Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-07-27
BADGER NOTES.:

ing idle nearly q month, have started
up, the labor differences having been
settled and the scale signed.
THE stone trade, which has been very
| dull at Sturgeon Bay the past few years,
is having boom this year.
ISAAC STEPHENSON, of Marinette, has
sold 100000 feet Of lumber to Perley
Lowe x Co., of Chicago.
THEODORE n. Porn, an employee of the
Etna Building and Loan Association, of
Eau Claire, has been arrested on a
charge of misappropriating the funds Of
the company to the extent of about
| S., 400. He was released in the sum of
81, 800 bonds.
AT Monona Lake, on the banks of
which the assembly is held, q sea SER
pent has been seen by several credit
able people. 1t is snake about ten
feen long with head something like
dog fish.
MOTHER CAROLINE, the head of the
| Western Province of the Order O.
Sisters Of Notre Dame, died at Notre
| Dame Convent at Milwaukee on the
22d.
AT q meeting of the congregation of
! the Lutheran Church at Eau Claire, it
was decided not to accept the resigna-
ton of Bishop Hoyme.
WILLIAM SULLIVAN, notorious ex-
convict, was arrested at Pence for re-
newing his old occupation of running
| disreputable house, and was fined $500
| and ordered from Ashland County at
once by Judge Calkins.
A MADISON syndicate, headed by A.
L. Sanborn and J. NJ. DIN, has pur-
| chased 100 acres along the shore of
Lake Mendoza, just west Of Eagle
- b.
"BelIaire."
The expert employed to examine the
| books of the city clerk and treasurer of
Washburn has completed his work.
His report is not vet public, but enough
has been learned incidentally to show
that nothing of a criminal nature has
been found, although it will be shown
that the affairs of the city have been so
badly conducted to cause no incon-
siderable loss during the past five years.
THE reunion of the Nineteenth Wis
consin Volunteer Infantry was held at
Madison on the 2lst and 22d.
Mrs. T. G. SMITH died suddenly at
Ashland few days ago. She was the
wife Of Coroner Smith, and was sick but
few hours.
FREDERICK WEYERHAUsER, the Eau
Claire lumber king, with ex-senator
Sabin, Thomas B. Walker and several
other millionaires, has been sued by
Austin I. Jencks, Samuel Mcclure,
Robert NJ. Coles and James Mulvey, of
Saltwater, Mimi, for $1,000 900. The
suit involves about $4,000 acres of land
in Mile Laos County, MINI.
THE Gentlemen's Driving Association,
Of La Crosse, has been organized with
B. +. Edwards president and W. E.
IOckerby secretary.
SHERIFF MEAD, of Dane County, went
to Council Bluffs, Ia, a few days ago to
bring back TO Madison Byron Butler,
who had been arrested at that place on
a charge Of embezZlement while en-
ployed by the Singer Sewing Machine
Company, at Madison. When on the
cars the prisoner requested permission
to get drink Of water, which was
granted. Instead he opened the door
Of the coach and leaped to the ground,
while the train was going at full speed.
He was seen to enter the woods, but
when the sheriff returned to the place
where the prisoner jumped no trace of
him could be found.
Work has been commenced at Stur-
geon Bay on the factory of the w. 0.
Brown Manufacturing Company. It
will turn out chair bottoms and shin
giles. "sl-s.r r. sf..-.l-
KEEL voted 96 to Il to incorporate as
village. -il43@ .51 y aatr5agIis,
MADISON has 4, AS children. of school
age, 2O7 boys and 2,261 girls, eg,aszeq--.
AUGUST. EGGERT, a farmer, near Jack
son, Washington County, was killed by
st. Paul train. -
Ez5nTHE- propeller Wisconsin, of the
Grand Haven line, went on the rocks
just south of Milwaukee light on the
morning of the 20th,4 during q heavy
Jog. Passengers and crew were taken
ashore and later the boat was got off
with small damage. -'''--.-.---~- -.
In the Eau Claire district q. B. Shaw
has been nominated for .Congress by, the s
Republicans. - 2&:7 il 4ee 1all fol :
. THE Catholic Knightslof the state be-
gan their annual convention at Ashland
onthe 10Th. r 4z.5 = ..ir,g}t M -.
a1 AN old Indian Ideed,1gixen May 81,
1744, to Jonathan Carver for 1906
acres Of land in Eau Claire and adioin-
ing counties, has been received at the
office OF register of deeds at Eau Claire
from Duluth to be recorded. 1t is
signed by two chiefs named Turtle and
Snake. This is supposed to be new
step of claimants in a matter which has
been before COngress9tWice.i AIS oglyisi.i 1889
toTW ILLfAAf "A Y ARLINGTON, a veteran
pressman at La Crosse, has retired from
He now intends to engagein strawberry
raising at Hot Springs, Ark.
gu AT its session on the 18th the Bayfield,
County Board took action on the petit
ton of freeholders, asking for the re-
moval. Of the county seat of BAYFIELD,
County from Bayfield, to Washburn.
The board granted the petition and or
dered an election. --........ ....,.....9l II
/. y Phil NEWMAN and John Sullivan have
been arrested, charged with numbering
Daniel Murphy, a. mine employe, at
Gile, near. Ashland The three men
had been to Pence, where they stayed
untll allate hour. a9Whenlithey were re-
turning home they became involved in {
q quarrel, and some young people who
happened near by, aflege that Newman
stabbed Murphy with fatal effect. Is MOI
al The Madison Electric Company has
commenced suit against w. F. Pearson,
of Madison, for 81, 900 damages. Pear
son set up the engines in the company's
plant in 1888, and guaranteed the work
for one year. The company alleges
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