Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25


WELL
Wing Lees Chinese laundry, in the
Hawkins building on the bridge, has
closed up, the proprietor removing to
GAINESVILLE.
The time for payment of taxes has
been extended 80 days. Personal proper
ty tax must be paid by Feb. 10. See
treasurer's notice.
The next meeting of the Saturday
Club will be held at the home of Miss
Nichols, Saturday afternoon, January 70,
at 8 o'clock sharp.
-Subscribers to The REPUBLICAN, can
be supplied with The Weekly Milwaukee
Sentinel at seventy-6ve cents year by
applying at this office.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their tea party at the
residence of Mrs. ]. I. Moak, Thursday
evening, January 26th Tickets % cents.
Charles Fuller, employed with the
J. T. Perry Manufacturing company, and
Miss Ella Wendt, were married Sunday
last at the home of the brides mother in
the First ward.
The wrestling match heretofore an
nounced between Chas Moth and Bert
Scheller takes place at Turner Hall, Fri
day evening, and an interesting contest
of agility ard strength may be expected.
Morning topic at NJ. E. church next
Sunday, "Truth in the Life" Evening,
"The New Birth" A short address to
Young folks before the morning sermon.
All invited. E D. Farnbam, pastor.
-Retsof Mining Co.'S rock lump salt
for stock for sale by F. J. Schoechert,
west side. 1t goes farther than common
salt, and by placing Jumps of it in the
manager or in the field, it can be easily
reached by the stock.
"A little boy in one of the schools here
the other day being asked what scient-
ist was, he promptly responded "a faith
cure" The youth had heard Christian
science and faith cure discussed at home
and his response was not so surprising,
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was again 4y015c lower, closing
at 1910 for No. spring, and S03sc for
May. Flour was dull and unchanged.
Barley closed at 7S1ac, rye at 661ac, corn
at 4Sc and oats at 3434c, Hogs were
steady at $4.9095.50.
The great event of the season is the
grand masquerade ball given by the Tur-
ner society at Turner Hall, Saturday
evening, February 4. The society will
present at great expense grand transfor-
nation scenes from Fairy Land and a
variety of tableaux. See advertisement.
-Assemblymen c. R. Field and G. E.
Hooker and Senator Erwin, the state leg
islative committee on the best means of
utilizing convict labor, are about to visit
the prisons at Joliet, H., Michigan City,
Ind, Ionia and Detroit, Mich, Toronto,
Ont, Auburn and Sing Sing, n. Y, and
other of the large Eastern prisons. They
expect to start on their tour this week.
Department Commander Griffin is
sued his last g. A. r. order Monday
general order No. ID, in relation princi-
pally to the coming encampment to be
held in Milwaukee, Feb. Is and Is. He
announces thai a round-trip rate of one
and third fare has been secured on all
railroads in this state for members of the
Grand Army ard their families visiting
Milwaukee during the encampment.
Commander-in-chief J. P. Rea will honor
the encampment with his presence on
the 18th.
Charlie Brook writes to friends here
of the narrow escape he had from death
in the late blizzard which swept over
Dakota. He went with neighbor for a
load of straw, two miles from home, and
was returning when the storm struck the
outfit. None of the horses could be seen
for the darkness, and the wind over
turned the load The lead team was un-
hitched and Charlie wrapped up in a
blanket held to the hobs. Mr.. Brook
becoming alarmed, started to look for the
party, and ran into the sleigh before he
could see it, and finally the stable on the
Brook farm was found by running against
it, SO intense was the blackness of the
storm.
What came near proving serious
accident occurred yesterday to the after
noon Madison passenger train, which
leaves here about one o'clock. When
about half way between Hubbleton and
Waterloo the crank rod of one of the
driving wheels Of the engine broke and
ctrucL tbrou0h the hOttOm of the cab