Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-08
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The Northwestern Company will
build new line from Rockford to Gin
on.
At 81. Paul the demand for freight cars
supply,
The St. Paul railroad pay car paid
off in gold its last trip.
There is a gold excitement in Calu-
met county.
The Chicago & Northwestern Com
pany have placed a stock scale near Mil
ton.
The new depot of the Chicago NIL
waukee & St Paul road, in St. Paul, will
be completed by April next.
The st. Paurs chnrch supper and
bazaar, Thursday evening, was fine sue
cess, and pleasant time was enjoyed by
all present.
Locomotive engineers on the Chica-
go & Northwestern Road receive So for
every 100 miles they run. They often
make Sl60 to 5000 a month at that rate.
The fireman receive $40 day.
There are only twenty-five match
factories ii this country, seven of which
are in New York, but Oshkosh, in this
state, boasts of the largest match factory
in the world.
Thanks to Hon L. 3. Caswell, NJ
c.. for bound volumes of the COMPRESSION
nj +lo 4,,ll
of congress, from December 1st, 1879, to
June 10th, 1880.
The Chicago & Northwestern Com
pany is delivering iron for 100 miles of
new track at Jewell Junction and Web
ster City, Minnesota, which shows for
ward reach northwest.
A meeting Of the St. Agnes Guild
and the Ladies Aid Society of St, PauIs
church will be held at the residence OF
Miss Mary Chadwick Thursday evening,
Reading from tn poets will be rendered
for the entertainment for those present.
The Chicago and Northwestern direc-
tors, at a recent meeting in New York
declared quarterly dividend Of q per
cent Oh preferred, and a semi-annual
dividend of 8 per cent. on common stock.
The workmen on the extension Of
the Northwestern Railway between Mil
waukee and Madison struck last Friday
for h CHER wages The wages of the men
with trains had been reduced the same
day from 50 cents to 80 cents per hour.
We begin this week the publication
of the proceedings of the late session Of
the Jefferson County Board Of Supervis-
ors and we shall continue to publish the
same until the entire transactions of the
Board have been given to our readers.
The German singing societies Of
Chicago are already taking active meas
ures preparatory to the great North Am
erican Senger Bund to be held there next
June. Hans Balatka will be the chief
manager. Already singing societies in
St. Louis, Louisville, New Orleans and
Z tention to attend.
The annual meeting of the State
Agricultural Society was held at Madison
on the I'd instant. The following shows
the receipts and disbursements for
the year; Total receipts for the fiscal
year ending December l, SIG, 517 10:
total disbursements, $15,81467; cash
balance in hands of Treasurer, 1902 40
which leaves a total Indebtedness of the
society of 1897, 81.
When the grass fails and butter loses
its bright golden hue, other means are
used to secure a good color. The best
means known is to use Fargos Improved
June Golden Butter Color, which gives
lust the right hue every time. 1t Is nc
trouble to use it, and every one who de
sires the highest market price for their
butter must use it. 7w2
Hon. T. ID Kanouse. OF WATERFOWL,
who has served the Good Templars from
the outside door up to the highest office
they have in the world, at one time hav
ing more than a half million OF people
under his command, will attend the Ninth
district convention at Wauwatosa on the
9th and 10th of this month. 1t is expect
ed that the convention will be an unusu
ally interesting one.-Sunday Tete
graph.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Paul company, by an order which wen
into effect the first day of this month
have fixed the salaries of trainmen pc
month, of twenty-six days, as follows
Passenger conductors, 1888; freigh
conductors, $40; train baggagemen, $50
all train brakemen, $45. All extra tim
will be paid for on the same basis. TIL
change is very slight, but the new system
i more uniform.