Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-01
STATE ITEMS.
New wool is coming in at Madison

Mchen buchanan is playing at La
Crosse,
S. NJ, Booth, of Chitaga,. Is. establishing
IN extensive grapery near Burnett.
\ 800 found bear was killed in Pierce
"ountr last week
The falls ia slie Wisconsin, at Wauzsn
are being improved SO that raj. can be rnn
over without damage.
Thc Universalists hold state convention
at Monroe, on tie ist of June.
AewaOLee county, with population OF
% 0ro, has only three lawyers
Madison now has three miniature steam
! ers on its lakes.
Wisconsin hops we're quoted at from g
to 90 cents in the New York market last
week
Blddles Theatrical Troupe are playing at
appleton.
Large numbers Of dead fish are floating
il lake WInnebago
The Beloil Register says the measles and
mumps prevail to fashionable exte-t.
Hereafter no. dqaor will be sold 1t any
Of tie eating houses ouihe Mil ST. Paul
Railway
The new state insa9s asylum must lie
located aal work commenced carry in
! June
Colonel Il A. Starr, late Postmaster at
Milwaukee, has been elected Orderly Ser
geant of the Light Guards Of that city.
A illicit still was seized on the cath at
Waussssosa, near Milwaukee, belonging
10 q German named Gottleib Crosse.
The Beloit Journal reports game Of base
ball between the College Freshmen and
High School clubs. won by the fogmer-5l
to IS.
George Barrett, who has been on trial at
GAINESVILLE, for the murder of his brother,
bas been found guilty of murder in the
first degree.
Senator c. G. Williams, of JantsvilIe.
delivers the annual address before the lit
erary societies at Lawrence University
Appleton, at The next commencement in
June
The kilbour2 Mirror notes that Frederick
Brown, the father of "0ld John Brown"
visited that place a few weeks ago. He
has purchased farm near Delton, Sank
Co.. where he intends residing.
The editor Of the Berlin C0auqat has been
presented with two large hens eggs, one of
which measured seven and seven Fights
inches in circumference.
The Whitewater Register notices the cap
ture of notorious burglar-'Squire P
Reyes, wanderer over the face of the
earth-in the town of Spring Prairie, at
the house of his uncle, on Saturday last, by
Sheriff Humphrey.
During the last ten days two or.three mad
dogs have been seen in Caledonia, Racine
Co, and number of hos have been bitten
and run mad
Bishop Hennie of Milwaukee, writes from
Rome that the ecumenical council viii
probably continue III session another year
and that he will not return until it closes.
Hon. Henry s. Baird, of Green Bay.
President of the first territorial legislature
Of Wisconsin, has just contemplated bis
SEVENTEEN year.
1t is in cen emplation TO hold the next
Convention Of the State Firenan's Associa-
ton at Oshkosh, during the Northern Fair,
the first week in October, should satisfactory
arrangements be made
The Oshkosh Nortbweste1n says river men
report that mosquitoes never were plantier,
larger, fatter, or more inDudent than thsy
are this season.
Tie dwelling house and barn of Frank
81 ulin at Two Rivers was destroyed by
FIRE last week, and two boys, one son Of
AIR. Buulin, persisted in the flames
In THE STATE OF WISCONSIN within the last
three years there has been Sc, 69a, $40 paid
as premiums for FIRE and marine insurance
and S4,l6i, l83 for lie insurance. and there
ms been S3,38l,O 0l of fire and marine, and
eo-n % }i{;, I0ssps maid
The sheboysan Times says young man
named Jacob WillbSnt, g years Of age, en-
gagged in hauling woo,ll to the piers at
CeEteryille, Manitowoc courrg, for his en-
pIoyer living there, while driyIn.g CT on
the pier with load, on Tuesday. was a. avn
into the lake aud drow ned before assistancs
could be rendered
On the night Of the 24th Of May fire
destroyed the depot of the Fox Lake Rail
road Co, and grain warehouses, one Mil
waukee & ST. Paul R. r. freight car loaded
with wheat, and about three thousand
bushels of wheat There WAS about $500
insurance on the whole. The fire was tie
work Of an incendiary
The Kilbourn City Mirror has the follow
ing "We rejoice under an abundance of
rain and copious showers that commenced
on Friday the goth, and are pleased with
a fine bracng atmosphere the mercury at
800 instead of 500 Farmers now think they
will get n average crop of wheat. Hops
are doing finely an in some places up to
tie top of the poles"
Fhe Waupun Leader says it i. now set
tied TACT that the Prison Shops are to be
rebuilt Immediately. a quarry has been