Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-19
Stale News.

I Wild cuts have been killing hens and
sheep In the vicinity of Tomah.
Three thousand cords of ice have
been packed this winter at Green Bay.
! DR. Nelson Chittenden, wei
known dentist of Madison, died in th at
city ON Wednesday.
! The Norwegian Evangelical Luther
ans, Of Madison, have resolved to erect
a new church eiifce.
/ The assessed value of real and per-
sonal property of Fond du Lac is lit
tie over four milloH dollars.
Racine has ordered the Chief of
Police TO cut down all the cotton bear
ing poplars in its public streets.
There are between 300 and 400
Aenominee Indians residing on the
reservation in Shawano county.
WaIl.ce Hardy. an insane citizen of
Weyauwega, d appeared last Friday
and has not yet been discovered.
Viroqua is have an artesian vel
for public use One thousand dollars
have been subscribed for that purpose.
The Green Bay country is great for
fish. Over 10000 pounds have been
shipped from Fort Howard this winter
The Milwaukee Ne,os states tina, ser.
eral dogs have been killed lately on &C.
count ofhaving shown signs of madness
1t is estimated that about so OOC
railroad ties have been furnished to
the Airline in Washington county
alone.
Ole Larson killed black eagle, Oh
the Pecasonica, last week, that measur
ed SIX feet six inches from tip to tip of
its wings,
Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, of Elmira
New York, ..del vered his lecture or
Man Revealed BY Music" at Madison
Friday night.
David Burnhan of Kilbourn, carries
a hickory cane cut forty three years
ago in New Hampshire, during tbs
Jackson campaign,
The Oshkosh Northpcstera learn.
that the Patrons of Husbandry are
about to establish wheat buyer il
that city and forward it to Chicago.
Gov. Washburn has signed the bill
"to authorize the commissioners of
school and university lands to loan
$25 900 to the Board of Education
Of the city of Madison"
| A West Bend dog snatched tie,
dollar bill from little girl and swallow
ed 1t. The dog was killed by hi
owner, and the remnants of the bill
found, but it was worthless.
| The name of Rev Joseph E. Irish
State Senator from st. Croix county
is prominently mentioned amongst poll
ticians as the next Republican capdi
date for Secretary of State.
The celebrated trotting horse, Fly
ing Morgan, owned by A. Reinhart, o
Oconto, died few days since. In hi
younger days ne was considered one o
the fastest horses in the state
The Green Bay AdUocate states tina
in the pineries north of that city, tn
anow is too deep for either economical
or efficient logging, and that the crol
must be to some extent short of tn
fall estimates
The District Attorney of Washing
ton County offers a reward of 800
for the apprehension or arrest Of tn
miscreant who ruined an orchard in tn
town Of Polk. The wretch ought t
be arrested aud strung up.
Mr.. E. Wilcox. the fruit grove
of Trem pealean. advises the owners o
fruit trees to stamp the snow we'll abou
them, or remove it altogether, as tn
mice have begun their deprsdations
Three years ago Trempealeau count,
lost thousands of trees from thes
pests.
| A friendly game at curling between
the Portage City Club and the Milwau
kee Club came e last Wednesday, il
which the Milwaukeaus proved tor
many for their antagonists, who laboret
under a disadvantage, as they had beer
accustomed to play with iron blocks in
stead OF stone blocks.
The annual meeting of tbs Execut
i've Board Of the State Agriculture
Society was held in Madison Feb. 9Th
at which time it was decided 70 hole
the nexs annual meeting in Milwaukee
commencing On the 22nd of September
Gel w. r Taylor was chosen Presi
dent The premium list is TO be atou
the same a. that Of last year.
The Chippewa Falls Herald say.
the deep snow the past winter will pre-
vent large stock Of logs being put in
but the indications of a food in the
spring are decidedly probable. and il
sush proves to be the case, the old logs
| that are now back on the bottoms may
DO hoated down in sufficient quantities
to make up he deficiency in stock.
The Milwaukee l. St Paul Railroad
Company, on the advice OF Alexander
Mitchell have entirely abandoned their
prof ct for securing new cation for
the railroad bridge at La Crosse. The
movement was complete y check mated
in the Senate committee. A company
of New York capitalists have contract
ed to build tho bridge at La Crosse
upon the site located by the Govern
ment engineers, within four months
from February Isl.
The Sparta Republican says the first
case tried IN Monroe county under the
famous Graham Liquor Law. took place
that city, on Saturday, the 9Th. The