Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-02-25
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Valerius

ing at the M. E. church in the regular
course. Subject: "Avery old-fashion-
ed gentleman"
-Washington's birthday was observ-
ed here Monday by the closing of the
postofice and banks and the display of
flags on various buildings.
The contract for carrying the mail
on the Pennington route for four years
from July 1, 1891, has been awarded to
Call & Cowles, of Algona, Ia.
-"More Sinned Against Than Sin
ming" will be produced at Concordia
Opera house on Tuesday, April Z, by
ST. Demands Literary and Dramatic
society.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment in another column of the Oak
Lawn Stock Farm at Emerald Grove.
1t is of special interest to horse
breeders.
The St. Patrick's Literary and De-
batting society of the Sacred Heart col
leee give an entertainment at COncor-
dia Opera house on the evening of ST.
Patrick's Day.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies' Missionary society of the
Congregational church will be held in
the church parlors on Wednesday at
ternoon, March 4.
On Sunday morning, Rev. James
NJ Campbell, of the Congregational
church, will preach an anniversary SER
mon, on the occasion of the commence
ment of the ninth year of his passionate.
Yesterday in the House of Repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Caswen secured the
previous question by which the direct
tax bill was passed, yeas 172, noes 10l /.
Wisconsin's share is $446,000, which
will be healthy addition to the trust
funds of the state.
F. w. Lehman and VIM. Kopfer
have formed a partnership for the sale
of farm machinery of all kinds, car
riages, wagons and all other goods
found in their line. They occupy the
old Zoelle establishment on Fifth
street, two doors south of Main. Their
stock is full and complete and Messrs.
Lehman & Kopfer will be found the
right men to deal with.
Samuel Hall has resigned his posi-
ton of superintendent of the Water
town shoe factory, to take effect March
/. Mr.. Hall will remove to Lincoln,
Neb., where he will engage in the
stationery business. The departure OF
Mr.. and Mrs Hall from our midst will
be matter of deep regret to our citi-
zens generally, and the kindliest feel
ings on the part Of all will follow them
to their new home.
-'Lost in Sorrow: Reverie," tran
scribed for piano by J. E. Ecker. This
author we'll known to the music-loving
people has the faculty of arranging, as
well as composing, in pleasing, must
cian-like style His latest is a Revere
after the style of Leybach's 9Th Noe
turne just as pleasing, not SO lengthy
much easier and carefully fingered.
Mailed on receipt of 40 cents by Ign.
Fischer, Toledo, O.
Lady friends and neighbors of Mrs.
E. NJ. Kohn and her mother, Mrs. l..
A. Avery, to the number of about forty,
surprised them at their home on Sixth
street, last Wednesday evening, and it
goes without saying that the two host
esses were adequate to the occasion,
assisting their friends in making the
affair one of great pleasure and enjoy
ment Refreshments were served, and
friendly intercourse one with the other
passed until a late hour, when all
wended their way to their respective
homes, to dream over the scenes and
incidents of the happy evening.
Suits were yesterday commenced
by the state of Wisconsin against Ed
ward C. McFetridge to recover $158, 900
alleged to have been received by Nc
Fetridge as interest on state funds
while he was state treasurer. Three
suits were commenced against McFet-
ridge, he having served two terms and
by constitutional amendment one year
additional, and one upon each Of his
bondsmen-J. D. McFetridge, William
Stanley, George Mertens, Jacob Van
Orden, John F. Smith, J. j. Galliker,
George B. Congdon, J. S. Rowell, An
drew Willard and T. G. Newton.
Illustrated lectures on Rome, Pales-
tine and Egypt, will be given by Rev.
F. Gottschalk, who has recently return
ed from trip through Italy, Syria and
Egypt, at Concordia Opera house, as
follows: Rome, Thursday evening,
February 26th; Palestine, Friday even
ing, February 9th; Egypt, Saturday
evening, February 28th. At each OF
these lectures more than one hundred
of the finest stereopticon views will be
shown, which will show the present
sights of the famous places, with whose
names we are all familiar, others will
afford an opportunity to form an idea
of how they live in these countries.