Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 3

JSj i 't TRADE WINDS jailv Register New Styles New Year Cards ThiB office is prepared to offer its Customers of the finest lines of New Year falling Cards ever placed on the market in this country Call and see for It is Played to rn Well pleased 1 Audience Last Night at the Opera 1 1 It was anticipated that the reputation the Hyers Sisters Sam Lucus Wallace King and Joe Hager man the well-known of the Original Tennesieans all of whom have been favorably kuown the public for years would fill the Opera House but for some reason or other only a fair crowd greeted this best of colored companies last night The drama Out of i the merest flimsy structure itself being simply used as a string to hold together the pearls in the shape of solos duets quartettes and choruses by the various members Of the company It gives plenty of opportunity for the introductiou of those negroe melodies which are always well receivedL and especially so when sung by such an aggregation of talent as company as well as mucic of a higher class Miss Madah Ilyers retains her wonderfully clear sweet and pleasi'a soprano voice and the audience many of whom had heard her several times before were even more than usually impressed Miss Emma Hyers has a good contralto voice and her acting and dancing are very good Sam Lucas the prince of colored comedians has lost none of his ability to make people laugh and was quite as amusing as ever During the concert in the third act hewas recalled four times and no tellingvhow many more encores he would have received had he not gently be arpund next season hinted thus: The President has again sent in to the Senate the names of Jones of Portage and A Bardon of Superior who failed of confirmation as postmasters at the last session of Congress The following new names have also been presented for comfirmation as postmasters: French Sparta Carney Waukesha Jeremiah Sullivan Ashland Carl Zillier Sheboygan Roderick McGregor River Falls Cambria Mrs Williams of Portage attended the funeral of Mrs Williams Tuesday Mrs Jonas Conklin of Portage was called here Wednesday to the sick bed of her mother Mrs Sbepley It is reported that Jno Smith who was taken with a stroke of paralysis some time ago but was improving has had another stroke and his chances of recovery are very poor A series of curling games have been arranged by the club here to play for a medal which was won by McCon rink last year The first game played between MeConochie skip and Joe Sanderson skip resulted in a victory for McCondchie The funeral of Mrs Williams whodied on Sunday lsst took place from the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist church Tuesday afternoon the Rev Roberts of Sparta officiating A large number of people gathered at the church but owing to the disagreeable weather but very few followed the remains to the cemetery Shipley an aged lady who the past eight or ten suddenly Thursday has been an invalid here but always cheerful to move from her two weeks ago she be- if I Wallace King fully'sustained his reputation as one of tbe finesttenors in concert singing and his selectionSvwere enthusiastically applauded! Joe Ilager mart completes the quintet with a bass voice that is especially adaptetf'v411 SrowinS quite Constant attpnniinrf tor the part he takes He assumes the Mrs Maria has lived here for years died quite morning Mrs Shipley during her residence though never able chair alone About Constant attendance There is nothing more appropriate a Christmas gift than a nice piece of urniturei and! there is not a cheaper place to buy It than at Newmarkets and Clpaks of all kinds without exception at cost at Parry largest stock of furniture ever shown in Portage Make your selections for Christmas early 1 1 Treadway Automatic Howard Elgin Waltham Springfield Hampden Aurora Columbus United States and Swiss watches sible sty and 30 DeWitt street at prices that 1 can not fail to please Brewer Salesman Valiquets New York surperfine fancy Slippers at Celebrated Shoes at 1 The best in the world jought to see the line of fine hsodj turned Shoes at Gents Shoes at all prices at 1 Ii i Brodie has thecontrolof Utica Fine Shoes! 