Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-29
8 tate News.

AdYices from Calumet, Sfawano,
Outagamie, Door and other counties in
the northern portion of the state, are
to the effect that the product of maple
sugar will be very light
The streams in the northern portion
of the state are in excellent condition
for logging purposes.
Isaac D. Evans, town treasurer of
Sank City, committed suicide on the
18th, by shooting himself through the
breast with a shot gun. He was be-
tween 40 and is years of age, and
leaves wife and four children.
Lightning struck the spire of the
Catholic Church in Ashford, Fond du-
Lac county, last week, doing consider
able damage.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of
shingle bands were manufactured in
Fond du Lac during 1870.
Speaker Smith has been presc nted by
the members of the assembly, with a
couple Of fine chromos and set of Wa
verify novels.
A man, Who was evidently deranged,
recently attempted to jump from the
Chicago train, as it neared GAINESVILLE
His life was saved by one who saw his
design, but he escaped, leaving people
to wonder who he is.
The G. & n. W. car shops in Fond
du Lac are running lighter than for
any season during the past thirteen
years. But few men are employed
running half time.
A new German paper is shortly to
be issued at Fond du Lac, by DR.. De
Haas, of Davenport.
At Brandon about one hundred per
sons have been reclaimed and CONVEX
ted, during the series of meetings at
the NJ. E. Church this winter. About
fifty have already united with the
church.
A Milwaukee firm packed Ito, 900
hogs during the past season.
The Swiss residents Of Milwaukee
are collecting money for the relief Of
their countrymen in France.
A fire in Milwaukee on Sunday
night destroyed the sash, door and
blind factory of Judd & Hiles Loss
S 900.
A manufacturer Of wash-boards in
milwaukee, has adopted new method
of advertising. He employs a dozen
weil-dressed young women to march
through the streets with wash-board
under their arms. Fer this work the
girls get their beard.
Several disgraceful outrages have re-
Gently occurred on the streets of Eau
Claire, and a city police is CALLED for
In drilling for coal, near La Crosse,
recently, an immense field of slate was
discovered.
Two daughters Of Daniel Crowley, of
the..'own of Douglas, Marquette county,
aged four and seven years. were recent
ly poisoned by eating wild parsnips.
The older one died in a short time ;
the other recovered.
A dispatch from Waupun states that
a life convict in the state prison com
mitted suicide Wednesday night by
hanging himself with a rope twisted
from his underelothing. From the
description given, it is probable that
the man was the one who murdered the
three Koch children in BurliDgto
some years since.
It is reported from Washington that
Henry D. Barron, of this State, Fifth
Auditor of the treasury, is TO be re-
moved, to make room for Stokes, OF
Tennessee.
There is prospect of large influx
of Belgian migrants to the Green Bay
region during the coming season.
The Oshkosh Northeastern says
''The forthcoming report of the Secre-
tary of the Board of Trade will show
that the lumber business of this city
for the past year, exclusive Of lath and
shingles, reaches the enormous sum of
81, 100000"
Alexander Kerr, late president of
the state teachers association, has been
appointed principal of the preparatory
department Of the state university at
Madison
The Ealworth County Independent
says two former Elkhorn ladies Mrs
NJ. j. Reynolds now Of Geneva, and
Mrs. Julia Ford, now of Milwaukee,
have received the degree of NJ. D., and
have graduated with honor to their sex,
one at Philadelphia aud the other at
Cleveland.
The Mirror says sales Of good hops
caL be made at Kilbourn at SIS per
bale.
Black hawk, Sank county, has s35-
900 beet sugar mandatory. Five
hundred acres of beets in connection