Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

THOMAS WIIKIE fell into the shaft of
Big Heart silver mine, near Eau Claire,
and broke his neck.
CONGRESSMAN GUENTHER is reported to
have made cool $35, 900 out of lucky
mining property speculation.
r. B. OGILvE, a heavy dealer in dry
goods at Madison, has failed. Liabili-
ties, $65, 900; assets, $4,000.
Mr.. WEIGH, of Rock Prairie, is the
owner of fine 3-year-old stallion named
Calvado. Weight, 1900 pounds.
HAMILTON UT1EY, of Racine, has pur-
chased the Daily Times. of that place,
and will run it as an independent local
paper.
The farm residence OF Geo. Love,
near Waukesha, was totally destroyed
by fire on the 9th. The loss amounts to
over So, 900, with small insurance.
AT Butternut, recently, a German
named Herzer stabbed another named
Doage four times with pocket-knife.
The wounds are serious but not dan
gerOus.
A CREAMERY is to be esta 5lished at
Osseo, Irempealeau County, by a stock
company with capital of So, 500, shares
$40 each. It is intended to begin opera
tious about April 1st, and to manufac-
ture 1000 pounds of butter per day,
using the milk of thousand COWS. The
name of the company is the Osseo
Creamery Association.
GALEsvIL1E UNIVERSITY was totally
destroyed by fire on the morning of the
9th inst. The building was of lime
stone, erected in 1859, at cost of S12,-
900. The third story was added in 1880
at cost of $4,000. There was no in
surance, and if the walls cannot be used
the loss is total. IF the walls are saved
the loss will be lessened one-half The
school was originally Methodist insti-
tuition, but passed under control of the
Presbyterians about seven years ago.
ROBERT l.. LmLIBURN, of Emerald
Grove, Rock County, has a fine herd of
PoIled Angus cattle. It consists, at
present, of bull, Economy; COW, Lady
Reiula; COW, Japonica II; heifer, Lii;
bull calf, Earl of Airlie, and a four
weeks calf, name not known. The first
four were purchased in October, 1882,
from the Cortachy herd, owned by Lord
Airlie, of Cortachy Castle, Scotland.
Mr.. Lilliburn has sailed for Scotland to
secure additional animals of the same
breed.
Mr.. WILCOX, of the Whitewater wagon
factory, has patented combined corn
shelter and feed mill. The corn sheIler
rides on platform built on the sweep,
and shells the corn directly into the hop
per of the feed mill, which in turn
grinds it into meal for feeding purposes.
The construction is not complicated and
the shelter and grinder may be operated
separately, or in combination. The new
invention will probably be applied as an
improvement on the Usage feed mill,
which is manufactured by the wagon
factory.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Whitewater
Register says: As good deal has
been said about the large yield and
profits which have been obtained from
improved dairy cattle, the writer began
to give the subject some attention six
years ago. By selecting choice individ-
uals of red Durham and Alderney
grades, and by keeping the most prom
Using of their calves and disposing of the
others, he has now four young COWS that
he thinks are hard to beat. Beginning the
1st of last June strict account was kept
of all the butter sold and in six months
and twenty-five days, to Christmas,
total of so pounds were disposed of
at an average of 81 cents per pound.
So these four COWS have not only fur
nished all the butter used by the family
but also $40. 10 worth for sale. Besides
three calves were sold for $40, and one
worth $12 still remains, making a cash
total of over 5000 profit for the time
named. AS between the Attorney and
Durham but little difference in butter
producing qualities was observed. No
grain was fed during the time