Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-14
COrunna Mich. April l, 1901.
Around The State.

A blight which attacks the leaves and
branches OF fruit trees Of all kinds has
appeared in Calumet county. 1t is
a total failure.
Clifford Lavigne, a farmer residing
near Chippewa Falls, was assaulted and
robbed while on his way home from
town. He was found by the roadside
with fractured skull and will probably
die.
Kenosha had its first labor trouble in
two years last Tuesday evening when
the teamsters employed on the paving
of Milwaukee avenue struck. So few
teams were to be secured in that city
that the contractors had asked the team
sters to carry larger loads on their
wagons. To this the teamsters objected.
The strike will probably be settled soon.
Sheboygan was Wednesday served
with notice of suit to be Instituted
against it by the City Water company,
the latter to ask for judgement in the
sum of $9,1O1.3O, with costs of action
claiming illegal assessment of its pro-
perty in 1901. The property was assessed
at $478,OOO and reduced by the board of
review to 100000. But this is claimed
as excessive by the company.
George Z. LOhr, of Milwaukee, and
Miss Ada Hawley, Of Madison. both stu
dents at the State university and
members Of the graduating class were
drowned in Lake Mendoza, Wednesday
evening 10y the capsiZing of row boat
of which they were the only occupants.
Ehe young couple were engaged to be
married as soon as the young man had
secured permanent position.
Harry Alkus, who was arrested several
days ago by United States pOstOfce Off
Gals in connection with the R. O. Hunt
case at PesthigO, was not lodged in jail
as reported. The letters referred to
were taken it is alleged, with the inten-
tiOn OF injuring the characters Of Mr.. Al
kus and the young women to whom they
were addressed. Both are witnesses in
the PesthigO Lumber company case
against Robert O. Hunt.
At the Grand Army encampment held
during the present week at Stevens
Point the following named officers were
elected for the ensuing year:-James FL,
Agen, of Superior, department Com
mander; Owen C. Clark, of Stevens
Point, senior vice-commander; G. Fl.
Morley, Of Viroqua, junior vice-com-
mander; B. c. Brett, Green Bay, medical
director; G. E. Burnley, Hudson, chap
lain; William Hendersgele, Depere,
trustee. The next Grand Army encamp-
ment will be held at Chippewa Falls.
Mr.. Edward Rack, of the firm Of Ra-
eek & Jones, among the most prosper
GUS of WatertOWn's merchantile firms,
has made no less a success of the bust
ness of putting down cement sidewalks.
On the West side alone, Mr.. Rack has
put down more than 400 linear feet of
this kind of sidewalk this season. That
a cement sidewalk was put in by Mr..
Rack, is q guarantee to our home
people of its excellence. Last week
Mr.. Rack completed a fine sidewalk
IL feet wide and SO feet long in front of
W. D. SprOesser's Jewelry store, No 213,
Schempf Bros, large store, No 2O9-211 and
Henry w enkenwerder' Hardware stOre,-
2O7 Main street. The addition of this side
walk adds much to the exterior attrac-
tions of these places of BUSINESS and seems
to speak of the neatness, business
prosperity and up-to-date methods that
prevail within.