Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30

vile.
Monday was "muster day" with the
Waterfowl Rifles, hence the flag flying
from the Armory.
The Heep property on Second street,
recently occupied by F. Willard, has
been purchased by Fred Bertram.
Tom Martin came ont with his
neyer-failing streetsprinkler last Friday,
to the great edifcation of the business
men on Main ssreet.
An infant son of Henry PEBBLES, Of
Chicago, died Sunday and was buried
here yesterday in the family lot in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
st. Bernard's church parsonage
moves forward rapidly towards compile.
ton. The building will be one of the
handsomest in the city.
Justice Stacy is TO be complimented
upon having the roomiest and most COM
plete and convenient Office ever occupied
here by any justice of the peace.
Miss Winnie Gallagher has returned
from Chicago and will resume her music
class. She has always given the best OF
satisfaction as. "a teacher. See her card
elsewhere.
President Mitchell, of the st. Paul
Railway, who returned from New York
Saturday, says that there will not be any
material increase in the mileage of that
system this year.
The Odd Fellows of Wisconsin will
unvail monument over the grave of My
ron P. Lindsey, at Green Bay, on the
18th of June. All the grand officers are
to take part in the ceremony,
The farmers are we'll forward with
their seeding in this section, the weather
for the past ten days being quite favora-
BILE for the work. There has been very
little growth as yet owing to the cold
nights.
The Horizon Shooting Club is con-
sidering the question of stocking Horizon
marsh with German carp, which feed
mostly on vegetation. The club has
control of 10000 acres of swamp land for
rs years.
The post Office at Fort Atkinson was
burglarized Friday night between s and
IL o'clock. During the absence Of the
clerk, who sleeps in the Office, the burg
lars entered through a back door and
pocketed abou. $45 in cash, taking the
| door key with them. Residents of the
city are suspected.
The Grand Haven Route is one of
the most popular routes by which to
reach the east. You save 1915 by TAX
ing it and besides enjoy a trip across
Lake Michigan in one of the Detroit,
Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway
company's palace i1on steamers. Read
the advertisement in another column.
There is a story going the rounds that
a girl II years old in the Fifth ward was
chloroformed few nights ago in her
bedroom. The perpretrator of the deed
was discovered by the parents of the girl
but he made good his escape and has
sincelleft town. This is the sum and sub
stance of the affair as we have heard it.
up to date, the delegates appointed
to the Republican National vention
are classified, as regards their Presiden-
tial preferences, as follows: For Arthur,
226; for Blaine, 1856; for Edmunds, 40;
for Logan, At; for John Sherman, %; for
Joseph R. Hawley, II; doubtful, S3.
The successful candidate will have to
receive All votes in the convention.
The graded license project was de.
feated in Milwaukee and the liquor
license placed at the sum of $500 It
was generally supposed that the result of
the recent election in Milwaukee meant
the adoption of high license in the hope
that some of the lower grade of saloons
would be then necessarily closed up
but it appears that no such agreeable
end was attained.
This city wants a stone crusher aud
the appointment of good, competent,
trustworthy man as street commissioner
whose duty it shall be to superintend the
work of repairing and keeping all the
streets of the city in order. We have
abundance of lime stone which, when
properly crushed and placed in the streets,
would make the best kind of road-bed.
A stone crusher can also be used effect.
ually in crushing boulders and bard.
heads, quantities of which can be obtain
ed for the hauling. With the material
at our very doors there is no reason Why
Watertown should have streets that it is
~ H. L.