Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-15


The rehearsal of Don Munio' a
Concordia Opera House is postponed tx
M onday evening, April 27.
The bans of John A Nimon ant
Miss Anna F. Zoelle were announced
at st. Henri's Church Sunday.
Twenty-Five girls and nineteen
boys partook of their first communion
at st. Henri's Church Sunday.
The service in st. Paul's church
Sunday evening was omitted on account
of the illness of Rev. DR.. Jewell.
DIR. Valerius & Co. have an cad" il
this issue pertaining to their Clydes
dale and other celebrated breeds OF
! horses.
VIM. Trachte, successor to Trachte
& Trayser, calls attention to his fine
stock of goods in an cad" elsewhere in
this issue.
"A. H. Hartwig has adouble-column
lad" in THE REPUBLICAN this week to
which we call the attention of horse
fanciers and all interested in improved
breeds in horses.
List ofletters remaining in the post
office at Watertown, April Is, 1891:
Browne, VIM. Shoop, DR.. G. j.
Pierce, Daniel III. Williams, H. L.
Sherman, Gus Work, Harry G.
J. L. MoAK, P. M.
Edward Stapleton, the new propri-
etor of the I. L. Thomson drug store,
took charge of the establishment this
week. Mr.. Stapleton is druggist of
ten years experience, and comes
among us we'll recommended in the line
of his profession.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was again stronger, closing at
1.O3& for No. 2Ispring, 1 ,o315 May and
1O2A July Flour was firm. Bar
ley closed at 74Hc, rye at 9oc, corn at
Tic and oats at size. Hogs were sc
higher, ranging at $4.7505.1O.
The residence of Hon. L. B. Cas-
well, Fort Atkinson, was entered by
burglars Friday night, and two gold
watches and chains were stolen, one
watch belonging to Mr. Caswell and the
other to G.. L. Cole. One hundred dol
lars reward is offered for the arrest of
the thief and the recovery Of the
watches.
The election Of S. U. Pinney to the
Supreme bench is not only fitting en-
dorsement of non-partisan and able
lawyer, but timely rebuke to Gov.
Wallis effort to curtail the judiciary
in the interest Of the Democratic
party. 1t is creditable to the people
that they rallied to the support of Judge
PinneY by such a handsome majority.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Trzcinski cele-
brated their silver wedding, or TWEEN
tieth anniversary of their marriage, Sun
day evening. As it happened it was
also Mrs. Trzcinski's birthday, this fact
giving additional zest to the occasion
which was made joyous and happy by
the presence at their pleasant home of
a company of friends who were most
cheerfully and sumptuously enter
tanned. Mr.. and Mrs Trzcinski were
presented as a remembrance of the
happy event with a beautiful piece of
statuary, Faust and Marguerite.
John W. January, of Minonk, H.,
draws pension of S100 month. Mr..
January is known all over the country
as the man who cut off his own feet in
Andersonville prison. The confederate
surgeon had told him he must die, as
his feet were partially eaten by gan
creme. The surgeon refused to ampu-
tate the injured parts, when January
performed the operation himself with
an old knife. He retains the knife as
most valuable relic.
The truth Of the above was certified
to here a short time since by Frank
Newton, a nephew of our townsman,
Norman Humphrey, Mr.. Newton be-
ing himself a prisoner with Mr. Jan
uary at Andersonville and cognizant of
the facts.
Last Thursday afternoon the Farm
ers' club met in the City hall and eff
fected permanent organization with
the selection of the following officers:
President, Joseph Brooks; vice presi-
dents, D. Flavin, D. J. Evans and A.
I'll. Hartwig; secretary, Frank M Eaton;
treasurer, F. Hartwig, ST.; directors,
]. Thauer, U. Habhegger, FL. Finn, D.
Hildermann, J. Schoechert and Thomas
Rhodes. The next meeting will be held
Saturday afternoon, April 18th, at 2
O'Clock, at which time Prof. w. A.
Henry, Of the State university, will ad-
dress the farmers upon the subject of
sugar beet culture. Everybody is in
vited.
The death of the great Snowman,
Phineas I. Barnum, occurred at his
home at Bridgeport, Connecticut, on
the 9TH inst. He leaves an estate worth
SIS, 900, which is divided among re-
latives and charitable institutions. Five