Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-04
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MAIN street UTiuS6 Is leCSlflps d
covering of new plank.
Buggy and wagon axle grease and
machine oils at Raue & Dobbratz. Al
Mrs. F. E. Bolles has sold her mil
linery stock to Mrs L. Kneisel and gives
possession of the store September 10.
Remember that the New Furniture
Store is selling all kinds of common and
fancy furniture lower than the lowest.
BY referring to Fagan's advertise
ment great reduction will be noted in the
price of cabinet photographs at his ropu-
lar gallery.
Second Lieutenant VIM. Wurtzler,
of the Watertown Rifles, was presented
with fine sword and belt by the CON-
pany last evening.
Mondays Oconomowoc Evening E rec
Press says that Louis Wilkowski, Of Wa
tertown, is preparing to establish cigar
factory in that city.
One of the handsomest homes in
course of erection here this season is be-
ing built by Theo. Dobbratz on part of
the old Enos place, in tie Second ward.
Seventy three Merino bucks from the
focks of S. B. and s. r. Jones, Hustis-
ford, were shipped here yesterday for
Portland, Ore, via the Chicago & North.
western railway.
The Democratic state convention is
called to meet at Madison, September Is,
one week later than the Republican con-
vention, and one day earlier than the
Labor convention.
August Tanck. of this city, is an
nounced as candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for county treasurer.
Should he be elected, Mr.. Tanck would
do credit to the position.
The quarterly conference meeting at
the M E. church last Sunday voted to
retain Rev. d. O. Sanborn as pastor for
another year. The matter is subject to
the approval of the annual conference.
William Mack has gone to Lake
Geneva and will be back September l,
when he will finish his work he has com
menced here. All orders to be left at
Straw ana Murphy's.
Yesterday "Jet" Reinhart caught
an eel ia the river at the railroad bridge,
below the dam, which measured two feet
in length and weighed four pounds. II.
Mulberger purchased his eelsbip
w. A. Beurhaus has his various
lines of goods in one entire length OF
store-room, forming the longest store in
the city, occupying in addition to his
main store three other store-rooms on
Second street.
George Prentiss gave farewell party
to his young friends at his home last
evening, and progressive euchre was the
specia! feature of the Happy occasion.
George leaves this morning for the East,
and enters the Andover school next
month.
The delaney boom in Dodge county
The Democratic caucus for
the village and town of Fox Lake, held
last evening, elected five straight Delaney
delegates. Delaney was in town, and
delivered a speech. The town of Chester
elected Bragg delegation.
F. v Piper, of Pipersville, who is en-
rolled among the innumerable candidates
for sheriff, happened to get mixed in here
yesterday with others seeking the same
place, but be did not appear at all phased
or discounted at the coincidence, which
is just like Franks evenness of temper.
Buy your Boiled Linseed Oil from
Straw & Murphy, who boil it themselves
and in this way only can it be guaranteed
as genuine %
Monday night man fell from the
top of freight train about a mile east of
Oconomowoc, going down between two
cars, and was instantly killed. He was
in charge of cattle shipped from De For
est, Dane county. His shipping card
showed his name to be George q. Walter,
of De Forest. A brakeman saw him fall,
but the train was not stopped until it
reached Okauchee, as it would have been
at peril Of collision with the limited
express.
Train No. 4, going east, on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway,
which heretofore departed for Milwaukee
at 9:G5 A. M, now leaves at 8:10A M.
nearly an hour earlier, and involves a
corresponding earlier closing of the east
ern mail at the postofice. This change
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