Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-24
State n ews.

CoOo iot lhOii ouACiihS Souhsi hieh III
Bohemia.
The Chicago and Northwestern rail
road company lost 500 cords of wood at
Oconto, Monday night by an incendl-
airy fire.
The people of Oshkosh have raised
the $4,000 Of stock for the Geiser
Threshing Machine company, and the
building will be commenced at once.
Shawano possesses oae of the best water
powers in the state, power sufficient
to run all the spindles in New Eng
land
The big marsh in Clayton, Winnie
bago county. was set on fire by party
of Indians last week, and was all burnt
over. A good deal of hay was destroy
ed and roots we're burned to consld-
cradle depth below the surface.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says during
the month of June there were laid
1l,750 feet of water pipe in that city,
and in July thus far about 4 500 have
been put down.
The Oshkosh Times learns the work
on the insane asylum will be completed
in about two months, ready for occu-
pants.
Appleton is to have a new NJ. E
Church.
Emily FL. Moore, known in a liter
airy way as "MignoLette," has married
E. R. Leland, an old resident of Mil
waukee.
The State Fair begins at Milwaukee
on September %.
Saloon business in Appleton is on
the increase.
A hotel is to be erected at the Sui
phur Springs, just below Appleton.
Trouting parties to the Shawano fish
ing waters are still successful.
A little child of Mr.. Con. Crowley of
Shawano, died last week from eating
unripe currants.
Racine is notable for its beautiful
shade trees.
A prize fight lately took place near
Milwaukee. A drawn battle. twenty
one rounds.
A boy had his clothes torn to shreds
by lightning, at Black Greek, and es-
capped unframed.
The remains of number of victims
of the Peshtigo corhagration lately
passed through Oconto.
A half breed visited Wausau, the
other day, broken out with the small
pox. He died soon afterward.
Professor Foye, of Lawrence Univer.
sity, married Nettie Williams, of Wau,
pun.
From the waters near Apostle Island !,
Lake Superior, $4,000 packages of fish
Will De taken this season.
Milwaukee will expend s1,700 to
erect additional accommodations for her
Fire Department.
The Goddess of Liberty will be I3a
feet high on the Milwaukee Court
House.
The thousandth anniversary of Nor
way was duly celebrated at La Crosse.
A party of excursionists visited Madi-
son, from Belvidere, and two of them
got married in the park.
The Olivet Church, at Milwaukee, is
offered for sale for S25, 900.
The La Crosse Baptist Church has a
new pastor, Rev. L. A. Abbott.
VIM. Ulrich, living near Racine. is
the possessor of twin colts; dark bay
three months old.
Prairie chickens are preparing to be
very numerous in Wood county.
Emma Mitchell, an employe in the
chair factory at Sheboygan. drowned
herself on Thursday last.
A Calumet woman gave birth to six
children in eleven months-four the
first time and two the last.
The Taylor Orphan Asylum at Ra-
cine was dedicated last week with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
The Neus says Milwaukee is distin-
guished for its bricks and lager beer
two signs of high civilization.
In six weeks the new hotel on White
Fish Bay will be ready for occupation
The Racine Advocate tells of a man
who resides in neighboring town,
only sixty eight years old, who has
been perfect gormandizer of tobacco
all his life, who has become so poor in
consequence thereof, that he weighs
only 1854 pounds. He sends word that
no is agoing to leave off the accursed
habit, and see if he won't fatten up a
little.
The st Croix Republican reports
that the young prairie chickens about
there are rather small for the season,
owing to the backward spring The
game Law should protect them until the
middle of August, or still later this
year.
A Catholic fair vas held in La
Crosse, last week, the proceeds of
which amounted to 81 900.
The Northeastern thinks the insane
asylum near Oshkosh will not be finish
ed as soon as the contract calls for.
A reward of FIVE hundred dollars is
offered for tbs arrest and conviction Of
the person or persons guilty of the
murder eff one Christian Robson, in the
county of Chippewa, on or about the