Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-06-08

! York Clipper.
They open in Chicago for one week
commencing Monday June 9th. Remem-
Der Watertown, July 1st.
THE CRoPs-Crops in this section are
not in as satisfactory condition as their
appearance indicated two weeks ago.
Wheat and other grains together with
grass have suffered from the recent
drought. The late rain, however, bene-
fitted them to great extent Consid-
cradle of the corn hereabout rotted in the
ground for want of rain and required re-
planting. Large fruit will be a partial
failure, the out look for apples being es-
pecially poor.
THE GRAND CoNCERT.-The notable
event in musical circles here will be the
grand concert under the auspices of
Messrs. Hawley & Hardege at Turner
Hall, Thursday evening of this week,
June 9th. One of the choicest and most
brilliant programmes ever offered to a
WATERFOWL audience will be presented on
the occasion, to be executed by the Wa
tertown Quartette Club, Hardege's orches-
ira, the full chorus of the Concordia So
ciety, Miss NJ Norton, Miss l.. Ruesch,
Miss Kopp and Mrs. w. w. Jones, of
Milwaukee, This list comprises an ar
ray of musical talent seldom brought to
gether at one entertainment, and with
the splendid programme prepared for the
evening the efforts of the management
should meet with such a response from
our citizens as to fill Turner Hall.
We are panied to hear that DIR. F. A.
Barber has serious attach of bleeding at
the lungs.
The M. E. Church Social Society
will meet this "wednesday evening
with Mrs. J. Giles. A large attendance
Is desired
Tickets from Chicago to New York
and Boston are being sold at low rates
just now. AS low as $1,000 to New York
is quoted.
The employees at the carpenter shop
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railway in this city, are busy these days
turning out work for the Chicago & Pa
cifc division.
The Congregational Sociable appoint
ed at Mrs. Fuller's forThursday evening,
will be postponed for one week.
The Examinations of the classes in
North Western University commences
to-day "Wednesday and continue till
next Tuesday.
We regret to learn that the condi-
ton of Horace Mute, who has been con-
fined to his home in the First ward with
severe sickness for some weeks past, is
such as to give his family little if any
hope of his recovery.
Carl Schurz, who recently became
chief editor of the New York Evening
Post, is now revising the proof sheets of
his philosophical, psychological and his
torical novel, soon to be published by a
Boston house. 1t is to be entitled 'tMax
Ondersoul.'
Strictly Pure White Lead, Paints,
Varnishes and Linseed Oil, large stock
at bottom prices, at J. Ell. Schulz's Drug
Store, near Post Office. 33
The "Little Rocks under Capt
Villa honored the preparatory depart
ment of their college by defeating the
"Evening Stars of the city under Capt.
Shuttle, Jun.
The Sunday School Picnic of the
Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School
takes place next Saturday on Concordia
I Island The children leave the church
punctually at l o'clock P. M.
The State Board of Charities and
Reform have issued circular relating to
care of the chronic insane by counties,
which will no doubt receive due atten-
ton by our county officials. The num-
Der of insane persons in the state being
greater than can be accommodated in the
state hospitals, the state now allows $1 SO
a week for the care of each chronic insane
person properly provided for by counties
The board prescribes set of rules which
must be complied with by the counties to
entitle them to this appropriation.