Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-05
County News.


There was general turnout at the Farm
ers Club held at the Bartholf school hous
last tuesday evening, where the subject, o
"What shall we do with our milk wa;
well discussed. The same subject is to b.
continued at their next meeting, Tuesday
March 4th.
me remains Of Mrs. Knapp, relict of the
late Timothy kuapp formerly of this town
were broughl to tins place from Appleton
on Saturday, tor interment in the
Palmyra Cemetery.
Mr.. Hare, residing in the south part
or the town has seen several wolves cross
his farm within the past few days Wolves
as well as dogs are becoming too numerous
tor the benefit Of the community al large.
Near Little Prairie on Thursday last n
wolf was shot by a Mr.. Emery living on
the county line road between the counties
OF Jefferson aud Waukesha, the wolf being
killed in the town of Eagle The wolf had
been chased by dogs for some hours ana
the dogs coming up with the wolf causing
h'm to halt for netense near the residence
OF Mr.. Emery, and he b4ing ready for the
emergency, seized his gun and shot the said
wolf while the dogs guarded his retreat
A good bounty undoubtedly will be received
for the scalp.
Mr.. Frank Ray has sold the undived one
half OF the Palmyra Touring mills to vii,
ham Horton, OF Whitewater. Consideration
$4,000. Enterprise.
LAKE MILLS.
On Tuesday evening some young German
boys thought they would have some fun
vita their neigh ,ors. With this object in
view they disguised themselves IN mask S
and made call upon Mrs. RoughlIz, who
happened 10 be alone at the time. The
lady was so much alarmed at the appear.
ance OF her visitors that she became sense.
less, aud was SO found upon the return OF
her husband. Mrs Rengblilz is in a deli
cate state Of health, aud serious conse-
quences may result from the foolshness Of
OF lnem were arrested aud taken to Jeffer-
son Tor examination.
The regular meeting of the Farmers
Club on Saturday afternoon was well at.
| tended and considerable iurerestd excite IN
| the proceedings The question of "Why
Farming don't pay" Was pretty generally
| discussed by the members present., who
gave their particular theories upon this i'm
portant subject, but no satisfactory conclu-
sion was arrived at.
"Hap' B. Fargo, since his departure &c
| Pickttrs Station, writes US that be has
been engaged i'll little amateur detective
business. Both he and Will Woods were
| tue means OF arresting woman who had
| hired livery team IN OSHKOSH, for few
hours 10 go and see sick sister and offered
! 10 sell it at Picketts Station, tor 500. The
| horse Thief now lspguishes IN jail.
F. A. Seaver keeps thin IS lived uD at bis
knife factory, with he aid of new Robin
son engine, manufactured at Richmond
lid. IL Is lIttte gem OF six horse power,
and takes up no more room than base
burner parlor Stove With this improve
ment in machinery Seaver will be aole to
engage more extensively in the manufac
lure OF his unrivaed knives
Jasper Seward, Of Harvey, met with a
most severe accident on Wednesday even
.. ing. He was engaged in splitting wood,
when the AK glanced and s'rucN MS left
foot entering between the toes aud making
a fearful wound up TO the instep.
Three young men Ibel ,ngng to the viii
lage went over TO Cambridge on Friday
night to masquerade! ball, aud were ar
rested for stealing hat, aud ,oyershoes
Upon the examination before the Justice O
the peace, no evidence was brought fora ard
to Justify the court in holding the deten.
dan,s, who were discharged.
A petition TO the legislature for com
mit,ee 10 be appointed to investigate the
overhowed lands caused by miiI-dams in
this county, has been in circulation fol
signatures during the past week in Lake
Mills.
From private letters received from G. S
Greenwood, it is not likely that be will re-
turn from England until Jnne At th,
time be wrote be was at Worcester
Real estate sales in Jefferson County. a
recorded in the Office Of the Register O
Deeds from Saturday, Feb. l, to Saturday
Feb. %, Inclusive.
Fri Gsrfe Id aud Chas. Copeland to Chas
Stoppenbach, he seq of seq of sec and th,
| nht of neqr of neqr sec l6 i: 6 r Is. 60 ,
Jefferson tor $1,000.
Niles WILDER to N q Edwards ut of It
% l. 20 blk Powers add to Palmyra TO
1925.
Jens Reddelieu to Louise c. Peterson
lsa in the ehf of neqr OF nwqr sec t
r Is Ixonia for 1900.
Peter Johnson 10 John G johnson tn,
Q hf of swqr OF nwqr sec also :fhe nwqr o
| uwqr sec 5 t 5 Ii 70 29-lOO q Sumne
VIM Strutz 10 Fred Fradrach 81 u il
swcor of sec l6t 7r Is Concord Tor 500.
Jacob Behmer to Jos. Toupalick lots %
35 l. SO A Miller's add to Wateftowu lst
/ the wifi of Wifi of swqr of swqr sec St
Is 10 Watertown for $3.50.
H. w. Brandon to P. Hitck cock the sh
of ne Or of sec + IA 80 a Jefferson fo
$1,000.
Bursnger to Frank Kicker the 2
of lot blk z of MuIberger and Werlich
add to Watertown for $2lo.
TIL Jig to Fred Jig 78a Of sec
l3 Waterloo for $1,000.
JONES H. Webb TO G. F. Handy ~ acre
in the ne corner OF sec n tsr IA Koshko
nong for Salts.
Fred Schultz TO Chas Schultz 1891 a il
| secs % 81 and 20 of { 3 r ID Waterloo fo