Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-11-30
STATE ITEMS.

JaHcSVille mas uTkiSu Daln uOuSe.
A female barber is attracting atten-
ton in Appleton, and doing a large
During the month of October 9,61
barrels, or 39456 quarters of beer
were sold in Milwaukee
The Crescent says scarlet fever pre-
walls feartulIy in Calumet county. and
has made its appearance in Appleton.
Oshkosh claims to have more
churches than any other city in the
State, outside of Milwaukee.
The valuation of property in r ok
county is S15.6S8 1927, of which the
city of GAINESVILLE has s3,l12,000 and
the city of BeIoi: ST 100000.
The Rock County Board Of Super
visors have agreed to put into the tow
er of the Court House good toned
bell' of 1000 pounds weight, provided
the city will furnish clock.
Mr. Z. Cove, of Waukesha, returned
last week from a hunting tour in the
north part of Juneau county, and
brought home a fine, fat buck weigh
ing 235 pounds.
An Appleton editor calls upon the
doctors to furnish the list Of births
and deaths of that city. Marriages
will find their way to the papers any
how.
The Beloit Journal says TIE business
of that city has increased and is now
increasing more rapidly than that of
any other place in the State. rr..
Thinking to quench his thirst, a
hasty individual at La Crosse bored "a
hole in barrel which stood in front of
grocery store, the other evening, AMI
was rewarded with a gush Of vinegar
The trustees of the Hospital for the
Insane will ask of the Legislature ST.,
900, 900 to build additional wings. and
s97 900 for other purposes.
Oshkosh has case of splendid ami
nation. According to the Northeast
ern a young fellow proposed to a young
lady, was refused, and now his ANNA
ton is completely suspended.
The editor of the Columbus Repub-
lican has been shown fue specimen
of copper ore found on the farm of Mr..
Pickett, in the town of Portland. The
CHI Jnk weighs thirty pounds.
On Friday afte aoon, two convic;s in
the State Prison at Waupun attempted
to escape. They managed to climb
over the outside wa |, but were speedi-
ly recaptured. l.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says corn is
yielding from fifty to one hundred bush
els per acre throughout Rock county
The quality is unusually good, as the
protracted weather and absence of frost
gave it ample time for maturing.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports that
the Milwaukee & Northern Railway.
completed the first section of its line
Saturday the 10Th inst. when the IRON
ing was finished to Cedarburg, dis
lance of twenty miles.
The work of building the new rail
road bridge across the Mississippi river
at Prairie du Chen. has commenced.
1t will be in readiness for the trains to
cross by the close of navigation.
The Sheboygan Times notices the
death of Mrs. Eliza Follett, widow of
the late Benjamin Follett. aged SO
years. Mrs. Follett was the first white
woman, SO far as is known, that ever
set foot in the territory now known as
Sheboygan county. She came to that
place with her husband, from Cleve-
land, in the fall of 1885.
George Hubbard, of Springfield,
died suddenly on Monday of last week,
from choking. He was suffering with
lung difficulty, and, while in violent
fit of coughing, he sufocated His
brother, John Hubbard, was killed only
few weeks since by being thrown
from a wagon.
The Manitowoc Stor says that a
horse in that place, belonging to Mr..
Boorman, lost shoe one day last week,
and, after waiting a reasonable time,
according to its judgment, to have it
attended to. started, alone and I'M
bridled, for the blacksmith s shop,
waited at the door until morning, then
walked to the accustomed spot, and
mutely asked to be shod, which request
was understood and granted, when the
animal went home
A lad II years old, Will Loomis, Of
La Crosse, was, the other evening,
drugged and enticed into a disreputabie
house, and made to stand up and marry
girl who had been imprisoned no
less than four times the past summer
for Drunkenness AID worse crimes. A
minister of that city married them
without even asking the boys parents.
The bow is the son of policeman. and