Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-22
No1rc 90offcrs.
BR e VITIES

Gardening operations have commenced
The wild duck shooting season has
commenced.
Presiding at the Methodist Church
next Sun day.
Better roads this spring than during
any previous one for many years.
-Lo, the poor Indian, paid his respects
to the city last Saturday, and dispos ed of
'plenty muskrat"
The next reg liar meeting of the Board .
of Street Commissioners will be held next
Monday evening.
The Saturday night mail from Chicago
has been discontinued. We have instead a
mail on Sunday night.
Mr. J. 3. VanAstine is improving the
outside appearance of his ho:el building
by the application of several coats of paint
Mrs. Agnes Hastings is erecting an
Eating House building on the site of her
Eating House, near the Junction, recently
destroyed by fire.
The Waterfowl train to Milwaukee
will be placed on the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul Railway next week, aud will run on
the same time as last year.
The music dealers are making it live
II for those in want Of instruments these
days. Let them only get scent of sale
nd it is amusing to see them on the track
We learn that a man named Robert
Harper, of Palmyra, was accidentally kill
ed last Friday by falling from tho roef Of
his barn,
The first dance of the Young Mems
Association took place at Coles Hail last
Friday evening It was largely attended
and in every respect success.
The scullng season is now fairly open
cd and the fine volume of water in the riv.
gives the boys fine opportunity of "
ing,
BY reference to another column it will
be seen that the Mitchell estate, comprising
several houses and lots in the city and
valuable parcels of land IN this vicinity
will be sold at auction, June 10th next.
The Methodist Church Sociable will
meet this "wednesday evening, at the
Bay State House.
The budding fruit trees in this section
promise we'll for an abundent crop of fruit.
The buds have passed the mild winter in a
strong and healthy condition
The delinquent tax list of Jefferson coun.
ty is published. City Treasurer Schultz re-
turns less lots of land for delinquent taxes
than any of his predecessors in office for a
long time.
Fine pickerel and other varities of fish
from the waters in this vicinity find their
way to market almost daily.
Blu sness never was as brisk with our
lumber dealers it is the present season,
nor were their yards ever stocked so we'll
with lumber.
Messrs Woodland & Stone are rebuilding
one of the ovens in their backery, and in
all respects will make it an improvement,
on the old ore.
A petition extensively signed by oul
citize ms is in circ1latioa asking the Com
mon Council to enforce the law relating tt
the closing OF saloons on Sunday.
MIR. Daniel Hall has removed his law
office to the old quarters of the late firm
of Enos 4 Hall, over the Wisconsin Na.io D.
al Bank West side.
AT the old settlers meeting held recent
ly in Fort Atkinson, Mrs. C. Southwell o
that place claimed to be the first white chic
brought into Jefferson County.
Last week Mr. G. B. Lewis sold tw,
lots opposite his Sash and Door Factory Il
Mr. Jacob Weber for $3.50. Mr.. Weber IN
tends occupying these lots, and probabl,
other grounds in the vicinity, for his lum
Der yard
We are indebted to our former to WINS
man Mr.. William Livesey, now holdn!
the positiea of Deputy City Controller
of Pittsburgh, Penn, for a copy of the re
por. of the controller of that fourisbin
city for 1877 4.
Considerable fear is entertained BY til
farmers in this county, that the clover GRO
is badly injured. The cold, dry weathe
which has existed for the past few week
has greatlr injured winter wheat, and mus
nece ssarily affect clover in the same way.
The beginning of the present wee
considerable snow fell in this vicinity, al
though we escaped with few slight furries
The spring still continues cold and back