Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-06

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= Mrs. H Montgomery one of our
oldest residents, lies seriously i'll at her
home In the First ward.
DIR. F. 3. Wood, of Milwaukee, 10
at the Commercial Hotel prepared to
consult with any desiring his services.
The administration have exilsd ex.
Congressman Deuster to Cairo, Egypt, as
consul, where he will be out of all bother
of politics.
f. G. Nixon has been dangerously
i'll at his home in the First ward for
some days past, but is reported better this
morning.
Remember the boys of the o. D.
Pease Post by going TO see Shiloh, or the
Spy of Vicksburg, at Turner Hall next
Monday and Tuesday evenings.
At meeting of Oak Hill Cemetery
Association held on Monday evening,
Daniel Jones and J. T. Moak were re.
elected trustees for the ensuing three
years.
TT. Scion, of Redwood, is the
agent for this territory of the Buckeye
Reaper Works, of Canton, Ohio. Sample
machines may be seen in RandalPs block
in charge of w. D. Stacy.
j. L. Perry has purchased the W.
H. Clark residence on Clvman street with
adjoining lots, Price, $4,000. Mr. Perry
will soon remove his family from Berlin
and occupy the place as home.
Farmers have made good progress
with seeding within the past few days.
Compared with other years, the acreage
of spring wheat will be small, but a
probable increased area of barley will be
sown.
All kinds of stone-ware manufactur-
ed by the Red Wing, Minnesota, Stone
Ware Company, the best in the United
States. constantly on hand at II. d.
James & Co.'S grocery store. Nixon's
building.
%. R. Foote, of Ripon, father of J..
J. Foote, who resided here some years
ago. committed suicide last Wednesday
by drowning himself in cistern. His
mind had been failing for some time.
He leaves fine property.
! L. T. Davis, of Columbus, charged
with stealing horses from the livery barn
of P. Kennedy in this city, April II,
1884, was tried last week before the
| Dane county circuit court and discharged.
The case was taken from this county on
| q change of venue last February.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was weak and p to 1c lower, but
rallied again, closing at 861sc for No. 2
spring, S775c seller June and e01sc July
Flour was dull Oats closed at 343sc.
corn at 1870, rye at Tic and barley at
| Gle. Hogs were steady at $40 to 4.40.
| Sentinel, 6.
The concert of the WATERFOWL
Chorus Glass at Turner Hall this evening
should be largely attended, not only on
! account of the excellent entertainment
promised, but as an encouragement 10
tie development of high order of mus
steal ability in our midst. A splendid
programme is presented.
General Bragg avows that he never
heard of Mr.. Howell. This must be one
of the Generals jokes, or specimen of
his well-known sarcasm, inasmuch as
when Mr. Howell represented this district
in the Assembly of 1868 General Bragg
was a member of the Senate. and We are
informed both gentlemen frequently met
on legislative business. And so the plot
thickens.
Last Wednesday evening little son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Acker, of the Fifth
ward, about three years old, while play
ing with an older brother near burning
brush pile, by some means fell into the
fire and before he could be rescued was
terribly burned on his back and legs.
The little fellow fingered until Friday
morning, when death ended his suffer
ings. This child fell into cistern some
months ago and narrowly escaped
drowning, only to suffer more painful
death.
The following preamble and resolu-
lions were presented to the Board of
Street Commissioners Monday evening,
and the same were laid on the table:
To the Hon. Board of stred Commissioners:
WHEREAS, The pretended election and con.
frmation of G. Klemann as chief of the Water
town Fire Department was and is entirely irreg-
ular and illegal and
WHEREAS Said KIemann is an unfit person