Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-01
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Che state fair commences next Mon
Madison.
Che city public schools commenced
Ill term Monday of this week.
Prof. LeBourveau's Normal and
ness Academy will open on Monday,
9th.
The fall term of the Northwestern
yersity begins Thursday of this week,
ember I'd.
There are two million hives of bees
ne United States, and the annual pro-
lis S14,O00,000.
The pickle factory at Palmyra has
lived nearly four thousand bushels OF
umbers this season.
The Church picnic at Redwood on
,dnesday of next week promises to be
leasant affair and large gathering
expected.
st. Julien, the trotter, that made a
ord of 2:111, at Hartford, Friday, is
trot against that time, at Washington,
9th of October.
On account of the wet weather the
mic of the Wateltown Rifles at Con-
rdia Island was postponed to Sunday
xt, September 9Th.
The fall term of the College of Our
DIV of the Sacred Heart commences
onday next, September 9th. A large
tendance is expected.
The Northern Wisconsin Spiritual
inference meets at Omro, September
tn, 18th & 10Th. Cephas B. Lynn, Of
ston, will be the sp eaker.
Chicago packers, since March to
lgust %, inclusive, have handled and
tied 1926, 900 hogs, against ], 4O5,0 900
tn corresponding period in 1879.
Monday morning Franz Koehler, of
ilwaukee, and Miss Catherine Schoeber-
of this city, were married at St. Henri's
atholic Church by Rev. Joseph Moder.
The average number of inmates at
he Soldiers Home, at Milwaukee, the
asst wear was 691. Number of disabled
,ldiers cared for during the year 1917.
Theodore Bodien, an old Watertown
oy, is engaged in the mercantile bust
ess at Bloomington, Nebraska, with a
,anch store at Orleans, in the same
ate.
The corn crop is now out of all dam
ersof injury from frost and some farmers
i've already commenced cutting. The
ield is the heaviest in many years and
lie quality good.
Doctors never agree, but the general
dblic all do, that nothing cleanses the
Iood quicker than Spring Blossom.
rice 80 c. Sample bottle 10 C. For
lie by X. Schubert & Son.
The Watertown Hancock and Eng
sh Club made their first parade in uni
nm and with torches Monday evening
Id marched through the principal streets
tn steady step, making altogether a
bod appearance.
From a glance at the proceedings ofthe
5oard Of Street Commissioners, it will be
cen that the Board does not think as
auch of the official paper as it did last
pring when it'gaye to that sheet the city
printing ut enormous figures. The Off
cial paper is very ungrateful to say the
least.
Miss Ada J. Barber has rented one
half of Mrs. A. NJ. Keeps Millinery store,
opposite Bank Of Watertown and will oc-
cupy the same within a few days with a
fine and well-selected stock of fancy goods
md notions. Her advertisement will ap-
pear next week.
At Milton, on Wednesday, George
W. Burchard, Governor Smiths Private
Secretary, shipped /, 400 "store" sheep.
They 60 by rail to Spencer, Iowa, and
thence several miles into the country for
pasturage. Mr.. Burchard assisted in driv-
ing them from Fort Atkinson.
The annual meeting of the Wiscon-
\ Grand Lodge of Good Templars will
.aeld at Madison beginning Tuesday
corning, September 7th. I'll. b. Quick is
he delegate from WatertoWn Lodge to
he convention, with Mrs. Theo. d. Ka-
house as alternate. The roll of lodges
n this state will show $50 in number, a
considerable increase within a year
A Deadwood ID. I. dispatch dated
Aug. cath, says that "Mark Boughton, a
)roninant citizen of Sturgis CITY. com
nitted suicide at that place Sunday night
" shooting. Dependency was caused
y the unfaithfulness of his wife. De
eased hailed from Iowa." Mr.. Bough-
N lived here at an early day and was
brother of Luther S. Boughton of this