Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-04
PERSONAL.

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tended a double wedding at Beave
Dam.
Robert Lindon, of Charles City
Iowa, has been a welcome visitor il
town. Mr.. Lindon is sheriff of hi
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Lewis returned
Thursday from their winters stay il
the sunny land of Florida. Mr.. Lewis
reports cold winter for that country
Our former resident, Chris. Voc
disch, of Menominee Falls, who has
been visiting here, accompanied by
his sons and daughters, at the residence
of Mrs. c. Schiebel, left with his fami
ly Monday for Germany, where he will
remain several years.
The next meeting of the Saturday
club will be held May 9TH at the home
of Mrs. w. G. Stone.
DIR. Barber has removed his office
to the front room over the grocery
store of Geo. j. Hawkins.
The date of the Cambrian club
party has been set for May Is. Music
will be furnished by Smiths GAINESVILLE
orchestra.
Our townsman Dr. CIR. Field is quite
likely to be chosen one of the delegates
from this district to the Democratic
National convention at Chicago.
The greenhouses of Mrs. G.. 7. Lotz
can supply bedding plants, shrubbery
and every variety Of flowers for spring
planting. See the advertisement else
where.
Our enterprising merchant, G.. A.
Trayser and Mrs. Helen Kreuziger, of
the Second ward, were united in we'd
lock, Sunday, April oath. The mar
riage ceremony was performed at
| Janesville.
"A small company of young people
was very pleasantly entertained last
evening at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
A. Solliday in honor of their son Fay.
Drive whist filed in the greater por-
ton of the evening.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was &c higher, closing at 1890
cash or May and sole July. Flour was
steady but dull. Barley closed at 53c,
rye at 762c, corn at 40c and oats at SIC.
Hogs were sc higher, ranging at 81. 40
| @4.60.
The reception given Rev. and Mrs.
Geo. G. Weiss at the Congregational
church parlors Monday evening was
attended by a goodly number and
proved most enjoyable affair. Those
greeting the pastor and his wife were
not confined to the members of the
congregation, but included some from
other churches, all feeling an interest
in Mr.. Weiss and his new relations
with the community. During the
evening ice cream and cake were
served by the ladies.
Minneapolis is expecting five hun.
dred thousand people to attend the
National Republican Convention
About ten thousand can crowd into
the hall. Each delegate will have fol
distribution four tickets besides his
own, and the main committee each ter
tickets for distribution. Chairman
Clarkson says: There are two
thousand applications from Iowa Re
publicans for my ten tickets" The
tickets will be printed for three ses
sions daily, and by dividing them w
large number may be permitted tt
look in once.
The Hi Henry Minstrel show ap
peared Thursday evening before
fair-sized audience at Concordja Opers
house and rendered very satisfac
tory performance. The musical par
was frst-class. Special mention shoult
be made Of Morton and Eckhoff, musi
cal comedians, the human marvel, Al
exis, P. G. Cummings feats of equi
po1se, the cornet playing of Hi Henry
Will Whites comic singing and Prof
Wormwood's performing dogs. w
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show should it come here again.
The rain Sunday afternoon pre-
vented more than five innings of tn
ball game between the Sacred Hear
college team and the Schiller & Quent
meyers being played. 1t was the frs
game of the season, and quite a larg
crowd turned out to witness the cor
test and inspect the re-modeled park
Considering the wet condition of tn
grounds, both clubs played very goo
ball, and a pleasant day would no dout
have witnessed a fine games Las
years battery, Oestreicher and Kee
: were in the points for the S. & O.
and it was quite evident that they ar
still possessed of their old-time skill
Flynn pitched for the Sacred Hearts
and Steinberg, of the S. & Q.'s, did tn
. catching. The game was called at th
end of the fifth inninp the scora tho