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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
In County Court.

AT regular term of this court held
at the court house in the city of Jeffer-
son, on Tuesday, July 2, 1889.
Present: Henry Colonius, county
judge.
In the matter of the estate of Alex
ander w. Carlin, late of the city of Wa
tertown, deceased. Hearing and ad-
justment of claims. John G. Conway,
attorney. Decision on claims made and
filed.
In the matter of the estate of Jane
Eustis, late of the town of Oakland, de-
ceased. Hearing and adjustment of
claims. Geo. G.. Smith, administrator
with the will annexed. Claim of DR..
D. G. Earl allowed-$20. No more
claims. Case closed.
In the matter of the estate of Enoch
d. Harvey, late of the town of Lake
Mills, deceased. Hearing and adjust
ment of claims. Geo. Grimm, attorney.
No claims. Closed.
In the matter of the estate of Chas.
Mitchell, late of the city of Watertown,
deceased. The application of Elizabeth
Goodyear and Mark Lowell, executrix
and executor of said estate, for final
settlement of their administration. C.
b. Skinner, attorney. Final settlement
made by Mark Lowell, the executor and
testamentary trustees be allowed, and
himself and bon ndsmen discharged from
any further liability in said matter.
In the matter of the estate of William
Jaedecke, late of the city of Watertown,
deceased. Hearing and adjustment of
claims. c. B. Skinner, attorney w. III.
Porter, guardian ad litem. Decision on
claims made and filed.
Estate of David Sonnenberg, late of
the town of Watertown, deceased. APP
plication of F. III. Breckenridge for IL
cense to sell real estate to pay debts of
said deceased. II. Pease, attorney.
License granted to sell real estate for
the payment of debts 99efevsonBanner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
Give the Baby Water.

Medical Classics: 1t is a mistake to
suppose that because milk is liquid
food it is at the same time drink which
is capable of satisfying the thirst of in
fants. Although milk appeases hunger,
it makes thirst more intense after it has
remained some time in the stomach
and digestion of it has begun. 1t is
thirst which causes healthy, breast
nourished infants to cry for long periods
of time in many instances. There are
many cases of indigestion due to weak
ness or insufficiency of the child's gas
trio juice, which would be egreatly bene-
flied or even cured If the child were
allowed an occasional drink of water.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
Letter of E. G.. Fifeld read at the

Letter of E. G.. Fifeld read at the
Old Settlers meeting:
EVANSVILLE, June 10, 1889.
To the Pioneers and Old Settlers Of S9efey-
son County:
[ deeply regret that my health will
not permit me to meet with you to-mor-
row at Watertown, for there is no class
of people [ enjoy seeing as [ do the
pioneers and old settlers of Jefferson
county. Fifty-two years since landed
In Milwaukee, the 11th of June, 1887, I
soon started to walk out to Bark River
Mill, now Hebron. On my way through
the Milwaukee woods | fell in company
with a man and team and young man
on foot, bound for Johnson's Rapids,
now WatertOwn, where George Godhue
was building saw-mill. I took the
young mans name and in the fall after
the mill started, heard the same man
was instantly killed while tending a
buzz saw by a piece of wood striking him
on the head. When we got through
the Milwaukee woods, we came to a
large oak tree with the bark hewn off
and written on one side "Johnson's
Rapids" and a hand with fingers point
ing to the right. On the other side was
W11ClCI DdI n hlNOI WILL WIFI uduu.
etc. At the tree our little company took
their different routes. I soon came to
what was then called Prairie village.
now Waukesha; there were two log
houses, one on each side of the river.
From there, there was no mark of
white man for thirty miles and that
brought me to Bark River Mill. I am
now reminded of what the president of
our society, Milo Jones, once said when
requested to make speech He said,
when an early settler undertook to spin
his yarns, he did not know where to
begin or where to leave off. I have be-
gan what might fill fair-sized volume
of pioneer life in Jefferson county, but
| will stop right here and will only add
that hope you will all have pleasant
and happy time. Very truly,
E. G. FIFIELD.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
National Educational Association.

