Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-03-20
State News.

ouppOcCo W nave Dccb SdNCu lblouSh
the religious revivals at Fond du Lao
| this winter
Near relatives CT the late George D.
Prentice, the poet editor Of the Louis
vile Courier journal, are living i'll the
town Of Ottawa Waukesha, county
DR.. G. NJ. Steele. president Of Law
renee University, is in the field with
a new lecture, "The Iron Age "
Christopher Keiser, of Racine, has
been missing for four months, and, it
is believed, he has been touIly dealt
with.
La Crosse has an OK with horn
ten inches in length growing from his
breast, between the fore legs.
twenty-five divorce cases are on the
docket of the Grant county circuit.
Seventeen of the suits have been
brought by women.
The Wisconsin River Pilot says:
"Some have an idea that our pines
are about exhaused, but the fact is we
have only made the first raid upon
them. Generations to come will re-
count their exploits among the pines
of the valley of the old Wisconsin,"
The Methodist church in Appleton
caught fire Sunday morning at about
9 O'Clock, through defective heat
ting apparatus, and burned to the
ground. The loss is mostly covered by
an insurance of $4,000.
The Lodi journal states that w. Z.
Wells, owner of the stallion "Forth
Hawk" has sold hims for the sum of
$4,000. The horse will be taken to
Kentucky.
The little son of James Bennett, of
Madison, set his fathers barn on fire,
the other day, just for fun, and came
near being burned up himself The
building was destroyed with light loss.
Frank Tucker, of Princeton, left his
wife and two children, about year
ago, went to Minnesota and procured a
divorce. A few days since he returned
to Princeton and his former spouse being
in forgiving mood, the marriage GER
emony was again performed between
them.
A son of L.! P. Blood, of Stock bridge,
caught a sturgeon in Lake Winnebago
the other day which weighed 101
pounds
The Princeton Republic gives pub.
licity to horrible rumor that an un-
known peddler, while crossing Green
Lake, near hartford, was set on by
dogs worrying him, but could not get
to him in time to save his life. The
most revolving part of the story is that
the man and boys then, to save trouble
pushed the body of the peddler through
the hole in the ice where they were
| fishing.
The Madison Masons have Just fit
ted up one of the most agreeable lodge
rooms in the country.
Mrs. George n Dota was accident
ally shot while riding with her hus-
band at Stevens Point on Wednesday
Two boys, named Duphy and Cooper,
were playing with a rifle and carelessly
discharged it. The ball entered Mrs
Dota's left ear, coming out at her
right eye. She cannot recover.
Cranberry culture will be carried On
quite extensively in Outagamie county
the coming season.
A bed of iron ore has been discov-
cred at Greenbush, Sheboygan county.
A journeyman dentist at Sheboygan
recent wrenched out piece of a
customers jaw-bons nearly two inches
long, and four teeth. The unfor tunate
patient came near losing his life.
The first robin has been seen at
Winneconne.
A large wolf was recently killed
near Delavan Lake.
Mrs. Van der Y este, lady 81 years
of age, died last week in the town of
Green Bay, of dsscease induced by
fright at the time of the great fires.
Two garroters have been arrested at
La Crosse and held, to ,bail;in $500 each.
There is not a vacant house to be
had in Manitowoo.
Julius G. Hass proposes to start
line of street cars at Portage.
Small pox has made its appearance
in Kewaunee.
A baby about eight weeks old was
recently picked up, aban doned and
dead of exposure, in the streets of Me-
nasha. The heartless parents are I'M
known.
The Oshkosh insane asylum bill is
the largest bill before the legislature
it calls for S132, 900 outright s91,-
900 of which is appropriated for the
central building, and SAL 900 for furn-
ishing, lighting, &c, The building
will cost, with the south wing, over
$4,000 more than the state capital.
The Vernon County Censor says:
"Charles Waters, of Springville, has
some trees which produce apples that
have neither seed nor core. There is
no waste to these after the outside
skin is removed-nothing but clear
apple The trees do not bloom. He
has some trees large enough to bear
and expects to get some full grown ap-
pies this fall, which he will exhibit at
several different state fairs.
The common council Of Milwaukee
by tie vote, refused to authorize
subscription by the city Of $4,000 to
the capital stock of the Milwaukee and
Northwestern, or what is better known
as better known as the Fond du Lac
Airline railway. The result gives
general satisfaction.
The Milwaukee iron company are
perfecting arrangements for the impor-
tant enlargement of their works at Bay
view, which will nearly double their