Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-04

tuning at the state school for the blind,
GAINESVILLE.
The North western Railway COM
pany has laid off all its employees here
except Station Agent Heimerl and
Operator Newton, pending the settle
ment of the strike troubles.
George B. Williams, of New York,
gave Shakespearean recital last
evening at the Congregational church.
king Henry "" and Howell's farce,
"The Sleeping Car" were read.
Beginning to-day July A F. A.
Cooley will have for sale at his store,
413 Western avenue, a frst-class quail
ty of ice-cream, which may be had
either in small or large quantities.
The Bank of Watertown and the
Merchants bank both publish their
semi-annual statements IN this Is
sue. Each is shown to be in a sound
anu satisfactory financial condition.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church are
preparing for an ice-cream social to
be given for the benefit of the pastor
some time next week. Further notice
will be given later.
"A draft team belonging to William
Gorder ran away Thursday afternoon,
and in it's mad flight coliided with q
farmers horse on Main street. The
Iatter's leg was broken, which necessl-
tated its being shot.
At the meeting of the State Bank
ers' association in Milwaukee last week !,
which Edw. J. Brandt, of the Bank of
Watertown, attended, Hon. Jesse
Stone, of the same bank, was chosen
a member of the executive committee
for two years.
The following were elected officers
of the Y. P. S. G. E. of the Congrega
tional church at a meeting held last
Thursday evening: President, Miss
Matte Mendenhan; vice president,
Miss Anna Fuller; secretary, c. I.
Martinson; treasurer, Ellis Menden-
hall.
C. w. Hammond, of Wyocena,
who came here to be treated by DR..
NJ n Barber, died suddenly Monday
afternoon at the doctors residence.
Deceased had been an invalid for
years from heart trouble, but the i'm
mediate cause Of death was conges-
ton of the lungs. He was about 80
years old. The remains were taken
toWyocena yesterday on the l o'clock
train
To-day is ''the glorious Fourth"
and Watertown's celebration of the
event will no doubt be quiet one.
The only public observance takes
place at Turner park, where the
Turner society and the band have
amusements. Many of our citizens
have hied themselves to the neighbour
ing lake resorts, such as Lake Mills
and Oconomowoc, while others have
formed parties for the Dells and other
points.
Nineteen homing pigeons sent here
by the Fox River Homing club, of
Green Bay, to H. Fulkerson, American
Express agent, were liberated Sunday
morning at 7:15 A. NJ. and reached
their destination at Green Bay, dis
lance of 1l3 miles, at 1908 A. NJ, thus
making the fly in the surprisingly fast
time of 2 hours and SO minutes. Some
of the birds have records, but this is
the best they have ever accomplished.
They all arrived in a bunch
In Justice to young society swell
who took a leading part in the alumni
entertainment last Saturday evening
making mention of his presence.
While his name did not appear on the
programme. yet he occupied ''high"
position lin the fies) on the stage at
this suspicious occasion and manipu-
lated the crank of the curtain with
such skill aud grace that it brought
forth a storm of applause at the close
of each act.
During the past week fourteen
large fans have been placed in Henry
Daub's establishment, occu pving posi-
tons Oh the ceilings of the bar-room,
dining roomsand hotel Office For the
hot weather this cooling feature will
prove almost indispensable, and Mr..
Daub shows a proper regard for the
comfort of his guests in his enterprise.
The fans are kept in motion by two
horse power Evans gas engine, from
the agency Of David Schwieger, who
superintendent the whole job. The fans
and engine work to perfection and gain
the desired result.
so far the railway troubles inci-
dent to the great Pullman strike and
boycott have not affected Watertown
to any serious extent, except in the
delaying of trains and mails and the
inability of some of our firms to ship
freight to certain points. The en-
ploves of the railway companies here
have not as yet struck, nor is any
trouble anticipated in this direction
The trains keep moving, although
sometimes minus the mail cars. But
the strike has become troublesome
matter generally, and is doing the
country an immense amount Of harm.
Commerce is practically at stand
still, owing to the edict of d single
man. What public sympathy there
was at first for the strikers at Pullman
disa ppeared when the boycott was or
dered. by which the strikers directly
harmed their friends and sympathiz-
orc-fbo nuhIio who are OblIOoN TO