Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-03-30
STATE ITEMS.

The ice on Lake Winnebago is still solid
without eny signs Of breaking up.
Mrs Pingny of omro, last week gave
birth TO three buxom boys.
Last year Wisconsin had 6, 24I Pensioners
and these pensioners amounted to $780,
522 10.
Tie game law of this stateis SO amended
as 10 prevent the killing of quail, prairie
chickens and partridges for one year.
a Fond du Lac butcher last week pur-
chased an OK weighing ABA pounds
A fourteen pound pickcrel was caught in
Lake Winnebago. near Fond du Lac, last
week.
GAINESVILLE has a beanch of the Mormon
church, but it disclaims any conreotion with
Brigham Young's corrupt system"
Miss Angie King has been made libra
rian of the Young Mems Association at
| GAINESVILLE.
| Senator Carpenters bill arranging the
time for holding circuit and district courts
in this State, has passed the U. S. Senate.
4 Catholic Church is to be built at Chip
| pewa Falls next summer, which will cost
about $50, oae.
The ''oldest inhabitant' at Oshkosh de-
cares that more snow has fallen the past
winter than in any previous season for 20
| years
John a. Miller, an old resident and es-
teemed fellow citizen of Dunn county, was
killed near his home in Red Cedar last
Wednesday, BY tree falling upon him.
Governor Fairchild proposes to take tour
for his health in about a month or so. He
will probably be absent two months, and
will extend his travels to Europe.
Gen. j. N. Rusk, of Vernon Co, Hon J.
I. Kingston, of Juneau Co, aud Senator
Price Of Jackson Co., will be contestants for
the congressional nomination in the 9Th
district, next fall.
NA~ioo-A 10 ouLSs Ot DcdFeT DIln., " Is,
left home last year, and was for time near
Lyons, Clinton county, Iowa, but has since
disappeared, aud his friends being unable to
learn any tidings Of him, are ankle US as to
| his fate.
Rev. Mr.. Hammond. the great revivalist,
| is meeting with great success in his present
revival work in Milwaukee The interest
and excitement is daily increasing, and his
laboF5 are being crowned with success.
! The Manitowoc Tribune says Nr. Y. N.
Aldrich, OF Coopertown, captured a large
| lynx on the 9Th inst, being the second one
in about six weeks, and the fifth within
four years.
The Directors of the Milwaukee and
Northern railroad have elected the follow
ing officers: President, 0 H. Waldo Vice
President, R. P ODER; Executive Committee
0. H. Waldo, R. P. Ober, Angus Smith, E.
D. Holton aud GUIDO Pfster.
The Hudson Times says lumberu1en are
delighted over the prospect for "big water
this spring, owing to the heavy SHOWS
| There Is but little danger of their being dis
appointed.
The Oshkosh journal says: 'sTwenty-
nine years ago We saw snow on the ground
foot deep on the It'll of July. And again,
twenty years ago, we crossed Lake Winnie
| hago in steamboat the first day of March"
The Clark Co. Republican says thai two
stables in one of Robert Ross logging
camp caught FIRE one week ago last Sunday
| night, burning to death one horse, an OK,
and consuming FIVE tons of bay. Loss
| about $500 no insurance.
| Gen. Cadwallader c. Washburn, Repre-
sentative in Congress from the Sixth dis
| trict, has announced his intention 10 with
| draw from the field at the close of lis term
| Of office. Gen. Washburn is now serving
bis fifth term in Congress and has been hon.
ored BY many fattering marks of esteem
from the Republican party.
On Sunday morning the 10th inst, about
o'clock, the stable of Mr. Head, of Ken
osha, was entered By two men, who took
/ two of the best horses, harnessed them to n
wagon, loaded the latter with other bsr
ness, buffalo robes, saddles &C.. and drove
off. Mr. H. came to the door Just in time to
! see them off.
The Stevens Point Pinery relates sad
accident which occurred to young man.
on Mill Creek, q few days since. He was
| engaged in hauling logs, and in unloading.
4 log rolled over him, crushing BIN in a
| shocking manner. He was taken into
I! house near by, and died in few minutes
afterwards.
We learn from the Beaver Dam 44ro,ss that
on Saturday last, German BY the name of
! Wan. Beulter was found hanging by his
neck, dead, in his house in the town of
| Herman, having committed suicide by hang
ing himself to a rafer. His house was
| small and very low, so that had he stood
+, upright he could not have committed the
| act, hence he placed his knees together and
in sort of half knetling posture, let him
self down sufficiently to produce stranyLIa-
ton, as lie was 70 nd in that position, He
is supposed to have iabored under fl of
| insanity.
The Eisconsu. says, Mr., a. B. Demon, the
we'll known oyster man of Milwaukee, was
made q singular present by IN old Indian
| Chief Of the Menomonees. On Mr. Donors
return home from Il visit to the nor thern
part of the State few days ago, he was
si,rrricaA On ~snai v;n1 aS q nraoapt tha