Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-01
THE BADGER EDITORS.
Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Press
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hicks Annual
Address-Timely Journalistic Topics
Intelligently Discussed.


The annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Press Association was called to order by
President Hicks, of Oshkosh, at the
Academy Of Music, Milwaukee, at 9
O'Clock on the Oath. Mayor Brown and
Col. M. A. Aldrich, of Milwaukee, de-
Hvered addresses of welcome, and E. D.
Coe, editor ofthe Whitewater Register,
responded on behalf of the association.
D. L. Follett, editor of the
been prepared by James Ryan, of the
Appleton Crescent, was read. Presi-
dent John Hicks then delivered his an
nual address Routine business con-
sumed the time of the association until
AIS, when the members went in open
cars to the Best Brewery, after inspect
ing which they partook OF a lunch which
had been epared for them by the pro-
prIetors OF the brewery.
At S o'clock the association convened
at the Academy. Charles A. Dana de-
Hvered an address on "The Newspaper"
and James Whitcomb Riley, of Indian
apolis, the "Hoosier Poet" read selec-
tons from his own writings.
The musical portions of the pro-
gramme comprised soprano solos, "a
Summer Night and 'Oh, Hush Thee,
NY Baby" by Miss Lucy E. jackson, of
Oshkosh, Raft s La Polka de la Refine"
for piano, by Miss Adolpha E. Gether,
of Milwaukee, and Emerson's "Star OF
Descending Night" by the Milwaukee
Parlor Quartette.
alton left Milwaukee for trip to the
500. The following were among the
party: A. II. Chamberlain and wife,
Chicago Newspaper Union; l..
G. McKenny and wife, Boscobel
Dial; f. X. Dunn and wife, FL
roy Tribune; A. z. Colby and daughter
and Miss Drury, Union Grove Enter
prise; 0. II. Roessler and wife, Jeffer-
son Banner; D. O. Mahoney and wife,
North La Crosse News; M. P. Rindlaub
and wife, Platteville Witness; A. G.
Harmon, Ripon Commonwealth; H. d.
Sharp and daughter, Delavan Enter
prise; O. II. Brand and wife, GAINESVILLE
Recorder; P. II. Carney and wife, Wau-
kesha Freeman; w. D. Merrill, Miss
Merrill and Miss Mary c. Merrill, Prai-
RE du Chen Union; Z. Decker and wife,
Green Bay Advocate; J. +. Corb EFT and
wife, Peter Williams and wife. Cambria
News; a L. Hutchinson and sister,
Weyauwega Chronicle; r. w. Cheever
and wife, Clinton Herald; Fl. o. Parks
and wife, United States Miller;
w. D. Hoard and nieces and B. L.
Hoard, Fort Atkinson Union; &. S.
Cross and wife, Sun Prairie Country
man; Chas. S. Taylor and wife, Barron
County News; II. D. Hanson, Oregon
Observer; Andrew Simonson and wife,
Racine Agriculturist; Louis +. Davis and
G. A. Kartack, Baraboo News; Miss I.
E. WintOn. Waukesha Freeman; III.
M. Knowlton and wife, Water
loo Journal; c. @. Davis and
wife, Cambria News; E. II.
Cawker and wife, Miller; II. l.. Brown,
Washington Journal; G. B. Mead and
wife, Waterloo Democrat; M. M. Foster
and ladies, Port Washington; W. II.
Reck, Platteville Democrat; R. A.
view; J. l. Toner, wife and friend,
Burlington Democrat; A. L. Fon-
tame and wife, Grand Rapids; Q.
B. Axtell, Pepin Star; c. r. Brainard;
F. c. Morehouse; John r. Wolf; G..
Needer and wife, GAINESVILLE Signal; F.
A. Brown and wife, Portage Democrat;
P. w. Wright and wife, Omro Journal;
J. E. Heg and sister, Lake Geneva Her
aid; A. Candrian, La Crosse Nord Stern;
E. Hurlbut and wife, Oconomowoc Free
Press; Judge Regain and vile, Appleton
OTcsC0uG. JOuH I1lChS, Wu6 dQU
two ladies', Oshkosh Northwestern !;
E. L. Spence and wife, Milton Tele-
phone; ?. w. Peterson and wife, Lamp
Lighter, Clinton; J. Kerr. Green Bay;
Chas Proctor, De Pere News; Ed Ma
lone, Waterford; w. d. Parker,
Hudson Star and Times; II. w.
Hertsman, Plymouth Reporter; A. L..
Gray, Herman Boos, Sheboy-
gan; w. w. Coleman, Henry Jane,
wife and child, Shullsburg Pick and
Cad; F. A. Markle; h. w. Meyer and
wife, Appleton Volksfreund; Frank
Kuntz, Sank City; w. Lehman; John
S. Coon, Edeerton News; T. w. Coon,
Henry Johnson and II. McGinnis; c..
G. Davis and wife; II. n. Ross. Sheboy-
gan Times.