Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12
STATE ITEMS.


the pario7 of the Villas House, having been
left there by some unknown person. This
of course created some little excitement in
the house, and how the baby got there, or
who # it is a mystery The child was
warmly dressed and was wrapped up in
black shawl. A small bag of clothing was
found with the infant, and also letter,
which was evidently written by the mother
of the child.
An urchin of six or seven years went
into barber shop in Racine and ordered
the barber to cut his hair as close as shears
would do it, He was asked if his mother
ord red it that way. "No," said he, 'but
school commences next week, and we've
got a school-mam that pulls hair, and I'm
bound to fix her this term you bet"
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says; There is a
general belief in Footvil!e and vicinity, that
Mr.. Howe who was shot at his residence in
that town, received the injury accidentally.
The location of the wound was found to be
such as to preclude the idea OF design.
Oshkosh mills manufactured 5000. 900
feet of lumber in 1869, some $4,000, 900
fe less than in 1868.
There is COW in Union, Rock county,
from which 600 lbs of butter have been
made the past season.
Ex-Treasurer Smith was presented on
| New Years eve with an elegantly bound
| copy of Shakespeares complete works, by
the employees of the Office.
The opening lecture of the Church Home
course was delivered to large audience at
St. PauIs Church, Milwaukee, Tuesday eve
ming, last week, by DR.. Clinton Lock, of
Chicago. The subject of the "Rights and
| Wrongs of Women" is said to have been
treated in highly interesting and brilliant
manner.
Emma Shicker, a girl II years old, was
drowned at GAINESVILLE while skating, on the
! 4th
We learn from the Oshkosh Northeastern
| the following:
The village OF Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, was Wis. ted. by most disastrous
| confagration on Tuesday morning, the
28th ult. The fire broke out in the rear of
'. Weber's saloon on Main street, and in
few minutes communicated W tn the billiard
saloon of j. Schneider and the grocery of
B. Jones. The entire row OF wooden build
| ings seven in number, was entirely destroy
/ ed, including The shoe store of E. Edwards,
| the post Office, drug store of Selah Cornweu
| dry goods store of W. A. Weisbrod and
meat market of R. Rockers. The entire loss
will be about $40, 900 on which there is
some insurance. This fire will be serious
blow the prosperity Of the village. A row
of buildings occupying the same location
was burned about ten years since.
| 4 farmer in the town of Vinland, killed
a hog the other day in he stomach of which
was found four lynch-pins. Beng voracious
creature, it is supposed that the animal had
| swallowed a wagon and digested all but the
| lynch-pins.
The Madison Journal has been collecting
statistics of the hop crop of Wisconsin for
1869, by which it, shows that the total
amount raised was Is, l42 bales The ship
nents from Milwaukee during the season
were "a, 142 bales. There is a great scarcity
of hops in every part of the United States,
and on this head the Journal has the follow
ing:
Estimates made this week by New York
parties say there are not over 10000 bales
in New York fit for export 1t is well known
that Western commission houses hold moth
ing, and we have now in the United States
not to exceed rs, 900 Or 10000 bales of de-
cent 1869 hops with which to supply the
home and foreign demand: That Western
brewers and dealers have been sending con-
siderable orders to New York lately is well
known, and that brewers everywhere have
been buying as close to immediate wants as
possible, is equally true, and the result
will be clos or sailing within SO days than
many consumers imagine to-day"
The Madison Journal was established in
May, 1852, by David Atwood, its present
senior proprietor. Horace Rublee became
connected with the paper in 1853, and re-
tanned his connection until appointed Min.
lister to Switzerland.
W. R. Finch, of the La Crosse Republican
has purchased half interest in the Sheboy.
gan Times.
The Waukesha PlaindeqLer learns thai
John Crowcraft, of Pewaukee, was found
dead in his bed on the morning of the 3Oth
ult. He was one of the earlier settlers, wa
a native of Yorkshire, England, and about
70 years old.
Jefferson county has had 48 person in lh'
Insane Asylum.
The floor of Trinity Church, Oshkosh
partislly gave away one night last week, al
bridal party was coming out. A pile o
wood in the basement peVented what might
have been a serious accident.
The state officers give a reception in the
rooms of TIE State Historical Society or
Thursday evening the 18th inst.
The Fort Atkinson Herald Office is fol
sale, Friend Kutchin being badly afflicted
with california fever"
The winter term of Wayland University,
Beaver Dam, begins Monday, January 10th,
and continues twelve weeks.
Col. Franklin has entered on his duties as
military instructor in the State University
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