Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-08

ing. His evening subject Is, Are you
elected ?"
"A pleasant feature of yesterdays
election is the success Of Hon. Ell Hawks
for Member Of Assembly in the Juneau,
Dodge county district The many friends
of tb gentleman here in all parties will
be pleased to hear of this result
We have barely time to announce
that Mrs. Captain James Rogan died
quite suddenly at her residence in the
Third ward last evening at the age of 80
years. Deceased was one of the first set
tiers here and her death will be learned
with deep regret by all the old residents.
Francis D. Moulton & Co., Milwau-
kee, will pay to the exhibitor of the but
ter taking the highest prize at the Union
Dairy Fair to be held under the auspices
Of the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition
Association at Milwaukee, December 4-9,
1882, one hundred dollars in gold provid-
ing the butter is sailed with Ashton's
best filed salt and the same sum to the
manufactures of the cheese that shall
take the highest prize if the cheese is
sailed with Ashton's Factory Filled Salt
The United States ranks first of the
nations on the earth in the number OF
Post Offices, having 42,989 Offices, the
next highest being Il, $40 in Great Bri-
tain. Switzerland leads in respect to num-
Der of Offices for each inhabitant, with
ore Office for every 993 inhabitants, the
United states having one office to every
1.167 inhabitants France and Germany
have by far the largest number of letter
boxes for the reception of correspondence.
Great Britain conveyed the largest num-
Der of letters last year, ,176, 423, 600,
the United States ranking second with
847. 1870, 029 letters. The United States
appears, however, to have conveyed
nearly double as many postal cards and
newspapers as were sent in any foreign
country. The United States has the
largest number of miles of railway trans
porsation, 90, 939 491 niles. With re-
spect to gross postal revenues, those OF
Germany aggregate 100, 229,31 francs
The United States. 176,453, 1927 francs,
and Great Britain 168, 385, 765 francs.
Personals
Mrs. Daniel Hall has returned from
her visit to Lockport, New York.
Mrs. Mary A. Wright, of Chicago, is
on visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. Van Alstine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hall, of Oswego,
Kansas, were in the city on Friday see
ing their friends accompanied by Mrs.
Robert Fargo, OF Lake Mills, with whom
they are visiting. Mrs. Hall will be re-
membered by some of our citizens as for
merly Miss Hattie Howell.
Nj. Lamfrom, of Milwaukee, was in the
CITY last week. communicating with his
former old friends and neighbors
Louis Stallman, of Fond du Lac, visit.
ed at his old home in this city Friday last.
H. Mulberger is home again from a
trip to Dakota, and is as enthusiastic as
ever over that golden harvest region.
John A. Evans, connected with the
Adiutant Generals office in the War De
partment at Washington, has been on
brief visit 10 his relatives and friends
here.
Right Rev. Edward R. Welles, Bishop
of the diocese of Wisconsin, visited in the
city Monday while on his way west.
Frank Mute, of Washington, is on
weeks visit to relatives and friends here.
Hon. John D. Bullock, OF Chicago, and
one of the most popular residents Jefer-
son county ever had, made his friends in
this city happy on Monday by his appear
ance among them.
Mrs. Fl. w. Bingham returned yester-
dav from a visit to her SCI, ". A. Bing
ham, at Depere, Wisconsin,, and while
absent had the pleasure Of celebrating
her I'D birthday.
J. A. Hall returned home this week
from his visit east.
Mrs. Eugene Jones and children leave
tomorrow for their new home In Milwau-
kee, where Mr. Jones is employed in the
Beloit Harvester Works.
4 Melancholy Acc5de3at.
4 terrible accident occurred last Mon