Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-05
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i fatal disease is carrying off the
poultry in Iowa county.

The Leoder says that the music for
the Singers Festival in La Crosse cost
nearly $1,000.
! The Hudson Sta says the St Croix
Boom employs about 200 men, and turns
out about 2, 900, 900 feet of logs each
day.
The Madison Journal says that Geo
French was killed by falling between
cars near the round house, on Monday
OF last week. Mr.. French leaves wife
and three children.
The La Crosse Democrat says "Store
rents in this city are now getting down
to sensible basis. Heretofore enor-
mously high rents have been charged
| for stores
The new she'll boat of the Madison
boat club has just arrived from Troy,
N. Y. She is Al feet long, Is inch
beam, 4 cars, with traveller, and weighs
So pounds.
The town of Monroe, Green county,
voted SIS, 900 aid to the projected road
between Madison and Freeport. The
vote was very full one, and stood 464
for to 1l2 against.
The steam Touring mill owned by
Mr.. Rix, at:Iron Ridge, was Destroyed
by fire during Wednesday night last.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from the engine. Loss about $1,000
Insured in Milwaukee Offices.
Jean Brunette is the oldest settler in
Chippewa Valley by many years. He
was 80 years of age on the 20lh
inst. Just Il years ago be pitched his
tent and camped for the first time on
Chippewa river, on the present site Of
Eau Claire.
The Madison Democrat says out
door religious services are to be held in
the Capitol grounds every Sabbath, if
the weather permits, the balance Of the
season. The first preaching was on
Sunday, the 25th, by Rev. G. Fl. Rich
ards.
Fond du Lac will probably soon be
connected with Milwaukee by an air
line r. R. The company has been
formed, and at an election held in Fond
du Lac recently, Hon. G. j. /. Myers
elected President, and ex-mayor Lud-
ington, Of Milwaukee, Vice-President.
The Fox Lake Representative says
the safe of Mr. Lightner, express agent
at Westford, was blown up and robbed
of $500 on Tuesday last. The same
parties visited Cambria the same night,
but did not succeed in getting any
amount of plumber.
The Sentinel reports that some day
last week commission houses in Mil
waukee received asFmany as seven hun
dred bushels of strawberries. When
the vast quantities from the adjacent
country is considered, the aggregate is
truly enormous.
Drs. Whiting and St. John, of James
vile, recently took from the eye socket
of one O. Brooks, of that place, stick
of wood two inches long and three
fourths of an inch in circumference,
which became imbeded there by an ac-
cident resulting from falling tree in
the woods, FIVE weeks ago.
The Mineral Point Tribune says that
the farmers are complaining sadly of
rust in wheat 1t Is feared that the
crop is not likely to prove nearly as
coed as was hoped for a few weeks ago.
Corn never looked better at this time of
year.
The Seventh Day Adyentists met in
general camp meeting at Clear Lake,
Rock county, last Thursday, and con-
sinued in session over Sunday. Fully
two thousand were present. After the
meeting broke up, large numbers pro-
ceeded to point in Steele county, Mimi,
where a similar meeting is to be held.
The Beloit Free Press says the day
Robipson's circus exhibited there, a
man old enough to know better thought
be saw a sure way of doubling his money
on the athree card game, went in SIS
worth and came oct shorn, of course.
"Monte" is little game that he now
believes he is not equal to.
Patsy Mclaughlin, Chief of the Mil
waukee Fire Department, died Oh the
9th ult. The disease that caused his
death was contracted while bravely
lighting the fire king at the Varieties
Theatre some two years since, but up
to within few weeks Of his death, he
has been able to attend to his duty
Aside from remarkable tact in man
aging fire, his social and intellectual
affiliations endeared him to al.
A fire at Eau Claire, on the 18th
destroyed Knabe's bakery ) Whites
hardware store the Central House ;
Cahills saloon, and several stone build
ings owned by Adelia Olrick, a
meat market, Hantzach's saloon and
the liquor establishment of Ernst
Hiersman. Total loss about S20, GOO |