Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
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are men and s yemen.
An Indian boy ten years of age, was
lately seen begging in La Crosse with
a written paper which stated that ''ths
bearer is the mother Of four children
Maurice Malo ey. the first colonel of
the Rock county OBJ regiment, died
at Green Bay on the Sth inst. of APP
oplexy, superinduced by injuries re-
ceived at San Francisco in 1869 and at
Green Bay on the 9th of last month
The Milwaukee Sentinel says it is
reported that the total amount dispersed
by the Relief Committee Thus far is
about So, 900, including 5 5000 paid
for supplies sent to Chicago; 81, 600 or
$4,000 for supplies furnished the Chi
cago sufferers; 81, 900 for supplies ship
ped to the west shore, including
what has been sent to Michigan.
The gentlemen at the Milwaukee Dueal
banquet slowed thirty-fye cases of
champagne beneath their "weskits'' in
honor of the event.
On Saturday afternoon an old lady
quietly entered the ladies' parlor. Re-
we're Honse Oshkosh, laid parcel on
the sofa, aud vanished. A baby was
found in the parcel, and the owner has
not yet turned up.
Mrs. Scholl was discovered in wa
ter cistern at Madison, on Tuesday
She had been there to draw water, and
may have fallen in Life was extinct.
She had given evidences Of insanity
Two Fort Howard liquor sellers are
at Milwaukee charged with selling
whisky to Indians.
Thirty vessels were last week said to
be loading and diseharging in Manito-
voc harbor.
The Marinette Eagle says: Logs
are coming in from all directions, and
are being banked, up the river both on
the Menomonee. and Peshtigo and their
tributaries, by the million"
An employee of N. Ludington Do Co,
at Marrinette, named element Kolsta,
was killed last Saturday by being
struck upon the neck by the limb of
falling tree
The Evansville Re0ic,o reports: con
Monday night of last week the resid-
ence Of Dir. Nelson Winston was en-.
tered, and some SIG in money, belong
ing to the Congregational Mite Society
of which Mrs. Winston is treasurer,
was stolen.
The total number Of students now in
attendance at the BeIoit College is one
hundred and ninety-three In all, one
thousand seven hundred and sixty-two
students have been connected with the
college.
Miss Jane Owens, of Potsvls, Green
county, II years of age, came tripping
down stairs last Friday night, when
the contents Of gun, which her
younger brother was carelessly handling
was discharged, SCATTERING her skull
and killing her instantly.
At meeting of the State Historical
Society, at Madison, on the End inst.
Hon. A lex Mitchell was elected Presi-
dent; Lyman G. Draper, Correspond
ing Secretary; A. FL. Main, Treasurer
and Daniel S. Durrie, Librarian. The
report shows constant progress, and an
addition Of l211 books, and 2789 PAM
phlets and documents during the past
year.
There are strong suspicious, srys the
GAINESVILLE Gazette, that .sthe poisoning
Of Mrs. Warren Thayer, at Clinton
Junction, on Wednesday night, was the
work of her own hand. The act is
supposed to have been induced By
morbid condition Of the mind, and per-
haps partial insanity-thc result of an
unhappy life.
The Sheooygan Times says: "Half
a dozen robins were hopping cheerily
among the branches of a mountain ash
in front Of one of the pleasant dwell
iDgs of this city, during the light snow
FILL Wednesday morning, and eating of
the rel berries with which the tree was
was we'll laden
An attempt was made to fire Myers
Opera House and hotel bloch, at James
vile. on Friday morning last, about
3 o'clock, in the dry goods store Of
Nc Key & Bros. Fortunately the fire
was discovered and extinguishcd before
it was fully under hea1way. Half an
hour more would probably have caus ed
the destruction of the entire block, val
ued at $4,000.
The Oshkosh Northeastern says.
There was lively time at Menasha at
lie sa es OF the Indian lands on N. n
day and Tuesday. Money was SO
plenty that everybody was ashamed to
ak of hard times The lands sold at
rood prices the total amountiny ia the