Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-16
HOME MATTERS.

-Aztalan village school has been
closed on account of the measles.
The mortality among the horses in
Manitowoc county is very heavy this
nj tier.
C. 2. Lowell, OF Hustisford, so says
The Hartford Republican, will sell his
farm at auction on the 9th of March.
The Blue Ribbon Club at Jefferson,
are about to open reading room, with
books. newspapers, and billiard table.
The consumption of cigarettes as
shown by tax returns, rose in the United
States from IA, 600, 900 in 1870 to 408, OOO,-
900 in $780,
valentine Imig has sold his farm of
80 acres, in Oakland, to John &. Hotf
man, of Hellenville. Consideration s.
500.
Don't forget the donation supper and
party for the benefit of Rev. ". Teal, to
be hell at the NJ E. Church and par
snage this evening.
A petition signed by 100 persons
from Palmyra has been offered in the As
sembly asking for law providing for
State uniformity of textbooks in the pub
lie schools.
The Ladies Aid Society and the St.
Agnes Guild Of St. Paul's church, meet
y Thursday evening at the residence OF
Mrs A. Solliday. The committee on
entertainment will provide readings for
the occasion.
A member of the Wisconsin Legisla-
tn determined to utterly destroy the
den ratio party. He has introduced a
bill infcting severe fine on any man
who invites another out to take drink
Chicago Journal.
Free Lecture by Mrs DR.. A Gould,
of Chicago. To ladies' and gentlemen.
Subject: Health and Common Sense.
On Thursday evening, February 18th, at
Music Hall Lecture commences 1880
sharp.
Quite furry has been occasioned
in the Legislature by the discovery that
Justices OF the Peace in almost all the
counties, have paid n attention to the
law which requires them to pay over fines
TO the County School fund.
AT the recent meeting Of the Wiscon-
sin Sportsmen's Association, hel in Mad
ison, the name of the Assc citation was
changed to the wisconsin State Associ-
alton for the Protection of Game and
Fish
5. D. Hastings, formerly State Trea-
surer, and more widely known as tenn
Il oh 70 e.
New Zealand n an invitation by the
grand lodge of Good Templars in that
country.
We have received circular from
the State Board of Health which warns
the public 70 take every precaution
against small pox, which is prevailing
in a virulent form in neighboring States.
H n. L. B. Caswell has the thanks
# The REPUBLICAN for bound copies of
---ae memorial addresses delivered in the
House and in the Senate on the lives and
characters of representatives Schleicher,
Williams, Leonard and Quinn.
i'm the last report of the Secretary of
State, the number of COWS in Jefferson
county, as returned by the assessors, is
1908, valued at 1884, 1874 The num-
Der of pounds of cheese manufactured
that year is set down at / $3.50, 433; num-
Der of pounds of butter, 55S, AL. The
number of cows has increased fully one
thousand in two years.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
II iilwav Company are adopting new
freight car brake that virtually does away
VITA the brakemen running On top of
the cars, except when making up trains
or switching. The brake is attached to
a wire rope running under the cars, and
can be operated either from the locomo-
tive or caboose. Should this brake prove
a success it will be put on all the freight
cars now in use.
1t is announced that the entire sill
yer coinage for the month of January re-
mains in the Treasury vaults with slim
-~SNospects of going to the dear people al
any time in the near future The pleth-
ora of the cumbersome coin scattered
broadcast over the country during the
latter part of last year is said to be seek
ing its way back to the Government de-
poitories in great bulk.
The reports for the month of Janu
airy of nearly all the Western railways
show d decrease in earnings from the
corresponding month oil last year. This
is owing in great measure to the severe
weather during the last month which in.
terfered very considerably with the NOV.
ing Of trains; on some of the western
routes railway traffic Has suspended FOL
two 0r hreo days ct time.