Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-05
Rev. J. E. Reitzel,, of Milwaukee,
will occupy the pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday.

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the interest in boating on Rock River,
very neat little regatta occurring one
night last week, and the same parties
haye built a nondescript barge, which
now floats between the iron bridges.
Rains and storms last week interfered
seriously with the barley harvest and
caused some damage to the crop, princi-
pally by disclosing the berry. The
weather for the past three days has been
favorable for cutting and the crop is now
nearly all secured.
Last Sunday was not intended by
the meteorologists as picnic day, but
the Concordia Society picnicked at Lake
Mills all the same, and although it rained
every minute happy time was spent at
the Rock Lake Hotel where everything
was done to enable the party to enjoy
themselves.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was quiet but stronger, closing at
Csc for No. 2 spring, 9O1sc seller Sep
TENDER and 9218c October. Flour was
dull and unchanged. Oats closed at 26c,
corn at 4514c, rye at 611sc aud SeptAm
Der barley at 611ac. Hogs were 10 cents
lower, ranging at 81. 35a4.5O.
"A. Altrogge, our enterprising cloth
ing dealer, left Monday night on a
business.trip to New York city, and
before returning will visit Boston, Wash.
ington, Albany and Niagara Falls.
During his absence Mr. Altrogge will
purchase choice and select stock for
his fall and winter clothing trade and
bis customers can rely on seeing hand
some ard fashionable assortment of goods
on his shelves and counters when he
returns.
The village of Milford was visited by
another destructive fire yesterday morn
ing which destroyed the store and post
office building of n. S. Greene & Son
This is a serious blow to Milford and it is
feared 1t will not recover from the disas.
ter. Fire has destroyed nearly all Of this
once lively little village 1t is subject
of remark that all the buildings on the
old n. S. Greene & Son property have
been swept away by fire.
Yesterday afternoon a fellow per-
formed a la Blondin OH a rope stretched
across Main from Coles building to
Noack's. He passed the hat and num-
erous Golfers were deposited. Another
performance was promised for the even
ing but instead the acrobat in league 18th
pal came snap game on the unwary
by selling sleeve buttons at % cents and
returning the money. Watch chains
were disposed of at 81 each and numerous
sales were made, but in this case the
money was not returned and the two
sharpers drove off leaving a gaping
crowd.
The attention of lot owners in Oak
Hill cemetery is called to the fact that
the trustees have decided to limit the
height of hedges in the cemetery to two
feet nine inches, with view of improy-
ing the beauty of the grounds. Of
course every lot owner is interested in
having the cemetery kept in good order,
and should concur heartily in any regu.
lation of the trustees having that end in
view. This is the proper season fer trim.
ming hedges, and the owners of all lots
where the hedges are too high, or uneven,
or otherwise present an ungainly appear.
ance, should lose no time in giving them
the necessary attention.
The announcement is officially made
that the population of Milwaukee, as
ascertained by the census which has Just
been taken, is 15s, 1866. showing a gain
of 42,787, or 81 per cent, in five years.
Classified according to nativity, the
population of the city consists of SO, 721
persons born in the United States; 48, 282
born in Germany; 2,2S7 born in Great
Britain; 2,790 born in Ireland: 2l1 born
in France; 545 born in British America:
1,547 born ir Scandinavia; $50 born in
Holland, and $3.50 (mostly Polanders)
born in ether countries. Of the white
population, 1880 are males and 79, 666
females; of the colored population, 2O6
are males and 113 females. There are
1908 soldiers of the late war and 81, IOe
persons subject to military duty in the
city.
The crowds still continue to pack
the Panic Store. This is, without doubt,
the most wonderful bargain store that
ever came to Watertown. They sell
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