Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-13
BADGER NOTES.

THE report of the State Labor Bureau
lust finished, shows that total OF $780,
169, 453 was paid to factory employees in
Wisconsin during the year 1889, an in
crease of So, l69, 299 over the year 1888.
The grand total of wages divided by 81
$50, the number of persons, allots to
every man, woman or child employed
in the factories of Wisconsin, annual
earn gs $1,000.
THE commissioners of public lands
will offer at public sale in ember,
about Is 900 acres of unoffered lands, OF
which the state has recently received
patents from the government. They
will be sold at the minimum price Of
So per acre. The lands are situated in
the counties of Douglas, Washburn,
Bayfield,, Burnett, Sawyer, and a few
In Price County.
The Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha has offered the Sault Ste. Marie
q Southwestern, OF which n. c. Foster,
the lumberman, is president, 5000, 900
for its road from Fairchlld to Mondovi.
MOSES STRONG, reformed gambler, is
preaching In the streets in towns
through the southern portion of the
state
THE Eau Claire Leader is defendant
in $50, 000 damage suit brought by w.
K. Freeman, formerly of Eau Claire. 1t
grew out of an article printed last April,
accusing the plaintiff of being gam
bier.
FRANK FL. COLLIER, an eccentric Chi
cago lawyer several weeks ago had a
scrap" in the PIankinton House, Mil
waukee, in which he "swiped" tele-
phone boy. Next day he was fined 81
and costs in the municipal court. He
confdentially informed the judge that
he was "short" just then, but would
put up the amount, something over $40,
later in the day. This he tailed to do,
and now commitment awaits him on
his next appearance in the Cream City.
JOHN GoELz, aged Is years, drowned
on the 7th while bathing in a pool OF
water in the town of Wauwatosa. A
search was made for the body, but it
was not recovered up to last night.
MILWAUKEE College endowment fund
has reached nearly 100000.
IN February Absalom Smith, the leg
ger, brought suit against the city of Eau
Claire for damages sustained by change
of grade on a principal street. Judge
Bundy has now decided against the city,
affirming plaintiffs claim that the city
was liable for damages to AUDITING prop
erty by change of grade. This was q
heavy suits held in allegiance will now
be pushed.
The earnings of the Wisconsin Cen
trail road for the fourth week in July
amounted to $156, sos. 43, against $780,
5l8.15 for the corresponding period last
year, an increase of $40, 0S5.28. The
total earnings for the four weeks ending
July 81 amounted to $466, 207, against
$371 $3.50 "a for the same period in 1889.
REPRESENTATIVES of the fire depart
ments of Bessemer, Ironwood. Hurley,
Bayfield,, Washburn and Ashland have
succeeded in organizing the Lake SUI
penor Firemen's Association, with
officers chosen as follows: President.
A. A Hammond, of Ironwood; secre-
tary n. c. Cavanaugh, Bessemer; treas
urer, L. F. Matthews, Ashland. On
September the association will meet
to take action on constitution and by
laws framed by committee selected to
draft them The first annual conven-
ton and tournament will be held in
Ashland on October and 4.
CARL WEIDENBECK, a Madison saloon.
keeper, mortgaged his fixtures for $3.50
borrowed 500, and is now conspicuous
about town by his absence.
YOUNG THOMPSON, who was shot acci.
dentally ct Mt. Horeb, will die.
DANE Ccunty's farm products for the
year are assessed at s., 100000.
MADISON will try and secure the loca.
ton Of condensed milk factory
THE earnings of the St. Paul road fol
the fourth week in July amounted tc
$711 ,00O The total earnings for the
month were So, 149 900, an increase OF
$172,00 over the earnings for July
1889.
ABRAHAM GREENBAUM was arrested II
Milwaukee for having too many wives
He only had two.
A UNITARIAN summer assembly is tt
be held at Helena Valley, Wis.
THE school census of Milwaukee shows
68, 245 children, indicating a population
of 211 $50.
IDA KENENER, little girl, was knocked
down and severely injured by an cleo
trio car in Milwaukee.
Mrs. GEO. RICHARDS, of Augusta, haC
a wondrous escape from death. She
fell head foremost into a well nearly
forty feet deep, and, incredible as i
may seem, sustained no severe injuries
No bones broken, or anything worse
than slight bruises and some lamenes:
for short time.
JIM FIELDING, whose conflict with
Miss Kate Bushnell, of pinery horro,
fame, made him quite character abou
the capitol at Madison, and ''got his
name up" elsewhere, resumed his pos
as messenger in the office of the State
Board of Charities and Reforms. He
was laid up with violent rheumatism.
SAM STRONG, first engineer of the
steamer Scotia, and Dan McLane, 8
roustabout, engaged in quarrel at L.
Crosse. McLane, who is much the
heavier of the two, had Strong on the
floor, when the latter drew knife anc
slashed the former in both legs, inflict
ing deep five-inch cut in the thigh O.
the left leg, and long slash, not al
deep, in the right thigh. The injuries
were pronounced severe but not dan
gerous. Strong was placed under ar
rest, and admitted that he did the cut
ting. The affray grew out of dispute
about some previous statement made by
one Of the parties, for which the Other
called him to account.
Gov. HOARD has appointed as dele.
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