Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-22

ST dui PARISH guliu Wcets a. ehS
rec:ory tomorrow afternoon.
To-day, Wsshington's birthday, the
postotice and banks will be closed.
"A bouncing boy-baby was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Salick Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guss Glasier, OF the
Second ward, mourn the death Sunday, of
their infant daughter from spasms.
Hon. T. F. Solsn, of West Superior,
will labor az an organizer and lecturer
for the anti-prohibition association in this
state.
Prof. Stearns, of Madison, will lecture
at the rooms of the Y. M. G. A on Friday
evening, March 2. Subject: "The Ar
gentine Republic
g. W. Bishop, for some time past
connected with The Lake Mills Leader,
has purchased an interest in The New
North, a paper published at Rhine
lander.
The first number of the new German
newspaper, The Watertown Journal, VIM.
Reber, proprietor, and II. @. Grelle, OF
Milwaukee, editor, will be issued to-mor
row.
The attention of our readers ia called
to the report of the Wisconsin National
Bank published elsewhere, showing
sound, reliable and prosperous financial
condition.
The next meeting of the Saturday
club will be held February 25th, at the
home of Mrs. Daniel Jones. Subject:
"French Literature" Quotations from
French authors.
Providence permitting services will
be held bv the pastor at NJ. E. church
next Sunday morning and evening. All
invited. Short address to young people
before morning sermon.
"A letter received at this Office from
T. G. Prentiss at Thomasville, Georgia,
says: Weather here is mild and pleasant.
Thermometer usually about IS degrees at
noon. All well and enjoying ourselves.
There is not likely to be any dearth
of candidates for sheriff on the Democratic
ticket this fall. Names prominently men
toned thus far are G. F. Zautner, of this
city, Frank v. Piper, of Ixonia and P N.
Waterbury, of Jefferson.
The Bank of Amigo now organized
and open for business with a capital of
S25 900, has the following officers: Presi-
deut, A. Solliday; vice president, E. N.
Mellor; cashier, Amos Baum; directors,
j. G. Lewis, E. N Mellor, A. Soliday,
NJ. J. Woodland and Amos Baum.
Our citizens should be making pre-
parations for the Farmers Institute to be
held here under the auspices of the de-
partment of agriculture March Is and Is.
Some expense attends these gatherings
that must be met, and steps should be
taken to solicit for the purpose.
An old soldier travelling from Mexico
to Michigan stopped over night at Geo.
Henze's Saturday. He carried three balls
in his person. One entered his mouth
and lodged under the right ear, another
lodged at the right hip bone and the
third in the abdomen. His body had to
be bandaged constantly, and the least jar
to his person brought Oh hemorrhage so
that it was not possible for him TO ride ON
the cars and was obliged to walk when
he journeyed.
There is not cheese box made in
the city of WATERFOWL, and this seems all
the more strange from tie fact of there
being twelve or fifteen cheese factories
around Watertown to be supplied with
boxes. All these factories would prefer
getting their cheese boxes here if they
were to be had. Why is this branch OF
industry neglected. Wouldn't cheese
box factory pay here as we'll as at Lake
Mills or other points?
In another column we publish some
good, healthy talk from Sheriff j. D. Bull
lock on the tramp question in which he
shows that the old system, under which
the tramp ruled and was boss, is about
played out with the Jefferson county peo-
ple When the backbone of the tramp,
so to speak, is broken, the taxpayers
ought to see to it that his spinal chord is
not again strengthened by official manip-
ulations.
PERSONAL.
Mrr T. w Schultz yisitad of T1ake