Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-20
BADGER NOTES.

FRANK BARTLETT, a brakeman on the
burlington road, was riding on top of a
furniture car, near La Crosse, when he
struck bridge and was knocked off.
The doctors say the wound on the head
is not serious, but it was narrow es-
cape from death.
The United States post-office inspector
has had picture of the La Crosse gov
eminent building taken, to be placed in
the governments exhibit at the Worlds
Fair.
A SYNDICATE of lawyers of Chippewa
Falls and Eau Claire are about to COM
mence suits against three of Frederick
Weyerhauser's corporations in behalf
of Eau Claire and Chippewa County
parties and corporations who were dam
aged by the flood of six years ago, it be-
ing claimed that the sudden rush of
high water was due to careless manage
ment of dams above Chippewa Falls.
1t is said the claim will aggregate over
81 ,000,0 OO
THE office of Weineke & HohenadePs
pickle factory at Prairie du Chen was
entered by thieves last night and
couple of fine suits of clothes and
satchel of underwear taken. The safe
was opened and rif1ed of several hum
dred dollars in notes. The cash drawer
was unmolested.
JOHN AHREND had his foot mangled in
log chain at the mill of the Dells Lum-
Der Company in Eau Claire.
PENNINGTON is a new Wisconsin post
Office with w. NJ. Holt at the helm.
THURMAN WEBER, a laborer at the
state capitol, was arrested on COM
plant made by Mrs. Charlotte Hilton, q
widow, proprietress of boarding
house, in Madison, alleging attempt to
commit a criminal assault. Weber has
wife and family living a Wrightstown,
Brown County.
GRAY, the Lake Shore baggageman
who stole $4,000 package consigned to
weeks ago, and was arrested in Canada,
is now in Ashland. He has expressed
a willingness to plead guilty, and as soon
as an Indictment is filed will do so. The
United States Express Company re-
ceived back from him 1927 of the
stolen money. Gray served a year in
the states prison, from 1882 to 1888, for
stealing a watch.
BARKER, the keeper of the "Hell-
Dive" at Eau Claire, was held for trial
in 81 200 and his wife in $500 bonds.
THE management of the Monona Lake
Assembly will endeayor to have Henry
nj. Stanley appear at its grounds some
time this fall.
CoNGREssMEN LA TOILETTE and McCord
were renominated by reclamation.
SAM STRONG, under 5000 bail at La
Crosse for cutting a man named Nc
Lane, has forfeited his bond, and is
supposed to be floating down the Miss
issippi in a boat. Capt. Mcdonald is
loser of the 5000 bail.
THE building at the northeast corner
of East Water and Huron Streets, Mil
waukee, occupied by the Paul Bechtner
Vinegar Company, was completely de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 18th,
only the bare walls remaining standing
after the fire was subdued, after long,
hard fight The loss will probably be
about 10000.
MARGARET STARK, an elderly lady trav-
cling with her husband from Scotland
to Spokane, where a son is in business,
died on the train at La Crosse on the
18th. She had an attack of pleurisy
while on the steamer, and did not re-
cover.
JOHN TUKA, a well-to-do farmer of the
town of Eastman, Crawford County,
committed suicide.
THE city council of Ashland ordered
the expenditure Of $50, 900 for sewer ex-
tensions and for cedar block paving.
SHORTLY before midnight on the 18th,
Eugene Stein, formerly d reporter on
the Milwaukee Seebote, while sitting on
a bench in the Eighth Ward park, in
that city, shot himself in the right tenn
pie He died few hours later
NEWS has been received in Milwau-
kee of the death, at her home in Cam
bridge, Mass, of Mrs. Hincks, wife of
Gen. Kinks, formerly commandment of
the National Soldiers Home
Col. HENRY II. MARKHAM, formerly
of Milwaukee, is the Republican nomi-
nee for governor OF California.
THE convention OF Republican clubs
will be held in Milwaukee, September
Mrs. W. SMITH tried to kill herself at
Eau Claire because she thought her hus-
band had deserted her.
By the explosion of bottle Of beer
in the Blatz brewery, Milwaukee, R.
Amschle had his left hand terribly lac
Grated He was taken to the Emergen-
cy Hospital
JOHN w. HARTLEY, of Milwaukee,
travelling salesman for the firm of
Schultz & Hirsh, of Chicago, was found
dead in his room at the Capital House,
Madison. He was apparently about rs
years Of age. He was found in chair
in cramped-up position, having prob
ably arisen from his bed during the
night, and there been struck with
death.
THE Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing
Company, the largest establishment in
and one of the best known in
the West, are seriously considering the
question Of removing their extensive
plant to Milwaukee.
DEED has been filed with the regis
ter of deeds at Shell Lake conveying g. |
$50 acres of pine lands, located in Bay
field, Washburn, Burnett and Douglas |
Counties, to Frederick Weyerhauser.
The Chippewa & St. Croix Land Associ-
alton made the sale.
THE total population Of Wisconsin,
from the approximate estimates of the
of the census, is 1,6S2, S32, a
gain since the census of 1880 of 367 1888,
Or nearly % per cent.
The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs.
Job Gooder, who came to Wisconsin in
1912, was celebrated On the evening of
he 9th at their home, ii the village Of