Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05
COUNTY NEWS.
JEFFERSON.

The old Lutheran school house has
been torn down and work will soon begin
on the new school building
Robert kirkland returned home from
Chicago last Saturday. He reports the
opera written by Mrs. Alex. Kirkland as
having drawn crowded houses every night
of the performance
The work of laying the foundation for
the new court house did not begin last
week as expected, because the committee
rejected the stone which the contractors
had furnished for the footings. There'll
be no "shenanigan' on that job.
The surveyors for the direct line of the
Northwestern road from Madison to Mil
waukee are sticking the stakes from the
river east. The route as now fixed upon
runs north of the city. An effort is be-
ing made to induce the company to run
line through the south part of this city
-Four men in boat from some twelve
miles up the river, put in an appearance
yesterday in this city and demanded that
the dam should be opened SO they could
pass through and go to Fort Atkinson to
procure provisions for their families.
There were also six men in wagon who
were aiding and abetting them in their
demands. The procuring of provisions
was only q pretense; the real object was
to lay the foundation for another dam
suit The recent rains have raised the
water in the river 50 that the farm lands
above Johnson's Greek are flooded, and
OF course the owners are looking for re-
dress
The Odd Fellows of Jefferson, cele-
brated the 6lst anniversary of the Order
on Monday evening last, at their hall A
goodly number were in attendance and a
! pleasant time was had.-Banner.
FORT ATKINSON.
Mrs. H. a. Smith has received draft
for $4,000 being the amount due her on
the death of her husband, who was
member of the United States Workman's
Lodge of this city.
A petition is being circulated by Yates
Wentworth, Steward of the Black Hawk
| Club House requesting the Supervisors of
| this town and Sumner, to lay out road
to Black Hawk Island on the west side of
| the river.
The fiftieth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs James Bliss of this city,
was celebrated on the 22d inst, by their
remaining children and grandchildren;
| few relatives from abroad and those in the
| city were present.
A number of the members of the Ma
sonic Lodge Of this city visited the sister
Lodge at Whitewater last week, and were
most Hospitality entertained by their
Whitewater brethren, who did not let
them depart until they had partaken of
an elegant collation. at the Kinney
House.
Gerrit Pritchard who was so badly in |
jured at this station last February, while |
in discharge of his duty as brakeman, is
slowly improving. The Northwestern r. |
part towards Mr.. Pritchard by paying all |
the expenses Of his illness and board for
himself and family, besides continuing
his salary.
A few days ago number ofyoung men
left this city and vicinity for Dakota, to
work for ID. NJ. Wells & Co., contractors
on the Black Hills branch of the G. & n. |
W. r. r. The report now comes that the |
boys on their arrival their, found the |
snow foot and half deep, and work
entirely suspended After undergoing
considerable hunger and privation a num-
Der of the boys left and are on their way
home. One young man who lives in Pal |
myra, put in an appearance Tuesday, |
and gives rather hard account of the |
way the boys were treated.
Eight car loads Of live stock were ship
ped from this station on Tuesday Union
LAKE MILLS.
Thursday afternoon news was received |!
in the village that August Frank, living
about four miles Northwest of the village,
on the Waterloo road, had committed sui !
eide by hanging. From the evidence adj |
duced at the coroners inquest it appears
that the deceased had been sick for three
weeks and during that time was insane |
for he had threatened to kill his wife, as
well as himself on several occasions |
When found he was in kneeling posi-
ton with the rope fastened firmly around |
his neck, and quite dead. Deceased was
sixty years of age. After the inquest the
body was placed in wooden box for burial
according to the custom of the Lutheran
Church, which prohibits proper burial
to those who commit suicide
Jacob Cause after q most fearful i'll
ness, expired on Saturday night and was
buried on Monday afternoon by the Odd
Fellows Of this yiliage.-Spike.