Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-30
COUNTY NEWS.
JEFFERSON.

Mrs. Matte Pearson arrived home
from Washington, D. c., Monday night.
Miss Roma Wheeler of Memphis, Ten
nessee, came with her. Miss w. will re-
main at the Sawyer House during the
heated season.
The court house corner stone was laid
yesterday afternoon by the Masons, with
impressive ceremonies A large number
of members of the order from Watertown,
Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills and other
places were present. The customary ex-
ercises including the placing of newspa-
pers, roster of Jefferson county soldiers,
ETC., ETC., in the stone took place. Ad-
dresses were delivered by various gentle
men.
The surveyors of the projected M. &
NJ r. R. with their Beloit ark arrived in
town yesterday. They have completed
the final survey from Madison to the
Pennington town line and are working
eastward toward the cream city. AS an
ticipated the road will run across the foot
of Rock lake, about a mile and half
from Lake Mills 1t will cross the pres
ent G. & n. w. line about two miles
north of this city. 1t is probable that
the new road will be built, though it is
not yet certain by any means that such
will be the case.-Independent
LAKE MILLS.
In consequence of the storm of last Mon
day it at one time seemed impossible for
the ministers and delegates of the Madison
Convention of Congregational Church to
convene, but at the hour for opening
service Rev. F. B. Doe, of Ripon, III. A.
Miner and Mr. Hitchcock, Madison, M. E
Every, Columbus and Deacon Fuller of
Watertown were found on the ground.
The opening sermon by Rev. F. B. Doe
There is no doubt but there will be a
large number of visitors from abroad
to spend the summer here. About sixty
are expected from Indianapolis alone.
General Manager Hughett and Chief
Engineer johnson, of the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway, were in Lake
Mills on Thursday looking after matters
connected with the new railroad.
There is a higher stage of water iu
Rock Lake than has been known for the
past fifteen years.-Spike.
FORT ATKINSON.
S. d. and H. Bunker of Oakland, start
ed out the other morning to see if they
could not get sight of an old she wolf that
is making such havoc with the sheep in
Oakland They saw her at distance and
secreted themselves in the corner of a
fence, when fortunately the old sheep
thief came near enough to give them
shot which laid her over. From appear
ance, she was giving suck to eight young
ones. The boys got $50 town bounty for
their good Workmanship. Subsequent
search revealed the place where the young
wolves were hid, but it appears the male
wolf had removed them to another hiding
place.
James Woodin was Frustrated with
paralytic stroke, while at work cultivating
corn last Saturday. He did not come to
his dinner, and Mrs. Woodin sent little
boy into the field who found him lying
by the side of his sulky cultivator, from
which he fell. 1t was thought he had
laid on the ground about an hour and
half. One side is totally paralyzed, and
he lies in critical condition.
w. F. P1osser much respected citizen
of this town died at his residence Sunday
morning, June 18th, after an illness OF
several weeks, from an attack ofjaundice.
Valentine May celebrated his 58th
birthday, last Saturday evening, with a
large party of friends to join him.-Union