Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-07-13
GDnr 21eiehbors
JEFFERSON


Hot hotter, hottest hottentot hoten.
toter, hottentoterest, hotter II -- we'll its
warm.
The Board of Supervisors were only in
session two days They made no provision
for enligtening the people as to its pro
ceedings.
We understand that Mr.. VIM. Potter
of this city has received bis pension
through the efforts of Capt. n. Bruett.
We are glad to record the acknowledge
ment by the government of these just
claims.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Weber, late of
Watertown, but now resident of Beloit,
and widow of William d. Weber, late a
member of the 1st. Bait, Horse Art,
Wis. Vol. has just received, through r.
B. Kirkland, pension.
Henry Notbohm has traded his farm,
east of this city for mill property in
Rome, in this county. He will move
there and take possession at once,
Considerable trouble is going on
among the contractors for the new road
between Milwaukee and Madison, over
the payment of employees, etc.
The good people of Jefferson had the
pleasure of seeing the Scotsman as he
stands on his native heath, last Tuesday.
Lieut. Edgar, Sergeant and private
Edgar of the Illinois National Guards,
dressed in their bright Scotch uniforms,
created considerable excitement on that
day
Henry Messerschmidt of the town of
Sullivan, brother to the Sheriff. and late
a member of Co. "H' 18th Wisconsin
vols, and who served from Oct, 81, to
Nov, 65, in the war of the Rebellion,
has just received, through r. B. Kirk
land. pension, the back pay of which
amounts to very snug little sum.
Mr.. G. Stoppenbach has bought the
wool of John Held and Henry Haskell,
paying 3619 cents per pound. 1t is the
cleanest and best wool marketed in JEFF
ferson this year It behooves farmers to
pay more attention to the cleansing OF
luClI NOOl dllU lllC IttlC VI lhClI OhCSPy Al
they desire to secure a gooo price for
their WOOL Mr.. Held had 245 feeces
and it was as even and clean as it could
, possibly be.
Last week Frank O'Brien, an employe
of Mr.. Fargo, of Lake Mills, while in JEFF
ferson was kicked in the abdomen by a
horse He attempted to go home but
when he reached the home of Mr.. Has
kell, that gentleman found he was delir.
ious from the in ury and refused to LET
him 90 further. He took him into the
house, sent for the doctor and his friends
and by morning he was relieved suffici-
emily to be taken home.
The natal day of American Freedom
was celebrated in becoming manner in
this city. The celebration of the East
of the Workingmen's Association, and the
different fire companies and st. Johns
Society joined in the procession in full
uniform making very showing and ex-
pensive parade The day was celebrated
on the Wes, side by the different Sunday
schools of the city and the Temperance
organizations. They enjoyed the occas
sion to the fullest and were as happy as
the day was long.
At the session of the County Board
last week, Mr.. Haskell introduced TIE
following resolutions which were adopted
unanimously:
Resolved that there be, and that there
is hereby appropriated to the Committee
on public buildings, the sum of $500 to
be expended upon the Court House
grounds. such committee is hereby in
structed to procure some competent mar
to make plat of the grounds, stating
the manner and style in which the grad
ing and work shall be done: and they are
further instructed to confine their work
to such plat, in order that when such
work is done, it shall be in accordance
with said plat; and they shall in no way