1 i ns and Caskets at all prices at jj Ludlows Fine Shoes at They are lovely Booti in every variety at awful cheap Trunks' and Traveling Bags way down at (j Brewer has just returned from Chicago with the most complete line of watches clocks jewejlry silver and plated ware in the Northwest at prices that positively defy competition At 28 and 30 DWitt street Portage Wis Brewer Salesman Organs and Pianos cheap for cash or sold on monthly payments Just the thing for ai Christmas gift them at 1)1 Call and see greatest household treasure is SoapH Bold by grocers 1 1 Bard's Bugle Blasts 1 1 1 1 Go to buy your watches Go to buy your clocks Go to t6 buy you diamonds Go to to buy anything in the jewelry lind for all the peopfe gp jlhere in flocks 1 I Go to to buy your castors 1 Go to to buy your canes Go to Bards td Jbuy your rubies Go to to buy yeur gold and silver plated ware and get the best of bargains for ypur pains Go to and say you want him-to proe that he is the Boss Bargain giver and bje will never fail you feverybody Kribws tha the finest Commercial printing is done'at the Register office Gold and Silver Watches More watches clocks jewelry diamonds silver and plated ware at os ontlj ltd TVWit 28 an30 DeWitt 6treet than at all the other dealers combined in Portage at prices that make competitors green 1 with envy Call and convince yourselves of these faifis Brewer Salesman No Ipiner Job Printing Of any kiffd can be obtained anywhere than at the Register office It only takes one trial tojconVince any patron Portage Market December 1 Red Winter Vinter 1 Spring Nb 2 3 4 Rejected RYE (60 pounds) 2 New CORN New BARLEY 1886 78 65 61 63 55 53 50 48 46 32n 45 42 53 45 30 40 Gp 40 (ft 45 lift 40 (721b) -N'o 2 -No 3 I CLOVER 3 75 4J 4 00 TIMOTIIY-iPrtme 1 25ftl 50 Patent per barrel 5 80 6 00 -Spring! 4 60 4 80 Uyd SALT per barrel The only perfect unadulterated washing article is Fair Sold by grocers -k Educational At jtbe first of the year I will be prepared! to receive a fpw pupils 'for private instructions in short-hand writing For particulars and terms address Box 174 or call oh Miss Aoua Daly Franklin street between Mac and Dunn' i 1 Jersey Fitting Underwear at Con We have an assortment of choice under-wearn woolen worsted and saxony yarns which1 are selling 1 at wholesale prices From our large stock we are able to fur-uish any sort of sizes for 3 persons long Blim short and stout or otherwise Sleeves and lengths to suit everybody If you are not too particular in regard Ux matches of shades you can get some substantial bargains Knitting yarn at prices Call and see them at our factory DeWitt street corner Canal Lewis Knitting Works Boots and Shoes Boots Shoes and Rubber Overshoes Our tock is now complete If yodwant the finest made we can suit you If you want medium or low-priced goods' we can give you good honest wearing goods for a low figure either in or Shoes The largest stock in this jcity Loomis CIallett Breese What True Merit Will Do I The unprecedented sale of BoseMe's Qerihan Syrup within a few yearshas astonished the world It is- without doubt the Safest and best refnedy evpr discovered for the speedy effectual curg0f Coughs Colds and the severest Lung troubles It acts on an entirely! different principle from the usual given 'by physicians as it doenot dry up a Cough and leave the disease still in the system but pn the contrary removes the cause of the trouble heals the parts affected and leavps them in a purely healthy condition A bottle kept in the house for use' when the diseases make their appearance will save bills add a long spell of serious illness A trial! will convince you of these facts It is positively sold by all druggists and general dealers in the land: Price 75 cents large bottles -1 list ice tempered with mercy is tradi tion justice temperetjl with money' is fact) I i iii i i i -in- in Astage fright a bhd actor a I i List of Letters 1 I I Remaining in the Post Office at Portage Cohim bia County Wie and unclaimed Dee 17 1886 Bibbin 8 Hebb Haw kina 8 Hill MissvMary Kingsley Edward Mitch ell Alias Fancy Poster I Schwanz Mrs Marla Sjiuce Mr and Mr Stephen Mr Ella Iftter All Fannie' Walfe It Ratet of Commission ot Monty Order I I Cent Order not exceeding $500 5 Exceeding $500 and not exceeding $1000 8 Exceeding $1000 and not Exceeding $1500 and not exceeding $5000 15 Exceeding $4000 and not exceeding $4000 20 Exceeding $4000 and notexeeeding $5000 j'25 Exceeding $5000 and notexceeding $6000 80 Exceeding $6000 and not exceeding $7000 35 Exceeding $7000 and not exceeding: $60 00 1 40 Exceeding $8000 and not exet 45 1 JONES Postmaster LEGAL- State of Wisconsin columbivcgiin- tjy In Probate 1 In tlio matter of the etafe of John deceased Letter of administrat'ortHm paJir estate having been granted to Mf Smith and fr6m and after this date until the second Tuedny of July A 1887 being allowed for creditor to' present theij-claims against eaid deceased fOr-exaipina-tion and allowance: I I Xbttce hereby given That the- Judge of Vaid County Court will on the said -second Tuesday 'being the 12th day of July 1887 10 o'clock A ot said day at the Frolate Office in the CRy oT Portage and adjust all claim andldemands of all period againstsaid deceased BAIIDEN County Jndge Dted December 7 1886 tjecl8-4w iLvTE OF WISCONSIN COLUMBIA COUN-tj- In Probate In the matter Of the last iwill and testament of Zeblna I) Swift deceased I -t On reading and filing an Instrument in writing purporting to bfe the last will and teetament of Zebjna of the city of Portage in the County of Colombia and State of Wi-' coniiiu and ato the accompanying petition' of Lydia A Swift representingamongother things that said Zebina Swift died testate at said Portage on the day of Decern btr ilsS6 that said instrument' ie the'last will and testament of said deceased and tha the said petitioner is the executrix named in said will and praying that eaid will he admittca to probate It is ordered That the proofs -of said instrument be heard before thtB ourt at a regular term thereof to be held at the Probate Ofilcij in the city jof Portage in sat'd Cottnty on the first Tue day! being the 4th day of January A 1887 at 10 ofclock a i And it is further ordered That notice of the and place of such hearing be -given to all persons interested by publishing a copy of This order for three weeks successively previous to said! day of hearing in the Wisconsin State Register a weekly newspaper printed and published at said Portage Lr BARDEN Qounty Judge Dated December 9 1886 lldec43 3 STATE OF WISCONSIN COLUMBIACOUN-y Court In Probate In the matter of the estate of Peleg Peck-ham deceased On reading and filing tpe petition of Minerva Peckham stating that Peleg Li Feckbanv late! of the town of Marcelldn in the County of Columbia In theStatof Wisconsin died in-Testate on or about the 25th day of November 188k at said Marcellon leaving estate within said Couhty of Columbia: that the petitioner the widow of said deceased and praying that administration of Bald-bstate be granted unto Thqmas Viningr" It is ordered That said! application be heard befofeThie Court at a regular term thereof to be held at tne Probate Office iu the city of Portage in aid Columbia County on the first Tuesday being tho4th day of January 1887 at JO A it And it is further ordered That notice of said application and of the time and place of bearing the isame be given by publishing a copy of thia order Tor three week successively previous to theTime appointed lor aald hearing in the i Wisconsin JState Register a newspaper printed and published at eaid PortageJ I 1 BARDENr County Judge Dated December 6 UdeC43-3- Dance to-night at Hall They say George Is a boss auctioneer 8 Purdy is in La Crosse to-day on justness Madison is tb have a new $50000 Opera House Ranch 10 is the next attraction at our Opera House Last evening of the fair Go to the Armory to-night Hon Lester Woodard of Pardeeville was in the city to-day Supper to-night from five till eight at the Armory Forbes the jeweler is in Beaver Dam to-day on business 1 he city schools closed to-day for a a two holiday vacation The of company Shows at Fond du Lac to-night Jlr and Mrs Snider of Kil-bournClty were guests at the Corning House to-day Miss GraceGorton of Fox who has been visiting heKJirother Dr Gorton for several weeksreturned home to-day John Brisbois reports the mercury at zero at his place this higher than it was at the same place the morning before Rev Susan leaves for Cambria to-morrow morning to officiate at the funeral services of Mrs Shipley mother of Mrs Jonas Conklin of this city -Fifty-four jets of gas were turned on at the Court House yesterday for the first time coal gas we mean nothing new about the other sorts used there Mrs II Mitchell niece of Mrs Parry is a guest at the Parry residence Her husband Revs