Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-11
BADGER NOTES.

walton.
SEVEN tramps appeared before Judge
Donovan. at Madison, and each was given
ten days Of solitary confinement.
SARAH HAIvORsON, the young woman
who testified in the Russell murder case at
Eau Claire, is not married to Peter Erick-
son, as has been reported, but is clerking
in restaurant at independence, Trempea-
leau County.
THE case of Mrs. Mary Benson against
the Rev. Father Fabian, of Ashland,
wherein the plaintiff sought TO recover
possession OF the lots now occupied by
st. Agnes Church and the residence of the
priest, has been decided i'll favor OF the
defendant. The lots were decided to
Father Fabian by Il. Benson, the plant
Iffs husband
THE old Villas homestead, at Madison,
which was built by the late Levi b. Villas
in the early sos and which was the family
home till the death of his widow last year,
has been sold to A. O. Fox, of Oregon,
Dane County. The consideration is pri-
vate. Mr.. Fox is brother of Mrs. William
+. Villas
THE Y. NJ. c. A. at Ashland intends to
erect a new gymnasium In connection
with the main building, to cost $780,
MICHAEL KELLY, the man arrested at
Madison on charge of passing counter
felt money, was discharged at his prellm-
mary examination.
The question of building an electric
line from Ashland to PariShyille, dis
lance OF seven miles, is being agltated at
Ashland.
B. E. PETERSON e Co, of Sanborn. have
a crew of over 400 men working in the
cedar swampS IN Ashland County. They
have already put in 100000 feet of logs
and $4,000 ties.
The Palatine Fire Insurance Company,
of Manchester, England, which applied
for admission into this state, has been
a license
insurance.
WORD has been received at La Crosse
that Frank HOXie, a former resident OF
that city, was run over by the cars and
killed at Tacoma, WASH, where he was
employed as conductor on the Northern
Pacific road. He was 81 years old.
THE session for 1898 of the short course
in agriculture and the dairy course of the
State University opened with an attend
ance in the former OF 6S, and IN the latter
of 70. 1t is thought, however that the
total number, of students will exceed 200.
The two Indians, MoSinee and Money
penny. who were tried for the murder OF
BoneaSh and his sQuaW on the Red River
reservation, are now confined in the Dane
County jail awaiting new trial, the jury
in the first case having disagreed. They
viii not be retired until next May.
1T is stated that Special Agent Cooper,
who has been Investigating timber cutting
on the Bad River Reservation, has a SEN
Sauonal report to make to headquarters at
WASHINGTON 1t is claimed that several
prominent lumbermen in Northern Wis
cOnSin were interested in the logging on
the reservation. The Indians complained
that logging was being done there: that
Indian Agent Ieahy refused to stop 1t, and
the department sent Cooper to investigate.
Cooper says he saw logs piled on sideways
at the reservation as high as a house.
HANS RAMUSEN, a logger living near
Bayfield,, broke his leg by a fall. He was
taken with a team of dogs to WaShburn,
distance of eight miles, to have the limb
set.
THE coroners Jury over the death of
LOrenZ G. klenheintz, of Madison who
was found dead in bed, returned a verdict
that deceased came 10 his death from heart
failure.
Mrs. SARAH NJ. FRANCIS. physician and
surgeon, OF Madison, was married to Err
est WIeman, OF Chicago, a former Madison
resident.
THOMAS BAGLEY, aged 20 years, had his
knee badly crushed on a logging railway
near Marinette. He died from his injuries.
WORD has been received III Marinette of
the death at Los Angeles, Cal, of Frank,
son Of Mrs. William Mccartney, formerly
OF Marinette, aged 10 years
OGDEN STRoNG. son Of the late Gen.
William /. Strong. of Wisconsin, has filed
an application in the circuit court at Chi
cago for permission 10 change his name to
y
sets forth that the young man was born
April Is, 1870, but it does not give any rea-
sons for desiring to relinQuiSh the name
Ogden. Young Mr.. StrOng's matrimonial
troubles have brought HIM into conSidera-
BILE prominence.
NJ. II. BALL, a Madison manufacturer
and W. j. Dwyer, a representative of the
Madison Times, have started on hunt for
tin plate mills. Mr.. Bail proposes to show
the Times people TN plate mill employ
ing $50 men and turning out 100,0 900 tons of
plate week. or else pay all the expenses
of the trip and So day to the papers rep
reSentatiye. The first visit will be to st.
Louis.
Mrs. NJ. j. DOYLE, of Verona, Dane
County. was badly injured in a runaway
accident at Madison. Her recovery Is
doubtful.
The Sturgeon Bay Republican will here
after be known as the Democrat, to har-
monte with its political tendencies.
The dedication Of the new Y. NJ c. A.
building at Marlnette will take place the
latter part of January.
kITTIE CARROLL, the woman arrested
at Marinette on charge of abducting
Constance stiles, a Green Bay girl, has
been held for trial.
JOHN DICK, a pioneer settler of Madison,
died at the home of his son, Christian
Dick, aged st years.
Miss MARY MCHUGH, a well-knOWn
IN st. Paul OF lung fever The remains
Will be taken to La Crosse for interment.
Mr.. AND Mrs. WILLIAM WIILER cele-
DRAFTED the tWenty-ffth anniversary of their
wedding at their home IN Madison, New
Years Day.
ROBERT BRAUN, an aged farmer resid-
ING at Coon Valley, La Crosse County, was
found frozen TO death III the rear of his
house.
MRS. ELLA DURFEY, a resident Of Cot
tage Grove, Dane County, passed away at
the age Of % years. Deceased resided IN
Dane County over forty years.
WORD has been received at Madison Of
the death Of Mrs. Sylvia D. Gates, at Crys-
tai Lake, Ill, aged 81 years. Deceased
formerly resided at Madison.
DAN BURGWINE, a WOodSman, was
placed IN jail at Florence for safe keeping
lie has been declared insane and VIII be
committed to some hospital
Miss ELoISE WEYERHAUSER, daughter
OF Frederick Weyerh&uSer, the Eau Claire
Hon l-,,A,