Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-17


will hold picnic at Lake Mills to-mor-
row.
For the preservation of your shoes
read II. ] Strauss new 'ad' in another
column.
The great Forepaugh show will
pitch its tents Saturday on the baseball
grounds in the Fifth ward.
The members of st. Johns Luther
an church held their annual picnic on
Concordia Island yesterday.
"A dime museum party, one of them
weighing six hundred pounds, are
stopping at the Central House.
The congregation of the Reformed
church picnicked at f. Hermann's gar
den in the Sixth ward yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Goetsch re-
joice in the birth of a fine baby girl,
born Wednesday last; an addition to
the First ward census.
Henry Jaedecke has purchased the
Fred Hoffman, meat'market property
on Second street, where he will open
UP business within few months.
We publish this week the paper
read by Mrs. I'll. Whipple at the old
settlers meeting held here June GOTH
This completes the series of the old
settlers papers.
F. J. Schoechert, of the Third ward
and Miss Anna Uffelmann were mar
ried at the home of the brides father,
D. Uffelmann, in the Second ward,
Sunday, July IA.
"A. B. Larabee, of Green Bay, is in
charge of the Commercial hotel, and
under his careful and painstaking man
agement the house continues favorite
with the travelling public.
w. r. Torrey, died at his home at
Englewood, Ill.,, after a long sickness,
Friday, July II. Deceased leaves a
wife, formerly Miss Anna Schiller, of
this city, and two children.
John Schneider, died at the home of
his son, in the town of Emmett, Satur-
day, July Is, aged rs years. Deceased
had resided in Emmett about 35 years.
His funeral was held Tuesday from St.
Henri's church.
Mrs. G. Rabenhorst, of Lebanon,
fell down the cellar stairs of her resi-
dence last Saturday, causing conclusion
of the brain from the effects of which
she died the following day. Her funeral
was held yesterday from the Lebanon
Baptist church.
The harvest of winter wheat, rye
and barley has begun in this vicinity.
Rust has damaged many pieces of win
ter wheat, but nearly an average yield
is anticipated. Rye is an excellent
crop, and there will be a full average
yield of barley.
The Mutuals will play game of
baseball on their grounds in the Fifth
ward with the Milwaukee Keystones,
Sunday, July q. Diekoff and Amann
will be the battery for the Mutuals.
Game called at $50 P. NJ. Admission
% cents. Ladies free.
Rev. j. r. Creighton, presiding
elder, will occupy the pulpit at the M.
E. church next Sunday morning and
evening Quarterly conference will be
held Saturday evening at y O'Clock.
Love Feast at 10 A. NJ Communion af-
ter morning sermon. A cordial invita-
ton to ALL
Five harvest excursions to the far
West take place Aug. 6 and 20, Sept. 10
and "a, and Oct. 8. Tickets will be sold
for one fare to every point on the Ere
mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail
road. This is a rare opportunity at
nominal cost to see the Rocky Noun
tains and the Black Hill country.
The office of the American Express
company, in Oconomowoc, was entered
by burglars during Sunday night. A
package of jewelry and diamonds, val
ued at $500 and left out of the safe by
mistake, was taken: The combination
knob of the safe was knocked off in an
unsuccessful attempt to get into the
cash box.
"A grand excursion of ten social cir
Gle clubs from Milwaukee takes place
next Sunday. The clubs, all dressed
alike, and each member with a lady,
will make a fine parade. Clauder's
band accompanies the excursion. Three
hundred persons are guaranteed for
dinner to the Concordia society, and
with fair weather fully 1000 excursion
lists will be present.
The annual reunion of the survivors
of the 10Th Wisconsin regiment will be
held in Bishops hall, Milwaukee (near
the court house,, during the national