For the next meeting of the National Educa-
lional Association, the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company will sell tickets to Nashville,
Tenn. and return. good going from July 1st to
July 18th. and good returning from July 10th to
September 10th, at rate of one lowest limited
hrst-class fare for the round trip, with 80 90 ad
ditional for Association membership fee.
For tickets and detailed information, apply to
any agent of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company, or address E. P. WILSON General
Passenger Agent. Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
Excursions to chautauaua Lake, n. Y.

At intervals, duriug July and August, the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway company. viii
sell excursion tickets to Chautauqua Lake, New
York. and return at very low rates. These
tickets are first-class. and win be good return
ing sixty days from date of sale. For full in
form alton. apply to agents of Chicago & North
western Railway, or address E. P. WILSON, Gen.
eral Passenger agent, Chicago, III.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
CONSUMPTION Surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR:-Please inform your
readers that | have positive remedy
for the above named disease. By its
timely use thousands of hopeless cases
have been permanently cured / shall
be glad to send two bottles of my reme-
dy free to any of your readers who have
consumption, if they will send me their
express and postoffice address. Re-
spectfully, T. A. SLocUM, NJ. G.,
1S1 Pearl St., New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10

censes are more interesting to me than
to you, and SO I will cut them short, if
that is possible. That you may have a
happy reunion and all live to enjoy
many more is my most sincere wish.
EDWIN d. Coz.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10

Swiss Embroidery Flouncings
aren't all gone. Few pieces left at
&c, 75c and SIC per yard. We
should mark them in the usual way
the price would be SIC, 81 and S1.25.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
RAILROAD DIRECTORY

Train No. 33 arrives from Milwaukee AT 9:25
AN.
Trains arrives from Madison at S:fsa
accommodation freight to Madison kaves
Watertown at 9:25 A ".
Trains Nos. l. 2 5. a. 55 and Sc, run daily be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis.
All other trains run daily except Sunday.
No and run daily except SUis6as hIweeal
Chicago and Minneapolis.
Wstertown passenger tram leaSeslfGr Miiwau-
'kee at ZOO NJ aud arrives from RitwaEkee al
'S;44 NJ. Sundays excepted,
Sunday excursion train arrives from MIlwau-
kee at 1887 A. NJ. and departs for Milwaukee at
$50 P. NJ.
G. w WEES, Agant.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10

India silks, 75c. No use in keep
ing them up to S1.00, when sum-
mer gets thin on the edges.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
GIMBEL BROTHERS,.

MILWAUKEE, July 10, 1889.
POINTER: For him pho ddcertises
ereM, the deserts oed mountain tops
haze ears.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10

An unheard of thing to buy
Koechlin's French Sateens for 25c.
The .25c price is not new because
French Sateens have been sold for
25e before, but you never figured
that they were year old. Year
lings at Csc are not cheap. Can
tell without the aid Of an expert S
wit Sateens that are outseasoned.
Last years styles were small, stin-
gy, with little bits Of fowerettes
here and there. Look lonesome,
side of this years styles. A broad,
generous flower, an exaggerated
stri pc. a bizarre scroll. a zigzaggy
stri pc, crissy-crossy dashes, etc.
That's this years goods. They've
been &c and :S5c. They will step
out lively at 2oc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10

This powder never varies. marvel of purl-
W, strength ano wholesomeness. More ecOnom-
teal than the ordinary kinds. and cannot besold
IN competltloT with the multitude of low test.
snort weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold
only IN cans. ROYAL BAE1gsG POWDER Co. Wall
ST.. New York. aky1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10

The adder is indebted to a lady
living awsw down in Tennessee for
tto-day's psinter. It is brimful of
,truth, and loaded down with mean
ing. 1t is gem of thought, and
.pregnant with sparkling beauty
waaich enEts flew of thoughts elo-
quent in their teachings. The
image whRch it holds to us opens a
new scenery to the mind, and erects
on the sun-hright summit of trade S
watch-towera guiding signal which
strengthens the business gait, and
which no varying wind of trade
can change.
The we'll there's the success
of advertising. Doing it well is
synonymous to doing it truthfully.
And vet bow few do it well +. To
the average merchant advertising
is an end to means-a mean end
To such advertisers the ''deserts ana
nzSzztatu zasps are Deaf"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10

