Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
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Commodore Foote resides at Neills-
vile
The shock of an earthquake was felt
in Evansville on the night of the LIST.
Oshkosh has smaller public debI
than any large town in the state.
Fond du Lac is to have a paper
mill for manufacturing wrapping Pa
per.
Kate Field lectured on Charles Dick
ems in Madison last Wednesday. Her
lecture is highly spoken of.
Trout culture is becoming an i'm.
portant and profitable branch of bust
ness in many parts of this state.
The Oshkosh Times, says that five
boats are being built for the Fox and
Wolf rivers.
Deputy Sheriff Wilmot, of Plover
arrested a man named juneau, in Ru-
dolph, last Monday, charged with en-
bezzelment to the amount Of some
$4,000.
The Ripon Farmers Club is discuss
ing the question of voting aid to the
Sheboygan Railroad, at its weekly
meetings.
Governor Fairchild has accepted an
invitation to deliver an address before
the society of the army of the Poto
mac in Boston on the 18th of May.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says the
cash receipts at Collector Erskine' s
Office during the past month amounted
to.s94,435,15.
1t is reported that the ST. Paul Com
pany intend to build one hundred miles
of road north from Berlin, the com
ing season.
We learn from the Portage Register
that two children, boy and girl aged
8 and I years, were drowned in the
Wisconsin river, at Mats Ferry one
day last week. The bodies were re-
covered.
A young man named Edward Bur-
gesen, at one of the lumber camps near
Shiocton, last " ednesday, was struck
by falling limb and died in three
hours from the effects Of the wound
Heavy lumber manufacturers on the
Mississippi have formed company
with capital of 100000, for the
purchase of logs on the Chippewa, and
rafting them down to their respective
mills. Beef Slough has been adopted
as the reservoir for logs.
Two prisoners dug their way out of
the Grant county Jail, last Monday
EVENING". J. Smith, horse thief, and
Rain Lyons, burglar. Both had pre-
viously served in the penitentiary.
twenty-five dollars reward is offered
for the recovery of each.
In GAINESVILLE, the other day, a lady
had quilting party, and 20 enliyen
proceedings dispensed liberal potations
of whiskey. Complaint was made
thereof, and she was fined ten dollars,
and in default Of payment was sent to
jail.
The Indians of Bad River and Red
Elm have commenced to work for q
living, and report says they are doing
considerable wood-chopping on their
respective reservations, and several
thousand cords will be cut before spring
The Waukesha Freeman says, "Mr
O. NJ. Tyler has shown US pear sent
to him from Salem Oregon, by Sir. J
S. Buchner which measures 143 inches
in circumference one wayand Is inches
the other. 1t weighs 2 tbs 2 OF, aud
is pretty fair specimen of production
of the Pacific coast"
1t is said that at the party given by
Mr.. G. j l.. Myers, the great sash,
door and blind, manufacturer of Fond
du Lac, to his employees and acquain-
tances on the eve of the anniversary of
Washington's birth day, 600 bottles Of
Rhine wine. 300 bottles of champagne,
80 kegs of beer, a large quantity OF
rum was provided for those present.
The Racine Journal says that for
some time past, that city has been in
tested with gang of burglars, whose
exploits have caused good deal of
trouble. It has finally been discovered
that the crimes were perpetrated by a
regularly organized gang Of boys, rang
ing from 16 to 20 years of age and
four Of the lads have been arrested.
Mr.. David Harvey, father of the
late Governor Harvey, of Wisconsin,
(who lost his life at Pittsburg Landing,
while looking after the welfare of the
soldiers of his state died very sud
denly at his residence in chopiere, on
February %, aged rs years. He was
universally respected and highly es
teemed by all who knew him.
A strange phenomenon recently oc
CURED at Springvale, on the farm of
NJ. Hallock. A violent eruption OF
the earth took place, throwing up a