Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-28

sound so very bad
- Don't fail to attend the opera OF
"L'Ombra," one of Flotow's best, at the
Opera house this evening, with Miss
Kate Beusberg in the leading role
-"On the Trail company, at the Opera
house. Nov. 80, carries its own military
band, horses, bronchos, Indians, squaws,
papooses. dens of bears and wolves, in its
own special car
The proceedings of the county board
of supervisors are furnished to the JeHer-
son county gu bscribers of The KEPUB-
LICAN this week in supplement, con-
venient form :or keeping them for future
reference.
An off year would have elected Hon.
E. C. McFetridge over Q. Barwlg Tor
member of congress in the Second dis
trict. As it was, McFetridge runs nearly
500 votes ahead of the Republican ticket
III IOUS0
Carl Schurz, with his two sons and
two daughters, reached New York, from
Europe. last Saturday. He begged to be
excused from being interviewed. Mr..
Schurz wisely refrained from coming
home until after the election.
Like the obliteration of an old land
mark is the retiring of Ben Zoelle from
the draying business. Ben has been on
II street in aud out of season for nearly
fifteen years, and will be much missed by
those whom he served so faithfully.
Union services will be held on
Thanksgiving Day in the Congregational
church, at half past ten o. clock A. M. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. E. ID.
Farnham. Subject: Responsiveness,
Duty and Privilege of National Thanks
giving"
E. Seibel & Co. have purchased
Geo. Ihauer' stock ia the Sweeney build
ing, and will continue the business in the
! same place. Mr.. Thauer contemplates
removing to Colorado soon for the benefit
of his health, which has not been very
robust for some time past.
Last week e. Baker & Son, of Hustis-
{, I'd, sold their FIVE years wool Zip, receiv-
ing something over $4,000 for the lot.
The washed brought 20 cents and the
| unwashed 90 cents per pound. Two
months ago the most Baker & Son were Of
| fered was "a cents for the washed and IL
nts for the unwashed.
The amounts appropriated by the
County Board for expenses of the several
county officers for the ensuing year IS:
For Clerks Office, SIS; for Judges Office,
500: for Clerk of Courts office, SIS; for
Register OF Deeds office, $40: for District
Attorneys office, $40; for Superintend-
ent's Office. 500; for Sheriffs office, 500
M. E. Monrean showed us an apple
Yesterday, of the Lord Sufield variety,
raised in the orchard of Gottlieb Schmidt,
| near Redwood. which weighed one pound
and six ounces and measured sixteen
inches in circumference. This was about
an average size from several trees. The
stock came from the l.. L. May nursery,
St. Paul, MINI.
The Jefferson county board of super
visors last Friday adopted the report o.
its special committee on the purchase O
the James Barr farm for $1,000 The
transfer will be made about jan /, 1889
The county will issue bonds bearing pc
cent. interest in payment for the proper
ty, $4,000 to be payable in 1898, $4,000
in 1894 and $4,000 in 1895. The vott
stood 81 to 2.
One of the most notable improve
ments the city has ever witnessed will b
the new or main college building to b
erected the coming season by the Sacre
Heart college The building will be 7
by 40 feet, with three stories in th
clear above the water-table. The wor
of excavation has already been begun
and tits intended to put on large fore
on the opening of spring, and have
. ready for occupancy for the fall tern
The architectural designs are said TO b
very fine, and our citizens may be prs
pared to see one of the most elegant co
lege ediices in the state.
We had the pleasure on Saturda
night of witnessing the first performane
9 of the historical melodrama, con til
: Trail; or Daniel Boone, the Pioneer.
e written especially for Peck & Fursman
!, company by the well-known dramatis
> Charles Gayler Considering the fa
s that it was new play and its first pr
q entatjon, it went along smoothly undo
!. the direction of stage manager Ungere
Il formerly of Wallack's theatre, New Yor
who has nc superior. The orchestra is
7. fine one, the stage settings were real
= beautiful, the costumes were very appr
pirate, and, the company being stror
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