Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-04-19
State News.

mauihoH, MllWdukee, La CTOsoS,
J Fond du Lac and Kenosha elected
Republican mayors.
Beaver Dam is to have new high
school building The contract has
been awarded for s6,934.
The Kilbourn City Mirror says the
finest raft of the season came down the
Wisconsin last Thursday.
An eight-year-old son of Henry Ea-
ton, of Lodi, was recently killed by
the kick Of horse.
Col 0. G. johnson, of Beloit, has
been appointed by the Governor, State
Einigrant agent, for Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin, says the
internal revenue collections for March
in that district, foot up Sl0S, POI SO.
A number of shade trees in all parts
of Milwaukee have been disfgnred by
having one or more of their branches
Topped off by the recent high winds.
Waupun desires to break up the
gambling places, but license the greg
shops at sS5 each.
A Howe truss bridge is to be built
across the Wolf river at Wnneconne,
that will cost $4,000.
Rev. John P. Zirbes. young Cath
olic clergyman, who was ordained at
St. Francis Seminary in 1869, died at
Racine, on the Sth, of consumption.
Robert B. Lynch, once City Clerk of
Milwaukee, and for the past four years
a prisoner in Canada on account of his
participation in the Fenian raid, has
just been released from confinement.
A soldier named Sweetner commit
ted suicide in the National Soldiers
Home, at Milwaukee on Tuesday even
ing last He had wife living in Chi
cago.
4 funeral was stopped in the streets
of GAINESVILLE, the other day, to give
the drivers of two of tt e teams an op-
portunity to fight out little difference
between them,
Gov. Fairchild, of Wisconsin, in
making up the Estate Board of CHAIR
ties and Reform" has appointed Mrs.
Mary E. Lynde, Of Milwaukee. one of
its members.
| The body of a Norwegian named
Nelson Everson, who disappeared last
fall, was found in the Chippewa river,
near Roaeh's Bend, on last Monday
afternoon.
A. E. Gordon has sod the Madison
Democrat printing establishment te
Messrs. J. B. Parkinson, G.. ". Ray.
mer and r. NJ. Bash ford. MIR. Cor
don is retained rs associate editor Of
the Democrat
Mrs. Matilda Willard, wife of Geo
A. Willard, of Fond du Lac, died on
the evening of the 18th, from the eff
fscts of an amputation of diseased
limb.
Reports from insurance companies
just received by the secretary of state,
show that during the past year ST, 1S4,.
597 premiums were received and $685..
924 losses paid by foreign companies
and s4S7 ,434 premiums received and
s269,S8A losses paid by home COM.
panies.
The Hudson Star and Times re-
| ports that 10S,00O,000 feet of logs
have been put in the St. Croix and its
tributaries this winter. Experienced
lumbsrmen give it as their opinion thai
there will not be over 95,0OGOOO fee
Of logs in the boom this season at Still
water.
The Fond du Lac Daily records the
death in that city, Oh the 18th, Of
Mrs, Merriam Harris, grandmother Of
the Mason Brothers, at the advanced
age of one hundred years and six
months. Mrs. Harris came to FOND
du Lac county about Is years age
where she has resided ever since. I'm
til within year, she was very lively
for one SO old.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says ''To.
bacco raising is attracting the attention
OF many of the farmers in this and
adjoining counties, and it has already
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been entered into extensively by few
We hear of persons who have cleared
slOo and 1925 per acre from single
crop, and gentleman in position to
know the facts Informs us that not less
than 100000 was paid in this city by
Eastern buyers for last years crop of
tobacco grown in this vicinity"
A telegram from Lone Rock states
that William Richardson a very prom
inent citizen of Richland City, was in,
stantly killed on the 18th. In attempt
ing to spring upon timber elevated
about SIX feet upon two upright points
tor the purpose of seasoning lumber,
the entire frame work gave way, throw
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