Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-03

| ing and nearly consumed. 1t involved
a loss of $177 800, and was fully in
sured.
There is a trout pond in Waukesha
where $4,000 young trout were trouted
this spring.
The notorious j oslo Mansfield is pas
sing the summer at Bayfield,.
The Milwaukee papers report num-
Der of cases Of sunstroke
The Broadhead tobacco men are
hard at work setting out plants
Fond du Lac prides itself upon a
twenty-four pound baby six weeks old.
The Beloit College Commencement
is announced for the 10th of July.
The work on the convent at Prairie
du CHEN is progressing rapidly.
The clover crop around GAINESVILLE
is being cut, and is unusually heavy.
The dome of the Court House at
Milwaukee is about ready for roofing.
A Waukesha woman has become
raving maniac from the effects of a
fall.
Within the next eighteen month,
the Northern Pacific Railroad is to be
extended from Duluth to Ashland.
Robert Jones, jailer al Wauk esha,
is missing, and is supposed to have been
murdered.
The boy Otto Brashvogan, who shot
an Indian named Manguaw, 1anear
Manitowoc. some time ago, pleaded
guilty to assault with intent to kill, and
was sentenced by Judge Mclean, last
week, to FIVE years Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. The Indian was SO years
DID, and had some craps" which the
boy coveted, and he took gun, and
going outside of the Indians tent, he
took deliberate aim through an aperture
and fired. The Indian did not die,
though he received a serious wound.
The boy admitted that he had attempt
ed to kill him for his craps"
The State University conferred the
degree of L l.. D. on Lyman G. Dra-
per, Secretary of the State Historical
Society, and on Judge w P. Lyon, Of
the Supreme Court.
A three masted Schooner designed
for traffic on the Lakes, is being bulls
at the ship-yard of Captain T. W. Lake
in .Winneccnne. When completed
she will have a carrying capacity Of
twenty two thousand bushels of No. l
wheat. Captain Vance, of Racine, is
her owner.
A most horrible and shocking acct.
dent occurred in Meyers 4 Avery's
Single Mill Oshkosh, NJ onday Of last
week. The accident was caused by
the bunting edger, and resulted in the
death Of gia about II years of age,
named Mary McCougey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ross were
married at Mineral Point on Saturday
Mr.. Ross died on Thursday morning
and his wife twenty-three hours later
Oshkosh is pestered with crazy
man who often parades its streets al
most entirely nude What Of the In
sane Asylum
Foxes are causing great havoc among
the young lambs in Fond du Lac coun-
ty, and are really of more damage to
sheep raising than the dogs are.
The Oshkosh Times says that the
temperance people there furnish boys
with bottles and money to purchase
whiskey at Drug Stores, and then en-
ter complaint because the unsuspect-
ing Druggist sells to minors.
The annual yacht regatta Of the
lake Winnebago yachts fer the prize
pennant will take place at Fond du Lac
on the 4th of July. In addition to
the principal prize the Fond du Lac
have raised SlOO in cash to be distri-
buted in prizes. Competition is open
to all yachts on the lake.
A number of cases of sun stroke
occurred at Oshkosh Oh Friday last
none fatal.
Manitowoc wants the Lake Shore
Road SIS, 900 worth
An insect or worm is destroying the
crab apple trees in GAINESVILLE.
An establishment has been opened
in Milwaukee for the manufacture Of
the ingenious rapid writing machine
invented by Hon. G. L. Sholes, of that
city.
The woods north of Wausau are all
ablaze, reminding one of the fearful
doings of the frey demon last season.
The work is supposed to be that of the
aborigines, for the purpose, perhaps, OF
searching mosquitoes wings.
Mrs. Mary Frost, of Fond du Lac,
who has been seven years trying to get
pension, did not succeed until last
week, when she received something
over 500. She lost a son in in the ar
my.
FIRST DISTRICT NOMINATION.
The Republicans of the lst Congress
ional District of Wisconsin, composed
of the counties of Waukesha, Racine,
Walwortb, Kenosha and Rock, have
nominated Hon. c. G.. Williams. OF
GAINESVILLE, for Congress. Mr.. Will
Hams is fine lawyer, one of the most
eloquent speakers in the state and has