Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-20

again, after his recent serious illness.
-Koenig Bros. are building new
boiler-house at their City Roller mills.
The Supreme court will not render
a decision in the Schuester case before
two weeks.
Rev. E. L. Holden, of Beloit col
lege, preached at the Congregational
church Sunday.
"A cute little rig seen on our streets
is the Shetland pony Jimmie Blaine,
driven in a handsome pony cart by
Miss Gertie Seibel.
Higgins Bros, of Beloit, are the
successors of M. D. Conley in the sa-
loon business corner of West Main and
West Water streets. Mr.. Conley con-
templates removing from the city.
-Fabius A. Cooley is the representa-
tive from Watertown lodge, No. 81, and
H. Wertheimer from Washington
lodge, No. II, I. O. O. F., to the meet
ing of the grand lodge at Ashland next
month.
"A farmer named Englebreight ex
perienced bad runaway Saturday af-
ternoon on Buchheit's corner, Third
street, being thrown from his wagon
and run over, although not seriously
injured.
The Schiller & Quentmeyers will
play the Bay Views, Of Milwaukee, at
the ball park next Sunday afternoon at
2:30. Battery for Bay Views, Heyer
and Flynn; for S. & Q.'s, Oestreicher
and Keel.
THE REPUBLICAN furnishes to its
readers this week in supplement form
the laws passed by the legislature of
1891. Our readers will find them in
this shape very convenient to keep for
future reference.
The Sprague brick yard has re-
ceived an order for 100000 brick for
government work at Fort Smelling,
Minnesota. Twenty years ago the gov
eminent used a number of the Sprague
brick at the Fort.
Last week Owen 7. Hughes sold
| the Rowland Hughes place on Wash
ington street, Third ward, to DR.. n. P.
Valerius for residence site for S., 900.
The lot is 80 feet front and extends
back to Church street 264 feet.
AT the regular meeting of the Farm
ers' club held Saturday, F. G. Lehman
and Aug. Kruger were added to the
list of directors making the number of
directors seven. After a discussion Of
the best plan to prepare land for beet
culture and the passage of amend
ments to the constitution and by-la WIS,
the meeting adjourned.
-Ex-Gov. w. d. Hoard has accept
ed the invitation to address the Water
town Farmers club, and will speak on
the subject of the dairy interests at the
| City hall next Saturday afternoon, May
| %, at O'Clock. Of course there will
be large number present to hear Gov.
| Hoard talk on aquestion that has made
| bis name a household word all over the
United States.
The Bank of Amigo has been re-
organized and the stock, increased to
$50 900, has been taken by D. Jones, A.
Solliday, NJ J. Woodland and S. S. Cady,
of this city; E. Daskam, G. B. Melon
aid, G. F. Smith and H. G. Bergman, of
Amigo. The new officers are: Presi-
dent, II. @. Bergman; vice-president,
Edward Daskam; cashier, L. E. Buck
nam; directors, G.. B. Mcdonald, A.
| Solliday and G. F. Smith.
"A branch of the savings department
of the Merchants Exchange bank, of
Milwaukee, has been established in
this city by VIM. Gruetzmacher, who
keeps at his store the Nickel Savings
stamps used in connection with the
system now 80 popular in many cities
III this country and Europe. Sums Of
$500 draw interest at the rate of three
per cent. per annum, compounded
garding this savings project may be OBJ
Gruetzmacher.
There appears to be difference of
opinion as to whether the expense Of
grading the approaches to the Bough-
ton bridge and building the sidewalks
should be city or Second ward ex-
pense. The Second ward was voted
500 out of the city general fund to use
in improving outlying roads in said
ward. Now, as this bridge is on one of
the outlying roads in the ward, what
wrong would there be in the Second
ward paying the expense of the work
referred to out of the 500 appropriated
from the city general fund?
Last Wednesday night the small
frame building on Second street. own
ed by C. Fuermann and formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. C. Hoefner as meat
market, caught fire and before the
flames were extinguished some $500
worth of damage was done, which was
covered by insurance in the North
western Insurance company, of Mil
waukee. The fire was unquestionably
the work of design most likely done by
boys, who are perhaps bent on some