Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-14

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| bell delivers the sermon.
The funeral sermon of Mary Bur-
dick was preached by Rev. L. B. Bull
lock, last Sunday at P. NJ, at the Nor
man school house to very large con-
gregation.
The new armature for the arc light
dynamo at the Electric Light plant has
| been placed in it's position and the full
number of arc lights throughout the
city are now lighted.
"A blaze started in the Gas Fixture
| factory on First street yesterday, and but
| for the appliance of some water by the
employees just at the right time, a serious
| fire might have occurred.
There was slim attendance at the
monthly fair yesterday. Scarcely any
thing was offered with the exception
of horses, utsome very fine specimens
of horse flesh were on sale. One team
from Jefferson sold for $500 and an TX
onia team found buyer at $500.
The Farmers institute appointed
| for Lake Mills takes place Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week, January 20
and q, and fine programme has been
specially arranged for the gathering.
| Various topics of interest to farmers
will be discussed. Every farmer should
Fendeavor to be present with his family
-''The powers that be" inthe Water
town Democracy, for the most part, are
favorable to Gen. Bragg for United
States senator, but all the same under
the great pressure brought to bear for
Col. W. f. Villas, they will take their
dose straight and support the ,ex-post-
master-general without a vince, assum-
ing all the while the greatest pleasure
in succumb bling to the inevitable.
E. j. Boomer, of Trenton, father of
Mrs w ]. Slight, of Emmett, and cou-
sin of Alanson Boomer, of this city,
died Monday from the injuries received
in runaway accident at Beaver Dam
the Saturday previous. Mr.. Boomer
was SO years old and settled in Dodge
county in 1914. He represented the
first district of Dodge county in the as
sembly of 1874 Deceased leaves three
sons and three daughters
The winter meeting of the State
Agricultural society will be held at Mad
ison, Feb. 20, and a strong programme
has been prepared for the occasion
Among the speakers and subjects are
the following: Cheese Making in Wis
consin," I. J Fleming, Emmett; "Smal
GRAIN" A F. Noyes, Beaver Dam
GLOW to Make Money off the Farm
Mrs J A. Clark, Waterloo; "The Dairy
Cow" c. P. Goodrich, Oakland; "Swine
Husbandry", A. w. Chiny, Waterloo
Profitable Butter Making" S. B. Nor.
rison, Fort Atkinson,
The New York Symphony club vii
appear at Concordia Opera house
Tuesday evening next, January Goth
Among the warm endorsement of this
combination from managers is the fol
lowing:
GOSHEN, Ind, Dec rs, 1890.
The concert given last evening al
Sheridan hall by the New York Sym.
phony club was rare treat Each per
former is an artist Your people can.
not afford to miss it. The large audi
ence showed its appreciation by nu
merous encores, which were responded
to cheerfully. Yours,
S. F. PooRMAN,
Manager Opera House
The Union Cheese factory of Hus
tisford, the past season received 1 500,
600 pounds of milk, out of which was
manufactured loo, 900 pounds ofcheese
/ The cheese sold for S1O,300 The pa
irons received zoe per hundred fo1
their milk, which was supplied by 33(
| COWS. The season was eight months
The whole is very fattering showing
The officers for the present year are
S. B. Jones, president; Ed. Boeing
secretary; w. III. Hooker, treasurer
Directors, C. n. Fletcher, Geo. III. Will
son, E. Randall, S. B. Jones, Ed. Boe
ing, w. III. Hooker
The ladies of ST. Paul's Episcopal
church give an entertainment and sup
per at Turner Opera house, tomorrow
Thursday evening, which promises
to be very pleasant affair. Some O.
the young members of the congrega
ton will present the farce of ''The OBJ
stinate Family a very amusing sketch
It need not be said that fine supper
will be served, for the St. Paul ladies
are noted for their superior culinary
attainments. Altogether the enter
tainment will be well worth attending
and the ladies should have gooG
patronage. Supper served from 6 to
The Oconomowoc Free Press hal
the following of interest to many here
"Many readers of this paper will re
member George B. Clason, for long
time passenger conductor on the st
Paula handsome, big-hearted fellow
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