Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-21
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derblt has purchased the Sheboygan
aud Fond du Lac railroad, and will )
take possession January l. Under |
tie new management the completion
of the read to the Mississippi will be
fastened.
a farmers boy in Byron killed ff-
teen skunks last week, and says it
wasn't much of week for skunks'
either. He sleeps in the barn.
The centennial birthday of Beethoven
was celebrated in Milwaukee by aserles
Of concerts.
There are now 204 prisoners in the
state prison.
There are q public schools in Nil
waukee.
A board OF trade is being organized
at Janesville.
Necktie parties are all the rage in the
western part of the state.
There is live English lord, from
"Lunnun" at Milwaukee.
Col G.. K. Pier has become connect
ed editorially with the Fond du Lac
Commonwealth:
A Spi.ituaiist mass meeting of the
Southern Wisconsin Spiritualists will
be held at Darien, on Saturday and
Sunday, January 7 and 8. A. A.
Wheeler, editor of the american Spir-
ituaHst, aud Rev. J. O. Barrett, State
Missionary, will be present.
Thomas Kinney, of the town of
Scott, Crawford county, was severe ly
stabbed by Jonas Phelps, on the 9th
inst His condition is pronounced
very critical.
4 young lady of Waupaca, fifteen
years old, committed suicide the 9TH
er day by taking strychnlne. Love
was the cause.
Sheboygan has a prodigy five
year old poet.
The Racine Journal reports that the
barn of Mr.. Smule was entered and two
of his COWS frightfully cut, few
nights since.
Winnie Ream has arrived at New
York, bringing her $4,000 statue Of
Lincoln which congress ordered
A large amount of steam, oat build
ing will lie done at ManitoWoc this win
ter.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says work
has been commenced on the abutments
of the new iron bridge which is to span
across Rock river at the lower crossing.
4 Golfer dam is in process Of construc-
ton and the mason work will be begun
as soon as this is completed.
J. A. johnson, of Melrose, has been
appointed State Leeturor for the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars in this
State.
Trempeleau will soon boast of an ar
tesian we'll.
Numerous citizens in Fox Lake have
published card, asking Hon. VIM. &,
Smith to give them two lectures descrip-
tive of his European tour.
Surveying on the Stevens Point and
Portage City railroad will be common
ced soon. The survey will commence
at Stevens Point running south.
Ehe Milwaukee Convocation of tn e
Episcopal Church is to be held at Ra
cine on the goth and Both Of this
month.
The Oshkosh Northwestern calls
Nilsson the famous NORWEGIAN Vocal
ist."
On the afternoon Of the 18th, one of
the boilers of a steam pile-driver, in
use in La Crosse, exploded, severely
iniurins the engineer and fireman.
Iron ore has been discovered by
workmen twelve miles from Menomo-
ME.
By the bursting of fue of the en-
CINE boiler, Oliver Blanchett, engineer
of the freight train on the Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railroad, near Tomah,
was severely scalded on the 10 inst.
The Oconto Lumberman thinks this
will be good winter for logging.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers give their fifth annual festi-
val at Madison on the 28th inst.
Mr.. c. M.Upham, of Shawano coun-
ty, received last Saturday, about TWEEN
ty pounds of maple sugar which was
made on the LIST of December. It was
as nice and white as any he ever tas-
ted.
Mrs. Alexander Mitchell, of Mil
waukee, has purchased a beautiful es-
tate along the St. Johns river in Flori-
da, opposite the village of Jackson
vile, and IS fitting itup in handsome
style.
The Clark County Republican says