Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-11
DIR COUNTY TICKET.


last Saturday at Jefferson one ofthe best
county tickets ever nominated by any
party in Jefferson county. 1t is not the
work of any political bosses or the out
come of any ring combinations but the re
suit of fair and calm survey of the stu
alton and an honest endeavor to meet the
best interests of the voters.
The convention named Honorable
Jesse Stone, of this city, for the office
of Senator. Mr.. Stone needs no intro
duction from US to the people of Jefer
son County and especially to the cit
zens of Watertown. His public spirit
and enterprise are widely known, and to
his excellent business qualifications can
be added ripe legislative experience, max
ing him one of the most useful men in the
halls of legislation that any constituency
can have In the Senate Mr. Stone would
represent Jefferson county with honor to
himself and credit to the state His cleo
ton should not he matter of doubt.
For the responsible Office of Sheriff ".
F. Sommerfeld, of this city, was nomi-
mated. This is not new name to the
people of the county for their sufrages.
-Four years ago Mr.. Sommerfeld was the
Republican candidate for Register. With
but little or no effort he came within A
votes of carrying this city against his dem
ocratic competitor, D. Rutledge, and was
defeated in the county by only 257 votes.
Mr.. SommerfeId was born i'll Prussia
in 1887, and came to this place with his
parents in 1S48. He resided on his faith
er's farm in the town of Watertown until
1854 when he engaged in the drug bust
ness, first entering the drug store of DR.
Dodge and afterwards the drug store Of
Sprague and PETIT, in this city, remaining
in the employ of the latter firm six years,
at which period the war of the rebellion
having broken out Mr. Sommerfeld en-
listed in the 29th Wisconsin regiment
serving for the most of the time as Hos
pital Stewart. His services in this ca
pacity were so we'll appreciated by the
regiment that all the officers warmly rec
commended him for Assistant Surgeon to
which position he was appointed but the
order was revoked by an order from the
War Department that the regiment not
having its minimum number (666) no
more non-commissioned officers could be
mustered in. Since his term of service in
the army Mr.. So1smer6eld has engaged
in various lines of business in this city
and throughout the state, securing for
himself the reputation ola first-class bust
ness man. He has always made Water
town his home and few in our midst have
wider range of acquaintance. Mr. Son.
merfeld's ability and capacity for render
ing efficient, trustworthy and faithful SER
vice to the people in the Office of sheriff
are admitted by all. 1t is not too much
to say thal mis- administration Of two years
as sheriff would open up a new era to tax
payers of this county that could not fail
to be appreciated. Tbs people of Jetfer-
son county will consult their best interests
BY electing Mr.. Sommerfeld to the i'm
portant Office of sheriff.
The candidate for Treasurer is Darius
Reed, of Sullivan, one of the substantial
and enterprising farmers of the county
whose integrity is unquestioned and
whose word is his bond. In him the f.
nances of the county would have q safe,
honest and faithful custodian.
Emil Schuhrer, of Watertown, was
nominated for the Office of Register and
Gor this important position no better Sc
lection could have been made, Mr
Gehuhrer being gentleman of fine ed