Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
BADGER NOTES.

WILLIAM c. ALEXAND Err, a former res
dent OF Eau Claire, died of heart failure al
Genesee. Pa, aged Y years.
AN Eau Claire establishment recently
shipped 800 refrigerators to the South, val
ued at $4,000.
The Montreal Lumber Company, OF
Ashland, is getting out $4,000, 900 feet Of
logs near Brule.
NELs S. MYHR, an old resident of La
Crosse. died suddenly of winter cholera.
Mrs. John Barry, also a resident of La
Crosse, died of the same disease, aged 81
years.
RECENTLY Thomas Il. Sexton, of Cobb,
Iowa County, lost $3.50 in money, and
caused the arrest of Mary II. Pedley, a
young unmarried woman, charging her
with stealing it. A short time afterwards
Mr.. Sexton found his money in a clothes
basket in his own house, but kept secret
the fact of his finting, 1t, denying to some
OF his nelghbOrS that he had found it. Miss
Pedley has now commenced an action
against him for SANDER, laying her dam
ages at $5,0 900. The defendant is the post
master in that village.
THE United Scandinavian Sengerfest,
embracing the societies of Wisconsin,
Minnesota and the DakotaS, will be held
in Eau Claire June %, 29 and 80.
j. W. SMITH, residing at South juno
blade by fall
MRS. INCA RASMERSON, an old settle
Of La Crosse, died at the age of 62 years
DR.. NJ. P. HANSON, an old resident of
Milwaukee, died last night at the residence
Of his daughter, Mrs. G. J. Rogers, 100
Thirteenth Street, after long illness.
A WOoDMAN named Fikmer. living a
few miles north OF La Crosse, had his
hands badly frozen. It is thought that
nf a no
LEO BARTELLs, the 6-year-old son of
Fred BartellS, of Madison, had his foot
crushed by freight train while coasting.
AmputatiOn may be necessary.
The railroading of logs to Eau Claire is
now in successful operation. Very little
driving down the river will be done next
spring.
CHRISTOPHER BRADLEY, an old resident
of Fairchild, Eau CLAIRE County, suffered
the amputatlon of his right leg. the result
CT an injury received about month ago.
Mrs. ADoLPH AMsRUD, of La Crosse
was assaulted by an unknown man and
severely injured. She was rendered in
sensible by blow on the temple.
G. W. YOUNG, of Sturgeon Bay, expects
to bank 10000 feet of hardwood timber
this winter.
THE farm house of Alex. Monsfilis, in
the town of Union, Door County, was de-
SCrOyeQ by IRE. Loss, S6UU.
BERNHARD BEYER. well-known florist
of La Crosse, has been adjudged insane
and committed TO the Mendoza Insane
Asylum.
THE shipments of lumber from Me-
nominee during last season amounted to
371,000,0O0 feet. The shipment from
Marlnette was 800, 100000.
THE residence of Abe James at La
Crosse was destroyed by fire, together
with nearly all the contents. The loss
will reach So, 500; insurance about 81, 700.
Two young men named Moline and
Ryan were arrested at La Crosse on a
charge of burglary. They were held in
81, 900 bonds each, in default of which
they went to jail.
DIR. OssIAN CLARK, who died at the
residence of his sOn-in-laW, DR.. BrOOkins,
IN Milwaukee,. was, for many years, a
medical practitioner at NeOShO, Wis. He
was the father of the Clark sisters-Julla
and Medora-who figure prominent among
WiSCOnSln'S pOetlcal writers. The former
is now the wife Of Lieut.. George Chase,
u. 5. A. and the latter is the wife of a
San Francisco journalist named S. ID Dug
las-Adam.
CAPT. MORGAN, of Sanborn, Ashland
County, has discovered gold and silver
ore about nine miles south of that place.
The Captain some time ago began Sinking
an 0Xl6 foot shaft. which is now down 80
feet, in vein of soft ore bearing both gold
and silver. Assays made in Ashland, to
determine the value of the find, have sur
passed Capt. MOrGan's most Sanguine eX-
pectatloDS, the tests showing the ore to
run $500 silver and $500 gold to the ton.
1t is the intention to proceed more rapidly
with the work Of Development, and to put
ID stamp mill as soon as possible.
IT is reported that the famous Russell
murder case will not come up for trial at
Eau Claire until the middle of April.
FRANK PRINT, of Ashland, has begun
suit against the Wisconsin Central Rail
way Company for $4,000 damages for in
lurleS alleged to have been received last
October, While IN the employ of the road.
A 12-YEAR OLD boy named Cooper was
found nearly frozen by DR.. Chase, Of Eau
Claire, near that place. 1t was 20 below
zero, and the boy was so exhausted that he
had laid down on the snow to rest, and
would have frozen to death but for the
physicians timely appearance The boy
said he intended walking to his home at
Reeds Landing, a distance Of sixty miles.
He was cared for by DR.. Chase and sent to
his destination by rail-
CHARLES SLACK, the Ashland young
man who recently frOZe his hands and
feet, was obliged to suffer the amputation
of both legs below the knees. Mortifica-
ton had set in. 1t is thought that it will
not be necessary to amputate his arms.
THERE is considerable talk at Madison
of a new state prison building TO take the
place of the ancient structure now used
Ii this cannot be obtained the State Board
of Control will ask for a common dining.