Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-02
BADGER NOTES.

University at Madison Will hold Its an
nual reunion exercises In that city No
vember II to 20.
THE grocery store Of Daniel Trainor,
at Madison, was broken into by thieves
and 1900 cigars and considerable mer-
chandise stolen.
A. j. ToRGESONKROKEN, of McFar-
land, Dane County, who was badly
hurt in a railway accident at that
place few days ago, died of his in
juries.
SOME workmen engaged in tearing up
Third Street at Ashland, for pavement,
unearthed coffin containing the body
Of an infant. The coffin was lined with
zinc and was only six inches below the
surface.
HENRY SPHINX, au employee of one of
the saw mills at Marinette, was struck
by a flying board which went entirely
through his chest. He died few min
utes later.
JOSEPH FAY, JR., of La Crosse, who
had his foot crushed a few days ago by
street car, had a narrow escape from
Death in peculiar manner. He was
placed in bed in the second story Of his
Tome, and during the absence OF his
attendant became delirious. He
crawled to the window and jumped to
the stree: below, distance Of sixteen
feet. He was severely injured internal
ly, and may not recover.
FREDERICK NoGEL, SR., president of
the Pfister & Vogel Leather Company,
Of Milwaukee, died at sea on Sunday,
October %. He was passenger on the
steamer Lain. Mr.. Nogel was 50 years
DID.
The Milwaukee tanners strike has
been formally declared off, and totlce
to that effect has been sent to Harry
Eskuche, secretary of the Northwestern
Leather Manufacturers Association, by
w. NJ. Eastman, secretary OF Uhe Broth
erhood of Tanners and Curriers'.
JOE HIGGINS, the Irish Wrestler"
was defeated by Reinhold Scott, at
Madison, the latter winning two straight
falls. The match was catch as-catch-
can, three points down, for $50 side.
A LAMP exploded in Leroy & Meanv's
saloon at Ashland, and the flames were
scattered in all directions a bartender
narrowly escaped with his life. The
whole block was .charred by the flames.
The loss will reach 5000.
ONE of the most important business
transactions cODsummated III Milwaukee
in many years has been completed IN
the practical consolidation of the Pabst
and the Falk, Jung q Borchert Brewing
companies, IN which the identity OF the
latter concern Is merged IN the former.
The entire business Of both will hence
forth be conducted as the Pabst Brewing
Company, with Capt. Frederick Pabst
the head OF by far the largest individual
brewing concern IN the world, and larg-
er than any of the consultations known
as syndicates. By the terms of the deal
the entire business propeaty and inter
ests of the Falk, Jung x Borchert Brew
ing Company Is transferred TO the Pabst
Brewing Company, and the entire active
participation of all of the officers and
heads Of departmen of the former are
secured by the latter. All business will
be done at the Offices of the Pabst Com
pany, the capital stock of which has
been increased to $4,000, 900.
COPPER rock has been found at Trade
Lake, in the southeast corner of Burnett
County. ID. 4. Canedy reports that
there are so many prominent expos
ures Of copper bearing rock, and
promising indications Of both copper
and silver in that neighbor hood, that it
is peculiar that atte ntion has not been
drawn there before.
GARRET BARRY, a resident Of Madison,
had his right arm broken and his body
badly scalded bv q boiler explosion in
South Dakota, where he was engaged
in threshing.
Miss ANNIE PHILBRICK, Of La Crosse,
will likely be manned for life as a re-
suit of a runaway accident at that place
a Jew days ago. Her knee cap was bad
~ injured.
UNDER the direction of Capt W. A.
Thompson, of La Crosse, three long
dams have been placed at Riverside
Junction, La Crosse County, a trouble
some place for boats and RATS in tow,
as the channel was too narrow to let
big raft through without being divided.
The dam widens the channel 200 feet,
enabling RATS TO pass without difficulty.
The gam IN time TO log and lumber men
will be an importantitem. In the bend
Of the river opposite Riverside June
ton, thee high dams have also been
placed, with the effect of Strengthening
the channel to a considerable extent.
Where formerly the current swept
around the bend close TO the Minnesota
bank, it is now working toward the mid
die of the river, cutting channel as 1t
goes.
Mrs. RUSSELL, who is charged with
the murder OF Bertha Erickson, at Eau
Claire. received the news that she bad
been granted new trial with her usual
calmness. Mrs. Russell has been occu
pylng apartments at the sheritf's resi-
dence since her arrest, and is in much
better health. She said that the su-
preme courts decision was as she ex-
pected. District Attorney Frawley
stated that he would move for a new
trial at the earliest possible date. Since
the trial Peter Erickson, brother of
Bertha Erickson, deceased, has been
married to one of the witnesses who
testified against Mrs. Russell.
FROM the present appearances the
total shipments of lumber from Me-
nominee and Marinette the present
season will amount TO nearly 900, 000,-
600 feet. According to the reports there
have been shipped to the present time,
by both rail and water, about $40, 600.
900 feet during the season of six months.
With another month Of shipments at
this same rate the total amount would
reach 600, 1000, 900 feet, which excels all
previous records.
HARRY, the 4-yearold son of Gustav
Lehnhoff, of La Crosse, fell under the
mboolc Of baoUyy Inv, bo vUoOor o,,d