Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-03

patriotic Grafton from j. u. Conway
at the celebration tomorrow.
The Jefferson school board has
elected Prof. J. G.. Adams, of Merrill,
principal of the High school Of that
city.
The badge to be voted tomorrow to
the most popular member of the 6. A.
r. will excite quite an animated con
test.
Rev. F. S. Jewell, of Racine, con-
Quoted the services at st. Paul's church
Sunday last His sermons were models
of pulpit eloquence.
The electric light plant project is go
ing ahead. The past week Miller & Reich
ardt received the contract for building
two boilers for the plant.
The Mutuals and the Jefferson base
ball club played game on the grounds
of the former last Sunday afternoon.
Score: Jeffersons, 49, Mutuals, 16.
In the press of other matters we
are obliged to postpone the publication
of Hon. f. D. Goes letter read to the
Old Settlers meeting, until next week.
The store of J. J. Toussaint & Co.
is embellished with fine plate-glass
front put in this week, harmonizing
nicely with the other Improvements in
that quarter.
The Bank of WATERFOWL has been
improved in appearance within the past
week with new fine plate-glass win
dows. Other improvements are to be
made to the exterior of the building.
Aug. Boehm and F. Berg have pur-
chased the meat market of Jaedecke &,
Stats, on Third street, and will carry
on the business at the old stand The
"ad' of the new firm appears in an
other column.
Among the recent graduates of St.
Mary's Institute, Notre Dame, Ind,
is Miss Adelaide Riedinger, of Mar
quette, Mich, daughter of our former
residents MIR. and Mrs. Louis Ried-
niger. She was awarded a gold medal.
Herman j. Strauss has been COM
missioned by Collector E. M. Rogers,
stamp agent at Watertown, succeeding
DR.. Rack. Mr.. Strauss will make a
careful, accommodating and faithful
official, and therefore the appointment
is good one.
Max Rohr caught horned toad in
the garden of his home, on Second
street, Sunday. In appearance 1t is
more like lizard than a toad. The
horned toad is supposed to exist only
in regions of the extreme south, and
therefore this specimen is a genuine
rara avis for Wisconsin.
The Concordia society will hold a
grand picnic on Concordia Island next
Sunday. Two hundred and fifty dollars
will be given to the winner of the catch
as-catch-can wrestling match between
Jack Holland, of Chicago, and Otto
Parker, of Watertown. In case of rain
this great wrestling match will take
place in Concordia Opera house.
Last Wednesday evening, during
the heavy storm that prevailed, VIM.
Christian, resident of Lebanon, and
we'll known in this city, was struck by
lightning while standing in the doorway
of his house and instantly killed, The
electric current damaged the house to
some extent. Deceased was about Sc
years of age, and had lived in Lebanon
about forty years. He leaves wife and
family of grown-up children.
| in connection with the legislation
for the benefit of the railroad employees
in Wisconsin last winter, special praise
is due Hon. George Winans, of Wauke-
sha county; Hon. Thomas F. Scion, OF
Dodge county; Hon. Mark Curtis, OF
Jefferson county, and Hon. Ed. Keogh
of Milwaukee county. While the result
proves the employees were not lacking
for votes, still these gentlemen labored
early and late for the successful issue Of
the matter, and proved themselves
worthy the confidence reposed in them
by the railroad operatives. There is
no disposition to abridge any Of the
honors earned by others, but these gen
tlemen in the committee rooms and on
the floor of the House never missed an
opportunity to say good word in be-
half of the boys, and to get in sledge
hammer blows for the law that was fin.
ally victorious. There are, of course
others who rendered valuable assist.
ance, and we have no doubt but that
their kindness will be recognized and
appreciated.-B.o Of L. E. Journal, CzeUe
| land, O.
The Milwaukee Sentinel's Washing
ton correspondent in last Sundays pa
per has this to say regarding the Water
town postmastership:
"When Justus T. Moak, who was fol
many years postmaster at Watertown
was turned down for the Democratic
postmaster, Henry S. Howell, there was
a great mistake made. Mr.. Moak' s term
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