Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-23

Schempf. All members are requested
to be present.
The following directors of the Wa
tertown Shoe company have been re-
Gently elected: P. G. Quentmeyer,
Ulrich Habhegger, C.Schmutzler, Theo.
Prentiss and Ed Schmutzler.
"A bright girl baby arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fellermann
| last week Tuesday night. John wears
broader smile than usual and towers
more than ever above bis fellows, since
the event.
Patriotic services in commemora-
ton of Memorial day will be held next
Sunday morning, 1890 o'clock, at st.
Paul's Episcopal church. The 0. d.
Pease post, G. A. r., and the Woman's
| Relief corps haye been invited to at
tend.
Sunday the A. Quentmeyer base
ball club went to GAINESVILLE for a game
with the we'll known professional play
ers of that city. AS was to be expected,
the outcome of the contest was in
favor of Janesville-10 to 5-although
our boys led their opponents for sever
al innings to Oestreicher and
Keel for Watertown, Schicker and
Dixon for GAINESVILLE, were the batter
les.
The @. D. Pease post and the Wo-
mans Relief corps are cooperating for
proper observance of Decoration day
on next Wednesday. The Northwest
ern university band and cadets, the
public school children and others are
expected to join in the procession and
take part in the exercises on Concor-
dia island, where Colonel E. B. Gray
delivers the Grafton. Places of business
generally will be closed In the after
noon.
The warm and pleasant weather of
week ago was followed by cold,
wet and disagreeable spell. While
Wednesday was the hottest May day
known to the "oldest inhabitant"
register reaching the 90degree notch
Friday on the other hand was in
tensely cold and the air was filed with
snow furries all morning. A light
frost is reported Friday and Saturday
nights, but no serious damage to grow
ing crops resulted in this section.
Trinity Sunday services at st. Pauls
church partook of an unusual interest
and brightness, under the able guild
ance of the rector, Rev. Dr.. Johnson.
On that day for the first time the choir
girls made their appearance in their
becoming caps and capes, presenting a
most beautiful sight as they marched
in the. professionals with the choir
boys leading. The following young
misses are members: Mamie Schwie-
ger, Grace Pooler, Helen Schwieger,
Tena Fuermaun, Bessie Throne, Wray
Schwieger, Gertie Seibel, Jennie Kusel,
Mary Daub and Helen Rack.
Lincoln J. Carter's Fast MaiI''
company shows at Concordia Opera
house next Tuesday evening. The
presentation of the play requires an
immense amount of stage mechanism
and the different scenes are portrayed
in very realistic manner, while the
company is said to be one above the av
erage There is no doubt that this will
be an event in amusement circles we'll
worth attending, and the management
hopes to receive proper encouragement
by the presence of a large audience.
Tie company carries an extensive line
of advertising paper, but owing to the
bill boards being all engaged by the
circus, it is impossible to put up the
large stands This explanation is
needed so that the impression will
not 90 abroad that the entertainment
is not one of merit from the fact that
there is an evident lack of bill posting
The children are holding high car
nivel during the merry month Of May,
another of their successful achieve
ments occurring at the Grand Army hall
Saturday evening under the auspices
of the Woman's Relief corps. The
fancy dances on the programme were
in charge of Paul Thorn, and members
of his recent dancing class again enter
tanned an immense audience. The
May pole dance was given by sixteen
little girls, while Miss Jessie Mackay
repeated her success in "Grandma's !
Minuet," and Miss Myra Wilber per-
formed the skirt dance in pleas |
ing manner. The drill maneuvers of
the cadets, under command Of Fay
Solliday, were faultless and much ad-
mired. Other features of the pro-
gramme were vocal solos by Miss Null
len and Dannie Throne, violin solo
by Lou Parks, recitation, Jerry
and Me-" by Miss Bessie Throne, and
also one by Miss Florence Moore, all
acquitting themselves with credit and
GRACE The ladies of the cOrDS served