Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-12-11
State News.

- culIu Ial1ing Ifom rocking cHaif |
at Depere, caught its thumb, some way,
and the member was actually torn from
the hand by the roots
c. D. Atwood, son of Gen Atwood |
and one of the editors Of the Madison
Journal, has been appointed Private
Secretary of Gov. Fairchild
Smith, the Weyauwega walkist tried
to-walk FIVE miles in 40 minutes at
Beaver Dam. on wager for 500, and
he lost his time and money.
The Milwaukee Light Guards have
appointed Drum Major, and intend
to organize full drum corps.
The Milwaukee Street Car Company
has lost four horses by death from the
spizootic.
Fond du Lac thinks of paying out
$40, 900 for public market.
At GAINESVILLE, on Thursday, young
man named Ignatius Huburt. aged
twenty three years, was accidently shot
and killed while climbing into a wagon
with gun.
Plum Valley has arranged for saw
mill and church, and now wonders
who'll put up the cheese factory.
A mill at Kilbouru ground up 3d.
900 bushels Of wheat in month.
Mrs. Lamb, of River Falls, has been
arrested on the charge of poisoning four
persons.
Miss Lousia Fleisher "spelled down
Madison the other night.
The new fence around the Capitol
at Madison is completed. 1t cost about
$4,000
There are now 1874 prisoners in the
state institution at Waupun.
A new Catholic convent has just been
opened at Prairie du CHEN.
The Polk county Press reports the
mercury last week 80 degrees below
zero.
The wire. of the Northwestern Tele-
graph Company now extend from Mil
waukee to Fort Garry, in Manitoba
territory, 500 miles west of St. Paul.
A Columbia lad is now studying mus
ic at the great Conservatory at Leipsic,
Germany.
Signs of coal are found on Apple
river, in Northwestern Wisconsin.
Horace Greeley had large family of
relations residing across the lake from
Oshkosh The news of his death oc
easioned profound establishment and
regret.
The Crawford County Press states
that Basil Gagnier of Prairie du CHEN,
can boast Of most remarkable genealo-
gy. One of his paternal ancestors set
tied on the Prairie IA years ago
This has ever since been the home of
his descendants, many of whom were
murdered from time to time, by the H.
dams. Mr.. Basil Gagnier was born in
Prairie du CHEN in 1898.
4 Norwegian library of 500 volumes
has arrived from Norway, to be
to be appropriated to the use Of our
State University. This valuable ad-
dition was purchased with the proceeds
of one of Ole Bulls concerts in Madi-
son.
The scarlet fever prevails at Och.
kosh.
The Milwaukee Chamber of Com.
merce now devotes itself to theological
discussions.
A lard tank exploded in the packing
house of Plankintc, & Armour, in,
Milwaukee Friday morning caus-
ing loss of sproperty to sthe amount
of 81, 900, but injuring no one.
1t is reported that T. Husbrook, who
formerly kept the Green Mountain
House in Fort Atkinson, committed
suicide one day last week, by cutting
his throat with razor.
The silly wager by which Adam
Boyd. of Fond du Lac, agreed to
wheel Dana c. Lamb in a wheel bar
row on the event of Greelevs defeat,
has been abandoned on account of
Greeley's death.
The Quarter Centenary Of Odd
fellowship in Wisconsin was celebrated
in Madison last Thursday evening.
Gov. Washburne made the reception
speech, in which he eulogized the good
work of the order, and took occasion to
pay a warm tribute to. Horace Greeley,
as acsuated by the principles of friend
ship, love and truth, characteristic of
the order,
Grand Master Lindsay read a we'll,
worked response. Capt. A. J. Lang
worthy of Milwaukee, read very inter-
esting historical sketch of the order in
the United States and Wisconsin.
Rev, A. G. Barry made an eloquent
address. Mr.. Ellis, of Illinois, made
some spicy remarks and the affair was
closed by dance.
The Grand Lodge elected officers,
including E. Willie, of Madison, NJ. ".
G. Master L. B. Hills of Madison, R.
W. Grand Secretary David Adler, of
NJ iIwaukee, Grand Treasurer.