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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
HIS MEMORY HONORED.
State Officials, Members Of the Bar
and Citizens Join in the
Last Rites.

Trempealeau, Wis, Jan. 15.1[Special.]
The remains of the late Justice AL
fred w. Newman reached his old home
here from Madison on the GIT North
Western train last evening and on ar
rival here were taken in charge by dele
cation of his former townsmen and re-
moved to a catafalQue at the COngrega-
tiOnal church. The remains were &C
companied here only by Mrs. Newman
few intimate friends, the special car
bearing members of the Supreme court,
state officers and others, being switched
Oft at La Crosse until morning.
Ihe funeral party from Madison con-
sisted of Mrs. Newman and family and
Miss Kate NJ. Donald, the honorary pail
bearers IN the parsonage of Chief Justice
5. u. Pinney, r. d. Marshall of the
state Supreme court; Judge Romance
Bum of the United States District court,
Mrs. Bum, Circuit Judge Robert G.
Siebecker, and State Librarian J. r.
Bergman, Supreme Court Clerk Clar-
ence Kellogg, Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Erdall, J. G. McMynn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Parkinson, Rev. and Mrs. Updike, Col.
and Mrs. M. r. Doyon and l.. w. Austin,
who represents the D. K. E. fraternity
of which Justice Newman was a mem
Der.
Previous to the funeral, which took
place at 10 o'clock this morning, the re-
mains lay in state at the church at which
Mr.. Newman had worshiped for thirty-six
years, and were viewed by a large con-
course of his old acquaintances and
friends, after which most of the local
contingent gave way to the visitors from
out of town, who taxed the seating ca
paclty of the church to the utmost, hun
dreds being unable to gain admission.
lac special train bearing the funeral
party from Madison, the Bar associa-
ton and others from La Crosse, arrived
IN Irempealeau at S:45, and was shortly
followed by special trains from Winona
and Whitehall, the latter train bringing
large number from Arcadia, indie
pendence, Blair and other towns in this
county, and delegations also arrived from
Galesville, Ettrick and surrounding
towns, all anxious to pay their last trib-
ute of respect to the distinguished dead.
The funeral sermon was preached by
Judge Newman's pastor at Madison. the
Rev. Updike Of the Congregational
church.
The services were very simple, begin
ming with song by the male quartette
OF La Crosse entitled Lift Thine Eyes"
and the reading of two verses from the
goth psalm by Rev. William Griffith.
pastor of the Congregational church here.
The ,quartette then sang THE Better
Land" ard Rev. E. G. Updike spoke
briefly of the noble qualities of the de-
ceased jurist. After the singing of Lead
Kindly Light by the quartette there was
a short prayer. The remains were fol-
lowed to the grave by the largest funeral
procession ever seen in Trempealeau At
the grave there was short prayer and
the remains were consigned to earth.
Among other prominent people present
were District Passenger Agent Gibson of
the North Western, Senator Bob Nc
Bride of Neillsville and ex-Senators Nc
Donald and Dyson of La Crosse. JUS
tees Cassoday and Pinney were not pres
ent on account of illness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
QUARTZ IN THE KLONDIKE,
Several Rich Finds Reported to Have
Been Made by Prospectore.


Been Made by Prospectors.
A quartz location was made in the
Klondike region by Joe Dillon, mining
expert and prospectOr, on the 10th of Oc-
tober last, and he claims to have found
very rich rock. On the I'd of October
four other locations were recorded on
the same lode and five others on another
location less than a mile away and run
ming exactly parallel. The rock crops
out on the face of hills bordering the
klondike river, az the mouth of All Gold
creek, and the second ledge g mile fur
Their south. Both are said to extend
through to and make their appearance ON
Too Much Gold creek. Both are taken
up by the same parties. The veins are
ZOO feet in width Considerable prospect
ing has been done on them. A charge
of dynamite was put into one ten days
ago and pieces of the rock torn UP were
assayed and it is reported to have car
ried from 800 to $500 per ton. The To-
the purpose of development. The loca-
lions on two veins cover 5000 feet alto
gether.
W. S. Brockman, a rancher whose
home is in Washington, recently exhibit
ed at Vancouver a number of specimens
of gold quartz, which he claims to have
picked up at different places in Alaska,
along the trail from Skaguay to DaW-
son City, last fall, during flying trip
which he made to Dawson City and back
He also showed several very rich sam
pies of free-milling ore, which he says
he picked up near the mouth of a small
stream emptying into the Yukon. He
says it was while on his homeward trip
that he picked up the specimens, and is
quite sure he can locate the ledge from
which they were taken. He sold one
specimen at Skaguay for $1S.75, being
compelled to do SO to obtain money to
pay his passage home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
SPECIAL FROM CROSSE.
Large Delegation of Lawyers and Citi-
Go to Trelnpealeau

