Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-12-19

Read the Decorative Art Reception
advertisement of S. B. Fuller in this is
sue
"A very large and choice assortment
of Christmas and New Year cards has
just been opened up at Straw & Murphy's.
Call and see them.
Yesterday morning s degrees below
zero and this morning 10 below. The
back bone of the mild winter seems to be
broken.
-CIreat bargains in fancy goods will
be found at the store of Mrs. n. Blu
menfeld as will be seen from her adver-
tsemeut in another column.
The Congregational Church Glover
Club entertainment last Wednesday even
ing was a fine success both in attendance
aud financially, there being realized
about S13O.
Ashley D. Harger, correspondent of
he Chicago Times, who has recently
been sojourning in the Black Hills near
Dea wood, is in town calling on his
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Trzcinski were
the recipients of fine boy baby at their
home Sunday morning and are receiving
the congratulations of their friends over
the happy event.
If you want good light, put the
improved double wicks in your lamps.
II not found where you buy your oil,
call at Straw & Murphy's.
The Golden Eagle clothing house,
Milwaukee, has on exhibition species
of the so-called golden eagle" The
bird measures s feet from tip to tip, and
was shipped from California.
We were misinformed last week re-
garding the pardon and return of Charles
Lenck to his home here. His family and
friends are hopeful, however, that such a
report may prove true before long.
The Christmas gifts that can be Sc
lected from the crockery, lamp and glass
ware stock of A. Gamm, corner of Main
and Fourth streets, are both numerous
and handsome. Call and see them.
The WATERFOWL Roller Skating Rink
will be open Monday and Friday even
ings. Those desiring 10 buy roller
skates can purchase them of Thomas &
Kunert, over S. E. Randall's store, west
side.
One of those new style patent metallic
back albums is just the thing your wife
or sweetheart would appreciate. While
not the cheapest, it is the most durable
and elegant album manufactured. At
Spruesser's.
The Congregational Church Christ
mas tree and Sunday School exhibition,
consisting of recitations and singing,
suggestive of the great event in Christ
endom, Saviour's birth, will be held
Monday evening.
The Eclectic Magazine is complete
compendium of .choice foreign miscellany
and in its prospectus, 70 be found in an
other column, may be seen what induce
ments are in store for its readers in 1884.
No better periodicals. published than the
Eclectic
-Farmers-Do all your custom work at En-
piEe Mill. Prompt attention and good work.
Postal cards were introduced by
Prof. Emanuel Herman, OF Vienna.
They were first used in England, Ger
many AMI Switzerland in 1870. in Belgi-
UNI and Denmark in 1871, and in Nor
way, Russia and the United States in
1872-'73.
Wednesday next, December 26, the
semi-annual session of the Wisconsin
Teachers Association will commence in
the Senate Chamber at Madison closing
Friday morning following. An interest
ing programme has been arranged for the
occasion.
Following the suggestion of the cor
respondent in last weeks Gazette the
REPUBLICAN would liketo see published
statement Of the Robinson case show
ing whether or not any effort was ever
made by our city authorities to make
reparation to Mrs. Robinson for the in
juries sic received, and if compromise
was proposed what was the nature of it
and who was the party, If any, that pre-
vented a settlement.
"A postal card received from J. H.
Reyes, the. former editor of this paper,
dated Eau Claire, December II, impartg
the following: another boy at our
house this morning. Only three more
before shall be even with my friends
Coe, Norris, Waggoner and Burchard.
Folks doing nicelv." We extend con-