Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-09
WatertOTn Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, AUG. 9, 1893.


years.
The employees of the WATERFOWL
Shoe company enjoyed pleasant time
picnicking in Andrea's woods Sunday
-Elmar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Burandt, zoos Second street, died of
cholera infantum, Sunday, aged 2
years.
The German branch of the Catholic
Knights of this city held picnic Sun
day afternoon at Baumann's park
Fifth ward.
The regular monthly cattle fair
held yesterday was, like all the August
fairs, SHINY attended, and productive
of but little buying or selling.
List ofletters remaining in the post
office at Watertown, August 9, 1898:
Golfer E. P. (Circus)7 Wood, Frank
J. T. MOAK, P. M.
According to Assistant Manager
Larkin, of the r. G. Dun Mercantile
agency there are $4,000 unemployed
working people in the city of Milwau-
kee.
The oat crop which promised such
heavy yield in this section falls much
short of expectations both in quantity
and quality, the result of the hot, dry
weather.
Richard Kuehl died Saturday at
his home, GA North Fourth street, of
consumption, aged 81 years. The fun
eral of the deceased will be held this
afternoon.
Lyman M. Harris, former old
resident of Hustisford, settling there
some forty-ive years ago, died at his
home at Appleton, Thursday last, aged
about so years.
Three hundred thousand dollars of
the state money is i'll defunct "pet"
banks. This is one of the fruits of a
reform Democratic administration in
Wisconsin. What next?
"A. Quentmeyer has received a
stock of fine fall woolens to meet the de-
mands of the customers at his tailoring
establishment. In patterns and texture
the assortment is the best the market
affords. See his advertisement.
A bouncing boy came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Schnitzler, 500
Sixth street, Wednesday last, to remain
as permanent boarder, and the happy
parents are showered with congratula-
tons over the fine family accession.
The employees of Wiggenhorn
Bros cigar mandatory have been
given a vacation this week to enable
all who so desire to attend the Worlds
fair, and large number of the men
are in consequence viewing the sights
of the exposition.
VIM. Fl. Rohr is selling out his en-
tire stock of clothing and furnishing
goods at and below cost. Those in
want of anything in these lines of
goods, had better call at Mr.. Rohr's
Enlistment, 21O Main street. You
can be suited both in price and quality.
See "ad" elsewhere.
"A gold watch and $3.50 in cash be-
longing to Robert Woellfer were stolen
from one of the bedrooms of his board
ing house Saturday night The thieves
secured their plumber by opening a
window and pulling some clothes, in
which were the watch and money, by
means of a broom to the outside, where
they were left.
We are authorized to pay fair re-
ward for one of the banners in the
Democratic procession last year The
inscription on it was Eat times COM
ing" and it was borne aloft by six fat
men, some Of them naturally so and
others, we presume, stuffed with free
wool" We would like to have the
bearers weighed, just to see if the gen.
eral prosperity has effected them to
any great extent, and the bann IS
wanted for relic.
1t is with unfeigned regret that We
make record Of the death of Ralph,
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Brooks, on Friday, August 4, aged nine
months, of water on the brain. This
affection, following in quick succession
a similar visitation which bereft them
of their little daughter, falls with
crushing weight upon the fond parents,
whose hearthstone has now indeed be-
come dark and desolate. They have
the sympathy of all in their grief.
The managers of the county fair,
are going to please and entertain the
people this year, if it takes every cent.
Arrangements are being made for three
balloon ascensions with parachute de-
scent by a lady and dog. She is to
throw the dog out when about half
mile high, and she to follow immedi-
ately with separate parachute. There
is no discounting the fact that a bal