Mitchell was formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church in this city Peter Bartot-z of the firm of Ginther Bartosz had the misfortune to fall and fracture one of the bones of his right leg while engaged in a friendly scuffle yesterday Miss Martha Drew arrived here last night from Evansville where she makes her home with her sister and will spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs John Drew Our sleighing seem9 tb have come at last As our merchants watched the beautiful falling silently down to-day the languishing droop in the corners of their mouths which lately has disfigured their countenances disappeared At the fair at the Armory last uigkt Miss Lena Klenert drew the toilet $et Mrs Bradbury the doll baby and Mr Wright the towel rack The remaining articles will be drawn to-night and the remnants of the fair goods closed out at auction The interest in the contest for the baby bonnet at the Cemetery Improvement Association fair last evening did not languish The vote now stands: Dolly Ketchum 77 Dottic Fox 58 Ned Jones 20 Bennie Castle 17 Anice Splaine 2 Baby Taylor 2 Lizzie Michel 1 The voting will be closed to-night at 10 okdock and the prize awarded The team of Herman Kiepp of Caledonia became frightened late yesterday afternoon while he was unloading wood at the Hosiery works and started off for a run The wagon struck the railing of the canal bridge tearing off part of it and the team was stopped uninjured lefore it got across The wagon suffered a broken wheel At the recent election of officers of Lodge No 27 of the following were chosen for the ensuing year: Spir itual Director Rev Brady President Vice-President Jos Janda Recording Secretary Jas Dulla-ghan Financial Secretary and Treasurer Welsh Trustee for three years Mahon Marshal Britt The benefit dance held Wednesday night at Turner Hall netted the managers $35 which was turned over to Smith of the First ward Mr has been sick and unable work for some time past and hence the need of aid The managers of the affair did a good deed and the joy exhibited by the needy ones on receiving the timely lift was ample recompense for their trouble Who says Portage does not look after the poor The engineers and conductors are having a lively tustle over the possession of the elegant corner chair offered at the Cemetery association fair which will be given to the most popular one to-night At present Engineer Snow heads the list with 24 votes Engineer Reed coming second with 15 and having a close third i Conductor Castle with 14 The others follow Ed Htcrtcl with 12 Gao Acers with 9 and McMahon Ed Phillips 0 Cunningham and Wadsworth with one apiece There will be some lively voting before the ballot is closed Arrangements are making for a grand entertainment to be given at the Opera House the 28th inst by the pupils of St 'Manr Rchool It will consist of music both vocal and instrumental dialogues chorus recitation speaking etc and no possible The object is to raise sufficient money to put a set of new desks into one Xoom of the school house where the in- convenient old fashioned ones still remain Surefy this object is most worthy and liberal patronage should be forthcoming of to 17 1886 jpFlClAL county officers Barden Jadi Williams WmBSmitk ChassA Colonins J- D-J8wlfk roart Wells of Thos ArmstronjrJr Merrill -rSBPrin Chas Corning B- Ji-Alln cTty -JF Sanborn James Dullaghan Charles Ilaertel Hildebrand JohnOlnder Strand VV Banker 8 Llnseott 8 Baker COMMON COUNCIL A- Trank Kelm Lonis Schultz iewls 8 PmrdT Barkman I v1 llf sAJ fd trud 9riv f-t council Meeting first Monday of every iLT liAAnalfi A Sprecher Jas McMahon Mohr A Rhode Robt Zinke council room on Wisconsin street fire DEPARTMENT i Purdy Mueller ut Chb Brewer 'AJ A Klenert vr 1 A Kiefer Frank Kelm -prtnjeht meets third Monday of March STEAMER CO No 3 ia 'J ibtanl- '-T uf Steamer first Monday of each month at Engine burner Pleasant add Clark streets ooK AND LADDER CO No 1 itat Louis Prehn Pt siilent -iff qjref 1 A- Want first Tuesday of every month Brewer Hildebrand Welsh A Eastman Moran Brown Henry Epstein A Kiefer Frank Kelm UC Thede Oha Uteri el II Reehm POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY AND CLOSINO or TUI KAILS 4 0ting Eat I Mails Going West sotf a I Close at :45 a ni 5 Hi 45 I 2:45 iMWpnll (tiling Nrth Mall Going South -4t 9-31 