Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-01

attractive.
Mrs. T. Bulger, former resident o
the town CT Emmet, died yesterday at bel
home in the Fourth ward, aged So years
The harvest of winter wheat in this
vicinity is the best cut in many
years. The acreage is somewhat larger
than last year.
Paul Hoppe, for some years doing q
large business in bottling beer has re-
moved to Wauwatosa to engage in the
saloon and restaurant business,
Monday afternoons storm was quite
damaging to crops 10 the town of ely
man Uncut grain was leveled and
twisted. and will require great deal OF
extra labor to harvest.
With last weeks issue The Gazette
commenced on its ninth year, showing 10
its readers substantial evidences of pros
perity, and in it's success it has the best
wishes of THE REPUBLICAN.
There will be meeting of Humane
Society at T. S. Clark's book store on
Thursday evening at o'clock. Members
and all interested in the purposes of this
society are invited to attend.
Anton Habermann held the lucky
ticket, No Is, that drew the large flag of
the Watertown Rife company. Lieut..
w. Wurtzler bought back the flag for
$40, and it is pow in his possession.
The American Express Company's
office was removed this week to Its new
quarters in the Nixon building next door
to its cid location, where agent Judd is as
pleasantly situated as any one could well
wish to be.
The Rev. James Delaney, of White
water, father of A. K. Delaney, of Alaska,
is visiting friends at La Crosse. The old
gentleman was converted whilein the Eng
lish army in India and baptised in the Ir-
rawadi river. He is now "a years of age.
AT Clark's spool-cotton works in
Kearny, n. j., factory chimney is be-
ing erected, which will, when finished, be
the tallest in the country, and the
fourth highest in the world. 1t will be
1876 feet high. There are two taller
chimneys in Scotland and one in England.
Dr.. Rice, 81. NJ. Ackley, ]. j. Hadheld
and Edwin Hurlbut representing Wauke-
slia county aud, Patrick O'Meara, of
Washington county. are spoken of in con-
nection with the Democratic nomination
for congressman from the Second dis
trict.
The independent labor party has de-
clared for Harrison and the republican
platform. At its formal meeting lately
held in Detroit, the grand council entered
int an exhaustive discussion of the re-
publican and democratic platforms as re-
lated to the interests of the workingmen,
and unanimously resolved that the OBJ
iects at which they aim will be best served
by protective tariff.
"A number of friends of Mr. and Mrs.
John Ford witnessed the opening of a
splendid night blooming cereus at their
residence last evening. The plant con-
tanned three beautiful flowers of that pc
culiar formation, delicate texture and
whiteness that no words can properly
describe. A photograph was taken of it
by ]. B. May. This specimen is six years
old and Powered for the first time last
season.
The Republican convention for Dodge
county will be held at the court house in
Juneau, Saturday, August Is, 1888, for
the election of six delegates to the Repub-
licaD state convention at Milwaukee,
August o. Each town is entitled to
three delegates, except that the towns of
Lowell and Trenton are each entitled to
four delegates, and each ward and incor-
porated village to two delegates, except
that the South ward of Waupun is emit
tied to three delegates.
We have received from the State
Historical society the tenth volume of the
society's collections completing the first
series of the work and including full
index of the whole. Great pains have
been taken in compiling the work of
which this is part. The details are of
absorbing interest to Wisconsin people.
The pages bear conclusive proof that no
western state, at least, has history of
more interest to the scholar or student
than that of Wisconsin, and to thorough
ly appreciate the great advance our state
has made the people should become more
conversant with the gradual progress of
civilization within our borders
The following are the names drawn
for jurors for the September term of the
t. oornE1