Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-16

The state association of sheriffs viii
meet at Madison, January 23d.
-Carpet-laying and upholstering of all
kinds done up in good shape by J. Keck
& Son.
The Central House has mounted a
new sign. "Mine host" Watson feels
quite encouraged at the way business has
opened.
An alleged Jack, the Ripper" wrote
q letter some time ago, promising to APP
pear in Racine Jan. Is and kill woman.
The. Raclne'police oficerslpromised to give
him warm reception if he kept his word.
The tea party by the ladies of the
Congregational church will be given at
the residence of DR.. W. F. Whyte, Thurs
day evening of this week. Supper served
from 6 to 8 o'clock. Tickets Is cents.
All are invited.
The best family weekly newspaper
in the United States is The Toledo Blade.
They invite every reader of this paper to
send for free specimen copy. It is the
largest and best dollar paper published.
See advertisement elsewhere.
The Fond du Lac Reporter claims
that the real inventor of the telephone
was James j. Carberry, of that city. Car
berry, at the time of the invention, was
q printer boy and is now an express mes
senger on the Northwestern railway.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
J. Burke, of the Third ward, died of
pneumonia on Saturday, January II, aged
four months aud nine days. The funeral
occurred Monday afternoon. The stricken
parents have the sympathy of all in their
bereavement.
Yves are in receipt of The Haymarket
Annual for 1888, from Will j. Davis,
lessee and manager, most beautiful and
unique souvenir of Chicago's leading
theatre. All the principal theatrical peo-
pie are outspoken 10 praise of the Hay
market, and it's claim of being the model
theatre of the world ia we'll founded.
The names OF the new county officers
may have been for gotten, so we herewith
publish the list: Sheriff, Paul Hubbard;
county clerk, K. FL. Bennett; treasurer,
Joseph Fernbolz; clerk of court, William
Bieber; register of deeds, 0. j. Kerschen-
steiner; superintendent of schools, J. A.
Sheridan; district attorney, w. b. Rogers.
DIR. Valerius & Co. received a fine
importation of Clydesdale. Norman and
English Shire horses last week. Not a
horse out of the whole shipment died on
the passage across the Atlantic, notwith-
standing the trip was stormy one and
occupied sixteen days. 1t will well re-
pay one to visit the Valerius stables and
see those splendid specimens of horse
Hesh. The entire stud of Dr.. Valerius &
Co. is valued at $4,000.
The Wisconsin electors met at Madi-
son Monday and cast the electoral vote
of the state for Harrison & Morton. Three
copies of their votes drawn up in SET
terms and signed, one of them to be
mailed to the president of the senate al
once, another to be transmitted by special
messenger. anG the third to be filed in the
secretary of states Office. John Finney
of Clintonville, was chosen as messenger
TO Washington with the vote.
An exchange says: eve are ont.
the secret, and you shall know how t.
prepare yeur soft coal in such a way, at Il
small cost, that there will be no accumu-
lation of SCOT in the chimney, and that
the under side of your stove lids will be
kept clean and nice all the time. and The
good wife's objection to the use of "nasty
coal' will be removed Here it is: Fol
ton of coal buy Is cents worth of com
mon salt, make a brine of it and pour
over the coal. Try it,
Saturday last Harry Beurhaus wa
run over by sleigh and received injuries
that laid him up for a few days. Ths
boy was given no warning of the approach
of the sleigh, there being no bells OF
the horse. There is an ordinance re
curing bells On horses drawing sleighs
which, if enforced, might prevent acct
dents like this one, or perhaps something
worse, from happening. ALI persons driv
ing sleighs without bells on their horses
should be held to a strict accountability
An Oxford, Marquette county, cor
~oupopdont IF The A;luoukao Ccr1ox