Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05

gregatio nal Church will meet Thurs day
evening next with Mrs. O. r Coe.
Our wheat buyers expect soon to be
rushing with business ha ndling the new
grain.
Mr.. Samuel Vaux Senior has COM
menced the erection of a brick residence on
the West side of Third Street, lst Ward.
Timing some horses and guessing at
the probable speed of others, occupies the
atteut ion of number of our citizens these
days.
More deaths occurred last week in this
city than during the same space Of time
within our recollection.
On each side of the entrance into the
store Of Jake Hirsh has been placed fine
zinc sign, in imitation of regular city style.
Jake always keeps we'll up with the times.
Mr.. N. w. Pierce. of the Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railway, sports fse looking
piano box buggy these days, from the car
riage works of Joel CARTS, Alliance, Ohio.
The Watertown Foundry and Machine
Shop is a busy point these days. What
between shipping new Threshing Machines
and repairing old ones all hands, from
Bennett down, are On the jump all day long.
The regular monthly meeting of the
L,1l
their hall (Cole's) Friday evening next, at
half past seven o'clock. Let there be full
attendance.
A day or SO ago We heard one our at
torneys, and the most recently established
among us, accosted as The "coming Reform
candidate for the office of District Attorney
this fall" How was this for prema.urity :?
--Messrs. Woodland l. Stone are erecting a
large addition to their warehouse and ship
ping building, in the rear Of their steam
bakery, on West Water Street, made ne
eessary by their largely increasing business
The tower and steeple of St. Henri's
Catholic Church has received coating of
paint and is much improved in appearance
thereby. A lightning rod has also been
placed on the building running from the
top of the cross to the ground.
We learn that grasshoppers are de-
stroying large quantities of onions in this
section. Onion beds 3 ee1n to be their spec
cial delight, and they will leave every
thing to feed on and destroy this vegetable
Mr.. J. Betz, Produce Dealer, is i'm
proving and charging his elevator and
warehouse building near the Milwaukee Il
st. Paul Ry. Depot, which will make it
much better for the storage and shipping of
grain.
There is an apparent shortening ia the
days, and occasionally even now may be
seen glimpses of the coming fall, although
summer properly has some time to run yet.
With what a shudder some people look
forward 10 the approach of winter, and yet
there is no season in which the comforts of
home can be So we'll enjoyed.
The churn which is said to eclipse all
Others is the Clipper Chars, manufactured
andsold by Mr.. George McMillen, of this city
Butter is manufactured by this churn with the
utmost ease ard comfort. Call and see it
at McMillen's Conn, iSsion House, West side
james Douglass, of Lake Mills, has es-
tablished a daily Stage and Express Line be-
tween Lake Mills ard Jefferson which will
run in connection with the trains at the lat
ter place. Leaves Lake Mills at III a. M, !;
returns at u P. m.
There are are 81 inmates in the Jeffer-
son County Poor House. 80 of them are in
sane, blind, idiotic and two prisoners
removed there after the burning of the Jail
Ar. Henry Long, Of Ixonia, is the oldest
inmate, being "a years of age.
Next Saturday evening, the anniver-
sary Of the organization of the Union
League will be duly celebrated by the mem
bers at Music Hall, when, we presume, our
citizens will be enlightened on the great
achievements that have been made by this
enterprising and intelligent organization.
They are still boring away 1T Buchheit's
well, and have now reached the depth of
265 feet. Last week the drill came in con-
tact with hard substance which it was
impossible to penetrate for several days.
giving rise to the suspicion that somebody
had thrown in either lead or some other
s4ually impervious substance for the purpose
ofstopping all further progress. The drill is
at present going through the st. Peter sand
stone, l40 feet of which has been penetrat-
Cd. Water flows nearly to the top and the
Indications are that the water will sson be
made to rise above the sur face.