Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-22


rison in 1910 will confer favor by send
ing their names to THE REPUBLICAN
office.
Henry Bertram has enlarged his
shoe store on Second street to more than
double its former size. 1t is now well
arranged to meet the demands of his
business.
This evening at St. Johns church,
Oscar Henke, of Milwaukee, and Miss
Helen Dobbratz, daughter of VIM. Dob
bratz, of the Sixth ward, will be married
by Rev. G. j. Strassen.
&C. 81. jacob went on the sad mission
last week of meeting the body of the late
Emil Schandein, in New York, upon its
arrival from Europe, and accompanied
the remains to Milwaukee.
The only game bird that sou can
shoot in Wisconsin at the present time is
the woodcock. The restriction expires
on prairie chickens, cartridges and quails
the 1st of September and not the 18th of
August, as some of the people in this Sec
ton of the country understand.
The Republican State convention
convenes at Milwaukee at noon to-day.
It will call Republicans from all portions
of the state and large attendance may
be reasonably expected. Among tberep-
resentatlves from this city are Jesse Stone,
Harlow Pease, j. B. Bennett, FOB. Tut
tie, VIM. L. Norris.
The breadstuffs markets yesterday
were active, and wheat again advanced
11sc, closing at $500 for No. 2 spring,
$500 August. S43sc September and S514c
October. Flour was irmer and active.
September barley closed at 64c, rye at
1910, corn at 441ac and oats at SIC.
Hogs were dull at $6.10@6.45.
j. E. Guernsey resigned his position
Saturday as superintendent of the Waters
town Shoe factory, and L. Hurd was
elected in his stead. Mr.. Hurd has had
long experience in the shoe manufactur-
ing business and comes here highly re-
commended for the place. Mr.. Guernsey
has left for Chicago.
"A blatant hummer went through a
Chicago and Northwestern train the other
evening shouting ''hurrah for Jeff Davis"
A travelling man asked the Democrat if
be meant it. He said 81 do and you
can't help it." Then the travelling man 8
fist ran against the whelp's nose and he
went down between the seats. Good for
the commercial traveller Sunday Tele-
graph.
The Choristers of st. Pauls Episco-
pal church, aided by the young ladies of
the Altar Guild, have in contemplation a
social, to be given the first week in Sep
TENDER at the residence of Express agent
G.. A. Judd. 1t is to be hoped that all
interested will attend, as the proceeds
will go towards defraying the expenses
of the choir attending the Chousters'
Annual Festival at Milwaukee.
The barn on the premises of Patrick
Rogan, in the Fourth ward, was struck by
lightning last Wednesday night, during
the severe storm, and burned to the ground.
The locality was a dangerous one for a
fire to start in, but the good work of the
fire department prevented the fire from
spreading. The building was valued al
from $3.50 to $780, Upon it was an in
surance of 800 in n. B. Moran's
agency.
Ray Weissert and Ray Thompson
were hunting with an old rusty revolver
last Thursday afternoon in Pease's woods.
Third ward. While Ray Weissert was
pulling up the hammer of the revolver il
discharged, and the ball entered the leg
of young Thompson just above the knee
Joint, inficting an ugly wound. The
ball has not been extracted, but it il
thought best not to probe for it. The
patient, it is hoped, will be about soon.
in one of his recent speeches General
Harrison said: 81 have always believed
that no mans wages should be so low
that he can not make provision in hi'
days of vigor for the feebleness OF old age!
William l.. Scott, Chairman OF the
Democratic National campaign commit
tee, a rabid free trader, and member O.
the coal ring, said in conversation lie"
years ago: "You can never control the
laboring man until he has 20 live to-day
on what he will earn tomorrow"
Workingmen can take choice of sen
| timents.
The Milwaukee Journal makes much
of the fact that Roswell Miller, presiden
of the St. Paul railroad, will vote fol
Cleveland this year. When it is known
that Mr.. Miller voted for Cleveland foul
years ago it would seem as though ths