Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

| Orders for engraved calling and
wedding cards taken at this Office.
The Bishop Welles guild will meet
with Miss Helen Rack Saturday after
noon.
For bargains in groceries watch
Cooley's advertisement at the bottom
of this page.
There will be Thank sgIving services
at st. Paul's church tomorrow morn
ing at 1880 O clock.
The 5-months-old child of Mr.. and
and Mrs. C. E. Heyn, 217 North Second
street, died Sunday.
The Methodists and Congregation
alists unite in Thanksgiving services
Thursday at 1880 A. NJ, at the church
of the latter.
"A great deal of grain is being mar
keted in the city these days, the coun-
try roads being in fairly good condi-
| ton for hauling.
The Northwestern Railway COM
pany is building number of new
small bridges on its road between this
city and Johnson Greek.
The firm of Kruger & Roegner,
dealers in marble and stone, has been
dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
Kruger continues in the business.
The marriage of Dennis F. Griffin
and Miss Johanna Burke, we'll known
west side people, is announced to take
place at o'clock tomorrow morning
at St. Bernard's church.
H. L. Kerr furnished the Pewabic
| (Mich.) Mining company with 420
turkeys for Thanksgiving, and also
shipped from GAINESVILLE 1.200 turkeys
| to bis firm in New York.
Street Commissioner Schatz has
measured the new sidewalks built the
past season and finds them to be seven
miles in length. Seventy crossings, all
stone but one, were also put in by the
city.
Frank Peterson, one of the sewer
foremen under Mccain & Mcclellan,
has been granted a license as drain
layer by the common council. Mr..
| Peterson is we'll qualified to do this
kind of work.
The judiciary committee of the
common council is considering some
feasible means for relief of the taXpay-
ers in the special sewer assessment
matter. 1t is hoped the five-year plan
may eliminate.
There was no foundation to the
rumor circulated Yesterday that some
one had been drowned. The report
originated through two physicians and
police officer being called on case
of alleged insanity.
"A tramp arrested Wednesday even
| ing by Assistant Chief Block for steal
ing pair of gloves from the front of
Wegemann & Strauss store was sent to
the county jail for thirty days, the fol-
lowing morning, by Justice Henze.
Waterfowl is acquiring an enviable
reputation as a desirable shopping
place for people from the surrounding
smaller cities all due, no doubt, to the
| legitimate business methods of most of
! our merchants and to sensible adver
Using.
And now there is a clothing war
on among our merchants, all caused by
the advent of a transient firm. The
dealers seem to be having lots of fun,
with the display of numerous gaudily-
painted signs, and one even offers a
plump turkey with every purchase
amounting TO SIS.
Bernard Riem6r, of Thiensville,
who has taught the sixth grade at the
high school since the beginning of the
school year, sent in his resignation last
week and the board of education has
accepted it. Mrs. Louis Fischer, form
erly principal of School No. 3, will fill
Mr.. Riemer's position the balance of
the term.
Only small audience saw Cosgrove
& Grants comedians in ''The Dazzler'
Saturday evening. but it was quite the
general verdict that the company gave
an excellent entertainmentfo for it's kind.
1t was essentially a ''horse- play ;"
marked by bright specialties. and the
comedians, notably Shorty" Healey,
the little three-footer, kept the people
in a humorous mood. The work of the
soubrette, Lottie Burke, was above the
| average.