Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-07
HOME M ALTERS.

HOME MATTERS.
A daughter of Mr. & Mrs John Robin
son, of the 9TH Ward, died of Group Tues
day, aged years.
A START has been made towards organ
ling a Board of Merchants here to be
connected with the international Bureau
of Sale and Purchase incorporated in
New York
WE learn that S. NJ. Eaton has rented
his Soda Water Mandatory on the West
side to his son Edward, who will superin-
tend it during the present season.
THE Shakespearean club meets this
evening with Miss Foote at the residence
gf Mrs. A. McMahon. The last portion
of King Richard Ii. will be read and dis
cussed.
The eighth annual meeting of the Wis
cousin Dairymen's Association will be
held at Elkhorn, Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 18th and 10Th, 1880.
THE Parish Aid Society of ST. PauPs
church is appointed to meet again with
Mrs. IT. S. Howell on Saturday evening,
the storm of last Saturday evening pre-
yentino an attendance.
A READING room has been recently es-
tablished at the Northwestern University
and donations of books, periodicals or
newspapers would be thankfully received
by the faculty.
THE Northwestern University opened
for the winter term Tuesday of this week
with full attendance
DR.. Erastus B. Wolcott, of Milwaukee,
one of the most widely known men in
se medical profession in the Northwest,
lied Monday night, of pneumonia, aged
IS years.
THE St. Demands Church Fair closed
New Years evening after running four
days. The receipts, although not as
large as of former fairs held by the con-
gregation, were Of goodly proportions and
will do something to aid in iquidating
he church debt. The ladies having the
air in charge worked faithfully and the
towards they received were well earned.
ATTENTION is called to the advertise
nent elsewhere of the book now in press
Untitled Actress and Heiress or Truth s
victory, by Mrs. Ell. Esseltyn Lindley a
,rner resident of this county. Those
no have had the pleasure of reading
e story pronounce it ofthe highest or
er of literary merit and it should have
large circulation in this vicinity where
luther is known.
THE Sentinel gives the following bit of
ilroad intelligence cit is now nearly
atled as anything little uncertain can
that Thad. G. Pound and Chas. L.
olby have, consolidated their schemes
give Minnesota an eastern indepen-
lent outlet into one line 1t is to be
omposed of the section of the Chicago,
It. Paul & Minneapolis west of Eau
Iaire, section of the Wisconsin Central
. be built westward from Colby on that
Dad to Chippewa Falls, and an extension
f the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
rest to Colby. A late interview with
vm. Pitt Bartlett, attorney for the ST..
paul Eastern Grand Trunk company, re-
resents that arrangements have been
oncluded whereby new through line
rom St. Paul to Manitowoc, via Eau
1aire, will undoubtedly be in operation
the fall of 1881. 1t is well known
c the Milwaukee & Lake Shore COM
my has extended its line to a point
bout fifteen miles east of Wausau, which
lace was point on The projected route
ethe Grand Trunk. An agreement has
ow been entered into by the parties in
rested, whereby the Lake Shore is to be
mpleted through Wausau to point
the Wisconsin Central near Colby.
5 also agreed by G. L. Colby of the
,consln Central, that he will build
COLBY to Chippewa Falls, both ex-
ions to be completed during the sum-
of 1881"