Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-11

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a bill in the senate authorizing the build
ing of a dam across the Eau Claire rive
in Marathon county.
Charles Blumenfeld has resigned
his position in the United States mai
service. He found the duties too ardu
Gus and straining for his health.
Rev. Mr.. Griffin, of Amigo, occu-
pied the pulpit in st. Paul's Episcopal
church, Sunday, in the absence of Rev.
Fred. S. Jewell, Phi. D., at Fond du
Lac.
Original pension has been allowed
to Jacob Stoff1et, late of Co. E, 10th
Wisconsin Infantry, now living at Bea-
yer Dam Pension procured through
the agency of S. S. Woodland.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give a Valentine party at
the church parlors, St, Valentines Eve
Friday evening" of this week. Supper
will be served from six to nine O. clock.
All are cordially invited.
Last week, Michael Ames sold his
farm of 14O acres in the town of Emmett,
four and one-half miles north of the
city, to William Common, of Emmett, for
$50 per acre. The farm has been Mr..
Ames' home for the past forty-fve
years.
Theodore Dobbratz has new adj
vertisement in THE REPUBLICAN this
week, to which the attention of our
readers is called Mr.. Dobbratz has
received one of the largest and hand
soonest shipments of wall paper ever
brought to the city, and those in want
of house decorating will do we'll to bear
the fact in mind.
"A dog belonging to Fred Berg, was
horribly lacerated by some inhuman
brute few days ago, the animals lips
being cut and its nose slit open in sew
eral places. In It's mangled condition
the poor creature could not partake of
food and its death followed. The per-
son who could commit such an act of
cruelty does not deserve to be classed
as a member of the human family.
The annual reunion of the Wiscon-
sin Cavalry association will be held in
Madison, between June and 10. The
association embraces the survivors of
the First, Second, Third and Fourth
cavalry regiments. The Thirty-third
and Thirty-fifth Infantry associations
have given positive assurances that they
will join in the reunion, and the TWEEN
ty-fifth and Thirtieth regiment sur
vivOrs are also expected to participate.
The Wesleyan Methodist church in
Clyman, was re-opened Sunday, Feb
ruaTy l, and the occasion was one of an
awakening interest to the scattered
church people of the neighborhood.
Mrs. Edward Davies (Rachel AVON
preached in the morning and after
noon. In the evening the meeting was
conducted by Robert g. Williams, OF
Chicago. Mr.. Williams selected fol-
his text the 10Th verse of the Dist
chapter of st. Mathew, and was assisted
in the gospel work by Mrs. Davies, the
latter preaching for the first time in
English.
The trespass game bill now pend
ing at Madison is liable to make it in
teresting for sportsmen should it be-
come law. 1t says, ANY person who
shall enter upon the land of another in
the pursuit Of game, fish or birds with
out the consent of the owner or occu-
pant of such land, shall, in addition OF
being guilty Of trespass, be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be
subject to fine of not less than s.
nor more than So" For example, if
a fisherman follows a stream through
the meadows Of twenty farmers in a
day, without first asking the owners,
he is liable to a fine of not less than $40
nor more than 5000.
We have received the fourth an
nual report of the state board Of super
vision for the fiscal year ending Sep
TENDER 80, 1890, giving desirable in
formation Of the several state institu-
lions in its charge. In the school for
the blind at GAINESVILLE the following
pupils are registered from Jefferson
county: Anna NJ Zimmerman and
Lizzie A. Zimmerman Only one is
registered from Dodge county, Harry
NJ. Cook The school for the deaf at
Delavan has the following pupils from
Jefferson county on the session rolls:
Gertie Fleming, Jefferson; Herman
FRANKIE, Johnson's Creek; Herman
Gutzmer, Concord; Helen May, Fort
Atkinson; Ida Negus, Jefferson; AL
bert Snyder, Fort Atkinson. Dodge
county has the following: Emma Grie-
bel, Beaver Dam; Oscar McCloud, Fox
Lake; Herman Ziegenhagen, Burnett.
Senator Voss has introduced in the
senate bill repeating the law which
gives newspapers one hundred dollars
for publishing the session laws Some
newspaper men are disposed to find
faI1lt with Senator VoSG for his action