Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-04
BADGER NOTES.

launched the largest whaleback steamer
yet built ON the lakes. She is called the
Wilson, and will carry 1900 tons of
grain.
PLANS for nearly all the new state fair
buildings have been completed, and
specifications will soon be ready for the
contractors.
THE state weather service crop bulle-
tin for the last week of April gives an
unfavorable account of crop conditions
IN Wisconsin. Seeding of small grain is
about completed, but the weather has
been too cold, and in many cases the
wind has uncovered the seed. There
can be no pasturage for two weeks, and
dairy interests are beginning to suffer.
THE residence of Wilbur Stone, of the
town of Ludington, Eau Claire County,
was destroyed by fire. The loss will
reach about 81 900.
THE Rev. G.. E, Gordon, stock raiser
at Koshkonong, after retiring from the
ministry in Milwaukee, is now a mem
Der Of the editorial staff of the Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
THE Touring mill at the side of the
Milwaukee River near Fredonia was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. Twice before
flames had swept the site. The recent
structure was valued at 81 900.
FRANK L1RsEN supposed to be Mil
waukeean, died at st. Louis on the 30th
from pistol shot fired by himself.
THE schooner Snowd1op, Of Chicago,
went ashore off North Point, M1lwau-
kee, on the 30th. A heavy sea was rum
ming, ard she soon went to pieces. She
was three-master and valued at only
$4,000.
ACTION has been begun at Rice Lake
against the bondsmen of the late post
master, to recover an alleged shortage
of $685..
THE body of Peter Rupp, Milwaukee
lawyer, was found in the river at that
place on the 29th. He had been miss
ing about q month. Suicide is the sup
posed cause of death.
THE long bridge built by the Milwau-
kee d Wauwatosa Motor Company
across the Menomonee River is com
pleted. The bridge is 2,0S5 feet long,
about 100 feet high in some places, and
is the largest iron bridge in the state.
THE Monona Lake assembly will open
July 10 and close July %.
WHITEWATER is to have q 2,000-pound
fre~bell Of Milwaukee manufacture.
AT Marinette, P. O'Brien, of Henry
Vile, Wis, fell off log in the river and
drowned. John Mcclure, a fruitman
on the Milwaukee and Northern road,
was run over by freight car and died
in twenty minutes. He lived in Memo
minee, Mich.
THE Grand Lodge of United Workmen
is to meet in Appleton, May and 5.
The order numbers | 800 members in
the state and Is In a prosperous condi-
ton.
IT IS reported from Porter that the
tobacco plants are coming up nicely de-
spite the chilly atmosphere.
APPLEToN's new mailing plant is to
have capacity of 200, 600 bushels year.
The elevator is to hold from $4,000 to
10000 bushels.
JAMES A. LOWELL, who about four
years ago left Oshkosh to enjoy fortune
left him in Canada, was nominated for
Parliament recently on che Liberal
ticket in the province of Ontario, and re-
ports from that section are to the effect
that he is pretty sure of election.
THE MethoGists at Florence are build
ing q new church.
JOHN Z. MEIGHAN and Alonzo Taylor
the last two of the men who helped to
lynch Anton Sieboldt at Darlington,
and who were adjudged insane by the
jury, have been released from the
Mendoza Hospital.
JOHN STE1NMETz, formerly of Sheboy-
gan County, set fire to barn in the
town of CharlestoWn belonging to Mic
Jacoba. Cattle, horses, mac hinery and
1000 bushels of grain were consumed.
Steinmetz gave himself up. Jacoba's
loss is 5000.
LIBRARIAN K. AUGUST L1NDERFELr, of
the Milwaukee Public Library, is in Jail,
accused of embezzlement from the CITY
OF sums aggregating not less than 81 900,
| HI, %
ably larger amount before the expert
accountants who are going over his
books complete their labors.
Miss RETTA BISHOP, of Winneconne, is
winning considerable fame as hunter.
| She has aA3en out after ducks several
times, and on one Of her trips she
brought in fifteen. Recently she won
new dress as a wager with w. H. Rog-
ers that she could make better record
| In shooting at target than he.
Ire La Crosse Lumber Exchange had
a meeting on the 9th, and after full
canvass of the situation, issued the fol-
loWin. notice to the public: lowing to
the unsettled condition of the labor
owners have decided to close down
their mills until some understanding
can be arrived at" At e o'clock the
men were notified there would be no
more work for them until the labor
troubles are settled. About 1000 men
are idle by this act.
| FRED KRUGER and wife narrowly es-
capped a horrible death on the 26th.
Their barn at Stiles was burned to the
ground, and while removing the ami
mails they were overcome by the smoke,
and bad it not been for the timely ar
rival of neighbors. who dragged them
from the burning building, they would
have been sufocated. They were badly
| burned, but will recover. Seven COWS
were burned, besides considerable hay
and grain. The fire was evidently the
work of an incendiary, and an effort is
being made to locate the guilty party.
There was no insurance whatever.
HORACE A. TAYLOR, United States rail-
| road commissioner, has sued individual
! ~ about dozen stockholders Of the
! Hudson Lumber Company, of Hudson,
TO recover $25, 900 he loaned to assist the
company lew years ago. The defend
ants entered into bond to repay it, but
| have not done so.
A DRIVING park association has been