Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-05-31
s tate News.

The dam of FL. Gaeve's Touring
mill at Sparta, gave way Tuesday morn-
ing.
The Black Earth Advertiser reports
that the chintz bugs are already doing
considerable damage.
Two citizens of La Crosse went
trout fishing on Wednesday, and re-
turned with one hundred and Fifty of
the speckled beauties.
Jas. Green, a resident Of Clark
county, was robbed of one hundred
dollars at La Crosse, the other day,
while intoxicated.
Work has been resumed upon Har
ding's opera house in Oshkosh, which,
when completed, will compare favora-
bly, with any building of the kind in
the State.
A teamster named Jacob Lawler was
thrown from load of shingles, near
Suamico, and run over. One of his
legs was broken, and his breast SO bad
" crushed that he died in short time.
The Times says Appleton never gave
so many sure signs of steady and
healthy growth as at present. New
buildings are going up in all parts of
the city.
There have been received at the De-
pere furnace, so far this sprirg, about
1,400 tsns of ore-Cleyeland specular
and McComber hematite
The corner stone of the new Mason
ic Hall, at Ripon, will be laid with APP
propriate ceremonies on Thursday, June
lst. A large attendance of the fra
ternity is expected.
The Herald says Sheboygan has at
present two extensive iron foundries in
operation, and large steel foundry is
being erected.
A young man named Brophey was
arrested in Beloit for passing counter
felt money. 1t will probably go hard
with him.
MeGee &c Whalen, have taken the
contract of grading for the railroad,
from Oshkosh to Ripon. The work is
to be completed by the 18th of Au
gust
The measles are prevailing extensive
~ among the children of Geneva.
The public schools and Sabbath schools
are thinned in their attendance, from
this cause.
Joseph Truck, of La Crosse, last
week, lost his life in attempting to ELL
a Kerosene lamp while burning.
The Wooden Mills, at Montello have
proved failure, it is said from lack Of
management.
The French Catholics of Green Bay
contemplate erecting new brick edi
fee this season.
The spring fishery at Depere, usually
very important item, has not proved
as good as usual this season.
Rev. John Leach, of Christ Church
(Episcopalian,) Green Bay, has resign
ed and gone to Louisville.
A cargo of cut stone has been land
ed at Green Bay from Cleveland, for
the new insane asylum at Oshkosh.
Ike Mansion Star is informed by
sportsmen that snipe shooting this sea-
son has been about failure; and at
the present yearly rate of diminution,
that bird will soon become unknown
thereabout.
Those farmers in Wisconsin who
have had acre after acre of promisi ne
crops entirely destroyed by wild pig
cons, will read the following remedy
with interest Fer each sn-acre tract
take two quarts of wheat, soak it in
sulpher, and scatter it broadcast over
the field.
Isaac Miller shot and instantly kill
ed Lewis Pickett at Darlington, on the
18th, with an army musket. For sew
eral years there had been trouble and
litigation between them. Their farms
join, and it is understood that the cause
of the murder was Pickett's horses get
ting into MilIer's meadow.
Ned Con key, of Appleton, last week
performed the journey from Shawano
to Green Bay, down the Wolf river,
Lake Winnebago and the lower Fox,
about $50 miles, in a canoe, in At
hours, on wager for s25. The dis
lance was to be accomplished within
two days.
The Kenosha Telegraph says: The
brewery of Mr.. John Zimmerman was
burned to the ground early Friday
morning, together with all its contents.
Supposed to be the work of an incen-
diary, as no fire had been used in the
for several days. Loss
So, 600 insured for $4,000.
The Oldest man in Grant county is
believed to be Robert Lumbin, resid-
ing on Blake's Prairie, some three or