Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-28
COUNTY NEWS.
FORT ATKINSON,

Wilcox & Co. have bought wool to the amount
of S25, 900 represent season. Cornish and Cur
tbs buying only for short time paid out over
$4,000.
A pleasant party of about forty invited guests
assembled at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
aker on Tuesday evening to witness the marriage
of their daughter Sara, with John Clinton of
Chicago a former attache of this office. Rev. E.
j. Montague performed the ceremony to the salts
faction to all present.
On Thursday, July 18th, the spirit OF Rev. j..
Gordon Jones of this city, took its final flight
He had been suffering with illness for some time
as announced last week, and his death was hour
| ly anticipated. During his short stay here he
had endeared himself ia an unWonted manner
| to all with whom he came in contact, and many
and bright were the anticipations of his future
usefulness in this city.
Complaint having been made against the pro-
prietors of Lake View House for selling liquor
without license, they were arrested and brought
before Justice Allen. Pleading guilty they were
fined $1,000 and costs.
Col H. s. BENJAMIN of Milwaukee recently
gave an order to the N. w. Cutter Works of this
city for 400 of their cutters and sleighs.
About 3 O'Clock Tuesday morning the alarm
of fire was given and in short time the largest
part of the people of Fort Atkinson were on the
ground to see the residence ofD. III. Walker burn
thus adding one more black mark against the
policy of the city being without proper
! fire apparatus, The furniture in the lower rooms
was saved, but that in the chambers was burned.
Insurance on the building $1,000. On furniture
81 SUI. Loss Sl JUL Ui3tOU
JEFFERSON.
Mrs. Dr. Reed. and Miss Pet Reed are taking
an extended drive through the country with their
own conveyance. They visit Belolt GAINESVILLE
Geneva and other places on the trip
Irving Tuttle suffered the misfortune of hay
ing the fingers of his left hand badly mangled py
the shaper in the chair factory on yesterday after
noon
Danl, Rutledge has gone on trip through
Iowa and Minnesota.
d. Johnson goes from Iowa to the Peoria, (lll.)
circuit where in few days his string OF trotters
will compete with other fast ms.
On Tuesday night, some miscreant nearly cut
through the main rope to the court house derrick.
The cash in the rope was discovered the heAt
morning, before the derrick was put IN opeI
| thereby preventing probable dlsaster.-inde-
pendent.
PALMYRA.
There will be large excursion here on the 10Th
of August.
Judge Dodds, of Cincinnati. and daughter, are
recent arrivals at the B1dWell
P H. Peters, a prominent stCcK broker Vi
New York. is a guest at the BldWell
Eyorv Thursday evening there will be an ele-
can't hon i'm the beautiful pavilion OF the BldWell
| House.
| It is rumored that stock company nom New
| York intends purchasing the B1dWell ana Pal-
| myra Springs some fifty in number
| Mrs T s Hotchkiss, NJ. d. and G. Al. Scott
! have lust arrived at the BldWell mouse. IneS
| are both prominent residents OF CnlcaSo allu VIII
soiourn here during the season.
| A large number of guests of the Bidwell House
| drove over to Green Lake with carriages ano
| buggies. They took their dinner baskets, and
| spent the day and dined on the green.-ssaf'nee