Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-02
THE NORTHWEST.
More of the Local Events which are
Daily Happening.
MINNESOTA.

THE body of Louis Schmitt, son of
Martin Schmitt, drowned Nov. Is, 1873
was found on the Scott county shore a
mile above Chaska, recently.
A young man named Mcfarland,
living with David MarCott, at Amboy,
Mobiles county, shot himself last week,
and it is believed Intentionally.
The town of Richland, IN Freeborn
county, voted no license, by acclama-
ton, at the recent town election, as also
did Bancroft.
LAST Wednesday, the Otter Tail
county commissioners DESTROYED $780,
900 worth of county bonds, issued for
railroad building.
4 NUMBER of farmers from the vicin-
ity of Mortified are settling near Fer
gus Falls.
A CINCINNATI company contemplates
erecting large sugar refinery at New
Ulm.
The Rushford wagon company made
one thousand wagons last season.
II. NJ. KNOX, ESQ.,. public examiner
of the state, accompanied by his assist
ant, Mr.. A, Whitman, was looking into
COL WAIVER, of the U, S. engineer
corps, is building dredge-boat at Moor
head. to be used IN the Improvement of
the Red river. Work on the boat has
already commenced.
GENERAL Manager Myers, of the
Southern Minnesota railroad, will occu-
by Hon. Alex. McMillan's residence at
La Crosse, and Mr.. Mcmillan coutem-
plates trip to Europe.
Mr.. JOHN BUSH, of Eyota, had four
teen sheep killed by dogs last Tuesday
night while he slept. The sheep were
very choice ones. There was one
strange dog found there in the morn
ing; but of course he did not kill the
sheep, SO the owner thinks.
ILLINOIS.
PEORIA is to have Catholic school.
AN effort is being made to start a
German paper IN Peoria.
STEPHENSON county grangers run a
store Of their own in Freeport.
WINTER wheat is said to be growing
finely IN most parts Of the state.
DURING the past year $4,000 has been
drawn from the poor fund in Joliet.
THEY are so temperate at Marengo
that not even clear cider is allowed
to be sold.
The first white child born in the city
of Sycamore was Al years old the other
day.
Mrs. JANE MCDONALD, supposed to be
105 years old, died at LIE Sueur last
week.
MISSES Edith and Matte Davis, of De
Kalb, have recently inherited $4,000
by the death of their grandfather.
AT the April election the citizens OF
Fulton county will again vote on the
question of stock running at large.
A NEW-FANGLED disease is killing of
the bees in De Kalb county. One
man lost one hundred and eight
sWarn1s.
In Peoria, after II o'clock at night,
persons found on the street are re-
quired to give an account of them
selves and intentions to the police.
THERE are fifty-two counties in Illinois
which pay more school tax than they
receive from the state, ranging from
$43 in Edgar to $116,69S in Cook.
ZENAs DUNBAR, one Of the Oldest men
in that section, died In Yorkville last
Saturday. He was soldier in the war
Of 1912, and came to this state in 1912
PEORIA distilleries consumed 3,OO1,.
sos bushels of grain last year, produc.
ing therefrom 11,52O,36O gallons oil
spirits. The tax on the spirits amounted
to $6,6b9,6 O4.
Mr.. RANK, of Oswego, has invented
and patented an anti-friction journal
bearing, which can be applied to al
wheels, enabling them to run entirely
without grease and with one-third less
pOwel.
The Illinois Central will put on a fast
train about April 1, for the purpose OIL
bringing early vegetables and fruit tC
the northern markets. 1t will run from
New Orleans and make eight hundred
and fifty miles in thirty-six hours.
IOWA.
A NEW Presbyterian church is to be
built at Boone
NOTHING but private whisky bottles
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