a BJ Closes at 6:00 a SAIL AKtUVES at on a From West at 7:00 a iiniarn West at 11 :45 a 40 tfi North at 6:45 in puli South at 7:00 a si Jlortcuu and points on the II Division ttip al- from Port ace to Friendshipvia Lewiston jMlIe Onus lunar and Big Spring arrives tlT Wedm hiUvs and Fridays in the evening depart at :00 a ni on Tuesdays Thursdays iturd'u 4 to and from Aliaa Wednesdays and Satut- i i stul from Pariflo Tuesdaj Thursdayn and iniav jgr reioi aud doine-tie Money Order Oilire eSre tur 7 a tu tu On Sundays from I to 1-1 45 Aeces lock boxes irom la nr to U'T) tu JONES Postmaster GEO Heat Market and Saft Meats Poultry wavs on hand 1 Fresh Fish every Friday Kant Cook 8L Portags'Wla Newspaper Agency For all American and Foreign fd'Spapcrs ami I 4T PCBLIsllEKV LOWEST PRICES 1 31 I GRAHAM Portage Wis Ad for Catalogue 230dandwtfebl Vleat Market! McDonald Co tifd a Meat Market on Wisconsin Street lorninj? iloune Meat of all kinds Chicken Turkey the near Market a trial SUBSCRIBE Sewepaper or Periodical you want at the I POSTVOFFICE List 1 Periodicals complete and LEADING NEWSPAPERS PERIODICALS In the World save money nI expense of sending your-hr Subscribing at the Post-Office ANDr HOUSE BARN Coming House Portage Wti TOMLINSON PROPRIETORS 4ecriptIon including Hearaa for furalahed on hor She was about 80 yearsof age and leaves two sons and three daughters to mourn her loss her husband having died about nine years ago Scribe Randolph Chas Snowden whO'has been sick so long is very low Dr Bllss thinks he cannot last long Will Averill who has been in the employ of the It Co at St Paul for wme years past has returned to the old hive and will be a farmer for the present Georgia Woodruff who has been visiting her grandparents Martin Itussell and wife for a few weeks past left for her home at Stillwater Minnesota Thursday evening Shg was accompanied by her graudfather as far as Portage Mr Elleryendell and Miss Mabelle Eager were married by Rev VTrenery on Wednesday at three i at the Eager homestead in this village Among the guests were Mr IIenry Eager and wife of Milwaukee The presents were not numerous but very nice The house on farm known as the Geo Wells place was burned last week It was occupied by Mr- Ivinuey a poor widow She lost most of her household good It is said that a man from Beaver Dam passed the house while it was burning and before the upright was euveloped in flames but did not stop to render the poor woman any assistance Neither did he make haste to notify others of the fire' A paper was circulated tor her benefit and about fifty dollars was paid in cash and some twenty dollars more were passed to her credit She will probably get some help from the farmers of Westford and Fox Lake will no doubt do something for her Resolve Not to Procrastinate Any More On Tuesday Nov 9th 1880 in New Orleans La at the 198th Grand Monthly Drawing of the The Louisiana Stale Lot-tery under the sole care of Beauregard of La and A Early of Vathe wheel of fortune spun rapidly thusly: No 94552 drew First Prize of $75000 It was sold in fifths at $100 each one to A Beltran of No 193 Esplanade St New Orleans La a young sugar refiner there: oue to L- Pendell of Keene Ivy a tobacco raiser paid through 1st National Bank of Lexington Ky one to Mrs Eliza Peterson No 53 Moulton St Charlestown Mass the others to parties in Chicago 111 and Manchester Va No 48000 drew the Second Prize of $25000 also sold in fifths at $1 00 one to Henry Valencia San Francisco Cal paid through Wells Fargo Co Express one Jas Johnson San Antonio Tex paid through National Bank there one each to Brown and James Jackson both of Boston 41 ass No 67853 drew Third Prize $10000 also sold in fifths at $1 00 each one paid to Wm Tonkin San Jose Cal one to Rocco Stockton Cal both paid through Wells Fargo Co Express one to the Anglo-California Bank of San Francisco Cal the rest to parties in New York Nos 19001 and 62825 drew the two Fourth Prizes $6000 sold all around But on Jan 11th 1887 the 200(h Monthly Drawing will cause $535000 to go flying about and any information can be had of A Dauphin New Orleans La on application It would be well to form new resolutions with the new year and not procrastinate the wooing of fortune Take Notice Sure All parties are notified not to negotiate a check given by A Holmes to Klenert Bros for $8563 dated