Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
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Church.
The lovers of aquatic sports are pro-
missed another regatta on the river We'd
nesday evening.
The town of Aztalan has increased
10Y in population since 1870. 1t now
has population OF 1859.
The halliday sessions summer term
of Prof. A. LeBourveau's Academy COM
mences Monday next, July 18th.
The enumerators report of the census
for the town of Oconomowoc shows a Pc
pulation of l 1886, a decrease of 1873, from
that of 1875.
Mrs. Flavin White, in memory of
her son, Hon. S. A. White, has presented
} St. Luke's Episcopal Church, in White
water, with superb pipe organ.
As a sequence of the regatta held
short time since a boat club is about being
organized among our young men who are
both of an aquatic and enterprising turn
of mind
considerable of the grain about here
was knocked down by the heavy rain of
Sunday and some hay that was cut it
will be troublesome to save without in
jury.
The Weltburger last week for the
first time was printed by steam power,
which in future will be the propelling
agency at that institution, leaving muscle
at discount.
The premium lists of the Central
Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechanical
Association are ready for distribution,
and copies can be procured by applying
to the secretary F. z. Brook.
j. A. Aspinwall, enumerator of
Pennington, sends us the following cen
sus statistics for that town Population
2O4O; No. of farms 318; births the past
year 90: deaths Is. In 1870 the popula-
ton of Pennington was reported at 2416,
farms 304
The Chicago lumber dealers and
manufacturers have decided to increase
prices to $3.50 for green, and $1,000 for
dry lumber This was done in anticipa-
ton of a reduced supply by reason of the
damage done by freshets in the Missis
sippi valley.
The census enumeration of the town
of WATERFOWL, as taken by II. Wieman,
shows population of 1860 Farms 357.
Deaths the past year 16. Births 43. The
town of Watertown in 1870 had popula-
ton of 1922. Farms 1856. Loss in pc
pulation 1852 In farms %.
John P. Slight, Of Emmett, has left on
our table some splendid specimen ears of
his Australian winter wheat now about
ready for the reaper. The ears are five
inches long and filed with a fine plump
berry. Thirty bushels to the acre would
not be too much Of yield to expect
from the appearance of this grain.
Mrs. d. Arnold will reopen her va
cation class for German and English Mon
day, July the 18th, in the forenoon from
half past eight to half past eleven, until
August the 10Th. Terms g. Older
pupils desiring instruction in German con-
versation, composition, ETC., can form a
class in the afternoon. Those wishing
to attend please call at my residence, Cd
street, near Western Avenue.
The fast-mail service between the
East and West is again established
The Postmaster General has just COM
spleted negotiations with the New York
Central and Hudson River, and Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroads,
whereby the fast-mail service, which was
put in operation on those roads in 1875
and 1876, is again given to almost
the whole territory of the West. The
arrangement went into effect on Monday,
July 9Th.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail
road Company will extend the Wisconsin
Narrow Gauge road this year from Wing
vile to Cross Plains, Dodgeville and
Madison also from Dodgeville to Min
eral Point. They ask aid from Mineral
Point to the amount of $4,000, and from
s,dgeville $4,000 The road from Min
,fal Point to Dodgeville and thence to
Madison will be of the standard gauge,
but from Wingville to Dodgeyille it will
be narrow gauge.
General FL. Harnden, collector of q.
S. Internal Revenue for this (the 2d) dis
trict of Wisconsin, reports that the dis
.rict receipts, for the year ending July
30. 1880. were 1856, 503.99, an increase
If s10.O35.52 over the preceding year !;
n this period there have been no addi-
ional taxes, SO that the improvement
,ay be wholly attributed to increased
Isiness in the community. These re-
ipts are exclusive of adhesive stamps,
which there has also been decided
Iease.