Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-16
BADGER NOTES.

The regular annual meeting of the
Inter- County Medical Society will be
held at Eau Claire in July.
THE County Board of Ashland County
viii employ an expert to investigate
the records of the county clerk and
county treasurer.
An effort is being made at Marinette
to construct a bridge across the Me-
nominee River, near Wallace, Mich, to
cost $4,000. 1t is claimed it would
greatly benefit Wisconsin farmers.
THE new town of iron River, Bayfield,
County, Is on the lire of the Northern
Pacific Railway, about half way be-
tween Superior and Ashland, and III the
center Of a large number Of settlers.
A STUDY and lecture room are to be
added to the Vaughn library at Ash
land. Mrs. Vaughn will also provide
stereoptiCon apparatus for an elaborate
course of free lectures on current top
les.
CLEMENS WALLoTH. aged 81 wears. was
fatally injured at the ice-house at the
foot of Washington Street, Milwaukee,
owned by the Wisconsin Lakes Ice
Company. Young WaIloth was en-
gagged in getting out some blocks of ice
to load upon wagon. The blocks
were frozen together in the sawdust in
which they were packed. In endeavor-
ing to loosen some of them big pile
suddenly broke loose and tumbled to
the ground, burying Walloth beneath
them.
WILLIAM BoorH, an early settler of
Milwaukee, died at the home of his son.
\ Wilwot A. Booth, 1875 Twenty third
Street. The deceased was q pioneer
tailor of Milwaukee. He was IS years
of age. Mr.. Booth leaves p wife and
several children, one of whom is cashier
of the Evening Wisconsin.
WILLIAM A. PLANTATION, the million
ARE owner of the Plankinton House,
Milwaukee, is at present defendant in a
suit IN which the insignificant sum of
Sl.50 is involved. The plaintiff in the
action is Lem Stanley, a colored waiter
at the hotel. The cause of the suit is a
cup valued at $3.50, which he broke
while gliding over the floor of the
Plankinton House dining-rOom.
JAMES j. RAFFERTY, IS the plaintiff in
damage suit against the city of MiiWau-
kee. He alleges that his leg was broken
by a fall on s. defective sidewalk on
Huron Street, and wants Sc, 900 dam
ages.
The Town Board OF Bayfield, has or
dered the chief of police to close all
gambling places. Several "skin' games
have been III progress, and SIS the time
approaches for the boys to come out of
the woods after their winters work in
the logging camps these places have
been IN full blast.
WISCONSIN companies of the National
Guard have received letters from the
National Drill Association, dated Omaha,
March l. inviting them to a contest in
June IN which the first prize will be
5000.
The Wisconsin Grand Army of the
Republic, at Madison, OF the 10th,
elected the following officers: Com
mander, Chauncey 8. WeltoD, of Madi-
son; senior vice-commander, z. S. Eel
ton, of Evansville; junior vice COM
mander, Sidney +. Tubbs, OF Superior;
medical director, DR.. E. Bantley, of
Milwaukee; chaplain, the Rev. Milton
Wells, Of Rlchland Center. The only
appointment announced by Command
er Welton Is: Assistant adjutant-gen-
eral, J. II. Whitney, Baraboo. Council
and delegates elected are: a. II. Hol-
lister, Madison; Peter Barth, M1lwau-
kee: Harvey NJ. Brown, Columbus:
Theodore Riei, Burlington; ". c. Moef-
tert, Arena.
DAIRY and Food Commissioner Hark-
ness has returned from tour of inspec-
ton of the northern part of the state.
The object Of the trip was to ascertain
II all oleOmargarlne dealers were selling
the article under the proper name.
Mr.. Hardness states that oleOmargarine
has an enormous sale in that section of
the state, people buying it in prefer
ence TO butter. The Dairy Commission
er says that only small supply of but
ter IS kept in stores of the northern
cities, but it is of an average quality,
and above the standard.
The case of the heirs of Ct. H. Ewing
against the heirs of Madison Sweetzer
both deceased residents of Fort Wayne,
Ind, in the United States court at
Madison, was decided In favor OF the
defendants. The suits involved the
title Of lands at West Superior valued
at $250,0OO. Twenty years ago Ewing
AND SWeetzer were partners and bought
half a section of land on the shores
of Superior Bay with what was called
half-breed scrip. SWeetZer was
half-breed Indian In 1866 Ewing died
and an administrator was appointed.
He gave deed OF Ewing's halI-interest
TO Sweetzer IN the settlement of
partnership matters. The administra-
tor died and the books OF the firm were
lost in a fire. No action was taken in
the matter until 1890, when Ewings
heirs asked that the deed be annulled
or the partnership books be reopened.
THE nomination papers of Judge
NInsloU, of the supreme court, have
been fled at Madison. They contain
about o,UO0 names OF members OF the
bar and of many prominent citizens of
both political parties of almost every
county in the state. Forty-six counties
are represented.
The Eau Claire Opera House was sold
by the sheriff under mortgage held by
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, of Milwaukee. The in
debtedness was SIC, I42. d. r. Moon,
of Eau Claire, made the highest bid,
$l2,500. Dir. Moon will eXpend $1,000
in renovating the building. The house
originally cost $50 900.
A MEETING OF farmers was held at
West Salem, La Crosse County, to form
a company to start general store" at
that place. The shares were fixed at
$40 each, and no one can buy more than
twenty shares. The farmers subscribed
5000 with which TO start the enter
prise. Everything will be conducted