Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-12
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The Wisconsin lumbermen are hav-
lga good season. There is snow enough
most of the pineries.
A meeting will be held at T. 2.
irook's store to talk over the Wooden
Will project Saturday evening at IL
,'elook The public is invited to attend.
Rev. c.. Caverno, of Lombard, IL
inois, who formerly filled the pulpit of
.he Congregational church at Lake Mills.
began i course of II lectures, on Morals
in Chicago Monday of this week.
The Good Templars of this city are
~eulating petition to tie legislature
ais winter calling for the passage of a
constitutional amendment forbidding the
manufacture or sale of Intoxicating
liquors in the state.
We are in receipt of the Milwaukee
Daily Republican a wide-awake readable
newspaper edited with ability and con-
Quoted on an enterprising basis. The
Republican is credit to metropolitan
journalism and worthy of successful
career,
The Ladies Aid Society and St.
Agnes Guild, of St. Paul's church, meet
Thursday evening at the residence Of
Mrs. S. G. Roper Readings from the
poets will be rendered for the entertain
ment of those in attendance.
Kerosene explosions are often caused
by allowing allowing lamps to sit on
mantel pieces and other warm places dur
ing the day. The oil becomes heated,
and a dangerous gas is generated in the
yaaant space above the oil.
The sale of the immense Star Match
Works at Oshkosh has taken place to
Eastern parties, indicating match monop
oily of no small proportions. The tlrm
at Oshkosh and all the larger firms of
Detroit, Akron and Philadelphia, will
e consolidated, buy up all the smaller
concerns and control prices. 1t is report-
ed that matches have advanced 80 cents
per case within week
Ample and complete arrangements
have been made for the holding the
Grand Banquet of the Jefferson County
Agricultural Society at Jefferson, We'd
nesday evening next, January 10Th.
John Heyman, of this city, provides the
dinner on this occasion, which is all that
need be said in praise of it. Toasts and
responses, singing and dancing will con-
tribute to fill up the full measure of en-
joyment for the guests.
In Chicago the temperance women
have inaugurated the custom of leading
wagons with cooked provisions and pass
ing through the poverty stricken sections
and feeding the hungry. This is COM
mendable in the good ladies of Chicago,
but the Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph
wisely says that they should see to it that
none of the able-bodied drunken dead
beats are given a mouthful of their food.
Last Friday night the Madison train
I'm this city which should reach Madi-
5n at 9 P. NJ. did not arrive at its destina-
ton until nearly 2 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, broken rail near Waterloo throw
ing the passenger coach off the track,
and it had to be left behind as it was i'm
possible to get it on again. Nobody
hurt.
-Milwaukeans are reported as elated,
because q sewing machine factory, to
make the Whitehill machine, is to be
soon established in that city, with a cap
ital of $500, 900, Milwaukee capitalists to
supply one half of the amount in cash.
When will the citizens of Watertown
have reaion to rejoice over the starting
of new manufacturing enterprises here
that will give our population employment?
The Northwestern Medical Associa-
ton was in session at New London,
Thursday. Members were present from
Oshkosh, Portage, Grand Rapids, Medford
Weyauwega and neighboring towns. DIR.
VIM Meachor, of Portage, was chosen
President The State Legislature
was memorialized to pass law requiring
The successful passage of a rigid exami-
ton, before licenses to practice be grant
-.
The Milwaukee Sentinel of Monday
says that Supt. Atkins, of the La Crosse
Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Road, found on returning to his
home on Saturday, that his fine home
had narrowly escaped total destruction
by fire. About nom, when the firemen
were called to the corner of Grand avenue
and Eighteenth street, the flames had
burst from the kitchen wing. The men
battled bravely, but before the fire was
subdued, the wing and part of the main
building were consumed. 1t was esti-
mated that the loss was from $4,000 to
$4,000. This is fnlly covered by insurance.
As to the origin of the fire, nothing could
be learned, but it is supposed that it re-
suited from q defective fue.