Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09

Monday was another very warm
day, the register being from 50 to 50 in
| the shade.
The Republican state convention
will be held at West Side Turner hall,
Milwaukee, Wednesday, August 20.
SO great was the fall in the temper
ature that on the evening of the Fourth
many of our residents started fires to
keep comfortable.
&C. G. Eaton, editor of The Column
bus Democrat, has been chosen super
intendent of schools for his city. The
REPUBLICAN congratulates him.
The many people who are taking
treatment of DR.. Wise, the German
| specialist, will be pleased to learn that
he is to visit WATERFOWL, July 21st and
22nd.
About July Is T. s. Clark will re-
move his bookstore from the Hawkins
| store, Main street bridge, to the Salick
| building, next door to Wiggenhorn's
jewelry store.
There has been a serious visitation
| of diphtheria in the town of Milford.
L. Siechmann lost three children and
the Eucke family two children by the
| dreaded. disease within a week.
Fort Atkinson has made arrange
ments to float the stars and stripes
from all her school buildings. Is it not
a good example for Watertown to fol-
low? Let the American flag wave.
Just above and below the fine cut
of DR.. Wise, the German specialist, is
something of interest to all personssuf
fering from chronic, nervous, private
diseases, or diseases of the ear Or Eye.
List of letters remaining in the
p~ostofice at WATERFOWL, July 9, 1890:
Barber, F. c. McCabe, Pat,
Esteral, Pat. Neber, IT.
Guinter, S. D. Reagan, c.. Jarvey
Irving, Geo. Vancise, Maud Mrs.
J. T. MeAK, P. M.
The brick residence of Gottlieb
Blaesius, on the old Altrogge farm, in
the town of Watertown, was burned to
the ground on the afternoon of the
Fourth. A portion of the furniture was
saved. The loss is estimated at about
81, 800. The fire is supposed to have
originated from a defective fue.
Friday morning C. Hilgendorf's
horse and buggy ran into P. G. Quent-
meyers buggy on Main street bridge,
taking off one of the wheels and throw
ing out Mr.. Quentmeyer, but he fortu-
nately escaped with only a lame back,
The Hilgendorf vehicle was somewhat
damaged. A fire cracker caused the
trouble.
Monday morning a tornado swept
over Fargo, Dakota, blowing dowr
many buildings and killing a family O
| seven children, besides injuringa mum
Der of persons. The Pacific mail me
the cyclone one mile west of Fargo anC
the entire train was blown from The
track. Among the passengers injured
was the youngest sister of Superintend
ent Joseph McCabe, formerly of THU
city, her ankle being bruised.
The name of Miss Jessie Greer
should lave appeared in the list of th'
WATERFOWL High school graduates, pub
lished in THE REPUBLICAN last week
The names were furnished us by on,
one who was present, and of course W,
took them to be correct. Miss Greer
graduated in the English course Will
as high standing as any of her associ
ates, and in the omission an uninten
tionalinjustice was done her, which nov
we take the opportunity to repair as ia
as possible.
"A premature Fourth of July cele
bration occurred at Chas. Goette's stor,
Thursday evening. A sky rocket lie
off in the street instead of shootin,
heavenward, "as the law provides, "tool
a scoot across and went through tn,
window. In It's flight it set on fire
lou Ol III TOuG Oh Iu0 SUOr6
causing a promiscuous p~yrotechnic dis
play, and for a few moments matter
looked threatening for a serious fire
A little timely work, however, and a
danger was over. Mr.. Goette's los
amounted to about $1,000. A lucky es
cape.
Monday afternoon Fred Kleck, Q
the Sixth ward, employed On the Fue1
mann farm west of the city, was ove1
come with the heat and had to be re
moved to his home, and James Clancy
; of Fort Howard, fireman on the North
, western passenger train, was also pros
trated just as his train was pulling GU
of the depot here for the north. Nj
Clancy was removed to the America.
house, where he still remains. Hi
case was attended to by Drs. Spaldin
!, and Moulding. The condition of bot
were quite critical for a time, but thei
recovery is now looked for.
; THE REPUBLICAN is for water-works
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