Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
BADGER NOTES.

THOMAS Fl. FARMER was released
from the Milwaukee Insa' Asylum on
the recommendation Of four physicians,
who say be is sane. Farmer says he
will dc mand pecuniary damages tor in
generation In an insane asylum.
THE steamer Fred Schlesinger was
launched at Milwaukee on the eth.
DR.. M. II. KERwIN. of Milwaukee,
died very suddenly.
THE Chicago Milwaukee brewery
stock was listed on the London Ex-
change.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT WINDR1M
promises Senator Spooner that plans
for the Milwaukee federal building
shall be drawn at once.
A CENSUS bulletin shows that Wiscon-
sin stands high In ratio of school enroll
ment to population.
F. E. HNcKLEY has applied for the
appointment of receiver for the Mil
waukee Electric Railway Company.
VIM. HELM, Of Wisconsin, has been
made assistant superintendent of the
free delivery system.
MILWAUKEE owners of an Arkansas
sawmill say their men are not starving,
as reported.
BUSINESS men of Milwaukee favor the
entrance of the Wisconsin Central into
the city.
PETER ZEv1EwsKI was fined $500 at
Whitehall, Wis, for killing his wife.
FREDERICK GRAEFFE, a dealer in hats
and cs ps on West Water street, Milwau-
kee, dropped dead in front of his store
on the 9TH. The police and health de-
partment investigated the case and
found that death was caused by heart
disease. Mr.. Graefie was 50 years old
and leaves wife and two children.
ALL plans are made for equipping the
Willard syndicate's lines in Milwaukee
with electricity.
FIRE in Charles Stocks planning mill,
Milwaukee, caused loss Of 81, 900.
MILWAUKEE capitalists are accused of
abandoning saw-mill crew in an Ar
kansas swamp.
Work on the Milwaukee public build
.ng may be begun this year after all.
The Sault Ste. Marie & Southwestern
Railroad was sold to the Omaha.
SAM MOVER lives about twelve miles
from Eau Claire, in Dunn County, near
Rock Falls, and he keeps number of
sheep. He heard a noise in the barn
| yard a few nights ago. He saw by the
moonlight three dogs killing a sheep.
He crept up and caught two of them by
the back of the neck, and held on to
them, shouting all the time to his wife,
who hurried to the scene. With her
assistance he tied the brutes firmly, and
then got the ak and knocked them in
the head.
JOHN +. FRANCIsCAs, formerly at La
Crosse as train dispatcher for the Bur-
ington q Northern Railway, committed
Sllicide at WaShinptOu D. G.
f. c.. TURNEY, of Eau Claire, pleaded
guilty to charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Miss LILLIAN RUSSELL organized
branch of the Y. NJ. G.. A. at Ashland.
The officers are: MIS-. A. z. Dixon,
president; Mrs. Charles Mayors. cor
responding secretary, and Irene KEEPER,
treasurer.
The Milwaukee County Board decid-
ed to issue 100000 bonds for an aims
house or hospital.
AUGUST WACH. a travelling man, was
arrested at Milwaukee tor stealing
81 600 worth of jewelry from his Boston
employees.
A PRussIAN who had forged his fathers
name to notes for Sc, 600 and fled to this
country was arrested in Milwaukee.
SPECIAL. trains were run to Eau Claire
from several points, to give railroad Of
ticials an opportunity to attend the
funeral of Conductor A. &. Peck.
P.S. DAVIDSON, of La Crosse, has sold
the Davidson Lumber Company, for
the sum of $50 900, II 900 acres of land
in the counties of Price, Sawyer, and
Ashland.
Ex-SEcRETARY CoLwELL. of the Eau
Claire Y. NJ. G. A., has gone to engage
in association work in Virginia.
| GEORGE WOODWARD was killed while
At work with pile driver on Huron
Street, Milwaukee.
Mrs. GEORGE r. HoUGHToN tried to
Jump into the lake at Milwaukee, but
was prevented.
THE Cream City Railroad will extend
is lines to Whitetish Bay, Milwaukee.
THE Eau Claire public building bill
allied to pass Congress.
OWNERSHIP of pine lands worth half
million dollars is involved in contest
5efore Ashland land officials.
BENJAMIN ARMSTRONG, an Ashland
pioneer, who was in Northern Wiscon-
sin when the whole Lake Superior
country was reigned over by the Chippe-
was, who were monarchs of all they
surveyed, has written history of the
t.OQi-lIf tOSCGuCI NllAl w CIV
worth. The book contains some start
ling stories of war between the Chippe-
was and Sioux.
SUPERVISING Architect Windrim says
the Milwaukee public building must
wait year.
DR. CHASE, an Eau Claire physician,
was thrown out of his carriage in rum
away accident and badly hurt.
EX-SENATOR BENNETT has been APP
pointed chief OF the appointment di-
vision of the Agricultural Department.
THE bin appropriating $4,000 for the
Milwaukee Soldiers Home was killed.
B. B. BRETON is in Jail at Milwaukee
charged with being hotel beat.
MAYOR FULLER states that the State
Board of Health has notified parties in
adjoining towns and counties that there
is no danger Of conta9ion in the city of
Prairie du CHEN.
THE case of settlers against Col. J. H.
knight, of Ashland, was postponed.
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