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. 15-[Special. /
This morning at $50 O'Clock a special
train left this city over the Chicago &
North Western road for Trempealeau.
bearing large delegation of dis
tinguished people from abroad, and nearly
half hundred members Of the La Crosse
county bar, headed by Judge Wyman. to
attend the funeral of Judge Newman.
The remains were accompanied by the
family which arrived in town last night
The remains were taken direct to Trem-
pealeau, while the Madison delegation re-
manned over in La Crosse until this morn
ing.
In this party were Judges Marshall and
Winslow, eX-Chief Justice Lyon, Judge
Bum of the United States court, Judge
Siebecker of the circuit court, 81. NJ.
Lewis, K. NJ. Bashford, J. L. Erdall, E.
N. Warner, c. II. Tenney, NJ S. Dudgeon
and II. L. Sheldon. These represent the
bench and bar of Madison The services
at Trempealeau will be brief and simple
The funeral party will return at 1920
o'clock and ths Madison delegation will
go right on via the regular train
Judge James O'NeilL, NJ. G. Ring and
Robert j. Mcbride, ex-consul to Leeds,
Scotland, were here from Neillsville and
went on to Trempealeau with this gather
ing Of lawyers and politicians.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
DEATH IN A HISTORIC HOUSE.
Ripon Man Expires Where Republican
Party was Born.

Ripon, Wis, Jan. 14.-[Special.l-In
the building where the Republican party
was born forty-four years ago, there died
today, John Perrine, aged SO years, who,
with a single exception is the oldest resi-
dent Of the city. Death came suddenly
and was. due solely to old age. The
building in which he died has a unique
history It was the first pretentious
school building erected in Ripon. Here
Alvin r. Bovey, now living in New York,
and scora of others, launched the Re
publican party. Years afterwards it was
renodeled for dwelling purposes and was
at one time the home Of ex-Gov. George
w. Peck of Milwaukee.
La Crosse, Wis, Jan. -[SpeciaI~]-
The remains of Mary P. Crosby, who
died in sanitarium in Wauwatosa yes
terday, were brought to this city this
morning by her daughter, Mary Crosby.
Mrs. Crosby was born seventy years ago
at Richmond, Ontario county, New
York. She was the widow of the late
ex-senator w. w. Crosby, one Of La
Crosses wealthy lumbermen
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
Obituary Mention.

Hortonville, Wis, Jan. 15.-[Special.l
Arthur McMurdo, son of James Nc
Murdo a recently deceased pioneer Of
this place, died last night after brief
sister at Beloit, are the only surviving
members of the family.
Marinette, Wis, Jan. 15.-[Special. j
Hans Anthony, II years of age, fell dead
at his home last evening. About o'clock
he had gone to the woodpile to get an
arnful of wood, and being gone from
the house too long his wife went out
and found his body He was the father
of ex-Ald. Hanson of this city and had
lived here FIVE years. He leaves a wife,
two sous and a daughter. The daughter
lives in South Dakota.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
BITTEN BY A SPIDER.
Kaukauna Man Has a Narrow Escape in
Georgia.


I<aukauna, Wis, Jan. III Special /
Henry Faust, who has lately returned to
this city after an absence of two years at
Fitzgerald, Ga, had a narrow escape
from death from the bite of a venomous
spider. Mr.. Faust's presence of mind III
making use of a remedy in his house was
the means of saving his life. He was
bitten by q small black spider. and al
though only a short distance from his
was SO overcome by severe pains that he
could 90 no farther He immediately an
Piled strong ammonia to the Woand, at the
same time dispatching a messenger for
physician, who reached him one and
half hours later. and informed him that
the remedy used had made it possible for
him to save his life.
Mr.. Faust was completely paralyzed for
about three weeks and was also blind
and deaf during most of the time Even
now, after d lapse of seven months, al
about the same time in the month that
the spider bit him he is partly paralyzed
for short time.
An old postoffice report. made by Alex
ander GFignon in 1886, when Wisconsin
was known as the Territory of Michigan
and kaukauna was called the "Grand
Ia LA lin shows the business for the
quarter reported to be S7.15, OF which
POSTMASTER GrignOn received S3.271h and
Uncle Sam like amount. Postage on
single letter was then 1881 cents Mr..
Grignon was the first postmaster "a Kau-
kauna, and 1896 was the year that the
Territory of Wisconsin was organized
The only mail route then was from Mil
Waukee to Green Bay on the back of a
man.
Martin Lappen, who has been engaged
in numbering near MenOminee, had one of
bis arms and three ribs broken in an acct
dent. He arrived at his home in this
CITY Sunday
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
MINISTER IS INJURED.
Rev. Julius Rhode of Kaukauna is
Thrown from a Sleigh.

