Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-06
BADGER NOTES.

tZerS OF the sheridan Guard, OF MIL
waukee, and for many years its color
bearer, died in that city on the I'd inst.
He was buried with military honors.
PAYMENTS of pensions at the Milwau-
kee agency during April reached the
aggregate of $lS8,000.
THE sewer brick masons of Milwau-
kee are out on strike. They demand
S. per day for turned work and ST per
day for open work. The employers and
their men are ''apart in their views"
MILWAUKEE now has ], 400 saloons.
GROUND was broken on the I'd for the
basement of the new Presbyterian
Church at Madison. The structure is
expected to be completed by September
/, and will be one of the most beautiful
houses of worship in the state.
The Milwaukee Wheelmen. number
ing some 200, held their first annual
banquet at the Plankinton House on
the evening of the I'd inst. 1t was a
very pleasant affair.
AFTER several unsuccessful attempts to
take his life, Louis Wehlieb finally sue
ceeded on the LIST. He was % years old,
and the son of farmer in the town of
Granville. He hanged himself from
rafter in the barn loft, where he was
found by his mother.
THE Latour murder trial, at Hayward,
was finished on the 1st. The jury, after
being out one hour and a half, brought
in verdict of guilty, and Judge Parish
sentenced Joseph Latour to the state
prison at Waupun for his natural life,
the first day of his confinement to be
solitary; also August 19 of each year.
AT Pence, on the nigh. of the 30th,
Chris Lund shot and fatally wounded
Chris Hage, in the saloon of the former.
After the shooting Lund went up stairs,
wrapped his revolver in q sheet to dead
en- the sound, placed it at his breast and
fired, the shot killing him instantly.
The men had quarrel about some
money.
AT La Crosse, on the LIST, the corner
stone of the Norwegian Workingmen's
building was laid with the usual cere-
monies. The society paraded and was
addressed by Mayor Copeland and Col.
B. f. Bryant. The building is to con-
tain lecture room, parlors, dining hall,
kitchen, etc, and will be worth COM
pleted about S25, 900.
THREE sawmiIl accidents occurred on
the 1st in Eau Claire and suburbs: Thos.
Otnes and Dennis O'Carv were struck
in the face by sticks from edgers.
O'Cary may lose his sight. John Solely,
IA years old, had an arm broken and
dislocated.
ANOTHER fire company has been or
ganiZed at La Crosse to take the place
of Rescue Hose Company, which re-
Gently dissolved.
THE mill of the Sanborn-M Matthews
Lumber Company, at Ashland, burned
on the 30th. The fire is supposed to
have originated in the boiler room.
The loss is about $40, 900, partially COW
cred by insurance. 1t is thought that
the mill will be rebuilt Immediately.
Two men narrowly escaped with thell
lives while fighting the flames
NUMEROUS cities of Northern Wis
consin are trying to get the new Nor
NAL School authorized by the last Legis
lature.
The Congregational Church at Mazo-
mamie burned on the 29th. The fire
was caused by the upsetting of lamp.
The structure was comparatively new
and was the finest church in the village.
THE Salvation Army is preparing for
descent on Milwaukee.
SOME highly interesting relics Of La
Crosse early days were found In the
cornerstone of the old Jail which was
recently torn down.
OFFICER CASSIDY, who was murder
ously assaulted by Washburn tramps, is
still alive and may recover.
THE Oneida Indian Methodist Church
has a valuable mission property of
seventy-seven acres, thirty-three of
which are under cultivation and forty
four covered with good growth of tim
Der. There are in the mission upward
Of 800 communicates.
PROF. PUTNAM, of Harvard University,
intends to make a thorough exploration
of the emblematic mounds in Wiscon-
sin during the summer.
Z ID & L
cepted an invitation by the Green Bay
Road to take free ride over its line.
Woo LEE, a Chinese laundryman at
Ashland, smashed the face of lame
boy named Albert Johnson, with fiat
iron. Johnson was one of a crowd who
were annoying the Chinaman.
MORSE IVES has been elected by the
seniors of the Madison University to de-
liver the class day address. Miss
Blanche Powers is the valedictorian and
Miss Florence Baker will present the
statue of Venus TO the University.
THE Eau Claire Street Railway Com
pany has purchased five open cars, and
will use them on its line in that city.
ASHLAND is supplied with potatoes that
were purchased in Winnipeg and
shipped via St. Faul.
DEERFIELD, Dane County, will vote on
incorporation at special election.
Two little girls who were picking
wild flowers in the woods, about mile
east of the village Of Oak Creek, Mil
waukee County, stumbled over the dead
body of an old man, half hidden under
twigs and grass. The man had cut the
arteries on his wrists and bled TO death.
The razor which he used was found in
his vest pocket carefully tucked away.
The man was dressed in dark suit and
black sloUch hat. He was bald-headed
and wore gray chin Whiskers.
OCoNoMoWoC fremen are trying to
secure the state tournament for that
city.
The number of insane in the state
asylums has increased 124 since Septem-
Der, 1890.
THE Oneida Indian Methodist Church
has a valuable mission property of II
acres, SO of which are under cultivation
and A covered with good growth OF
timber. There are in the mission up
ward of 300 communicates.
James McRoberts, aged IS, and Miss
Mary r McROberiG aged 10 brOt he I