Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05

liam Black.
Ex-Private Secretary George W. Bird,
of Jefferson, looked in upon his friends
here Monday.
Henry Visgar, of Iron Ridge, and one
of the early settlers ofthe town OF Emmett,
is visiting in the city.
Since Saturday we have been enjoy
inc genuine summer heat the thermonle-
ter RANGING. from so to 90 degrees in the
shade.
The Parish Aid Society of St. PauFs
Church will meet Thursday evening with
Miss Hawkins, at the residence of George
Hawkins.
The newly elected city treasurer of
Milwaukee was discovered to be an alien,
and had to take out naturalization papers
to qualify himself for office
The oil business does not seem to be
on the decline. There were 1858 new
wells completed in the oil regions last
month, which produced 6,992 barrels. In
February 27S wells were completed,
yielding 1858 barrels.
Burr Robbins Circus and Allied
Shows have started out an their annual
tour and exhibited at Fort Atkinson last
Monday. We suppose Watertown may
expect a visit from the Burr Robbins
Combination before long.
The state convention of the National
Greenback party of Wisconsin, for the
election of delegates to the National con-
vention at Chicago, June 9th, and the APP
pointment of electors, is called to meet III
this city, Thursday, May 9th.
-Wm. Gruetzmacher, III an advertise
ment in another column, explains what
81 all this noise is about" it being moth
ing more than the admiration and won
der people show at the fine stock OF arti-
cles he is selling at cents and 10 cents.
Tom Keegan, an old employee of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway, and re-
Gently in the employ of the Chicago Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway, who has given
symptoms of alteration of the mind some
months past, turned out to be wildly IN
sane Saturday, and had to be taken care
of by his friends.
The dairymen of the Elgin, Illinois,
district have formed a Mutual Protective
Association, for the regulation of prices
and other common interests. A meeting
of the members of the association was
held at Dundee last week. 1t was Iesolv-
ed to sell milk during the next six
months for not less than cents per
gallon
The paw of census enumeratOrs in
this district has been fixed by superln-
tendent Walker as follows: Two and
one-fourth cents per name, and twelve
and one-half cents per farm, except in
cities and towns of more than 1000 in
habitants, where the rates will be two
cents per name but no enumerator shall
be paid more than $500 per day.
Little Ella, only daughter and child
of Mr.. and Mrs Dudley Fitzgerald, aged
about three years, died Thursday night
last at the residence of her parents in the
First ward, of diphtheria, her funeral
taking place Saturday afternoon Her
death is indeed a sad bereavement to her
parents, who are thus heavily afflicted
with the loss Of two bright little girls
within a comparatively few months.
The Grand Army of the Republic
propose, as May Both occurs on Sunday,
to observe Saturday, May 2Sth, as Memo
rial Dav. In accordance with instruc-
tons from headquarters, the Wisconsin
Department issues orders to the several
Posts to appropriately observe the day
with the usual ceremonies, request the
local clergy to preach memorial sermons
on either the Sunday preceding or follow
inc, and to see that all flags hoisted in
honor of the occasion be at half-mast.
The excessive advance in the prizes
Of nails during the latter portion Of 1879
was seriously felt by the farmers in the
northwestern states and it largely check
ed the consumption Of that ever unstable
article. But the Western Nail Associa-
ton has finally come TO the common
sense notion that prices were too high to
be maintained, and last week this ass0-
citation, in session at Pittsburg, dropped
the price from $5.25 to 500 per key, or
a reduction Of the liberal amount Of %
per cent.
The Watertown veterans held an adj
iourned meeting at Turner Hall last
Thursday evening. The committee APP
pointed to solicit names Of those soldiers
in our midst intending to attend the Mil
waukee reunion in June reported and the
entire roster now numbers rs. The cleo
ton Of officers resulted in the choice Of
Captain T. Kusel, commander; VIM.
Wilson, first lieutenant; George Henze
sec nd lieutenant; Captain L. Jaehr in :,
commissary; A. c. Deimel, orderly ser
geant; color bearer, NJ. Cunningham;
treasurer, DR.. w. G. Spalding.
GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER, Superin-
tendent Of the Census of 1880, has assign
ed to Mr.. Clarence King the work of col
lecting statistics concerning precious me-
tails in this country, for incorporation in
the next census. Mr.. King is organizing
a crops of assistants of twelve experts,
and intends to make a thorough and ex-
haustive compilation. One volume of
the Census report will be devoted to the
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