Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-30
Home Matters.

mann's saloon, on Second street.
The fair of the Jefferson County
and Rock River Valley Agricultural
society will be held in Jefferson, Sept.
2, 3. and 5.
The Jolly Six club give their second
grand ball Wednesday evening, May 4,
a Armory hall. A pleasant time Is
guaranteed to all who attend.
There will be meeting of the La
dies III sionary society of the Congre-
gational churcb at the church parlors,
Wednesday af ernoon, May 18th.
Twenty girls and thirteen boys
partook of "frst communion" at st.
Henris church last Sunday morning.
The service was impressively rendered.
Owing to the crowded condition OF
our columns a communication from
Prof. W. Kammeyer on the subject OF
the Bennett law lies over until next
week.
The subiectof the Rev. DR.. jewell
discourse on Sunday evening will be
"The Protestant Episcopal Church, =
how it came to be, and some things it
has at different times been about.
While assisting in taking out the
horses from Evans livery barn during
the fire Monday night, Henry Jaedecke
was kicked in the face by one OF the
animals, inficting an ugly wound.
John Sullivan, of Emmett, exhibit
ed on the streets last Thursday dou-
BILE headed calf. 1t was otherwise per-
fectly developed. The animal lived
only few minutes after it's birth.
We were in error last week IN To-
eating Vogel's clothing store in Chap
pell's building and we now make the
correction to the Baebenroth building,
between Fourth and Fifth streets.
F. w. Hager, of Fort Atkinson, will
be in the city until Friday. All who
want such work done as repairing sew
ing machines, sharpening and repairing
lawn mowers will leave their orders at
Straw & Murphy's or w. Weber q Co.'S.
The forthcoming illustrated edition
of The Gazette will be issued next week
for distribution among our business
men. Mr.. Lord has spared no pains to
make the work satisfactory and con-
ducive to the business interests of our
city.
Gustav Schemmel is preparing to
build brick blacksmith shop on the
site of his present shop, on Third
street, First ward Adjoining it on the
north, Mrs. F. Schemmel has broken
ground for the erection of two-story
brick store building.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was weak, and prices fell DC,
closing at SHE for No. 2 spring, cash or
May, and SIC July. Flour was steady,
but dull. Barley closed at 453c, rye at
51ac, corn at 32a and oats at 272c. Hogs
were steady at $4.10@4.20.
Prof. P. O'Carroll will give a histo-
rical and musical entertainments at Con-
cordia Opera house Friday evening,
Nav 9. The entertainment will en-
brace the history of the pianoforte, its
capabilities as musical instrument, and
how il should be studied and taught
"A dispatch from Juneau to The Mil
waukee Wisconsin, dated April 2S, says:
This forenoon the men in the furniture
factory refused to resume work. About
fifteen hands are out, while the turner's
continue to work. They claim that
they have not received pay due them.
The factory has been in operation about
three months.
We are in receipt Of the register Of
St. Johns Military academy, Delafeld,
1S90-1S9l, with photographs Of 'The
Battalion" and "Webster Club" Wa
tertown is represented at St. Johns
with John NJ Taylor, secretary and Ii
brarian, and H. Ray Weissert, one of
the cadets. The school is reported in
a lourishing condition.
The regular meeting of the Board
of Street Commissioners Monday even
ing, was broken up by the fire. 1t is
not a little singular that there was to
have come up before the body a propo-
sition from Chicago company to put in
water-works here and supply the city
with 100 hydrants at an outlay of So, 900
a year. We believe a majority of our
citizens have come to the conclusion
that the next improvement wanted in
Watertown is complete system of wa
ter-works, embracing ample protection
from fires. Should this be done, our
citizens would save something in the
lowering of the price of insurance, to
say nothing of other benefits to be de-
rived.
The lobby of the postoffice is now
open daily from A. NJ. until P. M.
Heretofore the hours were from 1880 A.
NJ. until P. NJ, and these will continue
an far as the general delivery of mail is