Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-01-04

as Its commencement.
Lectue8-A series of Lectures will be
delivered at the Liberal Christian Church in
this city, during the evenings of next week,
by Rev. J. G. Crawford, Pastor, commencing
Sunday evening. The doctrine of Progression
the Immortality of the Soul, the Annihilation
Of the Wicked, and the plan of Salvation will
be familiarity discussed.
Those persons who do not ngree with Mr.
Crawford are respectfully and kindly invited to
attend and take part in the meetings, and any
reasonable part of the time will be given to any
one who is DESTROYS of presenting objections to
the doctrines advocated 1t is the sincere de
sire of those who attend this place of worship,
and of Mr.. Crawford himself, that the other
side of the question should be looked after. The
Society has appropriated the body slips of the
House to the Free Use of any who may wish to
attend at aay time, and all are invited to occu-
Ply them as often as it may suit their conven-
fence. "Proye all things and hold fast that
which is good By order of Committee
Adoice to Boys.-We have a word of
caution to give to the boys in town who are in
the habit of chasing teams through the streets
and jumping upon sleighs for the purpose of
catching a ride; and that is to look out and see
that they don't some time get broken head,
or a battered shin or a fractured arm, or some
thing else of this nature that they didn't bar
gain for. We have witnessed several narrow
escapes of the little fellows from what bid fair
to be accidents of this sort. 1t undoubtedly is
?
misstep or wrong movement Of some kind
might be attended with serious results, and
hence we renew the suggestion with which we
started out that they must be careful. Unless
they are, they may, and undoubtedly will, be
the means of furnishing US with an item some
time for the REPUBLICAN, containing an inter-
esting account of themselves in which we shall
talk about broken bones, bruised limbs, and
other little incidents of that description not very
agreeable to contemplate. If they don't want
to be made the subject Of some such paragraph
as that. they will do well to heed our advice
The ms and the O,a8.-On Tuesday last
the administration of our county affairs passed
into Republican hands We may be mistaken
about it, but it does seem to US as though the
atmosphere has been clearer since that time,
and that people most interested in such matters
breathe freer and easier, under the influence of
the change of regime, The names of the retir-
ing county officers are as follows:
Joseph Giles, Sheriff Anton Francl, Clerk
of Court Gustavus Schnasse, Register: Ira
W, Bird, Clerk Board Supervisors Harlow
Pease, District Attorney Darius F. Jones,
Treasurer Levi P. Gilbert Surveyor George
Foster. Coroner.
The following are the names Of their success
.sors:
Heber Smith, Sheriff Dempster Ostrander,
Clerk of Court; T. G. L. Strive, Register W.
P. Forsyth, Clerk Board Supervisors Hiram
Barber, Jr., District Attorney; Willard Grant,
Treasurer; c. P Goodrich, Surveyor R. A.
Tubbs, Coroner.
Let us hope that their administration may be
successful and honorable one, and that every
trust reposed in them by the people may be
discharged with the utmost care and fidelity.
Tanted.--The writer hereof is very
much in want Of - an item Cannot some
kind friend supply us with one ? Has no body
been killed ander circumstances of great inhu-
mainly and monStroSlty, OF WhIch bIood ana
thunder account might be written, 50 as to give
our local column this week little variety and
interest Isn't there a miniature Burch case
in town of which some of the most interesting
and sic1ening details could be given after the
most approved style of Billy cramer, of the
Wisconsin, in which shall be fire.
quently interlarded to minister to the morbid
and deprayed appetites of our readers, if any
we have, to whom such things furnish mental
food Hasn't the only daughter Of some of
our solId mem stolen away under cover Of
night from the parental roof to unite herself in
matrimony with some worthless vagabond. the
full particulars of which, if properly worked
up would compare fayorably with any of the
intensely exciting and thrilling yellow COW
cred 'litter'-ature of the day. price twenty