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

chance.
Paint and Whitewash Brushes from
the best manufacturers in the United
States, lower than ever at Straw & Muir
phys. SO
The Irish picnic in Milwaukee Mon
day secured 10 the /. ". L. A. fund the
sum of $1,000, which has been forwarded
to Parnell.
"A. w. Rich & Co., Milwaukee, ad-
Yertise this week their great semi.annual
clearing sale, which will give their Gus.
toners rare opportunity of buying all
kinds of goods at unprecedented reduc.
tions. Read the advertisement.
when you want gloves, hats, caps.
suspenders, socks, neckwear, shirts, cuffs,
collars, linen or silk handkerchiefs, or
anything in furnishing goods line, you
should look over our assortment, as we
carry the choicest in the city. It costs
nothing to look at goods.
SCHIFFLER & QUENTMEYER.
An investigation of the sudden and
severe illness of those who attended the
Fox Lake College commencement. proved
that the prostration was not due to ice
cream, but resulted from eating tongue
which had been improperly cooked and
allowed to cool in tight vessel.
in some quarters of the state the
name of John T. Flavin, of Emmett, the
able and efficient Dodge county Superin-
tendent. is received favorably as candi.
date for the office of Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, on the Democratic
state ticket this fall.
The German and English priests oil
the Green Bay diocese will make their
retreat at St. Francis seminary with the
priests of Milwaukee diocese. The retreat
for the English speaking priests will be-
gin July and close July 9, and that for
the German clergy from July II to
July Is.
The first number of The Minnehaha
Mail, published at Sioux Fails, Dakota,
by our old friend, Irving Bath, formerly
editor of The Portage Democrat. is re-
ceived and the paper placed on our ex-
change list. The Mail is independent,
with Democratic proclivities, and is a
clean-cut well edited paper.
State Superintendent Graham has
addressed the following to The Madison
State Journal
Editors Of The State Journal: Allow
me through your columns to express to
the electors Of Wisconsin my apprecia-
ton of the confidence reposed in me for
five years; and to say that 1 am not a
candidate for reelection to the Office of
statesuperintendent. ROBERT GRAHAM
THE Enchanted Summer Land" is
the title of the Chicago & Northwesterns
summer guide book for 1886, which it is
sued to its patrons. Excellent illustra-
tons of the picturesque scenery along the
route and running narrative concern
ing the cities and their attractions as
found in a trip on this road, constitute
the features of the attractive volume.
The uncertainty of baseball was
demonstrated Monday at Bay View in a
manner that must have been highly
gratifying to the Lake Mills folks. Their
club, defeated on Saturday by the Bay
Views, met the latter on their own
grounds Monday and beat them two
straight games in manner that greatly
sstonished the iron moulders.
The Wisconsin delegation to the
Nauonal encampment of the g. A. r. at
San Francisco next month will not 20 In
a body. 1t will comprise about thirty of
the leading Grand Army men of the state,
and it is believed that they will be solid
for Gen. Lucius Fairchjld for grand COM
mander of the Grand Army. 1t has not
been decided who will present his name
to the encampmeat.
Nothing but favorable comment has
teen made by those who listened to J. G :
Conway's Fourth Of July grafton at
Waterloo Monday. which although occu.
plying only % minutes, was 8 most COM
prehensivs and timely effort, presenting
more solid facts, sound argument and
suggestions of wise and patriotic mold,
than are usually compressed within the
same space OF time.
WIN. Bonner, of Trenton, has bought
of Mich. G. Ames, of WATERFOWL, the
young Hambletonian horse, 'St.rtle."
Good judges say it is doubtful if Startle's
equal can be found in the northwest.
His pedigree is OF the best, being sired by
"Membrino Startle," dam, ~. g. Ames'
Kentucky trotting mare. "Membrino
Startle" is brother to "Majolica," the