Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-06-26

NelS OlSen, resigned.
Among the academic graduates at
Beloit college last week was Emmanuel
G. Hoyler, of WATERFOWL.
-Watertown will celebrate the CEN
t,nnial year with grand Fourth of
July celebration. See advertisement.
Otto Parker, of this city, and John
Farbar, of Appleton, will wrestle for
prize of 500 at Nashotah park, on
July 4.
Miss Caroline Kruger, sister OF
Mrs. I. Bernhardt, died at her home
in the Second ward, of cancer, Monday
morning.
Archie Larabee, of Green Bay, and
Miss Anna Mannegold will be married
this evening at o. clock at the CONNER
cial hotel.
John w. Coles paper and the letter
of E. d. Coe, read at the Old Settlers
meeting, will be published in The RE-
PUBLICAN next week.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs John
Bandelin, of the First ward, died Fri
day, aged IA months. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon.
w. j. Lee has engaged the Haverly-
Cleveland Mastodonic Minstrel COM
bine at a heavy guarantee, to perform
at the Opera house August Z.
Yesterday morning Joseph LANCE
and Miss Carrie Loeffler, and Otto
Loeffier and Miss Kate Bursinger, were
married at St. Henri's church.
Among the old settlers of Dodge
county attending the Old Settlers gath
ering here Thursday last were A. Can
milf and Max. Randall, of Hustisford.
ID. E. Pugh is delivering his fine
crop of strawberries. The Sneider We
riety from his garden are among the
most delicious fruit ever raised about
! here.
arrangements have been made for
| lots of fun on Concordia Island on the
Fourth of July. Go and see the "pigs
in the clover" contest and the other
amusements among the boys.
Rev. Fred. S. Jewell, for several
years Phi. d. of Racine college, will of
fciate at St. Paul's church next Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Jewell has the reputation of
being one of the most eloquent preach
ers in the diocese.
Prof J. c. Freeman's interesting
lecture on the Wonderland of the
Yellowstone" at Concordia Opera
house, Friday evening of this week,
should be largely attended. tits given
under the auspices of the High School
alumni
w. j. Foo Shun will occupy the pull
pit of the NJ E. church here next Sun
day, giving an account in the morning
of his conversion from idolatry to Chris
tianity and in the evening will lecture
on the ''Habits and Customs of the Chi
nese.'
A site for the electric light plant
has been purchased by Joseph Ter
brueggen of Frank Koenig, situated
north of the City FIGURING mill, First
street. on the bank of Rock rivera
very convenient and central location
The work on the plant will be COM
menced soon.
Among the appointments announce
ed by the new collector of Internal
Revenue ofthis district, Earl NJ Rogers,
is that of Charles Lynch, Of this city, TO
be deputy collector, the Office now filed
by John Habhegger. The appointment
of Mr. Lynch is well merited and will
give general satisfaction.
The children of the public schools
held their annual picnic on Concordia
Island Saturday afternoon, marching
to the grounds to the music Of the Wa
tertown brass band, accompanied by
their teachers, parents and friends, with
banners and flags waving and rending
the air with their merry shouts and
! laughter. On the island all went lively
among the little and big folks in the
different amusements that were en-
joyed.
Saturday evening at Concordia
Opera house reunion of the High
School alumni takes place, and the fol-
lowing programme will be rendered:
Chorus by the alumni; class record of
1873 to 1879, by Miss Lottie Stahl; vocal
selection by Miss Lizzie Brooks; violin
solo by VIM. Bellack; class record of
1882 to 1889, by VIM. Pritzlaff; chorus
by the alumni, to close with grand
banquet. Bernhard Bellack will be the
| POSTMASTER on the occasion.
Frank Newton, of Geneseo, ILL.,, Wis
tied his uncle, Norman Humphrey, from
Saturday until yesterday Mr.. Newton
is an old soldier of the 9th Illinois Re
giment and among his experiences in
the rebellion, was spending six months
at Andersonville Ga, as prisoner OF
war. He depicts scenes of starvation,
suffering and misery, which came un-
| der his personal observation, that seem
impossible to believe could have hap
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