Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-08-03

| OcptoulU6I Z. OOUllulIteoS are HOW at
work perfecting plans and preparing
program, which will include parade
and lecture in the afternoon and ball
in the evening. The members are work
ing hard for success.
Excursion tickets to Rock River As
sembly at Dixon from Watert0wn via
the Northwestern line, will be sold at
reduced rates July "a to August 8, inclu-
sive, within radius of 80 miles. From
farther points within a radius Of 200
miles, reduced rates ON certificate plan
Will be made. Apply to agents Chicago
and Northwestern railway. 1927
1t is all a matter of ideals in this old
world. Often people think because girl
doesn't conquer the world as she prom
ised to do in her high school ESSAY, that
she has forgotten all about it. But when
a woman brings up clean wholesome
family in this generation of yipers she
has been reasonably true to herself and
! her aspirations, even if she doesn't strip
the laurel tree for her millinery.-Ex
Gentry Bros famous trained animal
exhibition, replete this season with al
most innumerabie new and novel feats
in animal acting" will give two eXhi
! billions in this city on next Tuesday,
August 6. 1t is really unnecessary to say
more concerning these popular amuse-
ment manufacturers. Their shows are
so universally admired that the staple
announcement that they are soon to APP
pear here is amply sufficient to test the
seating capacity of their mammoth tents.
Civ Clerk Bieber has issued the fol-
lowing notice to the taxpayers of this
city: Notice is hereby given that the
| aC cit Of OH
town, iOr the year 1901, have been com
pleted, and that the board of review will
meet at the council rOOm in the city hall.
on the first Monday in August, being the
5th day of said month, for the purpose of
reviewing and examining said assess
ment rolls and correcting any errors
which may appear in the same, and re-
main in session until its work shall be
completed.
The Milwaukee road has had in con
temptation the enlargement of their
yards at Portage for some time and it is
understood that if the proper arrange
ments can be made the improve
ment will take place within a few
months. The tracks at the present on
an average hold train Of about 80 cars
and the company intend to make them
large enough so that a train of 20 cars
can be placed on single track. The
present average tonnage Of trains is 1850
tons and when the work is completed it lie
stated that the company will make tbs
train tonnage 2000 tons.
The postoffice department has issued
an order that is designed to be Of special
advantage to business men. Those
firms aud business houses that have
been in the habit of sending money
order blanks to their customers will be
supplied free of cost with special money
order blanks in which the name of the
payOr, or firm sending them out, will
be cOnspicuOusly printed in red ink.
The department announces that if the
use Of these forms is adopted small
coins and stamps as a means of the eX-
change Of values may disappear from
the mails.
Camp Kicker was organized last Satur-
day and is composed of number ef pro-
gressive young business men of Water
town, and it is needless to say they are
having good outing. The camp enr0lls
the names Of Fred Prentiss, A. j. Hilgen-
dOrf, Fred Keck, William F. Brandt, James
MallOy, Charles Scheibel, Dick Kusel,
D. Mulberger and the cook and assistant.
On land no one has lower rank than
general or maj0r-general and on water
nothing is heard less than admiral or
rear admiral, thus Outranking COmm0-
dOre Anderson Of the launch Aileen.-
Lake Mills Leader.
On another page can be found the "ad"
OF Nicholas Bait of Buffalo. Many
WatertOwn people have already been at
Buffalo and many more are going. 1t
will interest them to know of place to
stop where the service is good and the
price is reasonable. Mr.. Bats house can
easily be reached. The electric line
passes his door, direct from the depot
and to the Pan-American. The Jefferson
street cars from the depot running to
East Utica are less than a block from
Mr. Bats house. If informed as to the
train upon which guests will arrive, Mr..
Bait will meet them at the depot with
horse and carriage.
''It has been claimed that a locomotive
engineer could not live through more
than million miles OF riding on a loco
motive" remarked an engineer as he
mOpped the perspiratiOn from his brow.
Il reckon | can beat the milli0n-mile
racket by several hundred thousand" he
continued. 81 began working for the
old La Crosse and Milwaukee Railway
company in 1857, and have been with
that company and its successors and as
signs as the lawyers say, ever since. |
began in the shops at Watertown, of
course, but have been running an en-
gine on the road for the past thirty years.
[ am way within bounds when | say that
| have Travelled $4,000 year. | have fig
ured it out and am not guessing Now,
if you multiply that by the number of
years have held the throttle, you will
find that | have Travelled !, ,468,OO0 miles"
milwaukee, Sentinel.
A recent trip north to Green Bay and
return by Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway via Chiffon and Milwaukee, gave
a fair opportunity to judge specifically Of
the relative condition Cf crops. After
leaving Minnesota Junction one gradu-
ally passes out of the drought area and
crops show better growth and prospective
yield. In the fields harvested, the grain
shocks in number per acre and growth
OF straw are fully equal to those of our
best years; the stand of corn is even and
luXuriant, while the fields of potatoes
look in prime condition Nearing Green
Bay, the effect Of too much rain is notice
able on low lands OF low spots in fields.
From Green Bay southwark along the
line Of the old Milwaukee and Northern,
crops Of all kinds still standing or in
the field look fine, especially through
Calumet where the main crop appears to
be barley. Meadows and pastures are
green, and feed abundant. ALI along the
route from a little north of Chester
around to near North Milwaukee, the
pasture cattle were fat and sleek stand
ing knee deep in the best of feed. From
this we conclude that the drought in
Wisconsin, is in the main confined
to comparatively small area in
southern Wisconsin and that the aver
age crop yield Of the state will be well
up to the average. All reliable news
from farther north than the sections
visited is that all crops are fine. This
is pleasing but scarcely helps the local
farmer whose crops are already matured
) and gathered. With the diversity Of