Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-14
BADGER NOTES.

III August, 1908, u0CeSSitdGlnp tD6 dl0pu-
tatlon of an arm, the plaintiff was
awarded $4,000 damages in the circuit
court.
JUDGE BUNDY presided in the circuit
court in Eau Claire on the 10th for the
last time. The new Seventeenth cir
cult coming into existence in January,
Judge Parish. now at Bayfield,, is called
IN to sit III several cases in which aft
dayits of prejudice had been filed.
JOHN FORREST, an old settler, died at
his home in Milwaukee on the 10th.
JOHN PURTILL, who escaped from the
Marquette, Mich, branch prison last
june, while serving a sentence of four
years for robbery, was arrested in Mil
waukee. AT the time of his arrest the
officers did not know who the fellow
was. He was identified, and will be re-
turned to Marquette.
On the 18th inst. the experiment was
tried of opening the doors of the Mil
waukee Exposition on Sunday, with the
result that over $4,000 people were in
attendance, the largest number in the
history of this institution.
THE Marinette Eagle says the main
river log drive is coming down slowly.
and has reached a point on the Menomi-
nee about twenty-five miles above the
average of about two miles day
There are 100 men employed, and about
100 100000 feet of logs in the drive, all
of which will reach Marinette about the
first of November
AsHLAND's new lime kilns turn out 25O
barrels every tWenty-four hours.
ENOUGH logs are in boom at La
Crosse to give the mills there a weeks
saving.
BETWEEN 10 and IL O'Clock on the
evening of the 10th the depot of the ST.
Paul Company at Wauzeka was broken
into, the express matter rifed and the
mail sacks carried a short distance
away, where they we've slit open and
the contents taken out, examined
and what seemed to be the most
valuable stolen. The amount of plumber
secured by the burglars cannot be as
certained, but it is probable the thieves
knew Of valuable packages being trans
mitted. About IL O'Clock a stranger
called at a saloon requesting assistance
for his brother, who, he stated, had
been shot by some parties when they
neared the dept. He was found to have
been shot in the thigh. 1t is thought
the men were taken for officers by the
burglars.
THERE was a wild scene in Wilson
Park, Eau Claire, on the night of the
9th. An Infatuated bull broke away
from a man who was leading him on a
side street and plunged through the
park, knocking down two ladies, Mrs.
Russell and Mrs. Heimbough. 1t is
feared Mrs. Russell is seriously hurt.
SENSATIONAL reports of diphtheria at
Onalaska are true as to numbers, but
erroneous as to conclusions. There are
sixteen cases, but none are of the
malignant type, and no deaths have oc
Cured so far.
ASHLAND Scandinavians are erecting
q new church building.
A Rock COUNTY farmer has 81 ,645 to
show for his Sunday pearl-fshing.
THE Protestant Episcopal Guild Hall
at Fond du Lac will cost about Sit, 900.
THE contract for erecting the new
high school building at Eau Claire has
been let.
THE losses occasoned by the burning
of cranberry marshes in Wood County
IS estimated at from 100000 to $3.50, 900.
Four desperate tramps fired at Frank
Woodward, La Crosse hackdriver,
while he was at Deutschberger's resort.
The fellows were jailed.
Four young men were arrested at La
Crosse on the charge of robbing the
IdIuNaI0 SlOES Oh N MOTIFS.
They secured about q dozen revolvers
and were going West in Jesse James
style. The boys are all below the age
of 20 years.
AT the session Of the grand lodge of
Good Templars, on the Sth, Grand Chief
Templar Frazier was reelected with
out opposition. The Rev. ". r. Brown
was elected grand councillor. Miss Mat
tie Humphrey, of Waterloo, was elect
ed grand vice-templar, and Miss Cora
Evans, of Waupaca, grand superintend-
ent Of juvenile templars. The great
tight came on over the office Of grand
secretary. Col Parker was reelected
by majority of II. For grand treas
urer, Mrs Parker, wife of Col Parker,
was elected without opposition.
FRANK HARTMAN, the burglar, whose
statement was that his home was in San
Francisco, and that his mother lived
there at $50 Twenty Street, died
in the Sisters Hospital, at Eau Claire,
after great sufferings. He was shot
through the body with a Winchester
rifle the morning of September %,
while robbing a store. The woman,
who said her name was Mrs. E. NJ.
Smith. and her home on Polk Street,
Chicago, has disappeared.
II the Bayfield, County circuit court
LOUIS hOl WIS COuNIClGO VI aSSdullIuS
Policeman Cassidy at Washburn last
spring, with intent to kill. His SEN
tence will be from ten to fifteen years
in state prison. The jury was out but a
few moments.
". III. SAWYER, q lumber dealer of
Buffalo, n. Y, has made contracts with
Ashland mill owners to saw $4,000, 900
feet of lumber.
THE Jury in the case of Culbertson
against the city and railway company at
Eau Claire disagreed. The suit was fol-
$4,000 damages.
FRANK, Steven and Tom Ludesk1,
three brothers, at Ashland, were each
fined $50 and costs for assaulting an Off
Ger.
SAMUEL HANSON, charged with beating
Asten Johnston, at Drammen, Eau
Claire County, pleaded not guilty. He
gave $500 bail for his appearance Octo-
Der 49,
GoTTLIEB WOLFF, switchman in the
employ of the st. Paul road, was run