Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-08-18

Prof. LeBourveau's Normal and
Business Academy will open on Monday,
Sept. 9th.
Prof. Gould has been engaged to
teach the Lake Mills school for the year
to come.
The Concordia society has just COM
pleted large and ornamental pavilion on
their island at cost of nearly 81 900.
Steps have been taken to organize a
military company in Beaver Dam. Near
" fifty names have already been enroll
ed.
-Thos. Kane, of the town Of Water
town, had his hand caught in a moving
machine last Monday and received some
bad cuts.
"A six-year old son of George Ebbott,
of Sullivan township, near Palmyra, had
two fingers cut off while playing with a
straw cutter.
The census of the 9Th ward was in
creased by one last Saturday morning.
Arthur d. Hall is the father of bounc-
ing girl baby.
On Friday, the 9th inst, all the
temperance societies in Dodge county
will join in holding convention at Vita
Park, Beaver Dam.
The largest private library in Mil
waukee is that of Vicar General Batz, in
old ST. Mary's church, the collection en-
bracing about 10000 volumes.
Six of the Milwaukee Turner'S won
prizes at the Frankfort-on the Main
tournament There were 400 competitors
and twenty-five prizes offered.
Thomas Moore is raising and will in
other respects improve the appearance of
his frame building on Main street bridge
occupied by D. P. Price, merchant tailor.
The advertisement of the American
Shoe Tip Company, which appears in an
other column, is Of the greatest import
ance to parents Read it, and learn how
to save money? Ask your shoe dealer
for these goods.
"A special train of eight passenger
coaches passed through here last Monday
forenoon, filled with Knight Templars
and others going to Chicago, to witness
the grand Knight Templar demonstration
which takes place in that city this week
st Johns Lutheran church on Fifth
street, Second ward, is being reprinted
and generally renovated with brush and
pencil at the hands of Messrs. Straw and
Murphy The interior will show hand
somely decorated appearance when finish
ed.
The marriage of one Of our railroad
employees to a Milwaukee young lady, is
on the tapis to take place ere long, the
friends of the contracting parties being
already notified of the marital intentions
through the medium of engagement
cards.
1t is not often that Justice is melted
out to thief as soon as in the following
case James Black stole a mare and
colt of James Mills, near GAINESVILLE, was
arrested, acknowledged his guilt, and was
sentenced by Judge Conger to FIVE years
at Waupun All this happened within a
week.
Patrick Mulcahy, of the town of Tren.
ton, Dodge county, let tramp sleep in
his barn last Thursday night. Result
at 3 o'clock Friday morning the barn,
with fifteen tons of hay, harness and
farming tools, was burned and the resi-
dence injured. The property was insur
ed in the town company.
Commissioner LIE Due has submitted
to a gathering of New York tea mer
chants samples of tea grown under the
auspices of the Department OF Agricul
ture. The general verdict seems to have
been that the fragrance of some of these
samples, though not the strength, was
equal to that of the best Indian teas.
IS. NJ. Eaton, Jesse Stone, J. H
Sleeper, n. c. Daniels, n. w. Pierce, r
NJ. Wiggenton, S. r. Sleeper and Fred
Miller of this city are in attendance al
the Conclave of knight Templars at Chi
cago. These gentlemen are members OF
the Fort Winnebago Commandery al
Portage. Several of the Knights were
accompanied with their wives.