Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
Home Matters.

The State Teachers association
meets next week in Madison and the
gathering promises to be unusually
large.
M. L. Piper, of Pennington, has
removed with his family to Jefferson
to enter upon his duties as clerk of the
courts.
Yesterday Calvin Cheney sold his
house and lots on Clyman street to
Jacob Jossi, Of the firm of JOSH & Ha :
hegger Price, 81 500.
On the recommendation of Con-
gresham Caswell, Alvin ]. Steele has
been appointed postmaster at Farming
ton, vice NJ. L. Piper, resigned.
Sunday and Monday last were the
shortest days Of the year. According
to the old adage, when the days be-
gin to lengthen the cold begins to
strengthen"
List ofletters remaining in the post
office at Watertown, December "A, 1890:
Allen, Mrs. Ester Kelley, Miss Elias.
Hart, L. 6.
j. T. MoAK, P. M.
The prospectus for the 47th year of
The Eclectic Magazine appears IN our
columns this week. The Eclectic en-
bodies the best thoughts of the ablest
writer's of Europe, and no one can be
thoroughly posted without it.
H. B. Dodd, who resigned the po-
sition of agent of the American Elk
press company at Madison, was sue
ceeded last week by I. S. McDuffy, of
Portage. Mr.. Dodd will go to Chicago
after Christmas, where he, 0 E. Fitch
and William Bowling, of Madison, will
engage in the laundry business.
Those who attend the second lect-
ure in the NJ. E. church course next
Tuesday evening, by Rev. George H.
Ide, of Grand Avenue Congregational
church, Milwaukee, will be we'll repaid.
His subject, Reserved Power" will
call out the best efforts of the speaker,
who should be greeted with large
audience.
Information has been received here
of the death of Mrs Daniel F. Wey
mouth, of Eureka Springs, Ark. Her
husband, until his removal from Jeffer
son to Minnesota in 1878, was leading
member of the Southern Wisconsin bar,
and many old-time Jefferson county
friends will sympathize with him in
his bereavement.
John Schmidt, Sr., died suddenly
at jefferson, Thursday last, aged IS.
Deceased was a veteran of the war,
formerly of Co. F, Twenty ninth regi-
ment. He was on his way to James
vile, and had hurried to catch the
train which he boarded, but COM
menced sinking very fast, and died be-
fore the train had gone two miles.
The Toledo Weekly Blade, the
most popular weekly newspaper of the
United States, will in few weeks COM
mence publication of new serial story,
now being written especially for its col
umns by Oliver Optic Send postal
card to The Blade, Toledo, O., for free
specimen copy of the paper, and at the
same time send names Of all your
friends, also.
The officers of the Wisconsin Press
association have decided to hold the
annual winter session in the city Of
Madison, about February 18th and 18TH
Joseph Howard, the well-known New
York correspondent, will deliver the
annual address. Other talent, literary
and musical, is also secured-all Of
which will insure taking and profit
able session.
In the published list of appoint
ments under the new Democratic adj
ministration at Madison ne Dodge
county name appears, but it is under
for further along in the deal and con-
centration of effort is being made to
bring P. B. Lameraux, of Juneau, to
the front fol the bestowal of all the
Dodge county honors. The Office in
view is not mentioned, but there is no
fret about this; what is wanted princi-
pally is the recognition.
Our townsman, John F. Dornfeld,
has been appointed to the important
work Of experimenting the building of
the large malt house for the Pabst Brew
ing company, of Milwaukee. The Sala
din Pneumatic Construction company,
of Chicago, will furnish the special outfit
under the supervision of W. III. Lott,
vice-president and supervising engi-
neer of the company. The Elalt house
wiz have capacity Of half million
bushels, and will cost from $4,000 to
$4,000. The work will commence the
last of February and it will take about
five months to complete the building.
The date Of the farmers institute
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