Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-18
BADGER NOTES.

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Springfield, and property to the amount Of
$4,000, left by the late Father Nicholas
Llmacher, is involved. The property was
beQueathed to his successor, the Rev.
Father A. Keser. The will is made out
in a unique mOnner, very brief, and was
signed by two witnesses, but was not at
tested. The contest is brought by the
minor heirs, Rosa and Anton Limacher,
niece and nephew of the deceased, and 1t
is claimed by the contestants that it was
not atteSted by the witnesses, and that un-
due influence was used to induce the de-
ceased to Will his property as he did.
WILLIAM KNIGHT, who has charge Of
the Prentice brownstone quarrieS, between
Bayfield, and WaShburn, says that the
giant mOnolith, to be exhibited by that
company at the Worlds Fair this year, is
almost ready for shipment, requiring only
a few more inscriptions before it is COM
pleted. The immense SCOW which is to
transport the colossal piece of stone is al
ready built and has been tested to the en-
tire satisfaction of those having the matter
IN charge.
JOHN BLACK and William Uihlein were
elected directors of the Milwaukee Expo
sition at the annual meeting to succeed
John r. Goodrich and Francis Boyd, who
asked to be relieved Of the duties. The
other retiring members were reelected.
They are: E. j. Lindsay, William Plank
intOn and }. G. j. Campbell
DETECTIVE BYRNEs, of New York, is
writing book Of his experiences in
clearing up the Hurley bank robbery case.
THE residence of j. F. Allen, at CO.
lumbus, was destroyed by fire. Loss $500.
ADRIAN PIERCE BRYANT, who won Id
have been 90 years of age if he had lived
uutil July, died at the home of his son,
Stephen A. Douglass Bryant, in E au
Claire. Deceased was a first cousin of
William Cullen Bryant, and bore very
remarkable resemblance TO him. He had
been married four times. He leaves three
daughters and a son. One daug liter,
Letitia Bryant, is Of some note as poetess
and story writer.
JUDGE SIEBECKER has granted a new
trial in the case Of Strauss against the
town of Bristol, Dane County. Strauss
lost an eye by striking the limb OF a tree
while riding along highway in that town
and recovered Judgment for $1,000
CALVERT 5. SPENSLEY, of the State
Fish Commission, and Superintendent
James NeVin. of the hatcherieS. went to
Chicago and selected a car for use by the
commission in distributing fish. The
commission has received Il guarantee from
the members of the Assembly and senators
that bill providing tor the car will pass,
and it is deSned that the car be ready for
use in transferring fish for the exhibit at
the Worlds Fair.
THE case Of the Northern Pine Land
Company VS.. a. A. BigelOW u Co., of Ash
land, which involves the question of the
riparian boundary between the mill prop
erty and the docks OF the parties at Wash
burn, and which was argued before the SUI
preme court on October 26, has not yet
been decided. 1t is q case IN which the
owners of the frontage on the curved
shores Of Ashland Bay and Lake Superior
are deeply interested, and no case Involv-
ing the same question has been decided by
the supreme court.
THE residence Of Thomas Allen, a
farmer living III the town Of La Fayette,
Eau Claire County, was destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Allen was seriously burned in at
tempting to save his household effects.
There was no insurance.
THE No. l mill Of the Marinette & Me-
nominee Paper Company, of Marinette,
turned out 80, 900 pounds of mauilla paper
last week, which SurpaSSeS all records in
that vicinity.
THE case of Frank Messlck, charged
with defTaudlnG his uncle, William \.
MeSSick, at La Crosse, has been settled
out of court.
JOHN PAUL has been electe presIden
and W. W: CargIll vlce-presldent Of the
La Crosse National Bank, to succeed the
late E. c. HIXon and S. 5. Burton.
The residence of John II. Tlerney, ne$@
Madison, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$1,000; partially insured.
heavily fined for breaking up Salvation
Army meeting at the barracks.
S. L, BROWN, of MadiSo n. lost a valuable
trOttIn9 horse III Lake MOnOna. He was
crossing on the ice and the horse ran into
hole made by ice-cutte rs.
IT is quite probable that tn ere will be nc
Exposition held IN Milwaukee next fall.
A STRANGER at La Crosse succeeded in
passing number of counterfeit silver
n n "a hn al Neftr lNc
affair.
FIRE destroyed the residence of Rich
ard Horsefeld, in the town Of Holmen, La
Crosse County. Loss, is, 200; insurance
$500.
IN the circuit court at La Crosse Judge
Newman severed the matrimonial bonds
OF four unh Apply couples in short order
The cases w ere as follows: Alta V. Nash
from Martin Nash; Minnie M. LUX Oski
from Stephen LukoSki: Carl Koepke fIOm
Caroline Koepke; Mary W. Shaw from
James III. Shaw.
Mr.. WILSON Ian old resident of the town
OF Washington, Eau Claire County, died
at the age OF 81 years
THE case against George f. Lloyd, al
Ashland, has been diSmiS Sed. He was
charged with forgery.
Mrs. ALTA V. NASH has been granted a
divorce from her husband, Martin NASH
at La Crosse.
Two boys named Rosham and Ellsnel
were arrested at Ashland on a charge OF
burglary.
EX-GOv. HOARD has started for the East
to lecture on dairy topics. He will ate nd
the Western Ontario Dairymen's Associ-
alton meeting at London, Ont.
JOSEPH r. FARR, a well-known pine
land man of Eau Claire, is confined to his
bed by a severe illness which the doctors
are at a loss to account for. At times he
IS deliriOus, and it is necessary to use
force to restrain him. The physician at
tributes it to some kind of a drug cure for
the tobacco habit.
WORE has been received at Ashland
tibet L. N. Powers q former resident of
that CITY, was arrested at Seattle, Wash,
where he is official court reporter, on
charge Of bigamy. Powers married Miss
Potter, young society woman of Ash
land, three years ago. He formerly lived
at Huron, S. D., and married his first wife
at Lawrence, Ia, but claims to have Sc
cured a divorce under the Dakota laws.
HARLOW FULLER, a Sturgeon Bay
farmer, was seriously injured internally in
runaway accident.
JAMES SMITH, an Ashland contractor
intends getting out $4,000, 900 feet of logs