Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-04-20

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Big Joe, Jersey Lily, Hard to Beat,
White Daisy, Queen and Best Family
fours, at Becker & Thauer's.
Joseph Goodnetter, Sr., father of
our townsman, Joseph Goodnetter,
Jr., died at Beaver Dam Friday, aged
rs years.
DIR. j. w. Quinn will be in his
Office at Watertown every Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday here
after. Eyes tested free. 27tf.
Word has been received here OF
the death of Mrs. Stroetzel, wife of a
former principal of School No. l in
this city, which occurred in Chicago
last Wednesday.
The Corby Literary society will
give progressive cinch party at K. P.
hall, Thursday evening of this week
Prizes will be given and light refresh
ments served. All are invited.
The Daily Times is entitled to
the thanks and appreciation of our
people for the bulletins of war news
furnished lately. These Geographic
reports cost no little sum Of money.
-Ha! ha! ha! Have you seen the
onion sets and top onions which some
of the stores are offering for sale this
spring? These sets are only common
small onions which will run into seeds
and the red top onions are nothing but
weeds So when you are in need OF
genuine onion sets, top onions or seed
of any kind, and don't want to be dis
appointed, buy them at Melzer's seed
| house. Ibid c
Our resident, Mrs. B. w. Smith,
has a cousin-John Clune, of New
York City-on board the United States
battleship ''Iowa." He is petty Of
fcer under Captain Evans (''Fighting
Bob.'0 Mrs. Smith recently received
long letter from Mr.. Clune, in which
he gave a graphic description of the
feet and life Of the sailors at Key
West, and also told Of the possibilities
of naval conflict.
County Clerk Frederick Bull
winkel has prepared and forwarded
| to the different town, city and village
clerks, blanks in accordance with
chapter 35S, laws of 1897 in relation
to expenses incurred as candidate
for election. Every person who
ran for Office whether elected or not
must make this statement. One is TO
be fled with the register OF deeds,
| "a off l.
age clerk.
Fred NJ. Newton, who has been
day operator and ticket agent for
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
at this station for several years past,
has been advanced to the position Of
station agent at Juneau Fred is a
frst-class railroad man, genial in
manner and thoroughly reliable, and
his friends feel that his promotion is
exceptionally we'll merited. His place
here is taken by Frank Zoelle, the
former baggageman, while the latter
position is assumed by Emil Cruel.
-Supt John T. Flavin will hold a
teachers institute at Juneau, Friday
and Saturday of this week. Miss Rose
G. Swart, president of the Wisconsin
Teachers association, and Prof. W c..
Hewitt, of the Oshkosh normal school,
have been engaged as conductors. DR..
John NJ. Coulter, of the University of
Chicago, will deliver a free lecture
Friday evening. The musical part Of
the program will be carried out by
Prof. Robert S. Parry and the Cream
City Male quartette. A splendid meet
ing is assured.
The troupe of "palmists" who
held forth in one of the stores of the
Cole block last week, met with a good
patronage and furnished light form
of amusement in harmless and DO
lite way. The past, present and future
of our people was prOfesSed to be told,
and it was said that in some instances
the mail was hit on the head" quite
successfully. There will perhaps al
ways remain just enough adventure
and superstition in the modern Great
ure to cater to such carts" as these
persons exempliied.
Last night about midnight the
Third infantry, United States army
the regiment of regulars stationed at
Fort Smelling, near St. Paul-passed
through here over the st. Paul road,
bound for Mobile, Ala. Three trains
were required to carry the regiment,
which numbered over 500 men. They
made stop of about fifteen minutes
at the Junction, and goodly repre-
sentation of our citizens, including a
portion of the Sinnissippi band, was
on hand to greet them. The troops
seemed to be in excellent spirits and
anxious to engage in active duty.
They were finely equipped.
Is He Eligible?
The question has been raised in the
minds Of some of our citizens as to
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