Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-08

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DUNCAN of the Seventh ward were the
happy recipients of a baby boy:
j. T. Moak has in his possession an
autograph letter written by Horace
Greeley, some years before his death.
City Treasurer Henze is busy max
ing out tax receipts at his office IN the
city hall. The tax is trife higher
than last year.
Prof. J. M. Hantz filled the pulpit at
the Congregational church Sunday
morning, Rev. Mr.. Campbell being un-
able to preach owing to sickness.
&C. T. Lott distributed last week
lot of fine shell oysters to his friends,
it falling to the lot of The REPUBLICAN
to be among those SO highly favored.
The Missionary Tea, connected with
the Ladies' Missionary society of the
Congregational church, will be given
on Wednesday afternoon, at the home
of Mrs. NJ. Nichols.
"A special business meeting of the
7. M. c.. A will be held at Kurzweg's
store Thursday evening of this week,
to discuss the following question:
Shall the Y. NJ. c. A. be recognized
or shall it stop and the remaining prop
erty be sold?
1t will not be long before the First
ward census enumerator will be going
the rounds, and when he calls on Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Long he will have to
make record of bouncing boy, weigh
ing Spounds, born to them Sunday, Jan.
5. All are extending congratulations to
the happy parents.
j. T. Moak received on Sunday last
notice of the confirmation of his APP
pointment as postmaster by the senate,
Dec. 20. He forwarded his official
bond on Monday, and should be IN re-
ceipt of his commission in week or ten
DAYS, when he will be entitled to as
sumo the duties of the Office.
Friday evening the Concordia So
ciety elected the following officers for
the coming year: Pres, Fred. Leh-
mann; Vice Pres, Aug. Rau; Sec, H.
Daub; Treas, ]. Wiggenhorn; Direct
or, Max Gaebler; Register, A. Bau
mann; Agent for local entertainments
in hall and on island, j. Wiggenhorn.
Gov Hoard yesterday nominated
r. G. Siebecker, of Madison, judge of
the Ninth circuit in place of Alva
Stewart, deceased. Mr.. Siebecker
is Democrat, German and both the
law partner and brother-in-law of Con-
gresham La Toilette He is we'll
vouched for, both as to ability and
character for the position.
The summer meetings of the Wis
consin State Teachers association have
been abolished. The teachers of South
eastern Wisconsin have formed an as
ISOLATION of their own, an example
which Eye pedagogues" of the South
western part have emulated. The
oOutHGdSloTu dSSOCldtlOH VIII LOIi Ito
first meeting in Waukesha on April l,
1890.
The marriage of VIM. Stuebe and
Miss Mary Lott, second daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Lott, took place at
the home of the brides parents in the
Sixth ward, New Y Years evening,
Charles Beckmann, Justice of the
Peace, performing the ceremony. The
bride and groom are popular with a
wide circle of friends, who extend to
the happy couple their best wishes for
pleasant and prosperous welded life.
Mr.. and Mrs Stuebe reside in the
First ward.
New Years day was dull, gloomy
and unreasonable in all respects There
was no evidence that we had entered
winter; not vestige of snow to be
seen. nor scarcely crust of ice any
where in sight. Instead of sleighing,
we had wheeling in slush and mire.
Most of the stores paid homage to the
day by closing in the afternoon. In
the evening the Concordia society gave
a ball at the Opera house, and the
dancing was enjoyed by a large number
of ladies and gentlemen.
Last Saturday forenoon, as w. n.
Hawkins was attempting to board the
Northwestern passenger train going
south at Milton Junction, having
stepped off supposing the train would
stop 20 minutes for dinner, he fell be-
tween the cars and platform and while
being dragged he was struck with a
baggage truck He fortunately escaped
any very serious injury but altogether
it was close call. Mr.. Hawkins says
he did not hear the conductor call "aIll
aboard" until the train was under way.
Rev. G. III. Richards, for % years
past the pastor of the Madison Congre-
gational church, has rendered his res
ignation, to accept call formally ten
dered him from the Central Congrega-
tional church of Philadelphia. At same
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