Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-12-23
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John G. Beisner and Miss Matilda
Heymann were married by Justice
Stacy Sunday evening.
AT st. Henri's and St. Bernard's
churches on Christmas Day, High Mass
will be celebrated at 5 o'clock A. NJ,
and also at 10 o'clock A. M.
The ladies Of the Concordia society
will give a Christmas entertainment
and dance at the Opera house, Friday
evening of this week. Admission q
cents.
News is received here from Los
Angeles, Cal, that Otto Wedemeyer
some days ago, while waiting with a
pole, felland badly sprained both knees
and one of his ankles.
The Northwestern university ca
diets paraded the streets with arms and
uniforms Monday afternoon, headed by
their brass band. The company made
an impressive appearance.
The congregation and Sunday
school of the Congregational church
hold their annual Christmas tree with
appropriate exercises at the church
tomorrow Thursday evening. Ad-
mission free.
"A course of lectures will be given
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
society of the NJ. E. church, during the
months of January, February and
March. A notice in regard to the lee
turers and their subjects will be given
later.
The Redpath Star Concert company
is booked for an appearance at Concor-
dia Opera house, Monday evening,
December %. The company is COM
posed of frst-class artists, and a fine
musical entertainment may be ex-
pected.
Officers of Catholic Knights of Wis
consin, branch No. IS, were elected at
the regular meeting Monday evening:
James Prendergast, Pres; w. J. Tous-
saint, Vice-Pres.; w. d. Stacy, Cor.
Sec; G. HI. Hahn, Fin Sec; Joseph
Brooks, Treas.
Carl Gardner, of this city, is can
didate for assistant enrolling clerk of
the House of Representative at sal
ary of 81 900 year. The appointments
OF this kind will not be made for son
days, and until then it is uncertain
where lightning will strike
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of st. Patrick's Literary and Dra-
matte society of Sacred Heart college,
was held Monday evening, and an in
teresting programme of vocal and in
strumental music, declamations and
essays, was satisfactorily rendered.
There will be a Christmas service
held in the M. E. church, Thursday
evening, consisting of songs, recita-
tions and class exercises; also Christ
mas tree decorated with candies and
presents of various kinds for children
and friends. A small fee of 10 cents
will be asked at the door children
free) to help defray expenses.
The holiday season will be observed
by fine stage attractions at the David
son theatre, Milwaukee. The celebrat-
ed E. HI. Sothern appears in "The
Dancing Girl" beginning Thursday
evening of this week. Next Monday
evening, December 28th, the world re
nowned Kendals begin season of six
nights and matinees Friday and Satur-
day. The repertory is of high order.
"A son of Mr.. M. D. Pusser, mer-
chant of Gibraltar, N. c.. was so badly
afflicted with rheumatism, for year
or more, as to be unable to work or go
to school. His father concluded to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm on the boy.
1t soon cured him and he has since
walked one and half miles to school
and back every school day. 5O-cent
bottles for sale by John Molzahn, drug
gist.
We are in receipt of card making
the following announcement: Mr..
Mortimer Lovejoy Mertz, Miss Minnie
Sele Hewins, married, Wednesday,
December 16, 1891, Cedar Vale, Kas.
At home after Jan. Is, San Angelo,
Tex. The groom was former resident
here and has many friends among us,
who will be glad to hear of his new
condition in life. Congratulations are
extended to the happy pair.
-Forty-four years ago last Saturday
night, Dec. 10, 1847, The Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin printed it's first
Saturday night before Christmas pa
per, having been started in June, 1847.
An interesting account Of the birth and
progress of the paper was published in
the edition last Saturday evening. The
Wisconsin has moved steadily forward
since its establishment, it's influence
increasing with it's years, and the paper
is well deserving of the lead and great