Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-25
State News,

mcntS 10 summer tourists.
Elder Spooner, litewater, raised
the first new potatoes this year.
An Indian arrowhead weighing 25
pounds was unearthed at Geneva lake.
One G. s. Moulton attempted to
swindle the banks Of oshkosh out of
slS 900 by means Of forged paper, the
other day. He was feiled in his pur-
pose, but managed to- escape.
The Werner House, in Wernerville,
Juneau county, was burned recently.
Loss 81, 500.
A Turner society sto be organized
at Depere.
An Indian named Ma-co-ne se-sic
murdered his squaw near Eau Claire, a
short time since
Fruit trees in large numbers are
dying In Crawford county.
The Waupaca Repss5zicom says :
"Waupaca has more pretty little girls
than any other town Of its size in the
state."
Portage City wants circuses to estab-
lish ticket Office in the business por-
tion of the city, where the people can
obtain their tickets any time during
the forenoon without delay or jostle.
A young lady in Fond du Lac chews
up three boxes of spruce gum, Goo
"gobs' to the box every week.
In Washington county cut worms
are destroying large quantities Of corn.
They were never so plenty.
A woman in Edorado, 40 years old,
who has lived in Wisconsin twenty
years, and in hearing Of cars half the
time, INDUCED in her first ride after
the iron horse few days ago.
The Berlin Journal claims that Gen.
Mcdonald is building on his farm,
near hartford, the finest barn in the
state.
The Ripon pickle factory building is
being erected, and the products Of six
ty acres of cucumbers have been con-
tracted for.
The Berlin Journal says that there
are some indications of rust in wheat
in some parts of Green Lake coun ty
and in Waushara county it is said tn at
there is likely to be too heavy growth
of straw.
The West Bend Democrat says
"Christian Hobler, father-in-law of
Philip Leiedberger, of the town of
Barton, died at the county poor house
last week, at the advanced age of 80
years." Hobler was soldier of Napo-
leon L., and took part in most of that
great generals campaigns.
Henry Smith, justice of the pc ace
of the town of Forrest, Fond du Lac
county, had man and his wife arrest
ed for quarreling, and on their trial be-
fore him found them both guilty, aud
divorced them on the spot.
Mrs. Corun, of Geneva, is called g
Spartan by the Wisconsin press. She
had thirteen teeth jerked out by s
dentist inside Of an hour, without the
u /, of chloroform, or anything else
and never whimpered. She's the kind
| of women they raise in Wisconsin.
A horrible murder of woman
named Rachel Thomas committed by
two negroes, George Washington and
S. Walker, has just come to light in
GAINESVILLE. The woman was theil
housekeeper and her dead body was
found last Monday morning entirely
naked hidden in a thicket. Tax
murderers have been arrested.
Fond du Lac county has less need
for a Jail now than for years.
Five eonvicts escaped from the state
prison at Waupun, the 18th inst. One
broke his leg in getting out and wa
seized Immediately. The others wer.
caught before they had got 40 rods
Iowa county and Mineral Point hav,
settled large amount of bonds at 6;
per cent. on the dollar for their face
This leaves the total debt Of city anc
county 100000.
The tournament of the Turner So
clety will be held this year at Greer
Bay, continuing from the 10Th to th
| 10th Of August.
| The logs have all come down tn
Wisconsin river for the first time il
many years,
A grand pigeon sh ooting tournamen
gill be held at the Driving Park, Be
lott, July LIST I'd, Sd, and 4th. On
Thousand dollars in prizes are offered
The entrance fee will be $40 each day
| birds extra.