Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-31
WISCONSIN NEWS.


Westinghouse company and others. The
suit is a patent office affair and in regard
to the invention of what is known as
and called the transformed system Of
electric lighting. Mr.. Freeman located
in Racine in 1873 and opened q small
shop over Hyland RaymOnd'S hardware
store, and was continually experiment.
ing with electric lights, and many were
invited in to see him work. The follow
ing year he removed to Freeman q Sons,
where he gave an exhibition of both arc
and incandeScent light, and Il large num-
Der of citizens witnessed it. He claims
that these lights were of his own inYen-
ton, and he now sues for the right of
same which the companies have and
hold through some manner unknown. If
Mr.. Freeman wins his suit it means
fortune.
Col John H. Knight, who has been
known all over the country as the bust
ness partner of Senator Villas, has made
purchase which gives him nearly $500
900 worth of hotel property in Ashland.
He has bought the Hotel Chequamegon,
the famous summer resort hotel of Ash
land, from the Wisconsin Central Rail
way company, which was built in 1877
at Il cost of about $4,000.
AS three carpenters were starting to
work OH a slaughter house in the out
skirts of Spring Green they discovered Il
woman and a small boy and girl digging
what later proved TO be the grave of an
infant in 4 field not far away. The body
was exhumed and found to be that of Il
child probably four days old, badly de-
composed. Arrests will probably follow.
The work of enrolling the Winsne-
bago Indians at Green Bay preparatory
to the distribution of their interest money
has begun. Each Indian will get about
SIS. There are 500 Indians living in the
vicinity of Green Bay, and all are citi-
ZenS. having refused to elect Il new chief
to succeed Big Hawk, who died last De
cember.
Hugh Deguire. aged 5. and com
panion, aged $, pried the cover off Il els
tern in the Deguire boys yard at Apple
ton to go fishing. Young Deguire lost
his pole in the cistern and in trying to
recover it fell into the water and was
drowned.
Mr. and Mrs Benjamin T. Moore cele-
brated the tftieth anniversary of their
wedding at Fond du Lac. Many relatives
from all parts of the state attended the
celebration. The old couple has resided in
Fond du Lac since 1914.
William Ole was terribly burned
about the back in foundry at Racine.
He was assisting in pouring out molten
metal when the lade slipped and the
molten iron ran down his back. He will
probably recover.
The st. Paul road has decided to re-
move the round house from Prairie du
Chen to North McGregor. Ia. and to
make it the end OF the division.
The NeumastCr race track at La
Crosse is nearly completed. Stalls for
100 horses will be built this fall
George Hicken was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail at Fond du
Lac on a charge of larceny.
Mrs. Henry Morris tripped upon the
carpet at her home in Marinette and
broke her arm.
George Howe, an employee in the Paul
paper mill at Menasha, was standing un-
der drop door when some one pulled
the catch and let the door drop. Howe
heard the spring snap and looked up.
when the door struck him on the forehead.
He received frightful cut on the head
and his recovery IS doubtful.
The Neenah schools are again open
after having been closed on account OF
the epidemic of diphtheria and scarlet
fever, which Is now Subsiding. Over fifty
children have been afflicted, but not one
death has occurred
Frank Fox and james Mcpherson,
the two boys arrested at Cuba City on Il
charge of forgery. have been taken to
Madison. They had Il hearing and plead
ed not guilty Thes< were held in $500
bonds each.
The property known as the lie Roy
hotel in Marinette has been transferred
to Isaac Stephenson for a consideration
of $4,000. 1t will be transferred by Mr..
Stephenson to the Marinette Hotel com
pany.
B. c. CulbertsOn and wife of Girard,
Pa. have sold TO the Sawyer < Goodman
company of Marinette $40 acres of pins
land. situated in Marinette county, for Il
consideration Of $4,000.
Miss Jessie L. Reed. formerly Of La
Crosse, was welded to Harry l.. Butler
of Madison. The ceremony was per-
formed at the brides home in Eau Claire.
The hardware store of Thomas Hicks
at Linden. Grant county, was destroyed
by fire. The total loss is $4,000; insurance
$1,000
"A lodge of the Home Forum Benevo-
lent order has been organized at BelOit.
1t is the first lodge formed in Wisconsin.
Jacob Eberle a milkman residing near
La Crosse, had 800 stolen from his
house while he was milking the COWS.
The residence of Mrs. Ann Ryan at
Madison was burned with nearly all the
contents. The loss is about $500
The 9-year-old daughter of Thomas
Nelson of Racine died of blood poisoning
brought on by vaccination.
The marriage Of Miss Lulu Peck to
Carl Felker is announced. Both are prom
inent residents of Oshkosh.
Miss Carrie f. Morgan was married
to William J. Campbell at the home of her
parents in Oshkosh.
Frank Blake of Deerield was badly
injured by two bulldogs. His hands were
terribly lacerated.
-Lumbermen are busily engaged in
preparing to send men and teams to the
woods and the hustle in logging circles is
one of unusual activity, says the Chipp>
wa Herald. The reason for this is the
fact that the burned pine districts must
be cut this winter and the unexpected
advent of the fires last September has
made it necessary for the lumbermen to
rearrange all of their plans in most cases
Instead of cutting timber where they
choose they must take advantage Of this,
their one opportunity, of saving their
scorched timber if they have any. New
camps will have to be built and new roads
cut as Il rule and in some cases logging
railway extensions must be made.
John Keen, the Englishman who is
wanted in England to explain a shortage
of S400. was arrested in Chicago and will
be sent home. Keen is the same fellow
who inyeigled himself into some Chippewa