Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-23

season thus far, the thermometer Stand-
ing 90 degrees in the shade.
DIR. A. Solliday predicts that the
cranberry crop on his marsh in Wood
county will prove an almost total failure
this season.
I. Robinson. two miles south of
Fort Atkinson has cats of the "Wel-
come" variety that average from Is to 20
heads to the stool, stool numbering as
many as $3.50 kernels.
Surgeon w. G. spalding. Chaplain
D. D. Scott and A. WettWer, of the 0. d.
Pease Post, started yesterday to attend
the national encampment of the G. A. r.
now in session at Minneapolis.
Milwaukee is moving in the matter
of taking precautions against the probable
visitation of cholera this season. Water
town had better take the hint and move
In the same direction.
The Watertown Rifles, Captain A.
Solliday, as members of the Second Reg
iment Wisconsin Nation al Guard, will
go into camp at Sheboygan for six days,
August to 9, inclusive.
The size of the cherry crop this sea-
son cheats all creation" and housewives
are just more than using the sugar
putting up the fruit. A tariff just
now on sugar is no: very popular.
The Garfield Monument Committee
has accepted Keller's design for a monu.
ment to be erected in the cemetery at
Cleveland, which will cost $3.50, 900. 1t
will be in the form of a tower.
A good job of grading is being done
on Fourth street, First ward. The road.
bed is laid with lime stone and gravel
and looks as though it would make a
permanent and satisfactory piece of work.
Mrs. Coss, of Palmyra, has in her
apiary loo swarms of bees; expects each
swarm to average 125 pounds of honey.
Last year ten swarms produced 1000
pounds Of extracted honey. She recent.
ly hiyed ten swarms in one day.
Our bond cases, involving the ques-
ton of the statute of limitations, were
tried before Judge BUM at Madison last
Saturday. Judge Bum deferred his de-
cision for few days. We have every
reason to expect that the city will be vic
torious.
The Moravian church Sunday school
picknicked on Concordia Island yester-
day, and this afternoon the German
Methodist Sunday school occupy the
same grounds for a picnic. Concordia
Island is we'll patronized this season for
picnic parties.
"A series of cheap summer excur-
sions have been arranged via the Detroit,
Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway
to resorts IN Canada, Vermont and sea
board points. For full particulars ad.
dress B. c. Meddaugh, Western Pass.
Agt., D., G. H. and M. Ry., Milwaukee.
Two hundred members of the Ma
tional Teachers Association spent Sun.
day in Fargo, D. T. They are on their
way west over the Northern Pacific, and
are bound for the Fellows one Park,
Portland and Alaska. They expect to
return to civilization in about two
months.
"A. II. Sembower, of Reading, Penn,
will speak upon the subject of Temper
ance, at the Methodist Church on Tues
day evening. July Doth. We learn that
Mr.. S. is very interesting speaker upon
this question and all that take an interest
in the work in which he is engaged
should not fail to hear him.
"A clerk in one of the general Offices
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway in Milwaukee, whose name Is
not given, has been detected in stealing
passes and disposing. of them to Chica-
go ''ticket scalper." A ''fast' life led to
his fall. Farther than to discharge him
disgraced and barred from further em.
ployment by the company, no punish
ment was sought to be inflicted. He has
gone from the city, no one knows where.
The annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the Sons of Hermann, of Wis.,
consin, will be held in this city next Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. The bust.
ness meetings will take place in Turner
Hall. On Sunday excursions of the Sons
will come from Madison. Fond du Lac,
Oshkosh and Milwaukee and grand
picnic of the order and their friends will
be held on Concordia Island,
Through an inadyertence last week
IL AZ