Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-16
Beginning with Yesterday the mail

Beginning with yesterday the mail
route service between Fort Atkinson
and Busseyville is increased to six
times week.
For several days past workmen
have been engaged in raising the tele-
phone wires throughout the city SO as
to clear many buildings and trees.
Don't miss Dan1 Sully's new play
Daddy Nolan" at Turner Opera house,
Saturday evening, October 10. 1t is
one of the finest Irish comedies ever
presented in our city Let everybody
attend.
&C. j. Wenck's dancing school social
will be held at Schwarz's hall Friday
evening of this week, and on Monday
evening following the steps will be
taken by the scholars. Let all join in
and have good time.
N. w. Davis grain elevator at Sun
Prairie was destroyed by fire Monday
evening together with 1900 bushels of
barley and other grain. The st. Paul
depot had narrow escape. Loss on
elevator and contents is SIS, 900. Insur-
ance, $1,000.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give sociable on Thursday
evening of this week at the home of
Mrs. Jesse. Stone, to which members of
the congregation and their friends are
cordially invited. AS this is also the
annual meeting full attendance is de-
sired.
Mrs. Zillas, of Ashippun, Dodge
county, is looking for horse stolen
from her farm Tuesday night. She was
offered $3.50 for it at Watertown Tues
day, but wanted $500, and thinks she
was followed home by the parties, who
stole the acknowledgements Free
Press.
Henry Jaedecke's new meat mar
ket has an advertisementint this weeks
issue to which we call special attention.
Mr.. Jaedecke is we'll known as fair
dealer in his line, and always endeavors
to keep the best meats the market af-
| fords. 1t is we'll worth visit to see his
sausage factory operate.
Last Friday Deputy Game Warden
A. Arndt, of the Sixth ward, arrested
six men for fishing with nets in Mud
Lake. Five of the violators of the game
law paid their fine, but one, F. Hilker,
refused to do so and his examination
for the ofense takes place before JUS
tice G. Beckmann on the 21st inst.
The Fifteenth Annual Convention
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Wisconsin will be held at Racine,
October 1920 All the associations of
the state are expected to send large
delegations. Pastors of churches, mem
bers of Young Peoples societies, and
all persons who have an interest in
work for the good Of the boys and
young men of the state are invited to
attend
-"Surly Tim S Trouble" by Miss Cou-
thoui was perfectly done. The broad
dialect of the North of England being
faultlessly initiated. The Medley was
finely executed and was very pleasing
to the audience. The rapidity with
which she changed her tone of voice
from reciting some grand poem to the
Irish servant girl, showed her skill as
an elocutionist. "-DoUer Nv. H Re-
publican, Dec. 4.
Miss Couthoui gives readings at Con-
cordia Opera house, Tuesday evening,
Oct. 20.
From the statistics gathered by
Lieut.. Col. VIM. F. Fox, of New York
it is shown that in regimental losses of
troops engaged in the late civil war,
the Second Wisconsin Regiment leads
all the rest of the regiments with a re-
cord OF 1877 per cent. of its entire en-
rollment actually killed in battle. OF
the deaths in single battle, the First
Minnesota shows the highest percent
age, having lost % per cent. at Gettys-
burg. Watertown has no soldier that
was member of the Second Wisconsin,
but our toWnsman David Schwieger was
one of the First Minnesota boys and
went through the terrible fight at Get
tysburg.
| "A letter, the past week, got into
the hands of Oscar Cole, which was
found to be from his cousin, Elliot Cole,
to the latter's father, the late Ebenezer
w. Cole. It was written from Pierce
City, Shoshone county, Idaho. The
writer, in total ignorance that his father
was dead, seemed to be also unaware
that his mother had crossed the dark
| river, her death occurring several
years before his fathers Elliot left
here, a mere boy, about thirty years
; ago for the far west, and there are few
points of it which he has not visited.
!, Nearly all of the time, it would appear,
he has been out of communication and