Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-10-22

ing the right to indemnity lands.
New YORK, Cincinnati and Chicago
firms, on information that Levy & Gins
burg, of Ashland, were in financial
straits, repleyined twenty-seven bum
dies of tobacco, valued at nearly 5000 a
bundle. The claims of the firms amount
about $4,000; The balance Of the
& sGinsburg had been CONCERTED into
cigars and could not be distinguished
/ from any that other firms may have
| furnished the Ashlanders.
THE Third Regiment of Wisconsin
Volunteers met.at La Crosse on the 10Th
| for their first reunion The organiza-
ton was formed at the Milwaukee Ma
tional Encampment q year ago, with
Col. Stevenson as president.
v, The state Y. NJ. G. A met at La
Crosse on the 10Th and effected tenn
porary organization with J. M, Holly
chairman, and PHI. Winston, of Osh-
kosh, secretary.
A LETTER recently passed through the
mail and was safely delivered to the
own er, which bore the queer inscrip-
ton, ."Free Trade Charlie. La Crosse,
Wis" Charles Benton is the man who
carries the queer cognomen, and he be-
came the possesser because of. his pro-
Dounced opinions on the tariff issue.
/ AT Eau Claire, on the 18th, Mrs.
James, widow of the late George p r.
James. the distinguished novelist and
historian. celebrated the ninetieth ami
versary of her birth. She is in her usu-
al good health, and it is considered that
she is likely to see the end of the CEN
fury of which she saw the commence
ment. Her family has been noted for
longevity, and her sister, who died in
England few months ago, had reached
the age of 90.
GEORGE ALBERT, who came to MiIwau-
kee in 1886, is dead.
THE Ashland Fat base ball team has
accepted 8 challenge to play the Duluth
Whale Backs, aggregate weight 1854
pounds, not including 328-pound mas
cot. The game will be played on the
grounds in Ashland on October Is.
THE $50, 900 damage suit against Bige-
low Bros, of Washburn, will 60 to the
supreme court. Du Boy proposes to
collect the full amount before be ceases
litigation.
A PIPE foundry will be established at
at Bessemer, Ala, by Gen. F. III. West,
Geo. L. Graves and R. M: st. Clair, Of
Milwaukee, and others, and A. j. Drex-
ell and A. F. Bridge, of Whitewater.
The Beef Slough Company has now
virtually abandoned its old works, hav-
ing moved its booms, Offices, etc., to
West Newton, Mimi, eight miles below
Alma, where permanent buildings are
being erected
ARTICLES of association have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Ashland County Land Company, of Mil
waukee; capital stock, 500, 1000; incor-
porators, James l.. Gates, Frank G.
Bigelow and John F. Harper.
JUDGE SIEBECKER added another de-
cision to the Ford will case list at Mad
ison en- the 18th. By it tho order of the
Dane County court dated February /,
ance, is reversed, and the order of al
lowance is modified SO that Mar
Gus Ford shall receive $500 per
annum, to date from August
10. 1889, the allowance to be
paid into the hands of Mrs. Ford, as
guardian of the young man; and in the
event that the executor receive no per-
sonal property before the final settle
ment of the estate, which may be avail
able for sucn purpose, the $500 per an
mum paid TO Marcus shall be considered
as an advancement to the share of the
young man in his fathers estate.
AGENT KELSEY recently paid out 500.
600 to the Menomonee Indians, being
one-half of last seasons pay for logging,
and will make second payment
shortly.
ASHLAND County officers raided
''dive" at Iron Belt run by "Billv" Ad-
ans, who was held in $500 bail, and
three women at $3.50.
MANY applications for pine contracts
with La Pointe Indians are being made
to the department by Northern Wiscon
sin loggers.
MAPS are being prepared of the prop
erty sklrting the shores of Lake Monona
for the use of the motor line company.
Maps will also be arranged showing the
ground partially around Lake Mendoza.
The company will then begin negotia-
ting for right-of-way.
THE Madison Democrat will shortly
occupy its new ST. 900 building.
THERE is now no question whatever
but that the Fisk, one of Florence Coun-
tvs most promising new iron proper
ties, is a mine. The shaft is down
eighty feet, the last fifteen feet of which
is an excellent quality of thoroughly
clean, shipping, soft, red hematite ore.
STEPNIAK, the Russian author, will de-
liver a lecture in the Milwaukee Ply
mouth course.
THE damage case in the circuit court
at Bayfield, against A. A. Bigelow & Co.
for $50 900 damage was nonsuited, and
Du Bots, the plaintiff, gets nothing. The
company offered him 81 900 and an arti-
fetal limb, and position with them as
long as he wanted to stay, to settle the