Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-29
HOME MATTERS.

HOME MATTERS.
We wish one and all Happy New
ear.
The Legislature of Wisconsin will
leet on the 18th of January next.
The State Teachers Association is
holding its annual session this week in
1adison, closing Thursday.
The Common Council of Milwaukee
nave voted $50, 900 to secure the location
IF a State Normal School in that city.
Two post offices were established in
Dodge county the present year, one at
Iron Mountain and ore at lie Roy.
At Beaver Dam the public schools
have been closed in an endeavor to allay
the ravages of diphtheria among children.
The winter term of LeBourveau's
Academy of Individual instruction be-
gins Monday, January Sd, 1880.
The annual election of officers of
the Jefferson county Agricultural Society
will be held at Jefferson, Wednesday
January 10, the place and time of the
agricultural banquet.
Three hundred and eighty persons
have signed the temperance pledge in
Lake Mills in consequence of the lectures
of Jack Warburton.
The Wisconsin Farmer is indignant
be cause the Southern Wis. Cane Grow
ers' Association does, not cover the whole
estate. And SO it has called a meeting at
Fond du Lac to cut a larger garment for
the sugar-cane industry.
ID. Maxon, of Milton, has started for
Texas with three car loads Of sheep. He
will locate at Taylor in that state, and
will engage extensively in sheep farm
ing.
The Baker family are preparing to
give the ''Cantata of the Court of Baby
lon" at some of the towns in this state.
We hope WATERFOWL will be included in
the list.
The Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul
Railway Company are preparing to double
steel track their line between Milwaukee
and Chicago.
The Good Templars of the District
comprising Jefferson County, hold their
convention in this city January 9TH and
9Th.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs
Louis Reidinger, of Marquette, Michigan,
will be grieved to hear of the death OF
their son John, aged 10 years, at their
home on Monday, of inflammation of the
bowels. The body was brought here for
interment and buried yesterday after
noon.
1t is reported that The editorial force
on The Milwaukee Sentinel has been
Thoroughly reorganized and increased in
numbers, indicating renewed vigor in the
publication of the paper with the begin
ming of the new year
"A party of friends and relatives took
into their heads on Wednesday night,
Dec. %, to surprise Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Frary, of Oakland, and in a proper man
ner remind them that it was the 30th an
niyersary of their marriage.
Prof. Emory, of the Fort Atkinson
schools, it is reported, will succeed Prof.
lockwood in the normal school at White
water, when the latter assumes the duties
of assistant state superintendent of public
instruction, to which he has been appoint
ed.
There are 1861 post offices in Wis
consin, an increase of IS from Dec. l,
1879; on the LIST of December, 1878 there
were 1907 Offices in the State. The in
crease in post offices throughout the United
States, from Dec. /, 1879, to Nov. 25,
1880, was 2,043, against an increase OF
1888 the preceding year.
The booming prices for wheat that
have prevailed in the markets of this
country for the past few weeks have
awakened no responsive advance in
Europe. English authorities declare that
there is more bread-stuff in the country
than is needed, and predict decline in
the price of American grain.
Friday evening, New Years eve, the
Turner society will give a grand exhibi.
ton consisting of gymnastic performances
and beautiful tableaux at Turner Hail.
The society have spared no pains to render
this exhibition worthy of the patronage
ofourjcitizens and there should be large
attendance.
Fred Miller & Company are making a
thorough overhauling of their Brick
FIGURING Mill on the East side, among
other improvements, placing in it twelve
sets of the newly improved rollers, which
together with four run of stone will in
crease considerably the capacity of the es
Enlistment, and enable it to turn out q
superior grade of -four.