Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-15
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Portage manufactures, through false rep
resentation, went before Judge Taylor
and entered plea of guilty to the charge
preferred and was sentenced to one year
IN state prison.
"A man named Bryan was found near
La Crosse in an exhausted condition.
His head is terribly cut and his cheek
bone broken. He could give no eXplana-
ton as to how he came in that condition.
Robert Stolfus of Fond du Lac acct
dentally shot his wife and child with a
shotgun, which he supposed was not
loaded. The wounds will not prove fatal
III either case.
Art. Bundy, one of the young men
arrested on Il charge of misusing Esther
Perrin, was found guilty at Beloit and
sent to jail for six months.
C f. Wheeler of Racine has been ar
rested on Il charge of selling stolen BIZ
cycles. He recently arrived in that city
from New York state.
John Shaw, weIl-known umherman
of Marinette, died at Lincoln Beach, near
that city, aged IS years.
Twenty acres of grain belonging to
John MCGEE. near Randolph, were de-
stroyed by fire.
AT a meeting of the ordinance commit
tee of the city council at Appleton to dis
cuss the proposed franchise for the Wis
cCnsin Interurban Electric railway be-
tween Oshkosh and kaukauna, very
strong opposition was shown 30 allowing
cars to cross the river bridge, or to run
on Lake and Pearl street hills. There
are grave doubts whether franchise can
be granted to run through Appleton.
The university creamery at Madison
reports that owing to the present lrOuth
the quantity of milk received has shrunk
about 40 per cent. Prof Henry esti-
mates the shrinkage of milk throughout
the dairy district at 30 to 50 per cent,
and as the dairy output of this state is
something like S2,000,000 per month at
this season of the year. WisconsiH's loss
IN this product alone is something ire
mendouS
on Landlord John Chenevert, says the
Fond du Lac Reporter, and handed him
4 package to deliver to Lot Townsend,
the former landlord. When Townsend
opened the package he found it contained
money and jewelry that belonged to his
deceased wife. The package was direct
ed in her handwriting. The whole affair
rs wrapped in mystery.
La Crosse business men are protest
ing vigorously against the action of the
Burlington road in peremptorily dis
charging a number of employees and pass
ing them out of the state without pro-
tectlng the claims Of merchants with
whom the discharged employees had open
accounts.
The first public lands to be sold at the
Ashland land office for years were put
up at auction by the department a day or
two ago. being an island in st. Louis
river near West Duluth, Mimi John
Armstrong of Duluth put III the success
ful bid and got the island for 1892.
In the case of the county of Eau
Claire against Charles Seaman, superin-
tendent of the county poor farm, for I'M
lawful detalner, justice court at Fall
Greek gave judgment for the plaintiff
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farm. Seaman promptly gave bonds and
notice of appeal to the circuit court and
will fight for the possession of his office
as long as he can. The complaint against
Seaman is made by Chairman Cranshaw
of the county board, while Seaman is
backed by several members of the board
and influential citizens
Chief Sclwarz has laid off his fifteen
United States deputies at Ashland They
were employed at the expense of the Wis
consin Central railroad at the beginning
of the A. X. u. strike and have been on
duty guarding the docks, roundhouse, cars
and other property of the Central rail-
road for about thirty days.
The La Crosse police arrested Robert
Duke and Mrs Chesebro of Hillsboro
an alleged clipping couple. Both are about
40 years of age and both are married and
have children. They drove to La Crosse
in a road cart and were just crossing ths
bridge to Minnesota when ARRESTED.
Three stacks of grain and the barns
on the farm of Dan Tierney, near Apple
ton, were destroyed by fire.
james Forrey, who, it is alleged, was
shot a week ago by Gus Williams at
kenOsha, died of his wound. The charge
against Williams will probably be changed
TO murder He will have a preliminary
examination August II.
The residents of Marinette have con-
tributed $3.50 to the fire sufferers at
Phillips
The summons in the suit of J. W
Bates and Edwin L. Carpenter against
the city of BelOit to secure possession Of
the Mechanics Green property has been
served upon the mayor and city clerk.
JBesides the petition for replatting there
shas been an action begun to eject the
city from the premises. The two blocks
est will belong to Miss Simms after the
matter is decided
-Profs King, Golf and Craig of the
University of Wisconsin have returned to
Madison from their trip to West SUpe-
rior, where they went at the suggestion
of Prof. Henry to study the resources of
the country tributary to West Superior
and to ascertain the practlcabllity or
opening up Il farming industry on the
pine lands of that region. The professors
will issue a bulletin giving the results Of
their researches about January /. The
bulletin will advocate the practicability
of using the pine lands for the raising of
certain small grains and for sheep-rais-
ing.
A large dismantled and unoccupied
sawmill and adjacent machine shop on
the Eau Claire river, owned by the North
western Lumber company of Eau Claire,
was destroyed by fire. The machinery
was all removed some time ago. There
was no insurance on the property. The
burned structures cost when built about
ST., 900
mastering Officer Maj. Joachim Of
Madison mustered in Co. It Of the First
regiment, w n c., at Racine. The com
pany consists of sixty-fve young men
captained by James Greeley. p Matson
and George z. Rodgers are respectively
first and second lieutenants.
1t is thought at La Crosse that Aid.
Neumeister's recent purchase of 500 acres
near the bluff there was in the interest
of the Illinois Central Railway company,
and that part of the land will be used for
shops.
Ed Smith, who is being held for trial
af Crandon on a charge Of burglary, at
tempted to escape from the custody Of the
taller while being allowed to exercise out
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