Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-06
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1t is said that forty deaths have &C.
CURED in Hustisford this fall.
The Sociabe of the Congregational
church. will meet Thursday evening next /,
with Mrs. DR.. NJ. N. Barber.
Go to Nixon l. Keyes tor your choic
Family Groceries, Christmas Candies, fancy
Toilet Soap, Honey and Canned Goods.
There is JOY in the house of Ed. Davis,
I'd street, lss ward, over the arrival of
little male stranger weighing 10 pounds
avordupois. Next.
The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Paurs
Church will meet Thursday evening of this
The wind in Sparta is said to be sharp
enough to cut dog in two. We could use
little of that wind in this city to good
advantage.
Miss Mary Davis, formerly of Fox Lake,
has been elected Justice of the Peace out
in Wyoming Territory. Go west, girls, go
west
At the late session of the County Board,
it was voted to reduce the salary of Pro-
bate Judge from 81, 900 to $500 year.
Rev. J. L. Dudley began again his
labors in Milwaukee last Sunday and
preached to large congregation at Hano-
Oh
Remember the public sale of f.
O'Rourkes Brick Store. Tuesday of next
week, December u.
Owing TO the increased use of coal, the
wood sellers find slower sales than in former
years; but maple is worth $3.50 and best
oak $500 and $3.50.
Mr.. E. L. Patch, for several years the
agent in this city of the American Express
Company, and now residing in Kansas
City. Missouri, was in town Monday and
Tuesday OF this week, Willing away few
pleasant hours with his numerous friends.
Last Friday Mr. Frank Maldaner and
Mr. John W. Canes, two of the sure shots
of this locality, arrived home safe and sound
FROM hunt in :he woods on the line of the
Wisconsin Valley Railway. The score
stands, two deer for Frank and one Dear
deer for John. Good enough.
Imagine Hawley, the man who takes all
his household furniture along when he pays
visit to his relatives or friends, on Wis
iting expedition through the country, seat
ed on wagon, loaded down to the guards
with housekeeping apparatus-kettles, pals,
&C., hanging from the side of the wagon
box, and the inevitable chicken coop strap
ped on behind. moving sight, indeed.
Never" says an exchange, 'exeept
upon one occasion, was prominent editor
OF 8 newspaper of Milwaukee known to re-
fuse to take joke, and that was the other
day at noon, when the boys linked his spec
tacles, and sent him home with lantern to
apologize to bis landlady for being out till
midnight"
Jacob Nunnemacher, who was con-
victed of whisky frauds at Milwaukee, Wis,
and imprisoned, but afterwards pardoned
by President Grant, is dead. He was i'm
mensely wealthy, and built an opera house
and q hotel at Milwaukee. 1t is supposed
that modification at imprisonment on con-
viction of whisky frauds, and that breaking
up of regular habits by confinement in Jail
r fastened his death.
What glorious visitor Reformer Haw.
ley would be to a man who had a house
but no furniture. But to any other W.
should think himself and furniture would
be rather cumbersome, even if his stay wa
fer no longer time than his present Beaver
Dam visit. There are people in this world
who would be slightly fustered to see tn,
great reformer mounted in state on loat
of his household goods drive up to th cir
doors for one of his visits, but these, O
course, are lnhospitable people, and not &C
customed to receive visits from household
goods accompanied by reformer.
Sheriff elect Newton took his Office OF
Tuesday of last week. 1t is not, perhaps
generally known why Mr.. Newton's tern
of office begins in November, instead of Oh
the lst Of January next We will attemp
to explain briefly why it is thus:
After the death of Sheriff Of. which oc
Cured in 1874, no one was appointed sher
if, but the business continued to be Der
formed by the Under Sheriff and Deput,
Sheriffs until after the election when Sherit
Giles, who was elected that fall, took th
Office. But he was only elected for tw
years, bis term of office expiring on the lis
Instant Sheriff Newton has appointed
Sehwellenhach deputy at Jefferson and 10