Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12
County News.
FORT ATKINSON.

| FORT ATKINSON
Saturday forenoon the hoIse of VIM
Longhof, in the town Of Sumner, took Fl r,
and was completely destroyed before yer!
niue h OF the contents was removed. Thu
house was a very substantial stone strLc
'ure.
The origin of the ire is unknown =
there was an insurance Of $500, Gu the
house which was much below the value.
IS Lizzie Hansen, young LAZY Is
years of sge, sister OF Fred. Hansen of this
city. was taken suddenly ill Sunday, AM,
died Monday night at 10 o'clock She was
an es,imable young lady and her sudden
death has almost Frustrated her mother and
brother
We are glad to announce that the White.
water Cutter Works soon to be removed
to this city. Mr. Chapman the principe
partner in the concern, has been perfectl ny
negotiations with the Northwestern Man
ufacturing Co. wher by the making of the
cutters will he done by that company.
| Over three hundred bushels OF smal
fruits was marketed IN this city the past
year.
An epidemic Of sore throat aud mod.
fed type of pneumonia is prevailing in this
city.
Eleven new members joined The Temple
of Honor Monday night. That order is
| hour'shlug largel, in this city.
The bridge over the mouth of Bark Riv.
er in this city, has been entirely rebuilt,
| The contract was let to Capt. Lohmiller.
who accomplished the work with his usuai
promptness and dispatch
A horse and buggy belonging to Peter
Johnson living three miles north Of Bus
| syvile, was stolen Thursday light Sheriff
Brown was in town Friday, but we did
not learn that be obtained any clue.
Charles Eustis, OF Oakland, seems to be a
pretty fair sort of farmer, for one who
runs an eighty acre farm. He reports his
pork crop to be IT, 233 lbs, since July ls
1878 He manufactured loco gals Scr
ghum syrup; sold 900 gals. at SO cents a
gal. For other parties be made 300 gal.
| Union.
| LAKE MILLS
| j. G. Johnson. a farmer residiug in the
| town Of Sum per, received visit from some
horse thieves on Thursday last, who took
away with them span of bay horses and
top buggy. AS soon as MI. Johnson
realized hi S loss, immediate pursuit was
commenced and the thieves were followed
as far as Clinton, where all traces were
| lost.
Steven Bushell, of Milford, who has been
suffering with ANGER of the mouth for some
time, is in very low condition and but
faint hopes are entertained of his recovery
On Thursday there arrived a man W be
| registered at the lake Side House as Geo
L. Blake. Evansville. He had no baggage
with him, but as be appeared to be straight
no money was asked from him in advance
On Friuay AID Saturday he went around tow n
! rrnovatingloid hats. of which he collected
quiiea number, and did good business On
Saturday, be dit out for parts unk nown
without pay ing his hotel bill This man is
a thorough dead beat and practices the
same game wherever be can.
The Union Revival Services he ID at tn G
Methodist Episcopal church during the pas
week have been most uumerously attended
sud the interest manifested by all is very
great and increasing nightly, which gives
great encoura cement to all the minister
engaged in this good work During the
coming week the meetings will be held at
he NJ. E. church, instead of tie Baptist, on
account of the large attendance. which
could not be accommodated in the latter
| building.
There are several students attending the
high school from Dane County, which is
nice compliment to our seat of lear nine
| and the scholars who have come here ga,
that our school has the reputation of being
the best in this section of the state.
The town Of Lake Mills, Is apportione ed
| for State County and School tax for 1878
az follows: State tax. $l,1l5.83; County
tax. $685. Os; County School tax. Sl99.29
School District State tax, $279.49.
At a regular meeting of the Linonia,
debating society, the following officers ere
elected for the ensuing term: President
1T. Fargo; Vice President. J. E. Ward
well; Secretary, F Ray; Censor, G.. w
| Bishop. IT,; Assistant Censor R E. Fayille
Recording Scribe, Charles Eaton.
Ice boats SIX i'm over the frozen surface o
Rock Lake.-Spike.
PALMYRA.
The principal business places in towr
consist of FIVE dry goods stores, two hard
ware houses, three hotels one boot AM
shoe mandatory, one tin shop, two bar
ness shops, one cooper shop, four blacl
smith shops, ne dentist Office, one photo.
graph gallery, four millinery establish
ments, one barber shop, two jewelry stores
three shoe shops, two grain and produc,
Establishments two wagon shops, twt
meat markets, two lumber yards, on
furniture house, and one Touring mill.
The open Temple of Honor meeting a
the M. E. Church on Tuesday evening wa
quite largely attended Rev. B. F.: Roger
of Whitewater delivered lecture on tn,
ncca sion which for its aDDrOnriatenass on<