Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-18
BADGER NOTES.

illogical individual with emerald optics,
| and madam hunted the pair with a gun.
She followed them to a room down
town, and was only prevented from in
oculating her lord and master with cold
lead by the interference of a plebian
copper. Mr.. Warren was arrested, and
the usual court proceedings are ex-
pected.
The General Executive Board of the
Knights of Labor, in session at Pitts
burg, among other important business
transacted, placed a boycott on the
Pabst brewery, Milwaukee.
GEORGE HoHNER, whose home was
near La Crosse, was drowned at Alma
while working on logs in the river. He
was 70 years OLD.
MADISON anticipates an electric street
car line IN the near future.
CHARLES r. CUsHMAN, O. Milwaukee
business man, died at Duluth from in
Jurles received in q runaway accident.
THE stock of the Hotel Ffster, in
| process of erection at Milwaukee, is now
nearly ali in the hands of Charles T.
Pfster, who is reported to be planning
the immediate enlargement of the build
ing to the full size of the lot, which COM
prises half block. This will render it
one of the big hotels of the West.
THE bill of exceptions in the state
treasury cases has been signed by Judge
Newman. All the lawyers interested
sent letters stating that both sides had
agreed to the matters excepted to. The
bill was a voluminOus document.
A. L. CARROLL has been arrested at
La Crosse on the charge Of using the
mails for purposes of fraud. His al
legged ofense is counterfeiting old and
doll n%a - IL r. cLo1I
to dealers, using letters and printed
circulars to advertise them. Dies for
the business were made in Chicago.
A STORY is published to the effect that
Milwaukee swell society of the male
species INDUCED in a midnight prize
tight with all the accessories a few
| nights ago. All the spectators appeared
IN evening costume.
LANDELIN HARTER shot himself
through the heart at Milwaukee because
Of domestic troubles, and next day mis-
wife, crazed with grief, ended her ex-
istence by taking poison.
THE river and harbor bill passed by
| Congress appropriates $75, 900 to be ex-
| pended upon the Milwaukee harbor of
refuge.
CONTINUOUS rains make the loggers in
Sawyer County happy.
The Dane County Horse Breeders
Association has been reorganized with
Gen. Geo. E. Bryant as president.
SENATOR SAWYER gave dinner party
ex-Gov. Hoard and wife, who were
visiting IN the city. Besides the Gov
ernor and Mrs. Hoard, there were pres
ent Secretary and Mrs. Rusk.
THE reports in the office of the State
Board Of Control show that at the end
of April there were SIS inmates in the
State Hospital for the Insane; in the
Northern Hospital, 606; in the Indus
trial School for Boys, 312; in the School
for the Deaf, ia; IN the School for the
Blind, 81. At the State Public School
there were 203 inmates at the beginning
Of the month and POI at the close.
0. c. DAHL was fatally mangled in
saw-mlll at Iron River.
CHICAGO, Milwaukee & St. Paul earn
ings for the first week Of May were
S558, 1872. an increase of $58, $40 Mil
Waukee & Northern earnings were $685.
All, an increase Of S226.
GEORGE BRANTy who went to Chicago
from Milwaukee, committed suicide at
Chicago by shooting himself in the
head.
Mrs. LYDIA BENEDICT. of West Salem.
was divorced by one La Crosse Judge
and married Lester Nichols by another,
few days ago. going directly from the
court where she was divorced to the
place where she was married. The
bridegroom is 70 years old. Her first
marriage took place twenty years.
The post-office at Farm Prairie in
Barron County has been made money
order Office. A post-office has been es-
tablished at benson, South Muskego, in
Waukesha County. Charles E. Smith
was appointed postmaster thereof.
PROF. S. Y. GILLIAN, recently connect
ed with the Milwaukee State Normal
School, has gone into the real estate
business.
THE fifth annual session of the Nation
al Printers Protective Fraternity began
IN Milwaukee on the 10th.
Ten THOUSAND young trout were placed
in Ien-mile Creek and other branches
OF the Wisconsin River.
The village of Whitefsh Bay, suburb
OF Milwaukee, has been incorporated.
The strike Of the mill hands at La
Crosse has been declared off, and the
men have resumed work. They got
nothing except the wages offered them
by the employers before the strike
The Marinette authorities are waging
Wal upOA eli uIeIe puttDlo FOAO houses IN
that vicinity. Three were raided in one
day, and six arrests made, including
Dick Scott, keeper.
Mrs. EMMA LANG, of Ashland, has
commenced suit against the Ashland
Street Railway Company for $50, 1000
damages for injuries alleged to have
been received while riding on one of
defendants cars. Gordon Lang, hus-
band of the plaintiff, has also COM
menced suit against the same defend |
ant for $4,000.
The freshman prize for oratory at the |
State University was won by Bertha |
Green, of Middleton. There were eight |
contestants.
GEN. LUCIUs FAIRcH1LD has been ap-
pointed by the President member of |
the Board of Visitors TO tie Military |
Academy at West Point.
AT the meeting of the trustees it was |
decided to locate the new Northern |
Wisconsin Academy at Ashland, pro |
vided the tender from that city of $780,
Geo and site be made good immedi- |
ately