Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-03
STATE ITEMS.

Ihe Dane CoGHty Agricultural Fair VIII
be held September goth and ga,
There are 1929 children in Iowa county
who draw public school money.
The census takers of Rock county have
discovered twenty Colonies in one day.
A State Temperance convention for Wis
consin will be held in Milwaukee on the 9Th
Of September.
The state banks Of Wisconsin have now
in circulation 81 3, 1886, secured by capital
of IS. 1000
The state supreme court has adjourned
until the 9Th of September.
During the week ending July 23d, the re
ceipts eff wheat at Milwaukee were 369, 095
bushels, and at Chicago, 286.8I4 bushels.
Shanghai Chambers paper, the Baraboo
Herald, has suspended.
\ German paper IS to be stsrted at
Prairie du CHEN.
4 Madison paper viii soon publish II
original story written by an inmate Of the
insane asylum, at that place
A lady preacher occupies the pulpit OF
tie Advent church at Sparta
All the babies in Ii Crosse are sick with
cholera infntuDl Of scarlet fever.
The engineers are at work on the Baraboo
Madison air line railroad.
The Stevens Point Pinery notes the death
of George Ross, by runaway team, near
that place, on Monday last He was intox-
icated at the time, and leaves a large family.
Prince Napoleon, first cousin of the En-
peror Louis Napoleon, spent several weeks
in Wisconsin ten years ago.
At a meeting of Germans in New York
city last week, TO express sympathy with
Prussia, Ex-Governor Solomon, formerly of
this State, presided.
Alexander Mitchell, Henry L. Palmer,
E..G. Ryan, Jas. S. Brown and VIM. Pitt
Lyon are mentioned as probable candidates
for the Democratic nominations to congress
in the first district.
La Crosse contemplates giving part of her
river front to the railroad.
On the 18th twelve sheep and two. boys
were killed by lightning in slaughter
yard in La Crosse.
Fifty thousand pounds of Swltzer cheese
viii be made within few miles Of Oshkosh
this season.
The Register says there are living in Be-
lott fifteen persons whose united ages
amount to l,l45 years.
Three-fourths of a mile Of Nicholson
pavement is to be laid on Main street, Fond
du Lac this season. 1t is to be commenced
forthwith.
\ young colored woman in BeIoit has
taken contract to paint house.
The new buildings of the State Prison
are nearly completed. and will be ready tor
the machinery in about month
The work Of grading and ironing the
the track of the Milwaukee and Northern
railway, between Milwaukee and Cedar
burg, commences to-day.
The hop crop in. Adams, Sank and Co.
lumbia counties is reported as very poor.
The recent heavy rains have done great
carnage to the crops now being gathered in
Central Wisconsin. 1t is estimated that
one-half Of the hay crop has been ruined
Advices from the Cranberry marshes of
the State indicate much larger yield of
berries than ever before
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says that the work
Of building the west wing of the Institute is
progressing, and the wing will soon be COM
pleted.
The Register says: "a farmer in the town
of Beloit has raised one thousand quarts Of
raspberries on a single acre this year" The
question is, What profit did they pay?
The Marquette Express reports that in the
town of Newton, on Tuesday night, light
ming struck the house of Herman Wilder,
killing Mrs. Wilder and so injpring Mr.
Wilder that be is not expected to live.
From the GAINESVILLE Gazette wei learn that
the Red Stockings and the Forest City base
ball clubs have been engaged 10 to play a
game in that city some time in August.
Harvest hands are scarce around Waupun,
and command from $500 to $3.50 per day.
Beloit has Pickwick club.
The Beloit Register chronicles the removal
Of its champion liar to Chicago.
The new directory of Milwaukee contains
only 900 names in a population of about
$1,000.
The county of Milwaukee was organized
for judicial purposes in the winter of 1887,
and the village designated as the county
seat
The Knbourn City Iirror says the Wis
cousin hop crop is likely to be failure this
season, from the effects OF grub and louise.
We learn from the Monroe Sentus Ell that
Miss Helan Bingham5 daughter of the lat e
John A. Bingham, of that place, will take
up the editorial pen and scissors for the
James vile Gazette, as assistant editor.
The Clark County Republican says: The
going on in Clark comfy
this season will Increase the value of the
county, in real property, halfa million dol
lars. Come on with your immigrants. Hay
ing is pretty near through within this coun-
y.
The Richland County Republican has an
account Of the suicide Of Dr.. L. D. Gage, d
well known citzen of that county. His