Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
Chicago ST. Northwestern
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The farmers will not sow a very large
quantity of grain this week.
The Ladies SociabIe of the Congrega-
tional Church will meet on Thursday eve
ming with Mrs. J. H. keyes.
The winter term of the Northw estern
University closed to-day. The next term
will open Thursday, the 5th of April.
The Turner Society presents the play
of 'Johannes Gutenberg" at Turner Hall
next Monday evening.
We publish this week the law passed
by the last legislature, repeating the city
charter
"A couple Of beggarly specimens of the
original owners of the soil, known as Win
nebago Indians, were IN town Thursday,
putting up small JOBS in the penny line
among our citizens.
The city has entered into a contract
with Kings Patent Iron Bridge Co, of
Cleveland, for the erection of an iron bridge
across the river at Hustisford street in the
9th ward. Price about 50, 700
MIR. Thomas Spencer left the city Tues
day morning for the Black Hills, intending
to go By the Cheyenne route. Mr.. Spencer
has had experience as a miner in California a,
and he considers his chance good to get
some nuggets in the Black Hills.
Last week Pennington Lodge No. 35 of
|. Q. Q. F. was instituted at Pennington by
J. ". O5trauder, G. NJ, with R. D. Potter
W. Rundlett, of this city, assisted in the in
stallation ceremonies.
store are constantly arriving. He expects
to be ready the first of next week to sell
anything from paper of pins to a thousand
dollar set ofjewelry for 90 cents-no more,
no less. Look for a big announcement next
week
-Messrs. Woodland & Wheeler have been
appointed agents for the sale of the lands of
the Wisconsin Central Railway and are pre-
pared to do a genuine Gland Office bust
ness" Some CT the choicest lands in the
State lie along the route of the Central
Wisconsin, and those wishing to purchase
unimproved farms will find it to their ad-
vantage to call on Woodland l. Wheeler.
The second quarterly meeting of the
Methodist church will be held next Sabbath
April lst. Love Feast at 81 A M; preach.
ing at 1O2 A. n. and after preaching the
administration Of the Lords Supper.
Preaching also at Pm. The presiding
elder, Rev W P. Stowe, will oficiate both
at morning and evening service. A cordial
invitation is extended to all
Boys, and others older in years, have
been in the habit OF making the Post Office
their headquarters for loafng, to the in
suferable annoyance of those having Iegiti-
mate business in the office Postmaster
Moak has taken steps to have this thing
stopped, and notifies boys that they are not
permitted 10 loaf or act disorderly in the
office, and threatens to prosecute all offend
ers This order will meet with general ap-
proTal, and it is hoped will have salutary
effect
The case of John Mcdonald for disor-
Derby conduct, resisting an officer and con-
tempt of court, which has occupied more or
less of the time OF Justice Krebs for some
days, resulted in the acquitta Of the prs-
oner hIr. Harlow Pease labored for the
defense ana District Attorney Rogers did
the prosecuting.
But the eud is not yet, for a warrant has
been issued for the arrest of City Marshal,
NJ Cunningham, the officer who arrested
Mcdonald, on charge of false Imprisonment
At last advices, however, the papers had
not been served.
Democratic Ward Nominations.
The following nominations for the vari-
ous ward offices were made by the Demo-
cratic caucusses last Monday evening:
lst ward--Senior Alderman G. Goette,
Junior Alderman D. Mute, Road Master E.
Werner, Supervisor G. ". Schultz.
I'd ward-sen aid A Zickert, jun aid F.
Stiow, super A. Wegemann.
Sd ard-sen aid H. Finn, jun aid NJ
McHugb, road master P. Blair, super T..
Baxter, com pub debt a. w. Carlin.
4th ward-sen aid Fred Kusel, jun aid
J. McHugh, road master NJ Murphy, super
E. Sweeney, justice G. F. Krebs.
; 5th ward-sen aid Fl. WILDER, jun aid H.
Winkenwerder, road master j. Baumann,
super F. Koerig, school com H. WILDER.
com pub debt F HsrLwig, justice ] L. Kube
constable H. Bode.
eth ward-sen aid F. Maerzke, jun aid J.
Alwart road master F. Hermann, super g.
Ruebhaussn, justice c. Beckman, constable
2. Doherty.
9Th ward-sen aid W. DIN, jun aid G.
Reinhart, road master G. McDermott, super
F. e. Breckenridge, com pub debt j.
Mooney, school com D. s. Chadwick, justice
2. Cole, constable G. Forkenbridge.