Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-01-27

server tor the current yodC enquli0 az Ills
Office.
"A jolly party of the young folks en-
ioyed pleasant sleigh ride Monday even
ing.
Driving fast on the streets without
sleigh bells is a dangerous practice and
should be stopped.
The young folks progressive euchre
club holds the next hands with John
Waldo Thursday evening.
I'm Washington County pebble
was recently found, which Milwaukee
expert has declared to be diamond and
worth 1920. It's weight is % carats.
The earnings of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul road for the third
week in January amounted to $349, 600.
against 1886, 900 during the same week
last year, an increase of $4,000.
Charles Blumenfeld has successfully
passed his final examination as clerk in
the railway mail service, being credited
with 81 per cent. He will be transferred
to the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
line between Chicago and Minneapolis.
-Messrs. Schiller & Quentmeyer ap-
near in orr columns this week with
double column advertisement. to which
we call attention. This firm is up with
the times in the clothing business, and
all in want of anything in their line
should not fail to call on them.
The story is told of a couple of
officials Thursday finding what they sup
posed to be some bottled dynamite near
their Office door, but chemical test
proved that it was solution of chloride
of lime for removing ink stains and after
the verdict ''those in authority" felt
considerably relieved.
We began the year with the inten-
ton of announcing the arrival of all the
new juveniles in our midst for 1886, but
blundered badly at the outset by not
recording on time the arrival of boun-
cling boy baby born to Mr.. and Mrs. d.
G. Whyte Wednesday, Jan. Is, and we
herewith. publish the little circumstance
with our congratulations.
james S. White, ex-comptroller of
Milwaukee, on trial for embezzlement in
the circuit court, was found guilty Friday
last. Judge Sloan granted a stay of
proceedings for the purpose of the motion
for new trial and the submission of
the questions to the supreme court. Bail
was reduced from $4,000 to $1,000, but
White did not desire to be released.
Instances are far too frequent in this
city of persons leaving their horses un-
hitched along the streets giving a pre-
MUM to runaways and not only endan-
gering lite and limb but frequently in
volving the manning of horses and injury
to sleighs and vehicles. The marshal
should look sharp after the violatcrs of
the ordinance in regard to hitching
horses.
Professor Henry, of the Wisconsin
Experimental Station, states that when
cows are fed on clover eIsilage at S. a
ton, and meal, butter costs IL &c pound
from the 18th of May to the 18th of
June, not counting the value of the
buttermilk and skim milk, which, at
present prices of pork, is worth 20 cents
per 100 pounds. This would bring the
real cost of butter 20 cents a pound.
Episcopal church circles in Milwau-
kee are Said to be considerably agitated
over runners of an attempt on the part Of
interested Chicago parties to bring about
a consolidation of the Nashotah Seminary
with the new Episcopalian Seminary in
Chicago, abandoning the location of the
former. 1t is argued that with the
wealth of the Chicago institution, joined
to the reputation and standing of the
Nashotah Seminary, the ends of religion
will be better subserved than by trying
to run the two institutions separately.
From the almanac for 1886 it is
learned that St. Valentines day comes
on Sunday, Washington's birthday OF
Monday, Lent begins on March 10th, ST.
Patrick's day on Wednesday, A pril foo
day on Thursday, Easter Sunday will be-
on the Goth of April, Memorial day or
Sunday, Fourth of July on Sunday ano
Christmas on Saturday. There will b.
two eclipses, both of the sun, one or
March 9Th, visible in the United State,
west of the Susquehanna river. Thi;
will be the anDular. The other on Au-
gust 29th. visible as a partial ECLIPSE
here.
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