Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-04-23
State N 6ws.

was celebrated at Berlin, the other uaJ
Miss Benedict is conducting religious
meetings in Elkhorn.
A Milwaukee young woman IS an
accomplished cabinet maker.
The creditors of the La Belle Manu-
featuring Company of Fond du Lac
have forced them into bankruptcy.
Ole Oleson, of Iowa county, captur-
ed ten young wolves, one day last week.
Bounty 800.
Eau Claire, with 5000 inhabitants
and an assessment of 5000, 900, owes
a debt of but $4,000.
The Congregational Chuch Society
of GAINESVILLE, was robbed of $50 worth
of silverwars few nights ago.
Geneva Lake has been stocked with
5000 salmon trout, the gift Of a former
townsman, Senator r. Fl. Baker, now
a resident of Racine.
Winter wheat is reported badly in.
jured in the valleys in the vicinity OF
Mansion, but looking well on the
bluffs.
General John Lawler, of Prairie du
CHEN, has invented method of ferri-
age which transports 800 cars per day
across the river.
Milwaukee has a man who claims
that be is absolutely obliged to steal
chickens and rob clothes-lines in order
to make living.
Rev. j. NJ. Walker, formerly of
Oshkosh, has been appointed State
Prison Chaplain, Vice Rev. Henry
Drew, resigned.
La Crosse has voted, by 1856 ma
jority, in favor of giving $3.50, 900 for
the railway bridge across the Mississip-
pi at that point.
A girl l9 years of age near Prairie
du CHEN Was recently relieved cf an
ovarian tumor weighing 70 pounds.
She died soon after the operation was
performed.
A Whitewater firm is making 81
wagons for the British North Ameri-
can Boundary Commission, which
starts from Moorhead Minnesota, next
May.
Down in Grant County az insane pau
per named Louis Flint died the other
day. He had been chained to log
for safe keeping for nearly nineteen
years.
The Montello Express says a getle-
man of that village was out hunting, a
few days ago, and killed 80 pigeons at
one shot, and killed Is in all. He
was out but little over two hours.
The will of the late Arson Ballard,
of Appleton. gives $50, 900 to the APP
pleton kindergarten, and s25 900 for
gymnasium and library, providing
the city raises an equal amount.
The Wood County Reporter states
that in all probability there will be an
other pigeon roost at or near Friend
ship, Adams county. The pigeons are
already hocking there by millions.
The Mansion Star reports an excel
lent yield of maple sugar. Demp.
barrow, Esq. of Summit, tapped three
hundred trees from which he has Sc
cured over nine hundred pounds of
sugar over three pounds to the tree.
Beloit College has President, seven
Professors, two instructors, 2l5 stud
ents, 5000 literary volumes, valuable
cabinets, complete philosophical ,,and
chemical apparatus, and has thus far
had 1000 students.
Mrs. Hattie Blay, young lady of
GAINESVILLE, committed suicide Monday.
a. is supposed by jumping into the
river. She left her home about 2
O'clock in the morning and was traced
to the stream. Since then nothing
has been heard from her.
G. I'll. Campbell. of Footville, has a
different story to tell. He has ten
acres of hop plants, five of which are
old bearing vines. and five last years
growth. In the entire ten acres but
one plant has been winter killed. The
balance are alive and vigorous.
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth
says ga year ago last winter great
many OF the black-raspberry bushes
in this city and county were killed by
the severe weather. From what We
see and hear, the loss in consequence
of the terrible weather last winter will
be much greater. Some whole patches
are total wrecks"
The Milwaukee Neaos claims that
under the Constitution, if Governor
Washburn should die or be removed
from Office, there is no provision for
filing the vacancy. The Constitution
al one provldes that the Secretary of
State shall become acting Governor
when the Lieutenant Governor dies or
is removed "during vacancy In the
Office of Governor.
In drilling an artesian we'll for the
paper mill of Geo Sc Hunter, at Fond
du Lac, vein of magnetic water was
struck at depth of 1876 feet The
water rushes TO the surface with great
force and is SO strongly impregnaied
with magnetism that any piece of iron
placed in it only for few moments be-
comes powerfully charged with magnet
ism. Dir. A. G. Barry, who is we'll
versed in geology and chemistry, visi
ted the place and tested the water last
Tuesday aud says there are only two or
three other places in the United States
whose water has been found possessed
of SO large degree of magnetism.
The Commissioner of Patents has