Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-10-12
STATE ITEMS.

Smith, of the town of Calumus, celebrated
] their golden wedding. Mr.. Smith is u
years of age and his wife &c.
The Appleton Post says that as Mr.. Alden
Leach was working in his meadow neal
Hortonville, he found a cluster of beautiful
ripe strawberries, while other vines in The
same vicinity were in full bloom.
The temperance conventions throughout
the State are engineered almost entirely by
Democrats.
Ten tons of cheese from the Evansville
cheese factory were last week shipped di.
rect to Glasgow, S cotland.
Near Berlin the culture of the cranberry
Is receiving considerable attention, and the
| experiment thus far has proved very profit
able.
Col. J. A. Watrous, editor of the Fond
du Lac Commonwealth, has been nomina ted
for Congress by the Republicans of The 4th
district
1 Warsaw had foot race last week half
mile heat, single dash !; won by John Elem
ing betting even race closely contested :
| time not extraordinary.
One who ought to know, speakin. of
GAINESVILLE says that young men are SO scarce
! there that the girls have given up the
| idea of having two strings to their bows
| If they get one beau on the string they feel
perfectly satisfied.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says that the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad company
will commence the construction of an
| iron bridge over Rock river, at the
| lower crossing in that city, in about two
| weeks. 1t is expected that the cost of the
structure will be IN the neighborhood Of
500, 900.
A farmer in Stockbridge is about to thresh
his second crop Of barley this year. His
first crop yielded him eighty bushels to the
| acre. The crop which he is about to har-
| vest sprang up from self sowed seed from the
first crop, and will yield him forty bushels
| to the acre.
| The Executive Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Wisconsin
has issued a call for the first annual conven-
| ton of the association, to be held in James
| vile, November Sd, 4th and 9Th. There is
no limit of the number Of delegates each as
ISOLATION may send, and all will be enter
| tanned at GAINESVILLE.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
| indictment IN the case of Duvall, convicted
| at lkhorn, last summer, of the murder of
| his wife, was sufficient, and has directed
] the court below to proceed with the SEN
| tence.
The Racine Journal says that while in
New York city, short time SINCE, Mr.. Fix
| en-, OF the firm Of Roggenbau Fixen, ex-
hibited some shawls manufactured at the
| Racine wooden mills to the leading dry goods
| houses in that city, and they were pro-
| nounced to be the best made in this country.
! 1t was great compliment but one that is
| entirely deserving. So much for manufac-
| lures in the West.
The gross receipts Of the concert of the
| German Ladies Aid Society in Milwaukee,
where Ole Bull played, amounted to 50, 242,-
| so. OF this sum, $1,000 was sent to Ger
| many, the balance covering the expenses of
| the entertainment.
The Sheboyganders are likely to be fur
nished with gas, as Jas. G. Miller, Peter
Rupp and Richard Dix of Fond du Lac have
about completed arrangements to put up
| gas works there.
Ole Bull and wife were entertained on
Tuesday evening of last week by Mr.. and
Mrs Schley, at their residence near Madison.
| The journal says that the chief feature of
the hospitihle and elegant entertainment
was reception of the Norwegian residents
IN the vicinity by Ole Bull and bis W ife.
The La Crosse Republican says that Mrs.
Ellen Jones sold her husband, Mr. John
Jones, to another Mrs. Jones for 81, 500, the
| other day. The transaction took place in the
| La Crosse calaboose, under the IN mediate
supervision Of Policeman Loomis.
The Oshkosh Northwestern says that ar
rangements are nearly completed for the
regatta on Lake Winnebago on Thursday of
next week Seven yachts, owned In this
city, have already been entered, and two or
three are to be here from Menasha, several
| from Neenah and Fond du Lac, and three
from Madison are already on the way.
We lean from the Whitewater Register
that they are troubled with demented street
| preacher and rabble of rnde boys WHO jeer
at him .....It is expected that Bishop White
house will preach there on the 18th, at the
formal opening of the Episcopal church.
Duncan E. Cameron, of Milwaukee, was
presented last week with a beautiful gold
headed cane, gift from the Caledonia 80
ciety, of that city.
Two horse thieves were arrested at Mad
I lSUu ideb IlIuSy 1bSs Ai'u o.oiSh :" oASS
| and buggy from Barnes T. Hill, near Broad
| head, on the 18TH An officer had been on
! their track from that time, but was unable
to snare their game until Friday. They were
| all armed, and when the attempt was made
TO arrest item, drew their revolvers, but
| were overpowered before doing any seri Gus
damage. They were not lacking in their
| intent, but their bad aiming and the prompt
action If the officers prevented murder.
| One of the scoundrels is known to the de-
tectives by the name of "Buck Shot, The
other gives his name as Frank Brown. Both
are graduates of Waupun. but will probably
| be returned to review their fermer course of
! instruction.
The Sparta Herald says company for a
| water cure institution has been organized
there, aud hope measures will be adopted
| to have suitable buildings Ell ected and other