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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
jefferson.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Witt gave a
children's masquerade party last Satur-
day afternoon, at their home in this
city, in honor of the birthday of their
little grandson, Epdie Writ.
Died, at his home in the town of Az
talan, John Biedermann, of consump-
ton, February 26. The deceased was
born in the town of Aztalan on the 8th
of October, 1860.
If satisfactory rates of freight from
adjacent stations can be secured, OF
which there is at present a reasonable
certainty, James Lytle and the Messrs.
Stoppenbach will build malt house Of
large capacity at Jefferson Junction,
the coming summer.
Mrs. Theresa Seitz experienced a
very peculiar and painful accident last
Sunday. Over four weeks ago she be-
gan to feel pain in one of her lower
limbs, between the hip and knee, but
thinking it was caused by wrench or
sprain, and not being hindered from
attending to her household duties, she
did not consult doctor until last Sun
day, when she went into DR.. Reeds
Office to see what could be done. Mrs.
Seitz took hold of the injured limb to
raise it, and as she did so the bone
snapped and broke entirely off. The
only explanation that can be given is
that the limb had been broken ever
since the pain first set in, but the bone
was not displaced Banner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
,TOhnsOn,S Creek.

There is no other station on the lines
of the Chicago and Northwestern sys-
tenn between Chicago and Lake Super
ior that ship the amount of butter and
eggs that are shipped from the little
station of Johson's Creek. One cannot
imagine what broad smile the brake
men have on hot summer day when
they see the platform strung with but
ter and eggs from one end to the other,
and what big words they use in ex-
pressing their wishes that the little
brown hen would lay another egg and
the cow with the crumpled horn would
give another pail of milk. According
to the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
books, there were 924,15O pounds of
butter shipped from this station during
the year 1890, going mostly to the min
ing districts of Northern Michigan and
to large cities of the South This but
ter represented about 23, ,103, ,750 pounds
of milk, at an average of 735 cents per
hundred pounds, amounting to 1884,
SO6.75. There were II, ,377 cases Of eggs,
or 341 $40 dozen, shipped, all of which
went to Northern Michigan. Accord
ing to the statistics shown in the papers
of the number of pounds of butter
shipped from Elgin, ILL.,, known as the
great butter market of the United
States, we can proudly say that we are
not far behind. F.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
Lake Mills.

The Milford cheese factory received
nearly 10000 pounds of milk Monday
morning.
The Faville Grove factory patrons
will receive pay for March milk accord
ing to the Babcock test system.
The present indications are that
more money will be spent for building
in Lake Mills in 1891 than in 1890.
PC. Henningson intends to build
two houses this season on the lots
which he bought of E. B. Fargo last
year.
Aztalan factory paid 81 per hundred
for January milk; Faville Grove, "a
cents, and Dodge Bros. of the town line,
SO cents.
C.L Hubbs received his commission
as postmaster last Monday, but will
not take possession of the office until
April.
Conklin's hill is one of the finest
pieces of scenery in Lake Mills. The
evergreen trees are all trimmed in diff
ferent shapes and when the ground is
covered with snow or green grass it
gives the hill very attractive appear
ance.
There was quite pleasant and also
quite a remarkable dinner party at j..
G.. Merriam IS residence last Saturday.
Three brothers-in-law who were born
in 1907 dined together. Mr.. butcher,
of Madison, was 81 last Saturday, Geo.
Lanphear will be 81 in May, and j. G.
Merriam will be "a in September
TendRr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
PiDerSyilIe,

Richard Williams, of Sparta, is visit
ing relatives and friends here. He is
accompanied by his friend, Will Rob-
erts, of Langford, S. D.
Frank and Charles Piper, of Madi-
son n,Iwere welcome visitors among rela-
tives here last week.
Bruce Piper left here Friday on his
prospecting" tour, and he takes with
him the best wishes of his numerous
friends, who sincerely hope he may
become immensely wealthy and then
well, then he can come home and
divide up with his neighbors.
Mrs. Altwise started for Winona,
Mimi, Tuesday, for medical treatment.
About year and one-half ago she was
taken with severe pain in her left
linn b and the physicians pronounced it
white swelling and claimed that ampu-
tation would be necessary, and as last
resort she went to Minnesota in hopes
of receiving aid from physician there.
The party at Charley Perry's Friday
evening was very pleasant affair, the
host and hostess doing all in their
power to make it success. Between
thirty and forty were present. The
Holcomb band furnished the music.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
Fort Atkinson.

