Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-18
State News.

The annual Commencement exer.
cises of Lawrence University, Apple.
ton, will begin on Sun day, June %,
commencement proper on Thursday
following. The University has just
passed through the most successful
year in its history.
Hon. G. Bashford, Secretary of
Arizona Territory, and formerly Gov
ernor of Wisconsin, is passing the sum-
mer at Oshk osh.
The first boat race at Madison will
take place Wednesday, June %, on
Lake Mendoza, when the champion
pennant, champion cup, and several
good prizes will be sailed for.
Commencement day proper at the
University in Madison, will occur this
year, on June 10.
J. S. ElweIl, of La Crosse, special
agent of the Post Office Department
went to Boston to arrest a thief and
was himself arrested for illegally de-
tanning the wife of the culprit.
The Racine Journal reparts that
some time ago Mrs. COUGHS daughter
young married woman, died. Her
death weighed SO heavily upon the
mind of Mrs. Couch that she has final
ly become insane, aud last Tuesday at
tempted to destroy herself by jumping
into the lake. She was seen by some
men working near, who rushed into
the water-after her, and with the great
est difficulty succeeded in rescuing her.
The Menominee Indians have a very
fue grist mill located on their reserva-
ton, near Keshena.
The German ladies of Fond du Lac
have formed a literary society.
There are five German families Iiv
ing in one school district in the town
of Calumet, Found du Lac county, all
of whom are more or less related to
each other, who have in the aggregate
seventy-6ve children - all alive and
sound in body and mind.
Joseph Lull, Of Hardin, Iowa, on
his way east to be married, was kicked
by horse in GAINESVILLE, Saturday, and
has since died of the injury.
A Stockbridge cat is nursing litter
of young squirrels.
Fond du Lac county has ten news.
papers, and the eleventhlwill be started
in the course of a month.
The Tonah Jonrnalsays man who
has been living for some time ear lie
Roy Station, with a woman who was
supposed to be his wife, was sur prised
few days since by the appearance of
a former wife from Canada, who claims
to be the mother Of his fifteen children
and who claims support for herself and
family.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette reports that
Charley eldest son of Cba'les I. Will
cox, Of that city, was drowned, while
bathing in the river, near The old resi-
of A. NJ. Thompson. Wednesday after
noon. Several others were only saved
by the strenuous exertions of their
companions.
Father Perrodin, popular Catho-
lie clergyman, died suddenly at Fond
d. Lac.
Manitowoc County is filing up with
immigrants.
Four saloon keepers at Depere have
been arrested for selling liquor to the
Indians.
The ladies of Hudson are to organize
society for prosecution of persons
who leave their teams or vehicles upon
the street crossings.
Some fremen at Oshkosh painted
druaken toper's face red, and orna-
mented it with black streaks. He
died next day and made a queer look
ing corpse.
Vol. Sam Ryan, and wife, celebrated
their golden wedding at Appleton on
Thursday evening. There was a large
gathering of old time friends on the
occasion.
The annual examination of classes
at Milton College will begin Saturday,
June 2Sth. The annual address be-
fore the literary societies will be dellv-
cred by Rev. Nathan Wardner, of
West Hallock, ON the 1st of July.
Commencement exercises, Wednesday,
July 2.
The Disciples Society laid the COR
ner stone Of their new church in Mon
roe, last week. with appropriate cere-
monies.
A Viroqua correspondent of the La
Crosse Republican and Leader. writes
under date Of June 9th "This after
uoon Comfort Starr shot and Instantly
killed Chester Barrett in the town Of
Jefferson, Vernon county. The diff.