Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-14


MIR. and Mrs. John Schempf are
being congratulated over the birth of
their second daughter yesterday.
Monday night was another "freezer"
in this section, the mercury falling to %
degrees below zero, difference in the
temperature of Sc degrees within 4S
hours
Carl Schurz is too important person
to fill the position of postmaster in Water
At one time Carl Schurz did not
consider it beneath him to fill the position
Of alderman of the Fifth ward, which for
Importance hardly equals that of post
master of this city.
The attendance yesterday at the
monthly cattle fair was not very large,
owing to the severe cold. Some good
stock was brought In, principally new
mich cows which ranged in price from
$40 20 $50.
Hon. Jesse Stone was on hand at the
organization OF the legislature at the
capitol city this week. The scene was
familiar one to the gentleman, and with
his wide acquaintance he was quite at
home in the crowd,
AT the general meeting of the Wa
tertown Fire Department held Monday
evening, January 18th, the following
officers were elected: President, W. E,
Steinmann; Vice President, F. E. Wood
ard; Secretary. Fl J. Kuhn; Treasurer,
Carl Goeldner; Steward, Joe Jansen.
The last East Grand Forks Courier
records the destruction by fire of two
story frame building in that place Friday
morning ewued by Mrs Catherine Null
lea, of this city, and Frank J. Duffy,
editor of the Courier. The building cost
$4,000 and being unoccupied was unin-
sured.
Mr., Caswcll summed up his position
on the Senatorial fight to the Milwaukee
Sentinel correspondent at Madison Mon.
day as follows:
| am taking no hand in this fight, one
way or the other. Both Fairchild and
Spooner are friends of mine and whoever
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in congress and I do not want to
take any part in the fight. am simply
a LOCKER on and | have not seen enough
OF it to form any judgment as to how it 10
going.
-The-wool growers and sheep breeders
association of Southern Wisconsin held
their twentieth annual meeting at Cald-
we'll Prairie last Thursday. The annual
public shearing will be held at Caldwell,
April 80. The president appointed q
s)mmittee to petition the legislature for
an appropriation to advance the interests
o. the wool-Yrowers of Southern Wis
consin. The meeting adjourned to the
first Saturday in June.
The following are the officers of
Unity Council, r. A, installed last
Thursday evening: Regent, F. B.Tuttle;
Vice Regent, Emory Price; Orator, G.
B. Lewis; Secretary, William L. Norris;
Treasurer, F. E. Woodland; Chaplain, A.
Trayser; Guide, G. A. Stsllman: War
den, c. Mackey; Collector, H. T. Eberle;
Sentry, Ed. Goeldner; Trustee, years,
r. Blanchard; years, n. G. Daniels:
Representative, n. C. Daniels; Alternate,
G B. Lewis.
The painting that was at the Racine
Exposition called "Sunset on Highland
Prairie" has been purchased by ex-
Senator Bennett, of this city, and he has
also become the owner of another pict.
ure, GA Scene on the Yellowstone, both
by oar own well-known artist, Mrs.
Aurora OF. These pictures display
artistic reEit of high order, and while
rejecting credit on their author are also
evidence that their poasessor knows the
good points of a picture and has an eye
for the beautiful.
Judge David ] Pulling, who was
last spring re elected Judge of the Osh-
kosh Circuit, although fought by almost
the entire bar OF that city and county.
has caused vacancy to occur in the
office by voluntarily failing to qualify
Judge Pulling came to Wisconsin about
80 years ago and took up his residence In
this city, occupying the house now owned
by W. H. Robr on Second street. In
those DAYS the Judge was quite vocalist,
giving attention to Mozart and Hatlyn an
well as TO Blackstone and Coke, and he
sook upon himself the task of organizing
aud training boy choir for st. Paul's
Episcopal church, then established about
t wo years, the editor OF this paper being