Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
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ae St. Paurs Parish Guild meets
Hiss Sue S. Cady Saturday after
ounty Superintendent G. L. Hubbs,
moved from Lake Mills to Fort At
here are six thousand miles of tele-
and telephone wires, within the city
York.
ervices will be held regularly here
every Friday evening at st, PauFs
h at * o'clock.
AXE Mills is becoming famous as a
.er resort. Over one hundred per-
rom the cities are now rusticating
Mrs. Van Colt, the female revivalist,
roken down nervously from over
She has been preaching and work
Dr. fourteen years.
;. S. Merrill, general manager of the
aul road, is negotiating for the lease
Chicago & Northern line, running
Rockford to Rochelle.
The State University at Madison has
ed the services of Capt. Charles King,
United States Army, as Professor
ilitary Science and Tactics.
One of the curiosities of Jefferson is
lat roof of business block on which
popular trees are growing, and grass
aent to make half a ton of hay.
A. DIR. Tanner of New York is ac-
ng little cheap notoriety by trying
Experiment. of living without food for
days. What a glorious tramp he
d make.
Among the list of patents issued the
week to Northwestern inventors APP
one to G. F. w. Boettcher, of
ertown, upon a combined lathe and
er.
The annual catalogue and premium
or the Northern Wisconsin Agricul-
and Mechanical Association is re-
ed. The fair will be held on the
.nds at Oshkosh, September 13 to IS.
The public printing for the state
let last Wednesday to Edward Keogh
ilwaukee, for two years, commencing
ne first day of January next. His
vas nine per cent lower than the pres
contract.
The Chicago & Northwestern road is
1T to purchase the right of way for a
rch from Volga on the Black Hills
north fifty miles up the valley of the
< to WATERFOWL, the terminus of the
:ey branch.
The official register of the United
$ better known as the Blue Book, re-
~ issued from the Interior Depart
!, contains $1,000 Government officials
ding officers of the army and navy.
7-six thousand of them are employees
Postofice Department
The Chicago, & st. Faul. company
put on on early fast taAin between
ago and Milwaukee this week. 1t
IS Chicago at $50 A. NJ, after the
al of the fast train from the east,
hing Milwaukee at $50, two hours
Ter than the first morning train here
re.
The residence of Silas r. Sleeper in
First ward was entered through the
ar way last Friday night and the
ives carried off silver ware to the value
twenty-five dollars besides appeasine
r. appetites from the larder. This cpl
E in the line of burglary behoove'
citizens to be Oh their guard for like
tations.
The Iowa State Register says tina
officials of the St. Paul road passeC
ough Dubuque on the night OF tn
b bound for Ackley and it is intimate'
the company has an eye upon tn
1tral of Iowa. No scheme appears t
too bold or too big for the aggressiv
yaukee & St. Paul to attempt.
The State Teachers Association hav
eted the following officers for the CON
year: President, Prof. Stewart, c
a; Vice Presidents, Alexander Kerr
[. Charlton: Agnes Hosford; Secrt
', J. X. Gould; Treasurer, Altre,
omas: Executive Committee, w. d
bart, A. r. Sprague, CT. Viebahn, =
Thayer.
BY the burning of the Northwester
tel at Fort Howard on Thursday nigf
n. Hutchins, the cornet player, an
er Milwaukeeans forming the Musics
rec Troupe, narrowly escaped bein
med to-death. Miss Densmore mad
exit through window and Will |
lis and Carl Troll were equally fort
!. So rapid was the progress OF ii
that the members of the company 10
effects. Besides his clothing, M
chins lost his new cornet.