Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-23

The Cigar Makers union nOlu Ddll
at Turner Hall, Saturday evening.
Call at Straw & Murphy's and see
the beautiful engraving "Far Away"
just received.
Edward Sip is on the sick list and
unable to continue his runs in the inter
est of Uncle Sans mails.
The coming Pioneers Picnic at
Jefferson, announced to be held June 10,
will occur or Saturday June IA.
john Reinhart and Miss Mary Clark
were married this morning at st. BeI-
nard's church.
"A horse belonging to E. Krusche
was drowned at Wegeman's tannery last
evening by backing into the river.
The members of the o. D. Pease Post
G. A, R. at their last meeting decided to
proyide themselves with uniforms.
We publish elsewhere the law of
Wisconsin bearing upon the preservation
of fish the observance of which should be
strictly enforced.
There is a woman living in the
Third ward, of some sixty years of age,
who it is believed has meyer in her life
time rode upOn q railroad.
The cheese factory situated on the
Emmett and Clyman town line has been
running in fourishing condition since
April LIST. w. F. Potter has charge of it
this season.
j. Butcher is making preparations
to erect tirst-class brick business build
ing on the site of his frame one destroyed
by fire last summer adjoining Gamn &
Kurzweg's block.
The season thus far has been SO cold
and backward that comparatively little
sowing has been done as yet in this vi
cinity. Grass, however, Notwithstanding
the drawbacks in other things looks
thrifty and promising.
The Milwaukee wheat market yester-
day was unsettled and irregular, closing
at 9018c for No. 2spring, 9058c seller
May, and 9225c June Flour was firm.
Oats closed at 33c, corn at 551ac, rye at
6515c and barley at 69c. Hogs were
lower, ranging at $5.30a6.00. Provisions
were stronger.-SentineI %.
Rev. II. Thompson, until quite
recently canon of the Cathedral at DAY.
export, Iowa, has now charge of the
Episcopal church at Logansport, indiana
His wife is not the daughter of Bishop
Perry as stated last week, but Rebecca
Perry, daughter of S. Perry, of the firm
of Minnecke & Perry.
The public schools open ed Monday
with full attendance and the "young
ideas are again preparing themselves to
meet the responsibilities of life. The
number of scholars is 1905, larger at
tendance than ever before 127 scholars
attend the High School, an increase from
20 only few years ago.
There appears to be very general
desire expressed among our citizens to
have Architect Mix, of Milwaukee, draw
the plans and superintend the work of
building the new city engine house. Mr..
Mix is acknowledged to be one of the
best and most tasty architects in the west
and his work always gives satisfaction.
One of the special features of the
coming concert will be the singing of the
"Casta Diva" by Miss Lizzie Ruesch.
Those who listened TO Miss Ruesch's
rendition of the grand Soprano Aria
from Freischutz at the first concert given
by the Chorus Glass will be pleased to
hear her in this great CovatiHa, from
Norma.
). Fl. Bentley, of Mil 4 aukee, was
instantly killed at Sheboygan last Friday
while painting smoke stack from which
he accidently fell. May of last year,
his partner, Thomas Burke, also of Mil
waukee, it will be remembered, fell while
engaged in painting the smoke stack at
Mayors planning mill and died few days
afterwards from the effects of his injur-
les.
-Nowack Bro. & Co.'S team Monday
afternoon, frightened at flying piece of
paper, tore from their hitching post and
dashed pell NELL down Fourth street
taking the sidewalk in front of J. Brant's
for their race, slightly mutilating the
fence at which point both horses fell and
rolled on their backs but not injuring
themselves, the wagon escaping with the
loss only of the tongue and whif1e trees.
Silks AT T. A. CHAPMAN's The
greatest inducements ever offered to the
purchasers of silks in the state of Wis.