Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-05-11
STATE ITEMS.

the general government
Whole number Of prisoners at Waupun,
1913.
A band of gypsies is encamped near james
vile.
Milwaukee has 566 saloons.
The Door county AdUocate says over 4 ,00o,-
600 ey ergreens win be shipped from there
this season. The first load was 600, 600.
Joseph Phillips, the new Mayor of Mil
waukee, proposes to close the German dance
houses on Sundays.
Oshkosh has new steam fire engine
which cost s2,25o.
Senator Carpenter is spending few days
at home, in Milwaukee.
Hon. A. J. Craig, State Superintendent,
who has been i'll, is now sufficiently recov-
cred to attend to business.
Hon. S. o. Pinney, of Madison, has been
appointed by the Governor to report tie
un Unpublished decisions of the old Wisconsin
territorial supreme court.
Sheriff Sallberg, of La Crosse, who was
injured by fall from buggy on Sunday
the lst inst, lies in a critical condition.
There VIII be one day of racing on the
Fair Ground Track, at Beaver Dam, on Sat-
day, June 4th.
The Columbus butchers have raised the
price of all kinds of beef steak to fifteen
cents per pound. All other kinds of meat
at the oid prices
The Argus notes that when Mcfarland
lived in this State he owned property at
Beaver Dam and laid outan addition to that
city which still bears his name.
The publisher Of the Appleton City Times
announces that if he can obtain 100 subscri-
bers he will begin at once the publication of
daily paper at that place.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says that little
girl, daughter of Mr.. Nicholson, was acci-
dentally drowned in a swamp near the track
of the Milwaukee and Chicago Railway.
Advices from Green Ray, say that the
prospect of Government taking hold of the
improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers, has raised the price of real estate in
that city hundred per cent.
Col. O. c. Johnson, late sergeant-at-arms
of the assembly, has removed to Beloit,
where he goes into the manufacturing bust
ness.
The Appleton Times reports desperate
attempt to break Jail by d prisoner named
Riley, who struck the keeper, Evarts, a blow
with brick wrapped in stocking knock
ing him down and nearly senseless. He
rallied, however, and drove his assailant
back to his cell with blow from paddock
and the exhibition of revolver.
The Beaver Dam Citizen says S. B. Bush
nell and wife, of Rolling Prairie, Dodge
County, celebrated their golden wedding
last week. A. Tesper, of Rolling Prairie,
purchased COW of H. B. Sherman, for the
Chicago market, which weighed 1886 lbs.
The Waupaca Republican thinks Carton
oil has been discovered in the town of lola,
in that county, and preparations are being
made to sink wells. Some of the Waupaca
excursioniSts to Kansas have returned, con-
Guiding there is sno place like home"
The Hudson Times reports that a team
belonging to Darling Bros at work harrow
ing the other day, became frightened and
ran away, and becoming tangled in the har-
ness, fell on to the harrow, which had been
upset, and were killed.
The Grant County Herald reports that
Fennimore Center was visited by fire early
Wednesday morning of last week, which
destroyed the store of Yielding and ].
Bonnell's dwell ing. Mr.. Yielding lost his
entire sock of goods, valued at IS, 900, be-
sides ali his furniture, clothing and fix
lures.
The Milwaukee Feacs reports the drown
ing of Polish child, three years old, named
Putek, by fall into barrel set there to
catch water, of which it had about three
inches. Upon learning of the sad affair the
distracted mother attempted to put an end
to her existence also by jumping into the
marsh uear by, and would have drowned,
lad she not been drawn cut by persons who
witnessed the affair.
The Berlin Courant says: While ourneigh-
bors at Fond du Lac and Oshkosh have to
use boat or walk plank to get from their
growing handsomely in our Berlin gardens.
Our first sown peas are large enough to
brush, and potatoes are up handsomely.
We learn from the Oshkosh Northwestern
that man named Bates, hoary-headed
villain nearly sixty years of age, enticed a
little girl, aged about FIVE years, into
stable in the Third ward, and at
tempted to commit a nameless outrage
upon her person. The culprit was taken
into room by the father of the little girl,
and received a sound thrashing.
The Kllbourn City Mirror relates the fol-
lowing sell: On Wednesday morning,
baggage master on the 10 a. N. express
train, reported man hanging on tree
about four miles west Of this plase Soon
after, a number of our enterprising citizens,
headed by Capt. Cuddy, section boss at
this station, started with hand car for the
scene of horror, and beheld burnt pine log
hanging to tree. They returned discour-
aged and tired ~