Mrs. M. J. Cole, of Milwaukee, visit
ed the families of g. L. Cole and J. d.
Clapp this week.
Married, at the M. E. parsonage,
March 4, by Rev. j. j. Hartley, George
Washington Jordan and Miss Eliza
Bell Adams, both of Jefferson.
The death from scarlet fever of little
Oscar Zeugner, son of William Zeugner,
is the first we have to record from the
epidemic now prevalent in the city.
The large boiler and engine for the
Fort Atkinson Brick Manufacturing
company, arrived yesterday and is be-
ing put in position by George Becker
and force of men.
Pat McDonough has returned from
Ishpeming, Mich, and proposes to stay
in the old Fort henceforth. Pat is an
old resident here and says there is no
place like the old home.
The local conference of the Young
Mems Christian league held it's ses-
sions in the churches and the Wernicke
block last week. Charles Gleason, OF
Milwaukee, was made president of the
conference and Horace Rose, of this
city, secretary. The attendance was
good throughout the conference. =
Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
HuStiSfOrd.

Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of Brookfeld,
are visiting with S. M. Randall and
other friends.
[. Bird, of near Beaver Dam, visited
his sister, Mrs. S. A. Jones, the past
week.
Mrs. Mary Ryder returned from Oak
field, Saturday.
Walter Randall is visiting few days
with friends near Milwaukee.
Mrs. w. J. Slight and daughter, May,
spent a few days with Mrs. P. Jones
the first part of the week
Henry Rust, the noted stock man of
Milwauk kee, spent a few days the past
week with the Randall Bros
The winters term of school closed
Tuesday with an entertainment in the
evening.
The Randall Bros. realized some
thing over $4,000 from the sale of stock
Thursday.
Miss Maggie Evans, of Watertown,
spent Sunday with Miss Clara Creydt.
Saw So
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11

other plans, and possibly will 60 to
other climes, more of Wisconsin, s tenn
perature.
Mrs. Henry Buck was Sunday guest
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Lemerhirt.
The snow storm of Friday and Sun
day compelled the railway company to
use the fanger on Sunday the first time
this winter.
Carrie Beneke and Henry Volkert
were married on the 26th of February.
Their honeymoon trip was to James
vile, arriving home Thursday. In the
evening the boys gave the happy cou-
pie grand welcome: Everybody wish
es this couple long life and happiness.
Since his return from the state of
Washington, it is said, Phil Sullivan has
received the deed of the homestead
from his kind parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas P. Sullivan. Indeed Phil is
lucky man and we'll worthy of this
handsome present. J.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
CIylnan.

Mrs. John Payne, of Milwaukee, is
visiting with her father, P. Kennedy.
Fred Schroeder, of Lamartine, is Wis
iting friends in this vicinity.
Alexander Ramsey has been some
what indisposed during the past two
weeks.
Thomas Fleming spent few hours
in the village on Friday evening last.
Walter Ramsey and sister Miss Mag
gle, of Lamartine, are visiting at the
residence of their grandfather, Alex
ander Ramsey.
J. A. Bunnell & Co. are having a
large trade in the seeder line.
T. Kennedy, who has been quite i'll
during the past week, is able to be out
again. u
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
Juneau.

MARRIED-At the residence of the
brides parents, near Trempealeau, on
the 3rd inst, Miss Alice Curtis and
Edgar Wright, of Pullman, Ill. Both
bride and groom were born in Dodge
county, the former at Juneau, where
her father, John Curtis, lived for sew
eral years, and the groom in the town
of Chester, where his parents were
among the early settlers. A number
of the brides relatives from here at
tended the wedding.
In the case of McGraw VS.. DIR. Cody,
testimony has been taken before Geo.
w. Sloan as referee, and will be conti-
nued during the coming week. The
plaintiff sues for the sum of $2,362 due
him for services as detective previous
to the divorce suit and for taking care
of the doctor during his illness. Plain
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
Redwood Notes.

