Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-12-27
WatertOVn Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, DEC. q, 1893.

coming year.
The Concordia society gave must
cal entertainment and dance at their
opera house Christmas night.
ID. & F. Kusel are putting in the
plumbing in the court house at Jetfer-
son ordered at the late session of the
county board.
VIM. FL. Rohr was confirmed
Thursday as postmaster of this city.
Mr.. Rohr takes charge of his Office the
early part of next month.
Edwin D. Coe. of Whitewater, has
been appointed one of the aides-de-
camp on the staff of commander-in
chief Adams of the G. A. r.
&C. w. Judd, at one time agent here
for the American Express company,
is now secretary and business manager
of The Sun Publishing company, Mil
waukee.
The Junior Christian Endeaver re-
membered the needy in a practical
was by purchasing load of wood and
splitting it for destitute woman as a
Christmas present.
The second annual ball Of the Wa
tertown Farmers club will be given at
Turner Opera house, Friday evening,
January II, 1894. The music is fur
nished by Hardege's orchestra.
Gus. Hanson, of Watertown, has
accepted position as engineer at the
electric light plant. Mr.. Hanson has
had years of experience and is first
class engineer.-OconomODoc Democrat.
Mrs. Robert Lewis and II. W.
Williams were present last week at the
marriage at Oconomowoc, of Hon. Ed
win w. Hale, of David City, Nebraska,
and Miss Bertha Williams, Of Oconomo-
voc.
The regular meeting Of Unity coun-
Gil, Royal Arcanum, will take place to-
morrow evening. AS the election OF
officers for the ensuing year will be
held, it is very essential that quorum
be present.
"A grand New Years ball will be
given at the Concordia Opera house
under the auspices Of the members of
the Concordia society, Monday even
ing, January l, 1894. Admission, 81 |;
members. so cents.
Thursday afternoon the children of
St. Bernard's Sisters school held their
Christmas exercises at the school
rooms and pleasant programme was
well rendered by the little folks, show
ing the care that had been given them
by their teachers.
A thief with an eye to business
stole VIM. Humphreys new frieze
overcoat from the livery stable Office
Thursday evening. Mr.. Humphrey
was absent and seeing the hired man
60 to the back part of the stable the
thief quietly entered the office and
walked off with the coat valued at $2S.
Dennis Crowley, one of the early
settlers of this vicinity died of general
debility at his home in the First ward,
Thursday, aged about 80 years. For
many years be owned farm in the
town of Watertown, but for some time
had resided in the city. He was born
in the County Cork, Ireland. He leaves
wife and family of children.
The Christmas eve services for the
Sunday school scholars and choir boys
at St. Paul's church Sunday evening
was an appropriate forerunner Of the
Christmas season, and all participated
with true joyfulness and devotion be-
fitting the happy event observed by
those present, the birth of Redeemer
for mankind. The service will be re-
peated next Sunday evening.
Before the election Democrats
were very anxious about the cost of
'the poor mans little dinner pail"
But they don't bother with the ques-
ton of what he has got to put in it..
Millions of men with "little dinner
pals" now see the difference between
Democratic tariff reform and protec-
ton. They voted tariff tinker1ng in
and they can vote it out, but in the
meantime they have got to suffer.
For several days before Christmas,
regularly at and 7:30 P. NJ. Schempf
Bros store was the center of attraction
for large crowds of people. both old and
young, eager to catch a glimpse of a
real Santa Clause. An improvised
chimney and fireplace in one corner
of the large show window afforded the
proverbial means of entry of cold
Nick" aptly impersonated by Claude
Pierce, who disposed of the array OF
gifts in a realistic manner, much to the
amusement of the spectators. The
whole thing proved to be at once an
innovation and of great profit In an adj
vertising way to the firm.
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