Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-10-07
Correspondence from " aterloo.


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to my promise, all the late news from this
growing town, thai would be of interest to
your readers.
The extension of the railroad to Madison has
been looked forward to with as much interest
by the citizens of Waterloo as by those of
Watertown. We hope within nine months
to have two daily passenger trains, besides
freight trains, so that we can go and come
when we pleaie. As it is now, orr one mail
train goes early in the morning and comes
back late in the evening. To say nothing Of
the Inconvenience to individuals, the time of
the train prevented rs from having a pro-
jeeted course of lectures here last winter. No
lecturer worth listening to wants to come TO
a place at night and stay over all the next day
for the sake OF lecturing the second night.
Well, not only is the railroad going to accom-
modate US better but We are going to have
town nail where we can have all our political
gatherings, concerts, lectures, elections, and
public doings generally. The way, of it is
this; A yeal ago the two academies which had
been running opposition to one another for
five years, and had supplied the need of
graded school here, were both given up. The
district, thus having the education of til,
older scholars thrown back into its hands, was
compelled to get more room than the old school
house could furnish. The school board leased
been built for church, academy and public hall
all together, with the condition that AT the end
of five years it should belong to the Baptists
for church purposes only, and which was then
fitted up with school seats, which the district
bought. During the year the Baptists deter
mlued to refurnish and repair the church and
use 1T as church exclusively This threw
the school out OF any place to meet IN after
the yer was out. After some opposition, a
tax of five thousand dollars was voted TO build
a new school house. After the ground had
been bought and the CONTRACT let, the village
board determined to make the school house
three stories instead of two, and use the lower
story for public hall until it should be needed
1or sch0ol-room. No vote was, taken upon
this, but a petition was signed by enough of
the taxpayers to show that public opinion was
strongly in favor of it. The school-house is to
be thirty-six by sixty, and IS to be built of
cream colored brick. 1t is on the highest ele-
walton in town, and Is on the growing side of
the village, south of the railroad 1t is to be
finished by the first of November.
The Catholics, have purchased our lots.
little to the cas- t of the school-house and just
north of the cemetery, and are laying the
Of neat church This is also to
be of brick and, like the school-house, is so
placed as to be seen from any part of our scat
tered village.
The Baptist Church has been greatly i'm
proved in its appearance. The frescoing and |
granting was done by Straw & Murphy, OF |
Watertown. The church was dedicated on
Thursday, Sept. sermon by Rev. Dr. Dodge, |
Of Evansville.
Besides all the building that is going on
acre, our architects are sought after in our
1eighboring villages. To say nothing of
lwelling houses, VIM. Southmayd has just
finished town hall in York Center, and A.
W. Wright, after doing the frame work on the
lew Baptist Church at Marshall, is now doing
he same on the new Methodist Church at
lake Mills. Each of these churches are built
# Zine and bricked over.
Recent business changes are as follows: S.
;. Curtiss has sold out his photograph gallery
0 Irvine DeIano, who was his assistant last
ear and who is now fitting up the gallery
nd preparing for large business. S. n
}one has taken the Waterloo House, and now
ombines tavern keeping with law without any
etriment to either, so far as be seen. Z.
}. Lindsey is closing up his law business here
nd intends to take a travelling agency for the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. Mrs.
7osburgh leaves her millinery establishment
lere in charge of Miss Mary Barker, and goes
0 Deavan to start another shop there.
The Tanners of Waterloo went down to Lake
nils last Monday as an escort for S. j. Conk-
in, our prospective assembly man, who m ace,
understand, most excellent speech, so that no
me was dissatisfied with the absence of other
advertised orators. This village Is strongly
democratic, you know, but l think the ma
GRITTY will be greatly rec uced this fail. More
.gain. WATERLOO.
THE POsT OFFICES at Waterloo, Lake
Mills and Fort Atkinson, in this county, have
been made money order offices by a recent Or
Ter of the Postmaster General.
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