Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-02-15
BADGER NOTES.

Inc plalnuU was recently dNdIuGu
$4,000 damages for an injury alleged to
have been received in the defendants
yards at ElrOy.
ANDREW l.. JOHNSON. a Scandinavian,
while cutting logs near Cedar River, Mari
nette County, was struck on the head by
falling tree and his skull crushed. lie
was taken to the Menominee River Hos
pital, at Marinette, bnt died the following
day.
Two daughters of Eugene Wiggenhorn,
of La Crosse died within few hours Of
each other of typhoid fever. One was %
and the other 10 years Of age.
A SHIPMENT of $4,000 brook trout has
been received at Marinette from Washing
ton by L. Carney and a, G. Merryman,
They are all alive, and will be placed III
the small lakes Insthat vicinity.
LYMAN ii. POWELL, extension lecturer
in history at the Wisconsin University at
Madison, has rendered his resignation,
which was accepted by the executive COM
mittee of the Board OF Regents. Mr.,
Powell withdrawS from the university to
accept a position as lecturer forthe Amer
lean Society for the Extension of Univer-
sity Teachings. with headquarters at
Philadelphia.
GEORGE MITCHELL, of Madison, will
spend thirty days in the Dane County jail
for stealing an OvercOat
The residence of William Witte, stu
ated in the town of Hamilton, La Crosse
County, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $500;
insurance, 500.
GEORGE SAVAGE was arrested at Eau
Claire on a charge of jumping" board
bill at Chippewa Falls.
MRS. KATE MEYER huS been granted
divorce from her husband, Joseph Meyer.
at Ashland.
MRS. PHILLIP SCHNELL, SR., of La
Crosse, had two of her ribs and one hip
fractured by fall on slippery walk.
T. L. LANGLEY, of La Crosse, a news.
boy on the Chicago, Milwaukee, u st. Paul
road, was arrested at La Crosse on
charge of stealing SO from passenger.
His case was continued until February IA.
Miss AGNES PRIMO, the young woman
who was so badly injured Ill runaWa
accident at Marlnette few days ago, died
at hospital III that city. Miss Primo was
the youngest daughter of Alexander
Primo, one of the pioneer residents OF
Marinatte.
CHRIS HELM lies at the Rinehart Hos,
pital, i'll Ashland. badly injured, as the
result of very peculiar accident. W hile
chopping near Plummer, Helm felled
tree across a ravlne. Mounting the log, he
attempted to chop 1t through. In some
manner he slipped and fell twenty-five
feet, striking on The edge Of freshly cut
stump. A silver about three feet long
projected from the stump. Upon this the
unfortunate man fell, the silver running
completely through his body, impaIing
him as though he had fallen upon a spear.
There he lay for some time before his COM
panlOnS We're aroused by his cries, when
he was with difficulty released.
r. j. WHIPPLE. Of Eleva. Eau Claire
County, has been arrested on charge Of
selling liquor in violation of the law. He
was bound over for trial III $500 bonds.
Mrs. LUCINDA j. CHANDLER, wife of
W. IL. Chandler, eX-Superintendent Of
public instruction, died yesterday at her
home in Sun Prairie. Mrs. Chandler was
one ar Dane COunty'S pioneers. She came
to Wisconsin with her husband in 1851,
and settled in WaIWOrth County In 1855
they moved to Windsor, and in 1869 settled
IN Sun Prairie.
THE jury i'll the case of Loren NJ. Pow
erS, who was recently taken back to Ash
land from the state OF w aShlngtOn, on q
charge OF blgamy, returned verdict OF
guilty. Powers was formerly connected
with law firm at Ashland and married
prominent society young woman named
POtterS at the same time had another wife
and two children living in Iowa, of whom
his Ashland atfianced and her relatives
were unware until shortly before the date
set for their marriage. Powers explained
the matter away by saying he had secured
q decree Of divorce from wife No. l. The
second marriage took place. and shortly
after wife No. l did secure a decree OF di-
V0rce. A motion will be made for new
trial.
LIE annual meeting OIL Tile Eastern
Alaska Mining q Milling Company was
held at Eau Claire. The following officers
were chosen: President, Matthew -Wad;
leigh; treasurer, E. Huser; secretary, E.
Il. Downing.
CHARLES SUTHERLAND, a La Crosse
young man, charged with aSSaulting Mrs.
j. +. Bailey at that place, waived eXaml-
nation, and was bound over for trial IN $500
bonds, which the prisoner furnished.
BY an order OF a. G. Larson. county
judge OF Eau Claire County, A. K. Bergh,
administrator IN the QYale estate, is cited
to appear and show cause why he should
not be removed for failure TO file his IN
yentory and render an account as admins
traitor. When the recent proceedings be-
fore Judge Larson to ascertain the status
of the estate were suddenly terminated, the
next thing that was known was that the
property, worth about 81. 000, 600. had been
divided up and the Ideal Land u Loan
Company reOrganlZed with new stock
holders.
THE Marinette iron works, at Marinette,
are now working nearly 200 men and the
machinery is beng worked to its fullest
capacity with day and night shift. The
finishing touches are being given to the
big engine that Will run the rolls at the
York steel plant at Duluth. This engine
is double one and will weigh when com
plete los tons and Will develop from $500
TO 5000 horse power. A few days ago
single casting weighing thirteen tons, for
this engine, was taken from the mold
JUDGE HASTINGS, it is said, has set
aside the verdict in the Menominee River
Sash q Door Company VS.. Milwaukee d
Northern Railway Company. The suit
was brought Tor damages from a tire al
legged 10 have been cansed by the yard en-
cIne Of the railway company. The case
was recently tried at Marinette, and the
jury gave the c0mplainantS 900 as dam
ages.
JERE DoBBs has been reappomted by
Gov. Peck state labor StatIStician, and ID.
L. Hardness dairy and food commissioner.
The appointments have been confirmed
by the Senate.
The stock of the Cass Drug Company
at Eau Claire was seized on chattel
mortgage Of So, 500, held by the Bank of
Eau Claire. The assets are thought TO be
about SIS, 900; liabilities about the same.
THE three boys arrested at Ashland on
charge of breaking INTO d. ". Mowatt's
mill, at that place, have been bound over
for trial IN 500 bonds each.
A LARGE Oil tank belonging to the
Standard Oil Company and being trans