Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-02-08
BADGER NOTES.

large family.
THE remains of Thomas Tarrant, an old
resident of Eau Claire, were taken to Mus
kegon, Mich, for burial.
FLoRIAN PFLUGER, a La Crosse cooper,
has mysteriousIy disappeared from his
home and his family, and his friends are
anxious as to his safety.
WORD has been received at Eau Claire
of the death of George w. Brown, at Den
yer, Col. Mrs Brown was formerly resi-
dent of Eau Claire and was prominent in
politics.
Mrs. NETTIE S. FISH has commenced
action for divorce in the circuit court at
Chicago from her husband, j. f. Fish.
They were married at La Prairie, WIS.,, IN
1889.
THE Bohn Manufacturing Company, of
Minneapolis, paid S33 900 for the right to
cut pine for three years from IL $40 acres OF
land in Ashland County.
ZONE of the long red sandstone obelisks
to be used IN the foundation OF the WlScOn-
tin pavilion III the mines building at the
Worlds Fair was broken IN being removed
from a fiat car in Chicago. The stone was
about eighteen feet long, and broke five
feet from the end. 1t is possible that it
can be showed together so the break Will
not be detected. The other three sections
and the mammoth cOrnerStOneS were I'M
loaded without damage.
Opera House and a saloon belonging to r.
j. keefe, at Prairie du Chen. Some 800
people were attending charity ball IN
the Opera House, and had just left when
the fire broke out. The fire originated on
the stage from a lamp or stove. The
guests in the hotel escaped. Some had
close call, creeping down stairs through
The smoke
MR. AND MRS. HIRAM P. GRAHAM, of
Eau Claire. celebrated the forty-titth an
niverSary of their wedding few days
ago.
MISS MAMIE EPSTEIN was married to
Sol Cohen at the residence of her parents
in Ashland. Both are prominent IN social
circles.
W. c. DEvERELL, who committed sui
ci0e at st. Paul. Mmn., a few days ago,
formerly resided at Madison.
MISS JESSIE HYDE, daughter of S. Y.
Hyde. a wealthy gram dealer Of La Crosse,
was married to Clark w. Thompson, son
of the late Col. e. w. Thompson, the rail-
road man. The ceremony took place at
the home of the brides parents. Guests
were presenG from Milwaukee, Mime
apoGs, Chicago and other cities. The
young couple Will spend their honeymoon
in California.
Col. JOHN c. SPoONER has conditionally
accepted an invitation to deliver the COM
mencement address before the senior class
of the College of Law at the Madison
University next June. When approached
by the committee he stated that he would
speak if he found it possible to do so, and
would give a definite answer in a short
time.
AGENT WiLKE, of the Fox River Dis
trict OF the Wisconsin Humane Society,
reports that for the quarter ending Janu-
ary 81. tWenty-S1X children were found in
sufficiently clothed and sheltered, and that
165 ANIMALS were left unnecessarily eN-
posed to storms.
THE Board of Normal School Regents
met at Madison and listened TO the claims
of Superior. Ashland, Chippewa Falls and
WauSau for the location OF the sixth IN
StitutiOn. Superior offered a $4,000 build
ing and a site, Ashland offered $685.
00U cash, site and q building now used
as a hospital. The propositions of Wau-
Sau and Chippewa Falls were stated to be
somewhat indefinite. The board decided
to take no action until the legislature
passes bill authorizing the establishment
OF the two additional schools and making
an appropriation for their maintenance.
THE Nesters. Of Marinette, have offered
the man hauling the largest load of logs
during the season free transportation to
the Orld'S Falr and all expenses.
From the copper mining region comes
the report that operations are progressing
at the head OF Stewards River. Two
companies have been formed. one the
Agate Copper u Mining Company, and the
other the Walker Copper Company. They
have purchased 500 acres of land for S13,-
600, and have sunk shaft tifty-five feet.
They expect wonderful developments
when the shaft has reached the depth of
100 feet. The specimens show purely
native copper.
NJ. E. FOLEY, of La Crosse, buyer for
Dakota coal company, has disappeared
from his home in La Crosse.
AN Indian named John Shebeast killed
three lynXes few days ago at HlghbrIdge,
Ashland.
oh. HADLEY, a resident of Prairie du
Chen for twenty years. died at the age of
63 years.
ANNIE LARSON, a young woman %
years Of age residing at La Crosse, has
been adjuGged insane. She will be taken
TO the Mendoza Asylum.
Fl. Il. MEREDITH has been appointed
postmaster at MInOng, Washburn County,
wee J. Bond, Jr-, removed.
WILLIAM ZELL was sentenced to sixty
days IN the county jail at La Crosse for
stealing pair Of hair clippers.
GEORGE PINNEY, nurSeryman at Ever
green, near Sturgeon Bay, will make an
exhibit OF evergreen trees, seeds, ETC., at
the Worlds Far that will probably sur
pass any of like character that will be
made there. He has secured space 50X50
feet for his exhibit, which is larger than
that given to any other one IN his line
THE jury in the inqu est over the death
of Michael Cahill, at Eau Claire, returned
verdict that the decease came to his
death from natural causes.
SUPT. NEVINS, of the state fish hatch
cry, estimates that 10, 000, 900 trout and 49,
0OO,OO0 pike fry will be planted in the
waters of the state this spring.
THE annual meeting of the Wisconsin
State Agricultural Society will be held at
Madison, February &, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
LENA NELSON, a spinster residing at
La Crosse, has been adjudged insane and
VIII be committed to the county asylum.
THE Stale Board Of Control has audited
the bills against the several public inStitu-
tons, and drew warrants for the various
amounts as follows: State Hospital,
S8,676.63; Northern Hospital, 81, POS. OIL:
School for the Deaf, So, 33061; School for
the Blind, Sz,346.4y; Industrial School,
$5,573.39; State Prison, ST, 54440; State
Public School, -, 923.36
L. Z. BRYANT, dean Of the State Uni
versity College Of Law, will commence,
February l, terms course of weekly
lectures before the students OF the en-
gineering department. on various legal
subjects mos: Intimately connected with
the profession of engineering This is