Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-26
STATE ITEMS.

to death, and another one dangerously |
scorched. No particulars are given.
The Montello Express says 1853 Tbs of sv
ordupoise met in that village few days ago,
in the person of John Maxwell,a citizen, and
a Mr.. Miller, Waushara, the former kicking
the beam at 388 Tbs and the latter at 365 lbs.
Montello claims tie champion fat man OF
the northwest.
The Waukesha PlaindeG2er says: Con
Sunday night last the lightning struck the
house nf Mr.. Porter Daniels, Of Vernon, and
knocked the chimney into pi, and broke the
stove, crockery ware, &C., besides damaging
the house considerably. The next morning
at sunrise the murcury stood at zero" Of
course Ii ghtning always "cools the atmos-
! phere."
The Whitewater Register reports the fol-
| lowing queer antics of woman why not
! let the dear creature have her way r On
| Tuesday afternoon last Mrs. H. Allen, Of
this place an estimable lady who has had
some vagaries peculiar to herself, armed her.
self with hatchet, bunch Of keys and
good stock of resolution, and proceeded to
the rooms of the Independent Order OF Free
and Accented Masons. Reaching those
rooms, she proceeded to knock desks, bench
es. stands. tables and chairs to pieces, piled
them I'D IN the middle of the room, and
was about to set them on FIRE, when she was
discovered by one of our citizens and was
persuaded not to carry out her incendiary
purposes. Probably few minutes more
would have suficed to wrap the whole es-
adjustment in flames.
The Oshkosh Turner's were presented with
splendid banner by the young ladies of
| thet place last eek The banner is of rich
silk, elegantly decorated, and cost $3.50,
One of the sensatio Ms in Racine is col
ored debating society.
There are ten colleges in in the State be-
sides the University at Madison, and the
aooregate number of students in attendance
during the past year. was 1898.
The Sentinel says that the first school in
Milwaukee was established in the winter OF
1895. The second school was started short
" afterward and was aught by Mr.. West
of Appleton.
The Wisconsin State Prison, as a chain
, manufacturing establi shment, is fast taking
the lead. Over half million feet of hard
wood lumber is required annually, the larges
porto of which is purchased at Appleton
The Barabeo Republic reports that thu
furn ace at Ironton is in full blast, with tn
heaviest stock of ore and charcoal that ha
ever been accumulated there.
There are twenty eight cities in Wiscon
sin that have school houses worth owe
: $4,000. Walworth county has four o
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Delavan, Geneva, Elk
horn. Ten cities have school houses wortl
$40, 900 or over.
The Sheboygan Falls Herald says that
quack, near bingham, the other day admin
istered magnificent dose of tartra tie of an
e timony and sulphate of link, sufficient il
t | volume to kill a horse. The prescription
p was taken by lady, and nothing but tn
:, most prompt and skilled treatment savet
q her life.
The Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railwa,
Comp any have declared dividend Of tire
per cent. cash and seven per cent stock Of
the common, and seven and one half pc
cent. cash and three and a half per cent
+ stock on the preferred, payable February IL
The new bridge at Chippewa Falls
n completed, costing nearly S43, 600.
The stages from La Crosse to Whom
have been put on sleighs for the first tim
:, this season
The public school property in Milwaukee
U is valued at 1923, 300.
During. the morning service at Olive
Church, Milwaukee, Oh Sunday, the pastor
; Rev. John Allison, rendered his resignation
: One of the reasons given by rumor for MI
AIIisons resignation is that few of tn
. eading members of the church are oppose
o to his formal installation as pastor.
Kenosha has petitioned Congress for a
appropriation for their ,harbor.
The Brandon Times tells of a man wht
was seriously killed"l Wonder if he viii
SURVIVED
James Rossman, citizen of Waukesh
county for 50 years, died on Tuesday at tn
t age Of "a.
Two loads of wheat broke through tn
ice near La Crosse on Wednesday and wer
: lost. The horses were saved.
/ The Journal says the apple crop of Font
V du Lac County in 1869 was sufficient 70
q home consumption, for the first time.
The La Crosse Leader A man b,
the name Phillips, who resided at Homer
had some sort Of trouble with his wife las
Sunday ey ening. He left her in possession
of the house, and securing an ak, proceeded
in a very systematic way to prepare hi
| grave by cutting a hole in the ice on tn
river. After cleaning out all the foatin!
, ice, and chopping the rough edges off, h
stepped back a few yards, and approaching
the hole on a run, dove under-thus settling
his family affairs, as far as his presence l
concerned. Strange to say a neighbor o
: his watched the proceeding without inter
I fering.
r At La Crosse, pair of moon-dogs lent
! peculiar charm to the heavens Monda,
evening, January 18th.
The Appleton Crescent reports that grea
numbers OF sawlogs are on the move The
; past week or more.
The Fox Lake Representative says that