Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-29

Mrs. Gov. Harvey is lecturing in the
interior of the state OF the subject, "Per-
sonal Interviews with President Lincoln. 4"
The next meeting of the State Teach
some time in next July, the School Board
of that city having extended the Association
an invitation.
The Dodge County Agricultural Asse-
citation announces that. it will pay the pre-
miums awarded at the last fair, at the rate
of ninety cents on the dollar
Friday evening, G. L. Deputy, |. O. o.
F., Ostrander, instituted Lodge at Hebron
in this county. Visitors were presen: from
Palmyra, Fort Atkinson and Jefferson.
More than forty deaths have occurred in
Hus.isford by diptheria since the first ap-
pearance of the disease in that town.
"A Grand Temperance Concert will be
given at Good Templars Hall this WED
nesday) evening, November 20, by Mrs.
% cents. Children under Is years of age 10
cents Concert commences at O'Clock.
w. R. Bloomfield, the efficient head OF
the Sons of Temperance in Wisconsin, will
commence the publication OF a monthly
paper about the lst of January, to be known
as The Son of Temperance.
The Supervisors of Dodge County have
reported in favor of an appropriation OF
$4,000 to erect new county buildings at
Juneau; sc, 900 to be levied this year, and
Sc, 900 next year.
The river froze over for the first time
this season on Thursday night of last week,
November 23d. This is about the average
time for the river to close. The ice, how
ever, is not yet sufficiently strong for skaters.
A portion of our young people have or
ganized dancing club for the winters
amusement The first party of the series
was held at the Linden House Tuesday
evening of last week. The Second party
of the series will take place rext Friday
evening, December lst.
The Supreme Court of Minnesota has
rendered decision sustaining the cOnstitu-
tionalty Of the inebrate asylum law, by
which a tax OF SO per annum is levied up
on each saloon keeper and trafick er in
LIQUORS, for the maintenance Of asyl UNI
for inebriates, now in course OF erectio at
Rochester.
Mr.. Il. ". Burdett, for 80 years res
ident of vicinity, has sold his farm of so
acres in the town Of Emmett, to Mr.. ). E..
Weissert, of this city, for S., loO Mr.. Bur-
dett has removed to Mason City, Iowa, and
Mr.. Weissert has established himself as a
Granger on his farm. Success to both in
the change they have made.
The proprlety of enforcing the "dog
law" was brought before the Board of Su-
pervisors few days ago. AS the assessors
have not listed the dogs in the County, as the
law requires, the Board could not Of course
enforce the tax during the present year. A
resolution was passed, however, requiring
the assessors to list all dogs rext year.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says: On
Thursday Mr.. Charles Jenkins sold % cases
of tobacco, of the crop Of 1875, for 5 cents
per pound. The aggregate weight was
nearly 10000 pounds. 1t will be shipped
to Germany He has three acres or this
years crop which will yield almost a ton
to the acre, and for which he has been of
tered ten cents per pound. Those who
went into tobacco raising to any extent the
past season, struck bonanza
The following officers were chosen by
the State Musical Society for the ensuing
year:
President-Howard Jenkins, Oshkosh.
Vice Presidents 20. B. Judd, Ripon; J.
P. Williams. Janesville; A Padley, Por-
tage; D. B. Wyatt, fond du Lac; A. W.
Kimball, Green Bay.
Secretary-R E. Daniels, Oshkosh. Cor
responding Secretary-J. r. Lampard. Osh-
kosh. Treasurer. W. Halsey, Oshkosh.
The city of Oshkosh was chosen as the
place Of holding the next annual session.
Yesterday afternoon, at st. Johns Ca
thedral a marriage was consummated
which will bring as much satisfaction and
10Y to the friends Of the couple as to the
contracting parties themselves. At that
time. by the Rev. Father Donahue, Mr.:
Thomas c. Ryan, of Columbus, Neb., and
Miss Anastasia Ryan, of Redwood, Wis,
were made man and wife with the impress
siye sanction of the Catholic chureh.-Mn
Wisconsin, 9th snst.