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

Ma3Omanle contains live tlctOrlcs
that make tanning mills.
Wolves are reported numerous near
WaIerford
Fond duLac is to have a new direct
ory and county gazetteer.
Joseph Luke, drinking shoemaker
living at Emerald Grove, lately com
mltted suicide.
The schoor Nabob, of Racine, has
been purchased by Chicago parties for
$4,000 cash
Mrs. Fahey, a widow woman who re
sided near Portage, lately committed
suicide by hanging.
While returning from a Catholic
burial IN the town of Darien, james
Clafy, of Elkhorn an occupant of
sleigh in the procession, died.
The taxpayers of Crawford county
are jubilant over the defeat OF the As
sembly bill authorizing the construc-
tion of nine iron bridges over the
kickapoo river.
Fond do Lac will have a new char
ter, but not with all the features of the
proposed revision. The police force
and school matters are to remain as
they are now. The other changes will
be beneficial
Rev Joseph DeForest, pastor Of
Christ Episcopal Church, La Crosse
10 a late sermon. lred' d'cted that in no
distant day new Blshopric would be
established 10 that portion ot the State
including the county of La Crosse and
the adjoining counties, with neadquar-
ters at La Crosse.
On Sunday evening, the paper-milI
at Weyauwego, belonging t, j. II.
Stciuo burg, burned to the ground. The
Northwestern Life Insurance Com
pauy, of Milwaukee had mortgage on
the mill for $1,000. The building
aud machinery were insured foi
about Sl2, 1000 which will nearly cover
half the loss The Touring null OF
Weed, Gumaer Il Co., was in imminent
danger, but was not much damaged
Joseph Die mer, who short time
ago eloped from the town of Eaton
with l6-year old girl, leaving behind
u fo ohiIlron hos hoo
in Green Bay. He had returned aud
was endeavorlug to get some money
and property from his deserted wife
He was committed to Jail il default of
bail. lt now trapspir,s that he went
to Chicago, and the girl he took with
him is still there.
At Phillips, the announcement that
the bill has passed forming new coun-
ty, with that village for the county
seat, has caused great rejolci 6 among
all citizens. Governor Smith has
been petitioned to fill the Offices with
the following g-named gentlemen: Coun-
'y Clerk, Willis Hand; Treasurer, D.
O'Brien; Register of Deeds, W. Brown.
Probate Judge, DR.. j. D. Wyatt;
Superintendent of Schools, G. H.
Roser; Surveyor, W. D. Gumarr.
The new county is named Price. iu
honor of Senator W. T. Price broth
er oi Congressman Hiram Fri ;, of
Iowa.
Says the Taylor County Star: off
the Legislature will exempt the lands
of the Wisconrin Central Railroad
Company from taxation for further
period of five years, the company mag
unanimously offers to sell all of its lands
north OF town 81 for $3.50 per acre.
provided that the company have the
right to reserve the pine on said lands.
and provided that the said lands do not
lie near driving stream, also provided
that this law shall not apply to any
lands lying convenient to the railroad,
or in plain English 1t exempts every
thing but swamp lands which nobody
wants."
Burnet County Sentinel: "Barron
county has man who intends to edu-
cate his children whether or not the
county lays up cent. He lives with
his family and two hired men quite
distance from any neighbors. There
being no school convenient to him,
with the help Of his two employees be
organized school district, each of the
three assuming one of the schooI Of
fees. Then the only things lacking
we're school house and teacher. But
he was not wanting in expedients, with
the same characteristic enterprise he
rented the upper portion of his house
to the new district for $3.50 year, en-
gagged his wife as teacher for The sum
Of $500 per annum, the only children
that attended the school being his
own.
FOND Du LAC, Feb. 22.-At 10
o'clock to-day Major Isaac Burch Lip
pitt, of the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry
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