Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-01

The long-continued drought was
broken Monday night by a heavy, re
freshing rain.
The Martin Curley place, on North
Fourth street, was sold at auction Sat
! urday to F. Behlke for $685..
The Weltbuerger is booming VIM
F. Voss as the Democratic candidate
for state treasurer, and earnestly urges
the convention to place him on the
ticket.
Postmaster Rohr has secured the
appointment of a fifth regular mail-car.
rier for this city, to begin his duties
shortly. George Henke, the present
substitute carrier, will no doubt be APP.
pointed.
-Watertown's we'll known camp Of
young men at Lake Mills-"Camp
Kicker"-has again been formed, and
the following are or have been enjoying
an outing there: Fred Prentiss, Adolph
Hilgendorf, Frank Smith, Louis Kusel,
G. J. Nichols, Fred Keck George Weber
and Ted Loeber, of Chicago
The store of Brandt & Adele re-
ceived a visit from midnight PROV
lers Sunday. An entrance was gained
by forcing open one of the basement
doors, and the thieves helped them
selves to about SIS worth of jewelry, a
number of hats, some underwear.
ladies' jackets, and other merchandise.
The exact amount taken could not be
told by the firm. The money till, con-
tanning So in change, was also robbed.
It is not thought the work was that OF
professionals.
Monday evening Marshal Kerr cap
tured three men on Market street
whom he suspected of being thieves.
One had in his possession two pairs of
pants, which later developments
proved had been taken from the Chi
cage Clothing house. 205 Main street.
The men had previously been in the
store talking to the clerks, and it was
apparent that one had helped himself.
Justice Stacy sent one, Pat Hughes, to
Jefferson jail for thirty days, and dis
charged the other two for lack of evil
dence.
Remarks heard on every hand at
the college fire Monday night conveyed
the general opinion that with a sys-
tenn of waterworks in our city the ext
gencies Of the case could have been eff
fectually met. There is no doubt of
this. The want of waterworks, or even
cistern in closer proximity, was sore
ly felt. But with the steamers work
ing half mile from the burning build
ing hardly any force could be expected
from a stream Of water, and our insult
ficient fire protection was plainly
apparent as the work of devastation
went on with the fremen standing
about almost helpless.
Monday forenoon the alarm of fire
called the fire department to the farm
of Fred Kufahl, located at the upper
end CT Division street, directly north
of Oak Hill cemetery. Mr.. Kufahl was
having his grain threshed by
Joseph Miller and friction from
the separator is what caused the
blaze. The barn and several stacks of
grain we're destroyed, as well as the
separator, which was a bran-new one.
With good work by the fremen the
flames were prevented from touching
the house and some $50 bushels OF
threshed grain was saved. The barn
was insured for $75 and the grain for a
like amount, both in the Concordia
Insurance company.
1t is said that Judge Lamoreux
will come all the way from Washing
ton next week to look after Congress
man Barwig's nomination. We had
hoped that the Judge might be on hand
to see that Dodge county paid her debt
of gratitude to Jefferson county.--Gd-
zette
There was time when every Demo
cratic paper in the district denied there
was any such thing as this "debt OF
gratitude" in other words, the politi-
cal bargain or deal made two years ago
by Barwig's friends in Dodge county
with bis allies in Jefferson county. Call
it "debt ofgratitude" or what you will
it was quite obvious at the time there
was some arrangement made whereby
Barwig secured the necessary support
to nominate him, and The REPUBLICAN
has so claimed all the time.