed. oliotc'd
VIM Osman Il Sons, print. & sta
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TOWN OF MISSION.

Geo c Borchsenius, groc and med
h II Peterson, flour.
Geo c Borchsenius, groceries.
Robert Nickery, coffin and disin-
fectant ......... ..... ....
j A Guam, money adv and serv
as poor master. ...............
X NJ Bower, VI ID, med'l attend.
p & Berkland, flour ..............
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TOWN OF MILLER,

John Duvick, groceries ........
j Montgomery, med'l attendance
Chas 4 Spencer, poor master and
cash advanced Acknowledgements.
| II Trowbridge, groceries........
E Solberg, dry goods ..........
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All Of which is respectfully submitted.
JoHN MCLAUCHLAN, Chairman,

Mr. Chairman and Gemlomco ot Boord ~
Supervisors
Your committee on Equalization Of
Lands, would respectfully report that
they have examined the matter OF the
assessment of the lands OF the different
towns presented to them, and recon-
mend the following additions and re-
luctiOnS:
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Register OF fees and I, c book and believe it
10 be correct The $234.5 OF balance has
been deposited with the Treasurer, and the
receipt therefor Is on tle IN the county
Clerks office.
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TOWN OF MERIDEN,

F y English, VI ID, med attend
Chas Y bowling, serv poor mast'r
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All Of which is respectfully submitted ire /

All Ut which Is respectfully submitted,
A. l.. rRUMBO,
Z. q. SAUER,
W. w. TAYLOR.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of The
Board OF Supervisors Your com n,ttee
To settle with Recorder would respect.
fully report that they have examined
the books now on file in that office, for
the half year ending June !, 1890, aud
lind them correct, and recommend the
adoption of the following report:
RECEIPTS
For recording real estate Instruments
from Dec. 1859, 10 June |, 1880 -. t90as 50
For reCC riding Chattcl mortgages and bills
of sale from Dec. l. 1859, 10 June 80 3Oi 20
For certificates, certified copies and can
cellatons, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS IS
s23ss 95
EXPENDITURES.
To salary months ........ ............s Ell 400 90
To plating Al extra clerk hire .......... 30 %
To pos age and postal cards .......,...... 200
To surplus paid 10 Co. Treasurer ........ T9l 95
s2,39s IS
Respectfully submitted, July II, 1890
STEPHEN ARNOLD, Recorder.
Received this 18th day OF July, 1890 OF STEPHEN
Arnold, ,eyen hundred ninety.one and % 100 dol,
xigl.g5. WRIGHT ADAMS, Co. Treas
All OF which Is respectfully submitted.
GUSTAV BREINING,
CHAS. L. BOWLING.
ISAAC MASON.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Board OF Supervisors: Your committee
on Probate Clerk would respectfully
report that they have examined the
books In the Probate Clerks office and
find them written up as follows:
ADMINISTRATORS record Is written up
TO June 23d. 1890.
Executors record is written up to
June 18th, 1890.
Administrators de bonus non record
IS written up to date.
Guardians record is written up to
JuLe 2lst. 1890
Record of wills is written up to June
18th, 1890.
Administrators and executors re.
ports are written up to July Sd. 1890.
Guardians and cOnservators' reports
are written up to date.
Real estate sale record is written up
to date.
Appraisement record is written up to
July lst. 1890.
Inventory record is written up to
June 18th, 1890.
Judgment docket is written up to
date.
Private sale record is written up to
date.
Public sale record Is written up to
date.
Guardians inventory record is writ
ten up to date.
Widows REIMBURSEMENT record Is
written up to date.
Estate docket is written up to date.
General record is written up to April
Goth. 1890.
Administrators record wills is writ
ten up to date.
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN,
CnNEJrnN
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A II Greenwood 4 Co, seal for Cor.
Oners once. ,.......,.,.,..... III 90
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JOHN MCLAUCHLAN,
j. j. CONERTON,
A. MUELLER,

Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Board of Supervisors: Your committee
on pauper claims beg leave to report
that they have examined all claims
presented before them, and recommend
the payment of the following, and that
the clerk be directed to issue orders for
the several amounts to the several
claimants. tO-Wit.
TOWN OF ADAMS
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TOWN OF EARL.
TOWN OF FREEDOM.