Kaukauna, Wis, Jan. 14.-[Special.1 i
Rev. Julius Rhode was thrown from his
sleigh last evening while returning from
visiting a sick man, and had one of his
arms broken just below the elbow, suffer-
ing a compound fracture. The horse be-
came frightened at the cars when near
the Chicago & Northwestern depot and
tipped over the conveyance.
Young Barney Chopin of this city,
while at work in the machine room of the
Combined Locks company, got one of his
legs caught IN some part of a machine
and had it badly injured.
The police of this city caught two fell
lows under quite suspicious circumstances.
They were trying to sell some new shoes
of which they could not give a satisfac
tory account. Three fine initial rings, all
new, and several pairs of fine kid gloves
were also in their possession. They were
committed for ten days, during which
time their cases will receive close atten-
ton. One of the men had skeleton key.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
WISCONSIN Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
A. w. Browns and J. A1eiklejohn, Rhine
lander saving machine; E. Crawford, Lake
records; o. D. Forest Janesvi1le wheel
track; A. A. Ferguson, assgr., New London,
machine for bending bicycle rims; II. A.
gum or glue to surfaces etc; NJ I. Lowe,
Mount Horeb. tank heaten; f.. ONei1l, Mil
waukee. hosting device; p. G. n. Peterson,
heuSer, Milwaukee, matted food compound.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19

- - ~ - - I - y ~ -
"For years | was
unable to do my
work. / could not
sleep nights or rest
days on account of
C o ntinuous pains
in my stomach and
back. | was I'M
able to digest my
f o o d. Headaches
and painful urina-
ton were fire.
q u e n t , and my
hearts action be-
came increased. [
left my farm and
retired to city life,
for l was a con-
fl1ned invalid, and
the doctor said [
W o u | d never be
well again.
+" 5 o o n after /
happened to u $ e
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
EATING HOUSES IN ALASKA.
w. e. Haseltine of RipoD Will Start
New Business Venture.

new business
Ripon, Wis, Jan. 15.-E Special Wv.
E. Haseltine, a young man of this city,
son of @. 2. Haseltine, proprietor of a
MOTEL at Green Lake, is going to Alaska
with I. I. Bracket, son of a prominent
Minnesotan and ex-mayor Of Minneapo-
lis. The young men have obtained the
privilege to establish and conduct the
hotel and eating establishments at
Skaguay and points beyond on the rail
road now in process of construction over
the White pass trail.
The main hotel will be at Skaguay
The amount of capital involved is said
to be close to the five figure mark.
With keen eyes to business the young
fellows have also about completed ar
engagements for conducting banking
business in the interests Of the Ameri-
can Express company. Haseltine will
leave here next Tuesday, and on Wednes-
day of the following week he will sail
from Seattle with his partner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
PURCHASE SWAMP LANDS.
Chicago Men Invest Heavily in Portage
County.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 1.-two thous-
and acres of swamp lands in Portage
county have been purchased from the
state by G. w. Boyce of Chicago, repre-
senting the Land and Improvement COM
pany of that city. The price was 70
to drain and improve the land together
with thousands of acres more which it
intends to purchase, and then colonize it
with settlers. The plans of the company,
according to Mr.. Boyce, are to purchase
large tracts of such lands in several
parts eff the state, drain them, clear them
crate size, and settle farmers on them
from the East and other parts of the
United States. Negotia tons are now
pending for options on such property in
several sections.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
LEAD FROM PLATTEVILLEs
Two Carloads, Which Have Awaited q
Market for Years, Are Sold.

