Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-08-10

The REPUBLICAN is printed sew
eral hours earlier than usual this
week in order that the editor may at
tend the convention at Rome.
1t is rumored that a wedding is to
take place on the stage of Concordla
Opera house next Tuesday evening
during the entertainment Of 1.-The
Pixies"
OF the eight delegates elected to
the Second Assembly district conven-
ton by the city of Fort Atkinson and
the town of Koshkonong, six are for
La Toilette and two for Scofeld.
Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Wenck pleasantly enter
tanned a company of friends at their
hospitable home in honor of their
twenty-ninth wedding anniversary
and of Mrs. Wenck's birthday.
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the postoffice August 10:
Bnhrt. Emma Kleck, Ida
Bartz johnny Miller, Miss Mae
Bostwick E. G. Mayer, Edwin
Chadwick, Herbert S. Tranz, Mrs. Bernhard
Carrigan, Elizabeth Weber, Miss Emma
Gaurke, Lima MllIlamS' ME- zoe
kluge, George Wlnkelmdhn, MI. p
w. F. GRUETZMACHER,P L. M.
Yesterday a telegram from Sleepy
Eye, Mimi, was received by Chief of
Police Block stating that man named
Charles Peterson, who claimed this
city as his home, had been killed
there the night previous, and asking
for information concerning him.
No such person is known to have re-
sided here late years.
At the Republican caucus held
| Saturday afternoon in the town OF
Watertown the following delegates
were elected to the First Assembly
district convention at Rome: John
D. Bullock, w. E. Wieman, Henry
Luttmann, c. r. Porter. The caucus
expressed itself in favor of Hon. Jesse
Stones nomination for lieutenant
governor.
The monthly fair yesterday was
| SHINY attended, farmers being too
busy in the harvest fields to come to
town. AS has been the case for
several months past, bands of gypsies
were the most numerous attendants,
but Chief of Police Block prevented
them from being as much Of a NUS
ance as on former occasions by forbid
ding them to unhitch their horses and
| blockade the streets.
Bicycle free. B. t. Babbitt will
give 800 bicycle to the most pop
ular young lacy in Dodge and adjoin-
ing counties, to be voted for at their
exhibit in the Woman's building at
the Dodge county fair, September p
to 80, 1898. One wrapper from any
of their manufactures will entitle any
one to vote. They will show on a
blackboard the comparative standing
of the different contestants from day
to day during the fair.
His numerous friends are glad to
see John Blair again performing duties
connected with the local express bust
ness. He was taken into the fold yes
terday and given charge of one of the
| delivery wagons run by the combined
| American and United States agency,
| The business here is so extensive that
it was found necessary to employ q
| fourth hand Through this change
Frank Kerr is transferred from the
delivery department to the Office,
where he assists Agent Park in the
clerical work.
"A gentleman from Racine, A.
| Tyrrell, who has held the position of
inspector of streets and pavement in
that city number of years, was a
visitor here Friday, and during his
stay gave to our citizens some inter-
esting facts relating to street paving.
He stated that Racine had recently
laid mile of brick pavement which
is giving the best of satisfaction. In
! that city considerable matchmaking
has also been done, but Mr.. Tyrrell
said that even on residence streets,
where there is not much heavy
teaming, macadam roads are in con-
slant need Of repairs. His experience
udQ taught Hill W dQNlS0 DfICh pave
ment for streets subject to continual
traffic.
"A test case relating to the collec-
ton of assessment dues by the Wis
consin Odd Fellows Insurance COM
pany, brought by John L. Fulton,
assignee of the company, against Au-
gust Rebel, was tried recently in the
Dodge county court before a jury.
George Lines and II. w. Lander ap-
peared for the plaintiff and T. M
Lawrence for the defendant. Action
was brought to recover the sum of $26,
alleged to be due the insurance COM
pany for assessments, the defendant
having been member of the company
The defendant alleged violation of the
contract whereby he became a men,
Der and put in a counter claim for 800
The jury, after being out all night,
failed to agree on verdict and was
discharged, 1t is said the jury stood
9 to in favor of the defendant.
To citizen of Watertown belongs
the distinction of being the first men,