Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-02
PAT ROONEY,

Comedy company, at Opera house next
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nellins, OF
the Third ward, had their third son
born to them Saturday last.
The same company playing now at
the Grand Opera house, Milwaukee,
will perform here next Tuesday at the
Concordia Opera house.
e. L. Pugh, of Ixonia, and Miss
Miriam E., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Jones, of Sparta, were united In
wedlock last Wednesday, March 26.
On account of the death Of his
nephew, E. O. Eaton, Rev. E. L. Eaton's
lecture in the NJ E. church course, ap-
pointed for last evening, was postponed
to Tuesday evening, April 9Th.
WATERFOWL now boasts of branch
of the Sons of Veterans with fifteen
members, and L. Jaehrling as captain; ;
w. P. Martsch, LIST lieutenant, and
Hans Habhegger, End lieutenant.
Friday last the case of Charles
Mackay against c. F. Zautner, city mar
shall, for assault and battery, was
brought before Justice Stacy, but the
hearing was adjourned over to Thurs
day, April 3, at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
Our townsman, Ferd. Schultz, has
received the degree of Doctor of Medi-
cine from Rush Medical college, Chica-
90, and another of Watertown's young
men, Barney Bellack has just graduated
from the Chicago College of Physicians
and Surgeons.
Yesterday young man named
Carl Braunschweig, while hunting, had
his left hand terribly lacerated and
torn by the explosion of his gun, losing
the two middle fingers and part of the
index finger The amputating was per-
formed by DR. w. F. Whyte.
On Thursday evening, April 10,
Jack Comstock, of Detroit, and Rein
hold, Schott, of Madison, will wrestle a
match at Concordia Opera house. A
purse has been subscribed by num-
Der of our citizens, and a good match
is looked for.
Carpenters are engaged on the Ire
mont house repairing the damage done
to it by the recent fire, and as the work
progresses the building loses its un-
slightly appearance and looks more as
it used to, 1t is the wish of all that
this hostelry may be opened to the
public before long.
The appointment of D. G. Cheney
as assistant superintendent of the La
Crosse division of the Chicago, Milwau
kee & st. Paul railway, and that of
Thomas S. McCabe as assistant train
dispatcher in Milwaukee for the same
company, are two promotions of pleas
ing interest to Watertown people.
These appointments are guarantee
that the positions will be filled with
credit and ability.
"A catch as catch can wrestling
match took place Saturday evening, at
the Armory, between Jack Comstock,
of Detroit, Mich, and Marshall Erick-
son, of this city, the former agreeing to
throw the latter five times inside of an
hour. Comstock had gained four falls
on Erickson in about thirty minutes,
but in the last bout he fouled his op-
ponent, thereby losing the match. w.
Diekoff was the referee.
THE REPUBLICAN heartily endorses
the movement for a public library,
which has been given a start by the
action taken in closing up the affairs of
the Y. M. c. A. mentioned elsewhere,
and hopes that the project will be fol-
lowed to a successful issue But few
places in the entire country Of the size
and Importance of Watertown are with
out public library, and no good rea-
son can be assigned why this city should
not have an institution of the kind
There was decided postponement
of spring last Thursday evening, with
the heavy fall of snow and the high
wind that blew from the west, assuming
to some extent the quality of blizzard.
In many respects it was the worst storm
of the winter, causing delay to nearly
all the trains, and blocking the country
roads to that extent that some farmers
were obliged to shovel the roads before
they could get through. It was also more
destructive to telegraph wires than any
storm in long time.
Roberto. Williams, of the Leland
hotel, Chicago, spoke to large congre-
CATION at the NJ E. church last Wednes-
day evening, relating his experience as
among the lost through drink and
gambling and the manner Of his reclaim
alton through the sunlight of the Cos
pei and his faith in Christ, as he ex-
pressed it. Mr.. Williams speaks with
force and feeling, and shows by every
word and movement that he is an hon.
est and sincere worker in a cause that