Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-18
An original invalid pension WAS

granted L. c. Green, of this city, a
Washington, Monday.
! christmas lessons at NJ. E. church
next Sunday. Morning topic, 1.-THE
Message of Good Tidings;" evening
''The Angels Song"
The customary Christmas festivities
will be observed at the M. E. church
Christmas eve, consisting of Christmas
tree. music, defamation and speaking
by the Sunday school scholars.
Tickets for "The Burglar" are on
sale now. The managers Of the Con-
cordia Opera house guarantee the COM
pany an exceptionally good one, and
their advice is-don't fail to see it.
Yesterday, December II, within
eight days of Christmas, Mrs. j. L.
Moak picked from flower bed in her
garden q bunch of violets, fresh and
fragrant, thus furnishing an incident
worthy of record of the remarkable
mildness of the present winter.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was steady, closing at 7l3c for
No. 2 cash or December, 71ac January
and 764c May. Flour was steady and
more active. Barley closed at 464c, rye
at 46}c, corn at Csc and oats at 22ac.
Hogs were steady at So. 5O@3.6O.
Lieut.. Robert Emmett, who has
temporary charge of the Milwaukee re-
cruiting station, is descended from a
brother of the famous Irish patriot
whose name he bears. He has been
connected with the recruiting service
in New York, and expects to be re-
lieved from duty in Milwaukee about
February l.
Mrs. Sophie Koenig, wife of Frank
Koenig, died at her home in the First
ward, Monday, December Is, 1889, in
the 63d year of her age, after sickness
of some five weeks. She leaves four
sons and one daughter Her funeral
will be held this afternoon from the
family home.
Everything ertaining to lighting
the city is now of interest. Nota few
of our citizens are in favor of having
the streets lighted all night. This cam
not be done by the electric light as the
arc lights are shut off at midnight. In
view of this the question comes up of
the propriety of starting the gas lamps
at II O'Clock every night and thus keep
the city continually lighted.
Notwithstanding the bad condition
of the weather there was large at
tendance at the Clover Club supper and
bazaar last evening at Turner Hall, and
fine success attended the efforts of the
ladies on the occasion, liberal patron
age being extended to them. The sup
per was all that the cravings of the Gin
ner man. could well desire and the
sale tables were spread with an album
dance of fancy "ixins" that found
ready and willing customers. Taken
altogether the club had profitable
evening.
No weather was ever more unsea-
sonable or out of joint than the present.
Within one week of Christmas with
the river as free of ice as last June
and lawns showing a carpeting OF
green grass. The roads are simply
horrible with their great depth of mud
and mire. Everything is SO unlike
what it ought to be, that the mind can
be brought up to a realization of where
we are in the calender only by the most
careful and thoughtful preparation. II
does not seem at all like the thing to
be buying Christmas presents In the
midst of such surroundings.
Monday night burglars entered the
lumber yard office of rockingham &
Hixon, at Waterloo. They rifled the
money drawer of $l4, and attempted to
break open the safe, but failed. They
also broke into the depot. The ticket
box was opened and the tickets strewn
about the room, but they were evident
~ frightened away without booty.
| They broke into one of the hand car
houses, and, taking the car, left for the
west. People heard them go through
Marshall, Dodgeville and Sun Prairie.
Three tough looking characters were
seen about town and were probably
! the parties.