Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-08
HOME MATTERS.

To-day the Interstate Exposition at
Chicago opens. and will run Tor SIX
weeks
The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Paul's
church, meets Thursday evening with
Mrs. Daniel Jones.
The first hops of the season were sold
on the Kilbourn City market, Saturday,
for 20 cents per pound.
Thomas Moore has commenced the
work of placing fine new front IN his
confectionery store, west end of Main
street bridge.
C. F. Zastrow has purchased the
southeast quarter of W. Schuite's block
on Sixth street for dwelling house site,
intending to build next spring.
Isaac Merriam, resident of Water
town 80 years ago, died Monday, Septem-
Der 10Th. 1880, at his home at Columbus,
of congestion of the brain, aged IS years.
Hugh Cooper, father of Mrs. J. W.
Mentink and Mrs. Louis Janeck, of this
city, died last Wednesday, September LIST,
while visiting in Chicago, aged IS years.
James Higgins has disposed of his
extensive farm in the town OF Shields,
Dodge county, to his son, VIM. NJ. Hig-
gins with the view of removing from the
state.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give tea party at the resi-
dence of O. K. Coe, Thursday evening.
Supper served from to s o'clock. Tick
cts % cents.
One of our worthy disciples of Escu-
lapius will soon lead to the altar, rumOr
has it, blooming bride of this city, and
many hearty congratulations are being
treasured up for the noted event.
The Pittsburgh Lead Glass Works
have succeeded in making glass of quail
ity which when made into Lamp CHM
neys will endure the heating and cooling
to greater extent than any glass ever
offered the public.
1t is claimed for the organ now being
placed in the Stewart Cathedral or Garden
CITY. l.. T., that it will be the most per-
feet, the most expensive, and in many re-
spects the most wonderful instrument in
the world. 1t is the largest in existence,
and has 115 stops and 1895 pipes.
Memo Stamm, the stirring and popu-
lar agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
Company, has strung across Main street
a banner which indicates where the of
flee of the company may be found. 1t
would not be healthy for a person to take
this for the democratic banner, even at a
distance.
The pickers are at present busy in
the Jefferson county hop yards and a
large portion of the hop crop will be
gathered and harvested by the close of
this week The hops are turning out
better in quality than was expected, but
the yield is quite light compared with
other years.
The cranberry crop in this State
omises to be much larger this year, than
81 several seasons past. Along the Wis
consin Valley Railway the crop is the
largest ever known there, and should the
weather continue pleasant, now, for two
or three weeks, it will all be harvested in
fine condition.
Michael rrinberger, 406 Broad
wav, Lessee of the E. Side Base Ball
grounds, SAYS he has used the Electric
Oil for sprains and Commissions sustained
by ball playing, and considers in one in
stance where his thumb was severely
sprained steady application Of it cured
him in less than days.
Next week comes the Jefferson Coun-
ty Fair with its La Crosse games by gen.
uine Indians, trotting horses, riding
tournaments, display of cattle, horses
and sheep, exhibition of dairy products,
grand concert by the school children of
Jefferson county, not forgetting the great
baby show and a number of other at
fractions too numerous to mention.
"A considerable portion of the grain
in this vicinity still in stacks has been
badly injured by sprouting and growing,
re result of the hot, wet weather OF the
past two weeks. So long continuance
of rainy weather has seldom occurred at
this time of year. The soil is now in ex-
cellent condition for fall blowing, much
desired result in view of the probability
of a much larger area of winter wheat
being sown this season than ever before.
The splendid new passenger depot
Of the Chicago and Northwestern railway,
now in process of erection, at the corner
of Wells and Kinzie streets, Chicago, will
be an honor to the city and credit to
the corporation. The hight to the top
Of the cupola, is 176 feet Cost of build
ng, including some ground etc., 81 ,000,-
co. After the close OF navigation, all
assenger trains of the company will CEN
n at this point, ffty-four arriving and
eparting daily.