Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-27
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give IheLF -V-u concert on the % OF Oc
tober.
There have been several frosts in the
vicinity of Berlin, but cranberries are
not material y injured:
Lawrence University and the State
Universe ty both admit women to a full
collegiate course, and to the sameclas8eS
with the young men.4
There is great de of sickness it
the vicinity Of La Crosse di
orders, chi and f-ver. and typhoid
being most prevalent.
Two thousand hands mostly children
are engaged in picking cranberries on
the marshes northwest of Berlin. The
Carey marsh alone has one thousand.
\ Sank county correspondent says
there are, not fifty bales of prime hops
left in that county, and that the ques-
ton is not one of price but one of hops.
The Marinette Eagle says that large
preparations are making for a vigorous
logging campaign this winter. With
good snow and favorable weather fifty
per cent. more of logs will be put in on
Menominee than last winter.
The Oshkosh Northwestern reports
that on Sunday afternoon four young
ladies were baptized by immersion in
Lake Winnebago bysRev. W. P. Stowe,
of the First NJ e Church.
The Weyauwega Times says: THE
Wisconsin Central Railroad bridge
crossing the Wolf at ellis, is now
completed and is ready for the track,
The fist train of cars will probably
cross it by Wednesday Of next week"
DR. McDill. Superintendent of the
Insane Hospital at Madison, says that
Riehland county has supplied smaller
proportion of the inmates Of that iusti-
tuition, during his management, than
any other part of the state Of compare
tive population.
The Grant County Herald says that
the Normal School at Plattvsllle has an
attendance of over two hundred and
ffty students. Two new classes have
been organized one an Institute class
for the benefit Of those who expect to
teach the coming winter another, a
military class, for the benefit of the
young men in general.
A La Crosse paper says: 1.-THE forests
on the islands in the Mississippi are
full of gray squirrels. 1t seems these
squirrels are now moving west and the
Captain on the ferry boat says the river
is full of them swimming to the MINI.
shore. The crop Of nuts in Wisconsin
is small and these squirrels go where
they may provide for the winter"
The NeilIsviIIe Republican gives the
particulars of a fearful crime perpetrat-
ed in the vicinity. 1t is the crime of
incest between brother and sister, tie
horrible result of which is the birth Of
a child. The names are suppressed
because the principal actors in this re-
voting drama have friends who are we'll
known and occupy respectable positions
in society.
The Dodge County Democrat learns
that on Monday a man sixty years old
named William Dredge, living in Ru.
bicou, strangled himself with a rope in
his bed room When found he was On
his feet, his body leaning against
the door, and kept from falling by the
rope around his neck, suspended from
d support in the ceiling. He was de.
meuted.
The Milwaukee ,Sentine! says that
the Commandment of the Asylum for
Disabled Volunteers, at that place,
General WeelIey, las good sized fam.
| lily Just now. There are on the rolls OF
that institution, at present, 62l names,
and, while few are absent on Through
most Of the number answer to roll-call
1t is a larger representation, by 40
than was ever in the institute before.
The Green Bay AdOocate learns
from Menominee that fur men James
Steele, John Davidson, Archie Dickey
and Joseph Murchie, were drowned al
that place on Wednesday evening Of
last week. Something Of gale was
blowing ana the poat capaIzed ana they
were all thrown into the water. 1t is
stated that they all had families. They
bad been engaged in loading the bark
Pomeroy, with lumber.
A valuable trotting stallion known
by the name of western Boy" and
owned by Steven Bull of Racine back
ed of the railaoad platform while at
tempting to load him on the cars at
that place Monday morning. X was
formerly owned we understand by Mr..
j. [. Case, Of Racine, who purchased
him for $4,000 and sold him IorS8, 000
to his late owner. He was a fine ami
NAL and valued at price mnch higher
than the amount he last scld for.
/, The GAINESVILLE Gazette of Wedues-
dav eavC tsTha inry summoned tO hold