Platteville, Wis, JAM 15.-[SpeciaL j
shipped out of here yesterday, which was
the product of the Straw & Co. smelling
furnace. J. J. Gray of Galena, ILL.,, was
the purchaser. The furnace is a land
mark of Platteville, having been located
here over forty years ago by Richard
Straw. 1t has had little operation since
his death six years ago.
This shipment has been stored for
many years. The recent rise in the price
of lead was the cause of the sale. The
buildings and machinery stand as they
were last used, excepting the damage
which has been done by the weather and
miscreants.
The site of Plattevile is an old mining
region and in an early day produced some
of the finest lead ore to be found in the
state, but today very little successful
mining is done
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
JUDGE BURNELL DECLINES.
Will Not be a Candidate for SUI
preme Court Va
Ca9Cy.

Oshkosh, Wis. Jan. 17.-[Special /
Judge Burnell has positively declined to
be a candidate for the unexpired term of
Justice Newman on the Supreme bench.
This was his answer to the committee ap-
pointed by the Winnebago County Bar
association to confer with him Oh the
subject.
His reason for declining was that his
present situation as circuit judge at $4,000
a year and five years more to serve is
preferable to an uncertain change with
only $1,000 more in salary and the care
and trouble of campaign for re-elec-
ton this spring. The committee will con-
fer with County Judge G.. d. Cleveland
today, and if he declines to be candi-
date the committee will recommend no
action regarding the vacancy.
Judge c. d. Cleveland Of the county
court has also declined to be candidate
for the Supreme court
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
COURT-MARTIAL HELD.
Much Interest Manifested in the Affair
at Appleton.

Appleton, Wis, Jan. 14-[SpeciaL]-
The court-martial Of Otto c. Haefner Of
Lawrence university was begun this aft
ernoon in the college chapel. The de-
tail for the court included Cadet Captains
Pride and Stransbury and Lieuts. Evans.
Ludwig, Newberry and Boyd the last of
whom is judge-advocate. The officers ap-
peared in full uniform with sidearms, and
the entire corps was present. The chap
Ell was crowded with students and city
people, as the trial is probably the first
cadc5 court-martial ever held in the state,
if Ecr in the country, outside of the gov
Crnment schools The case has caused
considerable comment about the city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
SHAKE-UP IN POLICE FORCE.
Sergeant Robertson of La Crosse Is Lot
Out by Police Board.

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. 14.-[Special] i
The talk of the town today is the shake
up in the police department by the board
of police commissioners. AS provided by
law, the board has gone over the cases of
the old men now in the department and
acted on most of them. The result is
that Desk Sergeant Huron Robertson,
Chief Byrnes confidential man. has been
let out. This move is looked on as a di-
rect affront to Byrne, as he pleaded long
and earnestly for the retention of Rob
ertson. A general reorganization of the
force is now looked for, and even though
Chief Byrne has been reappointed he is
not entirely sure of his place Chief
Byrne is secretary and treasurer of the
Wisconsin chief of polices' union
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
HID IN THE SHOPS.
Colored Prisoner Gives the Waupun
Prison Authorities a
Scare.

Waupun, Wis, Jan. 14.-[Special.] j
When the rollcall of convicts was made
at the prison at 6:15 o'clock last even
ing, Jack Newton, alias Abram Emil Rob
ert Newton, colored, was found missing.
He is only II years of age and was sent
here from Waukesha county in October,
1897, for one year on a charge of bur-
glary. He has been at the state school
at Sparta and was released from the re-
form school at Waukesha last spring. AS
soon as his time is up here he is wanted
at Madison to answer to charge of
breaking into summer resorts on Lake
Mendoza.
Newton was found this morning in one
of the shops and will probably be given
few days in the ''hole."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
BOTH LEGS ARE BROKEN.

Jesse Turner of Grand Rapids Injured
in "a Runaway.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Jan. 15-[Spe-
cial. IA runaway which occurred this
morning resulted in the breaking of both
legs of the driver, Jesse Turner, just be-
low the knees. The animal was a high
spirited beast and Mr.. Turner, being we'll
along in years, lost control of it at the
corner of Oak and High streets The
horse started down Oak street and turned
on Main, and when in front of p Hirzy's
jewelry store the sleigh slowed and struck
telephone pole. Mr.. Turner was thrown
out, and when picked up both legs were
found to be broken
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
EXCLUDED FROM M. w. A.
Otto Loeff1er of La Crosse Appeals to SUI
prelne Court.

