Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22

at Stevens Point recently, az winch
resolution was passed to take measures
to secure the removal If the Kilbourn
dam.
Scarlet fever prevails at Black
River Falls, in this State.
The Eau Claire Free Press states
that gentlemen from the pineries re-
port fair amount of snow in the woods,
but the extreme cold weather renders
it crisp and dry, and logging sleds run
hard.
At the Oshkosh Normal School, an
explosion of gases occurred in the labor.
atory during the course of some expert
ments before the class in physiology
Prof. Bowen was severely injured
being rendered totally deaf, and his
head being seriously affected by the
conclusion.
There are only seventy-six pupils in
the State Asylum for the Blind
A joint stock company has been or.
ganized to build an extensive wooden
mill at Sheboygan Falls
A company is being organized to
build railroad from Hudson and Still.
water to the mouth of the Menomine 2
River and the west shore of Green
Bay.
A Milwaukee girl scalded her lover
last week.
The Wood County iron mine has
been abandoned.
There are now ga wooden mills OF.
Grated in this state
Edwin Adams, the tragedian, will
play at Madison this week.
The bachelor editor of the Appleton
Post, suggests that our legislature, at
its present session, pass law to pre-.
vent Chicago editors from marrying
WISCONSIN maidens.
Miss Fanny Russell, Of GAINESVILLE,
has been appointed to clerkship in
Legislature at Madison.
DR.. VIM. B. Baxter, of Lancaster,
has recovered from the epizootic with
which be was inocculated from horse
and his life placed in serious jeopardy.
The Northern Wisconsin Agricultur-
al Association voted unanimously to
hold the next fair in Oshkosh, provid.
ed that the grounds be furnished
in good order free of charge. The
condition will be complied with.
L. s. Rowne, of Oconomowoc, re.
ceived $3.50 bounty for killing two
large gray wolves, near that place, the
other day.
John B. Eugene, of Green Bay, has
been appointed Assistant Door Keeper
of the House of Representatives at
Washington.
A Eau Claire man fixed trap for a
neighbor who had been stealing his
wood. He charged stick with pow
der, but forgot all about it snd after
wards carried the loaded stick into his
own house. It will cost him $50 to
repair 3amages.
500 miles Of railroad we're built in
Wisconsin during the past year.
Last week the Juneau School build.
ing in Milwaukee was nearly destroyed
by fire, involving loss of $4,000
Loss above insurance about $40. 900.
At dog soiree at Whitewater, SO
sheep we're killed and disabled.
Governor Washburne has gone to
Washington to look after certain State
interests.
Two children of John Reck, farm.
or residing in the town of Linn, were
kidnapped the day after Christmas by
their mother, who was his second wife
One of the DIR vers of the daily stages
from La Crosse to Viroqua was found
frozen stiff on the stage seat near Chase.
burg
The Sunday schools Of Fond du Lao
are attended by over 1000 persons
most of whom are under twelve years
of age.
At Oshkosh, while temporarily in
sane" young man of respectable con
nections forged two bank checks, and
got them cashed. The amounts are
not mentioned. The money has been
recovered, aud no prose cution will be
made
Mr.. Hart, of GAINESVILLE. finding il
necessary to re-clothc himself in man.
ner BETTING gentleman of his cloth
and caliber, forged an order on cloth.
Ter of that city, and now interviews hil
callers from behind pair of bars.
The editor of the Green Bay Gazett.
has received portion of the limb of q
tamarack or Norway pine tree which
was uneartbed by come workmen in
digging a we'll about ten miles east Of
that place. The limb was struck at q
distance of forty-three feet from the
surface.
The Oshkosh Journal states that
the house and barn OF Mr.. Richards, OF
Poygun, were burned on Saturday, the
18th. Sad to relate. number of horses
and cows were burned to death.
All his grain hay, etc., were also lost.
1t was heavy loss 70 Mr.. Richards, as
it leaves him utterly destitute.
The Depere News says the hunting
party that recently left for the Menomi-
nee River hunting grounds, returned
Monday, having captured while absent
% large and handsome deer.
The Oconto Reporter states that the
Oconto Company are to put in l7,00O,-