Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-15
At the Garfield and Arthur club

consin, and selected Eau Claire as the
next place of meeting.
We trust the ladies are taking steps
to contribute their mite towards the sue
cess of the Central Fair next week.
Take your needle work and fancy articles
along and place them on exhibition for
the satisfaction of the admiring throng.
A. S. Griswold, of the Third ward,
was arrested yesterday on charge of forg-
ing the name of I. S. Hopkins, of Leban
on, upon two notes. Griswold sold the
notes to parties in the city which led to
his detection. He is now in hands OF the
officers and endeavoring to procure bail.
Norman Humphrey while endeavor
ing to stop a runaway team on Third,street
last Friday forenoon was knocked down
by the horses and thrown under the wag
on. the wheels breaking one of his legs.
Mr.. Humphrey will be laid up for some
DAVIS. but considers himself fortunate in
escaping as well as he did.
Merchants of Watertown you should
not hesitate for moment about placing
on exhibition at the eCentral Fair speci-
mems of your war S, to the end that the
exhibition may be worthy of our city and
deserving of the patronage of the COM
munity. Your interests lie directly in
the success of tie Central Fair in the adj
dition it makes to your business each
year.
winfield Scott Hancock will succeed
Hayes" was the legend emblazoned on a
transparency at the Democratic jubilee
Friday night, but one of the speakers on
the occasion who grandiloquently an
nounced "Hancock Scott" as candidate
for the presidency forgot to tell us who
the said Hancock Scott would succeed.
This will perhaps be the subject for re-
marks at the next celebration of the un-
terrified.
One hundred and four years ago, the
population of the United States was less
than 3,OOO,O 900, now it has 100000.
Then 81 newspapers, now 1872 daily pa
pers and over 6, 900 periodicals of all kinds
At that time, rs post offices, to-day 49,
000 Then telegraphy was unknown;
now 100000 miles of telegraph wire.
Then, our exports were not worth
the mention; now, S'470, 900, 900 year.
We have right to brag.
The Wisconsin Sheep Breeders and
Wool Growers Association held meet
ing in the state capitol, on the evening Of
the Sth inst, at which several papers
were read and discussions had regarding
matters pertaining to the objects of the
association The general sentiment
seemed to be that the present tariff on
wool should be allowed to stand. The
meeting was adjourned to the third
Tuesday in January next at Whitewater.
AS the ladies' seminary cannot be
opened for very good reasons this year,
Prof Thos. Snyder begs to state that all
ladies intending to take such course OF
study would be admitted to the North
western University, where they receive
special hours with some of the professors
in addition to those of the regular course.
In case that there are such wishing to
study, it would be the best plan to apply
at once to him in order to make the re-
quired course Of studies.
Theodore d. Kanouse OF Watertown,
has Just been elected @. w. c. L. Of the
Good Templars Of Wisconsin for the tenth
time. He has held the Office with only
an interruption Of two years since 1869,
and during those two years he was at the
head of the order in the world. During
the fourteen years that he has given his
entire time to the interests of his favorite
order, Mr. Kanouse has made himself one
of the most popular public speakers in
Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
The farmers hereabouts are now busy
sowing winter wheat. The soil is in eX-
cellent condition for the work, and about
double the acreage will be sown over any
former season. With favorable sea-
son for its growth and maturity it
is safe to assume that fully one-half
of the wheat raised in this section
next year will be the winter variety,
many of our farmers having become dis
couraged trying to cultivate spring wheat
through the partial failure of the crop
for several years past.
Last Friday the democra is hung a
new banner across Main street from Ran
dall's building to the National Hotel on
| the West side. The banner is beauti-
full piece of work from the hands of Straw
& Murphy 1t contains in the center the
| WORDS FsOur Choice" On one end is
portrait larger than life of Hancock and
on the other of English, both excellent
and striking likenesses. The banner al
so bears upon its face beautiful and ap-
| propriate floral decorations the whole
showing rare artistic merit and taste.
We don't see why the democrats
the Hancock men-should be particular
ly happy over the Fusion victory in
Maine, if, indeed, it be a victory. 1t is
not triumph for them, but for the
greenbackers-the fiat money imitation
lists. The man Plaisted, who is elected
governor has never been democrat,
, neither has either of the Fusion con-
gressmen-elect. They were formerly re-
publicans, and are now greenbackers,
Weaver men-not democrats. The Han
cock men have nothing to brag Of in the
result in Maine. 1t is greenback vic
tory if it is a victory at all.