Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-09
BADGER NOTES.

yet resided IN state long enough to be
come voter in a preside initial year, AM
this year is the same as others, for b,
has only resided in Madi son SIX months
1t is strange circumsta nee that in hal
century he has not cast vote TO-
President.
MMAYoR w. H. Roc Frs, of Madison
has accepted the pc siton of genera
manager of the Equitable Life Insur-
ance Company for Illinois and Wiscon.
sin, and will remove to Chicago shortly
THE State Agricultural Society has is
su ed an ltemized statement of receipts
and expenditures from December
1879 l, to November l, 1892. The state
me Mt shows the society to be in baC
wa financially, having $27, 377. 20 in un
pa id bills, and balance of only
81 ,870.74 in the treasury. The total re
fai receipts subscription, etc, amount
ed to $197, 1871. so. OF this amount 1892,
96 0.76 were paid out in improving the
n eW grounds and for premiums and
salaries.
f. j. HAMILTON, of Sturgeon Bay,
when IN Chicago recently, suffered a
peculiar accident, While in restau-
rant eating piece Of meat lodged in
his throat SO that he couldn't swallow
any m ore food, and could scarcely
breathe. He went to hospital, where
the doctors were engaged almost q
whole day in removing the obstruction
from his throat.
THERE is considerable indignation felt
at BenOit, Ashland County, over the
failure of the town board of the town oil
Washburn to establish d voting precinct
at that place. There are nearly $50 vot-
ers there, and they are obliged to go
to Washburn, which will cost them
time and money.
THE students of the State University
at Madison have taken steps to organ
lze q press club. The object Of the per-
sons interested is to establish a depart
ment in journalism at the university.
A MAN giving his name as John Bren-
nan was sentenced to five months in
Jail at La Crosse on a charge of stealing
an overcoat.
DURING the past three years the in
crease Of pupils at the public schools in
Marlnette amounted to 200.
ANDREW HooDE was arrested at Min
neapOlis and taken to La Crosse on an
alleged charge of embezzlement. He
was held for examination.
EZRA LoCKMAN, Of La Crosse, who has
been in the Mendoza hospital for treat
ment, has been removed to the La
Crosse County hospital.
The total registration of the city of
Madison was 1871, an increase of sever
al hundred over laet registration.
CALAIRE GRANT, a farmer residing
near La Crosse, who was badly in ured
in a runaway accident a week ago, died
of his injuries. He did not regain con-
Al
mains will be taken 10 New Hartford,
of the deceased.
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Ge-
molka took place at their home at Madi-
son.
JAMES MCKAY was instantly killed by
q falling log at one of the Cranberry
Lumber Company's camps, near Bay
field. His home is at st. Thomas, n. ID.
A. PAPPENFUss, a farmer of La Crosse
County, was killed bv being thrown
from wagon while going to town with
load Of produce. His neck was brok-
en-, and one of the wheels also passed
over his head. He leaves large family.
A STORY printed in Louisville. KY,
paper tells Of man named John Tuck,
living in Wisconsin, who is said to be
the cause of the mysterious disappear
ance of George Mars, a pretty young
woman OF "A years, and residing at that
place. Miss Mars has never seen
Tuck, but about two years ago she an
swered an advertisements newspaper
for correspondent, and the result was
letter from Tuck. She wrote to him
regularly until a few months ago, when,
it is said, she discovered that he was
not in love with her, as his letters indi-
Gated. She brooded over her disap-
pointment until her mind became I'M
balanced, and recently she attempted
to take her life by cutting her throat
with knife, but was prevented by one
of the family. A few days ago she dis
appeared, and all efforts to find her
have been futile. It is feared she has
committed suicide.
SEVENTEEN years ago Ellen, daugh-
ter of John johnson, farmer living IN
the town of Madison, Dane County,
died, and was buried in Forest Hill
Cemetery at tha1 place. Shortly after
wards the parents Of the dead girl
moved to Weeping Water, Neb., where
they settled. A few days ago Mr.. john
son returned to Madison, had the re-
mains of his daughter exhumed and
shipped to Nebraska, where they were
inferred in their last resting place.
A LARGE number of summer cottages
are under course of construction at Bay
field for occupation by tourists next
season.
THE mills in the Ashland district cut
300,000,O00 feet Of lumber the present
season, and the lumbermen there ex-
pect to put in 45o, 100000 feet of logs the
coming winter.
THE first national bank to open it's
doors in Bayfield, County will start at
Bayfield,, January /, the chai ter having
already been secured. The capital will
be $50, 900. A. Jefferson, of Hudson,
is the prime mover in the enterprise.
FREDERICK FRECKENsTEIN, resident
of Madison, although So years old, can
perform a days. work as we'll as many
persons fifty years his junior. Recent
ly he built the foundation for large
residence in ten days, doing the work
alone.
EDWARD FITZGERALD, Thomas O'Mai-
ley, John Lyon and Ernest Trump, the
young men who were arrested at Prairie
du CHEN in the act of robbing an old
man, were arraigned before Justice
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