Portage Wis Dec 15 188 the same having been lost by the subscribers who have received a duplicate from the maker Klenert Bros Portage Wis Dec 17 1886 Masonic The annual communication of Fort Winnebago Lodge No 33 A take place Saturday evening Dec 18 for the election of officers and payment of dues Barkmam part of Uncle manner Mrs Sum Lucas who was advertised to play a number of solos on the violin guitar aud mandolin did pot appear al all much to the regre of the people who were anxious to hear her She is said to bje an excellent performer and is we understand a white woman i Eph CINDERS A Few of Them Caught for the Benefit of our Readers byj the Spark Arrester The Wisconsin Central railway engine-house at Ilurlingtob burned onWednesday morning I 1 Chas Dean has been appointed assistant superintendent of the Hastings Dakota division of the Chicago Milwaukee Aj St Paul road with headquaters at Milbank Dak The Wisconsin Central railroad company has awarded a contract to cut find bank along its right of Way in the viei Ity of Fifield 8000 telegraph polles contract to he filled by July 1 1887 A new time-table has just been issued by the St Paul company! which goes into effect next Sunday I Thej only change affecting this city is the arrival of No 2 the east-bound midnight passenger eight minutes earlier than is now the case By the new order of things will arrive at 11 :50 i and depjnrt atj 11 :5 i said the Central porter as he shook his head and gazed longinglyon the traditional 25-cent tip which a travel ing man unthinkingly held out to him I take it not allowed 4 tips i And he applied his handkerchief to his eyes and hurried from the apartment to hide his emotion exclaimed the passenger with a grunt of satisfaction no longer a fee-sible plan And as he stooped to restore ill I Jhe quarter to his pocket he heard the gentle sing of the shoe-brush as it wended its way hurriedly through the air in uncomfortable proximity to the top of his head A heavy sigh was wafted to his ears from the further end of the car and then save the of the wheels and the snoring of Ihe man in the next berth all was silent The Lodi Valtiy Xeics advocates the making of Lake the great curling headquarters of thd Northwest and says in that way it would soon become as prosperous and popular a winter resort as! it now is a summer one In support of the suggestion it says (that the lake affords ample room and splendid surface for the roaring game wfyile hotel accommodations the first class may be obtained at the Cliff House We should like to ask what is the matter with Portage for a general curling headqt) alters We have the Canal and Silver Liake which gre as spit-able for curling as anjr expanse of ice while our railroad facilities are much superior to those of Baraboo 4-8 for hotels the Corning and the Emder are acknowledged all over the State to be good enough for the best II Naramore formerly of Milwaukee has fitted up his dental parlors over drug store and decided to locate here permanently See his ad elsewhere NORTH AGAINST Xotice i hereby! given that the Annual Bv tb 188 By order I Alexander I heeland Prei Columbia County Curling Contest the against the South will tgke place at Poynettp on Friday January Green EGGS potatoes: Live! FAT CATTLE DRESSED BEEF WOOL Washed Unwashed HOPS KIPPER HELMANN EAL ESTATE Life Insurance Agency PORTAGE WIS Fire and Represent the leading companies doing business in the United States Particular attention given to the sale of City and Farm Property and Ocean Steamship passenger tickets Office on Cook-st one door east 'of Loomte Gallett A store Materials A PULL LINE OF Oil Colors and Brushes A iRHYME DRUGGIST AND STATIONER OtATE OF WISCONSIN COLUMBIA COUN Ity In Probate! In thq matter of the 1 estate of Philip Goodman deceased I Letters testamentary onsaidestate having been granted to Sarah Goodman and from and after this date until the second Tuesday of June A 1887 beini: allowed for creditors to present their claims against eaid deceased for examination aud allowance: i Notice is hereby ivgw That -ths Judge of said CountyCourt willon thesaid second Tuesday being the 14th day of June 1887 af 10 A of said day at the Probate Office In the Citrof Poftage receive exnmind and all claims and demands of all person against said deceased BARDEN County Judee- Dated December 7 1886 ildec43-4.