Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15
STATE ITEMS

area Of twenty one miles.
Two Insurance companies fail ed IN Wis
consin last year, the Milwaukee Insurance
Co. and the Rock River Insurance Co.
The conduc tors and breaksmen on the G.
& n. W. Railway have been uniformed by
The company.
Among the graduating class at West
Point this year two are from Wisconsin
H. A. Reed and F. ". Kingsbury.
Representative David Atwood, from this
district, is the member Of the Congressional
campaign committee for Wisconsin.
The Meuominee Lean Rolf reports that
James Wood, a farmer, living eight or nine
miles north OF that place, plowed up on his
farm this spring several pieces of stone coal
a farmer named Xavier, near Fountain
City, had eleven head Of cattle, one span of
horses. and a span Of mules killed By light
ming one night last week, during a veryse-
we're thunderstorm aud gsIe.
Hon. Anthony Van Wyck, formerly of
Kenosha, and one Of the strongest candi.
dates for Governor at the Republican con
vention last fall has decided to remove to
North Carolina on account of Ill health.
The Grant County Herald says that Jacob
Oakleaf, once worthy citizen of Waterloo,
was drummed out of town by the womer, Of
the place for abusing his family. AS the
authorities would do nothing, the women of
Waterloo to ok the matter in hand on Friday
last, and escorted the offender through and
out Of town with tin drums, pans, horns
and pans
The Dodge Co. Democrat says "a ride
/ of twenty miles on last Saturday gave US a
| good opportunity to observe Ia g crops, and
we are happy to state that wheat, rye, oats,
corn and potatoes never looked more prom
sing than now. The refreshing rain OF
that day did much good, and the growing
crops have healthy look"
The Appleton Crescent Of the 4th says
Col Samuel Ryon, of Menasta, wasin town
on Wednesday. Fffty-seven years ago that
day the famous naval bottle was fought be-
| tween the Chesapeake and Shannon, in
| which latter ship Col Ryan fought as an i'm
| pressed British seaman. It was on that
same occasion that the gallant Capt. Law,
renee, of the Chesapeake, uttered his dying
| words, which live after him-sDon't give
| up the shipp' Doubtless few Of the war
r;ors of that occasion live now TO eight their
battles DER" Col. Ryan is the father Of
/ Col. San. Ryan, Jr. the editor of the Ores
! cent
Mr.. W. C. CLARK, residing near Beaver
| Dam, recently fed eight two months old pigs
quantity Of pie plant leaves, and in a
short time after found six Of them dead,
and the others in a fir way to die. These
leaves are poisonous and farmers should be
careful not to feed chem TO their stock.
john Paul's saw-miII at Lacrosse blew
up on the morning of the 9Th inst, utterly
| scattering the boiler and mach merry over
the country for mile around. Several men
wers severely injured, but no one killed.
Loss 81 900.
Judge Lyon Of Racine will most likely re-
ceive the nomination for Congress in the lst
district, Gen. Psine,has decided to not again
become II candidate
The Courant says the Episcopalians of
Berlin are erecting new church. The ed
ifice will he built of brick, and is 80 by sc
feet.
There are located in Wisconsin 9,8iI In
dians, belonging to the following trihoe =.
Chippewas, Ottawas, and Pottaw atomies,
5,693 Nenominees, 1900; Oneidas, 1915
Winnebagoes, 1000; Stockbridges; 400.
The German Turner's of Milwaukee, will
contest the legality lf the ordinance against
Sunday dancing.
This has not been a good year for catch
ing ciscoes in Lake Geneva.
Lutte A. Tayloy, of the Lacrosse Leader,
delivered The address before the MINNESOTA
Editorial convention On Tuesday, sthe 18th
inst.
The Republican announces that the ''Cro-
quet Club of Delayan hereby:chaIlenge any
other croques club in the county to play
them three games of croquet any tilae with
in three weeks.
The Beloit Journal says Mr.. Richard Fox, !
an Employed of the Rock River Paper Com
pany, lost by death a few month since two
children, within the same week, from scar
let fever, and now, to further add to that |
loss Iand grief, an accident deprives his
household Of two more. The circumstances |
are as follows: Last Sabbath afternoon /
about 0 clock, while Mr.. Fox's little boy |
and girl, aged respectively six and eight,
were recrossing the foot bridge at the dam, |
the boy, becoming dizzy by the current I'M /
derneath, made misStep and fell into the |
water below, endeavo-ing, at the same time
in the fall, to rescue himself By Selling hold I
of his sister, who thus was also precipitated
with him and both went over the dam to-
gether. Their bodies were soon recovered
but life was extinct.
1t is said that the present drought pre-
vailing in this State is nothing compared
with the one which occurred in the Prophet
Elijah's time Souldn't wcnder
a yacht-race in Lake Whine bago is in
contemplation Tor the Fourth OF July, in
which it is expected that the Fond ia Lac,
Oshkosh, Menasha, Neerah aud Green Bay
boats will take part
The Freshman Nine of the Beloit College
sent challenge to the Freshman of Chicago
University, which was accepted, the game
will be be Played on the 10th inst in BeIoit