Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-27
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES

COCn1n IOWlS.
OVER one hundred loads of tobacco
were delivered by farmers at GAINESVILLE
IN one day recently.
HE pOstoffice at Peshtigo has been
made presidential Office, with a salary
of 81, 100.
RANSOM Bros, of Emerald Grove.
Rock County, recently sold nine steers
that averaged ], $50 apiece for Sc.
AMBROSE THOMPSON, of Seneca, Oray-
ford county, recently shipped forty-four
heavy beeves to the Milwaukee market.
F. FL. WILLIAMS, wanted at Florence
for the murder of Thomas Dase, Janu-
airy 29th, has been captured.
The farmers of the town of Wilson
have petitioned the authorities of the
city of Sheboygan for a public market
place.
The Rockney Bros, of Christiana,
Dane county, received the snug sum of
S., OBJ. IS for their tobacco crop from II
acres.
WILLIAM NELSON, of Bosoobel, re-
allied $3.50 from his tobacco crop. He
raised 5000 pounds and received %
cents for it.
THERE are probably 100000 bushels
of potatoes In the cellars of Waupaca
County farmers to-day, and the owners
are waiting for higher prices.
A GRADE Durham COW owned by Ct.
W. Witter, of Wausau, dropped calf
recently, which weighed 115 pounds
when twelve hours old. It's sire was
full blood Holstein bull.
EGG picklers are already in the field
for next seasons supply. A majority of
the farmers in the vicinity of Lake Mills
have contracted to deliver their entire
product next summer.
MON1oo and Bryant are two new post
Offices in Langlade County Joseph A.
Munhall has been appointed postmaster
of the former and Fred Hayssen of the
latter.
IT is said that the farmers on Arena
Prairie, Iowa County, have in view the
irrigation of their lands by cuttirg a
canal from Blue Mound Creek to the Wis
cOnsin River bottom.
A. F. ToLLEs, of the town of Beloit,
raised 1897 pounds of Spanish tobacco
on one hundred and fifty rods of land.
At fifteen cents pound the crop would
bring $208.05, which raised from ten
rods less than an acre is hard to beat.
MICHAEL CESS, who resides near
GAINESVILLE, recently sold his crop of
Spanish tobacco weighing ,721 pounds,
for which he received $266.75 It was
raised on II acres of ground. Nota bad
record.
CARL PoRATH, well digger, was IA
tally injured by the explosion of dy-
Mantle cartridge, in the town of Berlin.
near Wausau. His left arm was blown
off and his sight destroyed. at last ac-
counts he was still alive.
AMONG a lot of hogs slaughtered at
La Crosse recently was huge black one
weighing 735 pounds. It was raised by
farmer at Midway, who sold altogether
eleven hogs whose com bined weight was
5000 pounds, and for which he received
SIS. 80, live weight, amounting to 1928.
On the 18th inst. somebody with NAL
ice in his heart started rumor that the
Bank of New London was In tottering
condition. The depositors Immediate
ly "run . it, and siO, 900 was paid out
by the cashier. Confidence returned as
the ability to meet all demands was es-
tablished.
THE firm of Harris & Hosler will set
out five acres of tobacco near Reedsburg
the farmers of Sank County. The gen
tlemen are of opinion that if this state
increases in the raising of this crop for
the next five years as it has for the past
five years it will be the banner tobacco
state in the Union. In time il will be
cur money crop as hops were in 1866-67.
j. l. CASE, of Racine, recently sold
acknowledgements stallion colt, about
3 years of age, by Gov. Sprague, 2:201,
dam by Delmonico, sire of Darby, 2:164;
also a Primas-Phallas flIy, nearly 8
years old, sire Phanas, 2:151, dam Mia
O., 2:261, by Blue Bull. The name of
the gentleman who made the purchase
is Nathan Case, of Hoosiac, n. 7. The
price paid was not made public.
The meeting of the Northwestern
Dairymen's Association at Mankato,
MIMI, was complete success in every
particular. The following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year:
President-W. D. Hoard. of Fl. Atkinson.
Secretary-R. P. McGlincy, of Elgin, Ill.
Treasurer-H. B. Gurler of De Kalb, III.
Vice Presidents-From Minnesota: e. G.
Huntington, of Window; Fl. M. Burchard, OF
Marshall; G. E. Marian, of Rochester, and A.
z. McKlnstry, of WinnebagO City. From Wis
consin: Hon. Hiram Smith, of Sheboygan Falls;
4. II. Beach, OF Whitewater; John Wmtlet, OF
Bussey7ille; J. G. Flock. of Elkhorn. From
Iowa: Col. R. NJ. Littler, of Davenport; Hon.
J. G. Sampson, of Storm Lake; J. w. johnson,
of Oskaloosa; G. A. Huston, of Cedar Rapids.
From Illinois: G. G. Buell., of Rock Falls;
Lovejoy Johnson, of StiIman Valley; J. 81.
White, of Aurora; E. J. Oatman, of Dundee.
From Nebraska: ". G. Whitman, of Valley; J.
w. Dye, of Nemaha City. From Dakota: N.
K. Hubbard, of Fargo; F. NJ. Heaton, of HUI
ron.
AT the third annual convention of
officers of the state militia, at Madison,
on the 9th and 18th inst, Gen. Lucius
Fairchild will discuss The Active Mil
tia Before the War, and the Volunteer
Service in Other Countries" Col. Chas.
King, of Milwaukee, ''The Suppression
of Riots;" Col. George N Chase, of
Madison, "The Operations of War;
Col. NJ. Y. Moore, of La Crosse, "Na-
tional Guard Encampments;" Capt.
Emil Bensch, of Manitowoc, Glow Can
National Guard Service be Made At
tractive?" and Lieut.. J. B. Doe, Jr., of
GAINESVILLE, s'The Rights and Liabilities