Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-10-11
State ~ ews.

10 MILWAUKEE, aud 81 Papl Nai!-
way Con pany have decided to Ell in with
earth the long bridge between La Crosse
, and the depot. the coming winter.
The Rev. E. Nsbit, D. D. for sew
eral years pastor of the Baptist Church
at Fond du Lac, has resigned, to &C
cept clll from Rochester, n. Y.
The La Crosse county Assessor didn't
find cow or pig in La Crosse town
ship; FIVE towns had no pianos or me-
lodians; and in one town not watch was
returned
Regular trains are now rlnning from
Menasha to Waupaca, on the Wisconsin
Central railroad, and the road is said to
be in excellent running order
The Berlin Cowant says 1.-The frost
last Wednesday night made sad havoc
with the cranberries not harvested.
We hear of one firm who estimates
their loss SIS GEO Most Of the small
growers had their crops secured. Gran
berry marshes in this vicinity have
doubled in value since the lst of
September. and are still advancing.
Thursday, the fourth day of the
Northern Wisconsin Fair, at Oshkosh
was a great success. The receipts from
the gate fees amountedsto 81, 500, and
it is estimated that 10000 people were
on the grounds E. P Weston sac
ceeded in making his mile in ten
minutes.
The Portage Register reports that
Mr.. Hibnea, in digging a well near
Doherty's marble shop, on Thursday
made discovery which excites not a
little interest. This was the tooth of q
mastadon, the upper portion of which
is in complete state of preservation
| aud weighs eight pounds. It was found
about FIVE feet below the surface.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says at one
of the morning prayer meetings of the
Young Mems Christian Association
there were present seven gentlemen
aged respectively SO, SO, 10, y, II
and so years. The Gazette rather OBJ
jects to their being classel as young
men,"
4 destructive frc occurred at Foa du
Llc on the evening of the 9th, des-
troying the steelrlough factory of c
L. PURGE, the pail factory of Van Dresar
4 Conklin, dry house and lumber Of
Hon G. j. i. Meyer, AID a small
dwelling house. The loss is not vet
estimated, and the insurance is light.
A gentleman, who resided in the
southern portion of Wisconsin since its
first settlement, gives it as his opinion
that the ground has not been 50 dry at
this season IN twenty years as it is at
the present time. The GAINESVILLE Ga
zette says that the severity of the recent
drouth scarcely has an equal in the
history Of that locality Fall blowing
is an impossibility.
A'disease has broken out among the
cattle IN the town of Preble, Brown
county, which is described as follows !:
The animal at first refuses to eat or
drink the nose, ears and horns are
cold the milk dries up and blood runs
from the nose, mouth and ,other orifces.
In about forty-four hours the animal
dies.
Beaver Dam, contains rmarkable
character, in the person of William
Voelz. His popularity will be apparent
from the following letter, dated Sept.
Ii aud addressed to the Pension Agent
"Sir-I would like to have mn name
dropped off the pension roll. My injury
has improved so much that l can attend
to my business without much trouble
[ do not want to be a burden to the
Government any longer. William Voelz
Private O.. E, 10th Wisconsin Vols Z"
The Stevens Point Point says that
contracts have been let for grading on
the Wisconsin Caatral, distance of
forty miles west of the river. 1t Is es-
timated that 600 men Will be needed
to perform the labor on contract time.
The gentlemen having the contract
are now in Stevens Point, max ing
preparations fer the commencement
of their work. The iron rails viii be
laid far beyond Stevens Point this
season.
The Kenosha Telegraph says 'Mr.
Deanis Shine of Pleasant Prairie. in
this county, dug his first crop Of pota-
toes on the 10 h of July, averaging two
hundred bushels Of fine ripe potatoes to
The acre. On the same day he planted
second crop OF potatoes that are now
in a fourishing condition, and will re
quire but a week more Of fine weather
o bring to maturity. We hope for
t1Ir. Shines sake that Jack Frost will
not visit his section for two weeks yet.
as his enterprise is deserving Of success.
The Green Bay Gazette says that for
some time past great dissatisfaction has