Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-11-24
HOME MATTERS.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

oSing, has been pre-eminent for abundant har-
ests and rich rewards to all forms of industry.
Y His favor, the blessings ofhealth of peace and
fsecurity to person and property have been con-
tnued unto us. By His favor, the honor and the
erpetuity of our State and Nation have been
.ontirmed, and civil religious and political liber
Y for ourselves and our posterity, treasured.
In grateful recognition ofthese and other innu-
nerable benefits, and conforming to the recent
PROCLAMATION of the President of the United States
n that behalf, |, William Z. Smith. Governor of
he State of Wisconsin, do hereby appoint Thurs
lay, tho 18th of November inst, to be day of
public Thanksgiving and praise; and | recon-
mend to all the people to observe it as such.
Our fathers were accustomed, upon similar oc
casions, to suspend all public and private bust
ness and, by appropriate religious services social
festivities and charitable deeds, TO testify their
appreciation of Divine bounty, and their graft
tude therefor. Let us follow their ennobling eX-
ample.
1T is good thing to give thanks unto the
Lord, and to declare His works
with rejoicing"
In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal ofthe
State of wisconsin to be affixed. Done
L. 81 at the Capitol in the city of Madison,
this eighth day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty. WILLIAM E. SMITH.
By the Governor
HANS B. WARNER, Secretary of State
"A grand shooting match comes off
at Joe Harveys restaurant Wednesday
anu 1HufSuav OF tAlS week.
The wealthiest woman in the world
is Mrs. I. 5. Hopkins, of California. She
has $25, 2S9,97
-Pettibone, the newly elected repub-
hcan congressman in Tennessee, former
ly taught school at Palmyra, this state
The latest edict OF fashion is that
people who cannot pay their rent shall
not wear seal skin cloaks.
The number of Post Offices in the
United States is estimated at IL, $50, and
the number of persons employed in the
postal service is 10000.
The Wisconsin Farmer, published
at Fond du Lac, says the farmers in that
county pay taxes on 81, 500,SS1 worth
of real estate, yet in the county offices on
" two farmers hold office of any value.
A Milwaukee paper says that pri-
vate information recently received there
is to the effect that Carl Schurz has defn-
itely decided to make Milwaukee his per-
manent home after next spring.
Among the list of patents granted to
citizens Of Wisconsin for the week end
ing November 10th, 1880, appear the
following:
o. S. Cornish & D. w. Curtis, Fort At
kinson, butter worker.
L. J. Wenker, Clyman, railway signal
apparatus.
The ST. Paul railway has completed
its line between GAINESVILLE and Beloit and
is now running trains over the new road,
three times day, each way.
The Jay Rial combination presented
Humpty Dumpty at Turner Hall last
Friday evening in a very satisfactory
manner and to large house The show
is worthy of the success it seems to be
D5eting with.
The St. Paul folks are talking of
building a branch railroad from Portage
City to Baraboo, and the Northwestern
folks are talking of building branch
from Okee, in Sank county, to Portage.
Last chance to buy your boots and
shoes cheap as VIM. F. ,Sommerield in
tends to ship the balance of the Koerner
& Krause Bankrupt stock to his other
store in few days. Better make your
purchases of boots and shoes soon.
Manufacturing butter out of lard, by
means of chemical manipulation, has re-
Gently become regular business in Chica-
go and other cities. 1t is the very last
phase of counterfeiting and rascally i'm
position.
Frank S. Ford of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Ford, died of diphtheria at the
home of his parents in the Third ward,
Sunday morning last, November 21st,
1880, in the 18th year of his age. He
was buried on Monday afternoon.
frankie was good boy, true to his con-
yictions Of right. The parents feel sad
deed at the loss of their only child. \
C. NJ. Gould, Orono, Maine, says:
During more than 20 years Boot and
Shoe experience, | have paid consider
able attention to Tip Goods, and will give
it as my opinion that the A. S. T. Co.
Tip will in time supersede all others for
children's wear.
Among the candidates mentioned
for the position of Sergeant at-Arms Of
the Assembly the next session is Captain
o. L. Ray, of Lake Mills, an old soldier
and a worthy citizen. The friends
of Captain Ray, and they are legion
would be glad to hear of his election tC
this Office which he is SO well qualified
to fill.