Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-04
''Michael Strogoff' at Concordia
Opera House, this (hednesday) even
inc. Sept. q.

The Phoenix Fire company give s
grand ball at Turner Opera house
Wednesday evening, Sept. Is.
The public schools opened Monday
of this week with large attendance
and bright prospects for a successful
term.
DIR. and Mrs. w. F. Whyte are re-
ceiving congratulations since last Wed,
nesday, over the arrival of a second
son at their home.
Prof. Keesler, the renowned aronaut
will make balloon ascensions and par
achute leaps at the Jefferson county
fair Sept. 10, II, Il and ID.
The Commercial hotel has sold its
bus line to Barney Gardner, who In
future will have charge of running the
buses to and from the depots.
Governor w. D. Hoard arrives
here from Madison this afternoon, and
will participate in the dedication GER
emonies ofthe Sacred Heart college.
To-day the dedication of the new
Sacred Heart college takes place, with
an Grafton by Judge r. Prendergast, of
Chicago. The exercises begin at
O'Clock P. NJ.
The Macoy & Mahara Company
rendered the play of The Silver King
at Turner Opera house Monday even
ing before moderate sized audience.
The beautiful drama was well played,
with excellent scenic effect.
We have received from the land
department of the Wisconsin Central
Railway a neat pocket railroad and
county map of Wisconsin. Parties
wishing them should address the Land
Commissioner of the Central R'y, Mil
Waukee.
We have received the Register of
st. Johns Military academy, Delafield,
for the year ending June, 1889, and the
Prospectus for September, 1899. The
school was founded in 1854. Since its
reopening in 1884 it has been remark
ably successful.
Gus. Altrogge has been appointed
agent for the Fort Smith short-line
Telephone company. He has put up
lines between Hartig & Manz's brew
cry and bottling house, and from Gold
ner Bros store to the Chas. Goldner
residence on Second street.
"A special meeting of the Board of
Street Commissioners is called for to-
morrow Thursday evening, to take
into consideration the question of the
organization of paid fire department
for this city, a subject now of more than
ordinary import to our citizens.
The Missionary tea to be given by
the members of the Ladies' Missionary
society of the Congregational church at
the residence of Mrs. D. Hall, will
occur on Thursday afternoon Of this
week, at three O'Clock, instead of We'd
nesday, as previously announced.
In the list of the members of the
Thirteenth Illinois regiment attending
the reunion in Milwaukee Wednesday
last, The Sentinel of Thursday gives
the name of Berym Zoelle, which is in
tended for our townsman Benjamin
Zoelle, who is an old soldier of the
Thirteenth.
The membership of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic is now 414,22S. It
is safe to say that there are not more
than 100, 900 of the Union soldiers who
are not members of the organization.
This means that about one out of three
of those who fought for the Union is
alive. 1t means that million Union
soldiers are dead.
The game of base ball played Sun
day between the Watertown Mutuals
and the Columbus Blues, at Columbus,
was won by the Blues. Score 3 to 2.
AL the mimi 1uu1uS TIC SCO10 WdS 4 10 "
in favor Of WATERFOWL, when a foul ball
declared fair by the umpire let in three
runs for the Blues, giving them the
game. 1t was the first time Columbus
ever beat WATERFOWL on the diamond.
The Milwaukee Industrial EXPOSE
ton is from all accounts better than
ever this year. Every inch of space is
occupied, some of the exhibits coming
from states as distant as Oregon and
Florida In the Oregon exhibit is in
GUIDED gold and silver collection, val
ued at 10000. There are large num-
Der of new and novel mechanical de-
vices, including manufacturing machin-
cry III full operation, something that
never fails to interest.
The following appears in The Mad
ison Journal of Aug. 3d.
Mr.. OTTo WALTER Cor Parker), WA
Wis, Dear Sir: | hereby ac-
cept your challenge to wrestle you in
private or public, a catch-as-catch-can
match, no holds barred, for 500 side
and gate receipts, the match to take