Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-12-25
State N ews.

Green Bay.
J Fall term of Lawrence University
/ closes Dec. 18th Winter term com-
mences January ID, 1873.
Mr.. Dane, of ia Crosse, has manu-
featured a gun which is warranted not
to,discharge accidentally.
The Madison Democrat takes ground
in favor of the claims of homeopathy
in the appointment Of Superiutend
ent of the Oshkosh Insane Hospital.
The Wisconsin vouches for the fact
that ia trying to pull cow out of a
well in the town of Greenfield, the pee
pie were so green that they placed the
rope round the cows neck, and conse
quently strangled the COW.
The Wisconsin, reports The capture of
a burglar, in Chicago, who has for a
long time been notorious character.
in and about Milwaukee, and is we'll
known to the police.
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth
describes the celebration of the golden
wedding of Gen. John Porter and his
vile as an occasion long to be remem-
bered. Many golden gifts were made,
songs Of cheer given, and grand BAN
quet spread.
Rev. DR.. Whiting, of the Congrega-
tional church, GAINESVILLE, was obliged
to sit during the delivery of his sermon
last Sabbath, troublesome carbuucle
on one of his limbs preventing him
from maintaining perpendicular po-
sition
John A. Knapp, who has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Dix, of New York,
on his military staff, as Quartermaster
General, was once resident Of Ra-
cine
Hon. J. R Briggs, formerly editor
of the Beloit Journal, and member of
the Legislature at different times, died
recently in Washington. He was a
man of much ability, and his wife, Mrs.
Emily Edison Briggs, is the we'll known
"Olivia' of Forney's Press, and also
correspondent for several other promin-
ent Journals.
Mrs. Anna B. OFT, of Madison, at
tempted to disposit her ballot in the
ballot box at the late election and the
Judge refused to receive it. She will
consul the matter in the Courts.
The Order of the 'Knights of Garth
age has been introduced in Milwauk ee
and the annual meeting of the Grand
Citadel will be held there in January
Mary Atkins, youngest daughter of
Sam Atkins, of Nepeuskin, suicide last
Saturday by taking poison.
Geo. G. Chase, book-binder at Fond
du Lac, claim to have fallen heir to q
fortune of s26,000,000.
Hops, at Baraboo, are now worth 40
cents, and the price is raising.
A number of Englishmen at Depere
and Fort Howard will celebrate "Old
Christmas" on the 5th of January
next.
A man named Thomas Morgan, liv.
ing in the Welsh settlement of the
town of Utica, came to Oshkosh last
Friday, accompanied by his wife Be-
coming intoxicated he suddenly dlsap-
peared, and has not since been heard
from.
Wisconsin stands forth among the
states in the number of red-skin inhabi-
hants, California, North Carolina and
Michigan alone having more.
Ashland, Bayfield, and Superior
Stage Company have established tri
weekly line stages over the road be-
tween those points.
On the Menominee river the neck
and antlers of magnificent buck are
visible above the ice. while the body is
under water-his deership having been
frozen in an attempt to ford the stream
G. P. PETER, of Pewaukee, Wauke-
sba county, last week celebrated the
| thirteenth anniversary of his resur rec
ton from we'll which caved in on
him. He remained imprisoned in his
living tomb seven hours
Bernard Kaulkamp, who was arrest
ed at Racine on charge of killing his
wife, wa. tried last week and acquitted.
The University sends out large
number..of teachers every winter, and
this fall some forty have left Tor this
purpose.
The Wisconsin and Michigan Manu-
featuring and Construction Company,
Fl Fl. Porter. President. and James
r. Goodman, Secretary, own $4,000
acres of land along the line OF the Chi
caoo and Northwestern Railway exten
sion from Escanaba southwesterly to
the mint where the road bends south
erlv and from there along the Menom-
inee iron Range. These tracts embrace
some of the finest hardwood and iron
ore lands in the state of Michigan.
Wisconsin Central Railroad Compa-
ny's bridge across the Wisconsin, at
Stevens Point, is guarded by twenty
men, day and night, to prevent its its des-
truction by the rioters on the line OF
road who are on strike
An effort is being made in Mineral
Point to organize club room for young
men. to keep them out of saloons
Hon. Mark II. Dunnell, of Miuneso-
to, has introduced bill into Congress
to repeal the art of June 4 relating to
the building of bridges across the
Mississippi river and under which the
engineers located the La Crosse bridge.
Quite destructive fire occurred in
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