Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
NO. 9.

the vote Jefferson county cast for Harri-
son, 1894, she is entitled to the same re-
presentation as before, namely six dele
gates.
1t is reported that the Indians of
Canada predict a mild winter because
fur-bearing animals have light coats and
birds are but thinly ieathered.
Mrs. Frances E. Hyer died at the home
OF her brother, j. D. Clapp, at Fort At
klnson, Monday night, in her S0:h year.
Deceased was the wife of Judge liver.
the first probate judge 10 Milwaukee.
Every well-regulated household in
Los Angeles, CAL, keeps boat for use
in case of emergency 1t doesn't rain
there very often, but when it does the
town is converted into lake. Recently
house foated off to a considerable dis.
distance, and finally brought up where it
completely blocks street. There is talk
of hitching a tug to it and of dragging it
back where it belongs.
-Wequote the following as Bill Nye's
opinion of the American hired girl:
What an American girl vents to be
duchess of high degree tor, when she can
be al American hired girl, with ten times
as much power, is more than I can make
out. Aside from being a sleeping car
conductor with naughty mien and moth
ing to do, | would rather be an American
hired girl with good wages, no board to
pay, and my nose worn high, than to be
most anything | know Of A good Amer
lean servant generally dresses about as
well as, or better than, her mistress. has
more to say about everything, even as to
whether company may or may not be in
vited to the house; has ne bills to pay for
anything but clothes, and actually lives
more independent life than lots of sad
eyed women who are trying to hold a
very ficklish position in what We call
society!
Comparing the report of the Commit
tee on Equalization this year with the
same committees report last year, we find
the following interesting facts: In Az
talan the value of land per acre has not
changed, and the total valuation of all
property as eQualized by the County
Board has decreased $5,831; in Cold
Spring land is worth one dollar more per
acre and the value of all kinds of proper
ty has increased $16,692; Concord land
is worth the same per acre as it was
year ago, while all kinds of property has
value of $8,794 less; an acre Of Farm
| ington soil is worth the same as il was
then and property has risen $6,046; He
bron people still value their land as much
as they did in 1887 and are assessed on
property for ST. ,451 less; lxonia land is
worth the same and her property of all
kinds is now worth 1862 more; Jeferson's
lands are sold for the same price per acre
and her property has decreased in value
$l8, 200; Koshkonong acres remain un-
changed in price while her property is
worth $13,382 less; in Lake Mills land
is valued at the same price per acre and
property valuation has lowered $12, ,14O:
in Milford the price per acre is the same
while property has gone up $54S; Oak
land lands have an unchanged value while
property has gone risen $1,254; Palmy-
ra's price per acre makes no change but
her property has gone up 81, ,294; in Su l.
livan the same price per acre prevails but
property is worth Sc, 469 more; in Sum
ner lands are valued at the same price
but property is held at an advance of $3,-
727: in Waterloo town an acre of land is
worth the same but property has decreased d
in valuation 1864; in Waterloo villag q
an acre of land is worth one dollar NOR @
but property is worth $106 less; in Wa
tertown town the price per acre ia the
same but the valuation of property lis
$3,421 more; in Wstertown city an acre
is worth the same but property is wort b
81 ,577 mere.-Banner.