Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-24

The Phoenix Fire Company boys
give grand dapce at Turner Hall this
evening
S. VI. Eaton & Son have commenced
the manufacture of sorghum syrup and
are making the best and purest article
in the state
The following Republican county
committee was appointed by the chair at
the convention held Saturday: Jesse
Stone, E. B. Gray, J. Whittet, G. Grimm.
Fl. A. Wedemeyer.
The jury in the case of John Stage
and wife, of Fort Atkinson, charged with
numbering their child brought in a
verdict yesterday OF murder in the first
degree. Further investigation shows
that this is not the first of their children
that has suffered the same fate.
w. w. Woodman and F. V. Piper
are mentioned as candidates for the As
sembly from this district. If the Dem
ocrats 60 outside the city for candidate
there is no reason why Mr.. Piper should
not be selected for re- election, as he is
well acquainted with our wants here and
worthy an endorsement.
Our enterprising merchant, ". A.
Beurhaus, now hourishes with double
store having rented the store formerly
occupied by H. S. Howell. The east
store room he occupies with crockery and
groceries and the west store will contain
the dry goods stock
The Milwaukee wheat market yes.
terday was irregular, but rallied sharply,
closing at 7415c for No. spring, 1910
! seller October and 773ac November
Flour was dull and unchanged. Oats
| closed at 2615c, corn at Coo, rye at SOC
and barley at 60c. Hogs were l0c lower,
ranging from 81 SO to- $3.50. Products
were dull aud weak .-.Sentine5 "a.
j. L. Perry of the firm of Perry &
Co., of Berlin, is completing arrange.
ments for the purchase of large amount
of stock of the Bennett Manufacturing
Co. of this citv. The Bennett Co. will
be much strengthened by Mr.. Perry's
connection as he is known as reliable,
active and enterprising business man.
We shall be glad of the opportunity Of
counting Mr.. Perry among our residents.
Their long schooling in adversely has
taught our Democratic friends trugality.
This idea is striklugly illustrated in the
way they have managed to procure a new
banner this year. Four years ago the
Democrats strung a handsome banner
across Main street bearing upon it large
portraits of Hancock and English. This
year the same banner is used but the
heads Of Hancock "the superb" and
English,i "the mortgage" are rubbed out
and the pictures of Cleveland and Hen
bricks substituted. The same old banner
with merely new illustrations. 1t is so
with the party. 1t is a new party, a
reform party, the young and progressive
democracy, but the same old crowd
governed by the same impulses and
actuated by the same motives.
SOME PREMIUMs.-George Baker &
Son, of Hustisford, have met with fine
success in exhibiting their blooded Devon
cattle the present season. Their premi-
ums thus far comprise the following: At
Minneapolis: lst on year old bull, Cd
on bull calf, I'd on aged bull. I'd on COWS,
lst on year old cow, 1st on 2 year old
heifer, 1st on yearling, 1st On herd, 81
on dairy herd; at Owatonna: Sweep
stakes; at Wisconsin State Fair: I'd on
aged bull, I'd on aged cow, 1st on year
old heifer, Let on yearling heifer, Let on
heifer calf, 1st on display
Personal.
Eugene Eberle, of Philadelphia. has
been visiting at his home in the Second
ward. He has accepted a position in the
drug house of Dunning & Sumner, at
Madison
Charles Trzcinski, of Dekora, Iowa,
Fred Hildebrand, of Chicago, and Henry
Hildebrand, Marshal of Portage, were in
the city last week, called here to attend
the funeral of their nephew, Freddie
Trzcinski.
Henry O'Brien, of Topeka, Kansas,
formerly in the. employ here of the Chic
ago Milwaukee & St. Paul BY. is in town