Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-28


AssEMBLYNAN Stone introduced bill
into the assembly last week exempting
members of the Watertown Fire Depart
ment from certain duties. A bill to au-
thorize Jefferson county to borrow $1,000
for the purpose of building q bridge
across Rock river at that point was pass
ed.
THE Rev. E. l.. Eaton, of Beloit, will
deliver Lecture on Temperance in this
city soon; due notice will be given of the
date. We believe the Reverend gentle
man will draw full house upon that
subject here. if any man can do so. Turn
out and hear him, it will pay.
IT is now admitted by all who have
tried it that the butter coloring manufac-
tured by f. B. Fargo & Company, Lake
Mills, known as the Golden June Butter
Color, is the best extant. 1t is getting
into general use all over the country and
never fails to give satisfaction. See adj
vertisement in another column.
Those in want of a good horse will find
one advertised for sale in another column.
THANKS to Hon. A. j. Turner, Rail-
road Commissioner, for copy of his re-
port for 1879, volummous and valuable
compendium of information pertaining to
the railways of Wisconsin.
THE Leap Year Party at Music Hall
last evening was largely attended and
all present enjoyed themselves to the ut
most in tripping the light fantastic toe.
The ladies covered themselves with glory
in assuming the role as guardians over
the members Of the sterner sex, and left
nothing undone that would add to the
pleasure Of their partners. Hardege's
band furnished the music in good style
and the supper provided by W. n.
Hawkins was all that could be desired.
Two bills have been introduced in the
Legislature by Assemblyman Stone, re-
lating to the city of Watertown. One
pTovidesthat every person having served
as member Of the fire department of
this city for ten years shall be exempt
fro m poll tax and from serving on Juries
and from military duty, except in case of
of war, insurrection or invasion. The
other authorizes an annual levy of two
mills upon the dollar, in addition to what
is now levied, upon the taxable property
Of the Sixth ward for poor purposes.
IT is about time now to settle the ques-
ton among ourselves as to whether we
shall continue the present system of
electing four or five justices of the peace
or one for each ward, as is again prcpos-
ed, at each municipal election, or change
the whole method by organizing a police
court and electing annually or biennial
ly a police justice to preside over it, who
shall be given jurisdiction in not only all
minor cases but in many of the cases that
have now to be sent for trial to the cir
cult court While the legislature is in
session is the time for our citizens to think
over what is most DESTROYS in this matter,
SO that any legislative action necessary
may be procured.
NAVIGATION has opened on Rock river
for its entire length. Time was when at
this season Of the year craft would find
considerable difficulty in traversing its
waters. But not so now, the channel be-
ing as clear and free for anything that
floats as in the balmy days of June. No
DETACHMENT of our beautiful Rock has
been made SO far by the rough, rugged
and persistent ice harvester, and the
chances are that its lovely and placid
surface will not be haggled and sawed
the present season. The stream has
been rather prolific of the CONCEALED fluid
for years past, in fact the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary when the
Rock here did not render its full quota of
hard frozen chunks, but this season it
purposes to take rest and see how we
like it when the July days are upon us
with all their torridness. Some say,
serve the ice men right, for they could
have cut ice nine inches thick last month
but in their avaricious desire to get
few more inches in addition, they have
lost their opportunity. At least this is
the way it appears just at this moment,
although the whole scene is liable to
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