Crazy Grape gets it's name from a
kinky-kink sort Of a weave. The
play Of the shuttle makes them
look like an exaggerated albatross.
All cotton and printed after the
style of the challls. 12Hc.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-17

IT appears the Supreme Court of Ohio
has sustained the proposition thatstocks
of railroads of other States held by Ohio
people are taxable, and thereupon certain
wealthy gentlemen are hot in their wrath,
utter profane and altogether improper
language, and threaten to leave the State.
We are unable to see any tendency to
communism in the conclusion arrived at
by our venerable Supreme Court, or, in
deed, that holders of such stocks are very
greatly wronged. In sense, it is double
taxation, but the individual who owns
mortgaged farm or town lot is wronged
by taxation much more than is the holder
of dividend paying stocks.
This is an important question, and
there should be no passion nor nonsense
in the treatment of it. 1t is an easy mat
ter to call hard names, but that does not
help to elucidate the matter nor settle
anything. The talk about poor people
owning stocks, likewise, is not the way
to meet the question. More than 50 per
cent. of foreign railway stocks, perhaps,
is owned by wealthy people. The great
middle class, the people whom these cor
porations lean upon for defense when in
trouble, and who furnish the traffic that
enables railroads to pay dividends, have
little to do with them except to pay
freight charges and passenger fares.
1t is our impression that railway cor
porations and holders of railway shares
have taken care of themselves fairly well
in the battle of life, and the probability is
will be able to keep the wolf from their
doors in the future The man who owns
6 and per cent. stocks is not altogether
forsaken, nor greatly abused it-required
to list them for taxation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-17

A COUPLE of taxpayers of this town.
ship have expressed their readiness to
contribute $40 each toward paying the
expense of recovering the money taken
from the Township Treasury to pay the
attorneys of George Lentz, John Mich
ener, and Dighton Bailey. That s the
way to talk Men charged with the dis
bursement of public moneys must be
taught that a responsibility attaches,
and that they will be held strictly to that
responsibility. If that is not done, tax
payers should not be surprised if plunder
and recklessness is the rule, and the hon
est discharge of duty the exception.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-17
ARATHER ORDINARY DODGE.

Pittsburgh Dispatch, Independent.
There is certain degree of unneces-
sary outcry over the exposure of the act
of Messrs. Quay, Clarkson, and Dudley,
of the Republican National Committee,
in buying some stolen mail lists of the
Voice, which is the National Prohibition
organ. 1t is natural that the Voice should
resent such an interference with its own
property, and make all it can out of the
affair. But for Democratic papers which
indorsed the MOrey letter forgery to pa
rade the matter as an exposure of cor
gerry is very thin.
The fact is that the act was campaign
dodge of somewhat discreditable kind,
but such as practical politicians are ia
miliar with. 1t is unpleasant to recog-
nize that such things are common, but
this particular example of campaign
methods is not so mean nor do such
things pervert our politics as much as
Morey letter lodges, the dollar day
campaign lie, or the circulation of pri-
vate family scandals. The Republican
managers bought list of names, to
which they could mail campaign docu-
ments, which purpose was within the
view of legitimate discussion. They fell
below the requirements of uprightness
in buying something to which they had
no reason to believe the seller had an
honest title. But beside the indications
of other abuses in our campaign meth
DDS, the affair is but a minor one.
At the end of a campaign in which
both sides raised funds of size far be-
yond whatwas needed for legitimate pur-
poses, and when both parties have shown
greater desire to gain for themselves
the fruits of victory than to have the re-
suit honestly declared, the fact that some
campaign managers bought stolen list
of names is, unfortunately, quite COM
monplace.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-17
ACHAPTER ON COUNTRY ROADS.

