Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-09

Robert Adele will soon succeed hif
father-in-law J. d. Platz, in the firm oil
Platz & Brandt.
H. L. Devereaux, well-known Wis
consin editsr, died Tuesday at Burling-
ton. He was 81 years old.
With the issue last week the pub
LEGATION of 1.-THE Gem edition of The
Fort Atkinson Union ceased.
MRS. C. e. Donovan, of Waterloo,
died Friday night Of consumption at the
residence of Dr. S. Kingsley, in Madison.
The Hon. Carl r. Field, of this city,
carried off the empty honors of Demo
cratic nomination for speaker Of the as
sembly.
Charles Perry, of Pipersville, and
Miss Annie Zimmerman, of Stone Bank,
were married in Oconomowoc last We'd
nesday.
MIR. Hicks, assistant generl secre-
of the Madison Y M. G. A. conducted
the meeting of the Y. M. G. A. here
last Sunday afternoon.
Joseph Wright has removed his in
surance and loan Office to the northwest
corner of Main and Third streets, over
Trachte & Trayser's store.
Our former tewnsman Theo. Dobbratz
has returned from Milwaukee and opened
a paper hanging and paint store in the
Gaebler building, on Fourth street.
Eugene Bradbury, of Portage, has
been appointed inspector of ties, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railway.
in the place of D. O. Bradbury, resigned.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel
Quis surprised the old couple upon the
51st anniversary of their marriage, at
their home in the Fifth ward, last Sunday
evening.
Fair day was ushered by slight
snow storm, which towards evening
turned into rain, and this morning it
is showing again, with quite blizzard
prevailing.
The selection of Col. Geo. w. Bur-
chard to succeed Gen. CP. Chapman, as
adjutant general, is good appointment.
Col. Burchard's experience in the army
during the civil war eminently fits him for
the position.
The winter ses zion of the Wisconsin
Press association will be held at Madison
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
JAN %, % and "a. The meetings will
be devoted to the reading and discussion
of papers on practical subjects of interest
to editors and publishers.
The appointment Of our own fellow
citizen, Hon. Jesse Stone. as aide-de-camp,
with the rauk of Colonel, on the staff of
Gov. Hoard. is graceful recognition of
Col. Stones worth not only as 6rst-class
Republican, but as an honorable and en-
terprising citizen of our state. The APP
pointment will meet with universal ap-
prevail.
The following officers of Watertown
Lodge No. 81, I. O. O. F., were Installed
by D. d. Gus. Schemmel, at the last meet
ing: n. g., s. D. Beach; V. e., Fl. J.
Kuhn; Secretary, c. W. Rundlett: Treas
urer, John Davis; c., F. A. Cooley
P. g., G. B Schmidt; R. S. to N. G..
Mic. Simon; r. s. to V. g., William
Wurtzler; L. s. to V. g., J. Giller.
Our M. E. friends are to be congratu-
lated upon the happy opening of their
lecture course last evening. The Rev
Ma Evans, of GAINESVILLE, delivering
the initial discourse upon the rather erigi.
nal subject 1.-TWO not One, or Shadows oil
Married Life" In spite of the rain,
quite large audience listened attentive
ly to the many points presented by the
gentleman, and at the close rendered him
unanimous vote of thanks.
"A petition of our business men and
prominent citizens, favoring the appoint
ment of Welton Judd to succeed his
father as agent of the American Express
company at this place, has been forward
ed to the headquarters of the company.
The applicant has charge at present oil
the companys office at Elroy. He is
thoroughly familiar with the business, and
is lust the man for agent in this city. We
hope the petition will be answered ia
vorably.
-Chas. Erin Werner in the Irish come
DIV drama, "Shamrs O. Brien," was greeted
with a packed house Monday evening
at the Concordia Opera house. The play
was full of Irish wit and patrierisn and
II .Lo.octoxs did ful1 iustica IN the ma rts