Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-02-16


Mutual, and So, oeo in the Connecticut Mu-
tunl.
There are only two whisky distilleries in
il the second Congressional district. One in
Rock county, and one in Jefferson; and,
strange as it may seem, Dane county, with
the Capital within her borders is without
one.
The Dodge County Democrat records a
terrible case of scalding which occurred in
the town of Calamus An only son of Mr.
John Swan, pulled a wash boiler off the
stove, its contents scalding the chi Id so thai
it died the next day. He was about six
years old.
G.N. Lyman, of Ripon, has five grade
Durham steers that are hard to beat. They
were raised by him, are two years old, and
without any extra feeding, the other day
they were weighed, and the five averaged
1865 pounds each-a total of 1925.
Miss Alice F. Conkey, daughter of Col
onel Theodore Conkey of Appleton, and a
graduate of the University there, has beer
appointed Professor of Mat hematics in the
Northwestern Female College at Evanston,
Illinois.
Rev. Moses Ordway, one of the Oldest
Presby terrain ministers in the west, dice
at Beaver Dam lately. He was born a
HaverhilI, Massachusetts, Dec. 9th, 1888
graduated at Middlebury Callege in 1920,
came to Wisconsin in 1886, preaching il
nearly every portion of the state.
The Oshkosh Northeastern is quite indig-
nant over the fact that the Committee of thu
Agricultural Society decided to locate the
! the next State Fair at Milwaukee instead o
at Oshkosh and charges ce rtain mem bers o
| the committee among whom were Ruff;
| Cheney of Whitewater, and Sat. Clark o
| Horizon, with being Influenced by pecuniarJ
considerations il voting in favor of Mil
waukee.
The Madison Journal says that througt
the politeness Of Judge Barron, Gen. Harm.
den has received Executive Document No
81, relating to the reward for the capture Of
jeff Davis, which will be of interest to the
participators of said capture. In a few
days the work of examining the claims and
computing the shares will be COM leted pre-
paratory to ageneral settlement. Very soon,
therefore, the boys of the First Wisconsin
Cavalry will receive what has SO long been
their due.
On Tuesday of last week a son Of Mr.
Paul Warbler, German farmer residing in
the town of Nekimi. about FIVE miles from
Oshkosh, was killed by being run over by d
loaded sled. 1t seems that Mr.. Warbler and
his son, bright lad of thirteen years, had
Just hauled load of wood to the house, and
the hey WAS unhitching one of the horses
which started up, and the boy was thrown
beneath the sleigh. The runner passed
across his breast man Cling him in a terrible
manner.
The Hudson Star publishes letter from
an eccentric individual know by the name
"Dutch Hunter" residing in the town OF
Cylon, St. Croix county, on the subject Of
'Deer Raising" 'sDutch Hunter owns the
famous deer park, and for many years has
been engaged in hunting and raising deer
The park is situated on the edge of the
woods, where it is quite bushy, and is well
provided with feed and water. He resides
within the park, and his house is curiosity,
covered outside, and filed inside with the
trophies of the chase.
The Shawano County Journal says: On
Monday evening last Sheriff D. H. Pulcifer,
while attempting to quiet drunken row, was
kicked in the bowels by one of the party,
which broke the truss which he habitually
wears over a dangerou rupture witt which
he has been troubled for years. During the
excitement he paid little attention to it, but
on reaching home found that structure of
the intestines had taken place which he
could not manage, placing him,in danger
Gus predicament. Mr.. Pulcifer was attend
ed by DR.. c. E. Crane, of Green Bay, who
performed most difficult surgical operation.
The operation necessitated an incision of
four or five inches in length to the protrud-
ing substance, which was the omentus, Tor
caul) instead of the intestines. We learn
from Mr.. Pulcifer that he is improving
slowly.
4 bill has been introduced into the Sen
ate by Senator Lynde, of Milwaukee, max
ing A. NJ. Thomson, W. G. Roberts, Hiram
Bowen, c. G. Williams, E. w. Keyes, S. D.
Hastings, G. E. Dyer, o. S. Head, J. A
Bentley, James Coleman, J. J. Williams,
W. P. Dewey, H. D. Barron, W. A Utley,
Philetus Sawyer, L. F. FriSby, W. C. Allen,
Edward Hurlburt, Allen Worden, Asahel
Finch, Levi Blossom, Edward Sanderson,
Angus Smith, George B. Goodwin, S. C.
west, j. NJ. Bingham. G. Il. Upham. and
their associates and successors, a body cor.
porate, with a capital of $50 600 for estab-
fishing printing company for the purpose
ofpubiishing daily, weekly, semi-weekly. or
tri-weck!y newspapers at Milwaukee. The
names of the corporators rather SAVIOR of