Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-02-01
BADGER NOTES.

id1nt of Prairie du CHEN, died from the
result of an injury from fall three
months ago.
J. G. CRAWFORD, an old resident of Au-
gusta, Eau Claire County, died suddenly
of paralysis, aged IS years. MI. crawford
j had practiced law at that place for the
past twenty years.
The marriage of Miss Alice Thompson
to Arthur Huebner took place at the home
of her parents in La Crosse.
Mrs. A. X. ERICKSON, of La Crosse, fell
upon slippery sidewalk and broke her
wrist.
WORD has been received at Marinette
that George Rogers, formerly q we'll
known resident of that city. was acct
dentally shot and killed at Seattle, wash.
THE following residents Of La Crosse
have died of winter cholera: e. +. Smith,
aged 65 years; Laurence j. Stevens, aged
II years; James Quinn, aged 26 years; Mrs.
Carrie Smith, aged 63 years; and George
Roberts, aged 55 years. The remains of
Mr.. Quinn were taken to CrescO, Ia, for
interment.
ANDREW HASA, employed in furniture
factory at La Crosse, was caught In belt
ing and terrible squeezed and bruised.
His spine was badly injured and the lower
portion of his body paralyzed.
Mr.. HADLEY, of Marinette, lost valu-
able horse while crossing the bay at that
place by the animal falling into an air
hole.
The La Crosse Plow Company, of La
Crosse, has been organized with a capital
stock OF 100000
Two boys named Ellsner and Smith,
who were arrested at Ashland on charge
of burglary, have been discharged for
want of evidence.
Col. j. II. KNIGHT, of Ashland, has
transferred his Madeline Island pine. in
Ashland County to the Alex. Beck Lum-
Der Company, of South Chicago. 1t is es-
timated that there is about 5000, 600 feet
on the land.
JOHN BERGERsoN, woodchOpper in
Carriers camp in Ashland County, visited
Ashland and renamed over night at the
Colby Hotel. He blew out the gas and
was found the next morning in an inSenSl-
BILE condition. 1t took two physicians four
hours to bring him to consciousness. The
transom happened to be open, which saved
his lite.
l.. 3. ROwLEY, an Ashland electrician,
has invented a new storage battery that
promises TO revOlutiOniZe their manufact-
ure in the future. A number Of we'll
known Ashland capitalists have become
interested in the new invention and steps
will be taken at once tie manufacture the
batteries.
A BOLD thief smashed in the window OF
Mortimer McMillan's jewelry store at Eau
Claire and secured $50 worth of watches
across the street and witnessed the per-
Torrance, and notified policeman, who
was at the next corner. The officer gave
chase, but the robber reached the railway
yards and made his escape on freight
train that was just pulling out at the time.
THERE were a number of burglaries at
Madison during the senatorial fight, an d
the police Of that city are beginning to
realize that something must be done. The
Park Hotel, where most all the ''bOomerS'
stopped, was made the special mark tor
the thieves. Numerous theftS have been
reported, and many others Lave occurred
which were never reported to the author.
tiles. Washington Becker, the Milwaukee
Slreet car magnate, was one Of the suffer
erS to the amount Of about $500 and $500
gold watch.
II. W. COLE. of Ashland has the hide of
a large lynx which he caught in a trap on
exhibition at the county clerks office in
that city. The animal was fine specimen
and measured feet from tip to tip, stood
feet inches high and weighed rs pounds.
Gus CARLSON, while crossing from Bay
field to Madeline Island on the ice, was
nearly killed by his dogs. He was driv-
ing them hitched to a sled when they be-
came unruly. He attempted to cOerce
them with whip, when they turned upon
Inn, and before he could get them into SUBJ
lection they had lacerated his hands fear
fully. He finally managed to get back to
is in a critical condition.
Two freight trains colided near Knapp
Station, Eau Claire County, on the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha road.
The two locomotives were badly wrecked.
i No one was hurt.
AN Ashland man has invented an cleo
trio storage battery of such merit that
joint stock company has been organized to
manufacture 1t.
THE annual meeting of the Norwegian
Lutheran ministers of the United Churc
of the Northwest District is being held at
La Crosse. The convention will last until
i January 27.
who mySteriously disappeared a few
months ago, has been heard from. He is
in Honduras, Central America.
RECENTLY Mr.. Ragsdale, residing near
La Crosse, lost a number of sheep by vic
ious dogs. He hid himself beside a straw
stack, his gun loaded for dogs, and fell
asleep. When he awoke he discovered
that the dogs had carried off his cartridge
belt and all the ammunition therein con-
tanned.
THE lumber cut of the Ashland district,
comprising the cities Of Ashland, Wash
burn and Bayfield,, for the season of 1892
was 273, 229 SIT feet, an increase of 9,807,-
780 feet over the previous year. There
were IL, 305, $50 lath and 1858 900 shingles
manufactured during the same period
THE Wisconsin State Board of Worlds
Fair Commissioners are busIly engaged in
preparing for the early installation of the
state display. Already Is. s. HOXie, Secre-
tary of the State Horticultural Society, is
on the ground, and will begin work in
few days. A large quantity of fruit was
received some weeks ago and is now in
cold storage. Among the lot are thirty
carefully selected varieties of apples grown
in Wisconsin, some of the fruit being
grown as far north as 800 miles from Chi
cago. In order to preserve the fruit in
good, sound condition for exhibition the
apples are carefully packed in paper bags
and then placed in barrels. After this
! they are consigned to cold storage and re-
main i'll a steady temperature, not quite
touching freezing point until wanted for
use.
The new high school building at Eau
Claire has been opened, and preparations
are being made for the formal dedication.
President e. K. Adams, of the University
OF Wisconsin, will make the principal adj
dress. The building cost $4,000.
The death is announced of John Scott