Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26

James Scofeld, of Rome, died las
| week, aged 80. He was one of the earl,
settlers of Wisconsin.
With the prospect ahead of new
railroad, what may not be the posslblll
ties of Watertown in the future?
William Dervin is the new assistan
under Postmaster Moak, and has enter
ed upon the discharge of his duties.
Bishop Grafton, of Fond du Lac, ii
to be made vice-president of st. Johns
-Delafeld- Military Academy corpor'
alton.
-Rumor has it that the Odd Fellows
Protective Union, of Milwaukee, is to
be consolidated with heWisconsln Odd
Fellows Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany.
The performance of Annie Louise
Tanner were a revelation of power that
entities her to rank among the most
distinguished artists upon the concert
stage.-NeaO York Herald
At Concordia Opera house, March 5.
"A sight not often beheld presented
itself at the Odd Fellows dancing
party at Concordia Opera house Satur-
Cay evening. In two sets of quadrilles
on the floor at one time were four SIS
tiers dancing in each set.
We are in receipt of the wedding
card of Max E. Dorsch, formerly of this
city, and Matte S. Mari, of Buffalo, N.
y, married at South Chicago, H.,
Thursday, Feb. ID, 1890. The REPUB-
LIcAN extends congratulations.
-Clemente Bologna, the fine bari
tone, will be remembered as appearing
here with the Whitney Campanini
concert company last October. He is
now with the Divide Musin concert
troupe and appears at Concordia Opera
house, March 5.
Geo. Henze's card of announce
ment as candidate for city treasurer
will be found in our columns this week.
Mr.. Hence has rendered perfect salts
faction in the office for two terms past,
and the taxpayers would make no
mistake in re-electing him for another
There is an agitation going on
among our merchants in favor of clos
ing their places of business on Sunday
No movement more to the credit of the
city could be made than this one, and
let us hope it will be carried forward to
a successful issue. Clerks, no less than
other people, require rest of one day
in seven.
-Washington's birthday, on Satur-
day. was observed here by the closing
of the postoffice and the banks, dis
play of bunting from the postoffice. city
hall, Concordia Opera house, Turner
Opera house, Woodland & Stones, Phe-
nix engine house and other buildings,
and ball given in the evening by
Washington lodge, I. o. o. F., at Con-
cordia Opera houee.
= --ReysDr. Colman, of Beaver Dam,
is on the lecture course for next, Tues
day evening at the NJ. E. church; SUBJ
ject, "Pre-Adamites, or Man not Mon
key" Those who heard his fine lect-
ure here last winter on Scientific Evil
dences of the Destruction of the Earth
by Fire" will anticipate an intellectual
treat for which the lecturers scholarly
reputation is a sufficient guarantee.
"A good joke is told of an officer
from a neighboring county, who came
Here to look after a prisoner a few
weeks ago, to the effect~that the very
man he was searching. for to arrest,
helped him put on his overcoat at the
hotel where he stopped, and he (the
ofhcer) left the house wholly uncon-
scious that he WAS 80 close to his game,
notwithstanding be had likeness of
the one he was in quest of in his pocket
and boosted that he could recognize
him on sight.
The examination of Herman Mel
Ike, of: Emmett, for mayhem, was held
before Justice Beckman Thursday: It
will be remembered that Mielkeshot a
little son of Carl Christians, of Lebanon,
wounding him in several places. Mel
Ike was bound over for trial to the
Dodge, county circuit court in. the sum
of $500 and. was remanded to the jail
at Juneau. It. is understood. that
Mielke7's defense will be that the gun
was accidentally discharged by the
weapon striking against fence rail.
:" "A good sized audience assembled at
the Academy of Music last night, in
spite Of the young blizzard, the attrac-
ton being NJ. OXIDE Musin's first con-
cert of the present season. The con-
cert was. not only enjoyable, but in
many respects remarkable. M. Musin
is, of course, a popular favorite, and his
work is too well known to require
praise, but it may be said that he has
rarely been heard in better form. He
played the Mendelssohn Concerto in E
minor, Caprice de Concert of his own
composition, and in response to numer-
GUS recalls his own MaN,rka Caprice,
and for his second response his Carni-
val variations.-New York World, Nov.
26, 1888.
Divide Musin concert .at Concordia