Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-25

Old and new subscribers OF THH
REPUBLICAN can be supplied with The
Weekly Chicago Inter Ocean at Is cents
year.
Miss Isabel Jameson, the accom-
plished pianiste, and Miss Zelma Rawl-
ston, the charming and talented So
prano, will be here with the Higgins
Concert company next Tuesday.
The public schools closed Friday
for the holiday vacation and will re-
sumo again Jan. 6. The winter term
ends March %. Spring term begins
April and closes June q.
Judge Bennett has issued an order
overruling the motion for new trial IN
the case of f. V. Piper VS.. the c., nj. q
st. P. Ry. Co. The case will undoubt-
eddy now be taken to the supreme
court.
After the holiday recess of congress
the question of new postmaster here
will be solved satisfactorily not only to
Republicans, but the community gen.
orally, by the confirmation of Justus I.
Moak.
The Fifth ward assault and battery
case which occurred Saturday night,
Joseph Zastopiel being the complain
ant and Herman Funk the defendant,
was settled before Justice Beckmann
Monday.
Henry a. Higgins, late cornet SOLO
list of P. S. Gilmore's famous band, and
endorsed by the two great bandmasters
Gilmore and c. A. .Cappa, as cornetist
of extraordinary ability and second to
none, is billed for Concordia Opera
house, Dec. 81.
"A few years back and stove was
considered as the plainest and least or
namental of all the articles of furniture
in the house. The manufacturers of
Acorn stoves have revolutionized this,
and their stoves are now marvels of
beauty and utility. Sold by William
Weber & Co.
Hon. l.. B, Caswel has received
the appointment of chairman of the
standing committee on private land
claims, a committee of considerable
Importance Mr. Caswell is also mem
Der of the Judiciary committee. Hon.
Charles Barwig is member of the COM
mittee on pensions.
The Wisconsin Electric club was
organized in Milwaukee last week, its
object being the dissemination of tech
nical knowledge of electricity Appli-
cants from all parts of the state will be
admitted, and therefore there will be
aroused more practical interest in the
subject. This is good idea, the use of
electricity for lighting purposes becom-
ing so general in our state.
The visit of the Higgins Concert
company to this city is looked forward
to with pleasurable anticipation by
lovers of good music. The company is
one of the finest musical organizations
in the country, and deserves to be
honored by large house.
The Watertown drum corps, recent
" organized, has the following officers
and members: 6. P Herzog, presi-
dent; Chas. Hilgendorf, treasurer; M.
Campbell, secretary; William Martch,
drum MAJOR John Goodnetter, G. j.
Nichols, Ely Fischer, John Strauss, F.
Gebhardt, NJ. Hahn, Ed. Hahn, VIM.
Besemann and VIM Goeldner Here
is the material for first-class organiza-
ton of its kind and the boys deserve
well of the community in their under
taking.
Thomas comedy-drama of "The
Burglar" was given at Concordia Opera
house, by Mathews & Smyth's compa-
ny, Saturday evening, to a somewhat
meagre sized house, although as large
as could reasonably be expected, owing
to the bad state of the weather. The
company was a good one. All the
leading characters were we'll sustained,
that of Editha by little Vallie Egar be-
ing particularly pleasing and natural.
The Opera house management are well
deserving of the thanks of the public
for the excellent repertoire they have
provided during the season.
The Washington correspondent of
The Milwaukee Wisconsin has the fol-
lowing gossip concerning free delivery
Offices in Wisconsin.
Col. Bates, chief of the free delivery
service, to-day received report from
the auditor of the treasury, showing
the gross revenue of the leading post
offices of the various states. From this
report Col. Bates has prepared state
ment showing the names of places en-
titled to free delivery service under
the provisions of bill pending in con-
gress. The bill provides for extending
! the service to all places having a popu-
lation of 5000 as determined by the
general state or United States censuses,
and also to places where the postofices
produced g gross revenue of 81 900 each
for the last fiscal year. The auditors
report shows that ten Wisconsin cities
and towns will be entitled to free de-
livery if the bill passes, providing they
meet other requirements, such as num-
bering of houses, sidewalks, lighted
streets, etc. The report shows that