Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-09-20
WatertOWn Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, SEPT. 20, 1898.


st. Psul's parish guild meets Thurs
dav afternoon with Mrs. III. Kuehn.
Call up by telephone No. IS 20 or SO
and leave your BUS orders. Bert
Smith will attend to them.
The Sunday excursion train season
between the city and Milwaukee closed
last Sunday.
John Gebhart has opened saloon
and boarding house in the Rack build
ing at 206 Main street.
William Ziegelman has sold bis
wagon shop property on North Third
street to L. Schoenecke, for So, 200.
Half fare on the railroads has been
granted to the Jefferson fair, Septem-
Der rs to g. All expect big crowd.
Mrs. J. A. Hall informs us that
pumpkin raised or her boulevard
weighed thirty pounds and one ounce.
To-day the Wisconsin conference
of the NJ. E. church will meet at Fort
Atkinson, Bishop Joyce to preside.
Three hundred visitors are expected.
-Ninety-six degrees in the shade
was the temperature mark in this city
last Thursday. September ID. This is
a record that would we'll fit the Congo
country.
The baseball game at the Jefferson
fair on Friday has been arranged be-
tween the Jefferson and Fort Atkinson
teams; $50 for the winner, and $50 to
the loser.
-Stoppenbach Bros, of Jefferson,
have rented the store in ChappelPs
block, formerly occupied by J. Beis-
ner's barber shop, for the sale of pack
ing house supplies.
The little Laurels defeated the
Sixth ward base ball team by score of
Is to Sunday afternoon. A long hit
by F. Hinze, of the latter club, was the
feature of the game.
The excursion Sunday to the lay
| ing of the corner stone of the Lutheran
seminary at Wauwatosa was largely
attended. Excursion tickets were sold
at this station of the St. Paul road to
285 people.
"A white sow on the farm of Chas.
Perry, of Pipersville, recently gave
birth to litter of seventeen little pigs,
all alive. Three died since, and the
fourteen remaining are all in good,
healthy condition.
The friends of the Rev. F. Rober-
son enjoyed a pleasant time at the
donation party given for his benefit at
the M. E. church and parsonage last
Friday evening. Sixty-fve dollars was
the amount of the donation.
Each day, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday at the Jefferson fair, the
fearless and daring Miss Lou Startling,
with her trained dog, Comet, will leap
from the balloon when nearly a mile
high, which will excite keen interest,
and an immense crowd is already as
sured.
On Saturday evening, September
%, 1898, the Anchor Hose company will
hold its third annual ball at Turner
Opera house. Tickets so cents. Our
citizens should be liberal in their pur-
chase of tickets for this ball, as the boys
certainly deserve their patronage and
encouragement.
Thursday evening, September Il,
the monthly tea party will be given at
the Congregational church parlors.
The ladies in charge have engaged at
great expense the renowned Smith
Family Concert troupe. This troupe is
warmly endorsed by press, pulpit and
profession. No charge for concert.
Supper % cents. All are cordially in
vited.
-TheWatertownS Shoe company have
rented the middle store in John w:
Coles block, soon to be vacated by
Rack & Jones, and expect to occupy
it about the LIST of November with their
retail shoe stock. Although doing
very profitable business in their pres
ent location at No. sos Main street, it
is deemed advisable to make the
change so as to be more centrally To-
Gated in the business district.
The bowling contest at the Opera
house alleys last Wednesday evening
between the Concordia and the Young
Mems Bowling clubs resulted in favor
of the latter club by total score of
{, 1880 to 5,478. The following individual
scores were made:
Concordia- Young Men
G. WiggenhOrn. IA Paul Thom. ....... 676
]. W. Wiggenhorn. $3.50. Il. Meyer. 600
A. J. Weiss. -. =. 570l Eugene Meyer. 636
f. VulImahn . 562 u. Molzahn. ....... 582
VIM. F. Brandt. -. 528I A. Buchheit. 538
@. Exner. ..... -. 4TSI VIM. Kelly. 6O4