Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-06-19


valuable bed Of cement equal to the
famous Portland cement.
Col. Schoede, Of Waupaca. found a
bandage needle in his leg, the other
day, that has been there since 1862
The steam mill at Peshtigo harbor
has an average fully 10000 feet man
ufactured every twelve hours since il
started this season.
A quarry of fine building stone has
been opened at Red Rock, below Oar.
ington, to furnish stone for several
Chicago dealers.
The best tumbler in the Great East
ern circus was formerly student in the
college at Appleton.
The Appleton Catholic Church is to
have a $50 foot steeple.
A man got drunk at Appleton, broke
his leg, and has sued his friend. the
saloon keeper, for $500 damages.
An orphan asylum building is being
erected at Oshkosh.
Gov. Washburne is laid up with g
lame foot.
The mumps are epidemic at Fond
du Lac.
A Winneconne man has a lamb with
two heads.
Tomah Junction is to be removed
Is miles east of Tomah.
William Luck took into GAINESVILLE
last week, the seal ps of eight young
wolves, and got S89 bounty money
The old one, which is taken good care
of, will have another litter in August.
Mr.. John Drummy, of CIarno, Green
county, killed black snake near his
premises last week which measured 6
feet in length and Il inches in circum.
ference.
The Moheckenew Tribe met at Shaw
no on Tuesday last and proceeded at
once to the fishing grounds, where they
captured 900 trout.
Hon. David Irwin, who is reported
to have died recently in Texas, was
one of the judges of the territory of
Wisconsin. He removed to Texas
early after the admission of this state
to the Union. and has since been inter-
ested in large plantation there. The
Judge must have reached the advanced
age of Is years.
The Weyauwega Times says Mrs.
Rigo, widow woman, with six chill
dren, living in the town of Royalton,
in that county, and travelling scoun.
drel by the name of Snowden, made a
singular elopement, and deserted the
woman's family of six chiIren, few
days since. Sowden has wife and
children living in Beaver Dam.
The time of holding the term Of the
United States District Court in La
Crosse has been changed by law from
the 1st Monday in December to the
Sd Tuesday of September.
The twenty-sixth annual session OF
the Wisconsin State Medical Society
will be held in Fond du Lac, common
cling on Wednesday, Juue 10. The
Winnebago County Medical Society
will be largely reprepresented and the
members of the faculty in Northern
Wisconsin generally will attend.
The La Crosse Leader learns from a
gentleman of Viroqua that son of W.
Ell. McAuly. 7 years old, shot and
killed a son of Mr.. Goss of the same
age, recently. The boys, it is under
stood, had had quarrel.
Nearly $4,000 have been contribu.
ted to the building of the proposed
new NJ. E. Church in Madison. and
work will be begun on the structure in
a few days.
The colored people of Fond du Lac
are arranging for an old-fashioned bar
becue celebration on the Fourth of Ju-
". A whole OK is to be roasted on the
occasion.
The prospects now are that the..4th
of July in Milwaukee, will be observed
in a proper manner, and there will be
great attraction to visitors from the
country.
Shawano county boasts the capture
of full sized pelican.
Upwards of 100000 feet of lumber
are shipped from Oconto daily.
The Columbus Democrat says the
Graham law is not enforced in that
village on the equality plan. The low
est drunkards are arrested, while the
fashionable ones allowed to 60 free.
Kenosha was so named from the follow
ing incident A lot of early residents
were playing keno, when one made
game. He cried "Keno." and all the
others in disgust, said "Pshaw."
A majority of the Menasha saloon
keepers have bolted The ffty-dollar vii
lage license and have made formal
declaration of par.
Roth the British bands the Grena-
der Guard band and the Irish Nation
al Band--which are to arrive in this
country soon, will be invited to Mil
waukee. The Grenadiers will put up
at the Newhall House, and the other
band at the Plankinton House.
Small pox is raging about Reeds
burg.
Snow flakes fell at Whitewater on
the 7th.
William Beers, aged seventy four,
and Phoebe Davis, aged seventy-sjx
of Pierce county, have at last married.
The chinch-bug devastates the west
nrn norton of the State,