Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-20
STATE ITEMS.


time.
The Fond du Lac Reporter says corn has
been doing splendidly for two weeks in that
county, and there are many fields now tas-
selling out, proceeding very unusual at
this time of the year
On Mondpy Foster & Jones's planning
mill, at 0shk, sh, was entirely destroyed by
FIRE. a saw mill, in close proximity, owned
by the same firm, was saved by great exer-
tions of tie fremen. The loss is about $20,-
900, on which there vas $4,000 Insurance
The Chippewa Herald tells Of daring at
tempt to burn the new bridge across the
Chippewa river, which cost $4,000, by
placing shayings saturated with kerosene in
! in four or five places on the bridge, while
the timber5 below were completely soaked
in the same oil, so as to make them an easy
prey to the destructive clement 1t is sus-
pected the deed was attempted because of
dissatisfaction in the location OF the bridge
A Janesvile printer girl recently set
~ 900 ems Of solid nonpareil in ten hours
The Beloit Register states that the once
Confederate General R. E. Lee has sister
living in that city.
An Appleton man advertises fifty acres of
grass in the fourth ward of that city.
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Chief Justice Chase and daughter and
John c. Breckenridge, were at Milwaukee
on the 18th.
General Butler has refused an invitation
to attend the opening of the Evansville
opera house. aaa
One evening last week, Frank Barber,
eldest son OF Hon. j. Allen Barber, OF Lam
caster, Grant county, in Il fit of temporary
insanity, cut his own throat and then at
tempted to cut that Of his brother sleeping i'll
the same bed. He was secured but it is
feared he cannot live,
The corner stone of Trinity Episcopal
church, Berlin, was laid with suitable and
appropriate ceremonies by Bishop Armi-
tage, on Tuesday, the 18th inst.
Mrs. Sarah Reardon, of Oshkosh, was so
badly stung In the neck with hornets, one
day last week, that she died
The Oshkosh Northeastern reports a water
| spout seen on Lake Winehago by Can't. &.
Doherty, of the steamer Lumberman. The
base of the spout covered about an acre and
! reaching high in the air until it was lost to
sight in the clouds.
Col c, G. Messervey, for four years the
well known city editor of the EDening WIs,
consin, has gone to New York, where he
| takes position as manager Of the New
York Newspaper Union.
| Rev j. B. Pradt, formerly editor of the
Journal Of Education, will continue to act
as assistant superintendent of public in
struction under Superintendent Fallows.
Rev. Prof J. Emerson, of Beloit College,
has gone on trip to Europe. This is re-
ported to be his FIST vacation in twenty
two years.
President Chadbourne of the State Uni
versity, started a few days ago to visit the
| Rocky Mountains. He will return in about
| four weeks.
| The School Treasurer OF Wolf Creek has
been robbed Of 1852 Of the school fund.
The robbers beat him senseless and took the
money from the place where it had been
secreted.
a destructive fire occurred at Black Rive,
Falls on tie 4th inst, destroying about
100000 worth of property.
The census retucns are disappointing al
most all the dwellers in towns, in Wiscon-
sin, while tie rate of increase in the farm
ing disricss is greater than was expected
The entire census of the State will not be
made up until September
An Indian was murdered, near Wausau
a few days since, by three haIf-drunker
white rowdies. without provocation Of any
kind.
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth announc
es that it will commence the publication O.
a daily within about six weeks.
Brent, who shot two circus men at Potosi
week before last, has been captured One
Of his victims is dead.
The prospects for the early building Of
the railroad from Ripon to Oshkosh are
good.
The Columbus Democrat says: The ex.
element over the lead mines on Hallecks's
| farm, one and half tiles north Of Doyles.
town, seems to be on the increase. Indi
cations are that large quantities of lead ARK
in deposit at that place, and will form a
source OF wealth to parties who shall deveI
op the mines.
The editor Of the Monroe Sentinel reports
crops in Clono Green county, as in goot
condition, and that the yield of corn viii
be enormous.
The police of La Crosse, a few night.
since, made descenC upon gam bling sa
loon, and caught in their tolls ten promi-
nent men of the city
A tornado passed over Oshkosh and vi
entity on the 18th, doing considerable dam
age to buildings. Several structures were
demolished in whole or in part.
| The AdoOcate reports a most boutiful cror
of all kinds of berries in the vicinity o.
Green Bay.
| The WaukeSha Freeman records the dea.h
| by lightning of Mrs L. Ellerson, of MuSke-
| go, on the 18th. She was in the cellar al
the time and the electricity passed down
the rod, and into the cellar, striking and
instantly killing her. The same paper also