Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-17
BADGER NOTES.

MISS GRACE RAwLEY, of Madison, who
a year ago married Arthur Camp, a
banker OF Oxford, Neb., and three
months later eloped with a st. Louis
drummer, was again married at the
home of her parents in Madison, on the
18th, this time to her first love, Chas. S.
Miller, a student of the State University
The amount of pensions paid at the
Milwaukee agency by Capt. L. E. Pond
for the week ending December Is, is
$459, 1876; a considerable increase over
the corresponding week of last Septem-
| Der.
WHEN II. H. Hayden, of Eau Claire,
! left Washington, after trip to the
| Spooner-Taylo Hayden gold mine in
North Carolina, he borrowed Senator
! SpOOner's new cvercoat. After his ar
rival at home sneak thief stole it from
clothes line ON Hayden's premises,
wore it to a dance, and finally traded
| the senatorial toga to bartender for a
few drinks, S. and REFER. Next
morning the police recovered the coat
and arrested the thief The coat was
sent back to Mr.. Spooner.
MILWAUKEE physicians are discussing
the propriety of declaring diphtheria to
be epidemic in that city. There are
more cases reported to exist than at
any time for years.
E. III. BRoDHEAD, one of Milwaukee's
wealthy and prominent citizens, died at
his home In that city on the 18th, at the
age of 81.
On the 18th inst. the firm of P. A.
Gross & Co, wholesale milliners, Mil
waukee, discovered shortage in the
books of Emil F. Wolff, their book
keeper, who Immediately disappeared.
Next day he committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head
THE English Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer, situated on Sixteenth Street,
STREET, Milwaukee, was dedicated OH the
18th. Rev. Villa N K. Prick is the pas
tor.
THE Madison Democrat announces
that an additional passenger train will
be put on the st. Paul road between
that city and Milwaukee, in the course
Of few weeks, probably about Janu
airy |.
VIM. SMITH, a bartender, attempte
suicide at the Milwaukee central police
station.
GUSTAV j. ORTIZ, a commercial travel
er, committed suicide by shooting, at
Milwaukee.
THE Ashland County Board has at last
passed resolution offering the court
house site of eight lots for considera-
ton Of Sc, ZOO. to the United States for
government building.
IT is said that Senator Spooner is con-
sidering whether to take the vacancy on
the supreme court bench.
shot himself in one of McCrossen's
camps at Giles, Ashland County. The
injuries. though serious, are not fatal,
and with good care it is thought be will
recover.
The contest for speaker of the Assem-
bly, is believed to be mainly between J.
J. Hogan, of La Crosse, and Ed Keogh,
of Milwaukee.
RICHARD TRACY, charged with murder
in Ashland County, was acquitted.
JACK MEEHAN was arrested at Ashland
charged with not properly caring for his
horses. By a jury, however, he was
found "not guilty.
THE sale of state lands has been COM
pieted. The total sale was 1900 acres.
The commissioners state that the aver
age per acre greatly exceeded their ex-
pectations. The total amount received
has not yet been computed, but it will
average $6 or Whereabouts to the acre
Lumbermen say that an average Of 81
per 900 feet stumpage was bid, but the
commissioners doubt this. The highest
price paid was $50 per acre, and several
tracts in Washburn County sold for
over $50 per acre. There was an at
tempt among buyers to form pool, but
outsiders spoiled the combine.
ExCoURT CLERK WELLINGTON, of Mil
waukee, has returned from Denver, and
says his retention of So, 200 was simplya
mistake.
BARRON COUNTY is shaken to the center
over the row between Rice Lake and
Barron as to where the seat of govern
ment shall go. Rice Lake has over 1000
people and Barron less than 200, yet
the latter has majority in the Board of
who ignore all Rice Lakes
claims. Trouble is brewing.
GEORGE MANTHEY, an employe at the
Davidson Theater, Milwaukee, got into
a scuff1e with boy. To protect the lat
ter, I. Y. Smith, a scenery artist, inter
fered. Manthey had attempted to
chastise the boy while standing on the
the stage. Both men grappled and
eventually rolled off. Smiths knee
cap and hip were badly fractured,
while Manthey received less serious IN
juries.
AT La Crosse C. L. Colman was elect
ed president of the Black River Lum-
Der Company.
A. J. WARD was commissioned post
master at Langlade, and George Price
at Prescott.
ROBERT CONWAY got caught in log
ging rollway near Ashland, and had his
left leg broken.
FLEM1NG's plurality for sheriff of Eau
Claire County was 100.
DURING the past season 1896 boats
passed through the draw Of the railway
bride at La Crosse. Besides 1926 RATS
of lumber and logs passed through.