Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-02-03
BADGER NOTES.

LOG feet high, scusive Of the base,
which will be 9 ct. The shaft will be
9x9 feet at the base and will taper to
SKI. After the Worlds Fair it will be
placed permanently at Ashland.
Two small boys, who are employed
IN the mailing room of the Milwaukee
Herold. became involved in a quarrel
on the sidewalk in front of the building
on the 3lst. One pulled out a pocket
wound that may prove fatal.
THE Springfield, Mass, envelope fac
tory has decided to locate in Milwau-
kee. The site has not been selected,
bat the plant may be located at the cor
ner of North Avenue and Thirty-frst
Street
Two children of Mrs. Henry Will
hams, of Washburn, had narrow es-
cape from being burned to death Mrs.
Williams left the children at home
asleep in bed while she went to the
meat market. When she returned she
found the house on fire. 1t was neces-
sary for her to break in the window to
gain admittance to the house. This she
did and succeeded in rescuing the chill
dren, although the youngest and the
mother were quite badly burned. The
house was destroyed.
HIRAM SCHUMAN, of the town Of Ore
gon, Dane County. while driving, was
held up by stranger, who pointed a
shotgun at him. Schuman handed
over s. and the highwayman disap-
peared in the woods. No trace of the
fellow has been found.
A NEW market for Milwaukee wheat
which will take several thousand bush
els of the cereal every year has been
opened. G. B. Tolman, of the Benton
Harbor, Mich, Milling Com
pany, bought 5000 bushels of
wheat for use in his mill. This is
the first purchase of Milwaukee wheat
ever made by the Benton Harbor com
pany. Benton Harbor is given direct
connection with Milwaukee by the Mil
waukee & Eastern Transportation Com
paDy, which runs winter boats between
the two cities
THE Northwestern Wisconsin Teach
ers' Association will hold it's annual
meeting at Chippewa Falls, April and
,. Prof. Geo. S. Parker, d. E. Seymour
and County Supt. NJ. S. Bailey have the
matter IN charge.
ATLANTA, Ga. dispatches state that
the Rev. A. L. full, a Methodist min
lister from Wisconsin, after locating
there belonged to four churches within
as many months, figuring consecutively
as a Northern Methodist, Southern
Methodist, a Presbyterian and Bap-
fist.
The bar of Ashland County has en-
dorsed Congressman Lynch's bill to de-
tach Oneida, Ashland and BAYFIELD,
counties from the Western United
States Judicial District and place them
IN the Eastern District The bill also
provides for holding term of the court
IN Ashland during July.
OVER twenty taxpayers have been sold
out by the sheriff at Ashland under
levy by distress. They protested that
the taxes were Irregular and unjust, but
the mayor ordered the property sold
The list includes several lalge lumber
concerns and a number of prominent
merchants. 1t has created great excite
ment and will result In several import
ant test suits.
The financial statement of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & St. Paul for the SIX |
months ending Decem Der 81. made pub |
lie on the 18th, shows the gross earnings
were SD, 1876, APO, an increase of s.. 356,-
614 as compared with the correspond |
Ing. period year previous. Expenses
and taxes were $9, $50, 52l, an increase
OF S92l ,6l4; net earnings, s. ,6l9, 500, an
increase of 81. 42S, 998.
JAMES FRANK, of Lewis Valley,
brought into La Crosse a load of oats
that weighed 5,2J0 pounds, exclusive of
the wagon, amounting to upwards of
200 bushels.
The La Crosse Interstate Fair
Association will adopt q new finan-
clai policy this year. Last year the re-
celpts were $l9, 636.04, which, with cash |
IN hand amounted to SIS, S35. 26. The |
disbursements were $40, 763.l II, leaving |
So. ID IN the treasury
SUPT. OF BRIDGES MCDONALD, of the |
Northern Pacific, was instantly killed |
at Brule while attempting to board q |
moving train. He was thrown under |
the wheels and was mangled bevond |
recognition.
CoNGREssMAN LYNCH has introduced a |
bill OF good deal of interest to North |
ern Wisconsin, especially in legal cir
cles. The bill proposes to take the |
counties of Bayfield,, Ashland and
Oneida from the Western Judicial Dis
trlct and annex them them to the East
ern District, and provides for the regu-
lar term of court at the city of Ashland |
the hrst tuesday OF July in each wear.
The State Board of Control held a
meeting IN the capitol on the 27tn.
Warrants to the amount of $37, 1852 II
We're drawn for the support of the vari-
Gus state institutions for the month of |
January. Steward Harris. of the Men
dota Hospital for the Insane, sent in his
resignation, which was accepted, and
Hiram Abbott, of Baraboo, was ap-
pointed in his place. Harris was
farmer and not familiar with the duties
required of a steward, and this brought
about his resignation.
NATHAN MYRIcK, the founder of La
Crosse, has written his regret that he
will be unable to attend the city hall
dedication On the 10th of next mouth.
His portrait. by n. r. Brewer, has been
forwarded to Mayor Copeland, together
with sketch of his life and the story of
his settlement of La Crosse.
The Bayfield, Brown Stone Company,
heretofore operated under a partner
ship between E. +. Drake, of st. Paul,
r. d. Pike, of Bayfield,, has been incor-
porated with capital of $50 900. The
are +. +. Drake, r. d.
Pike, Geo. IL. Quayle and F. w. Deni-
son. This was the first quarry worked
on the mainland in Bayfield, County.
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