Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-30
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Election next Tuesday


dence OF DAME Jones.
The inaugural meeting of the G. G. h
society for the seaso of 1s7s7e, will be
held next Tuesd ay Evening, November 5th,
at the residence of J. A. Chadwick
A winter squash weighing the modest
weight of one hundred and thirty three
pounds can be seen at the meat market of
NJ cGeean l. Ames on the West side.
through an advertisement in another
column the Northwestern Business college
of Madison, Wis, makes a grand offer to
those wishing practical education.
-"Uncle' Charles Brsnigan, now near
ing his 95th year. appears these days on the
streets without any cane, apparently renew
ing his age. This speaks we'll for the long
evity characteristics of our climate.
To-day "wednesday is one of the most
disagreeable days of the season thus lar. A
drearY rain i n the morning is succeeded by
a slushy snow, the whole aspect OF things
being unpleasant and melancholy.
-Messrs w. H. Clark, J. Z. Sleeper and
S. M. Eaton, counted among the mighty
Nimrods of our city, spent several days
last week hunting ducks in the vicinity of
Deansville. The hunting was excellent, but
the duck part was not SO good.
The vile of August Erdman, of the 7th
Ward,is quite concerned about her husbsn
who disappeared from his home two weeks
ago, and has not since been seen or heard
of. he has been hard working man but
at times very Incorporate. There is some
thing mysterious about the case.
With this issue the REPUBLICAN enters
upon its nineteenth volume, or, in other
words. the nineteenth ear of its publica-
ton. How we'll the Republican has main
tanned its position as a newspaper during
the past eighteen years we leave its numer-
Gus readers to judge.
e. e.. Nixon has removed his grocery
and confectionery store into his new build
ing opposite Bank of Watertown. Mr..
Nixon has one of the best business locati ons
ia the city and his store is finished and
furnished after the most approvedstyle.
-Chappell has just received large stock
of Gold and Silver watches, Rings, Chains,
Silver ware, Clocks, &C., in fact full line
of erything generally kept in jewelry
store, and is determined not to be under
sold by any dealer in Watertown, don't for
get the place, No. IS Main street.
Saturday night snow storm prevailed
in this section, the snow Sunday morning
covering the ground to the depth of three
inches giving things very wintry appear
ance. The snow has now all melted
and we hope the advent of genuine winter
is to be deferred for some weeks.
A meeting of Republicans is called at
the office of Hall & Skinner, on this WED
nesday )evening. for the purpose of consider
ing the feasibility of nominating candi-
date for Member of Assembly, and for the
transaction of such other business az may
come before the meeting. Let Republicans
turn out generally.
Meetings in favor of the Peoples
movement in Dodge County. to be address
ed by Hon. E. G. McFesridge and Hon. O.
F. Jones, will be held as follows: Wednes-
day AFTERNOON October 30th, at Lebanon,
(Moldenhauer's);i the evening atAshippun
Pest Office. Friday evening, November
LIST, Clyman Station. Monday evening,
November 4th, at village of Lowell.
Emerson, Fisher l. Co. Carriage Build.
ers. Cincn natl, Ohio, have sold nearly a
car load of their vehicles in town With e
the past ten days. Another Car load will
be received in few days. 1t is the in
tention of the firm to keep some of their
stock for sale here all winter. The Com.
mercial Hotel is the headquarters for Emer-
son Fisher h Co.
&C. L. Williams did not hold forth on the
Delevan scandal business at Music Hail,
Thursday evening, as advertised, the little
matter of DOT having an audience being in
the way. Whatever merits there may be
in the position Mr.. Williams assumes on
this question, there appears to be very few
who take any particular amount of stock
in him as +" an exposer of corruption" in
which role he claims to appear before the
public.
The residences of D. G. Van Brupt, W
II. Butterfeld and E. N. Palmer, at Horizon
were entered by burglars Thursday night
At Mr.. Butterfeld's they got watch ano
fourteen dollars in money. A gold watct
belonging TO Mrs. Butterfeld was overlook
ed. Only few articles were taken from
Mr.. Van Brunt's where the family were
awakened. The burglars effected an en-
trance from the cellars.