Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19

We understand that our neighbor OF
The Weltburger puts in steam power IN
his Office this week for doing his press
work.
DR.. Edward Johnson has removed
from his old home in the Third ward
to his fine new residence on his farm east
of the city limits.
The National Millers Association
meets at st. Louis the 31st inst, Hon.
w. S. Greene of Milford, is chairman Of
the committee on Grain for Milling.
-Haverly's Juvenile Buttercup''
would have made the Chicago Church
Choir Company's melodious Buttercup
green with envy.-Peoria Transcript.
I. We believe the only store building
in course of erection here this season has
been commenced by G. Goette on his lot
corner of Main & Fifth streets, east ofhis
grocery store. 1t will be two story
brick
A fine programme has been selected
in connection with the appearance of
Homer d. Cope, the elocutiOnist, at Tur
ner Hall. The date for the reading has
been postponed beyond the time first de-
cided upon.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
hold their social at the residence of j. Z.
Hull in the town of Watertown, this even
ing. All who wish to attend will please
meet at the church at $50 Z. M, when
conyevances will be ready.
Mr.. & Mrs. Joseph Wright, of the
Second ward, have been sorely afflicted
in the death of their two children, of ma
lignant scarlet fever, within the past four
days. Their little daughter, in her
fourth year, died Friday and yesterday
their little son, aged two years, was called
away The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of large circle Of friends in
their sorrow. ua $50.
-Haverly's Juvenile "Midshipman"
diminutive specimen of humanity, is
immense, and captiyates the heart of ev-
cry mamma in the theatre.-Peoria
Transcript.
The Juveniles have gained for them
selves a national reputation, and in their
Interpretation of this opera have un-
questionably distanced every maturer
company that have attempted it.-Toledo
Commercial.
They are as pretty selection of juven-
lies as ever graced stage, and they sing
superbly well.-Nep York Herald.
The Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany have removed to the office on Sec
ond street, vacated recently by S. b.
Fuller and formerly occupied by the
Singer company. The agent, NJ. Stamm,
has fitted up the rooms with an eye to
taste and convenience, and is most pleas
antly situated in his new quarters.
-Haverly's Juvenile "Dead Eye in
| every movement he made convulsed the
audience.-P ortland Name Adrerttser.
Commissioner of Pensions Bentley has
revised his estimates of the amounts need
ed for arrears and army and navy pensions,
as follows: For army pensions, S., 5O0,-
| 900; navy pensions, $225,0O0; pay and
/ allowance, $4,000; arrears of pensions,
| 100000 These amounts are for pay
ments which will fall due prior to July l..
AT the Elkhorn sheep shearing last
week the buck Defiance, owned by Mr.
! LOOMS of North Prairie, sheared 20 lbs
and 10 OF, being the largest fleece yield
ed by any buck at the shearing. Def
ance was formerly owned by Holmes Ives
/ of Oakland, who sold him to Mr.. LOOMS
last fall for 500. The fleece when taken,
off lacked Is days for being one years
growth.
The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, A.
F. and A. d. has selected Col. E. A.
Calkins, of The Milwaukee Sunday Tele-
graph, to deliver memorial address on
the late Col. D. S. Wittum, Of Baraboo,
and Hon Sam. S. Brannan, of Portage,
at a lodge of sorrow to be held during
the meeting of the Grand Lodge, in Mil
waukee next June.
The Chicago & North Western Rail-
way will sell round trip tickets from all of
| it's stations in Wisconsin to Milwaukee
and return, for the Soldiers Reunion,
June 7th to June 18th, at about % cents
per mile each way. This an extremely low
rate. All ex-soldiers should CO. Do not for
get that this rate is via The Chicago &
| North w estern Railway.
-Haverly's Juvenile Captain Cor
coran'' is a capital conception.-Toledo
| Commercial.
A manliness and dignity that makes
him favorite with audiences.-iSt Louis
Republican.
Looked finely and sang we'll, consider
/ ing that he had baritone music to sing
NeW Haren Register.
Any discharged soldier of the United
States who has not made application for
pension on account of wounds or disabili-
| ty received while in the service, must do
so before July l, 1880 After that time
pensions will date only from the time of
application. The same is true regarding
applications for additional bounty yet
claimed by many soldiers.
THE Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and
Minnesota railroad was last week leased
to the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul.
| The lease is for ninty-nine years, and in
cludes the 1870 miles of main line from
Clinton to La Crescent, the Cascade mar
rory or,,oc,o Of Q6 roiloc +bo No,,Lop nor