Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-05-08
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Eight hundred emigrants arrived at
at Milwaukee during April.
Racine county is discussing the ques-
ton of new Court House.
Nightingale Bosworth 4 Co. have
commenced work on their new paper
mill at Fond du Lac.
A half mile course is being laid out
at Eagle, Waukesha county.
c. G. Pope, of Black River Falls,
has in his possession piece of the
foundation stone Of SoIomon's temple
Ole Bull will give concert at Mad
ison on the 18th, in aid of the Norwe-
gian library of the State University.
Madison Congregationalists are con-
sidering new church.
The Mill owners of Oconto are de-
spondent over the continued low water
and absence of rain.
Mosquitoes have appeared at Black
River Falls.
A monster hotel on the European
plan is to be erected in Milwaukee, to
accommodate summer tourists from the
cities.
John j Kitson, the fourth white
man in Green Bay, and at the time
the Oldest citizen Of Brown county
died, a few days since.
Neenah says she has only one sa
loon.
Fires were set on the prairie in the
town Of Springfield on the 24th ult.'
and large amount Of damage was done,
The Black River Falls Banner says
that person who would start fire in
such dry time deserves to be hang.
| ed.
Hon H. s. Baird, of Gren Bay,
agent for the estates of John Jacob As
tor, deceased, gives notice that there is
to be another sale of property belonging
TO the estate this spring. Within The
past three or four years similar sales
have been made and a considerable por-
ton of the property disposed Of The
sale is appointed for the 9th day of
June next and about 800 lots will be
put up.
On the 18th ult, the inhabitants Of
Waupaca were surprised by the appear
ance of wild cat on the cross-bars of |
the liberty pole. 1t was several hours
before he was made to come down. The
fagrope was wound around his lee,
and finally he succumbed and was
brought to the ground and secured
The Reedsburg Free Press notes
the death at Delton, Sank County, on
the sd ult., of ames Steele, ST., at
the remarkable age Of 1l3 years, 6
months and IL days.
The sheriff of Manitowoc county has
boy II years old, Otto Bruchvogel
by name, in jail for the murder of an
old Indian by the name Of Mansquaw,
who is about 50 years old, of the town
of Schleswig.
Fl S. Fifeld has sold the Polk |
county Press to Charlie Mears.
A number of the liquor dealers of La
Crosse have formed an association OF
to protect themselves against the re-
Gently enacted liquor law, but against
illegal prosecutions underit Nomem,
Der is protected against any infringe
Hent of the Law, but is expelled for
such infringement.
The Winneconne Item says We |
hear from A. j. Decker, who was at
the house yesterday, that Mrs. John
Oliver, living in Poygan, was bitten
by little black spider, last Sunday
morning. The poison spread rapidly, |
and the lady became very much bloat,
ed, and delirious. Several physicians
had been called, 2who rendered all the
assistance possible, butlife was dispaired |
until yesterday, when she showed |
more favorable symptoms.
Jacob Engle, of Kenosha, will manu-
facture 100000 brick this season.
He is contracting with Chicago parties
at SO per thousand.
Rev. j. Hill, pastor of the Metho
dist church at Bay View, was thrown
from his wagon by the running away Of
his horse, and so badly injured that
he died on Wednesday morning.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says the
blast furnaces at Bay View are pro-
ducing over nine! y-fve tons Of metal
per day.
The Sentinel reports l52 arrests in
Milwaukee last month. Of the num-
Der, 40 were married and 103 single,
146 could read and write, and six re-
ported themselves unable to pride
themselves in knowledge Of either
accomplishment Forty four persons
were accommodated with lodgings, and
Ia stray children were returned to
their parents during the month. Three
cases of drowning were reported.
Sturgeon Bay is hard up for houses.
There is not house or a room to be
had in the village.
The Pilot says that over one hum
dred German families will immi CRATE
and come direct to Marthon county
the present season.
A Northern Wisconsin paper says:
"UnIess rain comes soon, we need not
he surprised to hear of greater fires
than swept the county last fall"
The La Crosse Democrat learns that |
there are several cases of cerebo spinal |
meningitis, or spotted fever, in that
country. 1t seems to battle all the
doctors, and proves fatal in many cases.
The most of the lumber above Wau-
sau, amounting to millions, has already |
passed over the falls, the most of it in
handsome shape.
The Geneva Lake Herald says
"The corps of railroad surveyors which
worked its way through our village
few days ago, and has since been heard