Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29

VIM. Bittner is cutting ice on the
Rough and Ready mill pond for his ice
house.
The numerous friends of J. B. May
are glad to be able to greet him on the
street, after his sever e tussle with infiu-
enza
The Little Ones and The Nursery
for February, choice number OF this
interesting magazine for young readers,
is received.
"A list of preferred newspapers, 2"
which are recommended to advertisers,
has been issued by Geo. P. Rowell &
Co., New York.
j. F. Gibson, conductor, of Milwau-
kee, has been appointed train master
of the Iowa and Dakota division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway.
The latest news from our townsman
Calvin Cheney is to the effect that he
is feeling very comfortably and doing
as well as could be expected from the
effects of his operation.
From the enlarged cad" this week
of the Turner society MASQUERADE Feb
Is, it will be seen that a great treat is in
store IN the amusement line, and there
is promised one of the most attractive
bal Mosques ever seen here.
We are in receipt of a pamphlet
setting forth the strong points in favor
of Portland, Ore, which we are as
sured is ''the city having the largest
trade and greatest wealth of any city in
the world, in proportion to population"
Capt. Schuettler, of the Chicago
police force, and we'll known to some
of our citizens, shot and fatally wound
ed Robert Gibbons in saloon row last
night. Schuettler claims he was as
saulted by Gibbons and shot him in
self-defense. Gibbons was one of the
witnesses for the defense in the Cronin
case
"A lecture course at the M. E.
church is on the tapis. The arrange
ments are nearly completed, and the
lecturers embrace the names of Revs.
DR.. Colman, of Beaver Dam; F. L..
Wharton, of Milwaukee; w. w. Painter
and G. H. Trever, of Fond du Lac. The
course is expected to begin early next
month.
All should remember the grand
ball next Saturday evening of the Cigar
Makers Benevolent Association at Tur-
ner Opera house. The association is
well deserving Of patronage from the
community. 1t is doing good work in
the way af helping along members who
require assistance. Preparations are
made for pleasant time, and every
body should attend.
Printed programmes have been
sent to members of the Wisconsin Press
association for the winter meeting to be
held at GAINESVILLE Feb 1920. The list OF
subjects is an unusually interesting one
and covers wide range of topics of in
terest to the newspaper fraternity. The
citizens of GAINESVILLE will tender re-
ception and ball to the visiting delegates
on the evening of Feb. Is.
Quarterly meeting services Second
quarter) will be conducted by the pre-.
siding elder, Rev. w. w. Painter, Sun
day, Feb. 9, both morning and evening
He will also hold preparatory services
Saturday afternoon, Feb. s, preaching
at o'clock. Quarterly conference af-
ter the sermon. A full attendance OF
official members at the quarterly con
| ference is especially desirable.
| The bill to refund to the various
states and territories the direct tax col
| lected for war purposes in 1861 passed
the senate yesterday, and there is lit
tie doubt but that it will go through
the house, receive the president S
| signature and become law. 1t was
beaten in the house by the Democrats
at the last session, but it now appears
to have plain sailing before it.
There is a marked change in the
weather within a week From the Is
to 20 degrees beloW-zero weather at
this time last week, we are now enjoy
ing spring-like sunshine, with the snow
melting and nearly gone. The Wiscon-
sin seasons are evidently changing
| Our winters are no longer as cold as
formerly and with much less snow
The cold weather of late years seems
to have travelled south.
| PERSONAL.