A CdAH1 En- ON OOON II hOAOS-
Cleveland Leader,
In his recent message to the Pennsyl
vania Legislature Governor Beaver very
forcibly advocated the improvement of
the country roads of that State, and urged
the thorough revision and codification of
the entire system of road laws. "No ex-
penditure of public money" in his opin-
ion, "yields so little in return as the road
taxes of PENNSYLVANIA" There is no
doubt of the entire accuracy of the Gov
ernor's statements, and they are just as
true of Ohio as they are of the Keystone
State. There is the most urgent need of
better roads throughout the country
Some of the counties of this State have
already done much in this way. This is
notably true of Montgomery, Shelby,
Auglaize, Hardin, and some others
Pixies have been built and the whole pop
ulation, towns people as well as farmers,
no longer feel the terrors of a mud block
ade for three or four months in the year
But in the great majority of the counties
of the State there are none but mud roads,
and they are usually made in the most
slipshod way, the chief idea being to have
fairly good road in dry weather.
To improve the roads as should be done
is an expensive undertaking. Good pixies
cost money. but they are worth all and
more than their cost. The present pike
law provides that all this expense be laid
upon the property Immediately adjacent
to the improvement. In some ways this
is hardly fair. Good roads are of value
to more than one neighborhood, and
part of the expense of piking might very
equitably be laid upon the whole town
ship, or several townships. OF course the
larger part of the benefit is felt by farm
ers in the immediate vicinity. Accord
ingly they should pay the bulk of the cost,
but it would be no more than just to levy
a certain per centum of the cost upon
contiguous territory which is more or
less benefited by the improvement. If
the pike laws were so amended that this
might be done it would probably have
some effect in increasing the number OF
pixies.
In general the agitation of the ques-
GlOu dHOHS GIle ldIlleIS ID H6eueu, anu
the country papers would do a good ser
vice if they would take this matter up
energetically and do all in their power to
secure action either by urging the build
ing of pixies or an improvement in the
present methods of road making. Even
few inches of gravel on ell-drained
road makes wonderful improvement,
and such an improvement can, in most
parts of the State, be made at a compar-
atively small cost. This is subject of
great Importance. Good roads are, in no
small degree, measure of civilization,
and if the farmers of sections that now
suffer from a mud blockade good part
of the year only appreciated the saving
to teams and men that results from good
roads they would not long be without
them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-17
Established in 1913.
NHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rey. X ,S AleA-
ander. pastor Public worship every SaOOdth
morning and evening: Sabbath school 9;JO d m, N
Young peoples society of Christian endsaV9I, A3ii-
day evenings; general prayer meeting, @ Meuies''Hs
evening. Strangers welcome 10 an s~eLNIoes- ~
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHEIkeIv;
II Hollingshead, pastor. Sabbath preaeaiiIns; II II
= m; p N; young peoples meeting M%nGas Z-
Evenings: general prayer meeting, Ihurs9afS
,insa. mems meeting Friday evenings; SaDDatl
schooi ? 80 pm Strangers cordially invited 10 all
erviceS. n,
rhonoas Ralah DastOr sabbath school, 10 a. m :;
'roublic worship IL q. m; weekly prayer
-Friday D. m monthly prayer meellie ldse oS.- u
day of each month, p. m; woman III 81 Al!
a ,ciety last saturday Of each month"; p IN us us
trict drawer meetings first Tuesdays, NedneSu1S ~ ,,
Thnrsdays and saturdays each MONTH Y. m /;
Toun9 women's prayer meeting, second SatuIud!
each month at the parsonage, p m
1FRICANM E. CHURCH-Rey. } M MliKes' lSts'
n.stor Sunday service, 1880 a. m; p m SAD
bsfl, school go D. m: weekly prayer meeting,
Thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-17

