Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-11
st. Paul's parish guild meets at tht

st. Paul's parish guild meets at the
parsonage tomorrow afternoon.
Amy person desiring picture of the
cold Dick Jones wagon shop can be sup
piled at Mays photograph gallery.
The latest advices from Mr. Conkling
are to the effect that bis case is more
hopeful, having had refreshing sleep
during last night.
Our former townsman, Frank Will
lard, was elected police justice of Fort
Atkinson yesterday, and the city carried
license by 40 majority.
The next meeting of the Saturday
club will be held April Ia at the home of
Mrs. Stone 1t 10 to be an afternoon with
"Voltaire" no papers specially prepared,
each member to contribute something.
Quotations from Voltaire's writings.
Thirty head of good young farm and
livery horses tor sale, three to five years
old, weighing from 800 to 100 pounds,
all sound and broke to harness-price
from $50 to 800 each. Call and see them.
DIR. VALERIUs & Co.,
Watertown, Wis.
columbus contains two editors, Q. q.
Eaton, of The Democrat, and J r. Decker,
of The Republican, and both were elected
justices ofthe peace at the late election.
A third justice was chosen, but there not
being enough of editors in the town to go
around an ordinary mortal was elected.
Bishop E. R. Welles, of the diocese
of Wisconsin, being prevented by sick
ness from filling his appointment for con-
firmation at St. Paul's church last Thurs
day evening, the sacred right was admin
istered by Right Rev. John Hobart ii.
Brown, of the diocese of Fond du Lac,
to a class of twelve persons, eight males
anu iOui lSuIoJco, III INC PaCoOhC0 VI q
large congregation.
The St. Bernard's Cadets, supported
by the Big Five, will give an entertain
ment for the benefit of A. ]. Stoll at
Turner hall, Saturday evening, April IA.
Mr.. Stoll has been hard-working MEM
Der of the Phoenix Fire company for the
past eight years, and is a very deserving
young man. He is at present confined
to his home in the First ward and is un-
able to do any work. Let all turn out.
"A genuine American eagle was shot
by Adam Riedelbauch in the town of
Pennington, last Friday, which measured
7 feet and inches from tip to tip. 1t
was fine specimen of the "bird of free
DOM and very rare in Wisconsin. The
bird was sold Monday to John B. May,
and is in the hands of Herman Willitz,
who is quite skilled taxidermist, for
preservation. 1t is a larger eagle than
the celebrated ''Old Ace.
The Thomson-HOuston Electric Light
company was awarded the splendid con-
tract for lighting the st. Paul depot at
Chicago above all competitors. Nine
comranies competed for this work, but it
was finally decided to adopt this system
as being superior to any extant. This is
a grand triumph for the Thorn SON Hous-
ton company We understand Sheboy-
gan has just put in plant of the above
system.
John D. Curran, who shot and killed
". w. Hazeltine at Stevens Point Tues
day of last week, lived in Watertown
when mere lad, his father carrying on
a small store about 40 years ago, on the
west side near Chas Lynch's present
stand. The Curran family removed FROM
here to Oconomowoc and subsequently
lived in Milwaukee. John and his brother
Henry, held as an accomplice to the
murder, taking up their residence at
Stevens Point and becoming proprietors
of the Curran House, of which they are
still landlords.
The city has been fairly deluged of
late with letters from picture-cOpying
and enlaging house in Chicago, making
offers to send life-size crayon pictures
without cost, providing the picture Of ones
self is placed on exhibition where it will
be the means Of getting an order for the
house. You send your photo for copy,
but the gigt of the whole matter lies in
the answer you get back, to-wit, that you
must send money for handsome frame
Or no crayon of your beautiful self is sent
you. Now, here's the rub; the frame
you pay them from eight to ten dollars
for is worth from rs cents to ST so. Once
in while person is duped with this
piece of sharp practice, and we suppose if