Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-31

/ line CalonQorS OF SCnluelci DIOe.,
cigar manufacturers, are among the
handsomest seen here this year.
Skating has become quite the rage
here this winter. More skates have
been sold than during any season for
/ ten years.
Miss Celia Boyne drew the fine
large Christmas doll at the establish
ment of Goeldner brothers. Her doll
ships name is Justine.
"A supper and entertainment will
be given to the choir of st. PauPs
church this "wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Schwieger.
The lecture of Rev. G. I'll. Ide, of
Milwaukee, last evening at the M. +.
church on Reserved Power" was
clear, pungent and forcible, -rivetlng
the closest attention Of the audience to
the close.
AT the quarterly meeting of Gut
enberg Lodge No. Is, O. d II. S., held
last evening the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: John
Muth, P; G. Kuhn, V. P; VIM. Quent-
meyer, c. S.; Otto Kruger, F. S.;
Henry Bassinger, T.. Carl Krebs, F.;
Carl Tietz, I. g.; Carl Sahler, O. G.
Rev DR.. Jewell, of st. Paul's church,
has been written to by Rev. w. III.
Bamford, of Basford Hall, Leek, Stat
fordshire, England, making inquiries of
Mrs. Joseph Edge, born Ann Steele,
who when last heard of settled at Wa
tertown, Wis, or vicinity, as her old
, friends would be glad to hear from her.
The Dancing School sociable of the
Saturday Afternoon Dancing class will
be given at Concordia Opera house,
Friday evening, January 9, 1891, under
the auspices of the Ladies society Con-
! cordia and Paul Thorn. Dancing for
class from to 10; after 10, general hop
Everybody is cordially invited to at
| tend. Admission, so cents.
Carl Schurz has dropped into an
easy line of life as agent and counsel
fora large steamship company, and with
salary practically assured to him as
long as he lives, he can enjoy as he
pleases, his duties not being arduous.
His fondness for music takes him to all
/ the great musical events, and he is
sought as dinner-table guest.
One of the best teaching pieces for
the piano is without question "Lost in
Sorrow: Reverie," by J. E. Ecker. 1t
requires a very light and crisp style of
executions; as a study for staccato and
legato playing, fine phrasing, 1t cannot
| be excelled. The piece is already a
great faverite and will be in good de-
mand. Price, 40 cents. Ign. Fischer,
publisher, Toledo. O.
The Wisconsin state treasurer is
putting in big $4,000 pound safe for
| the use of his Democratic successor,
| Mr.. Hummer, who made things hum
| before election and who now proposes
to keep the state funds in his own GUS
toby This will save the taxpayers a
clear S25, 900 year, while Mr.. Hummer
remains on deck.-Er.
The question has been asked, but
never answered, how under the above
arrangement the people are saved $685.
900 a wear, while Mr.. Hummer is ION
deck?"
e. V. Briessen, of Columbus, has
received the position of superintendent
of public property from Governor Peck
and Captain Vance, of Racine, will be
the assistant superintendent. The lat
ter office is the one sought for by
Thomas Baxter, of this city, and there
fore the appointment of Vance is an
other black eye to Watertown. Re-
publican towns like GAINESVILLE, Colum-
bus and Racine come to the front in
great ,ape for political preferment
| from the present state Democratic adj
ministration, while an ever-reliable
Democratic town like Watertown is ig-
nored as though she had no rights for
office that Democrats were bound to
respect. There are some legislative
crumbs left; perhaps Watertown will
get a few of these.
From private letter received here
from one of the suburban towns of Chi
cago, we take the following extract re-
lative to an interesting and novel
sight:
''I must tell you of novel sight I
saw few days since, namely, the NOV
ing of an immense elm tree, about the
size of that one of Buchheit's next to
Grube's, which is being taken from
Gross Point to Graceland cemetery
near Ravenswood; some wealthy man
at Gross Point died recently and left
his money to certain relatives on con-
dition that they put this big tree over
his grave. They paid $40 for the tree
and paid the next landowner $40 to
have it moved over his ground, and it
will cost over a Thousand dollars to get
it to its destination. They began the
moving last Sunday, I believe. and
have now got the tree within Evan
ston's limits, being obliged to cut down
the lines of the telegraph and tele-
phone, all the way, and then put them
up again. Altogether, it is a proceed
ing one doesn't hear Of every day"
PERSONAL.
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