Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-12-09


at Menomonle, on the eth, on charge
OF obtaining money fraudulently on an
insurance policy on his wife. She was
an invalid Tor three or four years and
died several months ago. A couple of
months prior TO her death he engaged a
girl just arrived from Norway, who
was entirely ignorant of the
English language, as servant, represent
ing her, it is alleged, as his wife. She
was examined Tor insurance, and he
received policy of 81 900 in his favor
in the Odd Fellows Mutual Company.
The girl, becoming suspicious, men
toned the fact to neighbors. When ar
rested he confessed, giving security for
the return of the money. Fossum is
about 50 years of age, an active church
member, and deacon in the Norwegian
church.
LUTHER S. Dixon, ex-chief justice of
the Wisconsin supreme court, died of
pneumonia on the afternoon of the 5th,
at his home. So Prospect Avenue, Mil
waukee.
The total assessment of the city of
Milwaukee this year amounts to trihe
over three millions.
: THE total lumber cut by the nine saw
mills In Marinette the past season is as
follows: w. Witbeck Company, 81, $685.
300; Menominee River Lumber Com
Dany, 10000, 600; n. Ludington Lumber
Company, y, 100, 40; Sawyer Goodman
Company, $4,000, 900, Hamilton & Mer-
ryman Company, % 100000; Marinette
Sawmill Company, No. ,, 22,OO0,O 600;
Marinette Sawmill Company No. l, 20,
600, 900; r. w. Merryman & Company,
1S,600,000; Stephenson Manufacturing
Company, 10,442, 120-a total of 226, O09,
20S feet.
The sale of the diving apparatus in
vented by Oliver Pelkey, of Ashland,
the diver who was drowned while in
search of the treasures OF the Pewabic
to c. A. Coon, one of his associates on
the expedition, has been completed. He
and other parties agree to pay the widow
of Pelkey qarterly stipend for her in
terest. Others are interested in the
patent for the apparatus, and it could
not be purchased outright.
A SENSATION is brewing in connection
with the Qvale estate, at Eau Claire.
Sigyald Qvale knew he was going to die
OF c0nsumpti on, so, fearing a will would
be of no use, he had his wife join him
In transferring to George Qvale, his
brother, Alfred Eypreansen and Lewis
Larson all of his property, supposed to
be worth not less than 81 900, 600, ex-
cept a few thousand dollars which were
given to the wife. The three men
named were organized by Mr.. Qvale
into the Ideal Land & Loan Com
pany and it was given out that by
Qvale's last request they were to
use the proceeds of the estate to
build magnificent charity hospi-
tai at Madison, Wis. but there is
no power on earth but their own free
will to make them do it. Now it is
learned from most excellent authority
that Mrs. Qvale will sue the three men
named and try to recover a part or the
whole Of the property. Mrs. Qvale
gave birth to son after her husbands
death, and the posthumous child is not
provided for.
AN opinion of Assistant Attorney
General Clancy, furnished at the re-
quest of Fish and Game Warden Fer
nandez, shows that the state cannot
prevent the pulp mills from depositing
their acid in the waters of the lower
Fox, and consequently the fish will
have to die.
WILLIAM ANDERSON. of Chicago, To-
eating railroad engineer, has been Sc
cured to make surveys upon the pro-
posed Marinette & Western Railway
from Marinette to Abbottsford.
The Lumberman's Land Company, of
Milwaukee, filed articles of association
with the secretary of state, capital
stock, $4,000; incorporators, Win. J.
Morgan and c. K. Pier.
A STATEMENT has been published Civ
ing statistics ID regard to the great
libraries of the world, IN which the
State Historical Society's collection at
Madison is classed as the 10Th in the
list. The number of volumes owned
by the society is placed at 10000.
Secretary Thwaites said that lately
the managers of extensive libraries of
the world have taken new departure
IN relation TO pamphlets. Many of
these are being bound and classed as
books. A fair estimate of books in the
society's possession, however, not in
Guiding It's pamphlets, would be from
$4,000 to 49,, 900 volumes, which would
place it probably ninetieth in the list Of
the worlds Libraries.
YOUNG man entered the saloon of
Frank Efhnger, in the town of Green
field, on the I'd inst, and, covering the
proprietor with an uncommonly big re-
volver, demanded what money there
was in the till. Efinger gave him
the money with alacrity, but as the rob-
Der started off he shouted for help,
whereupon, he says, his visitor turned
and fired at him twice. Effinger i'm
mediately notified a constable, and
in q short time the young Jesse
James was under arrest.
ATTACHMENTS amounting to about $2O,-
600 were issued against w. T. Parish
president of the Parish Manufacturing
Company, at Ashland, on the Sd, at the
instance of the Ashland National and
the First National banks. The largest
stockholders in the company are also
directors In the two banks, and the
suits are supposed to be preliminary to
@ reorganization under new manage
ment. The plant of the company is
very complete and valuable.
AT the Farmers Alliance convention
at Eau Claire, on the Sd. resolutions
were unanimously adopted favoring the
organization OF business department,
at the head of which Will be placed an
agent who will represent all the mem
bers of the Alliance in Wisconsin.
A. NJ. WARDEN secured possession of
the office OF county treasurer of Ash
land County on the Sd inst. by clever
trick. County Treasurer Knight was
called from his office into that of
the register of deeds oetensihlv at tho