Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-24

dress plainly written, to ii. y DaVls'
Asst General Passenger Agent, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba r r., st. Paul,
Mimi, for full particulars and sectional
map of North Dakota Country. See adj
vertissment headed 1920 Acres Free"
The official declaration shows that
the vote of the people of Minnesota as
the November election, upon the PROPOSE
ton to apply the internal improvement
land fund to the payment of the railroad
adjustment bonds, was very largely in its
favor, the exact result being: For the
proposition, S2,435; against it, 24,526;
ma iority in favor 81, 900.
The following is stated to be a near
~ correct rule for measuring corn in
cribs: Having leveled the corn in the
crib, measure the lenght, breadth and
depth, and multiply them together, and
deduct from the product one-tifth and
you have the number of bushels in the
ear; for shelled corn take oue-half of
this. To be strictly correct, add half a
bushel for every 100.
The annual! meeting of Lake Mills
Anti-Horse Thief Society, convened at
the Stony Brook school house, Saturday
Jan 9th. 1888, A fair Representations of
It's members were present. The Treas
urer reported $39445 in the treasury.
The old officers were reelected with the
exceptions of Treasurer and Chief of Pc
lice; James Crump took the place of Far
go, and Mr. Raynor TO succeed Folsom.
Great preparations are being made
for the Grand Mardi Gras Carnival to
take place at the Exposition Building,
Milwaukee, on Tuesday, February 6.
Among the attractions of the evening 10
the performance of Semlramis, or, the
Court of Babylon, which will surpass in
spectacular grandeur anything ever of
fered in the West. The festivities are
under the direction of the Musical SociC-
" and the Turn Verein, of Milwaukee.
The Watertown Broom Brigade,
which has been drilled by Capt. Solliday
assisted by Lieutenant Bruegger, will
give an exhibition drill at Turner Hall,
Wednesday evening, January 3lst. Music
By the Philharmonic Brass Band. The
Philharmonic Orchestra will furnish
music for dancing, which will take place
after the drill Supper will be served by
the ladies of the company, in Lower
Hall. The Watertown Rifles will be in
attendance and contribute to the mill
tary character of the entertainment.
Congress evidently does not agree
with Commissioner Loring that the sor-
ghum industry has passed beyond the ex-
perimental stage, and that hereafter it
should be taken up and carried forward
entirely by private enterprise. The SEN
ate inserted an item in the agricultural
bill of $4,000 to continue the sorghum
experiments under the direction of DR..
Colver. The house, on the recomr nda-
ton Of the agricultural committee, struck
his item out, but it was restored by the
conference committee, whose report was
adopted by the house.
Last Saturday finished the search
among the ruins Of the Newhall House.
Two more charred bodies were found,
making forty-eight in all. Of III peo-
pie said to have been in the hotel at ii e
time of the fire 176 are now accounted
for. as follows: Identified, %; non-ilen-
titled, IS; saved, l02; still missing, l,
making the total loss Of life rs. Commit
tees Of citizens and municip pal bodies met
and decided on tomorrow as the day for
q general funeral over the charred re-
mains The latter will De conveyed un-
der a suitable escort to the Exposi ton
Building, where the ceremonies will be
held under the direction of all denomina-
tons