Miss Louisa Peters is visiting at Bea-
yer Dam.
Station Agent Gibson was in Milwau-
kee, Friday.
Mrs. I. G. Ryan, of Watertown, spent
Monday here.
: Mrs. Adam Volkert saw her 65th win
ter on Tuesday.
Sleighing very good on Sunday and
Monday from Fridays fall of snow.
Emil Scheberley is learning the but
ter-making trade at the Posey Cream
cry.
John T. Solon and brother Pete have
lot gone to Ashland yet, as they ex-
pected last week. They have made
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
Half Rates to Oshkosh,

For the State Encampment G. A. R.,
at Oshkosh the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company will, from March
10th to 18th, inclusive, sell excursion
tickets to Oshkosh and return at half
rates, one fare for the round trip,
tickets good for return passage until
and including March 14th. For further
information apply to agents Chicago &
Northwestern railway. 21w3
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11

Our former townsman, Theodore
D. Kanouse, who has resided in Dakota
the past seven or eight years, is still
warden of the state prison at Sioux
Falls, to which position he was appoint
ed year or two ago, at salary of S.
500. The reform legislature has reduced
the salary to $1,000 and it is rumored
that Mr.. Kanouse contemplatesr resign
ing and removing to California.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
Land for Sale.

Eighty acres of land for sale, situated
in the town of Shields. Eight acres of
timber and the balance under cultiva-
ton and pasture, with two good wells
and good buildings. Well suited for a
stock farm. Enquire of the owner.
NICHOLAS O'CoNNELL,
u Redwood Wis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
Our Neighhors.
Waterloo.

There will be quite an amount of
building. done by the farmers of this
section during the summer.
Sore eyes of contagious nature seem
to be having run in the village, many
of the school children being afflicted.
Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11

Trains arrive from Madison at 500 M and
4:10 P NJ.
Train No. % arrives from Milwaukee and de-
parts for Madison al 8:1S A.
Train No. "a arrives from Madison and de-
parts for Milwaukee at 5:55 P. NJ.
Trains Nos. l, 2, 8. 4, 55 and Sc, run daily
between Chicago and Minneapolis.
All other trains run daily except Sunday.
No. and run daily except Sunday between
Chicago and Minneapolis.
Trains Nos. 43 and A run daily except Sunday
between Chicago and Portage.
W&tertown passenger tram leaves for Milwau-
kee at 6:54 NJ and arrives from Milwaukee at
Gao NJ. Sundays excepted,
G. w. WEBB, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
Another Letter from "Observer.

Editor Republican: "Fair Plays" ad-
miration for Senator Voss, which seems
to be somewhat gushing, leads him in
to very lame defence of that gentle
man, though it is doubtless the best
that can be made under the circum-
stances. The senator's introduction of
the bill curtailing the present powers
of the Board of Street Commissioners.
followed by the latter's vote of censure,
and that in turn by the senator's back
down conditioned on the board s craw-
fishing, thus leaving everything as il
was in the first instance, does not inn
press one with an idea of craftsmanship
or good political sagacity. If the sena-
tor, as "Fair Play claims, was gov
erned finally by the adverse views Of
the board, why did he move at all in
the matter until he had felt of the pub
lie pulse, and knew that the measure
he proposed was demanded by the peo-
pie, and would be santioned? Indeed,
the board had previously taken action
to forestall any movement of the kind
in the legislature, by adopting a rese-
entertain no bill which had not first
met the approval of the board. Did
"Fair Play" or Senator Voss have an
idea that the board would submit quiet
ly to having it's powers abridged? Did
they ever hear of such body that did
not crave greater jurisdiction than it
possessed, or was satisfied to have the
same restricted in the least? Certainly
not. So Senator Voss, by forgetting
this fact and thinking that he could tie
the hands of the board without Great
ing a buzzing about his ears, only
proved himself to be poor iudge-of
human nature, and lacking in an essen
tial quality always to be found in the
successful politician and leader of men,
In the vernacular of the street gamin,
if may be pardoned it's use, the sena.
tor bit off more than he could chew
and took to the woods at the firing of
! the first gun by the enemy. It is not
of such stuff that statesmen are made,
and the senator as he grows older in
| legislative experience will find that the
ladder Of fame, of which "Fair Play
and steady strides, and not in single
bound.
"Fair Plays" reference to the late
Senator Conkling does not strengthen
his case. Mr. Conkling, not being a
policy man, and caring less for popular
favor than for the maintenance of
principle, gave up his seat in the Unit
| ed States senate, rather than to submit
to what he considered an indignity and
wrong upon the great state he repre-
sented in congress. But, come to think,
this happened in New York and Sena-
tor Conkling was Republican, while
we are living in Wisconsin and Senator
Voss is Democrat, which may posi-
bly, account for the different methods
pursued. Senator Voss doubtless meant
well, and ''Fair Plays" visions of a
bright political future for him I hope
will not prove an optical allusion.
While his intentions may have been
good, [ cannot help thinking, with all
due Difference to HFair Plays" opin-
ion to the contrary, that in the sena-
tors bargain with the Board of Street
Commissioners. he paid large price
| for a small quantity of tafy.
"OBsERvER."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11

