Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-21


Mentink are the delegates of the Young
Peoples society of the Congregational
church, to the state convention, which
opens in Eau Claire, Friday evening
next
The earnings of the st. Paul rail
way continue to be unusually large
For the second week in October they
aggregated $745, 729, an increase of $780,
2O6 over the corresponding week last
year.
Madison people are passing a sub
scription paper for the purpose of OBJ
tanning money to build hospital for
contagious diseases, especially diph-
liberia, which is raging there in such a
malignant form.
Three Wisconsin gentlemen, who
are among the ablest writer's in the
state, have been employed to write
twenty-five stories for The Milwaukee
Telegraph during the coming year. All
of these stories will be romances Of the
war.
1t is stated that the friends of Jus
tice j. B. Cassidy, Of the state supreme
pointment as Judge of the Appellate
court to be formed by President Harri-
son at the opening of the next term of
congress.
The Higbee house of Fort Atkin-
son was sold last week by the proprie-
tor, A. T. Higbee, to Geo. W. Deweye,
of Dixon, H. 1t is understood that
the price paid is 81 900 The new pro
prietor purposes to make number of
improvements.
The Rev Dr. Joerger, for the past
seventeen years in charge of st. Johns
Catholic church at Jefferson, has re-
signed his position and left fOr Leaven
worth, Kan, and Baltimore, Md. He
will then start for the old world, and
will travel through Europe, Egypt and
Palestine.
Monday barn was removed from
A. Z. Needbam's lot on Eighth stree
to d. Crowley's place near Richards
grove in a new and novel manner
The barn was raised on a platform o
timbers resting on four wagons anC
with the aid of a sufficient number O
destination in safety and with compar
atively little trouble.
Mr.. G. B. Jones, Of Spring Hill, Ia.
saws: II have used Chamberlain Pail
Balm for severe and painful burns will
better effect than anything else [ have
ever tried Itrelieves the pain instant
" and cures without leaving a scar
Pain Balm is one Of the most usefu
medicines that any family can be pro
vided with, especially for rheumatism
lame back, sprains, bruises, tooth ache
ear ache and like ailments. One appli
cation will relieve the pain and tai
trial insure cure. 50 cent bottles fo
sale by John Molzahn, druggist
The Washington correspondent o
the Chicago Inter Ocean, in Monday
issue under the head Of "Wisconsi1
Postmasters" refers to two postmaster
in Jefferson county as folleWs:
Postmaster J T. Moak, of Watertown
is an old hand in the postal business
He was first appointed in 1867, and t.
show the people that their confidence
in him was not misplaced immediatel1
secured for them an additional mail t.
: and from Chicago and Milwaukee. H
, also moved the office from an ont o
the way place to a corner in the busi
ness portion of the city, paying par
of the increased rent and clerk hire
; out of his own pocket for years. The
r service steadily improved under hi
management for eighteen years, Whel
he retired on the advent Of tht
Democratic administration. Upon hi
reappointment in 1890, Mr.. Moal
thought it best to remove all the clerk
in his Office and replace them will
men more in sympathy with his owl
. motives and desires. In this he wa
supported by public opinion, beside
having the qualification of seeing i'm
proved service; The office is now opel
longer on Sundays and holidays thar
greatly accommodated and pleased b,
it, as the department has learned. Tn
! postmaster keeps the run of the Office
1 and believes that it is better to stra1l
a point to oblige patrons than to b
, seemingly Indifferent, and his long in
cumbency would seem to indicate tina
! he patrons agree with him perfectly.
Postmaster H. M. Knowlton, of Wa
terloo, started out by cleaning up hi
: office and rearranging things. He the
; had slips printed to put in the boxes
which greatly facilitated the deliver
: of packages, registered letters, return
l ing letters, etc. He prohibited th
5 posting of advertisements on the wall
Of the Office, and in general gave tn
people of Waterloo an office and sci
vice to be proud of.