Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-11-17
WATERTOWN.

Col. J. 4. Watrous went on his
travels few weeks since and in the
course of his journey made Watcrto#n
a short visit. I he last number Of his
paper, the Fond du Lac Commonwealth,
contains the following first class notice
Of what be saw and experienced while
here:
On Wednesday Of week before last
(poftics crowded Iambles out last week
the writer laid aside pen, exchanges,
paper and the busy thoughts necessary
IN properly conducting a public Jour
nal, hung copy on the hooks. threw an
overcoat on his shoulders and took up
his liue Of march for Black River
Falls, Que Of the thriftiest villages in
Northwestern Wisconsin. At Water
town one is Obliged to remain long
enough for the express to run from
Milwaukee to the junction. Usually
this t'waiting for the train is as tedi-
Gus as the ratings of loud mouthed,
endless tongued Womans' Fighter,
but on this occasion We passed the two
hours very agreeably, as thus: Ducks
have liking for water aud they seek
it; roughs like their level and they
seek rowdies; the miser likes money
and he boards it; Editors like sane
tums and printing Offices. and they are
as sure to hunt them up as a duck is
to hunt pond, rowdy his level or a
mlser to daily count his filthy lucre."
We sought Reyes 4 Coe, of the RE
PUBLICAN, and found them. Notwith-
standing the fact that WATERFOWL has
good many Democrats to the acre,
the oys, excuse US, gentlemen--have
succeeded In building up creditable
paper and Furnishing business. They
are hard workers, full of energy, and
possess good ability, and have well
earned til If success. Such men will
earn success if any one can. After
ook through the Office Coe proposed
tramp about town. About the first
pla e We found ourselves was in d. W.
Ballou's Democrat Office The Wis
consin newspaper man who has not
heard Of d. W. Ba!lou and the Water
town Democrat, is away behind the
light house" D. w is genial man,
full Of soul, loves his profession, al
ways attends the Editorial Association
meetings and stands high IN the
estimation of every member of the
craft who knows him. Bailou tries
hard to be Democrat Of the new or
der, but, like every other man that at
tempts it, hears humming Of hornets
about his head from the old stagels.
Be it said to his credit he gave the war
for the Union hearty support through
out This fact pat him in bad order
with the true gray Democracy, from
which he has not yet fully recovered
Mr. Ballou has published the Democrat
over sixteen years without missing
number or apologizing for shortcom
ings. Guess be can claim the bacne
in that respect The worst wish We
have for him is that he may live and
prosper many, many years.
Watertoxn, notwithstanding the
closzness Of money matters, has wit
messed many improvements this season
Many handsome brick dwellings, have
been erected an immense public hall
IS in process Of construction, aud will
be completed and ready for use the
coming winter. It is the work of a
German Association. No city in Wis
consin, Of lis size--10,000 population
has so many handsome and costly
residences. Large brick residences,
with beautiful grounds handsomely
shaded, can be counted by hundreds.
The school houses are costly aud com
modious, aud there are plenty of them.
| W atertown leads most of our Wiscon-
| sin cities in attention to her education
al interests. The city boasts of eight
cen or nineteen church edlfces, the
majority Of them being fine structures
| Her streets are wide and in excellent
| condition. Her manufacturing inter
ests are ample, but we understand that
| large additions are in contemplation
Persons riding through Watertown on
the Chicago u Northwestern or Mil
waukee 4 St. Paul R.,R. can get no
correct idea of the place; not moro than
a quarter Of it can be seen from any
point on those roads SO we trust that
travellers will not mark Watertown down
as an Insignificant place without hav-
inc made it a visit.