Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-10-06
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The Circuit Court has adjourned un-
re 25th of October.
The WATERFOWL Rifles will give a
d ball, Oct. 23d.
The St. Agnes Guild, of st. Paul's
,ch, will meet Saturday afternoon
Miss Nellie Howell.
The Congregational church sociable
be held at the residence of Mrs.
5 r. Sleeper Thursday evening.
-Ortho II. Orion, son of Judge H. S.
On, has left Beloit to establish himself
law Office in Madison.
-Gerrit I. Thorne, for many years
dent Of this county. is dividing his
e between the law and farming in Ne
ska.
The democratic Assembly district con-
ltion for this district is called to meet
Fuerman's Restaurant Saturday, Oc-
er 10th. This is about two weeks
lier than it was called last year,
Monday evening Company B of the
rfeld Guards was organized and the
owing officers elected:
3aptain-L. G. Green.
lst Lieutenant-H. Kuester.
81 I" Fred Raue
A company of militia has just been
Stored into the service at Beaver Dam
" are called the Burchard Guards, in
Tor of Hon. S. D. Burchard. 0. F.
aaver captain, Alverdo s. Bassett, first
| Frank + Congdon, second Eeuten-
The Watertown rifles gave Col. Bur
lrd d serenade last Saturday evening
/ mark of respect for him as man and
officer Of the Wisconsin National
ard. The Colonel responded in a few
i chosen words of thanks for this evil
ice of esteem.
The St. Wensislaw Bohemian society
is city went to Milwaukee last Sat
ay TO attend the convention of the
lemian Central Association, The So
y, with their friends, numbered about
}, and marched to the depot headed by
Watert0wn band
It is rot true that the ST. Paul COM
ny has bought the old Central Wiscon-
road bed and franchises from Geneva
Elkh0rn, Whitewater, Jefferson, Lake
lis, etc. to Portage and the northwest.
e rumor has had q wide run, but is IN
nded, 50 we are informed by the Mil
ukee Telegraph.
Last week P. Kennedy received a
endid two-seated barouche for the use
his livery stable. The vehicle was
nufactured by Neville & Holden, the
known carriage builders, of Oshkosh,
is fine piece of work. 1t was
rded the first premium at the recent
thern Wisconsin Fair.
In the twenty-third district, Defer
county,, Hon. J. B. Bennett has been
dominated. He made most excellent
two years ago, and he will no doubt
this year His experience in legis-
-, affords good reason for his cleo
:. He is an attentive and active work
member Of the Standardization
rnGl.
Rev. w. A. Hendrickson, pastor of
Congregational church, has placed
resignation in the hands of the trus-
5, to take effect November 1st. Rev.
!. Hendrickson hasv very acceptably fill
the pulpit for about seven years, and
J contemplated removal from among us
Il be learned with regret by his congre-
ton and our citizens generally.
"A Washington dispatch says the
ork of examining the returns of the
nsus enumerators is so far advanced
at it is now stated at the census Office
at the examination of the returns of
900 enumerators will be concluded in
out four weeks, when the census takers
70 have waited so long will receive
cir pay.
The ''329'' fever has struck Water
gn. Last Saturday night this cabolistic
IN was marked on sidewalks all over
city. For the information of those
do not know what is meant by mark
these figures SO generally over the
untry, we would say that they repre-
1t the per cent. English made IN fore
'sing mortgages on houses of poor PEG.
IN Indiana.
Enclosed as a supplement we this
FIX publish Senator Conklin's great
ech, delivered in New York, Sept
h. 1t is the greatest speech of the
paign, and should be read by every
r in the country. There is no orna-
tation about it but an array of stub
facts. Democrats as well as republi
should give the speech thoughtful