Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-08-20
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Aue JeuersOn county Cnl0n reports
terrible storm of wind and hail north of
Lake Mills and in the town of Milford, on
Sunday, tie 10th inst Hail stones fell two
inches in diameter. The damage to build
ings, crops and fences is very great; as high
as thirty panes of glass were destroyed in
some houses. Mr.. J. Wilson's hop yard
was completely destroyed. The corn fields
and orchards are badly riddled Mr.. Geo.
Clapp, of Milford, reports that he will not
have bushel of apples. The fine garden
and grapery of N. s. Greene, Milford, is
we'll nigh anEihilated. A large number of
grain and hay stacks were blown down and
injured. The track of the storm was about
half mile wide.
The same paper says that the thresh ers
have commenced their work, and make cry
encouraging reports of the yield of wheat
and other grain, from Is to 80 bushels of
the former in places, and berry very plump.
Jefferson.
On Wednesday evening last, Judge Ira
W. Bird, with his wife and two children,
were thrown from buggy on Rock River
bridge, in this village. The Judge was
quite severely hurt although no bones were
broken; his wife and one child received
some slight bruises.
From private letters received from Prof.
E. Chase, and from gentlemen in this viii
lage connected with the Institute, we learn
that applications for students come in daily.
The first races of the st. Charles Driving
Park will take place in this village on Fri
day and Saturday, the 5th and 9Th days of
eptember next. Purses to the amount of
$500 will be trotted for, and many of the
best horses in this section of the state will
be present.
The St. Charles Minstrel Troupe, we un-
derstand, is now thoroughly organized, and
are undergoing thorough course of train
ing and practice. Their first CONCERTS put
down for the 5th of September.
Quite pleasant affair came off at the JEFF
ferson Driving Park on Saturday last, and
some fine trotting put in by several of the
horses present, among which we may men
ton Mr.. D. Johnson's favorite mare .sWhite
Stocking" who actually beat her own time
getting down to 2:43.
At half past nine o'clock in the forenoon
of the 18th instant, our esteemed fellow
townsman, Ortgies Bullwinkel, ESQ.,, died
at his residence in Hellenville, six miles
east of this village Mr.. Bullwinkel was
born in the distric of Osterholz, Kingdom
of Hanover, on the 10Th day of March, 1915,
and at the time of his death was of the age
of So years, four months and twenty-three
days.-Banner
Waterloo.
The work of excavating the cellar for the
new brick building On Madison street is still
going on, and we hope to see the speedy
erection of the building. Through the ener-
getic action of Mr.. S. J. Ccnklin proper
steps have been taken to have those wooden
buildings moved back to give the street its
proper width.
Quite number of the young America of
this place are doing thriving business at
peddling apples.
The farmers have about finished stacking
in this vicinity, while some of them have
already threshed their grain.
Mr.. R. J. Reamer wrenched his shoulder
badly while pitching manure the other day.
He received shot in this shoulder during
the last war which shattered the shoulder
bone and it has never grown firmly together
since, and now it is broken apart again
Journal.