Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-14

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The tower, police fire alarm system
was talked up before the Board ofStreet
Commissioners at their meeting Mon
day evening.
The 3-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Eaton died this morning.
The parents have the sympathy of all
in their bereavement.
Edward Goeldner had his leg pain
fully sprained Sunday evening by MAX
ing misstep in going down to the base
ment of his residence.
John Molzahn, an old Watertown
boy, formerly employed at Rau's drug
store, is now one of the proprietors OF
the Boulevard Pharmacy 5,4O0 Hal
sted street, Chicago.
Mrs. Matthew Sullivan, died yes
terday afternoon at her home in the
Seventh ward, after a lingering illness
aged Is years. Her funeral will be held
Friday morning from St. Bernard's
church.
The base ball season was opened
here yesterday afternoon with
game between the Sacred Heart col
lege nine and the Northwestern Uni
versity club, played on the grounds of
the latter. Score 36 to Is in favor of
the Sacred Heart nine.
There was large attendance at
the monthly cattle fair yesterday, and
a good display of stock of all kinds.
There were a number of very fine
horses in the market, but sales were
not brisk. On the whole the day was
lively one for business.
The wagon and carriage works
which J. d. Casey is erecting on the
site of his warehouse, destroyed by fire
recently, on West Water street, are
moving forward rapidly and will soon be
ready for occupancy. 1t will be hand
some addition to the manufacturing
and business interests of Watertown.
"A young man named T. w. Berry,
supposed to be pal of one j. M. Otii-
GER, who is wanted at Ava, Mo-, having
escaped from the sheriff at that place,
was arrested on Main street this morn
ing by Deputy Sheriff Graewe. The
desperate character of the man is shown
in his drawing revolver on Graewe
before being taken. He was placed in
the lookup. officer is thought to be
somewhere in the city.
The A. Fuermann Brewing COM
panv are distributing portmonies with
an imprint upon them of their cele-
brated "Hof-brau and Pilsner Beer"
One of these souvenirs we have been
presented with, though its use to
newspaper man is not always apparent,
but it will be kept in memory of the
donors and with the hope that when
the fgood time" always expected, will
come we may have some wealth to put
into it.
Shortly before midnight Saturday
being caused by a fire breaking out in
the barn building of J. P. Herzog, Sc
cond ward. The fire department at
once responded to the call and the
streams applied smothered the blaze
before much harm was done the build
ing. A lot of chickens in the barn
quietly roasted away all through the
commotion and flew around as lively
as ever next morning.
Another new and promising manu-
featuring enterprise for Watertown is
the cheese box mandatory of Anglers,
Humphrey & Hackett, located in the
Davies building on First street, oppo-
site the Phi. Heinrich Co.'s factory.
The proprietors have had long ex-
perience in this line of manufacturing,
and are satisfied with the prospect that
Watertown affords in this direction
Their boxes give general satisfaction
and their business is steadily on the
increase. We hope the Watertown
cheese box mandatory will have
abundant success.
-Messrs. Lewis & Parks have deter
mined to remain in WATERFOWL, all re-
ports to the contrary, Notwithstanding,
and the work on their new Bee Hive
and Box mandatory is to proceed as
rapidly as possible. This determina-
ton on their part has been reached in
spite of the liberal offers made to the
firm by Beloit, which were very tempt
ing and hard to withstand. The result,
while flattering to Watertown, carries
with it display of loyalty on the part
of Lewis & Parks for which they de-
serve credit Tally one for Watertown
and now in this same line let us have a
new Wooden Mill
Regarding the proposal of the
health officer to occupy the old engine
house on First street as an emergency
hospital, provided the privilege is
granted by the council, meets with
some opposition, especially from those