tiff is represented by Lewis & Lewis,
and defendant by j. j. Dick, of Beaver
Dam.
The attendance at the Farmers In
stitute last week was not quite as large
as last year, owing in part Undoubtedly
to the stormy weather of the last day.
An encouraging feature of the att end
ance was the large number of young
German farmers, evidently deep in
terested in the subjects brought for
ward for discussion.
Owing to new. complications in the
proposed settlement of the Juneauand
Hartford banks, it seems probable that
the depositors will not receive the 40
per cent. offered them some time ago
In settlement Of their accounts. w.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11

Mails close at the Postoffice daily as follows:
Going $3.50 p M, 1900 P. NJ.
South A. M, 1900 NJ.
9 East. .*7:50 A. M, CLOSED pouch for Mil
waukee and points beyond), $40 P M, %5:l0
P. M, 900 P. NJ.
West..6:35 A. NJ, 1925 P. M, 600 P. M
Watertown & Madison r. R. *9 :O0 A. NJ, $50 M.
Pennington Concord and PIpersyille, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, 7:G0 A. NJ.
Lebanon ,FTuesdaYs, Thursdays and Saturdays,
500 P. NJ.
Sundays excepted. Saturdays excepted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
VIM. L. NORRIS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,

Entered at the Postoffce at WdtertoaOn, Wis, as
Sec0ad-CldsS matter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
MORE Than PLEASED s!

Has seen the new and elegant styles
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
# WALL PAPER and WINDOW SHADES,

which have been received at STRAW
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-12

Union Special Correspondence.
ST.. PAUL, Mar. 10, 1891.
The past week has not been pro-
ductive of many results in legisla-
tive circles. A large number Of
members have been suffering from
severe colds, and chills and fever,
brought on by the damp weather
and the poorly ventilated condition
Of the house and senate chambers.
The important feature of the week
was the discussion of the interest
question, which was continued
from the week preceding. The
house unexpectedly took up Mr..
BULBS bill, the simplest interest
measure which has been proposed,
early in the week and after two
hours discussion in committee of
the whole recommended it to pass.
The next day the bill was given it's
third reading and passed the house
wit but few dissenting voices. It
proposes to leave the present usury
law exactly as it is to-day, simply
reducing the contract rate of inter-
est from 10 to s per cent, and re-
ducing the legal rate from 8 to 6.
This, however, does not preclude
the possibility of the passage of a
bill by the house amending the
usury law SO as to change the pen
atty for charging more than the
authorized rates Of interest. The
present law forfeits the interest
and principal. The sufferer is the
capitalist and there is no provision
by which the law can reach the
agent or middle man. Frequently
the agent acts upon his own re-
sponsibility without the knowledge
or consent of his principal, the lat
ter being compelled to suffer for
the formers violation of the law.
There is widespread feeling that
this is not wise or just provision
and it is not improbable that the
penalty will be changed to fine or
imprisonment or both for the man
who actually loans the money at
an illegal rate of interest, whether
he be principal or agent.
The question of amending the
usury law is the only matter that
has prevented an earlier conclusion
of the debate in the senate. A
majority of the senators are un-
doubtedly in favor of the rates of
interest proposed in MIR. Bulls bill
but they are far from agreeing on
the question Of usury penalties. A
number of bills are under consider
alton in the senate, the discussion
now having been limited to senate
file No. 1, introduced by G. r. Davis.
This bill, however, not only pro-
poses to keep in force the old
usury law but in addition to pro-
hibit all commissions on the part
of agents or the middle men. The
first section of the bill fixing the
rates of interest at s and 6 per
cent. per annum has been agreed
to in the quasi-committee Of the
whole. The stumbling block was
reached, however, when it came to
~ r -. i o,,4,oy, oG 4l,n ,,o,,, -, y,
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NUMBER IL.

