Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
Sunday is Easter Sunday.

day.
Those who have rooms to paper and
want them Gone in frst-class style,
should call on Straw & Murphy.
This Is known in the church as Holy
Week in which occurs Good Friday kept
in commemoration of the Savior's death.
The managers of the Wisconsin
Central Railway will peremptorily dis
charge any men employed, found drink
ing liquor.
-Adjutant General Chapman an
n0unces the dissolution of the Fourth
Battalion, Wisconsin, National guard, and
has assigned Co. 3D." Watertown Rifles,
Captain A. Solliday, to the Second regi-
ment as Co. ''I" of that regiment,
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was unsettled, ss1aa34c higher,
closing at $3.50 for fresh receipts, $3.50
regular or seller April, $500 May and
$3.50 June. Flour was dull and I'M
changed Oats closed at &c, corn at
5414c, rye at Coo, and barley at 66c,
Hogs were steady at $5.50a6.25, and pro-
ducts tended upward 9Th.
The double column advertisement OF
Fred Bertram's Chicago Boot and Shoe
House will be found elsewhere in this is.
sue. 1t is excellent reading, and Mr..
BertraM assigns ample reasons why his
store should be patronized by all in quest
of boots and shoes of all kinds and quail
ties. Give his establishment a call,
The folly of fixing streets in the
manner they are here by hauling addi-
tionalsdirt upon them each season, which
only has the effect OF addingIto the depth
of mud in the spring and fall, has been
fully and painfully apparent within the
past few weeks. Let something be done
the present season to improve on the old
system of grading streets.
Plus Hoelle, of the Third ward, upon
the testimony of Drs. Spalding and Cody
was adjudged insane yesterday by Judge
Colonius and taken to the Northern Hos
pital for treatment. Znlle has a wife
and five children, and is in comfortable
circumstances. 1t is the opinion that his
mind became unsettled through loss he
met with by the Bursinger failure.
A freight train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul railway encountered
a broken rail ten miles east of Portage,
last Friday. and the second car was de-
rallied. Thirteen others followed and
were piled up. Seven cars were badly
broken and four cars loaded with pianos,
wagons and stoves were among the
smashed. A tramp stealing a ride was
buried il the debris. When dug out he
was standing upright, surrounded by
pianos. stoves and wagons. The wreck
delayed trains nine hours.
Monday evening the new Board Of
Street Commissioners held their first
meeting all members being present to
wit:
G. w. Schultz, First ward; II. A.
Block, Second ward; G. Smith, Third
word; F. Kusel, Fourth ward; Fl. Will
Der, Fifth ward: G. Ruebhausen, Sixth
ward; F. Sloan, Seventh ward. Com.
Kusel was called to the chair. G. 81.
Gardner presented his bill of services
the past year as city attorney at 5000.
The same was referred to the judiciary
committee. The Committee on Public
Buildings was authorized to purchase
the lot of J. B. Van Alstine Oh First
street, north of Bank of Watertown
Building, for sum not to exceed $4,000,
said lot be used for site for building
to contain an engine house, city hall
and lookup.
M. Cunningham's claim against the
city in the j. Heyman case was indefn-
itely postponed.
The appointment of E. Stylow as dep
uty marshal was approved by the
Board.