Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-06-06
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BREVITIES

The Ladies AID Society or St. faul s
church will meet Thursday evening Of this
week. at the residence of Mrs. w. H. Clark.
The German Methodists hold two camp
meetings in this vicinity during the present
month-one at Pennington, beginning
June l4th, and the other at Low ell, begin
ming June 2lst.
Mr.. W. n. Hawkins has furnished his
ice cream saloon and confectionery on
the bridge with new and exquisite white
marble soda water fountain, from which
flows cooling nectars and refreshing bever-
ages for the heated term.
Last Wednesday the horse belonging TO
Mr.. Thomas Baxter, found by the City
Marshal rlnning at large, was sold to sat
isfy the costs in the case. The animal was
knocked down to Mr.. August Tanck, our
late City Clerk, for $40.
MIR. William Griswold died at his home
in Lake Mills last week Tuesday of Con-
sumption. The deceased had been suf-
ferer from that disease for several years.
He was prominent business man of Lake
Mills, and was noted for his uprightness
and honesty of purpose.
A printing Office with mortgage on it
is an unwieldy concern sometimes. The
Waukesha Democrat last week published an
article that grazed the scalp of a citizen of
that place, and 10 get his revenge, the said
citizen bought up mortgage or two, and
placed the establishment in the hands of the
sheriff
The Northw estern University students
gave a concert IN the college chapel last
Monday evening, which was largely at
tended by the members of the Lutheran
Synod and the friends of the University.
An interesting programme was rendered,
and the concert gave full sa tisfaction to all
present.
An important case relating to insur-
ance companies is being tested in the su-
preme court of this state. 1t arose from a
recent fire in Oshkosh, and will determine
whether, in case where property is totally
destroyed by fire, the owner can recover the
full amount of insurance, or the value of the
property when it is insured for more than it
is worth.
MIR. Amos Bennett, the bridge builder
and overseer of the Milwaukee l. st. Paul
R. R., was attacked a few days since with
du CHEN. For time his condition was
thought to be serious, but be so far recov-
cred as to be able to return 10 his homo
Monday.
The Schlitz Bottled Beer of Milwauk ee,
which is adapted for the export trade, and
is relished from New York to San Francisco,
has found its way to Watertown, and will
be furnished in any quantity by j. Hey
mann, who has taken the agency for the
same. 1t is preferred to wine in many
cities and in private and public houses.
Last Wednesday afternoon the Nine
Disciples Base Ball Club of the Sacred
Heart College, played with the University
Nine &C the Northwestern College, winning
By the score of AZ to SO. The game con-
sisted of seven innings, but it took from
o'clock to 81 o'clock to play them. The
game was played on the Northwestern
grounds.
The steamer "Dell Queen" Captain, J
Bell, is now making her regular season
: trips from Kilbourn to the Dells of the Wis.
consin, leaving Ki!bourn daily at 9 A. n
and P. N. An excursion through ths
Dells is one of the 10 ost Interesting and ex
citing trips that can be taken, giving one @
view of some of the grandest scenery to bt
met with in the west.
licenses have been granted in this city fol
ceiling liquor. Four of these were fol
drug stores, leaving the number of license,
issued to places that sell liquor by The
drink at sixty mine. Counting the popula
ton of Watertown at 10000 this gives 8
drinking establishment for every l43 of oul
population, and yet Watertown cannot b.
regarded as hard drinking place. W.
believe there are lever hard drinkers an6
drunkards here than in most towns of it.
size.
The Beaver Dam Argus states tina
: C.rel vesper, of the town of Oak Grove
= has on various occasions found his lamb
in headless condition, and all his effort
to discover what did the deed have beel
unavailing until last week. One morning
he stood in bis yard and saw horse, which
he uses but little, walk up to lamb, TAX
it by the head and shake it. When Vespe
arrived at the spot the horse had nearl.
d~voured the head. Casee are rare whel
animals of that nature will eat live flesh
but that horse seems to be carnivorous Il
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