Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-29
State News.

III iiIGl WIZ JiCh6u tHSUt t-IOHF tuSneiS
Of apples from one tree, this year.
Hon Halbert f. Paine will Be an
applicant for the position of Fifth
Auditor, made vacant by the reslgna-
ton of Hon. Henry D. Barron
The Milwaukee Sentinel says the
demolition Of the ancient, structure
known as the Chesnut street is going
on It was built in l843.
The Marrinette Eagle says: Hay
will be very scarce in this region be-
fore next spring, unless prompt meas
ares are taken to get in a supply soon.
Waukesha Manufacturing Company
is taxed to its utmost capacity to sup
ply the greatly increasing demand FL
its celebrated Wisconsin Shrwls.
Prof j. b. Parkinson, chairman o.
the Democratic State Central Committee
as severed his connection with the
Madison Democrat as its editor-in-chief
Ia the nezt Legislature, the Senate
will stand Reru leans, % 4; Democrats
9, Independent, 1, Tie Assembly viii
contain; Republicans, So; Democr~ts
Sc; Independents, 6.
Curran, the young man who shot
Chief Of Police Beck, in Milwauk ee
has been released on bail. The CHIEF
Is rapidly recovering from the effects o.
the pistol wound.
The annul meeting of the Wiscon
sin State agrioultur,l society Will b.
held Madison, December 10, 1871 al
three clock IN the afternoon.
A Fond da Lac drier has the longes
natural beard Of any man in the state
1t is over foot in width by nearly tw'
in length-when fully extended.
As the forests along the Menomine,
and Peshtigo rivers are explored, more
burned persons are being found from
time to time. On Friday last The
bodies oftwo men were found burn &c
50 badly as to be unreconizable
Ths Mood County Reporter says
that several parties from Berlin and vi
entity have been exploring the southern
part of that county for the purpose O
entering the marsh land, with the ide:
eff eultivating cranberries upon it.
The Lafayette county Democrat say
a member Of the Board Of Supervisors
man over 80 years of age, arrived il
town Tuesday GA the cars-it being til,
first time he was ever on a railroad ca
in bis life. He has lived in the county
p years,
The cheese factory at Oakfeld, Font
du Lac county, has manufacturer
eighty five thousands pounds of chees,
this season and not less than fifeer
thousand barrels of cider viii be mad
IN the same county.
Said physician to fashionable lady
in Fond du Lac, 1.-The best prescription
l can make for you is to dismiss you
hired girls and put yourself in thei
places" Strange to say her HUSBAND
couldn't be prevailed upon to resent tn,
insult, but. Oh the contrary, did quit,
the reverse.
/ The new college building at tn,
State University will be formally open
ed by appropriate exercises about th'
Goth of next month. The young ladie
are already selecting rooms an9 tn,
building will soon be opened for stud
dents at the beginning of the winte
term.
The Madison Democrat has typo
/ graphical blunder which will do t,
laugh at. In its agricultural depart
ment it heads an article on crossing tn,
American Merino into the rger nut
ton breeds with this curious line
Crossing Marines with Mutton Breed
Some contemplate rascal attempte,
to throw the evening train off the tract
above Appleton, the other night, b,
throwing an obstruction across the rails
The train was. thrown from The track
but no injuries were sustained by ID,
| one.
A vetran from the National Asylum
was found at the foot of steep EN-
baukment on Spring street, with dee,
lash on his forehead, and scarcely abb
| u SldIS iuI lGSS Ol D1ODu. II Is sup
posed he walked over the bluff in Fl
If temporary insanity.
A former resident of RiehIanc
County Harry Jaffrey, who sometime
since removed to Kansas, was burned
to death in his barn a few weeks ago
A spark from passing locomotive fred
the barn, and Mr.. Jafley sought to re-
lease his teams from the flames. In
the effort be lost bis life, aud the barn,
team, and other contents were destroyed
Mrs. Jafrey has sued the railroad com
pany, placing her damages at ST 900.
The Fond du Lac Comm onaoealtb re-
poris that the extensive sash, door and
biind factory of Schefer & Rupp was
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