Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-10

THE seasons cut of lumber at nine
saw mills at Marinette aggregated 222,
S52, 1914 feet, 20,OO0,OOO feet less than that
of the previous year.
Ice has stopped running and the
river is closed solidly opposite La
Crosse. Foot passengers are crossing
on planks laid on the ice. Last winter
the river did not close until December
81.
EDWARD A. NuMDEN, Of Eau Claire,
died during surgical operation.
PETER Olson was dangerously stabbed
at Ashland by an unknown man in 81
religious discussion.
THE next annual meeting of the
Mississippi River Pilots Brotherhood
will be held at La Crosse.
LUMBERMEN of La Crosse, operating in
Northern Wisconsin, report the woods
full of deer this season. Indians and
white hunters are killing them very fast
and one La Crosse butcher has already
cut up forty saddles of venison this sea-
son. Bears, wildcats, and wolves are
also numerous this year.
MADISON papers state that there is q
woman selling in cities throughout the
state recipe for a preparation which
will curl and clean feathers, and declare
that she is swindler, and the stuff
made from the recipe is dangerous to
use.
"BART" SCoTT's physi clans say there
is no hope for him, and that he haa
gone to Hot Springs to die.
r. D. WHITEHEAD was reelected SUI
perintendent of the Wisconsin Humane:
Society.
AT Alton Milwaukee firm is putting
up frst-cIass iron bridge. The struc-
ture is to be $50 feet long and Is feet
wide, with three spans, supported by
piles driven in groups of three with an
iron tube around each group. The.
spaces within are to be filed with bro
ken stone and hydraulic cement.
A CAREFUL survey of the burned cleo
trio light and motor plant at Eau Claire
shows the loss to have been about $10,-
600.
THE Chippewa Presbytery has de-
cided to build another church at Eau
Claire, the edifice to be located on the
North Side, and named the Second
Presbyterian Church.
SAMUEL Ell. RADFoRD, an inmate Of the,
Milwaukee National Soldiers Home,
was found dead on the grounds ON the
4th. AS he was subject to epileptic FITS
it is supposed he was attacked by one
WnIe walking out night before last, an0-
fell and froZe to death.
A ST. PAUL syndicate of lumbermern
are negotiating for the purchase of 2o0,
OO0, 1000 feet of stumpage near Ashland
The price per thousand is said to have
been agreed upon, and the deal will be
contaminated as soon as estimates ors
the amount of stumpage are accepted
The deal will involve about ST 100000.
FTrrU roccojc Io;I ,,,o ~ ~,
winter will exceed IN tonnage any pre-
vious feet.
THE private and public schools OF
Madison have been ordered reopened
by the health authorities, the crisis liz.
the diphtheria epidemic having passed
over.
The Cranberry Lumber Company has
it's railroad extended into 50,OO0,O0O feet
of pine, and has five miles of steel rails
laid. 1t will increase its log cut to q,
large extent this year.
AT Madison on the I'd inst, Miss,
Grace Sterling, oldest daughter of Prof
Sterling, was married to George L.
Lindsey, of Ridgefeld, Wash. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
w. A. McAtee, at the Presbyterian
Church, and was very largely attended
After the ceremony reception was
Street.
ONLY two murder cases are on the.
Ashland County calendar for the pres
ent term-Joseph Venora and Richard
Tracey.
THE report that DIR. Graft, of Eau.
Claire, who is visiting in Norway, had
been killed, is denied by cablegram
from the Doctor himself.
The recount in La Crosse and Vernon
counties is completed, and proves Con-
nor Dem elected to the state Senate.
FIRE in charcoal pile at the Ashland
blast furnace destroyed SIG, 900 worth OF
fuel.
j. E. LECKLER, formerly yardmaster
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway in Eau Claire, and Hugh Cam
eron, also formerly of that city, were in
a freight wreck at Haystack, Ore, Leck-
Ter being killed and Cameron seriously
hurt.
Gov.-ELEcT GEORGE W. PECK has trans
ferred his entire interest in Peck's Sun
to his son, Geo. Peck, ir., who becomes
sole proprietor and editor. The paper
was established as 4'The Sum- at La
Crosse in 1874, removing to Milwaukee
in 1878.
AN effort is to be made to establish a
beet sugar factory at Menomonee Falls.
AN increase in tie appropriation for
the Milwaukee federal building is ex-
pected.
P. J. SoMERs was elected mayor of
Milwaukee by plurality of 6,849. The
total vote cast was q, 762.
Gov HOARD has gone to New York to
attend the Pan-Republic Congress.
Lieut.-Gov. Ryland Will occupy the ex-
ecutive char during the Governors alb
sence.
A MILWAUKEE man named Schmit was
robbed by a lone highwayman on
Texas railroad train.
The keystone Lumber Company asks
judgment against A. Weed and Paul
Weed of $273, sol, said to be due to the
plaintiffs for hauling logs from Fish
Creek to Ashland.
LEWIS OLSEN wants the sum of $40, 900 p
from Drs. Harrison and Ellis, of Ash-
land, for alleged serious and lasting dis
ability which he claims to have sus-
tanned as result of carelessness by
the doctors in setting his broken limb.
IT is estimated that the Shingle emf of