Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-18

feCOrU III Gueso paTlS lOI SeNeIdl udys
past.
Elk President Rutherford B. Hayes,
died at his home at Fremont, Ohio,
last night in his list year.
-Keck's furniture store and Raue's
paint and wall paper establishment
have new "ads'' this week.
"A two-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Block, of the Sixth
ward, died last Wednesday.
"A fresh lot of Evaporated Apples,
Peaches and Apricots, have arrived
at the Emmerling Grocery House.
Birmingham & Hixon, proprietors
of the Needham lumber yard, have
sold their yard at Waterloo to Miller
Bros. & F. Jordan.
Mutual Hose company give grand
ball at Union hail, Johnson's Greek,
Friday evening, January q, 1893. The
boys deserve good patronage.
Bert w. Smith has the only private
bus line in the city. Leave your or
ders at g. w. Evans livery office, and
you wont get left. Telephone 20.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway has closed the stations Of Hub
bleton, Deansville and Burke on the
WATERFOWL and Madison division
-Nonpareil Club has secured 81 900
worth of mask suits, the finest assert
ment ever seen in this city, and are
nowIon display at Mrs. L. Siebert's.
The friends here of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Spencer, of Baraboo, will be glad
to learn that they are the happy par
ents of a boy-baby born Saturday last.
Special meetings will be held next
week at the Congregational church.
Rev. G. G. Weiss will be assisted by
Rev. G. G. Campbell, of Amigo, in con-
Quoting the meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Goetsch, of the
First ward, celebrated their silver
wedding Tuesday of last week. A
number of relatives assembled to do
honor to the happy event.
Honey Drop Sugar Corn, Early
June Peas, Golden Wax Beans, Queen
Peaches, Pie Peaches, HOLSTERS, etc,
all new canned goods, at the Emmer-
ling Grocery House on Third street.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was &c lower, closing at 725c
May and 67sc cash. Flour was steady
and active. Barley closed at 649c, rye
at 634c, corn at 42c and oats at Soc
Hogs were 5@10c lower, ranging at 81 40
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Editor Kelley, of The juneau Tele-
phone, received a ten-cent piece in
Washington, D. c., upon which is the
following inscription: '1SSS, Otto
Klug" 1t is probable that the coin
was the property of Otto Klug, of
Reeseville. some four years ago, and
its travels since that, if known, would
be interesting.
Although not very largely attend
ed the masque ball given at Turner
Opera house, Saturday evening, under
the auspices of the Junior Cornet band
was pleasant and successful affair
Max Gritzner, Geo. Herzog and Ed.
Steinberg secured the first prize for
the best group; John Ruecker, second
prize for the best character mask;
Mrs. j. Schilling and Miss f. Hose,
third prize for the best comic mask.
The Metcalf bond case in which
the city is defendant, and which was
recently argued in the United States
supreme court, has been replaced on
the docket to be brought up again be-
fore full bench, which goes to prove
the importance with which the ease is
regarded. In this case the question
arises as to the right of the state to
pass the ten years statute of limita-
tons law upon United States court
judgments. The case cannot be argued
before next fall, and the chances are it
will be still later before the suit will be
called. Mr.. Hall says he has every
reason to expect a decision favorable
to the city.
II. j. Fleming, former town of
Emmett boy, now engaged in the real
estate business in Milwaukee, has
made big stroke through the sale re-
Gently of an option on $50 acres of land
at Oak Creek, near Milwaukee, to the
Milwaukee county board, realizing, it
is reported, profit of $4,000 on the
transaction. Our former resident, NJ.
Laffey, shares with Mr.. Fleming in the
profits. There is something of hitch
about the full consummation Of the
deal. brought about, Mr.. Fleming
claims, through the jealousies of rival
real estate firms, but it looks now as if
the action of the board in making the
purchase would stand
"A supply of the new Columbian
stamps for 1893 has been received at
the Watertown postoffice and they are
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