Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-19
WatertOVn Republican
iWATERTowN, WIS, July 10, 1893.

Remember Began is selling out
and offers bargains.
Mayor Voss has appointed Jacob
Eiffler noxious weed commissioners
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Davis, of Mil
waukee, are the happy parents of
baby-boy, born Friday.
During the storm last Friday even
ing a barn on the Kroft farm in Con-
cord was struck by lightning and
burned.
The German Evangelical church
congregation held their annual picnic
on Concordia island yesterday and en-
joyed a most pleasant day.
AT the last meeting of the 0. D.
Pease post, G. A. r., VIM. Dervin was
elected commander in place of Geo.
Henze, who has removed to James
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Habhegger
celebrated their silver wedding ami
versary last Sunday. The guests on
the occasion were confined to near
relatives.
List ofletters remaining in the post
Office at Watertown, July 10, 1898:
Fobes, Miss Jessie Reise, Robert
Johnston, Mrs. Louisa Walter, d. III.
Moore, Willie
J. T. MoAK. P. M.
The A. Quentmeyers went to Ocon-
omowoc Sunday and played ball with
the team of that place. The score
was 10 to 10 in favor of Oconomowoc.
Smith and Keel formed the battery for
the Quentmeyers.
Friday the house belonging to H.
Goodies, in the Fifth ward, and occu-
pied by Albert Mas, was struck by
lightning and slightly damaged. The
electric current tipped over a sewing
machine in the house and injured it
some.
w. J. Mcmahon, telegraph opera
tor at Camp Douglas, who narrowly
escaped being killed by stroke of
lightning last Friday evening, while
working the wires, was at one time a
resident of this city, later removing to
Milwaukee.
The remains of Mrs. Anna M. Gill
were brought here Friday from Mil
~r,,1-oo o,d ;o+orroI in Dol, Hill oopoo-
terry. Deceased was daughter Of the
late Robert Holder, who resided here
some thirty years ago. Her age was
90 years. Rev. G. G. Weiss officiated
at the grave.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the "ad" announcing pain
less dentistry as practiced by DR.. n.
Weinberg, the painless dentist, who is
at the head of Columbus Painless Den
tai Parlors, Chicago. DR.. Weinberg
will be at the Commercial hotel, July
81 to August 5, inclusive.
We are in receipt of a recent issue
of The Dawes County Journal, publish
ed at Chadron, Neb.. by J. W. Wright,
an old Watertown boy. The paper is
bright and newsy, and has the appear
ance of enjoying large prosperity.
| We extend our best wishes to Mr..
Wright on his entry into journalism.
Columbian chapter of the Eastern
| Star order, at Columbus, has decided
to unite with the chapters of Water
town, Oconomowoc and Waterloo in
| the organization of an outing club for
the purpose of INDUCING in an annual
excursion or picnic. The first outing
will be held at Oconomowoc this sum-
mer, at which time the organization will
be perfected.
Friday last a thief entered the office
of Koenig Bros mill and took from
the money drawer $161. Mr.. Koenig
left the Office to help farmer unload
some grain and was not gone more
than five minutes, when the robbery
was committed. No clue could be OBJ.
tanned of the thief or thieves and sc
far they are free to perpetrate like
deed somewhere else.
A straw ride to Redwood in honor
of the Misses Kirscht, of Council
Bluffs, took place Friday evening, Miss
Emma Habhegger being the hostess
The party numbered nine couples, and
upon arriving at the destination hop
was INDUCED in at Cleveland hall. The
evenings pleasure was unstinted, not
withstanding slight mishap which
befell three of the party on the home
ward journey.
Miss Flora Jewell entertained 6
UUn NAM Ionus 1T carus last Wed
nesday evening, at her home on South
Second street, in most pleasant man
ner. The guests included Mr.. and Mrs
A. M. Prime, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. n. Prem.
tiss, Mrs. A. Altrogge, Miss Mcmahon
of Richmond, Va; Miss Potter, of La