Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

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The May ball of the Turner society
Saturday evening, was a successful and
pleasant affair.
The report of the financial condi-
ton of the Wisconsin National bank
will be found in another column.
The greatest musical event in Wa
tertown for years is the appearance OF
the AndrewsO Opera company, of thirty
three people, at Turner Opera house,
May q.
The tramp giving his name as JOS,
Higgins, who was arrested for entering
the residence of H. Atkins on the west
road, had his examination postponed
until to-day before Justice Stacy.
-Three-hundred thousand pike fry
from the State hatchery were placed In
Rock River by Marshal Zautner and
Frank Eaton last week. One-half OF
the number were put in below the dam
and the balance at Concordia Island.
"A Washington report is to the effect
that Gen. Earl M. Rogers, of Viroqua,
will be collector of internal revenue for
this district, Gen. George c. Ginty, of
Chippewa Falls, marshal, and Samuel
A. Harper, of Madison, district attor-
ney.
Articles of association were filed
last week with the Secretary of State OF
the Clyman Station Cheese Factory as
ISOLATION, of Dodge county, without
capital; incorporators: Henry Frazier
James T. Walsh, George Waterhouse,
E. O'Keefe and four others.
In Portage and some other Wiscon-
sin cities the common council has issued
LIQUOR licenses for a time less than one
year. A question was lately raised re-
garding the legality of such action, and
Atty.-Gen. Estabrook was appealed to.
He thinks that such action is illegal.
Last week Carl Henke, the old night
watch, received his pension, which he
applied for through S. S. Woodland. His
pension dates back for three years and
he receives $40 per month. Mr.. Henke
was a soldier in the Fourth Wisconsin
Cavalry.
Hon. Geo. Grimm, of Jefferson, re-
tires from the legal profession and has
formed a partnership with DR.. Hoff-
mann, as manager of the business con
nected with the sale of a celebrated
cure for the opium habit. He intends
| also to devote some time to the study
of medicine.
The Central Fair association offer
their present grounds for sale, as they
are considered too far distant from the
city to be available for their present
use. There is no doubt that the success
ofthe society is retarded by the present
location and every effort should be
made to have the grounds nearer the
business centre.
The officers of the Wisconsin State
Firemen's association have perfected
arrangements for the tournament in
Milwaukee, June IL, u and 13. 1t vii
be held at either Cold Spring or Nation
al park. The hotels have agreed to
make a reduced rate for fremen III
uniform, and arrangements are perfect
ed with all the railroads. the state fol
one fare for the round trip.
Your attention is called to an ad
vertisement in this paper of A. t
Evans & Co, Chicago, ILL.,, who are of
fering a complete set of family scales
for 9Scts. This extremely low price il
made to get new customers, for to eV'
cry one to whom a set of scales is solo
they mail their catalogue, giving full
description and wholesale prices O
watches, jewelry, sewing ma
chimes, books, and a large variety O
useful household articles. They give
such unquestioned bank references al
should insure every one that the firm
is entirely reliable.
AT Portage Friday, "no III of &C
ton" was the verdict of the juryin thu
case Of J. J. Sutton VS.. c., NJ. st. P. rail
way rendered after just twenty minutes
d~eliberation. December 4 last, Sutton
was elected from a passenger train a
at Brookfeld Junction. He allege'
that the election vas illegal inasmuc]
as he offered the collector in paymen
of his passage a pass issued to him as
stockman in the year 1872, purportin
to be good for one fare from Milwaukee
to Columbus and unlimited as to time
The company claimed that Sutton
pass was void through lapse of time
Sutton's claim was for $4,000 damages
Eugene Wiggenhorn, who sleepsi
the bedroom over the Bank of Water
town had quite an experience with tn
tramp printer, Frank Coover, sent
the county Jail last Wednesday for ii
teen days by Justice Stacy. Betwee
one and two o'clock Wednesday morr
ing Mr.. Wiggenhorn was awakened b