Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-08

parsonage thursday dlteIlIooH.
-Schempf & Dobbratz have rented
the Sweeney building for their shoe
store.
Clara Louisa Kellogg, the prims
donna appears at Turner Opera house
June L.
The license ticket won at Palmyra
yesterday and G. H. Powers waselected
supervisor.
W. D. S~proesser has sold his resi-
dence in the Fourth ward to Mrs. r. A.
Masterson for So, 900.
Mr.. Hildeman, Of Emmett, and Miss
Eliza Rohr, daughter of Mrs. ii. Rohr,
were married at st. Johns Lutheran
church Sunday afternoon.
AT the Centennial celebration held
at Syracuse, New York, Rev. Geo.
Spalding, brother of DIR. w. C. S~palding,
was the orator of the day.
Last Wednesday T.. A. Cordes &
Co. commenced making brick in
their two yards in the Seventh ward.
Their yard capacity is $1,000 per day.
Mrs. A. Barlow met with a serious
loss last week by having several trunks
containing clothing and valuables des-
troyed by a fire which occurred at
Chadron, Neb.
"A grand May ball takes place at the
Opera house Saturday evening next I'M
der the auspices of the Musical Society
Concordia. A good time can be safely
promised to all who attend.
The Milwaukee district German
Methodists have leased the piece of
land north of the H. Finn place in the
Third ward, owned by Theo. Prentiss,
for camp meeting purposes. The lease
holds for three years.
The rain of yesterday afternoon was
most timely and of i~ncalculable benefit
to vegetation, which had begun to suffer
from the continued dry weather. Grass
has takena fresh start and gardens look
more promising than they did a few
days ago.
A daughter of August Witte, of En-
met, died of diphtheria at the residence
of Rev. c.. J.. Strassen in the Second
ward, Saturday, aged II years, after a
sickness Of only a few days. Herfuneral
was held from St. Johns Lutheran
church Mon1ay afternoon.
Our music-loving people will be
glad to learn that Miss Kate Bensberg,
supported by a company Of well-known
artists, will again favor our citizens with
one of their performances, rendering at
the Opera house next Monday even
ing, May 10, Halevy's celebrated three
act opera entitled "L'Eclair" (The
Legitimacy
The May festival of the Y. NJ. CA
will be held in the rooms tomorrow
Thursday evening, and a general in
vitation to all is extended. Afine sup
per will be prepared by the ladies and
a grand musical programme has been
arranged for the occasion. There should
be a large attendance and the effort
well sustained.
We have received a beautiful SOU
venir of the Wisconsin Marine and Fire
Insurance Company bank, Milwaukee,
sent to it's friends on the occasion OF
the fiftieth anniversary of the institu-
ton, which occurred May Z, 1889. Both
the printer and engraver have been
elaborate in their work, and a fine pam
oramic view of the present Milwaukee
is given.
Mrs. Christian, aged 56 years, a
widow lifing in the house of f. Klatt,
in the Sixth ward, was found dead in
her bed last Friday morning. She re-
tired as veil as usual the previous even
ing. A grandchild who slept with her
made tile discovery that she was dead.
A coroner's jury summoned by Justice
BeckmAn rendered a verdict of death
from heart disease. Deceased moved
here frbm Lebanon about two months
ago.
1t appears to be settled that Gen.
Earl NJ. Rogers, of Viroqua, will be ap-
pointed collector Of internal revenue
for this district in place of the present
incumbent A. C. Parkinson. Gen,
Rogers is a gentleman of fine business
ability and was a brave and faithful
soldier in the wal Of the rebellion rising
in the ranks from a private. After the
war he served in the regular army.
His Republicanism is of the true-blue
order.
Yesterday afternoon, John Ford,
while running to the ST. Paul depot to
intercept the train going west in or.
der to have it wait a few seconds be-
yond its Tina, SO that his daughter,
Mrs. C. C. Eaton, could get on board
was taken with a serious hemorrhage
of the lungs, which completely pros
trated him and required his removal to
his home, where he now lies in a very