Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-19
BADGER NOTES.

EIGHTY-FoUR bushels of strawberries
were raised by a Door County farmer
from piece of land containing only 100
square rods.
RICHARD ZAIDoUsTz, a 9-year-old boy,
made the trip from Russia alone to his
parents home IN Eau Claire.
TIE internal revenue at Madison for
July amounted to $4,000, the largest
monthly receipts since the office was es-
tablished.
LYMAN G.. DRAPER, we'll known through
out the Northwest as an historical
writer, suffered stroke of paralysis on
the 10th. His condition is considered
quite serious. He is over 20 years Of
age.
THE plans for Masonic temple to be
built at Madison ata cost of at least $50, 900
and perhaps double that amount, have
been nearly completed.
Miss MARY SLAUGHTER, of Madison,
has brought suit against the town Of
Middleton for So, 900 damages for being
thrown out of buggy on account of d
defective highway.
RICHARD ZwIDONSTZ, a 9-year-old lad,
has arrived at his parents home in Eau
Claire, having made the journey alone
from Russia. 1t was long and lone
some trip for youngster.
AT the annual meeting of the Wiscon
sin Cranberry Association it was ascer-
tanned that the crop of the state, &C
cording to the most reliable forecasts,
will not amount to more than 81 800
barrels, as against $4,000 barrels last
year. The prospect therefore is that
cranberries will be scarce and ex-
pensive.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Morrison, of La
Crosse, celebrated their golden wedding,
their relatives and friends having as
sembled at the Caledonia Street Meth
odist Church.
The Ashland sanitarium is an assured
fact. DR.. c. Z. Booths new enterprise
will be built at once.
WISCONSIN has thirty divisions of the
uniformed rank of Knights of Pythias.
LA CROSSE will have patro! wagon in
the future.
LA Crosse sportsmen have ormed
hunting club.
AT La Crosse the butternut trees on
Mr.. Lathrop's lawn were almost COM
pletely denuded of leaves by the four
torrid days, as though they had passed
through hard frost.
THE Northwestern fair and races at
Eau Claire will be held from September
Is to is.
CHARLES E. SPIES, proprietor of
small hotel at La Crosse, was drowned
while bathing in the Mississippi at the
mouth of Black River.
THE directors of the La Crosse Inter
state Fair have made general advance
in speed purses The $50 pace is raised
the 2:27 trot from $500 to 81 900; the 2:32
trot from $500 to 500, and the 2:22 trot
from $500 to 81, 900.
THE directors of the La Crosse Inter
state Fair have made a general advance
in speed purses. The 2:30 pace is raised
from $500 to 500; the 2:37 trot, same;
the 2:27 trot from $500 to 81 600; the 2:32
trot from $500 to 500, and the 2::22 trot
from $500 to 81, 900.
THOMAS II. SMITH and Frank Long,
publishers of the Door County Advo-
cate, both Of Sturgeon Bay, have each
S25, 0OC libel suit on their hands, as the
result of publishing a letter which re-
flected on Assemblyman Whitesides
and Senator Fetzer.
CHARLES HYLAND. who ruthlessly at
tackled the city health officer, DR.. b.
denius, on the streets of Madison, was
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
thirty days IN the county jail.
A WOMAN, whose name Is not known,
and one Beilesbach, a hack driver, are
in jail at Eau Claire or the charge of
highway robbery. 1t is claimed by one
C.G. Forest, who formerly lived there
aud has just come back from Montana,
that he and the woman went out
for a hack ride and that in a dark
place in the Putnam Park drive
the hack stopped and the driver got
down and demanded S. for hack
h1re, and that Immediately anoth-
er man came out of the bushes,
presented revolver at Forest,
and made him give up about S240, and
that the woman and the driver were
accessories and got up the plot. The
man with the revolver has not been
seen since so far as known. The woman
formerly appeared as an Albino in the
side-show and rode the elephant in
Forepaugh's circus parade. 1t is said
Forest had 81 900 in money on his person
at the time. The woman is said to
have gone by the name Of Alice Mel
notte.