Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-04

Mathes.
Fifty dollars in prizes will be dis
tributed at the Nonpareil club masquer-
ade ball, at Turner Opera house, Satur-
day evening, January Dist.
The Bank of Watertown makes a
good and satisfactory showing in its
report to the state treasurer, which
appears in another column.
We are in receipt of the annual re-
port of Postmaster-G General Wanamak-
err, containing interesting statistics and
information on the postal service.
DR. Nicholas Sem, well-known
here, now professor of surgery III Rush
Medical College, has been selected for
appointments as Surgeon General of the
Illinois National Guard.
Among the business improvements
begun for the present year is fine en-
large ment to the Blaesius Table Slide
factory, made necessary by the increas-
ing business of the plant.
Fritz Reuter-, the celebrated Ger
man dialect writer, is the author of the
play, "Onkel Braesig," to be given at
Turner Opera house, Friday evening,
January &, by August Junkermann.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was steady, closing at 65c cash
and 705c May. Flour was unchanged.
Barley closed at 64c, rye at sec, corn at
SIC and oats at 33c. Hogs were &c high
err, ranging at $6.50@$680.
The following are the officers elect
ed for the ensuing term of Watertown
Chapter, No. II, RAM: S. N. Eaton,
H. P; E. May, K; w. F. Voss, s.; w.
d. Sproesser, treasurer; VIM. Hum
phrey, secretary; c. B. Skinner, direc-
tor Masonic union.
! The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term by the Gutenberg
| lodge, No Is, 0. d. H. S., Wednesday
evening, December %, 1892: Herman
koen1g, P; Ferd. Schumacher, Y. F.;
| VIC. Quentmeyer, r. s.; Otto Kruger,
F. s.; Henry Bassinger, Treas.
Yesterday afternoon, while tramp
was trying to sell III. J. Strauss some
solder, two other tramps helped them
selves to three pair of shoes hanging
in front of the store The marshal was
soon on the track, and arrested three
tramps supposed to be the offenders.
-"For the past two or three years |
have been subject to cramping pains in
the stomach" says w. A. Baldwin, a
hardware merchant of BoOnville, Dallas
county, Ia q have tried number of
different remedies, the best one being
Cham berlain' Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhpa Remedy. One or two doses of 1t
always cures me-" Sold by John Mol
zahn, druggist.
The many friends of Mrs. J. Glib
gave her pleasant surprise party last
Thursday evening. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Thayer and
daughter, of Milwaukee; Mrs. j. F.
Glib, of Oconomowoc; Mr.. and Mrs.
Fremont Lounsbury and Mrs. Samuel
Piper and daughter, Clara, of Pipers-
Vile.
There was a suspension of business
New Years, which was kept on Monday
minders of the coming year. Saturday
evening the New \ ear was danced in
by merry crowd at Turner Opera
house, and Monday evening the Con-
cordia society held a pleasant New
Years ball.
j. B. Johnson, of Minneapolis,
travelling engineer for the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul railway, and Miss
Ida Gilbert were married December
81, 1892, at the brides home in Fond
du Lac. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson are en-
ioying their honeymoon at the resi-
dence Of the groom's sister, Mrs. J A.
Chadwick, and are receiving warm
congratulations over their happy
union.
The New York Press has inter
N1CNCo DCulOCId IlC NOIi OH
their views on extra session, tariff and
coinage, large majority Of whom are
against protection and many for unlim-
tied coinage. They are divided in SEN
timent on extra session. Mr.. Barwig
is reported as follows:
II am opposed to an extra session
unless in the case of an extraordinary
emergency. In the present uncertain
condition of the Treasury finances and
with the international monetary con-
ference still in session, the other ques-
tons are too much involved for me to
express any satisfactory opinion. I
am, however, unalterably opposed to
| a free coinage bill"
j. q. Conway has removed his law
Office from the rooms over Stallman's
to the front office of the Merchants
bank building. The building is now
fully occupied with the counting room
and Offices of the bank and the office
of L. H. Cordes & Co. on the first floor,
and on the second floor with the offices
of DR.. c.. r. Field and J. G.. Conway.