Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-31
The Editorial Meeting.

The Wisconsin Editors and Publish
ers' Association met in annual conven-
ton at La Crosse, Tuesday of last week.
The meeting was successful one in
every particular, especially in point of
numbers, the attendance being much
larger than at the two previous conven
tons. The programme arranged by the
good people of La Crosse for the enter
tainment of the editorial fraternity en-
braced everything that could be de-
vised for the pleasure and enjoyment
of their visitors.
Carriages placed at the disposal ofthe
editorial party gave all the members a
fine opportunity of seeing the city. 1t
is safe to say that comparatively few of
them had any idea that La Crosse had
grown to the proportions she present
ed, or that her buildings were so fine,
substantial and beautiful.
The handsome homes met with in
travelling through the lovely thorough
fares of the city are evidences of the
thrift, wealth and prosperity of the in
habitants.
Among her lovely spots of interest is
her beautiful cemetery, where stands
the fine monument erected to the mem
DRY of Gov. G. c. Washburn, nearly in
the center of the grounds. The drives
are delightful, and in the general ar
rangement of the cemetery, together
with the floral displays, exquisite taste
has been shown.
A notice of La Crosse without men
ton of the elegant theatre she pos
sesses, where the literary exercises of
the convention took place, would be
an objectionable oversight. 1t is per-
lection in all its appointments, the eff
feet Of the soft, mellow, incandescent
light on the delicate coloring of the in
terror being most pleasing to the eye.
La Crosse is environed with high
bluffs, which are terraced IN many
places with rocks and overgrown with
timber, presenting grand, rugged seen
cry from all sides of the city, the fine
sweep of the Mississippi river on the
western limits adding to the charm
of the situation. The population of La
Crosse is now estimated at 10000, an
increase of 100 per cent. since 1880, the
claim being made for her that she is
the second city in the state, a claim
that is disputed only by Oshkosh.
Like most of towns in the west, many
representatives from Watertown are
to be met with among the people.
The extensive cigar manufacturing
firm of J. Pamperin and E. Wiggen-
horn is to be thus classified. This house
does a large business that is on the
increase every year. The bookkeeper
is William WiggenhOrn and one of the
travelling statesmen of the concern is
Percy Wiggenhorn, both sons of the
Junior member of the firm. Hardy
Denniston holds responsible position
in the freight office of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway company.
]. III. Lightbody and George E. Nichols
are together in the real estate and in
surance business. Ed. Ford, who left
us SO long ago as to almost lose his Wa
tertown identity, is an old standby for
the St. Paul company in it's freight
department. Joe Emerson is the St.
Paul yardmaster at La Crosse, and as
such looks natural to Waterfowl peo-
pie. Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Bradley make
their home here, Mr.. B. being engaged
in the insurance line. A pleasant gen.
tleman whom we met is Gustav Stole,
son-in-law Of E. Wiggenhorn, and an