Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-10

DIR. Coffee will be here for consulta
ton at the Commercial hotel, Wednes
day, Sept. IL.
We would call attention to the "ad'
of Mrs. G. T. Lott. She has fine 10
of bulbs for fall potting.
Rev. F. S. Jewell is slowly recover
ing from his illness, and hopes to be
able to attend to his pastoral duties
! shortly.
The first district Democratic Con
gressional convention will be held here
/ to-day. The convention will be called
to order at P. NJ
Mrs c.. Knuts died at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. F. Schroeder, in
the town of WATERFOWL, Thursday,
Sept. 4, of old age.
-Chas. J. Wenck is the happy father
of another boy born last Wednesday.
Charles has done the fair thing by his
friends in honor of the event.
On account of DR.. JEWELS illness
the Ladies guild of St. Paul's church
will be held Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. H. T. Eberle instead of at the par
sonage.
C. T. Lott is in receipt daily of
Booths oysters, the best bivalves the
market affords, and when youwant a
!,
supply you with those that are fresh
and good.
In the circuit court at Jefferson
yesterday, Adelbert Allen and Geo.
Lee pleaded guilty to the charge of
stealing horse. Judge Bennett sem
fenced the former to five years and the
latter to four years in the states prison.
The Chicago Herald yesterday
morning said that Speaker Reed bought
up its election, but Cal. Cheney says,
"what fool Reed was to have bought
SO many of the fellows, over 1000 more
of the marketable boys than he want
ed"
The w. 4. Hawkins building on the
bridge was sold Monday to Edward
Rack for $500. 1t is contemplated by
Mr.. Rack to dispose of the building to
the city and thus remove an old OBJ
struction in the river. Many deem
this scheme. a very desirable one for
our city to undertake.
The wet weather Wednesday and
Thursday was a drawback to the COM
plete success Of the Jefferson County
Fair at Jefferson. There was very
good exhibit in the principal depart
ments. In point of attendance, how
ever, for the reason stated, the fair was
not up to the standard of former years.
in the proper place the call APP
pears for the Republican county con-
vention, to be held at jefferson, Sept
q, to nominate county ticket. The
Republicans of the county should be
we'll represented in this convention
Let it be made up of good men, to the
end that frst-elass ticket may be pre-
scented to the people of the county for
their support.
In the stallion race trotted at the
Jefferson Fair, September Sd, Geo. D.
Doubleday's "John H. P.'' took first
money; Emil Seibel's "Agilet" took
second money; Dave Johnson's Gin
vader" took third money; Geo. Ever
sons "Royalist" (record 2:424) took
fourth money; E. Wilson'S "Jim Swi-
gert' came in fifth. L. B. Patton s
"Rowdy" withdrawn.
The entertainment of the McGibeny
family at Concordia Opera house last
evening called out the largest audience
seen here on similar occasion for a
long time. The programme, principally
musical, was finely rendered and re-
ceived with evidences of warm approx
al by all present. Few entertainments
on the road afford as much pleasure to
an audience as that given under the
auspices of the McGibenys.
The Dodge county Democrats nomi-
mated the following ticket at Juneau
yesterday: Senator, VIM. F. Voss;
sheriff, E. A. Hart; register of deeds,
Gee. III. Miller; treasurer, Aug. F.
Schoenwetter; county clerk, NJ A.
Jacobs; district attorney, P. G. Lewis;
clerk of the court, Geo. FL. Morse; sur
veyor, AID, Walther; coroner, George
Engel; superintendent of schools, J. T.
Flavin. The ticket is composed of
present incumbents with the exception
of senator and sheriff
The State Fair will be held in Mil
waukee, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of next week. The
officers have spared nothing to make
the exhibition a grand success, which
will be accomplished with the co-opera-
ton of the farmers and others of the
state. Trials of speed have been ar
ranged for during each day of the fair
and the other attractions will be more
numerous than ever before. The great
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