Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-12-26
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

NIX. OLTZ, OF DarI6n, hOcK county,
has some fine Mexican ponies.
FARMERS in the vicinity of Lancaster
of most of their hogs before the
raise in prices.
PETER DECKER, of Bradford, Rock
County, raised 600 bushels of onions on
seven-eighths of an acre.
B. S. JEFFRIEs, of Greenfield, Sank
County, is q successful raiser of carrots,
turnips and other root crops.
J. /. CASE, of Racine, has refused
proposition in the Fish Bros. matter that
he run the factory until he got his $780,
600.
Mr.. EDGERToN, of Spring Prairie,
Rock County, purchased thee head of
Galloway cattle from Joiner Bros, of
La Prairie.
FIFTY SIX fat steers occupy the stables
of Schumann & Menges, at Prairie du
Chen. One of the animals gained $50
pounds in 80 days.
J. B. FOWLER, of Sumpter, Sank
County, writes that only two of his COWS
are grade Jerseys, the other two are
grade Short Horns.
The regular semi-annual session Of
the Wisconsin Teachers Association
will be held in the senate chamber, at
Madison, from December Goth to 28th
inclusive.
HENRY SEARCH, of the town of James
vile, recently sold five straight barrow
hogs which tipped the beam at S,1OO
pounds, or an average of $40 pounds
each.
THE Sumpter (Sauk County, cheese
factory, charged the farmers two cents
per pound for turning their milk into
cheese, leaving the latter to sell the pro-
duct to suit themselves.
ROBERT LILLBURN, of Emerald Grove.
Rock County, has fine flock Of Hong
Kong geese. These geese are much larger
and their flesh is considered superior to
that of common breeds.
The new foundry of the Merrill &
Houston Iron Works at Beloit, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire about 8 o'clock
on the night of the 18th inst, entailing
loss of about $40, 900; no insurance.
MATTHEW, son of Patrick Roach, of
the town of Westport, Dane County,
aged II years and l week, was drowned
on the 18th in Packham's mill pond on
Six Mile Creek, about II miles south of
Waunakee.
VIM WHITE, of Waukesha, a brake
man on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul road, fell between the cars at
Stoughton, on the 18th inst, and bad
both legs cut off. No hopes for his re-
covery are entertained.
HE damage caused by the fall of a
large chimney on the State University
building at Madison has been fully re-.
paired. The expense, $642, was de-
frayed by the Ruttan Heater and Venti-
lator Manufacturing Company, Chicago.
E. z. TRACY, of Oregon, Dane Coun-
ty, charged with forgery, was released
on the 18th inst, on $1,000 bail. He
was Immediately rearrested upon two
warrants charging him with forgery, but
waived examination and was admitted to
bail in the sum of 500 for each war.
rant, making his total bail $4,000.
WAzEn WAUYAcK, of Highland, chas.
tised his little boy, aged 6 years. The
| child told his father that he should hang
himself if he was whipped, whereupon
Wauyack slapped him once or twice.
The little fellow went to an outbuilding
few minutes later, and had almost sue
ceeded In carrying out his threatnawhen
discovered by his parents.
A. A. LINAAs, of Utica, Dane County.
delivered the first crop of 1883 tobacco
to Paul Tannert, of Stoughton,- recently.
The tobacco from five acres was taken
from the poles Thursday of last week
and by Saturday night was stripped and
IN bundles ready for market. The pro-
duct from five acres brought $3.50, or an
average of $170 to the acre.
The assignee of Benjamin Boorman.
OF Waukesha, has asked for permission
to- sell the Saratoga Mills. The credit
Ors have been called to meet and con-
slider the matter. The assignee has
been granted permission to sell the Pc
waukee mill property with prejudice to
lien of mortgage. The Saratoga mill is
mortgaged to the Waukesha National
Bank for SIS, 000.
A Mr.. KEEP, of Sharon, will estab-
llsh a factory at Spring Prairie, Wal
worth County, for the manufacture of
" Presmot " or Scandinavian cheese.
He has contracted for all the whey from
cheese factories in that vicinity. The
process is to boil down the whey until it
is thick enough to run into molds. The
cakes so obtained are then thoroughly
cured and packed in tinfoil, ready for
market. The sales will be in the Nor
wegian, Danish and Swedish colonies
west of the Mississippi.
G. F. G. COLLINS, of Beloit, died sud-
denly on the morning of the 18th inst,
from hemorrhage, which commenced
the night previous while be was Witness