Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-10-18
WatertOVn Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, OCTOBER IS, 1898.

"A robe valued at $500 was stolen
from the front of Herzog's harness shop
yesterday afternoon.
The Bishop Welles guild of st.
Paul's church will meet Saturday af-
ternoon with Miss Selma Schempf.
"A civil service examination for
clerks and carriers in the Watertown
postoffice will be held in this city No
vember 4, at P. NJ.
The A. y. U. w. lodge held their
first annual ball at Turner Opera house
Saturday evening, with large attend
ance and an enjoyable time.
Thomas Ruesch, brother of our
townsman, Joseph Ruesch, died of
Brights disease at his home II Mil
waukee, Wednesday, October II, aged
rs years.
Any wagon with tires three inches
wide and upwards, owned and used by
a Wisconsin farmer in his vocation as
such, is exempt from taxation from
and after January, 1894.
Eugene J. Wiggenhorn has been
appointed United States gauger for this
district in place of William L. Norris,
resigned. We extend the right hand
of fellowship to our successor.
The body of an unknown man was
found in Bark river, about two miles
east of Fort Atkinson, Saturday. Cor
oner H. A. Porter took the body in
charge. The man was about 40 years
old and five feet ten inches high.
Note what is said in the new adj
vertisement of Emil Seibel & Co. this
week in regard to their annual special
cloak sale beginning tomorrow and
closing Saturday of this week. Prices
will not be in the way of their sale,
and as for styles and make the stock
cannot be excelled.
The concert of the Schubert male
quartette, assisted by three young
ladies, violinist, reader and accompan
list, at Concordia Opera house last
Thursday evening, while not up to a
high musical standard, was in many re-
spects pleasant entertainment. There
was a fair sized audience present. The
concert was under the auspices of the
Northwestern University band.
The new creamery of G. May &
Sons at the old J. L. Perry machine
shops is expected to start up to-day if
the supply of milk will warrant, all
the machinery being in readiness. The
Dehaval separator is used. The butter
maker is John Enright, an experienced
hand at the business. Sufficient pat
rons should be secured te place this
new business enterprise on sure foot
ing.
Gov. Peck has appointed Geo. P.
Mathes, of Milwaukee, his private
secretary. Mr.. Mathes was for many
years The Chicago Times correspond
ent in Milwaukee and for year or so
past has performed the same work for
The Chicago Herald. He is one of the
best known and most popular news
paper men in the state and yields 4
trenchant aud ready pen. His Water
town friends, one and all, are glad to
hear of his honorable promotion.
-Chas A. Gardner. in his play of
the prize Winner" at Concordia
Opera House last Wednesday evening,
was at his best While his company
was not as strong as whole as at other
times when here, yet in respect to
musical merit it was better than usual.
Mr.. Gardeners voice was greatly i'm
proved since his last visit and the Ty-
rolese quintette and trio rendered
/ their native mountain songs with
splendid effect, receiving warm ap-
plause for their efforts.
Prof Leonidas, the long haired
! freak. whom Ed. Coe vouched for
certificate of character a few weeks
ago. is in town dispensing his celebrat-
ed hair vigor.-Edgerton Reporter.
Buy bottle of his restorer, Fred
soak your thinly matched sconce in it
a few weeks and see what a walking
brush heap you will become White
aUater Register.
We met our Thermopyl@ from Prof.
Leonidas short time before he went
south of here to restore the heads of
some of our brother editors, for we are
still bald-headed and minus printing
bill of several dollars besides.
The work of filing the reservoir
of the gas company for their new
holder last week by the Silsby fire en-
glne is reminder that the Silsby has
been in service since 1875 and has never
required extensive repairs, in fact,
has cost the city nothing for repairs.
Beginning October 10 last the Silsby
made a continuous run of "a hours,
throwing water through 1900 feet Of
hose open, but with steam pressure
of 70 pounds and an average water