Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-08-24

this city, went BACK TO DuSlneSS MOHuiy
morning.
Mrs. Edward Ford of La Crosse visited
in the city last week.
Our former townsman, Emile Shandien
of Milwaukee, looked in upon his friends
here this week.
Mrs. D. G. Cheney and son, Of Mil
waukee are visiting Mr.. and Mrs Calvin
Cheney
Eugene Wiggenhorn, of the firm of
Wiggenhorn Brothers, and bis nephew
Guido Wiggenhorn, started Thursday on
trip east intending to visit the principal
tobacco growing regions of the United
States as we'll as the leading eastern cities
before returning.
Fred J. Schroeder of Chicago, has
been passing some days in town among
relatives and friends.
Eugene Jones has gone to GAINESVILLE
to rusticate with friends for few days.
D. Lloyd Jones, of Stevens Point, for
merly an attache in the State Treasurer's
office, Madison, has been visiting in the
city for few days.
wv Mentink, employed for some time
past in the grocery house of butcher,
Ball & Goodrich Milwaukee, has return
ed to town.
George W.sPeck, of the Milwaukee
shining orb, took in Watertown for few
hours Monday morning while vending
his way from Fort Atkinson to his home
on Lake Michigan.
Mrs. Frank Mccall, of Pensaukee, is
visiting in town, the guest of Mrs. r. L.
Potter
Edward Brook and Alfred Lester,
both down with typhoid fever, are better,
giving their families encourageme ut for
their recovery.
The report is current that Rev. w.
Corby, of Natre Dame, is appointed pas
tor of St. Bernard's Church of this city,
to succeed Rev P. P. Cooney,
Henry Melzer, of Dennison, Texas, is
here on a visit to relatives and friends.
The President is getting no better
very fast.
The Phoenix Fire Company are
making preparations for a grand ball to
be held at Turner Hall, Friday evening,
September 23d.
John Heyman occupies the new
Rack building with his restaurant and
hotel business. The premises are fitted
up in the most tastety and comfortable
manner, indicating that Mr. Heyman's
customers find pleasant quarters.
j. II. Waggoner, chief clerk of the
land Office at Madison, and j. II. Reyes,
of the REPUBLICAN, have purchased con-
trolling interest in the Eau Claire Daily
and Weekly Free Press. They assume
control Of the paper Sept. 1st.
-AtLake Mills there is much excite
ment over the disappearance of one Glenn
ems Won Wallmenich, a young man Of 26
years of age, who was soon to be married
to young lady Of that place. He was
last heard from at Milton Junction, where
he wrote to his tiancee stating his inten-
tion to go from there to Emerald Grove
The St. Paul and Minneapolis eXcur-
sion under direction Of S. Meier left
here Monday afternoon via the Chicago,
| Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway. The
party from this place numbered fifty per-
sons and as many more joined them from
the adjacent towns making goodly sized
and Jolly crowd of pleasure seekers. The
weather thus far is all the excursionists
could desire.
The editorial convention will meet
in Milwaukee next month. The date will
be fixed very soon. 1t is proposed to
make the session one Of unusual interest
and value by devoting most of the time
to business, yet it will by no means be
deprived of the customary literary exer-
cises. Plans for short and pleasant
excursion are being perfected. Presi-
dent Watrous and Secretary Coe have
been laboring to prepare for a conven-
ton which they have reason to believe
will be satisfactory to the Press people.
1t is announced that the Chicago,
milwaukee, & St. Paul road will build at
once at Minneapolis, Minnesota, extern
sive repair and construction shops for
the use of all their lines west OF the
Mississippi, for which purpose forty acres
have been bought additional to that
already owned by the company in the
Il. oux, ,,ort Of that civ The SnOt Sc