Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-13
State News.

It is estimated that Berlin girls will
earn $4,000 or $4,000 by picking
eranberrics, thi. fall, at IS cents per
pushed.
Two GAINESVILLE doctor. are carrying
on a newspaper fight, in which on.
charges the OF er wish being profess
sional abortionist.
The Nclcs says Depere ID Tpaproving
ard spreading on every hand and in sv-
cry direction. There never was a town
of its size, making sure, steadier or more
satisfactory growth.
Milwaukee girls are selling news
papers, and ono of the corporation lamp
lighters is little girl Of twelve years.
who attends to her duties promptly in
all sorts of weather.
James Rowan, convicted in Milwsu
keo Of manslaug ter in the first degree
for the killing of Charles VI. Kenzie,
in April, was sentenced on Thursday to
seven years Imprisonment in the State
prison.
'Old Abe" the war eagle of the 9Th
Wisconsin regiment, is still tenderly
cared for at Madison; and last week
was taken to Racine, to attend the re-
union Of the boys of company K.
The New London Times says that an
Indian, who was confined in a calabooae,
last week, took French lsave Of his
keeper the other day. He pretended
to be terribly sick, and, while the Mar.
shal's back was turned, lodged out of
the door and put for the woods, and, al
though pursued, he has not been cap
tured.
In the town of SALON., La Crosse
county, gu Saturday last. workman
named Oleson, in the employ of Mr..
John Oiell, was caught about the neck
by the limb of a FILLING tree and choked
to death by the weight of the limb,
which bore him with it to the ground.
Workmon employed in digging gray
ell on the farm ofW. W. Wright, about
three miles from Oshkosh, on Saturday
sxhuned the skeletons of FIVE Indians,
together with beads, stone arrow heads,
pipes, &c. The skulls we're gobbled
by some sacriligious boys, who carried
them off as playthings.
On Friday evening last Joseph P.
Thornton, 4 farmer living at Eagle, ar
| rived in Milwaukee in sesch of his wife,
who had eloped on Thursday with ane.
gro, taking with her little daughter
eight years old, and som. SIS of his
hard earned money. The negro in
question is about fifty years old, the wo
man thirty-four.
The Madison Democrat says: awe
understand that quite a contest is going
on at the University between the young
ladies and gentlemen as to who shall OBJ
tain the better standing in point Of
scholarship. In this case the battle is
not to fall unquestionsd to the strong
but the ladies thus far are proving thei,
ability to cope with the gentlemen in
any of the studies of the course"
"Patrick Herman left Fort Howard
for California 19' years ago, and has 0,
been home since until recently. Before
going be presented his sister Kate with
a pair of sleeve buttons At Kate'l
death they fell to her sister, Mrs. P.
Hunt. About three years ago she los
one of them in gong up to the old Fort
and all search failed to fud it. Mr.
Patrick Herman, who originally boughr
the buttons, was strolling last wesa
near the depot, and found the long-los
sleeve button in the sand and restored
it to its mate"
A Danish boy named James Nelson
about Is years old, committed suicide
las. week in the town Of Salem, by
hanging himself to tree with Leather
belt that be had been ia the habit Of
wearing around his waist. When founc
on Thursday he was hanging from i
limb with both feet resting on the
pround-almost on his kneos his necl
was broken, and the party who found
him expressed the opinion that ha had
been hanging about twenty four hours
There is considerable excitement in
| Central Wisconsin among the hop
| growers, whose number is quite small
compared with a few years ago. Al
high as fifty cents was offered in Madi
SON on Thursday for new hops, and re
fused, and fifteen or twenty cents paid
for last years growth, The quality this
year is pronounced by careful inspect
or, the b.st since 1867. The Wiscon-
sin crop, however, is,,small in quantity
estimated by well posted men at 5000
bales, against 100000 in 1S6s-and
higher prices than ever predicted
The Green Bay Aavocate says: "An