Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-15
COUNTY NEWS.
JEFFERSON.

still engaged making the preliminary sur
vey from Madison to Milwaukee. Their
instructions are to run as near an air line
as the topography Of the country will per-
NIT. Under these instructions at present,
the line of survey takes them about two
miles north Of this city. The engineer in
charge informed us on Tuesday morning,
that it it would take them about week
Or ten days to reach Waukesha, when
they would return and if our citizens
could find better route that would bring
the line throgh the city, or one equally
as good, they would be willing to look it
over and give it due attention.
BY far the grandest event that ever oc-
cured in Jefferson was the marriage of
Mr.. Chas. Mueller and and Miss Katie
Roessler last Tuesday evening, at the resi-
dence of the brides uncle, Mr.. Stoppen-
bach, and the receptiontat Mueller's hall.
Only the relations of the couple were pre-
sent at the marriage, but the reception
hall was filled with a gay and festive
crowd which had gathered to tender their
congratulations and drink to the health
and posterity of the newly united couple
Mr.. Chas. Stoppenbach come to the
front again with an enterprise which is
bound to add largely to the business pros
perity of Jefferson city and county. He
has commenced the erection of slaugh-
ter and packing house on the bank of the
river below the depot, and expects to
have it ready for business in just three
weeks. The building is to be of brick,
50x90 feet, two stories high, and fitted up
with all the improved appliances for
Strengthening and packing hogs, rendering
lard, &c.
Last Friday evening about u 80 the resi-
dence of Col. G. w. Bird was entered by
ajolly crowd which had conspired for the
purpose Of surprising the Colonel and his
wife on the fifteenth anniversary of their
wedding day, land tender to them congrat-
ulations in the shape Of good wishes for
their prosperity, and an elegant set of
crystal ware, as reminder of the same.
1t was complete surprise.
The body of Miss Loisa Kermott was
buried in this city on Saturday last, hay
ing been brought from Ironton. Wis, to
be laid by the side of her sister, who died
about one year ago. A large crowd of
friends followed the remains to their last
resting place. The services at the grave
were conducted by Rev. Leon G.
Schnake, formerly of this city.-Banner.
FORT ATKINSON.
The shipments of stock continue heavy.
Twenty-six cars were shipped from Sept.
LIST to Oct. 9th. The shipments of grain
especially barley, have been very heavy.
The N. w. Mfg. Co. have shipped car
day and some days two, including furni-
ture, wagons, cutters, etc.
Again have the people of this city been
called upon to mourn the death of one of
their oldest and most respected citizens.
On Tuesday morning, October 9TH, Chas.
Rockwell departed this life after severe
illness, aged sixty-nine years, four months
and twenty-seven days.
Mr.. Rockwell was born in Oneida Co.,
n. Y, May 10, 1910. When seven years
old, his father moved to Stockbridge,
Madison Co., N. Y, where the subject of
this sketch remained until 1887, when he
removed to this place, reaching here in
June of that year.
@. G. DIN had pretty close call while
on his trip to Mimi, in Sept. Himself,
wife and child were in the sleeping car
when about four o'clock in the morning
a freight train at Wacouta, near Hastings.
Fortunately there was an empty sleeping
car at the rear Of the collision. The oc-
cupants of the passenger car were consid-
erably shook up.
Rev. P. 3. Pease has been appointed
pastor of the M. E. Church at Koshko-
nong for the coming conference year. By
this arrangement Koshkonong is an indie
pendent charge. Mr.. Pease will reside
among us, moving his family to their new
home, Beach Lawn, on Strawberry Hill
Union.
LAKE MILLS.
A large party Of friends of j. H. Black,
ESQ.,, of the town line, assembled at his
residence on Thursday evening to cele-
brate the twenty-ffh anniversary of his
wedding. A number of handsome pres
ents were presented to Mr.. and Mrs.
Black in commemoration of the event.
Rev. E. G.. Oehler has accepted an ap-
pointment in Illinois and will move with
his family there about the Goth.
Joseph Gilman, Esq, Of Delevan and
daughter, who resided in this village thir-
ty years ago, dropped among the few &C
quantances who are left and passed a most
happy week in recounting their early ex-
periences in this village
The young people of the NJ E. Church
are busy in getting up an old-fashioned
school exhibition. No efforts will be
spared in making this one Of the most in
teresting events that has ever transpired
in this village.
Mr.. Lester, of Oakland, received some
slight injuries to his back On Saturday,
by being hit with piece Of iron which
fell upon him while Fargo & Cramer
were erecting one Of their wind-mills on
his premises. Spike.
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