Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-11-16
STATE ITEMS.

Madison.
Manitowoc calls for soc fire alarm
/ bell
] Louie Jordan, Of Wsupun, fell from
ladder las week, and broke his arm.
Three Of Janesville's most distinguished
citizens were arrested Wednesday evening
for drunkenness
Burglars made fifteen calls in one night
at Chippewa Falls, one night last week.
| A farmer of Rock county has become SO
aristocratic that lie uses sofa for the seat
| in bis farm wagon.
The West Wisconsin Railroad has passed
| into the hands of the Chicago and North
western.
Client near GAINESVILLE pays his lawyer S
fees by boarding with his counsel during
| the Musical Convention, when guests are
entertained free of charge.
A. NJ. Russell has a live bear cub, six
months old, which was caught ssome ten
| miles from Evansville, on Bass Creek
Beoit con tradicts the statements concern
Ing the prevalence of sickness in that city.
An eel over three feet long was ,sh OF in
the river at Beloit, one day last week.
In Honey Creek, Sank Co., on the Sd inst.
two year old daughter of Mr.. Zeck fell
into well and was drowned before she was
missed
The Biddles' Theatrical Troupe will open
in Oshkosh on the evening of the oath,
Owing to the death of Mr.. Biddles' tie
troupe is dsorganized for time.
The Sheboygan Herald says more wheat
is shipped from Sheboygan than from any
other port north of Milwaukee.
1t is estimated that there will be more
logs cut on Black River this winter than
ever before. Pine lands are in great de-
mand this fall
Milwaukee papers announce the death on
Monday, in that city, alter brief illness, of
Frederick W. Orban, Esq editor-iu-chief of
the Daily Banner and Volhsfreund.. Mr.. Or
ban had been for seventeen years connected
with the press o f Milwaukee.
The three Oldest settlers now living in
Columbia county are said to be Henry Mer-
ril and o. Villains OF Portage, and Hugh
McFarlan of Arlington The two former
came into the county i'll 1891 and the lat
ter in 1896.
Belot has two circulating libraries, one
containing $50 volumes one college library,
5000 volumes seven sabbath schools, IL
braries, ASIA; sixty private braries-sev-
era of these being collections of law and
theological works-22, 1886. Total nun Der
of books in libraries, $50.
On the Cd inst, a man hired horse and
buggy at Kenosha; no trace of him could
he feund until one day last week, when he
was arrested near Elgin, where he was try
ing TO sell the property. He was brought
to Kenosha and lodged in Jail. He gave his
name as John Porter.
The Madison Journal says of the new
Park Hotel, which ornaments the south
corner of the CAPITAL Park The building is
rapidly approaching completion, and is a
model Of taste both in design and execution.
When this hotel is opened, very few cities
in the country can offer better and pleas
anteI accomm odations to the public than
can be found at the three first class hotels
in this city.
The Oconomow Times reports that Gen.
Stark weather's beautiful and commodious
residence at Sunny Side Farm, was burned
to tn ground on Wednesday, the I'd inst
The loss was total, and the abstraction COM
plete. The fire originated from sparks from
the chimney, and commenced in the kitchen
roof. Loss SIS 600; insurance $4,000.
The Racine journal reports that last Fri
day night, the German Lutheran Church
about one mile north of Caledonia Centre,
was burned to the ground, involving loss
to the society of about $1,000 From all
attending Giro umstances there can be no
doubt bu. it was the work of an incendiary,
The Racine Argus says: After the receipt
of the news of the loss Of John Mills, while
molly endeavoring to relieve shipwrecked
seamen, last week, Messrs, Burch Bruce
and others started subscription paper and
raised $240 for the benefit of his family,
who were so suddenly deprived Off kind
husband and father.
VIM II. Howard, of Fond du Lac, was
assaulted in the streets, on Wednesday ever
ing, by some unknown person, with a large
knife, which cut through his clothing fro m
the left hip upwards across the abdomen
1t was blow evidently intended for some
other party.
Mr.. John Williams, of Dodgevile, has q
hog six months old that eighs 3e2 pounds
The German Cath olics of Cross Plains
| anu fiCihitJ civ PuetiuS up iuI &c auO
handsome stene church. When completed
the cost will probably be in the neighbor-
hood of $25 0G0
| We learn from the Portage Register that
| William Hanson who resided about tw o
miles west Of the village of Doyiesto wa
was killed on Monday afternoon, the 18th
inst, whilst engaged in sinking boulders, y
| by being caught in tie PIT prepared, for e
! huge specimen He was not discovered un
| I'll the nextmorn
| Old residents say that the village Poynet e
in Columbia county, was originally named
Pnquette after wealthy Frenchmau who
resided in that vicinity at very early day
He afterwards built a large church at Por-
tage, which was subsequently burned. His
His descendants now live in the town Of