Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-01

Father Kampschroer and the mem
bers of st. Henri's church choir picnick-
ed at Lake Mills yesterday,
The Chicago and Northwestern's
earnings for the third week in July, 1883,
were $5O5. 700 against 1862, 600 for cores
ponding week 1882. Increase $43, 100.
1t has been decided to hold the JEFF
ferson County Fair October 2, 8, 4 and
S so as not to conflict with the holding of
the Central Wisconsin Fair and the State
Fair.
DR.. Fishblatt, who visits our city of
WATERFOWL for sometime, comes on his
next visit Friday, August 10th. He has
made sufficient cures here to give the
public perfect confidence.
"A party from this city with Post
master Moak and Don Carlos Sprague as
guides, went to Lake Mills yesterday by
teams and enjoyed festive occasion on
the shores of Rock Lake.
We regret to learn that Prof. T.
Snyder has resigned his position at the
Northwestern University and goes to
Buffalo, New York, to take charge of a
church the 1st of September.
Yesterday new ice wagon from S.
M. Eaton's establishment appeared on
the streets for the delivery of the frozen
substance. Scenes from the Arctic re-
gions are produced with the brush in fine
style on the cover.
The cheese factory in Leroy, Dodge
County, TUNED out 1850 pounds of
cheese between May Z and June 80.
The number of pounds of milk required
to make one pound of cheese was 1927.
The stock was sold at s, 9 and 90 cents
pound.
The various railway lines running
into Milwaukee offer special excursion
rates during the week of the Thomas
concerts at Schlitz's Park. The st. Paul
Company offers rate of one-and-one-
fifth fare, round trip, with 30 cents added
for concert admission ticket
Mr.. and Mrs D. Jones, DIR. and Mrs.
A. Solliday, Mrs. J. NJ. Sylvester, Miss
Sues. Cady, Miss Mary Baum, Mrs. H.H.
Gallup and Mrs. E. Rack, constituted a
pleasant party that went by carriages to
Nashotah yesterday and enjoyed the syl.
van shades and beautiful scenery of that
highly favored locality,
The East Grand Forks (Dakota)
Courier comes to us with the name of
Frank j. Duffy at the head It's columns
as editor and proprietor. The Courier al
though yet in its teens, shows evidence
of being we'll sustained, and is conducted
with ability, thrift and enterprise. Mr..
Duffy has been long and favorably known
here and our people will always feel an
interest in the success of the Courier.
The effect of the telegraph operators
strike has at length been felt here, the
Office of the Western Union being closed
against the public this morning. Mr.. A.
Stallman for number of years the faith
full and untiring servant of the company
in this city, sympathizing with his breth-
ren, joins them in demanding of their en-
ployes what the brotherhood deem to be
but fair wages and reasonable business
hours.
George B. Lewis is having a new
foundation placed under his factory and
will add an additional story to the build
ing thus giving him larger facilities for
his constantly increasing business in the
manufacture OF apiary supplies, sash, doors
and blinds. Mr.. Lewis contemplates
having his Improvements made with a
view of heating the building with steam
and lighting it with gas.
The Watertown Rifles, to the num-
Der of about Is, bivouacked at Lake Mills
last Saturday taking tents along and pro-
Visioning themselves in true soldier style.
Among other amusements the boys had
target shooting. L. Wilcofskie carried off
the first prize with the rife, Captain Solli-
day following with right smart second.
The day was very pleasantly spent and
the troops reached home about 10 o'clock
at night.
David Rickett, an old resident of
the Third ward, is the victim of a very
singular and, it is feared, fatal accident
Some weeks since while passing along a
street in Minneapolis, where he was en-
ployed at his trade of bricklaying, he
was hit in the right eye with base ball
struck from club by some one at play.
Theinjury caused symptoms of an abscess
forming in the brain, and he now lies at
his home here in what his nhvsiciane