A SOCIETY known as the ArbeiterBund
hired hall at Chicago and announced a
public meeting, but the police authorities
determined that the projectors of the as
semblage were anarchists, and forbid the
meeting. Thereupon the courts were ap-
pealed to and an injunction was allowed
restraining the police from interfering
with the meeting. 1t is possible, as was
said by Judge Tuley, that the officious
police are little bit autocratic, and that
in their zeal gross Outrages upon the right
of peaceful assembly and free speech
have been perpetrated.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-17
THE following bit of interesting infor.
nation we find in Columbus letter to

nation we find in a Columbus letter to
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
A number of County Auditors from va
riouS parts of the State called upon Aud
itor of State Poe this morning. An in
formal meeting took place, but nothing
of public nature was done. The nature
of the convention was in relation to the
necessity for certain legislation which
they will seek by conference with the pro-
per committees of the General Assembly.
We are always interested in the do
ings of our able Auditors, and read the
above item of news with solicitude. OF
course they were offered nothing stronger
than ice water The meeting was in
formal, we are told, but nothing of a
public nature took place, that is nothing
which the public should be troubled with.
Then we are told there was consultation,
or a convention, as it were, about the ne
cessity of certain legislation, concerning
which the boys propose to see the proper
committees of the Legislature. The ex-
act nature of it, it will be observed, was
not disclosed, because its nature was not
public nature, but a private nature, as
it WERE But, at great expense and per-
sonal risk, the information has been OBJ
tanned that the boys wish to relieve the
people of electing Assessors. Senator
Mack that S the shape the name comes
to us, bat it doubtless should be Macduff)
has introduced bill providing that they
shall, instead, be appointed by the Aud
itor That was clever and cOnsiderate,
and the wonder is it was not long ago
thoughtsof 1t would shorten the ticket
men have to lug to the polls and Tighten
it Just that much, and that is an item,
and it would save men from the neces-
sity of choosing between Corporal Faith
full and Colonel Nogood in the selection
of an Assessor. These are cogent rea-
sons, which should appeal to the states
men of the proper committees eloquently
and powerfully, as it were. Some mali
cious person suggests that the able Aud
itors think such legislation necessary, as
they term it, in order that they may have
at the public expense trusted lieutenants
in all the voting precincts on convention
and election days, and, with unparalleled
malice, further suggests that the Assess
ors should, in turn, appoint the Auditors.
Such ironical and disrespectful remarks
are very reprehensible, and we are quite
certain will have no unfavorable influ-
ence upon the proper committees.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-17

Mr.. RUFUS KING is an eminent law
yer of Cincinnati. At meeting of the
Tax Commission of that city few nights
ago he called attention to and enforced
the doctrine that holding the money bag
and disbursing public money is by no
means a perfunctory duty-that there
should be and must be a responsibility
in disbursing public funds the same as
obtains in private business, and that all
boards and all individuals charged with
disbursing public moneys must act upon
that responsibility. Then, and not till
then, can taxes be kept down.
That is precisely the doctrine we have
been attempting to maintain shall be en-
forced here, in county, township, and mu-
nicipal affairs. No matter how great the
basis to levy upon, taxes can not be kept
down, nor lowered, until all boards and all
individuals charged by law with the dis
bursement of public money fully recog-
nize their responsibility to law and their
obligations to the people whose agents
they are. Until they do, extravaganza
and waste and high taxes must prevail.
These are the logical results.
Last week we directed attention to a
sample of the abuses of which Mr. King
speaks Trustees of this township
paying with public funds claims of law
yers for services rendered two of them
and another Individual; and we are pre-
pared to hear of them setting up claim
that they had the right to do so, and that
it is nobody's business what they do with
the township funds. OF course; is not
the money of the township to be dis
bursed by them? is it not theirs, to be
paid out as they direct? And if they
can pay their attorneys bills with it, why
not butchers? Just as much right to pay
one as the other. 1t is said in their be-
half that the bill of their lawyers is rea-
sonable. Very likely; but that does moi
concern the public. That Is matter
wholly between the lawyers and theil
clients.
When all men are aroused to the fact
that boards and individuals charged with
the disbursement of public moneys car
pay such claims only as are provided fol
by law, and when all public agents shall
learn or are required to exercise such care
and economy in public affairs as they ar,
presumed to use in their own affairs, il
will be found taxes can be materially re
duced, and not until then. This can no
be hoped for until the People watch ieal
ously the doings of boards and disburs
ing officers, and when they find palpa
BILE violation of law, as in the case refer
red to, promptly and sternly require res
titution.