Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-19
Juneau.

JuIedus
A game of baseball between the Col
umbus and juneau Clubs in the city
park on Saturday afternoon last, re-
suited in a victory for the home club
by score of IA to o.
The contract for placing new heating
apparatus in the school building has
been let to r. NJ. Bowes, who will put
III a hot water system for 81 600. Owing
to the lateness of letting the contract
school will not open till Sept. A.
A new bell weighing over 700 lbs.
has been placed in the new Lutheran
church. The building is progressing
rapidly and will be pushed and ready
Tor occupancy before cold weather sets
in.
Congressman Gamble, who died a
few days ago at his home in Yankton,
S. d., was a Dodge county boy, raised
IN the town Of Trenton; he studied
law at Fox Lake and from there emil
grated te Dakota He leaves several
relatives in Trenton.
Edward A. Griffin, of Oak Grove, met
with severe accident on Monday
evening; in falling from horse he was
riding his jaw and chin were broken
and several teeth knocked out. The
accident will lay him up for several
weeks. w.
"A pearl valued at $500 was recently
taken out Of the Pecatonica at Argyle,
and one from Sugar river ----~--+ls-
fnund o,,4l sold Tor $500.
-Fish-ways are to be put in at all the
dams on Rock river, in Illinois. AS
soon as the work is completed in Hi
nois, official notice will be served on
the owners of Rock river dams in Wis
consin, and fsh-wavs will be put in
extending to Koshkonong lake. The
work will cost about 1925 at each dam
"A farmer who has time to try ex-
periments says that for the last three
years he has planted bean or two in
a potato hill and has never seen DO
tato bug on the tops where beans were
growing in the same hill. If this is a
protection against the potato bug the
remedy is simple and leaves paris
green in the shade.
"A. W. Rich & Co., of Milwaukee,
offer special premium to be awarded
at the thirty-eighth annual State fair
at Milwaukee, September "A, Is, 16, IL
and 1S, as follows:
A fine $50 music box, Paillard's cele-
brated make, to the lady naming the
most distinguished citizen (deceased)
81 ho OF of h0r, / l.
sketch of his life, setting forth why
he is the most worthy of having statue
or bust (ife size) erected to his mem
ory, to be placed in the Art hall OF
some other suitable location in the new
State fair grounds
| Each paper must include a plan
deemed most practical and advisable
! for the raising of the funds necessary
| to carry out this project successfully.
Papers will be limited to two pages
| of ordinary foolscap.
A nom de plume may be used, but al
manuscripts must be accompanied by
| the writer's correct name and address
to be published only in case of beins
awarded the prize Of receiving favor
able mention.
All papers must be mailed to A. w
Rich & Co., who will properly ente.
and exhibit them.
The manuscripts will be examined
and prize awarded byjudges appointed
! by the State Fair association.
AS Wisconsin has unquestionably
produced as many notable literary
women as any state in the Union, th'
contest is confined to the ladies, san
guine that the matter will receive in
| telligent consideration at their hands