Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-24

The Central Fair association have
decided not to hold an exhibition this
season.
Newton Beers "Lost in London y
one of the best shows on the road, is
booked for Turner Opera house, Aug. 8
Luke Dunegan, yardmaster of the
st. Paul company, smashed one OF his
thumbs badly while coupling cars
Thursday.
On circus day, Carl Brunk, of the
town of Watertown, had his pockets re-
lieved of about $35 in money and a
check of $25.
j. Ditschler and VIM. Quentmeyer
are the delegates from the Watertown
Turner society to the state Turnverein
at Appleton, August s.
Thanks to Hon. L. B. Caswell for
volumes of the Congressional Record of
the 5Oth congress, valuable additions to
TIE REPUBLICAN library.
George Thauer is the agent in this
vicinity of the Milwaukee Harvester
company. He has placed Large num-
Der of machines around here the pres
ent season.
Among the improvements to- build
ings this season, a fine tower erected
on George S. Schempfs residence, Sec
ond street, must be noted IF. Dorm
field is the contractor.
Linus r. Birdsey, an old resident
of Columbus, died Thursday, aged 50
years. Being a member of Olivet COM
mandery, Knights Templar, number
of the Sir Knights of this city attended
his funeral on Saturday.
Our city fathers tried road scraper
last week with a view of experiment.
ing with it on the streets and in the
river to gather the gravel in piles, but
its work was not deemed satisfactory
enough to insure a purchase.
For the Wisconsin Sunday School
Assembly annual encampment, to be
held at Madison, July % to August. 2,
the c., M. & St. P. Ry. viii sell excur-
sion tickets from WATERFOWL at a fare
and third for the round trip. Tickets
good to return until August 8.
AT Fond du Lac an infant daughter
of John Pulls lost her balance and fell
from second-story window. By some
remarkable good fortune the clothing
of the child was caught by hook used
for hanging harness and broke the fall
so that only few slight bruises re-
suited.
jefferson county has another news
paper, the first issue of The, Palmyra
Press appearing last Friday, John Null
deem, editor, and Independent in poll
tics. The Press makes the tenth news
paper in Jefferson county, the largest
number in proportion to the population
of any county in the state.
The committee that has been con-
Fsidering the location of the Luther col
lege, to. be built somewhere in the
Northwest, has decided in. favorsof, st.
Raul. ~srhe offer is thirty acres of land
for the site, $50, 600 and one hundred
acres of land in different parts of the
city, guaranteed to yield $4,000 more
within five years. ~
Felix Schroeder, of the firm of
Schroeder Bros, the extensive horse
dealers of Berlin, Prussia, has been in
the city for some days past with the
view of purchasing fancy driving horses
for his establishment. Mr.. Schroeder
travels extensively in his business, and
is pleasant, intelligent gentleman. He
makes his headquarters with DR.. Valer-
Jus & Co.
Louis Gericke, while raking hay
yesterday on farm few miles east OF
here, was kicked by horse and in
stantly killed. The man was driving a
horse rake, and in trying to urge his
horse to go faster the beast became
angry and kicked, striking him above
the heart. Gericke fell from the rake
and when the men reached him he was
dead.-1eferson Banner.
Rev. Frederick S. Jewell, of Racine,
has accepted call from st. Pauls
Episcopal church Of this city, to become
its rector and viii begin his ministra-
tons in the, parish on the first Sunday
in August. Rev. Mr.. Jewell has filed
the chair of Phi. d. in Racine college
for some years past and is at present
occupying temporarily the pulpit OF
Trinity church, Chicago. He is preach
er of much force and eloquence.
There appeared to be number OF
"hard citizens" following in the trail
of the Forepaugh show, judging from
unceremonious visitations at the houses
of several of our citizens, and back alley
sneaking of some suspicious looking
characters ON the day and evening OF
the exhibition. Several impudent chaps