Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-01-06

ALBEIT ANsEM the young fellow who
passed number of forged checks few
days ago at La Crosse, has made applI-
cation 10 Judge Dyson for permission to
plead guilty. He will be accommodate
ed on January t.
AN old lady named Mrs. III. II. Mills,
of Hixen, Jackson County, aged 20
years, underwent an operation success
fully afew days ago for the removal of
cataract. She has been blind for tho
past eight years.
A. u, WATERMAN, a Milwaukee man,
who forged a note for S11S at Boyd,
chippewa County, last June, pleaded
guilty IN the circuit court at Chippewa
Falls, and was sentenced to one year
and half at Waupun.
MEETING of the Business Mems As
ISOLATION of Oshkosh will be held De
cember 30, for the purpose Of taking
steps to secure the national meeting of
the Canoists Association for Oshkosh
tor the next summer.
THE contract for boring an artesian
well at the Racine County asylum was
awarded to the O'Connor Artesian Well
Company, of Fond du Lac Their bid
was 81. 81 per foot for the first 900 feet.
RUFUS 3. SMITH, referee, has decided
the case of Elijah Swift, of Eau Claire,
against the State Lumber Company, of
Milwaukee, giving Swift Judgment for
1852. Swift found tract Of pine land
In 1870 which he showed to T.. W. Brad
ley, of Tomahawk, and Edward Brad
ley, of Milwaukee, and they bought the
property FOR $4,000, Swift to have
a quarter interest, giving the COM
pany mortgage on this interest to
cover his share of the purchase price
$4,000. In 1880 the company began
logging operations, and ten years later
Swift asked a release from the mortgage,
and to be paid whatever was due
him over and above the $4,000 as a
share in the profits Referee Smith
tlnds that the mortgage and interest
thereon has been paid out of Swift's
share IN the profits, and that there is
due him from the company S15, 1872 be-
sides.
t.. $. MERRIMAN, a dealer in general
merchandise at Logansville, Sank Coun-
ty, made an assignment for the benefit
of his creditors. Liabilities, $6,000 as
sets, $1,000.
Gov. PECK has appointed Knudt Oh
son, OF Grantsburg, county Judge of Bur
nett County, in place of G A. Olson.
II. AsHELMAN, of the firm of Lingham
q Ashelman, has a set of teeth in his
stomach. He tried this morning to
drink from hose nozzle. The press
ure was strong and Mr.. Ashelman's
teeth were loose, SO he swallowed the
upper set. 1t took several physicians
two hours to force the misplaced molars
down, but it was accomplished and his
life saved for the present. The doctors
do not know whether Ashelman will
live or not.
Mrs. PHIL. GUENTHER, of New CasseI,
Fond du Lac County, was fatally burned.
While engaged in the pantry dish fell
from the shelving and broke the lamp
she held in her hand. Her clothing
was set afre, and before assistance ar
rived every particle of clothing was
burned from her body. The latter pre-
scented mass of roasted flesh. She
died shortly afterwards IN terrible
agony.
FRANK DARLING, a brakeman on the
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul road,
who was run over and had his leg
crushed at Tomah, died at his home in
Bangor. He was 40 years old
FRED. BAUMGARDT, a Wausau butcher,
hanged himself in his meat market
Baumgardt had been acting strangely
for some time, and a post norton ex-
animation disclosed the fact that his
mind was unbalanced. His property
was heavily mortgaged, but his life was
insured in local societies for 81, 100.
THE Big Creek Milling Company, of
Baraboo, has been organized with
capital of 5000, 600 for the purpose of de-
veloping the mineral resources of the
Big Creek Valley Recently rich vein
of iron ore was found by James Harri-
son while digging we'll near Debello.
An investigation proved that there was
an exceptionally rich vein in sight
A FAEMER named John Ward, living
near Seymour, is of. the opinion that
there is a bed OF phosphate on his farm,
similar to that found at Kingston, Can,
which is worth $50 g ton. A number Of
persons have pronounced it phosphate.
The matter will be placed in the hands
of some expert chemist for further in
vestigation.
A CORRESPONDENCE carried on for the
past year between Miss Mary Hamilton,
of Apple River, near Shullsburg, and
man named Luce, living In Oklahoma,
terminated in the marriage of the pair
a few days ago. Neither party had
ever seen the other until Miss Hamilton
went to Oklahoma, and the ceremony
was performed the same day.
Miss ROSE SACKMAN," the Sank County
girl who was nearly murd year
ago, by August Schuster, who is now
serving fIteen-year term at Waupun,
has almost recovered the use of her
limos. She has been under the treat
ment of Z. ID. Maine, of Portage, who
is said to possess great magnetic. pow
ers.
JOE WYL1E, who escaped from the
Florence County jail on August IS, 1890,
has been located at the Marquette,
Mich, state prison, where he is serving
a one-year term for burglary. He will
be turned over to the Wisconsin author
tiles when he has finished his term at
Marquette.
STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RooT
has admitted the following companies
to do business in Wisconsin under the
new law: The Federal Life Associa-
ton, of Davenport Ia, and the Iowa
Masons' Benevolent Society, of Oska-
lOosa.
JOHN RICHARDS, living in the town of
Lud1ngton, near Eau Clare, While on
his way home was bounced upon by a
wildcat. He succeeded in killing the
brute with a knife, but Was terribly
lace-ated by the animals claws and
teeth.
BIG HAUL BY MEN.