Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-02
Waterfowl Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, AUG. 2, 1898.

/ ne CnOlr OF SC. PaulS Episcopal
church are enjoying picnic to-day al
Lake Mills.
The drought in this locality is be.
coming serious, corn, potatoes and
pastures needing rain badly.
Last Thursday Meyer Bros. sold a
house and lot on Lynn street, Sixth
ward, to George Stempel, of Oconomo-
voc, for 81 $50.
The M. E. church Sunday school
will hold their annual picnic in the
Andreas woods, town of Watertorn,
tomorrow afternoon.
During the absence of Rev. 6. G..
Weiss morning service may be expect
ed at the Congregational church.
There will be no evening service.
Joe Smith and Jumbo" Keel, of
the Watertown ball club, were the bat
terry for Stevens Point in a game of ball
at that place last Thursday, in which
Neillsville was defeated by score of
Is to 4.
Married, in this city, Saturday,
July %, 1898, at the residence of Mrs.
E. March, 512 Third street, Rev. S. C.
Hay, of Woodstock, H., officiating,
Miss Katie Marsh, of Depere, to Alex
ander J. Struthers, of Chicago.
List ofletters remaining in the post
Office at Watertown, August 2, 1898:
Buchanan, VIM. Gates, c. E.
Business College School Fitzgerald, John W.
Chattield, Miss Daisy Patten, Dell l..
Connolly, Miss Mary Rodden, Thomas (2)
FarlOw, S. A.
J. T. MoAK. P. M.
Rev. Fri r. Hicks, of St. Louis, in
his weather forecasts in "Word and
Works., has come very close in the
weather thus far. In his August fore
casts he sets down the active and dam
ger storm period from the Sth to the
18th.
"A former Watertown young lady is
thus referred to in recent number of
The American Art Journal:
"Miss Kathryn E. Tennien, formerly
solo contralto at Rev. Father Powers
church, pupil of Miss Emily Winant,
sailed recently on the New York for
Europe to pursue her studies. Miss
Tennlen has a remarkable contralto
voice of great range and sympathetic
quality. She will study in Paris, and
gives promise of brilliant future"
Saturday "Port." LewelliD, of
Pipersville, was knocked down by his
bull, and had it not been for the timely
arrival of several who came to his res
cue, he would in all probability have
been killed. The bull was 0 young
animal and never before considered
dangerous. Some boys, however, have
been annoying the animal of late, and
this cause.
"A contemplate piece of thievery
was committed at DR.. M. n. Rarber's
Saturday evening about o. clock, some
one entering the bedrooms and steal
ing several rings belonging to Miss L.
Barber, and a gold necklace, pair of
tween four and five dollars in money,
belonging to Miss Margaret Potter, of
La Crosse, who was Miss BARRIERS
guest. Miss Potter estimates her loss
at about $50
Several new and attractive features
are to be put on to the programme at
the Jefferson County Fair this year,
one of which will be public wedding
on the grounds. Secretary Smith says
that everybody is cordially invited to
be present. Also that every one attend
ing will have the privilege of presenting
to the happy couple some little pre-
sent. The public wedding dodge has
proved very successful feature, in f.
nancial way, of many fairs during the
past few years.
There is just the same amount of
money in the country that there ever
has been, but many of the present
troubles come from the withdrawal of
money from circulation, and placing it
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temptation to thieves to visit your pre-
misses. Lying idle, money is good for
nothing, so by all means keep it circu-
lating and earning its way. An OBJ
servance of this would cure more than
half the business disabilities the peo-
pie are laboring under at this time.
Friday night Melvie Jones coming
from Oak Hill cemetery reports being
chased by couple of hard looking
customers, who did not give up the
run until Melvie was near home. One
of the two men fourished a revolver,
but whether with the intention of
shooting cannot be said. It is mys-
terry to know what the object was. No
provocation had been given for an as
sault on the boy and it does not seem
as if robbery could be the motive for
the queer transaction. Too many things
similar to this affair are now transpir-
ing here and it would be a good idea