Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-11-06
State Items.

Albert Van Forsen, of Marinette,
broke his leg while riding a veoclpede.
La Sheboysau county the total ship
ments of cheese this year foot up 81,
460 boxes.
The River Falls Journal is author
ity for saying that ''iron is to be laid
next month on the first twenty miles
north of Clayton" on the North Wis
eonsin Railway.
Last week the pay car Of the Wis
consin Central Railroad, about ten
miles from Ashland, ran over and kill
ed five largen oxen. The loss is $500.
1t is said the company will pay for the
animals without suit The train was
running at the rate of thirty miles an
hoar It was raining and the track
was wet. The owner had just put the
oxen to work in the wooIs, and could
not get them off tie track in time.
The front Of the engine was badly
smashed up.
The farmers Of Juda are complain
ing that hog cholera threatens their
financial ruin.
Mr. Otterburn, of Crystal Lake.
made ninety-one gallons Of good syrup
from cane which grew on sixty-four
rods Of ground.
Fourteen wealthy and weH-informed
German families in New York State
recently bought farms and settled in
the town Of Rock, Rock county.
Gen. James s. Whitney and Mr..
James P Thorndike both. attended a
business meeting in Boston on Thurs
day, and separated about ?. M. Mr..
Thorndike fell dead a half hour later,
and Gen. Whitney died at 6;3O P, NJ,
of the same day. Gen. Whitney heard
of the death of Mr.. Thorndike before
he left his Office.
Jefferson Davis has been singularly
afflicted 10 the death of his sons. 10.
seph Fl. Davis fell from the piazza of
the Executive Mansion in Richmond
during the war and was killed; vii,
liam Davis died Of dipththeria In
Memphis in 1873, and Jefersoa the
only surviving son, has, as air eady an
nounced, just died in Memphis of the
yellow fever.
Three Jansville stores, occupied by
Nash & Lee and A. Rider, respective
ly, with groceries, aud Pat Farrell's
meat market, were destroyed by fire
on Tuesday morning about three
o'clock Total loss about 1000: in
surance, 81 900. Part of the stock of
Nash & Lee was saved, and they
have alredy recommended business In
another location.
General Fremont, the new Governor
of Arizona, on his arrival at Prescott
in that Territory few days ago, was
rendered "a reception, the warmth of
which:may be measured from the fervor
Of one of fhe spokesmen, who said;
"Here is our mountain guarded home,
far from the great social centre, we
will strive to make you forget the gor-
geous East in the hospitalities Of the
West"
The latest "what is it, "human
mons,rosity," or whatever you have a
mind to call it, is reported from the
wilds of Tennessee, and described as
scale covered human figure, six and
half feet tall, with red hair and beard,
footed, and possessed of an appe-
tite for raw fish. The creature was
captured by DR.. Broylen of Sparta,
Tenn and is at present in Louisville,
KY.
Joseph Andrews, one Of Rev. Peter
Hobarr's colony, who landed and set
tied at bingham, Plymouth county,
Mass, in 1884, drew town lot and
built house on it prior to 1910,
which is still standing, and occupied
by the direct descendants in the ninth
generation (now known as the Perez
Lincoln house). The only record that
appears is deed from, j Joseph Andrews
to his son Thomas, in 1914. The
house was built of hewn oak timber,
covered with split boards and shingles.
Additions and changes have been made
but the "old house" is there yet, pos
sessed of all its faculties, though aged
over 230 years. aoa.a
DR.. GILEs:-I have been exceed
ingly successful: in using your Lini-