is that there was never any occa-
sion for clerk of the State prison
committee and the office was
created solely for the benefit Of
Olson. Up to the present time
the committee has held only two
meetings of about two hours dura-
ton each, and for being present at
these meetings Olson has drawn
$115.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-01
whist1inR in GERMANY.

One has to be careful how and what
he whistles in Germany. The other day
a peasant at Diedenhofen, Lorraine, was
arrested and brought before the magis-
trate ON the charge of showing disrespect
to the German authorities by whistling
the ''Marseillaise. The man contended
that the march he had whistled was one
he had learned when he was serving in
the Brunswick Hussars. The court made
the policeman who had arrested the
prisoner whistle the sMarseillaise" to see
if he knew the famous hymn, Then the
prisoner was ordered to whistle the
march he claimed to have heard in the
Hussars. 1t proved to be suspiciously
similar to the "Marseillaise, and the
unlucky whistler was fined fifteen marks
for his indiscretion. The policeman was
not fined for whistling the air.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-01
vicarious nartyrdom.

The grip is depopulating the Indian
wigwams of Alaska and Vancouver's
Island The malignity of the disease
seems, indeed, proportioned to the inno-
cence of its victims-a phenomenon
which might be explained on the theory
that epidemics prove specially fatal to
individuals of an unprepared race. A
native of the Allegheny highlands may
be almost killed by a catarrh contracted
by a nights lodging in bedroom filed
with an atmosphere which the habitues
of the city slu1ns could breathe with
comparative impunity, and the chron-
icler Of Captain Cooks voyages relates
that a community of South Sea Islanders
was affected with an alarming influenza,
in consequence of few minutes con-
versation with sailors who had passed
the nights of a long voyage in a stuffy
cockpit.-Felix L. Oswald in Philadel-
phia Times
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-01
Brothers Death Strangely coincldent.

Brothers Death Strangely Coincident.
One of the most remarkable coinci-
dences that it has ever been the province
of a newspaper to record comes from the
lower end of the county. Henry Trum-
bauer of Ross township, a few miles
west of Shickshinny, q farmer, forty-five
years old, retired at an early hour on
Sunday night in his usual good health,
and to all outward appearances never
felt better in his life. The next morn
ing his wife was Mortified by the dis
covery of his dead body in bed. He had
passed quietly away in the night with
out a struggle.
On the same night his brother Will
liam, living in Hunlock township, about
ten miles away, retired hale and hearty.
He, too, showed no symptoms of illness.
Nothing in his demeanor gave the slight
est warning of impending dissolution.
His daughter, not seeing her father come
down as usual, called, but received no
answer. She went up stairs, when she
was horror stricken to find him dead on
the bed.
The occurrence has created not a lit
tie excitement in the neighborhood, as
the men were well known in the com
munity. No marks of violence could be
found on their bodies, and the general
belief is that death was due to natural
causes. Both men were married and
each leaves wife ana family. Wilkes
barre Record.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-01
Saving a sparrow.

An authentic incident in the career of
General Robert e. Lee is told as an evil
dence of his sweetness of disposition and
natural kindliness. One day he was in
specting the batteries over the lines be-
low the city of Richmond, and the SOL
diers had gathered in group to well
come him. This action drew upon them
the FREQ the Union guns
The general faced about and advised
the men to go under shelter But he
did not do this himself Walking on,
although in apparent danger, he picked
up and replaced an unfedged sparrow
which had fallen from its nest near by.
The act was instructive, but perhaps
indicates a really higher endowment
than ability to conduct notable cam
,paigns- Companion.