Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-02-22
WatertOVn Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, FEB. %, 1898.

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st. Paul's parish guild will be held
Thursday afternoon at the rooms on
Washington street.
Ex-senator John c. Spooner has
purchased the residence of S. l.. Shell
don at Madison for home,
From December II to February Is
there were forty-seven days when the
mercury was below zero. The lowest
point reached was thirty degrees below.
Miss Bertha Achterberg, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Achterberg, First
ward, and Fred Monahan, were mar
ried in Chicago, the residence of the
groom, Tuesday, February IA, 1893.
The Democratic convention at Ju-
neau yesterday nominated j. E. Ma
lone for county Judge, the vote stand
| ing, J. E. Malone, 100; M. E. Burke,
%; G. w. Morse, 8; B. E. Sampson, 2.
st. Paul's Episcopal church has re-
/ ceived the gift of a psalm board for the
| proper psalms and selections, and
hymn board for the hymns for the
day, costing $12, and the work of
| Messrs. Edison & Son, of Fond du Lac.
Mr.. jacob has introduced into the
| assembly bill amending the statutes
relating to excise. The license in cities,
towns and villages of 500 population is
to be $780, over 500 inhabitants. 5000.
The application must be made before
| May /.
VIM. C. Raue has completed some
handsome frescoing on the ceiling of
his store, which, considered as sam
| pie of the work he can do in this line,
is fine recommend to his establish
ment and his facilities for decorations
Of similar kind. Call and see this
nice artistic display.
"A very fine crayon portrait of our
pioneer, John w. Cole, may be seen at
Straw & Murphy's. 1t is among the
best pieces of work in the line OF por-
traits ever done by Straw & Murphy,
and for artistic merit cannot be eX
ceIled. The picture will be placed in
| the Merchants bank
Mrs. Edith NJ. Johnson, wife of
Attorney Frederick J. Johnson, of Mil
waukee, nephew of DR.. E. Johnson, of
this city, died Wednesday last, aged So
years She leaves four children, the
youngest an infant of three weeks. De-
ceased was niece of the late eXGov.
w. E. Smith, and was born and raised
at Fox Lake.
Prof. ]. B. May, formerly of Water
town, now with the Art Process and
Engraving company, of Milwaukee, is
in the city, taking Photographic views
! of the Normal school building His
company have the contract of furnish
ing the views of all the State Normal
buildings for exhibition at the Column
bian Fair Whitewater Register.
Joseph V. Dory, of Warsaw, H.,
was troubled with rheumatism and
tried number Of different remedies,
but says none of them seemed to do him
good; but finally he got hold of one
that speedily cured him. He was much
pleased with it, and felt sure that others
similarly afflicted would like to know
what the remedy was that cured him.
| He states for the benefit of the public
that it is called Chamberlain Pain
Balm. For sale by John Molzahn.
The coroner's jury impaneled by
Justice Stacy in the case of NJ. Nash,
killed in the yard here of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, Febru-
ary IS, rendered verdict Friday. hold
ing the railroad company to blame for
accepting an overloaded car Of timber,
Masks death being directly traced to
said car of timber being on the track
in the yard. The following composed
the Jury: Frank Eaton, Frank Weber,
H. Hasten, John Davies, c. Kleeman,
B. Klatt.
The firm of Schiller & Quent-
meyer, merchant tailors, 2l7 Main
street, dissolved partnership on the
goth of this month, after which date
Charles C. Schiller assumed full con-
troll and will continue to carry on the
business at the old stand. The reputa-
ton that the finn has won as irst-class
merchant tailors is too we'll known to
repeat here, and it is but fair to state
/ that Mr.. Schiller will, as it's successor,
maintain and continue to advance this
reputation. PIP
Charles Regensdorf, former resi-
dent of this city. and Of late years
travelling salesman, died Thursday last
at his home in Milwaukee, aged 50
| years Some twenty years ago deceased
was partner Of Joseph Bliefernicht,
now with Schempf Bros, in the dry
goods business, occupying the present
| Trachte store. His wife, who was Miss
Sutton, of ClYman, survives him with
son and daughter. One son was burn
ed to death in The Minneapolis Tri-
bune building fire few years ago.