Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-16

A 4-year-Old child or JOnD carson, Vi
Ellington, is lost in the woods and at
last accounts had not been found.
Elk Riuer Star The prospects for a
successful drive of logs are not very flat
tering, but the lumbermen are making
their preparations, SO as to be ready IN
case we get any rain.
NINETEEN families of Belgians with
sixty carloads Of stock and goods arriv-
ed at Sherburne last week to take pos
session of land bought of the Southern
Minnesota railroad company.
THE project Of charging the line of
the Minneapolis and St. Louis railway
from Hopkins Station to Chaska by run
ming the same by the way Of Excelsior
has been abandoned on account of en-
cheering difficulties.
The new German church at Goodhue,
Goodhue county, was struck by light
ming last week. The old church was
worth about 500, and was insured for
S4OO, but there is some doubts about
their getting the insurance.
CHARLES SCHULTZ, of Alexandria, was
mending an empty powder-fask, as he
supposed. but a hot soldering ron
showed his mistake. Result: ScOrch-
ed fingers, singned whiskers, democrat
lied ia cket, and badly demolished
| flask.
The Monticello Times says: The 9th
er day horse belonging to J. H. Davis,
of Clearwater, having been given the
freedom of the yard, availed himself of
Mrs. Davis absence at q neighbours and
walked into the kitchen, and after the
manner of a professional tramp, helped
taste. then adjourned to the parlor
where he displayed strong literary
taste by nearly devouring several valu-
able books and albums.
IOWA
The Iowa fish commissioners recent
~ placed forty thousand fish in the va
rious streams of Plymouth county. The
fish were of three Observation-Disclosures
salmon, brook trout and lake trout.
A MILITARY tournament is to be held
in Iowa City, May q and %. A prize
drill contest is to be for 500 gold. The
first prize for bands will be 1925; second,
SO; third, $50; fourth, $25 to be paid
in gold.
A TWELVE year old son of Wesley
Smith, who resides with his parents
near Mount Hope, ten miles south OF
Alta, was kicked on the temple by a
horse, which caused his death in a few
minutes.
A SIOUX CITY demi rep took dose OF
poison, telegraphed for relatives, sent
for priest to hear her confession, and
while he went in search of physician
tc pump the victim out, she mysterious
| ly disappeared from the town.
Dies MONIES prospects are superior to
those Of any other city in Iowa for
work and improvement this summer
The vitality of the city, considering the
relatively small amount of accumulate
ed capital it possesses: is wonderful
Des Noines Leader.
A DOZEN tramps were arrested in
Davenport the other day, at the fair
grounds, where they had arranged COM
Portable quarters in the basement ofthe
judges stand; they were supplied with q
stove for cooking and warming, and
were we'll provided with blankets fol
bedding.
JOHN BAUMAN, of Storm Lake, ha:
dleu from injuries received rom gun
He was shooting with a rusty gun, the
first discharge from which knocked him
down, but ne reloaded, and on firing
the breech blew out, striking him in the
center of the forehead, passed through
the brain and lodged in the back part
of the head against the skull.
A REVIVAL at Wilsonville, under the
auspices of Mr. and Mrs Harmon Of
the "Western Holiness association,
had the effect of splitting the congrega.
ton in sections, and there was much
disorderly conduct in time of services
In one instance the preacher going
home from church with lis wife was
pelted with clods, at another his car
riage was tempered with, wheels ever
changed, rails damned into the spokes
and other acts of vandalism committed