Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-06-13
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at GAINESVILLE for the accommodation of the
State Fair.
Mr.. Henry E. Fletcher and wife, of ST.
Johnsbury, Vermont, have been on a visit
of a few days to Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Cole.
The Great Mercantile College at Keo-
kuk has be come an immense school. Stu
dents go to it from all over the Union
In 1873 the Temple of Honor in Wis
consin had but fifty members; to-day it
numbers about nine thousand
The WATERFOWL Turner Society will
celebrate tie Fourth of July with Turner
Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Pease returned
Monday from their wedding trip, and re-
ceived the congratulations OF their friends.
The Seventh Ward School House is in
terribly bad condition, and needs repair
ing very much.
The Ladies' Aid Society of ST. Paul's
church will meet Thursday evening of this
week, at the residence of Mrs. A. Soliday
Some girls in the 4th ward tell their
mothers and get mad when their ''fellers"
kiss them. There are honorable exceptions
to this rule, however.
Our supply of cramps has been some
what excessive within a week or So and
many things are being told Of their impu-
dence cheek and intolerableness.
Jesse Cravin died at his residende in
the lst Ward Monday evening the 18th inst
OF paralysis, aged 81 years. The deceased
has resided in Watertown for the past 80
years.
Two tramps stole team of horses from
Mr.. Sullivan, in Calamus Dodge county,
last week Sunday, and escaped A few
weeks since the same span Of horses were
stolen, and after expending bout fifty dol
lars Mr.. S. found them loose in Lowell.
Rev. S. K. Miller, Of ST. Pauls church,
breaches the council sermon at the approach
ing Diocesan Council of the Episcopal
Church. which meets at All Saints Cathe-
dral, Milwaukee, Tuesday of next W eek June
18th
1t is really humilating for any Of our
citizens to attend meeting of our present
Board Of Street Commissioners, and witness
their manner Of conducting business for the
\ Of ba r
to make laws for t1ihe of Digger IDd;ans
-Moores Comedy Combination will
present the grand, startling snd effective
drama of ':Lost," by Lester Mayard, at
Music Hal! on the evening Of the 4th of Ju-
". The entertainment will conclude with
the comical sketch, entitled. s'Nobs the
Bouncer."
The members OF the Board Of Education
visit the public schools to-day. for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining what progress has been
made by teachers and scholars, and also to
hcd out what repairs, if any, are necessary
on our school buildings and grounds. Our
present Board Of Education are doing all in
their power to promote the interest OF our
schools, and deserve well the Confidence and
cooperation o. our citizens
The regatta which will take place at
usually interesting. The FaIragut Club oil
Chicago will send three boats-a single
ouble, and four-oar-which, with may be
two boats from Milwaukee, Madison crew
and one from Minnesota, interspersed with
few as yet unknown, will make an inter.
esting event in boating circles.
The June meeting of the Wisconsi q
State Horticultural Society will be held al
GAINESVILLE on the Goth and 9th insts. The
session for reading papers and discussions
will be held at the City Hall, commencing
on the 26th, at p. M. All interested in
Horticulture are cordially invited to meet
and take part in the proceedings. Papers
will be presented on various subjects.
The meeting OF the Wisconsin Band
Association at Portage last week was g
grand success. The weather was delicious
Bands were there from Waukesha, Column
bus, Watertown, Kilbourn, Mauston
Tomah, Bangor, Spirit Lake, Concordia
Liberia, Wyocena and other places. The
exercises consisted of military parades
steamboat excursions, concerts, ETC.
great number of people were in the city.
lightning Rod men have been swind
ling parties living between here and Ocono
mowoc. 1t is the same story that toG
of their operations elsewhere. One mar
agrees to put up the rods at certain sum
and takes the notes. Another comes around
to put up the rod. And last, but not least
third comes around to collect the pay
which be makes out to be from to II
times greater than the price first agreed
upon. Look out for these sharpers.