Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-01
Home Matters.

cable at the home of p. d. Basford thi
evening.
The Phoenix Fire company have
been presented with a lively bear cut
by Lansing Brown.
N. C.. Daniels, of Milwaukee, con
Quoted the Masonic services at the fun.
eral of the late John Glib, Tuesday Of
last week.
Joseph Linden will emove his
meat market this week into the store
room in the Dennis block, heretofore
occupied by John Clifford Is a saloon.
In connection with the May festival
given by the ladies May 9th, for the
benefit of the Y. M. C. A., good music
may be expected, including several
choruses of twenty-five voices.
&C. C. Cheney, a former resident of
GAINESVILLE, and grandfather of Charles
Jones of this city, died at Pasadena,
CAL, Sunday last, aged 81 years. De-
ceased vas a prominent Odd Fellow
and instituted Washington lodge of this
city.
-Chas. A Gardner played Father
land' to a large audience at Concordia
Opera house Last Thursday evening.
The play is a pleasing one, and sinter-
spersed with a considerable amount of
beautiful singing, which caught the
house.
The widely-known dry goods house
of A. w. Rich & Co., Milwaukee, oceu-
Ply al advertising space in THE REPUR-
LIcAN beginning with this week. ALI
who visit Milwaukee having the pur-
chase of dry goods in view should by
all means call on A. w. Rich & Co.
-Blaesius Bros. have launched the.
little steamer, Edna, on the river. tits
as perfect a little marine gem as ever
hoated on the waters of this section.
has upholstered seats and is finished in
oak and walnut. The Edna glides like.
a duck and makes good time between
points.
-Kilbourn lodge, Milwaukee, con-
ferred the third degree at WATERFOWL
lodge, No. 40, F. & A. M. Saturday
evening last. A large number of the.
fraternity from Milwaukee, Columbus.
Oconomowoc, Neenah, Juneau, Mena-
sha and Waterloo were present to en-
ioy the occasion with their WatertoWn
brethren.
"A fire broke out in the barn of J..
Kneubueoler Saturday evening at nine
O'Clock and the flames communicated
to the barn adjoining belonging to VIVA.
Schinke, both buildings being destroy
ed. The fire companies prevented the
fire from spreading to adjacent build
ings. The barns were insured for SIS
and 500 respectively.
Two thousand pamphlets, l ,00Oeach
from The REPUBLICAN and Gazette of
fees, have been issued of the J.B. Ben
nett article on the bond question, which
appeared in last weeks REPUBLICAN.
They will be distributed among our
merchants and business men to be cir
culated by them in their correspond
ence, which is a first-class idea.
Rev. J. B. Finn preached his fare
! well sermon at St. Paul's church last
Sunday evening, and standing before
the congregation, as he said, as their
rector, probably for the last time, he
gave a resume of his workin the parish
during the three years and four months
that he had administered as their pas
tor, a work while not perfect in all
respects that had been fruitful of
| good results to the parish.
The time has arrived when a first
class lawn mower is in demand, and
those in need of one can be supplied at
VIM. Weber & Co. by purchasing the
Thomas. 1t cuts clean, runs easily,
keeps in repair ana in all respects is
just what is wanted by every owner of
a lawn. The advertisement appears in
THE REPUBLICAN this week. Call and
see the Thomas before buying any
other.
Fred Day, Appointment and wealthy
farmer of Rubicon, Dodge county,
charged with cruelty to animals on the
complaint of R. D. Whitehead, superin-
tendent of the Wisconsin Humane, So
ciety, was taken before Justice G. Beck
mann last Wednesday. Day plead gull
ty and was fined $10and costs, the whole
amounting to $41. The offense consist.
ed of tying the legs of lambs together
then crowding the animals into, a boz
and shippingthemto Milwaukee, where
the crime was detected. This should
be a warning to others who, cruelty
abuse dumb brutes. The Wisconsin
Humane societyis or the alert to bring
such offenders to justice.
Hon. E. D. Coe, in his paper, The
Whitewater Register, bits several nails
squarely or their heads in regard t.
Watertown's bond troubles, in it's las
issue. as follows: