Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-17

John Topp has been appointed
post master at Columbus. His princi-
pal competitor was G. G. Eaton, editor
of The Columbus Democrat,
List of etters re naming in the post
office at Watertown, January II:
Eagen, Mike Schoch, A. r.
j. 7. MoAK, P. M.
The Eastern Star will give social
party at Masonic hall next Monday
evening for members and invited
friends. Dancing and cards will be the
order.
The Turner society are making ex-
tensive preparations for their annual
carnival entertainment on Thursday
and Friday evenings of next week.
The Midway Plaisance promises to be
an interesting feature.
The second of a series of addresses
upon "Unbelief's Attacks Upon Chris
tianity," will be given next Sunday
evening at the Congregational church.
The subject will be ''the Attack Of
CELSIUS and the reply of Origen." All
are invited.
Miss Birdie Habhegger entertain
ed large company of her young lady
friends at an afternoon reception and
supper Saturday, at her residence, 413
Fifth street. The gathering was very
pleasant one, and all report most ex-
cellent time.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was again weak, closing at SOC
cash and &c May. Flour was I'M
changed and dull. Barley closed at
49c, ryeat 47c, corn at 33c and oats at
oslo. Hogs advanced 10000, ranging
at $520@5.4O.
During the past week THE REPUBLI-
CAN Office has added a new Chandler
& Price "Old Style Gordon" job press
to its machinery. The "Old Style Cor
don" is known all over as a model
worker in the printers art, and we are
now better prepared than ever to at
tend to our customers wants.
The married folks ball at Concor-
dia Opera house last evening was a
select affair and greatly enjoyed by the
antiquarian trippers of the eight fan
tastic," who gathered on the occasion
in goodly numbers. It was strictly an
"old folks party, no unmarried people
being invited The fine success of the
seasons first effort in this line calls for
a repetition.
In certain of our musical circles
the question is being agitated of pro-
ducing comic opera by home talent,
the proceeds of the affair to be used for
starting a public library fund. 1t is
thought that a sufficient number of
capable singers could be interested in
the work, and some such light opera as
"The Chimes of Normandy" put on
very successfully. We hope to see this
matter taken hold of in the proper
spirit and not given up in its infancy,
for it would at once be a source Of
pleasure and training to the partici-
pants and have most commendable
purpose in view-the starting of free
library, something which would be
credit to our city.
Senator Villas in announcing him
selfto the editor ofthe Catholic Citizen
as opposed to the A. P. A. organization
among other assertions makes the fol-
lowing "The school fund of Wisconsin
had its origin in Democratic fidelity
and foresight and is safe from harm so
long as Democratic prin ciples prevail. !"
The Fidelity and foresight" with which
the Democratic party guarded the
school fund in the Democratic days of
"Barstow and the balance" was quite
unique form of "fdelity." During
those days when democratic princi-
Piles prevailed" the school fund was
"stolen blind" as the people of that
time we'll know, and the Democratic
party was hurled from power because
of its barefaced robbery of the school
money. 1t is true that the school fund
was afterwards kept from HARM" but
this result was brought about by plac-
ing the Republican party in powerand
giving the fund into it's keeping, the
people of the state reaping the advan-
tage desired by the change. The Re-
publican party has always been the
conservatQr of the people and has
never proved false to the interests i'm
posed upon it.