John Miller, service as poor mas'r
Peter Egan, cohve, ing pauper.
Barnard h Radley, CONN 4 cloth'g
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MISCELLANEOUS,

Bruce, Eagle and Otter Creek-E
+ Finley. medical attendance.
C Hathaway, to attendance on
county poor in city OF Ottawa
from April lst to July lst, 1890,
rs per contract ..........
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mittcd. FRANK Z. DONLEVY,
Chairman.
.Hr. Chairman, de-: Your committee
on court house and jail claims beg
leave to report that they have exam
ined all claims presented before them,
and recommend the payment of the
following, and that the clerk be di-
rcctcd 10 issue orders for the several
amounts, to the several claimants, to-
,,yit
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TOWN OF ADAMS
TOWN OF BROOKFIELD.

Jones Il Bro, medicines. .......
Hugh Henry, groceries.
NJ OLoughlin, ser. as poor mas.
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Martin VOlmer,
&c. A. ~
TOWN OF MANLIUS.

irwin cash adv and poor m
ID Palmer, nursing .............. 5000
II Salisbury, collins and burial.
Fralee, groceries ...,........
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NVTPVVIIUIIy rNUIIII TVN' JWTY To Io6W.
STEPHEN ARNOLD, Recorder.
Received, this 18th day OF July, 1890 of Stephen
Arnold, ,eycn hundred ninety.One and IS 100 dol
larr, for surplus earnings Recorders office
x,gi q5 WRIGuT ADAMS "a Trees
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TOWN OF SERENA.
l. w Burroughs, ned attendance
TOWN OF SOUTH OTTAWA.
TOWN OF TROY GROVE
TOWN OF UTICA.

W 7 WiXon, groceries. ....... j.
Caspar Fischer, ...........
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For recording real estate Instruments
from Dec. 1850, To June /, 1870. &? 01s 50
For recC riding chattel mortgages and bills
of sale from Dec. l. lssg, 10 June ! 30, SOi 20
For certificates, certified copies and can.
cellations. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS
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TOWN OF BRUCE.

TOWN OF DAYTON.
W Rale Il Co. groceries,. 25C
TOWN OF DIMMICK.
4 X Z Gates. groceries. 81
TOWN OF DEER PARK.
COnnOver ~ stevenson. groceries -
: Ellsworth, cash advanced and
service as poor master. III w
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-17
BUSINESS NOTES.

SITUATION OFFERED.-To compe-
Mt wood-worker, who thoroughly
lderstands the manufacture of bee
YES, one-pound sections, etc. Ad-
'ess, with references,
w. II. PUTNAM,
River Falls, Wis.
Il will sell coal for $6.5 per ton,
sh on immediate delivery. Oak
cd, $4.75 pei, cord; maple, 1925
cord. To all who have paid me
ire than SIS. so for coal this season
viii rebate to the price OF $3.50.
WIN. GoRDER.
Great reduction in prices of pict-
IS at j. B. Mays. For thirty days
ly | will make my best cabinet work
So per dozen. The beautiful, new
lie, Minnette Gem, at S1.5O.
J. B. MAY.
"A perfect rush of trade has been
:condition of things at Fred Ruesch
Sons boot and shoe store this
ing They are deserving of all the
siness they are doing, which is one
the largest boot and shoe trades
jhe city. This state of affairs has
n brought about by selling the
y choicest goods at the very lowest
ees Visit them at their place Of
siness and be convinced. 81
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-17
PERSONAL,

Mrs J. T. Moak is visiting friends in
Walworth county.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Kohn is visiting friends
in Milwaukee the present week.
Mrs. E. March is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mathewson, at Menasha.
James g. Ford, of Whitewater, was a
visitor with his parents and friends
here last week
Mrs. E.. L. Patch, of Kansas City, Mo-,
was guest over Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Moak.
Rev. Father Ward, of Beloit, former
ly of Clyman, was in the city yesterday
calling on friends.
Mrs. Geo. Hall nee Hettie Howell, of
Springfield, Missouri, has been visiting
her uncle, Henry Howell.
Mrs. D. G. Barnum, her son, Fred g.,
and daughter, Bell, of Waupaca, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Sommer-
field
Lieut.. julius Freeman, U. S. N, wife
and two children, of Bloomington, ILL.,,
were visitars of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. E.
Parks last week.
Mortimer Mertz, of San Angelo, Tex,
and former Watertown boy, is in
town on brief visit. Mr.. Mertz is just
from the Indian territory.
Rev. J. NJ. Campbell is visiting in
Beloit and Milwaukee, and the last of
the week will take his departure to
visit old friends at Louisville, KY.
Alvin ii. Iwert, Charles Schmutzler
and William Roth have left here to at
tend the German Wallace college at
Berea, O. The two former are gradu-
ates Of the Watertown high school.
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a Live Firm.

