Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-10-23

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! Correspondence Of the Milwaukee Sentinel.
! WATERFOWL, Oct. II, 1867.
An old resident Of Watertown visiting
the place would hardly recognize in tht
| Watertown Of to-day, the Watertown O.
two years since, so great have been the
changes. Two years ago business seemed
dead and the city was so quiet-exeept
when the monthly cattle fairs, With theil
bedlam of believing, 5Ieating and neigh
ing on the part Of the quadrupeds ano
cursing and shouting on the part Of the
bipeds came around-as our ghborine
village of Wauwatosa q that time
there were comparatively few large bus-
ness buildings, and about half Of those
that were in existence were unoccupied
save by vampires and rats. The change
since then must be highly gratifying to
every citizen Of Wisconsin, but more
especially to the residents Of Jefferson
County.
Many old rickety wooden buildings that
had stood IN the business center Of the
city ever since the territorial organization
of Wisconsin, and that of late years had
been tottering and crumbling to earth,
threatening to fall and bury their inmates
in mass Of rottenness, have disappeared,
and in their stead have risen up lot of
handsome brick structures built Of white
Watertown brick, the finest in the north
west outside of Milwaukee,
The readers of the Sentinel will be IN
interested in a brief account of the i'm
provements made in this city during the
pest year. / will, therefore, uote lew
of the more imI ortant. .-..rs-.-
On the corner Of Main and Second
streets Mr.. j. w. Cole, one of the pion-
eer settlers Of the city, has erected
two-story brick building. handsomely flu
ished both externally and internally. 1t
is occupied by the postoffce and for Off
ces, &c. Nearly opposite Messrs Chas.
Goeldner and Theodore Rack have each
put up three story brick store, among
the handsome and most substantial in the
city. On Main, between First and Sc
cond streets, Mr.. j.. B. Van Alstine has
erected two brick two-st9Ey stores, which
are an ornament to the place On the
corner of Main and Third streets Messrs
Platz &ss Co., are at spresent building a
large three-story building to be occupied
for stores and Offices. Mr.. VIM Bieber
is also erecting a store between the river
and First street Mr. BeabenrotA has
built two story brick store, which he
himself occupies, on Main, between Fifth
and Sixth streets. 4 new and commod-
ious hotel and eating house is now in pro-
cess Of erection st the junction Of the
Milwaukee & St. Paul, and Chicago i
Northwestern railroads, in the lower part
of the city. It will prove Of great con-
venience to the travelling public on those
roads. 1t is to be kept by Mr., Matthews,
formerly proprietor Of the eating house at
Milton junction.
These are, in brief, the principal busi-
ness buildings erected the present season.
They have cost in the neighborhood of
75.000-a good showing for city of
5000 inhabitants, for they Indicate a
largely increased business and growing
enter prise on the part Of the citizens.
But the business blocks erected DO not
represent more than one half Of the sub
stantial Improvements Of the city. The
school department has just put up a large
schoolhouse in the western part Of the
city, at cost Of $4,000, 1t is conven.
iently arranged internally, but does not
presenta very imposing appearance ex-
ternally-the roof being to low, and the
entire building being rather "squatty, ,
so to speak. Mr.. August Fuerman, the
principal brewer of the city has just com
pleted handsome residence on First St.
north of Main, at a cost between 2,00(
and $4,000. Itcompares favorably wit!
many of the best private dwellings OF Nil
waukee Mr.. Taylor, of the firm Of Hill
& Taylor, has also erected residence OIL
Clyman street, which has cost about $40,
900. Mr. Patrick Rogan has likewis
put up residence on West Avenue
which cost $1,000. Other improvements
too numerous to mention, have been mad
all betokening prosperous condltlo
of affairs.
The produce business Of Watertown
not inconsiderable. Surrounded on a
sides by a fertile, wheat-producing coun