Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-16
County News.
ERsON.

girls busily engaged in dropping a line ,t
the sportlve perch.
! The average jefferson boy is now eating
maple sugar till his mouth is all stuck U,
from North TO South.
| The Whist club will give grand ball a
| the Institute, Friday evening, April 18Th
! Fables will be ready and those NOT wishing
70 take part In the dance can play whs
| or any other game. The party will be
given under the direction OF the Amateur
City Band.
Archery is now as much the rage as base
ball and croquet used TO be. 1t is most
delightful amusement, and one which calls
into play all the muscles OF the body With
out s'raining them.
a letter has been receive d from Will Viii
" no is at Leadvslle in which he gives very
gloomy accounts of that mining sensation
He says there are thousands there without
work or money and the suffering is severe
lie advises people not to come TO Leadville.
Hyoung ladies attending church would
give more attention 10 the number of th'
hymn the pastor gives out ::and not 50 much
the church, they would not be so apt to sing
one hymn while the congregation is sing
ing another. --Banner.
FORT ATKINSON.
D P. Lane, of Milton, one of the largps,
bee keepers in the state, lost fifty swarms
during the past winter, and many Others
LOST three -fourths OF the number they put
into winter quarters.
DR.. Willard says it is cruel for the voter
Of this city 10 cu' short the inaugural adj
dress he had prepared in expectation of be-
ing elected Mayor. Doctor you can lend II
to Mayor Curtis.
The United Workrna Sociahle last Fri
day night, was very pleasant and success
fnl affair. Krebs' Hall was filled 10 reple.
! ton with very attentive audience. Fir
in the order Of exercises was voluntary
played in their best style by the Fort Al
kinson Cornet Band, followed by an clio
quent and cogent address upon the elements
| and working of United Work mansh,p BY
| DR.. +. w. Stone. This address was deliver
ell with an impress, eness and finish that
stamps the Doctor 81 born orator We
| hope 10 hear more of him upon other topics
| MS we'll MS this. Mrs J. H.yner sang beau
fully and Miss Fannie Drake read a splen-
did selection from N. P. Willis. Mr h Mrs.
D S. Whne, Mrs. J. Hayner and j. Brett
sang one OF the finest quarletts we haye
heard in many day, followed by violin
| duet, by J. Foote and W. D. Hoard with or
gan accompaniment by Miss Ida CIapp. A
| pleasing tea, ure Of the evening WAS solo
| rendition of "Moliy Bawn" and "Swrei
| Home upon the Hsrmonica or mouth Or
gan, by D. G. Siam, These airs ere very
sweetly rend-,ei by Mr.. Sam, Fred STAN
eI'clted much applause by playing all ove1
| himself q. once, with a mouth organ, casta
nets, and beating the Bass Drum with biz
loot. Fred. is universal genius. After b,
close Of The Sociabie dance was organized
with 40 couple, and an exceeding peasan
| time was had.
| AS previously advertised S. J. Conklin o
The Waterloo Journal addressed an eper
meeting of the Temple Of Honor in this city
on Monday night. Kreb's Hall was cosly
| filled with a very attentive audience.
| VIM Barron, one Of the oldest and mos
respece ed citizens OF this county, died al hi:
residence in the south part of this town or
Sunday last Mr.. Bar on settled in Thu
town somewhere about 48 years ago. He
had been in poor health for some time The
week before his death be reached his 6ott
birthday.
| The vote Tuesday TO appropriate 81, zoo
10 provide Fire Apparatus " as carried by 9
deci ed majority. The account given in
another p ace OF the almost entire destruc
ion of the business portion of Oconomowot
Monday night, is signi6can reminder o
! ID wisdom of the action we haze
taken. The business buildings o
his city are mu h more infamabe thar
were those in Oconomowoc, aud we hope
no time will be lost by the Council in TAX
ing proper action on this question.
| The Northwestern Manufacturing Co., o
! this city are turning out twenty. hive farm
wagons week, besides buggies platform
wagons, and other vehicles. Their new
| Wills Center Spring Buggy is a perfec
| gem and we believe the most perfect buggy
made. Union.
| LAKE MILLS.
The donation given to Rev. G. Oehler, c
| the Mvravian Church, on Thursday night
was we'll attended, very large number o
American citizens being present, as mark
of respect to Mr.. Oehler, as minister ane
( 'nileman.
| The mother of P. Fl. Perkins. principal o
the Milford school, died at h*r home il
Maine, on Saturday, March 20 h. The
warmest sympathy is extended 10 MIR. Per
| kins in his affection,
| L. Cook has secured tie mail route
| between Lake Mills and Jefferson for the
next four years
The regular meeting OF the Farmers Clul
| was held on Saturday, when it was resolv
| ed hat at the next meeting efforts woule
| be made to establish stock growers asso
citation This project is most importan
one to farmers and they should endeavor t