Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-10-19
STATE ITEMS.

farmer near Beloit has raised ever four
hundred acres of broom corn this season.
A lady in Oshkosh recently discovered her
chignon to be the abode OF an infinite
number OF Fquirming insects.
The Reporter says that the blsst-farnace at
FOND dp Lac went up another six feet iast
week, City cords more stone having been
put in.
Large shipments of hay are being made
down tie Fox river to Green Bay, for use in
the mining country.
Mr.. Mcintyre, of Leon, WAS recently rob-
bee Of his clothing during the night. The
thief entered has roem, probably Intending
to secure sum of money which Mr. NJ had
the day before drawa from the bank in
Sparta.
The La Crosse Democrat says "The mag
nihcent new Catholic Church which has just
been completed there at a cest of $50, o0o,
was formally dedicated on the I'd"
A little bere-ioeted girl in Kewsunee,
stepped into bed OF live Goals at the shin
gle mill, on the Sd, and was unable 10 ex-
tricate herself. She was pulled out inmedi-
ateiy by a little boy who was VI ith her, but
the toes and bottoms of DO th her feet were
Will be permanently crippled,
The internal revenue receipts in this State
for the past year were 100000 greater
than tie year preceding.
There are now ECO orphans in ths SOL
diers' orphans home at Madison.
There is an old lsdy in the State Prison
ct Waupun, 81 years of age. She wes sent
there for setting fire to building
Mr.. Cyrus Strong, in Greenville, Outaga-
ME county, mas tree bean ing second crop
OF apples for this year, and which are tDo
snchs in diameter
The State Journal, speaking of the ennua!
meeting Of the Board of Trustees Of the In
sane Asylum, says "The institution wss
found TO be in most excellent condition.
The officers eiected fer the ensuing ! ear are:
II. d, Giles, President; E. ". Young, Vice
President; +. S. Lawrence, Secretary;
Simeon Mills, Treasurer"
The Fond du Lac Daily says that another
of those handsome Pullman cars has Just
been turned cut at the Northwestern Gar
Shops. 1t has been named the "China,"
and it is said to be the incest one ever made
there.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says: Concert ge-
ers will be pleased to learn that Mr.. Alton
Streeter, of the firm Of Hempsted & Co., has
concluded negoti atoms by which Clara
Louia Kellogg, the celebrated American can
tatrice, will appear at Music Fall, Miwau-
kee, on the Zlgt and I'D of next month.
String beans were offered for sale in Mil
waukes Wednesday last. Such thing was
probably never before known in this lsti-
Jude on The 18th of October.
Charles Seymour, editor Of the La Crosse
Republican, in a recent letter declares that
the Mississippi; river and tributaries are of
chief Importance in emancipating the labor
and commerce. Of the west from tie control
of monopolies and the sharks of Wall street
The Masons of La Crosse are preparing
a new Masonic Hall in Mons Anderson's
new building, which, the Democrat says
viii be the finest in the State 1t will be
eiaoorately fitted up and splendidly appoint
ed. The main hall VIII b. I5x314 feet
while the ante-rooms, &c, viii be large and
airy.
The following are the officers ofthe Wis
con5in homeopathic association lately elected
at Milwaukee President, T. j Patchen
Vice President, G. R. Shaw; Secretary, n.
A. Gray Treasurer, D. 7. Brown; Censors
J. S. Douglas, G. ". Perrine and R. 3.
Brown.
Al the late convention Of the Cengrega-
tional end Presbyterian churches at Racine,
strong address against the use of tobacco
was delivered by S. D. Hastings
A jewelry store in Green Bay was entered
Aonoay night by burglars and quantity
Of valuables taken.
The new Masonic Hall in Green Bay will
be dedicated Tuesday, October 1lth Dele
ora tiOno rror, aT;JyonLao ord Eonl A., a.