Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-26
COUNTY NEWS.
JEFFERSON.

JEFFERSON.
John Puerner & Co., have purchased
a tile machine, which they have put in
operation at their brick yard, and here
after will make tile for those who want it
ranging in size from inches to 5 inches
| in diameter.
Mr. George Sanborn, who was born,
schooled, and grew to manhood in Jeffer-
son, has lately purchased the Pocahontas
| Times, published at Fonda, Iowa, and is
now sole editor and proprietor of that pa
per.
Eureka Engine Company No. 1 will
it's ninth annual ball on Thanksgiving
evening.
A meeting of committee to make
arrangements for an exhibition of Jeffer-
son county dairy products at the Interna-
tional Dairy Fair to be held in New York
commencing December 9th, and holding
two weeks, was held in this city last Sat
urday. 1t was resolved to start car from
Johnson's Creek on Thurday, Nov. 25th,
for the accommodation of parties in that
section of the county. The car will stop
at Jefferson at Fl Atkinson to receive
| shipments. The goods will be market at
the depots, A general invitation is ex-
! tended to all manufacturers of cheese and
butter to forward goods for exhibition. 1t
| is for the interests of our dairymen to en-
courage these fairs, and it is hoped all will
take part.
Mr.. I. w. Bird is getting quite stock
farm on his marsh about two miles west
of here. He has good number of cattle
and sheep. He has two sheep that cost
him $50.
| The brick work to the packing house
is now finished, and it will soon be ready
for use, for as many hands as can be got
are at work on it.-Bdnner.
FORT ATKINSON.
The receipts of the Northwestern Man
ufacturing Company, from November LIST
to November Is, taking out two Sundays
were 5000, day. This is kind of in
| fiatiOn that every working man and
every property holder in this city can ap-
| preciate. A large portion of this sum is
paid out for labor, amounting to $500
per month.
Miss Emma Brown has in her possess
| ion powder horn, which was the proper
| ty of her grandfather, Ebenezer Brown,
| and which be carried in the Revolution
airy war. On the horn is engraved re-
presentation of Boston Harbor. 1t is a
souvenir of the days chat tried mems
souls" that Miss Brown prizes highly.
The German Methodist Society of this
city, have just completed very neat
brick parsonage near the church. This
society is fiourishing excellently well.
The Bank in this city sent sos, 900 to
Chicago in the month of October, to meet
its drafts. Two hundred and forty-fye
drafts were drawn on Chicago in that
time This shows that there was no
small amount of business done by our
merchants, in the purchase and sale of
goods.
Last Spring the citizons of this city
voted to appropriate 81 200 for the pur-
chase of fire engine apparatus. It is
now discovered that the Common Coun-
Gil cannot 60 on and make the purchase.
The city charter provides that such APP
preparations shall be voted for by ma
jority of all the voters. Whereas not
near all the voters of this city voted on
the matter.
Shipments of freight from this station
continue very heavy. Five to six car
loads of stock are shipped every day.
The n. w. Manufacturing Co., ship 10
car loads week. The Cutter Works are
shipping car loads day. The ship
ment OF miscellaneous freight, such as
grain, butter and cheese, is also very
Union.
LAKE MILLS.
There are several applicants for the
position of Principal of the High School,
in place Of Mr.. Hubbs, 1who will resign
at the end of the present term to enter
upon his duties as County Superinten-
dent During the week Mr.. Gouid, form
erly of Necedah, and Mr.. Wiemann, of
the town of Watertown, have both made
personal applications. They appear to
be well qualified to fill the position.
The Halloween" sociable at the re-
sidence ofRobert Thomas, on Thursday
evening, was fairly attended and enjoyed
by those who were present
Geo. jerks, of Aztalan, has raised l.
11S bushels of yellow dent corn from ten
acres of land. This is doing pretty well,
and will he hard tn boat -C,;Eo