Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
BADGER NOTES.

arrested for the crime. The affair was
the result of family quarrel, and its
causes are not plain.
A. j. KLoFANDA, OF Eau Claire, has
sold his dog "Gath K, !" to F. L. Stone, of
Chattanooga, Tenn, for $3.50.
MINERAL LAKE JUNCTION is the name
of a new town in Ashland County.
The body of man was washed ashore
near the flushing tunnel, Milwaukee.
1t has not been Identified. The body is
that Of a man apparently about 80 years
of age. Nothing was found in the
pockets except an open-faced gold
watch and a small sum of money.
AT Winona Junction a wild freight
train jumped the track and several cars
were totally wrecked. Noone was seri-
ously injured.
THE Norwegian Lutheran Synod which
owns the old Soldiers Orphans Home
in Madison, and now occupies it as an
orphan asylum, has been offered fifty
two acres mile and half from Slough
ton, providing it will locate the asylum
there. The doner is Jermond Skaalon,
wealthy farmer. 1t is probable that
the tender will be accepted.
The tobacco crop of 1891 is safely
housed from frost. The past two weeks
has given all the late fields splendid
opportunity to fully mature and an ex-
ceptionally good time for farmers to
harvest.
SEvENTY-FIvE acres of hay have been
cut on the big marsh north of Mukwon-
ago, formed into bundles and stacked on
high ground, whence it will either be
shipped to Chicago or made into bind
ing tWine at Waukeshe, if factory can
be established there.
FRED ELLIS was sentenced by Judge
Marshall, at Barron, to the state prison
for the term of twenty-five years. His
crime was criminal assault on Anna
Williams, 12-year-Old girl, at Rice
Lake, on August II last.
The coroner investigated the case of
an unknown man who was found lying
Milwaukee, with bullet hole in his
head. but nothing was found on the
body or developed from the testi-
mony to show the identity of the sui
eide.
Gov. PECK has appointed Bernhard
Goldsmith, of Milwaukee, as a member
of the board of Normal School regents
from the Fourth Congressional District.
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of MIR. Mendel, of Milwau-
kee. Mr.. Mendel resigned because
Ll6 DuSluCsS WIFI Tie per
Torrance of his duty as regent. He
was appointed by Gov. Peck last Feb
ruary, and his term would not have ex-
pired until February, 1894. Mr.. Gold
smith has never previously held any
public office. He has always taken an
active interest in educational matters,
however, and will prove an efficient
and valuable addition to the board.
GEN. T. G. MOORE, for ten years past
treasurer of the Milwaukee branch of
the National Home, has handed in his
resignation. 1t is understood that he
will return to New Jersey and go into
business on his own account.
THE state convention of Disciples of
Christ closed at Milwaukee on the 25th
with a lecture by Mrs. Persis L. Christ
ian, OF Eureka Springs, Ark, on "Wom-
en- in Mission Work" A resolution in
favor of cloing Wisconsin saloons was
adopted.
MAY TEMPLEToN, the 17-year-old girl
who abducted 14-year-old Jennie Brad
shaw from Eau Claire to Minneapolis,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the
reform school until she is 81. May
Templeton's real name is Scottman, and
her home is at Brainard, MINI.
AT Ashland, on the 18th, an injunc-
ton was served by the school board on
the city treasurer to restrain him from
taking $4,000 out of the school fund
and putting it into the general fund, as
ordered by the mayor. There is quite
a sensation over the fight.
The earnings of the Milw- nkee, Lake
Shore & Western Railroad yr the third
| week of September were $50, $50; for the
corresponding week last year, 81, 4SO;
decrease, SlO,92O.
THE earnings of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee q st, Paul Railway Conn my for the
| third week in September were 1874 ,097;
increase, $9S, 494. The earnings of the
| Milwaukee q Northern Railroad Com
pany for the third week in september
were $40, 534; increase, 1882.
THE residence of William Neitzel,
1710 Meinecke Avenue, Milwaukee, was
entered by sneak thieves and about
$500 stolen.
Mrs. EMMA L. TRAYsER, wife of a
former Milwaukee printer, committed
suicide by drowning in the lake at
Union Park, Chicago.
DIR. VICKERs Z. ATKINSON, chief in
spector at Chicago of the Bureau of
Animal Industry Of the Department of
Agricultural, eX-state veterinarian and
for years familiar figure in Wisconsin
| politics, died at the National Temper
ance Hospital in Chicago on the oath.
MRS. HERMAN kGPLINE, of Augusta,
was suddenly attacked with fit of in
sanity few days ago, and tried to end
her life by taking pair Of scissors and
cutting ugly gashes in her wrist and
throat, the latter being cut through into
the wind-pipe. A telegram was dis
patched to her brother in Chicago, who
took care of her.
A RAILROAD bridge near Potosi, ninety
feet long, on the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern Railroad, burned on the 23d,
delaying all trains. The passenger
trains will run over the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul River Division track
between La Crosse and Dubuque until
the bridge is rebuilt.
INFORMATION is received which con-
firms the report of proposed changes on
the st. Paul road, the purchase of the
Lawler pontoon bridge at Prairie do
Chen, and the running of through
traffic over the Prairie du Chen division
into Northern Iowa, Southern Minneso-
ia and South Dakota. 1t is said that the
Lawler bridge was purchased by the
ST. Paul Company for a large sum not
mentioned and a stipulation that one of
LAWYERS sons should be given posi-
ton with the company at a comfortable
| salary.