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


Claire, was dedicated on the Sth.
SUIT has been commenced at Ashland
to recover $4,000 worth of property.
The plaintiffs are George Fuller and
other members of the family. The de-
PENDANT is Abbey F. Abbey. The land
in dispute consists of Ashland city lots.
The Hatch Cutlery Works, of Chica-
go, will remove its plant, employing 100
men, to Milwaukee.
John Doyle, tramp, was sentenced
to state prison for two years by County
Judge Larson, of Eau Claire. Doyle, in
fight with a fellow tramp named Nc
Dowell, at Altoona City, cut the latter's
face into shreds with razor. Doyle
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault
with intent to do great bodily harm.
THE State Historical Society has made
arrangements with the wife of the late
DR.. Lyman G. Draper to get complete
possession of the residence left by him
in which the deceased |, doctor left his
widow life interest. The society will
give her 81 900, in consideration Of which
she will give quit claim deed The
society is engaged in arranging the
books and manuscripts left to the So
ciety.
AT McCarthy's Station, on the Bur-
lington Road, near Potosi, freight
train broke in two last night and the
two sections coming together again
wrecked fourteen cars, blockading the
track. All trains were delayed five
hours. No persons were seriously in
jured.
WILL MITCHELL, a young man of Eau
Claire, was arrested on charge of as
sault with intent to kill. The other
night he called on the servant girl at tho
farmhouse of Anton Kempferr, in the
town of Wheaton, Chippewa County.
The farmer didn't like it, and asking
Mitchell who he was, received the reply
that it was none of his business.
Kempferr claims that Mitchell then
drew a revolver and threatened to shoot,
frightening Kempferr away from his
own premises. Mitchell denies the al
legations.
AT Gardner, about fifteen miles from
Sturgeon Bay, the 13-year-old daughter
of August Schultz, while playing with
feed cutter, had her hand and arm
drawn in and SO badly torn and mangled
that it was necessary to amputate the
member near the elbow.
THE Wisconsin Board of Worlds Fair
Commissioners has sent communications
to all County Boards Of Supervisors in
the state, requesting them to contribute
lOI Vic w ISCOuSlu dI
the Fair-a nicely designed door, win
dow, pillar or other part.
THE town of Washburn is taking steps
to form a public library.
THE Eau Claire Y M. G. A. is raising
~ 800 for it's work Of the current year.
w. 0. LAME, formerly a well-known
business man of Ashland, died at
Pueblo, Col.
THE La Crosse Abattoir Company filed
amended articles changing it's name to
the La Crosse Packing and Provision
Company, and increasing it's capital
stock from 100000 to $l50,OO0, by issu-
ing $50, 600 preferred stock.
EDDIE HoUGHToN, son of Louis Hough-
ton, of La Crosse, told the police that
he had no home, as his mother was
dead and his father had left the city
| He will be sent to the state school at
| Sparta.
PROF. FRANK CRAMER. alumni profess
or OF natural history at Lawrence Uni
versity, will move to California to regain
his health.
Mrs. ELIZABETH LosHE, wife of sa-
loonkeeper at La Crosse, committed
suicide by taking dose of laudanum.
No reason is assigned for the deed.
THE students of the State University
have secured Daniel Dougherty, of
New York, to deliver lecture on
"Oratory" Novemb Der Is.
| AT the annual meeting of the Canada,
LroSse q Southwestern Railroad, held
at La Crosse, officers were elected as
follows: President, F. A Roziene; vice
president, A. Mcmillan; treasurer, s.
s. Burton; secretary, r. Calvert.
THIEVES blew open the safe of G. A.
| Jolander at Holman, near La Crosse,
but secured only a small amount of
money.
THE residence of Henry Burr, of La
Crosse, was damaged $3.50 by fire. 1t
was the work Of incediaries.
B. MUNGER, one of Chicago's crack
amateur wheelmen, has broken the
and Chicago. He left Milwaukee on
his wheel at o'clock on the I'd inst,
and reached Chicago at sos o'clock In
the afternoon, making the distance,
ninety-five miles, in exactly seven
hours and five minutes. The best
| former record for the run was S:57 80,
made by G. S. Merrill and Z. P. Root.
| Munger rode steadily after leaving Mil
waukee, not stopping to eat or rest.
FRANK MATIslK, charged by Matt Ro-
| boski, of Eau Claire, with having
| stabbed the latter, was found guilty of
assault.
THE wife of Col. George E. Beach,
| formerly weli-known in Wisconsin, has
sued for divorce at Dallas, Tex.
JERRY DUGAN, of Florence, was thrown
from his wagon and seriously injured.
RICHARD MARTIN was struck by an ore
train at Florence and instantly killed.
THE general store of c. A. Jolander,
at sHolman, La Crosse County, was en-
tered by burglars Tuesday night. The
watch dog was poisoned, and the safe
blown open. Only small amount of
money was secured, but some papers of
| value were taken.
THE earnings Of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore q Western Railroad for the last
week in October were $1l4,307, against
1926, 649 for the corresponding week last
| year, decrease ST., 342
SWAN & SMITH, of Chicago, have COM
pleted one of the largest pine timber
| deals Of the season with the Shores
Lumber Company, of Ashland. Over
| $4,000, 600 feet of standing pine, located