Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-03-11
st. Paul,s parish guild meets Thurs

its patrons.
IS. Meier has placed az handsome
and most artistic sign tn front of his
store on Third street, bearing upon it
"W. G. Raue, painter"
j. r. Bevnon, of this city, has in
vented a very unique and much I'M
proved grain elevator that promises to
come into general use.
DIR. F. G.. Werner having sent in to
J. G. Flint, Milwaukee, the key to the
combination offered on the"Old Judge"
| tobacco, received in return handsome
gold watch, which he now hourlshes
on his person.
g Round About London" is the
subject of Prof j. G. Freeman's lect-
ure before the WATERFOWL High School
Alumni association at Concordia Opera
house, Wednesday evening, March Is.
| Admission, % cents.
The friends of Capt w. G. Wede-
| never, of the Sixteenth United States
infantry, stationed at Fort Du Chesne,
Utah, will be pleased to learn of his
recent well-earned promotion to the
position of major of his regiment.
The board of registry in the several
wards met yesterday. In the wards
polling over 800 votes the boards sit
two days; in the wards polling less
than 800 votes one day only. The last
sitting of the boards occurs two weeks
from yesterday.
The monthly cattle fair yesterday
was the largest attended of any held
fora long time, the streets being crowd
ed all day The good sleighing was
strong inducement for people to come
to town. Horses were more numerous
than anything else offered for sale.
AT meeting last Sunday of the
Ladies' Sodality of st. Henri's church,
it was resolved that the society would
present as their donation the hand
some new altar that is in contempla-
ton with the other improvements to
the church building. 1t will be manu-
featured at La Crosse, and will cost
some 81 200.
Between Thursday night and Sun
day morning more snow fell than at
any time before this winter, and the
sleighing was of very fair character,
considering that the 'Eides of March"
had been reached. The snow will
prove of great benefit to the land and
do an incalculable amount of good to
the winter wheat.
Original pension has been allowed
to Augusta, widow of Reuben H. Stock,
of Lowell. The soldier was member
of Co. F, Fifth Wisconsin infantry, and
left a family of eight children, six of
whom now draw pension, which with
that of the widow makes $50 per month.
This pension was procured through
the agency of S. S. Woodland.
The card of Chas J. Wenck an
nouncing himself a candidate for the
office of city assessor will be found in
another column. Mr.. Wenck has filled
this Office for some years past with
satisfaction to the taxpayers, proving
himself to command clear judgment in
discharging the duties of the position,
and to be the Fright man in the right
place."
WATERFOWL from present indica-
tons will witness nearly twice the
| amount of building the present year
| that it did last year. Among the i'm
| provements will be several handsome
business buildings. It is on dit that
| the drug store DIR. T. C. Werner will
erect next to IT. j. Strauss store, will
| be one of the finest finished and best
appointed drug stores in the interior
of the state.
| The Western Manufacturing asso-
| citation of this city has been re-organ-
lied and the capital stock increased to
$25, 900, one-half of which has been al
ready subscribed. Robert Dent, who
comes from Utica, New York, is the
manager and has entered upon mis- du-
ties. He is gentleman of long expert
ence in the general lines Of brass foun-
dry work and is valuable acquisition
| to the establishment. The Western
has every prospect of a successful bust
ness.
| "A Democratic city convention for
the nomination of a mayor, two asses
| sors and treasurer will be held at
Fuermann & Ditschler's restaurant,
Saturday next, March IA. At the same
convention justices of the peace will
be nominated for the districts compris-
| ing the Third and Fourth and the Fifth
and SixtI, wards. Delegates to the
| convention will be elected at cancuses
to be held in the several wards Friday
evening, March Is. At the caucuses
will also be nominated supervisors,
senior and junior aldermen and con-
stables, and school commissioners in
the First, Third, Fifth and Seventh
| wards.
| "A German left his wife in the old
country fourteen years ago, settled in
! Whitewater, Wis, and married again.
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