Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-21
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FABIUs A. COOLEY has been reappoint
cd pathmaster of the First ward.
THE 61st Anniversary of the 1ndepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows falls on the
10Th inst.
THE next reunion of the deaf mutes of
Wisconsin will be held at Madison IN the
Legislative chamber in June.
CORRESPONDENTS when speaking OF the
editor of the Democrat are requested to
call him Mr. Jones, and not Tommy.
DIR. S VTTTUM, of Baraboo, Treasurer of
the order of Free Masons of Wisconsin,
died recently of erysipelas, aged SO years,
THE FIRST arrival in this city Of kero-
sene oil of the new Wisconsin test was
received one day last week by Straw q
Murphy.
The Norwegian Lutherans offer their
academy building at Marshall for sale, as
they have received inducements to locate
elsewhere.
THE new Menomonee valley shops of
the C. NJ. & St. P. company ct Milwau-
kee will be regularly in working within
two weeks.
THE Portage Register is enlarged to a
nine colume paper and dons new dress
besides, giving indications of continued
prosperity.
PROFESSOR G. S. Martin, Principal of
Waterloo graded school, is conducting an
educational column in The Waterloo
Journal.
WISCONSIN during the past year has
expended S2,513, 301.S3 upon her public
schools, which have been largely increas-
ed both in number and efficiency.
REV. JOHN WILKINSON for many years
rector of Grace Church, Madison, has ac-
copied a call from St. Johns church,
Portage, and assumed pastoral duties last
Sunday.
O. S. CORNISH, Of the firm of Cornish &
Curtis, was elected Mayor Of Fort Akin
son on the 18th, inst, defeating his Re
publican opponent by 90 majority, out of
a vote of $50.
THE Chicago & Northwestern road are
contemplating the extension Of the recent
ly acquired Sheboygan & Fond du Lac
Air Line from its present terminus at
Princeton, westward.
AN act Of the last Legislature makes
Thursday, June 10, of this year, legal
holiday, as that will be the chief day of
the soldiers reunion at Milwaukee.
General Grant has agreed to be present.
AN old house builder says that liber-
al amount Of salt mixed with mortar in
building a chimney, will prevent the ac-
.umulations of SCOT in a chimney, and
hus avoid its burning out and consequent
LANCER of fire.
THE State Board of Charities and Re
orm have held their annual meeting and
lected the following officers for the en-
uing year: President, A E. Elmore;
ice President, w. ". Reed; Secretary,
%. Wright, of Fox Lake.
The State conference Of Seven Day
.dvents, will hold a camp meeting on
liver Lake near Portage, the first or sec
nd week in June, at which a large at
enhance of clergy and laymen, including
ome of the most eminent divines Of the
ect, are expected to be present.
DELEGATES FROM the different Turner
societies of Wisconsin will hold bust
less convention at Turner Hall, in thi,
city, beginning Saturday next and clos
ng Sunday, April 25th. The several
ailroads will carry delegates and visitors
at one and one-fifth fare for the round
rip.
The annual shearing ofthe Wisconsin
Sheep-breeders' and Wool-growers' Asso-
citation will be held at Elkhorn, the 29th
and both insts. There are four classes
for Spanish merinos and two for Cotswold
md Ieicesters. The judges will be Geo.
Harding, John Martin and John Alex
lnder. It is expected there will be fine
exhibition of stock.
THE committee of conference on the
census bill reached an agreement some
lays ago. It is arranged that the House
lgree to the Senate amendment striking
'ut the requirement for collection of
+atistics concerning naturalization and
e owner: hip of the public debt, and al
0 to the Senate amendment which pro
ides certain methods (such as posting of
eturns, etc. that the accuracy of the
york of the enumerators may be tested.
THE CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN Rail
DAD Company has purchased a majority
the stock and controlling interest in
ne Galena & Wisconsin Narrow Guage
abroad, and will extend one of its trunk
nes to Galena 1t is understood that
e new read to Galena will be pushed
ward this season, and will be COM
ted and cars running before snow falls
Chicago q Northwestern viii either
end its old Galena branch from Free
to Galena, or come up from its Dix
.ir line, branching off at Morrison.