Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-02-10
PERSONAL.
+ J. A. Hagan, of Milwaukee, visited
here Monday and Tuesday.

+. H. Dean and wife and E. J. Dean
Of Seymour, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hall.
O.. Brooks and wife, of Appleton,
have been visitors of Col. and Mrs.
Jesse Stone.
Emil Meyer has returned from
Mount Clemens, Mich, were ne has
been for his health.
Prof. J. H. Derse and wife, Of Hori-
con, were guests Of uperintendent
Flavin from Friday until Monday,
Martin Cummings, of Chicago, visit
ed with relatives and friends in this
city and vicinity from Friday until
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Blanchard of Elgin,
H., are visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. J. X.
Porter, town of Watertown, parents of
Mrs. Blanchard.
Mrs. j. H. Keyes and son Dudley, of
Eau Claire, have been visitors in the
city since Thursday last and expect to
remain during the present week.
George Burdick, son of Joseph Bur-
dick, left Monday to become employed
in the meat markettof his uncles, G. w
and Frank Burns, at Lime Springs, Ia.
C. W. Burns, of Lime Springs, Ia,
has been visiting his mother, Mrs. S.
Burns, who is in poor health, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Burdick, town of.Watertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson, of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have been passing
some days of their HONEYMOON in the
city, receiving warm congratulations
from many friends over their happy
union.
Harry Kummerow has bought the
John Sell farm in the town of Concord. i.
-Four persons joined the Congrega-
tional church Sunday, two by profess
sion and two by letter.
The roads are now quite smooth.
Saturday nights snow has made fair
sleighing on some of the roads.
"A very sudden death from pneu-
monia occurred at Fort Atkinson.
John Hertzler's daughter, Carrie, aged
Is years. was taken sick Monday and
died yesterday morning.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was unsettled and closed DC
lower, at SIZE May and S34c cash. Flour
was steady but dull Barley closed at
55c, rye at 799c, corn at 3S4c and oats
at 323c. Hogs were 1Oc higher, rang
ing at $4.50@4.85.
The impression seems to be gaining
ground that the city had better wait
for while longer before placing the
city government in the hands of a
mayor and full council. We have
learned to be patient in this matter,
and perhaps we can stand 1t to remain
as we are for another short decade.
Edward J. Cuyler, for over thirty
years connected with the Chicago &
Northwestern railway, and for the past
fourteen years superintendent of the
Wisconsin division, died in Chicago,
Friday last, of Inflammation of the kid
neys. When the Northwestern was
first opened to this city Mr.. Cuyler was
the agent here of the company.
The annual masquerade of the
Watertown Turner Society takes place
at Turner Opera House, Saturday even
ing, February 81, 1892. The best scenes
and costumes ever seen on the stage in
this city will be produced. Among the
representations will be the four Ele-
ments Of the World-Air, Water, Earth
and Fire-all shown in their ssnatural
condition and power. See ADVERTISE
ment.
Mike Tracy was sentenced yester-
day at Jefferson in the circuit court by
Judge Bennett to two months in the
county jail for the larceny committed
en- P. O'Neil at Huber's lumber yard
October 25th last. Mike was arrested
on the charge of grand larceny, but it
was reduced to petit larceny, and
thereby made a county jail instead OF
a state prison ofense Mike has been
in jail since October. In sentencing
him the judge gave him some sound
advice, that it would be well for him to
profit by.
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