Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-25
BADGER NOTES.

THE Rust-Owen Lumber Company, OF
Drummond, recently shipped twelve
carloads of lumber to Brazil.
REVIVAL meetings have been in prog
ress on Washington Island nearly all
winter. The work is being done in the
interest Of the Baptist Church.
A MILWAUKEE section of the Socialist
party has been established.
NEW uniforms will be provided for
all Wisconsin National Guardsmen.
MADISON birds won the recent cock
fight with Milwaukee.
BERNHARD LYNCH, the Ashland ium-
herman who brutally assaulted j. ID.
Gum, was held in $500 bonds to answer
a charge of assault with intent to do
great bodily harm.
j. F. SMITH, JR., is under arrest at
Sun Prairie, and Augusta W9rpel, II
year-old girl, says he ought to marry
her and become the lawful father of her
baby boy.
]. T. WALLACE, a travelling man, died
at Marinette, and his wife was tele-
graphed at ChillicOthe, 0. She an
severed, "Let the authorities bury
him"
REPORTS to the State Board of Chair
ties show an increase of ia in the in
sane Of the state.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Roof will
prosecute insurance agents who have
neglected to secure a state license.
PRESIDENT KINGSLEY, of Milwaukee
College, will take a party Of ten to Eu-
rope.
d. w. BLANCHARD, an old resident of
Milwaukee, is dead.
A TEN-ACRE fruit farm is to be started
on Madeline Island.
THE breaking of fiy-wheel caused
great damage at the Bay View mills.
The steamer Pueblo was launched at
the Milwaukee shipyard on the Dist.
AT an auction sale of Clydesdale
horses at Madison, Heirloom was sold
for 1915, McGeorge for 81 ,250, McRob
bic for ST, 400, Lord Douglass for $500,
McHenry for 81 $50, Earl of Rockford
for 1925, Golden Twist for $500, Nc
Veagh for 81 ,125, and Peter Thompson
for $3.50. Most of the buyers were Min
nesota and Illinois men.
TIE Milwaukee SUNDAY Telegraph
Company has been incorpor ated by j.
A Watrous, Richard b. WatrOus and
Charles S. Carter. The capital stock Is
fixed at $4,000. j. A. Watrous is presi-
dent, Richard b. Watrous (his SOM sec
rotary, and Mr. Carter vice president.
Col. Watrous will continue as editor, and
Mr.. Spice will continue in the business
department.
THE Wisconsin Farmer says two Bad
ger State girls have gone to France to
learn bow to make cheese.
TIE bonds of W. p Frazier, of Ash
land have been raised from $500 to
81 800. Sanford Mcdonald, his victim,
has almost completely. recovered from
tho of of ba r,iStpl shots
EAU CLAIRE land officers have received
a complete code of instructions with ref
erence to the idemnity lands opening.
THE La Crosse Rescue Hose Company
is canvassing for the erection of public
fountain. The fountain will cost about
$500, and the money will be raised by
subscription among the tiremen.
A STONE weighing $4,000 pounds fell
off fiat-car at Marinette the other
day, as the train was crossing the
the bridge, and crashed into the river
thirty feet below. Several cranes were
broken III trying to raise it.
Carl. DALTON, of the La Crosse Sunday
Sun, has bought the North La Crosse
News.
JOHN r. WISE, of Madison, has been
appointed to $1,000 position in the
War Department in Washington.
FERDINAND TRoTZ, charged with arson,
hanged himself in the Milwaukee county
Jail.
G. CALLENBACH, fifty years postmaster
at Potosl, is dead.
A COMMITTEE of the Milwaukee Coun-
Gil has decided that the fees collected
by Secretary Diercks. of the Health De-
partment, from physicians, do not be-
long to the city.
WILLIAM FRENCH was held for trial by
Judge Calkins at Ashland for the muir
der of Gavin NJ Steele. No bail will
be allowed.
ROBERT DRAPER, one of the first set
tiers in La Crosse, is dead at 70. He
was the second settler in State Road
Cooley, John Nagle being the first.
CHARLES S. GARDINER, who committed
suicide in Chicago Sunday. formerly
lived in Milwaukee.
OWEN FOLEY, an inmate Of the Sol
diers' Home, was found dead in his bed
at Holtz' Hotel, Milwaukee. He had
been out of the Home some time on
furlough, and was making his living
selling notions. He was member of
the United States Marine Corps and is
said to have a wife living in St. Louis.
THE La Crosse Common Council has
changed the date Of the bridge celebra-
ton to July 4.
CONGRESSMAN LA TOILETTE has re-
turned to his home at Madison. He
will resume his law practice.
ST. PATRICK's Day was celebrated by
the various Irish Catholic Church So
cieties in Milwaukee,
JoURNEYMEN carpenters decided to en-
force their demands for eight hours
work and higher wages May l.
THE La Crosse city hall bonds were
sold to the Batavian Bank of La Crosse
and the city sinking fund, the former
getting $4,000 worth, and the latter
ST., OOO
CAPT. GEORGE GRAHAM, Of La Crosse,
inspector of rifle practice, has been or
dered by Col Moore to make general
inspection of all companies in the Third
Regiment.
CHARLES A. FooTE, who died in Chi
cago the other day, was member of
Company c, Thirty fifth Wisconsin Vol
unteer Infantry, and accompanied that
regiment when Grant started on his