Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
State " ews.

Mississippi railroad begins tomorrow.
The Oconomowoc Seminary begun its
sixteenth annual session yesterday,
John Verstegen presented bell to
the church at Little Chute, and the frs t
time that it was rung toled for his
funeral.
The hop crop in Waukesha county is
nearly secured. The yield is far better
than the average.
Dogs killed over one hundred sheep
in the town of Wyocena, Columbia
county, a short time since.
An Oshkosh lady has presented
Senator Carpenter with & beautiful $3.50
chair.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports the
death on Thursday night of Jacob Don
ges, aged SIS years. Mr.. Donges
settled in Milwaukee in 1854.
The Fond du Lac Daily reports $685.
school children in that city, of which
number 2 ,558 are male, and 1888 are
females.
Two grown bears and four cubs were
this week seen IN the town of Lindina.
Juneau county. Pursuit was made and
two of the cubs killed. The remainder
escaped.
In the town Of Forest, Fond du Lac
county, Anton Leonhardt raised l6o
bushels of winter wheat on four acres
of ground, being AZ bushels to the
acre.
A measurement of the Milwaukee
Cold Spring Course fixes the dis
lance at one mile one foot and one inch.
At Green Bay Horace Greedy was
called on by delegation of Oneida In
diansto whom he made speech on farm
ing, advising them to adop t systems Of
drainage, etc.
One hundred and forty million feet
of logs have been handled by the Wolf
River Boom Company this season-an
;ncresae of ten million fee, over last
year
The Outagamie County Agricultural
Society offers premium of seventy
dollars for the best brass band and thirty
dollars for the second test-open to all
the state.
The Milwaukee Sentinel saysit was a
"mcoving spectacle" at the City Hall
Wednesday. The various Offices were
shaking off the dust of the old place
and taking a new departure for the
Court House.
The McQuesns of Oak Grove Dodge
county, threshed on Monday Of last
week, on the farm of H. Philips, six
hundred and forty FIVE bushels of wheat.
Can any thrsshers beat that days work?
A party of surveyors connected with
the CO n. W. R. R. have commenced
the survey of a projected railroad from
Juneau to Mayville one via Horizon,
the other via Iron Ridge.
The fair grounds and race track Of
the Fox Lake Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association are now nearly
completed and the opening fair will be
held on the 18th and 18th Of October
next.
The Wolf River company has con-
cluded its summer work at the boom,
and reports about lao, 600, 600 feet OF
logs doomed during the past season,
which is 10, 600, 600 more than the last
years product, and about 40 ,ooo,ooo
less thau the amount doomed in 1869.
The Oshkosh Northeastern Itssay
is anatter of just pride to this city that
she can show more miles OF graded ana
graveled streets than any city in the state
aveant one. Ten miles of streets have
been graded or graveled this summer. 1t
costs some money but it will pay In the
end.
A Beloit thief stole neighbours privy
removed it to his own premises, and set
Il I'D on a stone foundation wall before
tho owner smelled out the locality of
The stolen property The owner re-
nlieyed the domestic temple, and res
tored it to it's old place, firmly anchor
ed this time.
The Plover Times says that the
WISCONSIN river aad its tributaries are
very low at present with no indications
of trise" There is large amount OF
lumber ready to Jun but, no water to
run it to market consequently 1t makes
hard times with the lumbernen.
A tree under which John Manly Dow
Brown and one Roe were sleeping near
Tomah, was struck by lightning jast
week and Manly was instantly Killed
Rrow, was burned so badly that no
hopes are entertained for his recov-
cry and Roe, though seriously injured
is considered out Of danger.
Tho Nast BEND Democrat says: