Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-07-22
BADGER NOTES.

MosT of the lumber mills at Ashland
are in operation night and day.
WHILE Arthur Adams, aged II, was
riding horseback at Eau Claire along
the electric street railway, trying to ac
custom his horse to the cars, the horse
suddenly bounded and threw the boy
under the car beside which he was rid
ing The forward wheels crushed
young Adams to death, nearly severing
his head and one leg. The driver re-
versed SO suddenly that the machinery
of the car was torn to pieces and the
brake chain snapped. The boy was in
stantly killed. The driver is at least
temporarily insane from the shock. At
the inquest a verdict of accidental
death was brought in. No blame is at
tached to the driver.
THE Madison Bicycle Club had hand
leap race from Sun Prairie to that city,
distance Of twelve miles, on the night
of the 18th. There were fourteen en-
tries. The race started at $50, and
Richard Stone crossed the home wire
first, making the distance in All min
utes. A. G. Park came in second, max
ing it in 494 minutes, and John Nc
Naught third, in So minutes. The 9TH
ers came in at short intervals, all of
an hour. They left for Sun Prairie by
train. Stone, the winner, and A. G.
Park were scratch" men. Mcknight
| had three minutes handicap.
w. S. MERCER, of La Crosse, has
mirror that is over 200 years old and
once belonged to Queen Elizabeth of
of England. Mr.. Mercer has been
offered $3.50 for the relic. The glass has
been in Mr.. MERGERS family for more
than seventy-tive years.
FRANK CLAUD, of La Crosse, was bitten
by spider. He was in precarious
condition for time, but recovered.
Two fine views Of Milwaukee Bay,
drawn by Graham, take up a page of
the current number of Harper's Week
ly.
PRINDEs, of the town of Token Creek,
Dane County, asks $1,000 damages of J.
G.. Haight, of the same town, for in
juries he received in an alleged assault
on June 8. The two men are brothers
in-law.
GEORGE LEM died at Eau Claire on
the 18th. from. the effects of surgical
operation. He was an old settler, and
served in Co. G, Eighth Wisconsin, the
eagle regiment.
The Madison lodge of Masons pur-
chased the old Presbyterian Church last
evening. The property will be used for
an amusement hall. The consideration
was 81 800.
FRANK EIcHELs, farm hand near Eau
Claire, was bitten by snake that he ac-
cidentally picked up while 'shoc king
on the farm of Horace Jones. His hand
and arm were greatly swollen when he
reached Eau Claire, though he had
promptly tried the whisky antidote.
LOOSE timothy hay brings S12 to $14
ton in the Sturgeon Bay market.
ASHLAND and Ironwood will each
have newspaper printed in the Nor
wegian language in the future.
THE log drives in the northern part Of
the state are mostly hung up on account
of the small amount of water.
The seconI Servite monastery in the
United States is to be established at
Granville Center, in Milwaukee County.
John P. klehr has donated 100 acres Of
land for the purpose. The other mon
| astery of the order is in Chicago, where
the convent of Our Lady of Sorrow is
located. The Services are similar to the
Jesuits in their method Of working, CIV
ing special attention to Italians. The
and will be called the New Mount SEN
monastery near Florence, Italy.
THE board ofappraisers appointed by
Gov. Peck to appraise state lands ID
Crawford County has begun its work.
There appears to be vast amount of
these lands, and the commission have
plenty of work before them. The board
consists of the following: Thomas GAY
nor, of Chippewa Falls; Michael John
son, of Madison, and William d. Mer-
rill, of Prairie du Chen.
WARRANTS against Eau Claire ball
players for violation of the Sunday law
were refused by the district attorney.
JUICE HUGH CAMERON, of La Crosse,
has recovered so measurably that he is
now able to appear at his office.
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS WATRoUs has
received instructions from the govern
ment to advertise for bids for re moving
the old buildings from the site of the
future government building, block %,
Milwaukee. The bids are to be opened
July 90, at P. NJ, and then forwarded
to the government architect at Washing
ton, who has power to award the con-
tracts This is thought to indicate that
the work of laying the foundation foc
the new building may be begun this
year.
]. w. P. LOMBARD was banqueted at
Marinette by $50 business men previous
to his departure for Milwaukee. One of
the pleasant features of the evening was
the presentation to him of very ele-
CANT gold watch, valued at $500, and set
with diamo nds, rubies and pearls.
Mrs. A. G. PECKHAM, of Ashland, viii
receive fourteenth share of $3.50 goo
fortune left by an uncle who died re-
Gently at LOckpOrt n. Y.