Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-29
State News,
A cousin Of THEODORE Parker resides
IN Oshh osh.

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The Sturgeon Bay Canal ia to be
pushed ahead, as soon as the weather
will permit, as fast as men and funds
can accomplish the work.
There is man in Peshtigo," says
the Marinette Eagle, who is now
suffering in the last stages of consump-
ton, and who has been confined to a
diet of dog-meat, and the meat of
black dog at that. The quack who
prescribed this regimen, warranted
perfect cure. What mysterious in
fatuatIon ~
Within one week the following deaths
have occurred in the family of r, B.
Fowler, of Spring Grove, Green Co, of
disease resembling the spotted fever;
Mrs. Lucy Fowler aged 81 years, Cath
crime Fowler, aged Is, Benjamin Fow-
Ter, aged 6, and Jacob Fowler, 3 years.
The proprietor of the Plankirgton
house, Milwaukee, is to be sued by Mr..
Meyer of Boston, for the value of some
watches stolen from his room in the
hotel.
GAINESVILLE has breach Of promise
case. Five thousand dollars is the
modest sum. asked to heal the wounds of
the gentleman interested. The defend
ant Is wealthy widow. No names are
given.
Sebastian Schoefer, an insane person,
was killed by falling tree in Woed-
vile, Calumet county.
Recently drove of FIVE deer, being
chased by hunters. in the vicinity of
Tunnel No. l, on the Central Wiscon.
sin Railway, three of them took refuge
in the bore at the west end, and two Of
them were captured,
The upper Wisconsin lumbermen are
organizing a campaign against the dam
across the river at Kilbourn City, by
which it is claimed that frequent loss
of life and property is caused.
A man in Manchester. Green county,
has 500 1--we turkeys fatting for the
Lake Superior trade.
The bad boys in Beloit College are
in trouble. Ever since the last Junior
exhibition the college faculty have
been searching for evidence against the
students concerned in issuing a scandal
Gus mock programme. Several of the
Sophomore class have been convicted
One has been expelled and two others
are likely to be.
The Green Bay Adoocats states thai
the whole amount of money, goods and
other matters donated for the relief of
the sufferers by the fires in Northern
Wisconsin and distributed through the
Green Bay agency, will reach the enor-
NOUS sam of 100000
Bills have been introduced into the
Senate appropriating $4,000 for the
Northern Hospital for the Insane, at
Oshkosh, of which $40, 900 is for cur
rent expenses, for the ensuing year !;
also S85, 900 to the Hospital for the
Insane at Madison, of which $50, 900
is for current expenses.
The Menominee Indians held their
annual Dog Feast at Keshena the other
day.
E. NJ. Rector, coored barber at
GAINESVILLE, bias taken unto himself q
white wife.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says that
Chief Justice Dixon, of the the Su-
preme Court, will soon tender bis resig-
nation, on account of the inadequacy of
his salary.
On the LIST of February regular pass.
enger trains will commence running on
the new road between Milwaukee and
Chicago, owned by the St Paul com
pany.
DR.. J. L. Herricks, now treasurer at
the National Soldiers Asylum at Mil
waukee. has preferred charges against
General Woolley, late commissioner. at
that place.
The Eau Claire Free Press notes the
return of trappers from the remote
portion of the tributaries of the Eau
Claire, loaded with costly furs of all
kinds, principally beaver and martin.
A mad dog in Caledonia township,
Racine county, last week, succeeded in
biting Mrs. Citizen, little German
girl, and number of horses, cattle and
sheep before he was killed.
The Oshkosh Northwest ern says il
requires one carload of coal (ten tons)
to supply the engines of the Insane
Hospital for "a hours. By cyphering
a few minutes, any one Jan see that
the bill for fuel at hat irstitusion will
amount to something in a year.
The members of the Second Baptist
Church, Chicago, are endeavoring to
secure the services of Mrs. Fl. A.
Smith, of GAINESVILLE, as leading soprano
in their choir.
The La Crosse Democrat is inform
ed of the facts of Sergeant Bates first
eatree into the army. He is the luna
tic who IS carrying the flag During the
war Bates lived at Waukesha, in this
State. He was shiftless and did not
support his family. A citizen Of o. Wau,
kesha was drafted, and he told Bates if
he would 20 to war in his place, he
would support Bates family until he
re turned. Bates accepted the offer,
and has never returned. He keeps
walking and;;the "Walkoshaw" man sup
ports his family.
The Chaplain of the Wisconsin
State Prison was a whole year teaching
convict to write, and then the fellow
forged an order by which he made his
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