Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-20
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

CHIPPEWA county fair, September II
Pc.
The legal time for popping prairie
chickens is August 18th.
TIE reunion of veterans at Menomo-
ME will be held September 25-27.
In the National archery tournament
in Chicago, Miss Ida Bixby, of Depere,
won the handicap shoot.
DURING the storm of Monday night,
one farmer of Reedsburg lost % sheep,
which were struck by lightning.
NEILLsvILLE will soon have brass
cannon, one of the pieces captured at
the battle of Shiloh by the 18th Wiscon-
sin infantry.
ROCK FALLS is the banner railroad
town in this county, having given 81
votes for and none against. A sensible
people.-Jsnny Advocate.
JOSEPH BOEHM's barn, in Bellevue,
near Green Bay, was destroyed by fire
Saturday evening, with contents. Loss
81 900; insurance $4OO.
MONDAY night the lightning struck
the granary belonging to Sidney Wells,
OF Lodi, and destroyed 1000 bushels of
oats, lot OF farming utensils, wagon,
harness, colt and fifteen tons of hay.
CARL SHANE, Of Ixonia, was very
seriously injured a few days ago by
being struck by falling pitchfork, one
OF the tines entering his head, destroying
his eye.
THE La Crosse Republican says there
was 8 stabbing ARRAY on board the
steamer Dexter Friday night, fireman
named NJ. Kivelin thrusting knife into
the abdomen of Hugh Campbell, also
fireman. kiyelin was drunk and made
the attack without provocation. The
wound was not dangerous.
The Wsyauwega Chrcmcze says that
N. T. Willis, on going to work on his
farm near that place one aorning a few
days since, put $43 in his vest pocket,
and when ne reached the Geld took off
his vest and threw it down. During the
day some one discovered it and appro-
priated the fua3s. Moral-Io not plant
your money in the fields.
FOLLOWING are the latest reported
patents for this state: @. .. Whiting,
Racine, car coupling; Jas. Brown, Mad
ison, heating apparatus; A. FL. Hart,
Appleton, portable fence gates James
Kennedy, Jr., Racine, wind engine;
John Leist, Sturgeon Bay, saw gauge;
John F. Schlosstem, Fountain City,
basin board.
I JANEsvILLE Goseste: Arc 5uther-
land, son of Hon. James Sutherland,
left this morning fog Harvard, intending
TO rett1n this evening. While tas train
vas stepping at Clinton, he got Of, and
n. trying to jump from the railroad
track onto the platform, his left leg was
broken N just the same place where
it was short time ago TIE for.
ner iniary to his leg had not: been
fully repaired, and the bone was IN such
a condition that it took but litt1s to re-
break it.
WIN. Cooks saw aail}, situated in the
woods between St. Nsashans and Flint
Vile, was completely destroyed by fire
Oh, Eriday evening. The warm spell had.
dried up everything il and around the,
mill as dgy ss finder; and some sparks
from the stack falling-on the rooif set it.
OF. fire, and the hamss-spread SO rapidly
it was impossible to save anything from
the mill sasye circular saw. The loss to,
Mr. Cook is estimatedaa as $4,000. There.
was no insurance oas she property
6@'een B0gs U0Sette.
MARINDgTE EagZss Last Saturday
morning distressing accident happened
Oh the Meaominee Branch railroad at;
Eermansyflle. The western bound
freight and accommodation train was at.
the station, switchinsg cars. Fred Rob
e-ts, a brakeman on the same, was.
b-aking, when the engine was checked
up suddenly by the air brake, throwing
Roberts Between tie cars, one Of the
trucks passing partially over his head
crushing the skull and killing him in
SANITY. The deceased was ycung man
some % years old, single, and lived IN
Sheboygsa,
THERE appears ton be difficulty re-
garding 5he proposed railroad from
Galesvil2s TO Tremrsaleau. Anarrange-
ments were complete for the carrying
out Of tie project, but the supervisors Of
Galesvills refused 20 vote the necessary
aid to the road, although they were petit
toned so do so by forty more than
majority Of the vo5ess Of the town. The
recent visit of Messrs. G. =. Freeman
and W. A. Johnston TO this city was>for
the purpose of consultation With soma Of
the La. Crosse lawyers regarding what
legal measures caa be taken 10 secure the
carrying out of tie will of che peopls.-
La Crosse Republican.
DUa1NG Sundays storm there we're
several places stuck by lightning in this
vicini5y. The barn of e. @. johnson,
in tia town of Black Wcf, was struck
and totally consumed by Gre, including
hay, grain and other pDperty IN the
barn and cowin the stable. The loss
is partially cesered in the American.
Tbs barn of B. J. Hughes, in the town
Of Nekimi, was also st-ack during the
stosm. Fortunately ia was not set on
fire. One end of the barn was badly
Knocked TO pieces and splinteaed, one
horse was killed and another badly hurt.
The loss is fally covered by insurance in
the Continental. A earn was struck and
burned on the road between Ornro and
| Winnecon1e, but tho name of the owner