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

The Dodge county Jail does not con-
tain single prisoner, and its doors are
unlocked.
Regular services will be conducted
morning and evening at the Congrega-
tional Church next Sunday by Rev. L..
w. Winslow, of Beloit.
The Lake Mills Spike has been
changed to folio and it now fourishes
under the title of the Lake Mills Leader.
Success to the Leader.
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth
appears in a new dress and is much i'm
proved in appearance. We are glad to
note the evidence of prosperity in the
Commonwealth.
Last Thursday the granary of John
II. Sutton, in the town of Clyman, was
struck by lightning, but fortunately the
stroke being ''cold'' one no damage to
the DullulnS IOllOWou.
The examination of A. Heise, who
was arrested for burglary with intent to
commit larceny on the 18th of September
at the re sidence of P. Thorn in the First
ward, which was up last week in Justice
s:tacys court, resulted in his discharge.
"A large stock of window shades, new
styles, plain oil shade cloth, Scotch and
American Holland, fringe, tassels, &c,
have Just been received at Straw s. Muir
phys
A. E. Needham, of the town of Pa
tertowu, raised this season IS bushels of
spring wheat from 2 y acres and 50 bush
els of oats from q of an acre. It is in
order for those who can beat this to rise
I'VE are now, looking forward for pro
position from Bird, Carr aud the balance
to have Winslow, democratic candidate
for Register, withdrawn from the ticket
since his endorsement by the Prohibition
lists
Yesterday was sorry looking fair
day with the wet and siush that prevail
ed, preventing but comparative few from
coming to town. There was scarcely any
show of stock and take it all through the
day was a failure
The Second Sunday School Confer
ence of the church of the Diocese OF Wis
consin will be held in St. Pauls church,
in this city, October "a, % and 26. The
conference will be conducted by Rev. E.
S, Burford, rector of ST. Marks church,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
w. F. Sommerfeld has disposed of
his stock of boots and shoes to David E.
Pugh, who has recently removed here
from Berlin. Mr.. Pugh was resident
here some 25 years ago and we are glad
to welcome him back to our midst. We
bespeak for him a share Of the trade.
e. Stabenfeldt, of the Sixth ward,
while at work pulling down a house near
the Plank Road bridge last Saturday af-
ternoon, fell from the building and broke
his collar bone and shoulder The injur-
ed man was attended to by DR.. J. w.
Mitchell and is now doing we'll
-Norry Hooker, aged IS years, died
Oct. l, at the residence of his son. n G..
Hooker, at Faville's Grove. in the town
of Waterloo. HeVwas an uncle of Gen.
10. Hooker, and an inveterate anti-mason,
believing that masonry and anti Christ
were one.
w. F. Sommerfeld has purchased
the block of ground on the south side of
Western Avenue between Third and
Fourth streets, First ward, known az the
old ''circus ground" and he will at once
divide it up into lots and sell. them. This
piece will make very desirable building
sites.
BY reference to the Central Fair pre-
MUM list it will be seen that j. A. Hall,
of this city, received first premium on his
team of Gold Dust roadsters, 4 and 5
years old. These horses are we'll worthy
of the recognition they obtained. Both
are beautiful animals and altogether too
high-lifed for so old a man as DIR. Hall to
drive.
The complete premium list of the
late Central Fair is published in this
weeks REPUBLICAN and will doubtless
be read with interest. The Central Fair
has become an institution of Watertown,
and indeed, it ought to be said, of this
portion of the state, and everything pos
sible should be done to promote its sue
cess.
Dispatches give the particulars of the