Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-04-02
State News.

Devils Lake Is 10 &c STOCKED with
trout.
A large seminary building will be
erected at Geneva Lake this season.
Mr.. Zimmerman, of Caledonia Cen.
ire exhibited great curiosity ia the
shape of lamb with FIVE legs, no
mo tn, and the eyes on the underside
of its head. 1t will never follow Mary.
as it died shortly after its entry into
this sinful world.
A few day since, a man named Alex
ander Smith, while sick with the small
pox at Ritchie's camp, near Green Bay.
became delirious, and jumped from
window almost naked He wandered
around 'aboutan hour, when he returned
and dropped down dead from exposure.
Mariners are getting plenty on the
streets OF Oshkosh, and are expecting q
lively boating season.
The factories at Men asha are BRING.
ing in their logs by rail from the woods
north and west Stevens Point, and
find that mode of carrying to compare
favorably, as to expenses, with the old
system of water transportation.
Eli Stilson, of Oshkosh, returned a
few days since from Kentucky. where
he went to inspect the great herds CT
Short-horn cattle, for which the state
is noted. He brought back splendid
Short bull, called London Duke
Byron, Fond du Lac county,is with
out post master, all of the aeighbors
having refused the place.
Hoo. Amasa Cobb, formerly of Wis
consin, is President of the Leader
printing Company, Lincoln, Nebraska
The Waupaca Republican is putting
bottle Of horse radish which had been
presented by subscriber, says it
brought tears Of JOY to the eye."
Mrs. Daniel Ingersoll, of Sparta, the
woman now under arrest for poisoning
her husband, is said TO be handsome,
smart and Attractive. She insured her
husbands life few weeks since. Cir
cumstantial evidence is very strong
against her.
The Grant County Herald says:
From general report we learn that the
past winter has been very severe on
small game. Hundreds OF quails and
patridges have been found under the
snow frozen or dead from starvation.
Rabbits and squirrels have died from
similar causes.
Among the Legislative appropriations
this year is one of $50 900 for the
Northern Insane Hospital and one of
S85 1922 for Madison Insane Hospital.
The south wing of the Northern Hos
pital cannot be built during the coming
year, as the Legislature made no pro-
vision for it,
Public meetings are being held in
Madison to discuss the tree planting
question.
A large bull moose was killed by the
Indians near Rice Lake, above Shawa-
no, few days since.
The CongregaIionalists of Oshkosh
are about to build new church to cost
about $50 900.
It is bell eyed that Sheboygan county
will produce fifty per cent. more cheese
during the coming season than in
an7 previous season.
Rev. o. G. McCulloch, pastor of
the Congregational church at Sheboy-
gan, left, Wednesday morning. for Cali.
fornia, where he expects to spend the
summer.
While Jacob Hitcher was counting
his greenbacks at Oshkosh ;, ono of his
children upset kerosene lamp, and
S65 were destroyed IN twlnkling.
II. II. Bernard, who has served his
country in two State Prisons, is at Kill
bourn City, making arrangements to go
to another. He has been stealing
horses.
lodi has lots of business for physi-
clans just now.
The Brandon man who took a sleigh
ride in a thunderstorm thinks ",he
times are out Of joint T"
Neillsyille is co have tanning. mill
factory.
The Chippewa Indians pocketed ST.
400 in annaities the other day, at Wau-
sau.
Fond du Lac takes its Sunday even
ing teddy at eight open saloons on
Main street.
Mrs. H. R. Joiner, of La Prairie,
Rock county, has completed a bed
Quilt which contains 8,528 pieces.
Small qpantities of gold have BEN
found in Clark county.
The girls of Madison are becoming
so wicked that the ministers there have
to prepare special sermons for their
benefit
The Eau Claire Free Press states
that during the past winter, squaw,
while intoxicated, wandered into the
pine woods with an infant babe, and
both froze to death
A cake of ice recently aoated into
the harbor at Milwaukee, in which the
dead body of man was firmly embed
ded.
The Geneva Lake Herald is account
able for the statement that, on Satur-
day, an ice boat ran at the rate of a
mile minute twisting the mast III
pieces and greatly endangerei several
lives.
Wisconsin has eighty gr,nges cf the
Patrons of Husbandry. Rock and
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