Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-09
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factory, the first ever started in the
State.
A French Newspaper is about to be
issued from the Green Bay Gazette of
fee
Sparta rejoices in the possession of
iiminutive s:de-whecl Gamer called
the Cora
The Hudson Star and Times says
prairie chickens are said 10 be quite
plenty this season.
4 resident Of Prairie On Chen has
fallen heir to sl5, 000 through the death
Of relative in the cid country.
Hon David Taylor has sold his fine
homestead in La Crosse with tie inten
ton Of removing to Minnesota.
The champion smok err lives at Prairie
du Chen. Since Suly, 1870, he has
smoked an eutile barrel Of the weed
The Menominea Herald says that
shipments Of iron ore from the Lake
Superior region, this season, viii BE-
l 200 600 net tons
Chief Justice Chase arrived at Wau
kesha on Saturday, July 29th, and is
stopping at the Clarke mansion as The
guest of Colonel and Mrs. Dunbar.
4 Woodworking German ut Oshkosh,
rendered insane by the loss Of property,
was taken to the II alison Insane Asy-
ium Monday. lis name is Nicholas
Stall.
Alfred Richards. of the town Of
Franklin, Sank county, was murdered
in Kansas on the Sd instant, while ell
route from Texas with drove of cattle
for St. Louis.
4 field of seventy acres cf oats, of
the Norway variety, in the town of
Carlton, kewaukee county, will yied
between 1 600 and 5000 bushels this
season..
Prof Shaw, of Omro. president Of the
State Teachers Association and
thorough and well-posted aud popular
educator, vii! take the principalship of
the Berlin High School in. September
next.
The wheat crop throughout the State
is turning out better than was expected
before the harvest commenced The
yield will be nearly an average one
All other crops are vastly superior
Peter Christian, of Kenosha, is still
suffering from the effects ofinjuries re-
ceived while crossing the Alps with
Napoleon Bonaparte, on the occasion of
the latter's memorable invasion of Italy.
He frose his feet at the time.
DIR. Frank Smith, of Columbus, say
that he has noticed several cases among
horses in that vicinity in which the
symptoms are about the same as those
in the horses in the East effected by
the epidemic.
The Fifth Wisconsin Regiment re-
union is fixed fur the 9Th of September
Wednesday, at Fond du Lac Tie
time vas changed from the 3lst of
August for the reason that the State
Convention meets at that time, and
many would Ike to attend both.
The body Of an unknown man hoated
ashore near Milwaukee, on the 1st,
supposed to be that Of young man
who reut out III row boat alone, in
April last, and was presumed at the
Iine 10 have committed suicide, as the
boat came ashore empty. The forehead
had been pierced bJ bullet. The
man S identity still remains mystery
On the 81 inst, three towns in Calu-
met county voted aid to the MilBa lkce
and Northern Railway Company, as
follows : New Holstein, $50, 600;
Clinton, 5000; Charlestown, $50
600. It is expected that the other
towns will add to this amount from
SIS 900 to S25 goo The contract for
the construction of the road from Ce-
darburg to Plymouth, the point Of in
tersection with Sheboygan and Fond
du Lac, was let Oh Saturday.
Information has been received by
Gov. Fairchild from Washington, that
the Duluth canal matter, which he has
been looking after ut Washington, is
settled. The city is to give a bond,
with responsible individuals for sureties,
in the sum Of 100000, to build the
proposed dyke between its canal across
point and the St. Louis riv-
er SO that the waters of the latter
stream viii not be diverted to that new
outlet, but will still flow around By Su-
perior City in tie natural channel.
The Monticello Express says Michael
GronIbie was walk ns through his corn
patch one day last week. and found
large oVersrowl ear, and, surprising ii
to be false, or smut ear, plucked it
and stripped eff the hnsks, when he
found perfect ear Of corn, covered
wish kelnals, Of the size and shape Of
a human hand The wrist and palm,
are almost perfect, with thumb and
fingers III their proper places for left
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