Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

Henry Guetzlaf, of the Fifth
ward, and Miss Martha Bulge, OF the
Sixth ward, were married Sunday
evening at st. Johns Lutheran
church by Rev. C. Strasen.
"A little daughter of Glenn Stoll, 3
years old, and little boy the same age
of P. Kelly, both cousins, strayed from
the home of the former in the Fifth
ward Monday and were found towards
evening in Oak Hill cemetery.
List ofletters remaining in the post
Office at Watertown, April q, 1891:
Birong, c.. B. Henderson, James
Callahan, John Mills. Thos. q.
Elston, Mrs. U. A. Paddock, Edwin
Fish & Co., A. Royce, r. l..
il. MoAK, P. M.
-Chas. Schuette, living in VIM. Cor
der's brick building in the Second
ward, was robbed of $40 in cash and a
$40 bank check Sunday evening last,
between and s O'Clock, his rooms be-
ing entered by some unknown thief
while he and his wife were out walking.
Friends here of Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Hitchcock are in receipt of cards OF IN
vitation to the marriage of their daugh-
ter Miss Hattie, and William Nc
Naughtan at st. Stephens church, Els
canada, Mich, Wednesday afternoon,
May 6, 1891. A reception will be held
at The Oliver from to P. NJ.
The farmers have commenced
putting in their spring crops IN this
vicinity. The ground is in frst-class
condition for the work. Grass has
already made good start, making the
outlook favorable for pasturage. Win
ter wheat and rye have come through
the winter and the trying springperio
in the most satisfactory condition.
-Ex-State Treasurer III. B. Harshaw
says he has positive knowledge that no
offers of settlement of the case against
Ex-State Treasurer McFetridge had
been made either by Mr.. McFetrldge
or by the state, nor had Mr.. McFetrldge
made any concessions whatever. lie
says that the sole purpose of the bill
introduced into the legislature is to give
authority to settle without trial the
cases against the other ex-treasurers.
"A dispatch dated Kilbourn City,
April 20, says: "a serious accident was
narrowly averted this morning on the
st. Paul road at Cheney, five miles east
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cred a switch-lock misplaced, and the
switch tied out of place, with the fast
mail about due. He succeeded in
tagging the train and bringing it to a
stop before the switch was reached"
"A convention of Republican clubs
assembled in Cincinnati yesterday. The
Wisconsin First-district delegates are
H. A. Cooper, Of Racine, and +. ii.
Griswold, Of Lake Mills. Alternates,
Hon. L. B. Caswell and E. Gillen. Col.
Jesse Stone. of this city, is one OF the
alternates at large. The Second-district
delegates are VIM. T. Rambusch, of Ju-
neau, and Thos. Gale, of Fond du Lac.
Oshkosh society is on the qui vive
over the announcement OF the coming
marriage of Miss Nina Richards,
teacher in the grammar school, and
Andrew Thompson, a January and May
match, the prospective bride being Is
and the groom 65. Miss Richards is a
Watertown young lady, the daughter
of the late Bradley Richards. Mr.,
Thompson's wealth is estimated in the
neighborhood Of 100000.
The fifteenth biennial S@ngerfest
of the Northwestern S8ngerbund,
which will be held at Milwaukee from
July to y, viii be one of the greatest
musical gatherings ever held in the
west. Forty-two societies, located in
different parts of Wisconsin, Illinois,
Iowa and Minnesota, will participate.
Chicago alone will send 500 singers, and
the entire strength of the grand mixed
chorus will be about 300 voices.
The attention of our readers is
called to the fact that another treaty,
under the reciprocity act of the Nc
Kinley tariff law, has just been &C
complished, that between Spain and
the United States, or, rather between
the United States and Cuba. This
treaty practically admits duty free
all our cereals and breadstuffs in ex
change of Cuban products which do
not come into competition with the
American farmer, or mechanic. This