Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-16

on the west side can supply you daily
with fresh fish from Lake Superior.
The school OF St. Johns Lutheran
church, Rev. G. Strassen, picnicked at
Concordia Island yesterday afternoon.
See the advertisement of L. Harris &
Sons, Milwaukee, for grand clearing
sale of dry goods, millinery &c. at the
Fair.
IN Bruegger received his commission
YESTERDAY as agent of the WATERFOWL
branch of the Wisconsin Humane So.
ciety.
"A special train of eight cars of teach.
ers from Massachusetts passed through
here last evening to attend the National
Teachers Association at Madison.
Rev. Father Salick preached bis first
sermon at St. Henri's Catholic Church
last Sunday morning, and displayed good
ability in the discourse.
The examination of George and
Frank Fie for burglary, appointed for
last Thursday, was postponed to the 18th
before Justice Stacy. The Flies are out
on bail.
--Expfess messenger, e. A. Judd, has
launched,a beautiful row.boat on the
river named the Ida, which has been in
service on. the Mississippi at Winona,
Minnesota.
We have received copy of the first
issue of The Shepherds Voice, monthly
published at Jefferson, Wisconsin, by
Rev. o c. Burt, The aim of the pub.
LEGATION "to elevate humanity and sup.
press vice. is we'll borne out in its COL
umns.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes~
terday was stronger, closing at 8211c for
No. 2 spring. 1880 seller August and
S43lc September. Flour was dull. Oats
closed at zoe, rye at Gle and barley at
soc. Hogs were plenty at 10000.
Provisions were dull and nearly nominal
Sentinel L..
The rye and winter wheat harvest
has commenced hereabouts and the
farmers are well satisfied with the out
look of both crops. Winter wheat it is
expected will yield on an average thirty
bushels to the acre 10 fields that were
not winter killed in spots.
H. j. Strauss on Second street, is
closing out his stock of summer shoes
and slippers at aston ishingly low figures,
which will be seen by his advertisement
elsewhere. He is doing this to make
room for fall stock. Call and see his
fine stock and cheap prices.
The Grafton delivered here by J. G.
Conway, of Watertown, on the Fourth
was short but brimful of sparkling and
suggestive ideas and solid sound sense.
The many people who had come many
miles to listen to him were not disap.
pointed in the least. - Waterloo Journal.
AT Fort Atkinson, Monday after
noon, Geo. Waters, section hand on the
Northwestern railway, while punching
hole through rail was struck in the
breast by piece Of iron that Clipped
from the hammer he was using, imbed-
ding itself to such depth as to be
alarming. DR.. Bicsnell probed the
wound, but could not find the piece of
iron.
Our citizens are greatly indebted to
A. E. Anderson, the Western Union
Telegraph manager here, for the trouble
and care he took in giving the bulletins
of the proceedings of the Republican and
Democratic National conventions at
Chicago. We practically had all the
doings of the conventions placed before
MS without the trouble of going to Chica.
go.
Several of the leading Irishmen of
S.. Louis who have hitherto acted with
tho Democratic party have announced
their intention to vote for Blaine.
Among them are Dr. Thomas O'Reilley,
President of the Missouri Irish National
League. The Irisn-American paper
published there, the American Celt, and
the labor organ, the Union. have also
pronounced for Blaine.
About the happiest democrat over
the nomination of Grover Cleveland.
hereabouts, is our friend F. P. Brook.
Immediately after Cleveland's election as
governor, Brook began to advocate his
nomination for the presidency, by dis
tributing pictures of the governor and by
every other means, so that his great wish
has been gratifed through the work of
the Chicago convention; only to be
doomed to disappointment by the result
of the election.
If our democratic friends here were.
as a general thing, well pleased over the
nomination Of Govo~ror Clo-.ll -