Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-06

form at Hartwig's lot near the North
western depot May 7, s and 9.
There is an improvement in Neil
Barber's condition for few days past,
rendering more hope for his ultimate
recovery.
Straw & Murphy, w. F. Trachte
and Mrs. G. T. Lott have new "ads"
in The REPUBLICAN this week. They
will all bear reading.
In the absence of Rev. J. M. Camp
bell at Chicago, Rev. E. j. Evans, OF
Beloit college, preached last Sunday IN
the Congregational church.
Severe frosts have prevailed in this
vicinity for several nights past, but no
damage to vegetation is reported, it
not being far enough advanced to be
injured, although it is feared that grape
vines and fruit trees may have suffered.
All who heard Richard Thomas,
the popular Welsh tenor from Milwau-
kee, in the s'Athalia" concert last Feb
ruary, will be pleased to learn that he
will take a prominent part IN the per-
Torrance of tFThe Legend of Don Mu-
Mo- at Turner Opera house, Saturday
evening, May 80 Decoration day..
Tomorrow evening, May 9TH, the
Concordia society will give May soci-
able at their hall to which the public
is respectfully invited. The gentle
men participating will cast their ballots
for the prettiest lady for May queen,
and the ladies will have the privilege
of electing the May bug from among
the gentlemen. Admission, so cents.
On account Of a change in railroad
time the morning mail for Madison and
intermediate points now closes at 9 A.
NJ The evening mail closes at $50 as
formerly. Mail for Madison is also
despatched at 1915 A. NJ. and 9P, NJ.
The fast mail going west, closes at $50
A. NJ, and the afternoon mail east
closes at 5 instead of $40 as formerly.
"A fine little Shetland pony colt was
foaled in Emil SeibePs barns Monday
morning. This, no doubt, is the first
Shetland colt foaled in WATERFOWL, or
perhaps within radius of fifty miles
of this place, and is certainly great
curiousity in the equine line. 1t is
about as big as goodslzed jack rabbit,
but is as lively as a kitten and appar-
emily feels just as important as
Clydesdale or Percheron.
About sixty-two licenses to sell
liquor will be issued by the city this
year. This brings into the treasury
the sum of SO, 400. An estimate made
on the cost of block pavements shows
that this money would pave about ten
blocks in length. Counting about TWEEN
tv-two blocks from the St. Paul depot
to the Northwestern depot, the license
money for a little over two years would
give US a cedar block pavement from
depot to depot. This would be a first
class outlay of the money.
With the estimate made by the
railroad men that not less than 70, 900
passes were issued by the railroads of
this state during the recent session of
the legislature, the Wall-Peck Democ-
racy will not have the gall to claim
any reform" in this direction. There
were just two men out Of 1873 members
in the legislature who neither rode on
passes nor procured any for their con-
stituents They were Senator Paul
Bechtner, of Milwaukee, and Assem-
blyman A. R. Hall, of Knapp, Dunn
county.
"A lecture and readings Will be Civ
en- by Prof. H. L. aud Mrs. Jessie FL
bridge Southwick at Concordia Opera
house, under the auspices of the North
western university, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, May IS and A. A
fine entertainment may be expected,
Prof. and Mrs. Southwick being teach
ers Of dramatic expression and render
ing of Shakespeare in the Emerson
| College Of Oratory, Boston. At inter
walls during the evenings programme
the students Of the Northwestern will
render vocal music, consisting Of solos,
duets and quartets.
$50 near and yet so far" is what
our friend Tom Fleming is likely to
have reason to exclaim as regards the
food and dairy commissionership. 1t
was supposed that he was certain to
receive the appointment, being well
supported for the place, with Senator
w. S. Greene, of Fort Atkinson, as his
principal hacker. 1t is now said, how
ever, that the lucky man will probably
be a reporter on The Milwaukee Jour
nal, named Hemming, who is son-in-
law of O. S. Cornish, partner in bust
ness of Senator Greene. Toms great
misfortune is that he don't play on the
Milwaukee Democratic organ, and that
he is not a son-in-laW Of somebody
near the throne.
-''The County Fair" Neil Burgess
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