Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-12-30

II.
s Poultry shipments here by the
American Express Co., are not as heavy
this year as last owing to Ethe
soft weather, but the package business
this Christmas, both in and out, has been
n,uch heavier this year than last. The
outgoing packages have been somewhat
more numerous than the. incoping at the
WATERFOWL Office, speaking we'll for the
generosity Of our citizens as Christmas
donors. y =
We publish the interesting pro-
gramme of the gala concert, By the Cen
cordia society,", New Years evening", in
an advertisement elsewhere. The society
have made due preparations for this
entertainment, and the effort should be
we'll sustained. An attractive feature Oh
the programme is the appearance OF j.
v. Boyer, of Milwaukee, in several
numbers. A grand social hop is given
after the concert.
The case of the State against VIM.
Lee on compleint of Emerson Taylor was
tried before Justice Stacy Monday. Lee
was charged with assaulting TAYLOR at a
Christmas tree festival al Piperville on
Christmas night. The defendant was
arrested by deputy sheriff Brook near
Oconomo~ &C. Saturday, and lodged in the
lookup Lee was fined $5 and costs
amounting to $23 SO and in default of
payment was sentenced to Jail for 80
days.
Archbishop HESS has appointed the
Rev. Ft Katzer, vicar general OF Green
Bay, administrator of that diocese, until
the pope shall! have appointed successor
to the late Bishop Krautbauer. The
archbishop will convene the five remain
ing bishops of hi. church province in
ahout four weeks: for the purpose OF
nominating three clergymen for the va
can't .h,xnopric.. The names of these
candidates will be sent to Rome. together
w,,ha slatemen: of their services and
qualifications, and the pope will appoint
one of them to succeed Bishop Kraut
bauer.
Some ffeen Wisconsin writer's
specially contributed to the last Sunday
Sentinel, among them Miss Carlotta
Perry, our former resident. and Mrs.
Marion ". Dudley, well known here.
This feature, taken in connection with
the general news and other Interesting
matter published, formed a most attract
i've number of the paper and added
greatly TO its popularity. There ia no
better Sunday paper than The Sunday
Sentinel, and being received here some
ten hours in advance of the Chicago
Sunday papers is great consideration in
its favor
The last Jefferson Banner notes the
following among the county court pro-.
ceedings:
I'm re-estate OF Catherine Gamble, de-
cessed.r &C. B-SkiBner, of Watertown,
appeared and secured judgment de-
termining descent.
I'm the matter of William Donovan. an
insane person. the account OF Colonel ..
D. Scott, guardian, was allowed alta little
less than $1,000. Amount claime6. about
$1,000. Nellie Donovan made a request
for $4,000 which was not granfeti... She
was represented by a brass button lawyer
from Chicago named Leonarel~,n. hit r.
B.. Kirkland very ably defended the
Interests of his client, William Hinbvan
AS Mr.. Scott declined to longer .efve a.
surdian, the Judge appointed in bis
stesd Daniel Jones. of Watertown.
H. G.<Wrfght, Oh Fort Atkinson, IN
writing ofetke scarcity of brpelp corn,
ventures the opinion that it will easily
reach 5000 ton. He says: -''Never
since the war have the marke!e>been in
the condition they now are, and hrooms
will bring from 81 to So pei diszenwI,9r4ah
the condition becomes geper'lly knaawn..
and these prices when reached will ptob..'
ALLY remain from one to two years. and
should the next crop fail, from any cause
we can only conjecture what the result
will be-" With the prospects ahead ffu-
gal housewives will not only make their
new brooms "sweep Clean hereafter but
will doubtless see to it that they are kept
in use until worn quite close TO the ham
dies
are in receipt of the catalogue
os the University OF Wisconsin. Madison,
for The academic year 1856. Wa
tertown isrepresented among the students
by James Sylvester Bacon, of the sopho-
more class in the general science course,
and Miss Myrtle May Rundlett and Miss
Emeline Hoffman. of the freshman class
in the general science course. The other