Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-27
BADGER NOTES.

AT meeting of the directors of the
State Bank of Wisconsin it was the
unanimous opinion that it would be adj
visable to Increase the capital stock
from SIC, 900 to $500, 900.
COL PATTEE, who figured as a land
lord at the Frawley House in Eau
Claire about four years ago, has got into
trouble at Manchester, Va, having been
charged with forging the name OF j. A:
Patterson to check on the Citizens
Bank for 500.
THE La Crosse Fourth of July COM
mittee has agreed on national salute.
the ringing of bells for ten mi nutes,
and the formation of a procession.
The Ashland County Board is con-
sidering proposition to vacate the fol-
lowing thinning boom" town plats:
Iron City, Hoyt, Peeksville, Iron Cen
ter, Hoppenyan and Finney. A resolu
ton was passed forbldding the county
treasurer to deliver certificates for the
sale of 1891, unless the buyers took all
previous certificates held by the county
on the land. :
ern S9ngerfest, which is held from July
s to II, 1891, six grand concerts two
daily, will be given at the Exposition
Building, which has a capacity of seat
ing $500 auditors, and a stage for 1000
singers. Several well-known singers
and an orchestra of about seventy-fivG
performers will assist in the concerts,
besides the ladies', male and children's
choruses.
SPoRTsMEN are no longer permitted to
60 out and purchase a string of trout
and come home to show their wives and
friends the trophies of the days fish
ing. This used to be in vogue with vain
sportmen, but it is now prohibited by
law. The attorney general has decided
that man can not sell trout, but can
give them away or catch them for con-
sumption.
STATE TREASURER HUMMER has accred-
tied to the various funds as provided by
chapter 453, of the laws of 1891, the di-
rect war tax received from the federal
government. The amounts and the
funds they 90 to are as follows: School
fund, Sal ,672.O4; normal school fund,
SIC, 939. 03; drainage fund, $70,939.0g;
school fund income, $23, 568.57; normal
fund, $S4 1855. 10; total, SAL 1885,.
Tom PURCELL was sentenced to six
months in jail at Madison for burglary,
the charge being changed to larceny
because Purcell is supposed to be part
ly insane.
THE Presbyterians of Eau Claire, will
build new church at a cost of $4,000.
Mrs. DANIEL SHAW, of Eau Claire, has
donated five acres as a site for the new
children's home in that city.
THE eighth annual encampment of the
Wisconsin division of Sons of Veterans
will be held at La Crosse, June Is and
49,
PROF. r. C. BEACH, superintendent of
the Madison schools, and Judge j II.
Carpenter, were out riding on the 10Th,
when the horse took fright and ran
away. The buggy was upset and both
were hurled to the ground. Judge Jar
penter sustained several severe scalp
wounds and serious injury to his hip,
while Prof. Beach was injured inter
nally.
CAPT F. HAcKETr, an old and we'll
known lake master, died at his home
in the village of Hale's Corners, aged Of
years. Capt. Hackett was a native of
Vermont. in 1915 he came to MilWau-
kee
LIEUT.. E. P. ANDRUs, of the Fifth
United States Cavalry, has been as
signed to duty in this state by the War
Department, 10 remain here until No
vember l. He-will attend the encamp-
ment Of the Wisconsin National Guard
at Camp Douglas and give instruction In
general army work to the officers and
soldiery.
IN spite of Jhe precautions of the
official physicians and chemists, who
have steadily refused to divulge any
thing, the fact has leaked out that traces
of arsenic hive been found in the
stomach of Mrs. Bertha Erickson, the
18-year- old bride of five weeks, whose
body was disinterred at Hadleyville. 1t
is said that the dead woman's husband
is prepared to make Il complaint ON
which an arrest could be made.
A YOUNG man named Christensen,
employed on the farm of Mons Sever
son, near the village of Cambridge, ac-
cidentally shot and killed himself.
THE Bohemian Catholics of Prairie du
CHEN are to have church edifice.
There are over 100 families in that par
ish.
THE death-rate at Madison was less
during the twelve months covered by
the last report of the health commits
sioner than it has been before for three
years.
SUPT BAILEY, of Eau Claire, thinks of
opening q summer training school for
teachers.
PRAIRIE DU CHEN is negotiating to Sc
cure the Milwaukee Empire Knitting
WORKS plant.
BANKERS UNDER ARREST.
of Illegal Acts Against Two