Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-06-14
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The citizens of Berlin are perfectine
arrangements for a grand Fourth of
July celebration.
4 Frenchman named Joh,I Oberle
in the employ of Hiram fdunk, of the
town of Burnett, IVES struck ty light
Mug and Instantly killed, on Thursday
last.
Cisccs have failed to make their ap
pearance in Geneva Lake thus far this
season.
The Milwaukee ,Seatinrs says Mr.. E
S. Nickerson, who died recently 10 that
city, had his lite insured for S45 600.
4 six weeks old infant was lately
picked up op the streets of Madison, its
mother b.,ving abandoned it. dlo
1p Sheboygan Falls woman manu-
factures nearly all the cigars smoked III
TIE place. Susan b. A. will please
make note OF it. So.
Father Dlworth, who has figured so
CONSPICUOUS y in the Smith Dilworth
case at Milwaukee, was discharged by
Justice McWhorter on Thursday of last
week. ......-..-...
The payment of the Menoininee tribe
Of Indians took place at Keshena on
Tuesday last 1t was made in about
three hours and half, without a sign
Of dissatisfaction on the part of the In
dams.
Rev. Geo. w Steele, president of
the university at Appleton, is now Wis
ting the naval academy at Annapolis,
under appointment from the president.
The Hudson Star says that General
Hartman, State Agent for the gprotec-
ton of railroad lands, has seized about
5000, 900 feet Of logs cut by -trespass-
ers, and will sell them
The orchards in Grant county are
threatened with destruction by the
measuring worm, which has made lis
appearance in several localities.
The catch of fish in Green Bay this
season is very light, fully two-thirds
less than last year The deep water
fisheries in Lake Michigan, are, how
ever, represented to be good.
Oshkosh enterprise contemplates
running a small steamer between that
city and the Insane Asylum as soon as
the institution is completed
The Janesyille Gazette says Seul ptor
Knowles will take his bust of "Trpth"
to Chicago in a few days where it will
be placed on exhibition. Rather a
bad place for truth.
Rev. J. Murrish, state geolosist, is
in the Beetown mines looking up the
mineral resources of that region. lie
thinks the heaviest bodies of ore are be-
low the water, and that the miners have
not yet foun1 the main de. .osits.
Father Dilworth has been arrested
at Milwaukee by Miss Smith, on
charge Of bastardy, the warrant beng
issued by new justice of tie peace
A lmost riot occurred before the rev
e.ead gentleman house on Saturday
night. and violence was threatened.
TIE Oshkosh Northeastern says tina
the Board of Building Commissioner
for the Northern State Hospital for th'
Insane have adjoined to meet in Mad
ison on tie. 10Th, when the Board vii
decide upon the construction Of The ad
ditional wing, as provided for under th(
SIS, 900 appropriation Of last winter.
Mr.. ". P. Stone, who resides Oh
| Boice Prairie, south Of Lancaster, says
the orchards in that region are being
destroyed by new species OF worm
The worm is about one and bali
inches long, brown color, rather small
and has the measuring motion. Ii
spins web which it uses as bridge
to pass fronl one tree to another, but
does not mast in the tree.
The Milwaukee NeCs says the
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad cal
shops, John Baily Master Builder, has
just completed two Gne and elegant
Sleeping cars, to be placed on that road
to RIM between Prairie d. Chieu and
St. Paul. These cars have twelve
wheels each, and are twins. named re-
spectively Wisconsin and Minnesota
The town of York, Dane. county, is
greatly excited by the disappearance OF
an orphan boy, II years old, who work
ed for Nelson Grips. It is charged
that one Chas. Laymus has threatened
the boy S life; but Laymus' house has
been twice set on FIRE, and he claims
that this is part Of a neighborhood con-
spiracy against hin. sesenty-fve men
have been scouring:tLe county, looking
for the lost boy.
The Berlin Journal learns that
George Tracy, proprietor Of the mills at
Mount Morris, Waushara county, Was
crowned on Saturday evening last, to