Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-11-10

HANS B. WARNER, Secretary of State


John Forncrook, Of this city, last
twin baby Tuesday morning. The fun
eral will take place tomorrow.
The Jefferson County Board of Super
yisors commenced their regular session
yesterday afternoon.
-Hancock's majority in Jefferson
county IS 863; Tilden's majority in 1876
was ], 295; Gregory's majority in this
county is 46S.
There are more democrats to the acre
in Watertown than in any other place in
the State. This is the only city in Wis
consin that gave democratic majority
of 700.
: Charles Stoppenbach, of Jefferson,
has opened retail meat market in this
city, which is furnished with meat from his
packing establishment at Jefferson.
Parts Of hogs which are unfit for packing
are sold at this market
The railroad war grows ffercer
Yesterday passengers at Chicago could
purchase tickets for St. Louis for 81. ard
Tor Kansas City Tor So.
The New York Times figures out a
majority Of 1000 of the popular vote of
the whole country for Garfield. The
same paper publishes a table Of returns
showing that Garfeld's majority in the
State of New York is 22,O13
A dispatch was received this morn
ing by Hon. Harlow Pease from Fort
Atkinson announcing the death of his
brother Rev. 2. B. Pease, a very highly
esteemed minister of the NJ. E. Church.
Prof. Wheeler. Of Beloit, filled the
pulpit Of the Congregational church last
Sabbath. Rev. r. G. Bedford, of Rock
ton, H., will preach next Sunday.
A joint meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society and the St. Agnes Guild of St.
Paul's church will be held Thursday
evening at the residenceof Mrs. r. L.
Potter.
The epizootic has broken out among
the horses OF this section quite generally.
The disease is much lighter than it was
when 1t visited us several years ago and
the borses are being worked right along.
We have heard of no serious cases. or
deaths from the disease.
One Of the most interesting events
at the election at Delayan, was the march
ing with banners flying, of thirty-eight
voulsg men to the polls to cast their first
ballot for James A. Garfield. They we're
led by old Father Lines, man 90 years
of ace, who also voted for Garfield. The
boys were greeted with great applause
The new, fine looking and substanti-
ally built spring wagon, capable of trans
porting several tons weight, which Messrs.
Woodland & Stone are driving about town,
is from the wagon and carriage works
Of Bolles & Prohazka and is a most
creditable specimen of the work turned
out of their establishment.
: The beautiful democratic banner
stretched from the National Hotel to
Randall's Building which has been gazed
upon and admired by friend and foe
alike during the late campaign was taken
down and quietly laid away to rest Mon
day afternoon, illustrative of blighted
political hopes and unlocked for election
returns.
The proclamation Of Gov Smith APP
pointing day for thanksgiving will be
found at the head of our local columns.
IF ever the American people in general,
and those of Wisconsin in particular, had
cause for thankfnlness, it is at the present
writing. Commercial, agricultural and
political prosperity are abroad in the land
and every inhabitant feels the blessings
thereof.