La Crosse. Wis, Jan. III Special. /
Appeal has been taken from the circuit
to the Supreme court in the matter of
Otto Loeffier against the Modern Wood
men of America. This case has attracted
widespread attention and is in the nature
of 4 test case.
The plaintiff was formerly member Of
Ills mutual insurance order. Some time
after his initiation, he engaged in the
wholesale liquor business. For this rea-
son. under the rules of the order he was
excluded from membership and participa-
ton in any of the benefits of the order
The trial, lasting some weeks, resulted in
q verdict for the defense
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
WILL BE A CONTEST.
Sheboygan Aldermen Not All in Favor
of Railroad Bonds.

Sheboygan. Wis, Jan. 17.-[Special. /
The council will be asked tonight to adept
a resolution endorsing the Advancement
association's project for the construction
of a railway line to connect with the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul system
at Random Lake. The measure will not
pass without a contest, as many aldermen
favor an issue of bonds for new school
buildings in preference to rledging assist
ance at present to railroad project that
may not be carried to completion for a
year or two, and which will prevent an
issue of school bonds. At the same meet
ing the government will be asked by me-
mortal to deepen the harbor and appro-
pirate money for a survey for a harbor
of refuge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
Telephone at She'll Lake.

Shell Lake, WIS., Jan. 15.-[SpeciaI.l-
The Wisconsin Valley Telephone COM
pany has now completed it's line to this
point. Conversation was held yesterday
with Eau Claire, even a whisper being
heard. The line is of iron Wire now but
next spring two copper wires will be
strung and the iron wires will be used for
local purposes only. The construction
crew is now near Ashland.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
Are Going 20 Hawaii.

Green Bay, Wis. Jan III Special. /
Messrs. George g. Greene and Charles e.
Vroman of the law firm of Greene, Vro.
man & Fairchild will start on Wednes-
day for San Francisco and the Hawaiian
islands to be gone on months vacation
trip. Mr. Greene is prominently men.
toned for the vacancy on the Supreme
bench but his health would scarcely ad.
nit of the hard work and he does moi
seem to look with favor on the idea.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
GAINED FORTY-EIGHT POUNDS.

strong appetite for liquor was the
beginning Of the breaking down of my
health. | was also a slave to tea and
coffee: took the gold cure, but was not
helped
This is clipped from the Daily Herald.
OF Clinton, Iowa. 1t might well be taken
for the subject of temperance lecture,
but that is not our object in publishing it.
1t is to show how system, run down by
drink and disease, may be restored. We
Quote further from the Name.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
New Mail Route.

Beginning February l Rritish-Australian
mail will pass through La Crosse instead
of via Omaha. The new contract takes
mail west out of Chicago ever the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul road to Min
neapolis, thence via the 500 line and
Canadian Pacific to Vancouver.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
GIRL FATALLY BURNED,
Marian Reonard's Clothes ignite IN a
Kitchen Near Cascade.

cial. 1.-The news of a shocking accident
comes from Cascade a small town nine
miles northwest of here. Marian Reon-
ard, an employee of Mrs. Devine at the
above place, while cooking soap came in
too close contact with the fire and the
flames communicated to her clothes. The
unfortunate girl ran into the house, where
her mistress poured a pail OF water over
her. The burning girl then ran outside
to a nearby brook and succeeded in ex
tinguishing the flames.
Her injuries, however, were so severe
that they proved fatal the next day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
EIGHT MEN ARRESTED.
In Custody on Charge of Selling Liquor
on Indian Reservation.

Ashland, Wis, Jan. 14.-ESpecial i
United States Marshals Meehan and
Canon rounded up eight persons this
morning for introducing liquor on the Bad
River reservation The men, who are
Barney Newago, Peter Wasung. William
Lapointe. Michael Couture, Martin Hol-
brook and Frank Charlo, waived examina-
ton and will be taken to Madison to-
night.
George Brown and Thomas Doherty
were held in 5000 bonds. Doherty is an
ex-sheriff of Bayfield, county and most of
the others are Chippewa Indians.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-19
TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL.
Good Templars Looking Up Sites Around
Waupaca County Lakes.

Manawa, Wis, Jan. 14.-ESpecia1. IA
committee of the grand lodge of the In
dependent Order of Good Templars has
been engaged in examining various lakes
in this county for the purpose of finding
school for members of the order. Several
promising spots were considered, but
final decision was deferred until more
favorable season of the year: Waupaca
is considered suitable county in which
to locate the school on account of its
central position and excellent railroad ia
ci1itioC