Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-05-17
WISCONSIN NE WIS.


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THE Common Council at Rice Lake has
accepted the proposition of the Rice Lake
Electric COmI ally to furnish ten arc lights
Of LEGO candle power. A resolution was
also adopted to issue bonds in favor Of the
proposed new railroad at that place.
ROLAND MCLEAN and Mrs Peter McGim-
bel, OF Madison, were arrested in the manu-
facturers' building at the Worlds Fair and
taken to the central station, where the Wom-
ans husband was waiting for them. He
said his wife had LETT him five days ago. A
! reconciliation was brought about at the sta
ton, and the party returned to Madison in
company with Sheriff Admanson.
THE Rev. Father Foppe, of St. Francis
Hospital, La Crosse, has left for a trip 20 his
old home in Holland.
AUGUST LAMBRECHT, an employe of saw
mill at La Crosse, was severely scalded by
the bursting of a steam pipe.
ALL members of the Wisconsin Press AS
ISOLATION, whose dues are paid to January
l, 1893, are privileged to attend the session
of the National Editorial Convention at the
Hotel Mecca, Chicago May 1922. For the
week beginning the 22d they will likewise
be entitled to admission to the meetings of
the Worlds Press Congress at the perma-
nent art palace.
Mrs. ALvINA STRANGE, of La Crosse, paid
$40 and costs for assaulting a neghbor with
a shovel.
THE Grand Lodge A o. U. w, of Wis
consin, has, at Baraboo, elected the follow
ing officers Master workman, Z. r.
Wheelock, MedfOrd; foreman, E. S. Baker,
Portage; overseer, William Moore, Baraboo;
receiver, J. H. Marston, Appleton; guide,
J. b. Balsom Hudson; guard, G. H. Coxen,
Eau Claire; trustee, w. F. Wordrath, Eau
Claire; medical examiner, Dr. Beebe, Sparta;
representatives to supreme lodge, w. e.
Wacken, III. HI. Zahn, L. K. Dunn. The
next meeting of the Grand Lodge will be
held at Madison.
THE Bank of Oregon, established about a
year ago by Dwiggin, Starbuck e. Co.. of
Chicago, at Madison, has made an assign
ment, and its affairs were placed in the
hands of Messrs. J. J. Lindsay and M. w
Terwilliger for settlement. The closing of
the bank is due to the collapse of the Co
lumbar Matt onal Bank of Chicago.
THE rumored purchase of long strip of
water front on Bayfield, harbor and the
Great Western Railroad by the Great North
ern has been confirmed. President DIAL
rymple is expected to reach Bayfield, in
June. The road is to be ironed in year.
THREE tramps arrested at Madison on
complain and warrant were taken before
Judge Donovan. They were paralyzed
upon pleading guilty to have the court SEN
! tence them to three months in jail. They
begged for a suspension of sentence and
promised never to return to Madison, but
heated term behind the bars.
EMPLOYEES of the Wisconsin Central
Railroad formed a syndicate for the pur-
chase of tract of land confirming 5000
acres in Price County. The land is in the
midst OF tire best hunting and fishing
grounds in the state, and it is intended to
make resort where the stockholders can go
for rest and recreation.
ORLANDO HoLwAY, of La Crosse, is the
hemlock king of Wisconsin, The estate
he manages has about $50, 600 OOO feet of
hemlock in Taylor and Clark counties on
Black River, and is directly tributary to La
Crosse, where the mill is located. Mr..
HOlway carries an average stock of from
10000, 900 to 1000 900 feet.
GEORGE KENNIsoN and William and Rich
ard Williamson were arrested at Madison
charged with violation of the new fish law
in spearing bass and pike in Lake Wabesa.
They pleaded guilty and were fined S25 and
costs each. The -iSh were in court as evil
deuce.
GEORGE CLARE, an old resident of Madi-
son, died at the Mendoza asylum where he
had been confined for some time.
THE new Swedish Lutheran Church at
Ashland has been completed The total
cost was 81, 200. The church is finished
throughout in antique oak and is lighted by
ninety incandescent lights.
ARTHUR PARMENTER, who was charged
with breaking into the depot at Middleton,
Dane County, pleaded guilty in the circuit
court at Madison.
J. n. LUCE, who left Wisconsin about
two months ago and settled with his family
at Seattle, Wash, now mourns the loss of
his wife, who he says elOped with his uncle,
taking with her all the household furniture
and $500 belonging to Mr. Luce He To-
Gated them at Olympia, Wash. but decided
to let them alone and returned to Seattle
until he could earn enough money to stand
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ing possession of his two children, whom
his wife had also taken.
JUDGE PARISH made an interesting decis-
ion at Ashland in which he knocked out a
city ordinance. A few days ago a trapper
by the name of Mccoy was arrested, charged
with carrying concealed weapons. He was
fined and his weapons confiScated Judge
Parish decided that the ordinance is null
as conflicting with the state laws. man
can carry weapons, but not concealed weap-
ons. The Judge stated further that the law
compelling person to put up money be-
fore his case is appealed is not sound as it
discrlminates against poor men who are I'M
able to put up the money. He did not de-
eide on the point, but expressed a strong
opinion
G. Fl. LAMBY JR., of Eagle River, Villas
County, has received word from France that
he has fallen heir to 100000 by the death
OF his father in that country. Mr.. Lamby's
life has been quite a romantic one. Twenty
years ago, when but 19 years of age, he ba
came involved in a duel with an officer OF
the French army, and was obliged to flee
from his native land. Through this affair
he received the displeasure of his father a
rich distiller of Malmedy by Nancy, who
refused him further support. On arriving
in this country he went to Texas. From
there he drifte to Green Bay, where he got
~ arried. He removed to Amigo, running
! an engine in a saw-mil there for several
years, eventually removing to Eagle River,
where he worked for the Gerry Lumber
/ Company.
Miss THERESA III. WEST has been elected
! librarian of the Milwaukee free public lib
rary for a term of five years, receiving the
votes of eight out of the board of nine
! trustees.
The State University faculty has passed a
unanimous vote of approval of the action of
the Board of Regents in raising the students
fee for incidental expenses from $12 to $50 a
year: The increase was made by the regents
last January upon President Adams recon-
mendation. A resolution was recently pro-
posed by Regent H. w. Chynoweth to con-
tinue with the So fee next year on the