Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-15

i ne milwaukee Exposition CioseS
next Saturday. The art collection alone
is we'll worth visit.
Naturally of good size, Bob"
Jones feels bigger than ever since yestar-
day morning, at which time lovely
little baby girl became a member of his
household.
The Burr Robbins circus is to winter
near GAINESVILLE, for which purpose ground
will. be prepared and buildings erected
Manager Colvin reports successful
season.
According to Col j. G. Spooner's
estimate, and he has been around the
state enough to be good Judge. the
Prohibition vote in Wisconsin this fall
will be less than 5000.
AT St. Patricks fair, Milwaukee, l.
w. Van Schaick was voted the gold
headed cane to be presented to the most
popular candidate Tor congress. He
received 500 votes against 291 tor P. V.
Duester.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Company are erecting a new depot at
Ixouia which will be handsome and
convenient structure. 1t is situated on
the main track, a considerable distance
west of the old depot.
We respectfully announce that on
and after October 18th, beer of our own
brewing will be served to the public.
HARTIG & MANI.
The Republican Assembly district
convention which met Saturday after
noon, adjourned without making a NOM
ination for member of Assembly for this
district, leaving the matter in the hands
of the committee for future consideration
At Nashotah last Wednesday Gener.
al alexander McCook, =. S. A and Miss
Annie Colt, of Milwaukee, were united
in marriage. Among the distinguished
guests were General w. T. Sherman and
daughter After the cermony the party
proceeded to Chicago
When the Republicans of Milwau-
kea nominated l. w. Van:Schaick for Con-
gress they selected man to win and one
deserving of success. He has a wide
spread popularity and upon the protec.
ton and labor issue he is in full accord
with the position of the Republican
party. 1t looks as if Deuster would have
O surrender this fall.
%. F. Roessler, for the past year
foreman in the Juneau Telephone office,
has purchased the Jefferson Banner and
l. [. Carr retires from the paper intend
ing to remove to another point We wish
the new editor success with the Banner
and hope Mr., Carr may find a field for
n awspaper work that will be pleasant to
him.
This weeks issue is the first number
Of the twenty-ffth volume of the RE-
PUBLICAN. During the twenty four
years of its publication the REPUBLICAN,
it can safely be said, has taken no step
backward and still continues on the even
tenor of its way prepared to battle for
the principles it represents and favoring
whatever it considers will bode good to
the community.
Horace Baker addressed the Blaine
and Logan club Saturday evening present
Ing the tariff issue Of the present campaign
in aclear and conclusive manner showing
that the manufacturing and labor,interests
of the country were identified with the
success of the Republican party. Mr.
Baker having always been Democrat
his appearance as speaker in the Re-
publican cause was viewed with no little
Interest and his remarks had good effect.
The statement of the Milwaukee
Journal that there are $50 Independents
in Watertown who will vote for Cleve-
land, is the.purest kind Of bosh, just such
stuff as that paper is feeding its readers
upon daily IN relation to political matters
here and elsewhere There is no "inde-
pendent" movement here and notice is
hereby served on the Journal that the
Watertown Republicans will show bet
ter record for Blaine than they did four
years ago for Garfield
Yesterday forenoon while Mrs. B.
O'Connell, of the Seventh ward, was
crossing Second street at Beurhaus' cor
ner she was run over by horse aud
buggy driven by Casper Laub, lad
about 16 years old, residing in the Second
ward. Mrs. O'Connell was badly cut
and bruised on her face and had very
narrow escape from being severely injur-
ed. Young Laubswas arrested for fast