Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-18
BADGER NOTES.

MILWAUKEE, EgCuCy uuIluS VIC uISC Cou
days of the present quarter is remarka
BILE. From March 4 to IA, inclusive,
22,850 pensioners were paid, the aggre-
gate being $749, 237.76 During the cor
Responding period in March, 1890, the
number paid was IA ,914, and the amount
disbursed 1881 1916; showing an in
crease of 1886 pensioners paid, and
an excess of $208, 1850 in payments,
as compared with one year ago.
MILWAUKEE men are large losers by
the burning of the st. Paul crematory.
EX-SENATOR BENNETT was made ap-
pointment clerk of the Agricultural De-
partment.
THE death rate of Milwaukee is 17.9
per 900 inhabitants.
Col. CHAs. KING and w. w. Wight, of
Milwaukee, were chosen delegates to
the National Congress of the Sons of
American Revolution.
JOS. WHITE, an alleged burglar, want
ed at Eau Claire, has, it is said, appealed
to the United States supreme court in
his fight at ST. Paul against extradition.
BURGLARS took 200 f. om the house of
Anton Hanson, Of Eau Claire.
HERMAN FAULKE, of Eau Claire, was
killed by falling tree in lumber camp
on the Flambeau River.
S. K. ADAMS formerly of the Kilbourn
CITY Mirror, has established paper at
Black Earth, Dane County.
A YOUNG Eran of 19, named Jordan,
was accidentally shot in the abdomen
with revolver, by a companion named
Brown, on a farm near Eau Claire.
Jordan may die. The young men are
warm friends.
A LOSS of $4,000 and bruises and
burns to several sewing girls were
caused by fire at Marinette.
HARRY III. DAY tried to get forged
draft for 5000 cashed at the First Ma
tional Bank, Milwaukee. He is in jail.
THOMAS COSTELLO was found dead in
front of his doorsteps, SS1 St. Paul Ave
nue., Milwaukee. Costello was SO years
of age. When found his neck was
broken, and it is supposed he fell on
the steps.
AID. KNEER, of Eau Claire, has sued
Tailor Radenslaben for libel, placing
the damages at $4,000. The tailor had
written to a newspaper of the place
that eve, the people, do not want
man who builds a trout-pond out of the
ward funds"
AT Madison, on the 18th, the horse
and cutter of John Cannon, of Sun
Prairie, was stolen while standing in
front of a business place.
THE Ashland Volunteer Fire Depart
ment elected the following officers:
President, F. w. French; vice-presi-
dent, Geo. d. Brown; secretav and
treasurer, l.. F. Mathews; sergeant-at-
arms, Silas Hanna. The Gvnz- ment
voted $50 to Mrs. j. j. Moore, dow of
the fireman killed last Fourth O.; July.
Gov. PECK has approved the univer-
sity tax bill, the bill to allo-1 women to
be court commissioners, and the state
fair bill
LYMAN J. GAGE, president of the Co.
lum bian Exposition, made an address
at the banquet of the Milwaukee Bank
ers' Club.
THE St. Paul Road has declared q
semi-annual dividend of 81 per cent. on
it's preferred stock.
JOHN GUM was kicked with probably
fatal effect by Barney Lynch, at Ash
land. Gum was a land locator and a
peaceful fellow. Lynch has been ar
rested.
P. P. CUsICK, a well-known lake cap
tain, died.
MILWAUKEE ice dealers have agreed
on a reduction of from 40 to so per
cent.
MILWAUKEE aldermen voted the fuel
gas committee $500 for junketing trip.
MILWAUKEE has been designated as
the future headquarters of the Royal
AIDE. phia.
chaLa of Milwaukee, was killed by fall
ing from a window.
TIE jury in the case of Edward b.
deaoorfer, who was killed near Brown
Deer Station. rendered a verdict of &C
cidental death, and found that no
blame was attached to anyone. A curl
GUS coincidence developed during the
taking of testimony by Coroner LEIGH.
It was shown that William Boden-
dorfer was run over and killed
at Brown Deer Station on January
80, and that both brothers found
their death under the same engine, No.
IL, on train No. 4. Engineer Richard
Ainsworth worked the lever on both
at very nearly the same SPOT. William
Bodendorter had attempted to drive
his horse across the track as train ap-
preached, and Edward was trying to
jump across the track when he was
caught by the projecting part of the
snow pillow.
At the session of the State Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, the follow
ing officers were elected: Grand chan
cellor, H. l. Weed, of Oshkosh; grand
vice-chancellor, H. A. George, Superior;
grand prelate, G. I. Kimball, Green
Bay; grand keeper of records and seals,
Frank Barry, Milwaukee; grand master
of exchequer, Fred Kraus, Milwaukee;
grand master at arms, DR.. E. F. Long,
Black River Falls; grand inner guard,
w. H. Dawley, Amigo; grand outer
guard, J. M. Rogers, Galesville; grand
trustee, L. w. Halsey, Milwaukee; SUI
preme representative, Ogden II. Feth-
ers, GAINESVILLE. Most of the elections
were unanimous, aspiring candidates
dropping gracefully ont OF the contests
where their opponents showed consid-
cradle strength.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars have
been subscribed for the Milwaukee
Builders Exchange.
WISCONSIN congressman will vote for
r. Q. Mills for speaker.
BILLS aimed at local option in Wiscon-
Gin are practically dead.
ASST .BLYMAN JOHN EDWARDS, of Port
Ed "a: rdS is dead