Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-19
WATERFOWL IN BRIEF.

fall blowing, the ground being IN line
shape for the work.
WATERFOWL lawns we're never IN
better trim or looked handsomer than
since the recent rains.
Two prominent First ward young
ladies will become victims of Cupld's
darts in the near future.
The date of the Jefferson county
Peoples party convention has been
changed from the Dist to the 22d inst.
The Sunday excursion trains were
run from Milwaukee to this city for the
final time this season on last Sunday.
The partial eclipse of the moon last
Friday evening could not be viewed by
our people on account of the severe
rain storm prevailing.
The remains of Mrs. Maria Flick,
who died at Hampden, Columbia coun-
ty, last Thursday, aged 81, were brought
here for burial on Friday.
1t is understood that the Repub-
lican State Central committee will send
a number of good speakers here dur
ing the present campaign.
The new brick gymnasium of the
Sacred Heart college has been COM
pleted. NJ Franzen, the contractor,
provided substantial structure.
Price Davis, somewhat known here
through baseball connection, has taken
a position as instructor in the Della
field Military academy, where he was
formerly student.
Otto J. Goeldner has on exhibition
in his show window the celebrated
Sitting Bulls hunting case, sent him
by Chicago sporting goods firm. 1t
is quite a valuable curiosity.
Brandt & Adele have begun their
fall advertising, an announcement re-
garding blankets appearing in this is
sue. These gentlemen form one of our
most enterprising firms and their pa
irons will always find them up with
the times.
Joe Smith and Jumbo" Keel we're
the battery for Cambria in the ball
game against Portage at the Columbia
county fair, at Portage, last Thursday,
and Frank Smith played first base for
the same club. The score was to in
favor of Portage.
The Roth Picking company, Of
Milwaukee, have been buying cucum-
bers at their warehouse in this city for
couple weeks past. The cucumber
crop in this vicinity is reported to be
not very extensive this season, proba-
bly, on account Of the dryness.
Our former townsman, Thomas j.
Fleming, of Milwaukee, is a candidate
for election to the office of secretary
of the State Agricultural society at the
annual meeting this week. Mr.. Elem
ing is thoroughly conversant with the
duties of the position and would make
an ideal secretary.
If you want an evening of enjoy
ment so to the Turner Opera house
Friday evening, September %, and
witness the entertaining German COM
edy, "Chris and Lena" with Pete
Baker in the title role. Since the de-
mise of the late j. K. Emmett, Mr.
Baker is recognized as being the only
genuine German dialect comedian on
the E. g'ish speaking sta2e.
Students at the North astern uni
versity, who formerly Occupied the
large building destroyed by fire the
past summer, are now quarfnred in the
gymnasium and other buildings of the
university group. The contract for
the new building has not yet been let,
but it is expected it soon will be, and
the same placed under roof before win
ter sets in, SO work may be continued
on the interior.
Many of our citizens, after reading
the write-up of WATERFOWL in last Sat
urday's Chicago Herald, have been
wondering what connection Democra-
cy and the beehive industry have
with each other. What good can be
done the Democratic cause, for which
the articles of this travelling CORE
spondent are supposed to be written,
by such random sayings as were re-
vealed last Saturday is not quite appar-
ent. For absurdity and carelessness
the article was voted above par.