Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09
LOCAL HISTORY.
Some of the Events which are Happen.
ing in the Northwestern States.

THE Courier is the name Of a new pa
par published at Lake City, Calhoun
county.
The coming regatta is already be-
come the principal topic Of interest at
Keokuk.
NUMEROUS building Improvements are
reported in progress in all sections OF
the state.
A GRAND temperance rally of the en-
tire state is to take place this summer
at the Clear Lake camp-meeting
grounds.
THE corpse Of a we'll dressed man,
about 80 years Of age. was found float
ing IN the Iowa river, four miles from
Wapello, the other day.
THE st. Louis and Clarinda railroad
company has formed articles Of corpor-
alton with the secretary Of state. Capt.
tai, 100000; object, to connect Clarinda
with the st. Louis, Keokuk and Coun-
Gil Bluffs road.
A YOUNG vagabond who died in Sioux
City, a few days ago, was found to be
the son of wealthy parents IN Jersey
City, n. }. His body was sent home to
his friends, who knew nothing of his
whereabouts.
A SIMON CAMERON scandal case is re-
ported by the local papers brewing in
Dubuque. A widow over 60 years old
wants an old widower over 70 to come
down with the stamps Or abide by the
consequences of prosecution.
MICHIGAN.
ITHACA is about to build a theatre
building.
A SCHOOLGIRL named Jennie Strick-
land, of Green7ille, has disappeared.
GROUNDS for the Northern Michigan
Agricultural society have been purch-
ased at Greenville.
A STOCK company is to be organized
to develope the oil indications of the
we'll near Rives. Boring will be resum-
ed on the premises week after next.
GRAND RAPIDS Leader: On the far m
of Eugene Baker, about twelve miles
northeast of this city, it is reported that
gold has been discovered in paying
quantities by an old California ainer,
who has been prospecting in the vicini-
ty of Bear creek.
A GENTLEMAN at St. Johns, having
caught four young fellows filling bottles
from his cider-b barrel, instead of arrest
ing or exposing them, compromised
with them on the condition that each
should chop and deliver to such poor
person as he might name two cords OF
wood.
The Emmett County Independent pub
fishes twenty-one line item which, it
states, was set up by Marie L. Bement,
of Little Traverse, ''the youngest COM
positor in the world" Marie is only 4
years old, but the Independent states that
she knows the cases perfectly, can set
type accurately from any legible copy
and can tell the name Of any article used
in the business.
A Mrs REDEN1Us, of Gridley, died re
Gently Of trichina.
FARMS hands are scarce and in grea
demand III the southern part of the
state.
OVER five hundred sheep have beer
killed by De Kalb county dogs in q
year.
A HARVESTER factory to employ five
hundred men is to be established a.
Otta wa.
ICE-ToWs from La Sale are expert
encing trouble in getting out Of the Hi
nois on account of low water.
The walking mania has struck Rock
Island in earnest. A match for three
hundred mile walk is now talked O
among amateur sports.
THE German Catholic church at PERT
was robbed recently of a chaIice ano
other silver and gold altar ornam ents
valued at $50 to 500.
THE people of Bushnell are disguised
because its city council, which was
elected as temperance board, has dis
missed divers suits against the liquor
sellers of the place.
A LIVE panther has been seen in the
vicinity of La Harpe, and so excited the
people in consequence that meeting
Of the city council of La Harpe was
called together for the purpose Of dis
cussing ways and means for the extirmi
nation Of the monster.
AN Astoria Fulton county, grocer BY
the name of Charles Dilworth was badly
poisoned in consequence of eating s
piece of cheese purchased of an Elgir
factory. Nine other parties, who bought
and ate Of the same cheese. were also
poisoned, but none fatally. The symp
toms indicated that arsenic had been
placed in the cheese.
WISCONSIN.
NEENAH will have new school-house
that will cost SIS, 475.
A WISCONSIN exchange says the supply
Of logs is the largest banked in years.
SINCE the new tramp law went into
force tramps are steering clear of Wis
cOnsin towns.
SAUK county wolves made away with
several dogs which were pursuing them
a few days ago. They left the bones
SOME leading men of Janesvills have
| IL &c 1ox> l.