Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-10-06
The registry of voters begins this


ance in the M. E. Church on Thursday
evening by Mrs. I. w. Shelton, OF
Michigan.
j. G. Gregory, of Madison, and I.
V. Deuster, the worst of all copperheads,
will hold forth at Turner Hall next Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Joseph Sulliday, mother of DR.. A.
Soliiday, of this city, died at her home In
Circleville, Ohio, Saturday, September
25th, aged II years.
Nearly 1000 horses in New York and
adjacent cities are down with the epizoo-
tic, and the disease is spreading.
The G. M. & ST. P. Ry. will sell ex-
cursion tickets for the Chicago Exposition
ON October 10Th, 10th and 21st, good to
return until October Goth.
Henry Mulberger returned from his
trip through Dacotah yesterday morning,
and brings favorable reports of the con-
dition of matters in that section.
The ladies of St. Bernard's church
are busily engaged making preparations
for their annual fair, which will be held
this year the last week in October.
The nuptials of Fred Hermann, of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and Miss Amanda
jacob, will be celebrated, this evening
at the residence of the BRIDES mother,
Mrs. Clara jacob, in the Third ward.
The pulpit in the Methodist E.
Church will be filled next Sunday by
ministers attending the German Metho-
dist E. Conference now III session In this
city.
Prof Gould, of the Stadden balloon
party. who made two ascensions from the
fair grounds in this city, sprained his
ankle in a painful manner when landing
from making his ascent last Wednesday
afternoon at Juneau, by striking his foot
on stone.
The Waukesha correspondent in
Tuesday s Sentinel says: Rev. DR.. F. ".
Boyd arrived home yesterday from Lake
Providence, La, where he has ofticiated
during the past year The Doctor intends
to retire from ministerial duties and re-
main with his family here.
The sidewalk to the Oak Hill GENE
terry is making rapid progress and will
soon be completed. This will be not
only one of the best but one Of the most
necessary improvements ever made in
the city The walk is four feet wide,
well laid and will be quite acceptable to
pedestrians who wish to visit our beauti
full city of the dead.
"A telegram was received in this city
Monday stating that Leroy McMitlen,
formerly of this city, was accidentally
shot and killed Sunday at Albert Lea,
Minnesota. The telegram gave no par
ticulars, other than that the shooting was
accidental Mr. McMillen was formerly
in the marble and stone cutting business
here. For some time past he has been
keeping a butcher shop and meat market
at Albert Lea.
The following is the greenback coun-
ty ticket nominated in Dodge county:
Senator-John Howard
Sheriff-A Lockwood.
Treasurer. Ruhl.
District Attorney-W. II. Lander.
Register-W. IL. Amidon.
County Clerks. Woodward.
Clerk of Court. s. Bean.
Coroner T. Smiley.
Member Of Assembly-First District -
John Dunn.
Second District-Thos III. Norris.
1t will be remembered that when
the Rev. E. B. Cummings time expired
as pastor of the NJ. E. church in 1874, he
/ went from here to Clinton Junction, and
became engaged in the milling business
there. J. F. Cleghorn, the proprietor Of
the Clinton Bank, was his partner and
furnished most of the funds for the bust
ness. The Touring mill has not paid
its way; in fact the mill has been such a
constant drain on the bank that it was
obliged last week Saturday to announce
that it could pay but 40 cents on the dol
lar to depositors, and the Monday follow
ing the bank closed its DOORS The de-
posts in the bank are said to be about
| $4,000.
A distressing accident occurred Oh
the c. n. & st. P. Ry. at our depot last
Thursday morning about one o'clock, by
which Charles Collins of Oconomowoc,
lost his life Mr.. Collins was conductor
of one of the freight trains which pass
through here about midnight, and as he
was descending from the top Of the train
while it was in motion, be lost his hold
and fell between the cars. The train
fearfully mangled his right arm and
crushed his skull. He lived,
though in an unconscious state, about
three hours after receiving the injuries.
Mr. Collins was a young man about q
years of age, and was promoted from
brakeman to conductor about three weeks
ago. His remains were taken to his
home on the Thursday morning passen-
ger train, accompanied by DIR. Wiggen-
ton. He was brother of assistant Sup
S. J. Collins and and train dispatcher w.
G. Collins.
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