Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-04
Horace Mute has sold his residence

An elegant line of Birthday Gard
lust received and for sale at 7. S. Clark
Book and Stationery store, 10 Main St
Cd door east of Post Office.
= The dwelling house of Charlie
Goetsch on Seventh street, First ward
narrowly escaped destruction by fire las
Sunday morning, fire having got unde
considerable Roadway in the kitchen part
The timely application of number o
pals of water subGued the flames but no
before some $50. worth of damage wa
done.
"A visit to Piperville last week show
ed remarkable state of activity among
the people ofthat unusually quiet village
The grist mill is running most of the
time, night and day. They have also a
sorghum mill, cider mill and cheese
factory, all in full blast
FIRE.-Last Saturday morning at
o'clock the hay pressing establishment o.
Stone & King, situated near the North
western depot, caught on fire and was
DESTROYED. The loss on building, machln,
ery and stock amounts to about 500
which is fully covered by insurance in
the Pennsylvania Fire, H. jacob, agent.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but it
is surmised that it caught from the care
less use of matches by rome tramps sup
posed to be lodging in the building.
The latest real estate transfer in this
city is that of the wagon and blacksmith
Shops owned by Richard Jones on the
west side, to William Zimmerman, OF Mil
waukee. This agreement was entered
into on last Monday, the consideration
being $1S25.00. Mr.. Zimmerman was
formerly in the employ of Mr.. Jones and
is known to many of our people as a
young man of steady purposes and an ex'
cellent workman.
w. f. Sommerfeld is making rapid
progress in selling off his stock of Boots
and Shoes and at the present rate it will
not take long for him to close entirely
out. When he gets through we hope he
will embark here into some larger bust
ness as he has the energy and capability.
No one here has had a wider business eX-
since he came to this place a
boy ot,1l years Of age, in lS48. Success
go with him in whatever he undertakes,
say we.
The delegates of the Republican
County Convention at Jefferson last Sat
urday, finding themselves unprepared to
nominate ticket, postponed their con-
vention one week, or until next Saturday
at Jefferson, when it is expected that by
a comparison of notes and a canvass of
the situation they will be able to make
selections for senator and county officers
creditable to the party and deserving of
success before the people. We hope there
will be a full attendance.
The Fort Atkinson Board of Trade
have inquired into the profits of pick e
factory and there is every prospect that
an establishment of the kind will be &C.
there next spring. Mr.. Dow
ming informed the board thatin his place,
Woodstock, H., that the gross receipts
per acre valued at $3.50 to 5000 Two
hundred persons are there employed III
picking, $4,000 bushels have been mar
keted, and the crop is not entirely gather
ed at that.
DIR. Hoerman's business having be
come so large that he finds it necessary
to have a partner, has associated with
himself DR.. J w. Mitchell, of Decatur
Illinois. DR.. Mitchell was educated al
the University of n. Y. He was four
years an army surgeon; served On Gen
Paine's staff as Medical Director until {
wound which he received at the battle o.
Spring Hills, Va, rendered him. unable tc
ride on horseback. He was promoted tt
the rank of Colonel by Breyet and PLACED
in.charge Of acmilitary hospital where he
continued until the close of the war; h'
then went to New York and spent.tW
years in the n. Y, Eye and Ear Infrm
airy and Bellevue hospital; in 1868 he 10
Gated in Schuyler Co., Illinois, where h
enjoyed very large practice. In adj
dition to the practice of medicine the
Doctor will do everything in the line 0
general surgery, treat all diseases of the
eye and ears, and diseases peculiar t,
women See cards in another column
ASSEMBLY NoMINATIoN.-The Jeffer
coy, County Gooond assam hI17 district Re