Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-16

Bail, FarnlDRlOu, vi Iliuay oNOhinS,
Nav 11th, was postponed on account of
rain until the 18th. A good time isguar
anteed to all who attend.
T. G. NORMAN,
E. A. LYMAN.
H. J. Strauss has removed his stock
of goods to his new store next to the old
Van Alstine Exchange hotel, where all
his old customers and as many new ones
as desire will find him With the reno
vations and improvements made Mr..
Strauss has a handsome store.
-Amoug those from abroad attendant
at J. A Chadwick's funeral, Friday last,
were Supt. A. ]. Earling and wife and
Charles johnson, of Milwaukee; Henry
johnson, of Dexterville; j. B. johnson,
of Minneapolis, and Andrew Willard, of
Beaver Dam.
-Schiffler&Quentmeyer throw light on
their business facilities in the custom and
ready-made clothing line through their
new advertisement in this weeks issue.
By the recent enlargement of their store
Schiller & Quentmeyer can boast of one
the finest clothing establishments in this
portion of the state Read their "ad.'
DIR. Valerius & Co., importers, ex-
porters and breeders, of this city, are max
ing very large exportatisn of horses for
Europe, consisting of about forty head.
One car will be loaded here and two at
Chicago. Among the lot are two fancy
bred Antars and the noted stallion "Bryon
Williams" purchased for John Walthers,
of Juneau. He has 2:40 gait and cost
over 81 900. The horses that leave from
here will be dispatched by a Grand Trunk
special horse car via Montreal, where they
will take the boat
Chief Engineer w. G. Stone received
the following telegram relative to the re-
cent action of our fire department in con-
nection with the fire at Portage:
PORTAGE, May s, 1888.
A resolution was adopted thanking the
fire departments of Watertown, Madison
and Milwaukee, which were held in
readiness to come to the aid of Portage
during the night of the End, and Offering
to defrsy any expense that might be in
Cured by so doing. The city clerk was
instructed to send copy of resolutions to
the chief of each department.
Adopted by common council of Portage
City.
The Watertown Shoe company elect
ed the following board of directors on
Saturday: ]. E, Guernsey, Dr. W. F.
Whyte, G. Schmutzler, VIM. Gorder, q.
Habhegger. VIM. Gorder was chosen
president and ]. E. Guernsey, vice-presi-
dent and superintendent. G. Schmutz-
Ter, VIM. Gorder and F. Koenig will erect
factory on the property of the latter on
First street, next to the P HeiDrichs
cOmpany's lumber yard, to be rented and
occupied by the shoe company. The
building will be frame, 30x80 feet.
$4,000 of the stock remains to be disposed
of and here is a chance for some who have
not yet helped the project along, to do so
by purchasing.
The second grand rehearsal of the
War-Song chorus took place at Turner
Hall last Monday evening, and was a
great success, more than 100 singers par
ticipating. The committee take this
method of assuring all the singers, who
take part in the rehearsals, that hereafter
the hall shall be made comfortably warm,
well lighted, and books enough for the
accommodation of ALL They deeply re-
greet the uncomfortable condition of the
hall at last rehearsal, and promise it shall
not occur again. The director requests
the attendance of all who take solo parts
in the choruses, to meet him at Concordia
hall, Second street, on Sunday next,
o'clock P. M, for special rehearsal of their
parts. Don't forget the grand rehearsal
next Monday evening