Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-04-26
WISCONSIN NEWS.

capital OIL SOU,UUU,OOO'
A PECULIR and bitterly-contested dam
age suit is on trial at Madison. Marcia W.
Reed sues the city of Madison to the
amount of $4,000 for injuries alleged TO
have been sustained September IL, 1878.
At this time she was years old and roll
ing a hoop on the sidewalk along West
Main Street her foot caught under the end
of a loose plank in the walk and she was
thrown down. One end of the stick with
which she had been propellIng the hoop
struck the sidewalk and the other was
driven into the lett eye. A demurrer to
the charge was sustained by Judge Sic
becker IN decision rendered July s, 1892,
but the supreme court afterward reversed
his decision and ordered the case back for
new trial.
THE circuit court of Barron County
closed at Barron County after few days,
session. All criminal cases were disposed
OF by trials or pleas of guilty sentences
to state prison were passed as follows: +.
4. Allen, manSlaughter, in second degree.
six years; Fred Peters, keeping house OF
III repute,. one year; to county 1all; VIII
lam l.. Price. assault, one year; Jessie Hig-
bee, concealing death of child, six months;
Simon DuberOtZ, adultery, $3.50 or four
months in jail.
STATE SUPT o. E. WELLS has drawn
rom the state one-half of the 81, 800 ap-
prOpriated to him for the work of cOdifica-
ton Of the school laws, the act authorizing
the job providing that such sum should be
paid at once.
THE barn and contents Of Alfred Ed
mundS, situated a few miles west of AL
bany was destroyed by fire. A valuable
horse was also burned. The loss will
reach 5000.
MRS. BLISS, aged 80 years, slipped upon
an icy walk at Eau Claire and dislocated
her hip. 1t is feared the injury will prove
fatal owing TO her advanced age.
WILLIAM FORR, of Eau Claire, has
commenced suit in the United States
court at Chicago to recover S200 900 dam
ages from a. Warner, Chicago publisher,
for alleged defamation of character. The
alleged libel was published in history of
the Chippewa Valley, WIS.,, put on the
market by the defendant. Among the his
torIcal and biographical sketches which
the book contains is one having reference
to the FOrr family. In this certain state
mentS are maze about will under which
FOrr is beneficiary, and which he claims
are Iibelous.
A WEDDING party from MenOmOnee,
Mich, who were making bridal tour in a
carriage through Marlnette, met with
serious miShap a few days ago. While
going down q steep incline the tongue of
the carriage dropped down and the vehicle
was turned over into the gutter, the Occu-
pants being thrown to the ground with
the party to escape injury was the bride.
The other persons suffered severe bruises
and cuts, two of them having their arms
broken.
THE senior class of the Wisconsin Uni
yers1ty at Madison mas elected officers for
the term as follows: President, j. f.
DOherty; vice-pTesident, Miss Clara
SchuSter; secretary, Miss Catherine Brown.
A committee was appointed to arrange ap-
prOprlate exercises for the coming COM
mencement 1t has not as yet been decid-
ed what gift the class will leave the uni
O1pnpntO
of eX-PreSident Chamberlin seems to be
most IN famOT among the members,
CHARLEY, the 10-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Snyder, of Eau Claire, fell down
a stairway and received severe internal IN
jurieS, besides breGKing his right arm. 1t
IS feared he will die.
PETER JOHNSON. aged 65 years, died at
his home in Eau Claire. after an illness OF
only few days.
II is said that maple sugar will be
rather scarce il Waushara County this
spring. The color OF the syrup is darker
than usual but the sugar is OF excellent
quality. 1t is noe probable that anyone
Will make enough to entitle him to the
government bounty OF cents pound.
THE death is announced of Mrs. John
Plon, an old resident OF Prairie du Chen,
aged 70 years.
Mrs. SARAH L. BOREE. formerly res
ident Of Eau Clare, died suddenly at her
home II New " hatcOm, Wash, aged IL
years.
HANS HANSON, a young man residing at
Eau claire, has mySteriOuSly disappeared
from that city and his trends fear he has
met With some mlShap.
TIE capital stock Of the Shores Lumber
Company, Of Ashland, has been increased
from ST, 900 to $500, 900.
BURGLARS entered the saloon Of Gus
Relnke, at Marinette, and stole $40 in cash
from the money drawer.
A VALUABLE horse belonging to Nor
man Mathieson, Of Sturgeon Bay, was
drowned. The animal ran away and
plunged into the bay.
THE Madison Improvement Association
has engaged well-knOWn Chicago land
scape gardener to perfect plans for park
ing the lake front at some Of the street
ends at that place.
The sophomore class of the State Uni
versity at Madison elected the following
board to edit next years Badger: S. II.
Cady, L. Il. CasSeIS, Miss Gertrude Ross,
c. I. Burgess, Miss Florence Vernon, J.
G. Karel, w. S. Hanson. E. NJ. Meyer,
Miss Olive Fulton, Z. b. Copeland, A. B.
Schultz, L. <: Chase, Miss Bessie Steen-
burt, Frank E. Pierce. Guy Foster, r. l..
Holt, c. S. Warren, Miss Edith Lyon and
Miss COrriEe Garlichs, with W. II.
SchuchaTdt and Z. 4. Niedecken as honor
airy members.
THE Lehigh & Franklin Coal Company
u milwaukee, ana chicago Is 1QSOIVenC
with liabilities of $500, 600 or more, the
failure being due to the financial troubles
OF the Eastern hacker Of the company,
Arthur @. Yates, of Rochester, n. Y, who
failed Tor million.
The arrangement for the Wisconsin fish
exhibit at the Worlds Fair will include
fifty az uaria six feet long, three feet wide
and three feet high. These aquaria will
stan on plain oak counters and will be
visible from one side, with the light shin
ing through from the other. From the top
of the aquarium to the ceiling will extend
plain oak work, and the ceiling OF the
apartment viii be made of terra Gotta.
The aquaria were constructed at Racine.
PLANS are being made for a complete
system Of sewerage at WaShburn. Work
will be commenced as soon as the frost is
out of the ground.
The Rev. L. ID. Huntley. formerly pas
tor OF the Methodist Church at Madison,
has been assigned to the First Methodist
Church at Duluth.
THE Island View Hotel. the large sum-
mer resort at Bayfield,, has been sold under
mechanics lien. The property is valued
at 10000. 1t was bid IN by the sheriff at
5000.