Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-19

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GAINESVILLE between October 10 and Is.
The forty-second conference of the
NJ. Z. church of Wisconsin will be held
at Racine. beginning Wednesday, Sept.
rs, and containing seven days.
Frank Procnazka has left on our
table tomato weighing one pound and
seven and half ounces, raised on his
garden in the Second ward. Who can
beat this love applet
(. AT Central Fair next week please re-
member there is no charge to exhibitors
for any entry they may desire to make.
Heretofore charge Of $3.50 has been
made for each article.
The NJ. E. church will give an yster
supper for the benefit of the pastor, Tues
day evening of next week, At the fremont
house dining rooms. Supper between Z
and 9 Everybody invited.
-Atthe head of the editorial columns
in this weeks issue of THE REPUBLICAN
will be found the call tor the Republican
County convention, to be held at Jeffer-
son, Monday, October /.
THE Chip O. the Old Block. by
the Scott, Mills and Jessie Bonstelle COM
bination. at Concordia Opera House, to-
morrow evening, September 90. is one of
the finest pieces now being presented to-
the. theatrical public
: Patrick Moran, an old settler Of ely
man, and Democrat from away back"
has come out for Harrison and Morton. A
fifty years residence in the United States
has enabled him to judge of the results of
free trade and protection, and he favors
the latter for America.
The following Republican me, tugs
are appointed for Jefferson county, with
the speakers named: Waterloo Col. F. E.
Parsons, of River Falls, Sept. q; Pal
myra, Hon. Charles, G. Williams. Of Da-
kota, Oct. 5; WATERFOWL, Hon. w. D.
Heard, Wednesday, Sept. 26.
This vicinity has been visited by
much-needed rains this week, and the eff
feet is to replenish fall feed and place the
land in condition to pillow. Owing to
the recent drought, farmers did little
blowing for winter wheat, and the result
is much smaller acreage has been sown
than was expected.
William Bu:horn, late of the Metro
politan Hotel, Milwaukee, became land
lord of the WATERFOWL Junction House
yesterday, J. Fl. Stahl aud Fl. Reinke
both retiring as proprietors. Mr.. Blu
thorn has had considerable experience as
a landlord, and is voucbed for as a gen
tleman who "knows how to keep hotel"
We wish him success.
At the Fourth Quarterly conference
held al the NJ. E. church last Satu rday,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year, viz: Trustees.-J. Q. Hull,
VIM. Black, Fl Flynn, Fl. ] Kuhn, G. r.
Porter, Geo Nixon, E. w Schultz, c. W.
Rundlett, Geo. Thauer. Stewardship.
]. Kuhn, j. @. Hull, Ira Lounshury,
Geo. Bu-dick, Mrs. E. Vaux, Mrs Il.
Adams, Miss Matte Black, Miss Emma
Woodland.
Nothing presented on the stage here
ever produced a more marked interest
throughout than "Tbe Strange Case of
DR.. Jekyl AMI Mr.. Hyde" given at
Turner Hall last "Wednesday evening, in
which Geo Ober, with marvellous quick
ness, transforms himself from a gentleman
Of polite ways and pleasant manners into
a most loathing and demoniac character.
Mr. Oher and his company were deserving
of better house than greeted them.
The Gazette last week talks of "the
GCOuODlCdl VI tuC OOf-
eminent for the last four years" Thisi is
an unfortunate slip for our Democratic
neighbor to make, inasmuch as the real
figures show that the Cleveland admins
tration has cost the Nation thus far $685.
600 900 more than the previous Republic
an administration of the country. In
the economy scale the Democratic re-
formers have been weighed on the scale
and found to be sadly wanting.
"A letter received from A. lie Bour-
veau, former resident here, who has
been living some years past at Jackson
Vile, Florida, in forms us that himself
and family have fed from Jacksonville to
escape { the yellow fever raging there.
They have gone to Windsor, 80 miles
from Jackson vile, Florida, which is con-
sidered safe from the scourge, and do not
expect to return to their home until frost
sets in. Mr.. LIE Bourveau says that the