Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-10-04
WISCONSIN NEWS.

old English Lloyds plan Of insurance.
With this end in view the McDonough
bill on the subject was passed last win
Ter, the project being furthered by
Frederick Weyerhauser. The name of
the enterprise is the Lumbermen's
Lloyds of Eau Claire, and its operations
will extend over Wisconsin and num-
Der of other states. The concern is
said to have an abundance of capital.
Gov. PECK saws that he has not yet de-
cided upon his answer to the petition of
the Milwaukee County Board of Super
vlsorS for an extra session of the leglS-
lature. He is having the laws looked
up to determine just what authority or
power the county board has to relieve
itself of the money stringency without
further act of the state legislators.
HOMER JOHNSON, A. G. Turner and
Wilbur Perkins, aged respectively 10,
II and Ii years were taken before JUS
tice Hubbard at La Crosse charged with
various crimes. They received a SEN
tence to remain in the Wisconsin In
dustrial School for Boys at Waukesha
until they are q years of age.
FRANK SEYMOUR, whose spine was
broken in an accident at a Menasha
mill, died of his injuries. He was 81
years of age. The remains were taken
to Depere for burial.
FRANK JEsMIER, an employe of the
Vulcan Mill at Appleton, in order to
make short cut Oh his way to dinner,
jumped out of window about six feet
from the ground. A chain with hook
attached to it hung under the window
and it caught him in the groin tearing
the flesh in fearful manner The at
tending physician says he will probably
LecOver.
WILLIAM G. KNIEBUsH, of Madison,
has commenced suit in the Rock Coun-
ty circuit court against the Chicago q
North Western Railway Company for
SIS, 600 damages for injuries alleged to
have been received while in the en-
ploy of the defendent company.
a MAN giving his name as Carr, after
being released from jail at Oshkosh
proceeded to the residence of Frank
Lang and finding no one home he went
to bed with his clothes on. He was dis
covered shortly afterwards by Mrs.
Lang, who had him arrested.
The Chicago & North Western Rail-
way Company intends to build large
warehouse at Green Bay which will be
lake freight. 1t viii also be used for the
storage of freight consigned to northern
points.
Mrs. SUSAN DEWoLr, an old resident
of Racine, died at the age Of II years.
She was the wife Of John DeWolf, vice.
president of the Citizens Bank of that
city.
OSCAR P. DIX, formerly instructor of
the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium at Dubuque,
Ia, has been engaged as physical di-
rector of the Beloit College gymnasium.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, who was SEN
fenced to prison for life at Chicago on a
charge of numbering his wife, was RAJ
cine boy. He was born and reared in
Racine and had only been at Chicago
short time when he committed the
crime. His father was very wealthy
man and left large estate.
REGISTER OF DEEDS DUFFY, of Ashland
County, has been authorized by the
Iron County board to take charge of the
work Of transcribing the records for
that county. This will end the fight
that has been waged between the two
boards for the past week.
ATTACHMENTS amounting to S., 700 have
been served on the GAINESVILLE WOODEN
mills by the Rock County National
Bank. Sheriff Baer is in charge Of the
works. The men have been discharged
dud NOfh SuS pGHu6O-
THE Union National Bank of Racine
will resume business on October %.
SeVen-eights OF the deposits have been
extended and nearly all the amount Of
the new capital stock has been placed.
IT is said that when the special as
sessment committee Of the Eau Claire
County Board makes q report Of its
labor it will cause a sensation in Eau
Claire
DANIEL PENDERGRAsr, one of the ten
men arrested at Ashland on july 81
during the lumbershovers' strike on a
charge of rioting, is at the same time a
luryman, having been regularly i'm
panelled by the sheriff. The fact that
a man awaiting trial on a criminal
charge should have been drawn for a
luryman is without precedent and has
caused considerable comment at Ash
land. The other prisoners have been
arraigned in the circuit court, but much
is being experienced IN secur-
ing jury. Judge Parish was obliged
to issue special venire.
The conference of the Danish Luth-
eran Church of the United States, which
has been in session at Racine, closed
IS. It was decided to hold
the next meeting at Elkhorn. The Ques-
non OF erecting cOlie9e DuiiuItlS WIS
discussed, but not acted upon. The fol-
lowing. officers were elected: Chair
man, Rev. A. S. Nielsen, OF Witte; sec
rotary, Rev. *. c. Bodholdt, Of Omaha,
Neb. treasurer, J S. Faaborg, of Gin
ton, Ia; directors, NJ. Rasmussen, Chi
cago, and Paul Anderson, Menominee,
Mich.
EDWARD TRACY and Otto Thurman,
resid ents of the town OF Porter, Rock
County, have been arrested on a charge
of shooting three horses belonging to
Walter Little, Of the town Of James
vile. They will have hearing Sep
te mber IS.
WILLIAM LEVY, an Oshkosh barber,
who was arrested on charge of keep
ing bis place open on Sunday was ac-
Quilted on the first ballot, the jury hold
ing that shaving was one Of the neces-
sary evils that could be prosecuted on
Sunday.
TIE Rev. w. F. Brown, for thirteen
wears pastor Of the Presbyterian Church
at GAINESVILLE, has resigned. He will
make his home IN Beloit, where he has
large property interest. He was grad