Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-06-22
BADGER NOTES.


tant from Menekaunee, and will at once
proceed to convert it into fine park.
M. L. BATES, bridge foreman for the
Milwaukee road, dropped dead of heart
disease while running lawn mower at
his home in La Crosse. He was promi-
nent membe of the Masonic order, had
been county supervisor, and for over
thirty years was an employe of the Mil
waukee q st. Paul Railroad Company.
He leaves family.
ST. PAUL earnings for the second
week of June were 5000, 738, an increase
of $107, 119. Milwaukee & Northern
earnings were $4,000, an increase Of
81 ,204.
AN appeal has been taken to the new
United States court of appeals in the
case of the Land and River Improve
ment company vs.. Holiday and others.
The appeal was taken from the United
States circuit court for the western
district Of Wisconsin, at Madison. The
title to a tract of land in the city of
Superior of the value Of 100000 is in
volved.
The book store of J. E. MoseIey, of
Madison, was entered by thieves and
change to the amount of $40 taken.
A. L. CARROLL, of La Crosse, who was
arrested, charged with using the mails
for fraudulent purposes, was found
guilty and sentenced to three months
in state prison.
THE jury in the case of DR.. r. G. Rus
sell, of MonteIlo, for criminal assault
upon Miss Violet Cairns, an invalid Of
that place, returned verdict of guilty.
Judge Siebecker sentenced the prisoner
to tWenty-four years at hard labor at
Waupun.
The car building department of the
St. Paul Railway Company's West Mil
waukee shops has been closed for an
indefinite period. Dull summer trade
and a snperHuity of cars are the rea-
sons given by the management for this
unexpected move. The closing of this
part of the works will throw from Is to
100 men out of employment.
w. G. HALLErT, agent for the Burling-
ton road at La Crosse, fell dead in his
Office, probably of heart disease. He
was about 81 years old. He was alone
when he died, and was found lying on
the floor by the office boy. Deceased
leaves wife and two children.
Mrs. CATHERINE MCCURDY has COM
menced action for divorce from
her husband, A. F. McCurdy,
book-keeper in the Office Of the
secretary of state for nearly ten
years. On her application Judge Car
penter granted an injunction restrain
ing the husband from interfering in any
way with the children. Mrs. McCurdy
alleged IN her affidavit that he attempt
ed to compel her to sign some papers
by threatening to take the children
from her. She was forced to 90 into
hiding from HIM to prevent the accom-
plishment OF his purpose. The Court
orders McCurdy not to interfere with
the children under pain of punish
ment. Mrs. McCurdy makes her home
with the parents OF her husband. The
husband esides in Milwaukee.
Mrs. ALMIRA WING, mother of ex-
Senator NJ. P. Wing. of La Crosse,
Marcus Wing, of Olmstead County,
Mimi, and Mrs. Russell, of Walworth
County, died in La Crosse.
THE La Crosse Chenille Company
starts on a capital of $1,000.
The main stone for the entrance to
the new Y. NJ. c.. A. building at Mari
nette is Sx12 and weighs five tons.
The La Crosse Theater Company has
under consideration an extensive i'm
provement of it's property. The Off
GERS were reelected.
A PETITION signed by over bali of the
resident freeholders of Bayfield, Coun-
ty has been presented to the County
Board Of Supervisors, asking that the
question Of the removal of the county
seat from Bayfield, to Washburn be sub
mitted to vote at the fall election.
AT Fall Creek village, near Eau
Claire, lightning struck farmer as he
sat in his wagon, killed him and his two
horses, and demolished the wagon.
The mans clothes were torn off and
burned and his body blackened.
AT the session OF the Masonic Grand
lodge, at Milwaukee on the 10th the fol-
lowing officers were installed: 6. NJ,
Fred Ring, of La Crosse; d. 6. M, W.
G. Swain, of Milwaukee; S. W., w. H.
Ford, of Oshkosh; J. W., j. S. Block, of
Platteville; G. T., DR.. Won Suessmilch,
of Delavan; G. S., J. W. Latin, of Mil
Waukee.
COLEMAN and Ryan, two Chicago al
legged safe-bloWers, have been arrested
at Dubuque, Ia, charged with burglar
izing the post-otice at DickeyvilIe, Wis,
on May %.
THE Common Council at Ashland has
granted a franchise to the Ashland
Lighting and Street Railway Company,
o new corporation, composed Of mem
bers of the old street car and lighting
companies at that place. The company
agrees to extend the line fully mile at
each end, and all work to be done with
in eighteen months. Electricity will be
used as motive power.
e. n. JONES, assistant actuary OF the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company, Milwaukee, has resigned to
take the position of associate actuary of
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany.
FEsTUs F. STONE, a Milwaukee real
estate dealer, has struck it rich in
Southern asbestos mine, and he is like
ly to be enrolled among the Milwaukee
millionaires in the near future.
THOMAS HoLLINGEwoRTH, Ashland's
poundmaster, arrested for stealing cat
tie, was arraigned in the municipal
court, pleaded guilty, and was sem
fenced to six months in the pen.
EHE Bigelow Lumber Company, of
Washburp. has just completed line of
telephone communication along it's en-
tire line of logging railroad. Interme-
date stations are laid out, with chief
dispatcher at Washburn, who will or