Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28

-Reutfrow's Jolly Pathfnders' have
a date at Turner Hall, September 8.
st. Pauls Altar Guild meets Thurs
day afternoon with Miss Ella Brickell.
For painting your house or barn call
on Raue & Dobbratz fer pure paints and
oils. Al
Universal praise is awarded to Fair
banks soap for its excellence in every
particular.
-Chas H. Owens, of Oak Grove, has
a colt that weighed 8e4 pounds when
year old.
Prof. Curtis, of juneau, has been
secured as principal of the Second ward
school of Hartford.
Buy your Boiled Linseed Oil from
Straw & Murphy, who boil it themselves
and in this way only can it be guaranteed
as genuine. %
H. F. Wieman, of Jefferson, has
been awarded from the State Superin-
tendent a certificate to teach, limited
for FIVE years.
DR.. F. B. Hermann is raising bis
residence on Third street to two story,
and making other fine Improvements 20
the building.
Paint, Oil and Wall Paperat reduced
prices at Straw & Murphyia Ceiling
papers in late designs. 50
-Theo. Huber's Hew frame residence
on Sixth street looms up in fine shape, land
when completed will be one of the best
improvements in the city.
The officers of the Central Fair are
making all due preparations for the
annual exhibition of the society on the
! fair grounds in this city, September 1917.
L Ell. Cordes & Co. furnish the brick
for the new round house of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway at the
Junction. 100000 are required for the
building.
--On Sunday last Mrs. Rev ]. B. Finn
received the cad news of the death of her
uncle, j. Watterson, at Clyde, n. Y,
which occurred the previous day. His
age was So years.
About 200 people constituted the ex-
cursion party from this city to the San-
gerfest picnic in Milwaukee Sunday. and
all repor. the grandest time they ever
spept. Contrary to the appearance of the
skies, the weather remained pleasant
throughout
The vacancy in the north side I'd
grammar department has been well filled
no doubt, in the appointment of Miss
E6ie Willard, daughter of Mr.. Frank
Willard, of Wa.ertown. Miss Willard
is no stranger to our city, having attend
ed school here a number of years.
Fort atkinson Union.
And now comes up another candi-
date frem Jefferson for a nomination on
the Democratic county ticket this fall,
J. A. Fanholts, who, as we learn, has
announced himself as running for county
treasurer. The present incumbent, A.
Blair, is also a candidate, which may in
terfere with the pipe-laying of others.
The Mayville Pioneer says Henry
Matter, Of the town of Herman, is build
ing barn 73x43 feet on his farm. A
peculiar part of it is a Bohemian cellar,
the like of which there is not in Dodge
county. The cellar is made by the side
(insiead of under) the barn, one-half
under GROUND and one~half aboye ground,
the top being arched with stone or brick.
Our parched, withered, dried and
dead lawns and grass plots appeal in
strong terms for system of water works
in this city. Go into any place where
water works are established and you see
nc such scared and desolate surroundings
as are presented here, everything ia the
shape of vegetation being kept fresh and
green by the means at hand for sprink-
ling.
Those who bave lest track of dates
in the present drought will be interested
to know, and Mr.. Boomer, of the Seventh
ward, is the authority, that the last
heavy, soaking rain in this city and W
cinity fell Sunday, May 9, nearly twelve
weeks ago. Settlers here since 1887 say
the present is the longest continued and
severest drought known since that time.