1t is unnecessary to call attention to
the two column "ad" of Schiller &
Quentmeyer, which appears in this is
sue Of THE REPUBLICAN,. 1t is so large
and attractive as to be seen by every
one of our readers without any trouble.
The appearance of such an ADVERTISE
ment implies an enterprise on the part
of a business firm worthy of emulst ton
and is credit to the house it repre-
sents. Schiller & Quentmeyer are bet
ter prepared than ever to meet the
wants of their trade and have large
and most complete stock in every de-
partment of the clothing business,
which a visit to their establishment
will prove to the satisfaction of all.
They bring their business before the
public in manner that can be thor
oughly understood.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-17

Editor Republican: An item appeared
in the city papers last week stating that
Aid. Rack has purchased the Haw-
kins building, standing in the river, in
tending or expecting to sell the same
to the city. Now, hope that nothing
of this kind will be done In the first
place, the price named $500 is two or
three times the actual value of the
property, and in the second place,
there is no sense or propriety in the
city making any such investment By
what right, let me ask, is that building
permitted to stand where it does +?
Where did its owner acquire any title
to the realty occupied by it? The an
sWer is, 'No where" He has no title,
and the building is there by sufferance,
only, without any legal rights whatever
on the part of Mr.. Hawkins except to
remove the building when notified to
do SO by the proper authority. Failing
to comply with this request, the city
has the power to remove the building
as it would any other obstruction or
nuisance; and it need not pay one cent.
As a taxpayer, | am becoming quite
disguised with the proceedings of our
present Board Of Street Commission
ers. 1t acts as if it thinks the people
have no rights which it is bound to re-
spect.. Taxes are being piled up noun
tain high. Some good improvements
are being made, but there is limit to
the ability and willingness of taxpayers
to respond in the way of footing the
bills. When we come to pay SIS, 900 an
nually for lighting the streets; to pay
for all the new bridge improvemen :;
to pay for the water-works, and divers
other expenses incurred, [ think there
will be howl among taxpayers which
will be heard beyond the confines of
the city hall. 1t is time to cry a halt
over this kind of extravaganza. | might
say further that in the face'of the char
ter it does not ok well for Aid. Rack
to figure as purchaser FROM Hawkins
and as seller of the same property to
the city. AS an alderman, he has no
right to be party to any such trade.
John Smith, alderman, cannot legally
buy coal, lumber or anything else from
John Smith, private citizen. l am
aware this kind Of business is done, but
the charter says explicitly it shall not
be, and it is time this provision of that
instrument should be observed. Per-
haps it will not be, however, until some
taxpayer shall institute the necessary
legal proceedings through an Injunction
to restrain the board, and compel it to
transact the public business in legal
manner. TAXPAYER.
Watertown, Sept Is.
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Twenty-third Senatorial District


In another column the call appears
for the Republican convention to nom
mate a candidate for the state senate
from the Twenty-third Senatorial dis
trict, comprising Jefferson county and
the Second Assembly district of Wau-
kesha county, to meeta at ] Jefferson, Sept.
q. The portion Of Waukesha county
added to Jefferson county for senator
ial purposes gave Harrison in 1888 a
majority of SIG, and Jefferson county's
majority for Cleveland was 1888, leav-
ing Democratic majority in the dis
trict of 712. This gives the Republicans
something more Of fighting chance
than they had in the old district, when
it was composed of only Jefferson coun-
ty, and makes it the duty Of Republic
ans to place in nomination their best
available candidate. The Republicans
should take deliberate action in the
matter and center upon good, active,
able man. With such candidate the
Republicans might we'll enter the can
vass with encouragement and hope.
Among the candidates mentioned for
the Republican nomination are Col.
Jesse Stone, of this city; Hon. J. D.
Bullock, of Johnson's Creek; Hon. Geo.
Grimm, of Jefferson; ex-senator John
A. Lins, of Eagle, and Hon. Mark Cur
tbs. of Hebron