Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-11
County News.
LAKE NJ ILLS.

The neighboring village of Cambridge is
making extensive preparations for Fourth
of July celebration. Nearly 500 has been
subscribed and more promised. A first
class speaker,will deliver the Grafton, and
a general good time is promised
There is marked Improvement in the
condition of DR. Du Bots during the past
week.
G. G. Conklin, on Wednesday morning,
caught fourteen pound pickerel in Rock
Lake.
NJ. l.. Young, grand state lecturer of the
Masonic fraternity, visited with the Nasons
at their lodge in this village for several
days during the week.
Little George House was attacked with
diphtheria on Thursday evening, and died
on Saturday. The. funeral services were
held on Sunday, Rev. R. Quie officiating.
Decoration day was observed as public
holiday in our schools.
Our base ball boys "got away with the
Fort Atkinson nine on Saturday to the
tune 81 to l9.-Spike.
FORT ATKINSON.
The house of J. W. Lohmiller was broke
into Wednesday night and a heavy silver
watch, two coats, one g"ey and the other
blue, pair of pants containing Sl35 in
money. The sa' oons off. Gallitz and Geo
Schreiner were also entered and SO SO taken
from the first. aDd Is. so and a box of ci.
CARS from the latter.
curious fact comes to US from Oakland
in this county. Last spring three boys
named Dick Royce, Elmer Warne, and Le-
roy Park hurst found nest of four Young
foxes and took them home. The kittens O.
a cat owned by Warne, were then killed
and the foxes put in their place. The cat
apparently did not notice the change, and
brought them up in the regular way, They
are now all alive and we'll, and owned BY
the boys above named
We understand that there is another pa
per about to be started ib jefferson, nv a
Mr.. j. Odel. The paper is TO be independ-
ent in politics. This will fila want long
felt, as we have not near enough papers in
Jefferson County.
We have the sad duty of recording the
death of Gideon Ives Esq. of Oakland, who
died of Bright's disease of sthe kidneys at
bis residence in that town on Monday,
June I'd. For year or more he has been
in declining health, although none were
prepared tolhear so soon of bis death. Mr..
Ives was an early settler in the town of
Oakland. Emigrating about 35 years ago
FROM Springfield, Mass, be located on the
present homestead, where he has ever since
continued to reside, an hOnored and USE
full member of society.
Thos. McComb has sold his block near
the bridge to MR.. Haubert,o of Whitewater,
for $1,000. Mr.. Haubert occupies a portion
of the same with one of the Harness Shops
in the county, and, we understand. con-
templates erecting respectable brick block
on the ground sometime in the near future
Geo. G. Smith reports that while coming
out of GAINESVILLE, Tuesday night on the
train, some miscreant threw large stone
through the window, passing just behind
him and striking the car on the other side.
It was a close shave for him. Union.
PALMYRA.
Heavy lains, followed by cooler weather,
are frequent.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Handy, of Birmingham,
England, are visiting Palmyra friends.
Mrs. K. Smith, who for several weeks
past has suffered intensely, from internal
cancer, is now more comfortable-it is
hoped better.
Rev. D. NJ. Wooley: of Chicago, lectured
upon "Bob Ingersoll's Skulls" at the Metho-
dist church Thursday evening, to an at
tentive and appreciative audience.
Owing to the unusually cold season COM
paratlvely few summer guests have arrived
though greater preparations for their &C
commodation and entertainment have been
made than at any previous time. A pavil.
ion built at a cost over $500, for dancing
and private theatricals, seats, walks, swings
and teeters for the little folks, new wkarves
and a feet of sail and row boats on Spring
Lake, are the principal improvements
The formal opening party at Bidwell House
under the management OF the new proprie.
tor, Col. c. II. Deone, of Chicago, will oc-