Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-12-02

The post Office was closed yesterday
afternoon during the time for the funeral
services of Vice President Hendricks.
Paul Thorn is about organizing a
dancing school class to meet in Concordla
Hall, in the Schwartz building, on Second
Street.
Harry Webber's 10 and 2O-cent
theatrical combination opens at Turner
Hall for a season Of one week next
Monday evening.
The prospectus of the Century
Illustrated Monthly Magazine will be
found in another column. This is among
the foremost publications CT the world
and its readers are legion wherever the
English language is spoken.
The REPUBLICAN Almanac for
1886, which we think will be appreciated
as holiday souvenir, is mailed to sub
scribers this week. Those failing to
receive a copy will confer a favor by
notifying US so that they can be supplied.
State Treasurer elect Quay, of Penn
sylvania, has rendered the position Of
cashier of the state treasury under his
to State Treasurer VIM.
Livsey, our former townsmap. The latter
has decided to accept the place. The
gives general satisfaction.
Flags on the post Office, city hall,
Phoenix Engipe House, J. L. Perry
Manufacturing Company and other
building, were displayed at half mast
out of respect to the memory of Vice
President Hendricks. A nicely draped
portrait of the Vice President is display
ed in the post Office window.
The Plankinton prize of 81 900 for
the most desirable composition that should
be produced for the National Sangerfest,
which is to be held in Milwaukee in June
next, has been forwarded to Professor
Bombach, at Bonn, Germany, the COM
mittee having awarded him the prize on
his composition of the cantata entitled
columbus"
On the evening of Thanksgiving
Day the two choirs of the German M. E.
Church, of this city, gave concert that
can be called success in every respect.
The music, vocal and instrumental, was
excellent, and was highly appreciated by
the large audience. One of the celebrated
Haines upright pianos was furnished
gratuitously by S. B. Fuller. With such
success another musical entertainment
may soon be looked for.
Monday last F. P Brook received
the appointment from Sheriff Hing of
deputy sheriff for this city in place of
Joseph Giles. Mr.. Brook will make
capable, industrious officer, and as a
sturdy, dyed-in-the-wool Democrat is
worthy of reward from the party in
power. The selection meets with general
approval. It on dit that Nr.
Brook has received this appointment as a
stepping-stone to the sheriff s Office next
fall.
The Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph
has begun a crusade, and very justly,
too, against the text book being used in
nearly all the public schools in the
country, known as Barnes Brief His
tory of the United States It's charged
that the history of the civil war as con-
tanned in this book, is compiled from
ePollard's History of the Lost Cause,
and consequently very unfair to the
Union cause. The Telegraph urges that
the book should be banished from the
schools.
November went out in a gentle
drilling rain with an atmosphere as soft
and mild as spring. It is not unusual
ere this time of year is reached to have
rigid cold weather and often-t times sleigh
ing, but although we have entered winter
farmers are still able to-plow, there being
no frost in the ground, and cattle are
roaming in the fields and find plenty OF
feed. Winter wheat has had rapid
growth and appears in fine condition to
withstand the rigors of the winter
months.
When a marriage occurs in ones
family he likes to see mention of it in his
local paper. When his folks are visiting
or visited he likes to see mention of it in
his local paper But when by sending
to some city he can get his printing done
little cheaper, he frequently overlook;
the fact that his home paper is employing
hands and paying them weekly, part q
which is pretty sure to be spent at his
place of business, paying taxes to support
the town, keeping the country around