Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

st. Paul's parish guild will NEE
Thursday afternoon at the rectory.
Thanks to Hon. L. B. Caswell fo
Third annual report ofthe Commission
er of Labor.
| This evening the annual ball of thu
| Phoenix Fire company will be held a
Turner Opera house The boys have
prepared for pleasant time.
j. NJ. Hantz has resigned his posi-
ton as professor of mathematics in The
Northwestern University, on accoun
of i'll health. Prof Hantz will continue
his residence here for the present.
The nuptials of Miss Josephine c
Moore, sister of j. w. Moore, of The
ington, H., are announced to take place
at st. Bernard's church Tuesday morn
ing, Sept. "a.
Another Watertown young man.
I'll. NJ. Schroeder, a graduate of the Phil
adtlphia college of Pharmacy, comes to
the front favorably. having just opened
drug store at No, 1925 Oxford street.
Philadelphia. His many friends here
will be glad to hear of his success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliezers Sheldon, of
Aztalan, celebrated their silver wedding
Saturday evening, Sept. IA. To do honor
to the event a number Of the friends Of
the couple surprised them at their
home, and presented them with many
choice wedding presents.
Thursday afternoon the last brick
was laid on the chimney of the electric
light building. The chimney is 96 feet
high, and from its soaring summit the
American flag was unfurled, this being
one of the highest points from which
the stars and stripes ever tioated in this
city.
The Jefferson comfy fair held at
jefferson last week, was a success in all
respects, the fine weather all through
contributing it's share towards the re-
suit. In all departments the exhibi-
ton was creditable one, showing that
Jefferson county is rich in agricultural
developments, and needs only to have
the farmers interested in order to have
the county fair succeed.
Mr.. ana Mrs. VIM Martsch celebrat-
ed their silver wedding anniversary
with appropriate festivities at their resi-
dence in the Third ward, last Sunday,
Sept. Is, d large number of friends unit
ing with the happy couple in observing
the event Mr. and Mrs. Martsch have
been residents here all through their
married life. 1t is hoped that they may
be with us to celebrate their golden an
niversary.
The Chicago Inter Ocean COM
menced a new feature in its last Sun
days edition, being department ed
tied by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett,
which will have as contributors Lord
Tennyson, Bret Harte, Lord Wolseley.
John Boyle O'Reilly, Edward Everett
Hale, Francis Parkman, and scores of
others equally as famous. The Inter
Ocean is always on the alert to enrich
its columns in the interest of its readers,
and the feature noted certainly comes
under this head. 1t has long since be-
come established that The Inter Ocean
is the peer of any newspaper in the
country.
-Itissupposed that Patrick Cooney,
the Cronin suspect, for whom a dill
gent search is being made, was at work
here as mason this summer. He was
here the day the train bearing Burke
from St. Paul to Chicago passed through,
and when he heard the news from his
associate he Immediately quit the trowel
and left town. It is remembered bv
those in his company that he perused
Chicago paper every day with con-
siderable eagerness, apparently very
much interested in the solution of one
particular case. Burke and Cooney aIe
supposed to be the Williams brothers
in the Cronin tragedy.
Two cases from this city on trial in
in the Circuit court are referred to as
follows by The Jefferson Banner:
The next trial was charge of mali
cious prosecution and false imprison-
ment by Theodore Roessler, of Hustis-
ford, against John Raabe and wife, of
Watertown. The trouble arose from a
five dollar gold piece which the plaintiff
claimed was paid to him by Nj. Raabe
to bind a bargain for a horse. He
says the bargain was made in Rabies
saloon, Mrs Raabe being present, and
her husband got the gold piece of her
and handed it to him. But on by
stander saying that the horse kicked
Raabe said he wouldn't take it and Mrs
Raabe demanded the money back,
Roessler refused to return it, and said
he would make them stick to the bar
gain.
Mr. Raabe says the talk about buy
ing the horse was mere joking, and
Mrs. Rabee says she didn't know what
they had been talking of when her hus-
band asked her for money, but took out
the gold piece and held it in her fingers,