Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-31
WatertOVn Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, JAN. 81, 1894.


-Schenpf Bros. and the Watertown
Shoe company have cad" changes in
this issue.
Among half ton of poultry deliv-
cred in Racine by Mrs. Mccormick, of
Kansasvllle, was turkey that weighed
352 pounds.
The Watertown Stone company will
resume operations at their works the
first of the month, after a respite dur
ing the dull season.
The masquerade at Amory hall,
Saturday evening, February 8, promises
to be pleasant affair and large num-
Der of maskers are expected to be
present.
Mathew Potter died at his home
in Pennington. Saturday, January q,
1894. of general debility, aged SO years.
Deceased had lived in Pennington for
fifty-two years. He leaves three sons.
The second annual masquerade ball
of the Mutual Hose company at John
sons Greek was an enjoyable and sue
cessful affair, over $50 being realized.
Hardege's orchestra. of this city, was
in attendance.
Mrs. Margeretha Emmerling,
mother of our townsman, Carl E. En-
merling, died Friday at her home in
Milwaukee, aged "a years. Deceased
was beloved by large circle of friends.
She was q native of Worms on the
Rhine.
The sewer contractors are getting
along more rapidly with their work
since the arrival of some appliances,
tools and machinery which were de-
layed on the way here. A portable
steam engine is now used as power for
hosting the buckets containing the
dirt from the trench.
Tomorrow evening the Moravian
Y. P. S. c.. E. will celebrate Endeavor
day, at the Moravian church, corner
Sixth and Cole streets. Rev, S. Groen-
field, of Sturgeon Bay, will deliver an
address in English and Rev. Hinske. of
the German Reformed church, will de-
liver an address in German. At the
close of the service a reception will be
given in the chapel.
Nothing has been heard recently
of Congressman Barwig's bill for a
$4,000 public building in Watertown.
1t is not known even whether the bill
was ever introduced in congress; or
was anything more than fancy on the
part of Mr.. Barwig for tafy purposes
to be used by him " hen the time comes
for electing delegates to the next
Democratic congressional convention.
w. A. Beurhaus calls attention
through double column "ad" in this
weeks REPUBLICAN ola Manufacturer s
Agents special silk sale, offering line
of silks from a consignment. These
silks will be on sale only three days,
namely, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of this week. Any one having the
least idea of buying silks this spring
should not overlook this rare oppor-
tunity. Read the lad"
Had the Mckinley tariff Law been
allowed to run along in l893-94 just as it
did in 1892, without threat of smash
ing" there would to-day have been
money in the treasury and 2,0O0, 900
men busy at work at good wages who
are now idle. In his last message to
Congress President Harrison said: $50
high degree of prosperity and so gen.
eral a diffusion of the comforts of life
were never before enjoyed by our
people" And it was a solemn truth.
Mrs. A c. Blankenburg, of Fond
du Lac, who has charge of music
class here, appeared at an entertain
ment recently at her home and re-
ceived the following fattering notice
from The Fond du Lac Reporter of
January 10:
1.-The many friends of Mrs. A. G..
to hear her since her return from
Washington, and although suffering
with cold, she favored the audience
with a selection from the opera Faust,
and while bowling acknowledgements
to the continued applause, the house
did not cease until she appeared
a second time and gave another selec-
ton"
The report of the commissioner of
immigration at the port of New York
shows that 352, 1886 immigrants landed
during the past yesr. Of these 54,576
we're unable to read or write. Italy
sent the largest number ofimmigrants,
SO ,O74, of whom Al per cent. were ILL
terates. Next in numbers were the
Germans, 56,981, of whom only 1888
were illiterates. Russia sent 81 100, OF
whom III per cent. were illiterates. OF
the 22,71O from Hungary 20 per cent,
were illiterates The greatest proper
ton of illiterates, so per cent, was
among the Poles, but their lumber
was only little more than 5000.