Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08

| Blankets and Comforts way down at
| New York and Boston Store.
! The robins and bluebirds arrived
last week and are making the air CHEEKY
! With their Song.
"A fire at Fond d. Lsc Monday
morning destroyed the sash. door and
blind factory of 0. e. Steenberg, the loss
! being estimated at from $50, 900 to $40,-
900.
Last Friday Mrs. Eliza Richards
celebrated her 69th birthday and num-
Der of her friends were present at her
home in the First ward to do honor
TO the pleasant event.
Another case Of so cent unlaundered
shirts at New York and Boston Store.
A blaze started in the residence of
FL. e. Dobbratz, on 9th street Monday last.
but the fire was extinguished before any
damage was done save the burning of a
small hole in the roof.
There must be more openings made
in the beltry in the new city hall build
ing before the bell hanging therein can
be heard any reasonable distance. At
the two or three late alarms the sound
of the bell has not been distinguished the
distance of few blocks.
Dress Goods Dress Goods! Dress
Goods! New York and Boston Store.
-Postmagter-General Villas has au-
thorized the statement that the railway
postal clerks who have become efficient
and valuable men, against whom no just
complaint can be brought and who have
not turned their attention to political
labors during their service, need have no
fear of being disturbed.
Q The Medical Record says: Five per
cent of all cancers are situated upon the
tongue The average duration of life In
cancer OF the tongue is, without opera
ton, ten and one.half months; with
operation, sixteen months. In some
cases, after operations, the patients have
lived Tor from two to five years. or even
ten years.
Remnants of Denim, bargain, at
New York and Boston Store.
The roller rink of w. r, Thomas,
Turner Hall, will be reopened Thursday
evening of this week, on which occasion
the burlesque on the Harvey & Jackson
combination will be given by the cele-
brated Moll & Carver combination
skaters, and under the brilliant calcium
lights, costing $25, every movement will
be both pleasing and beautiful. Every
body should 60.
Henry w. Tewksbury's lecture on
"The Battle of Gettysburg was treat.
Mr.. Tewksbury enthused his hearers with
pride in the bravery of American soldiers
of the most sanguinary encounters be-
tween the North and the South. An
effort will be made to have Mr.. Tewks
bury lecture again N the spring.
Charles City (IoaCa) ADVOCATE, Jan. 20,
1885
Don't fail to attend Mr.. Tewksbury's
lecture at Turner Hall on above subject.
April Is.
Dress Goods! Dress Goods! Dress
Goods! New York and Boston Store.
April is dotted heavily with Grant
anniversaries. April ], 1865, Grant
turned Lees right at Five Forks; April
he assaulted and carried the lines at
Petersburg; April 8 he entered Peters
burg and Richmond,
April 6, 1862, the battle of Shiloh
opened; April 7 Grant drove the rebels
from the field; April s, 1865, he had
thrown his cavalry across Lees line of re-
treat, and April 9 Lees army surrendered.
Roswell Miller, for several years
assistant general manager eff the St. Paul
Road, has just been appointed general
manager of that company in the place of
the late S. S. Merrill This leaves Joseph
F. Tucker as the assistant general mana
ger and puts an end to considerable
comment expressed of late as to the
future management of this large company.
The appointment comes to Mr.. Miller as
a reward of merit for honest endeavors
and well-merited efforts in the past
Dress Goods! Dress Goods! Dress
Goods! New York and Boston Store.
Kate Claxton's Company will be at
Turner Hall, April 23.F The following
10 from, tba Naw Yark Times.