Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-06-29
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The Central Fair will be held
in this City on Sept 19thto 23d, and
will double discount ali previous ex-
hibitions by the C, ". a & NJ. A
nd don't you forget It.
Try those new Perfumeries just re
ceived at J. III. Schulzs drug store, near
Post Office. They are just splendid IS
The Sunday School organized few
weeks since at Johnson's Creek is said to
be doing nicely under the very excellent
management of NJ rs. V. Bovee as Super
intendent
Justice J. L. Kube has procured the
required bail of$10O0 for his appearance
at the next term of the jefferson County
Citcuit Court, to answer to the charge Of
forging satisfaction to mortgage.
Margaret Donovan, wife OF James
Donovan, residing in the town of Water
town, east of the city limits, was adjudged
insane last week and conveyed to the
Mendoza Hospital for the insane.
We are in receipt Of the Premium
list and regulations of the annual fair of
the State Agricultural Society to be held
at Fond du Lac, September 26, q, %,
90, and so.
Rev. Geo. E. Gordon, President of
the Wisconsin State Humane Society,
put stop to the performance of the
woman wheeling her baby on a single
wire, in connection with Forepaugh's
show, at Milwaukee.
The recent meeting of the State Bar
Association at Madison, was not as large
as expected-in fact it fell considerably
short of expectations. Less than 100 sat
down to the banquet at the Park Hotel,
and one-third of them were not lawyers.
The census statistics show that Wis
consin has advanced to be the tenth in
number of the tobacco producing states
of the Union. She is two-thirds down
the list of the fif cen states that grow SO
per cent of all the crops of the country.
Mr.. Marvin Hughitt, the General
Manager of the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railway, officially announces the
appointment of Mr.. J. D. Laying as Gen
superintendent of the various lines
of that road. Mr.. Laying was lately
General Manager of the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad.
Spring wheat, barley and oats are
doing finely, their condition being much
improved by the late rains. What little
winter wheat there is has headed out
well and the pieces Of rye look in good
condition. Corn although backward is
improving in appearance.
MIR. A. Babenroth, son of F. Baben-
roth, of this city, was admitted to the
ministry by the Evangelical Lutheran
Theological Seminary of Milwaukee last
week. Mr.. Babenroth has already re-
ceiyed call, a congregation in Wilson,
MINI, desiring his services.
-Vennor writes to friend as follows:
II regret to have to warn you OF a hot
and stormy July, with frequent disas-
- storms of wind, hail, and rain
Ln5JeSghout those sections in which the
June storms have been so severely felt.
The month will resemble that of 1880,
rather than 1879"
An unprecedented increase in the
use of red 1-cent and blue 2-cent stamps
is reported at the Postofice Department.
The increase is attributed to the new
wrinkle with the ladies, who have adopt
the scheme Of using one of each Of
le above denominated stamps on let
rs instead of Scent stamps, considering
fashionable. The new craze is not
preciated by the clerks who have t.
acel the stamps.