Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-07-06
BADGER NOTES.


Judge Goodland, and who was tried
and discharged on the Indictment, will
sue the county for $4,000 damages.
Supervisors Freisenberg and Cunning
ham will sue for $4,000 each. Other
indicted officials who were tried will
probably begin suits.
WHILE Clarence Snyder. of Ashland,
was travelling en- route from Milwaukee
to Madison on the Chicago & North
Western road some unknown person
threw a stone through the car window,
striking Mr.. Snyder on the head, bruis-
ing his eye and cutting a cash in his
forehead.
THE State Agricultural Society has sold
to the Dane County Horse Breeders
Association the fair grounds near Madi-
son tor the sum of $4,000.
IT has just come to light, through let
ters sent to the register of deeds Of Ash
land County, that parties at present I'M
known have sold to innocent purchas-
ers land which, up to the present time,
still belongs to the government, and
generally located in the Odonah Indian
reservation. The fraud was first dis
covered when Agent Leman, residing
in Chicago, forwarded an abstract to the
register inquiring if it was correct with
the records. The abstract bears the in
dorsement of George F. Baker, who
purports to be abstractor of Ashland
County. Upon looking up the records
the lands in question were found to be
government lands, never having been
opened TO settlement.
SOME of the pickpockets who shadow
Ringing Bros. circus, got away with
S625 from lady in Ashland. During
q rush to the ticket wagon her pocket
was picked. She gave her name as
Mrs Burke She is widow and says
she took all her cash and valuable
papers with her to the circus for fear
burglars might enter her residence
while she was absent and secure them.
Mis-. Mattson was robbed of $40. The
city police ran in about dolen crooks.
MSIDNEY HILBERT, a resident of La
Crosse, was badly hurt in railroad ac-
cident at Red Wing, Mimi. His leg was
broken and he received serious internal
Injuries.
ANNA THESE, resident of Ashland,
has commenced suit against that city for
5000 damages for injuries alleged to
have been received by defective side
walk.
The assessment of the city Of Ash
land for the year 1892 is 81, POI 900 less
than in 1891. The total assessment this
year amounts to s., 400, 600.
EDWARD DUPEE, who was injured last
winter by hose cart topping over up
on him at Ashland, has brought action
for 81 900 damages.
HENRY KELLY, the Young man arrest
ed at Madison on the charge of burglar
iZing the residence of John Madigan,
IN the town of Dane, was released from
custody, there being no proof TO hold
him.
Mrs. KINGSTON, an elderly woman.
mother Of James Kingston, landlord
the Merchants Hotel at La Crosse, fell
down a flight Of stars, breaking her
arm and was otherwise badly injured
1t is expected that the log output this
season by the boom company at Mari
nette will reach over 0,OO0, 900 feet.
CHARLES LECLAIR, who was recently in
dicted by the grand jury at Ashland for
running q disreputab}e house, has been
discharged on the ground that the
grand jury which indicted him was IL
legally drawn. A grand Jury was first
drawn by the County Board. This was
discharged by Judge Parish, as it con-
tanned two unqualified men. He or
dered a special venire to issue to the
sheriff, and that officer furnished the
jury which indicted Leclair. Judge
Goodland holds that the court had no
power to issue a special venire for full
jury of seventeen men, but only to ill
deficiencies. The supreme court has
never vet passed upon this point and
Judge GooGland's decision is All impor-
tant one, SIS the same state Of affairs ex-
lists IN Waupaca County in regard to the
grand jury which indicted the men who
Will shortly be tried for the murder OF
Banker Mead.
A QUEER method of arriving at ver-
dict in libel suit was practiced by the
jury in the case of Emma Schraer VS..
Peter Stefan, at Ashland. Being unable
to agree on the amount of the damages
they added together the amounts
thought 10 be proper by the different
jurors, divided the total by twelve, and
the result was 1881, for which they rem
dered a verdict.
THE Ashland Gas Lighting Company
has settled the remaining suits for dam
ages for Injuries received at the gas ex-
plosion two years ago. The company
has paid out total Of some 5000.
THE variety theaters at Ashland must
remain closed, the mayor having vetoed
a resolution fayorlng their reopening
passed by the City Council.
A SENSATION was caused in Ashland by
the report of the city meat inspector
that large number of the markets
THE Milwaukee District of the Suth-
eran Missouri SYNOD closed its session
at Milwaukee on the Goth.
DAMAGE to the extent of 5000 was
suffered at Eau Claire by the Eau Claire
River getting out of its jurisdiction.
The st. Paul Railway was the principal
sufferer, having considerable track
washed out Of place.
BURGLARS got away with $500 worth OF
swag at the Norway House, Ashland, on
the night of the 2oth.
TIE national House of Representa-
tives has passed bill granting to the
Marinette &; Western Railway the right
to cross the Menomonee Indian reser-
vation
DANIEL WEBSTER COUNCIL, United
States Benevolent Fraternity, has dis
banded, and will reorganize under a
charter from the supreme council Of
the Royal Arcanum Daniel Webster
Council has 10 members.
THE Barclay mill dam atSteyenstown,
La Crosse County, was washed away by
no