Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-02-21
WatertoVn Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, FEB. 81, 1894.

day afternoon with Mrs. Fl. T. Eberle.
H. F. Schemmel, a Watertown boy,
has been appointed postmaster at
Cambria.
The married folks dance an
nounced for last Friday night was
postponed until after Lent.
Last week Tuesday DR.. and Mrs.
F. B. Hoerman celebrated their silver
wedding at their residence on Third
street.
1t is again on the tapis that the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
will erect depot in the spring to cost
$4,000.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give salad tea" at the
church parlors tomorrow evening, in
honor of Washington's birthday. All
are cordially invited.
The Grand Army post and Wo-
mans Relief corps have just purchased
of w. D. Sproesser a new upright
piano, and placed it in their hall ready
for use at their next meeting, Friday
of this week.
Thomas Kelly, who had his foot
cut off while trying to board a moving
train at Pewaukee Monday, died last
evening from the effects of the shock.
His age was about 80 years. He claimed
to have parents in New York City.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was bouyant and 1@2c higher.
closing at 555c cash and 5Ssc May. Flour
was frmer, and in fair demand. Bar
ley closed at 48c, rye at 463c, corn at
33@c and oats at SOC. Hogs were 5(910c
lower, ranging at $4.90@5.10.
-Barlow's minstrels at Concordia
Opera house last Thursday evening
played to a fair-sized audience and
gave good satisfaction. The programme
contained several meritorious features,
notably the baritone soloist, the musical
team, and the contortionist.
1t is learned that the John w. Cole
estate is disposed of as follows: Home
stead given for an old ladies' home;
the widow and son receive the income
of the balance of the estate as long as
they survive; when the widow and
son die the estate goes to the city Of
Watertown.
AT the regular meeting last Friday
evening, the Choral union elected
Prof. D. F. Stillman, of Milwaukee, to
the dictatorship, and committee was
appointed to arrange satisfactory terms
with him subject to the approval of the
society. 1t is expected that Prof.
Stillman will be present at the meeting
this week.
Mathew r. Ashton, who was SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life at
Waupun for the murder of Mrs. Jesse
Stone, near GAINESVILLE, died from small
pox in the Dane county jail, Monday
morning. The night before he was
taken to the Dane county jail he was
lodged in the jail at Jefferson and the
Dane county officials claim that he
caught the smallpox there.
The Congregational church people
are looking forward with great inter
est and hope to the coming of the
Cheney quartette and Evangelist Bus
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meetings The time of their coming
has been definitely fixed upon. The
meetings will begin Easter Sunday
mornings The Cheney male quartette
will sing at every meeting. We promise
our readers more concerning them
later.
The case of VIM. G. Cody against J.
C. Halliger, Herman Graewe, Edward
Johnson, Fred c. Werner and VIM. f.
Whyte for false imprisonmenta and un
lawfully entering the home of said
Cody, is on the docket to drag it's slow
length along at the fall term of the
circuit court. 1t is contrary to general
come to trial, and our community will
be, greatly disappointed, as well as
general distrust shown that anything
can ever be done here in the cause Of
humanity. if the act of these men shall
be interpreted as crime.
The Democratic City committee,
D. Rlumenfeld and James w. Moore,
have called caucuses to be held in the
several wards Thursday evening,
March Is, to nominate supervisors, al
dermen and constables and to appoint
two delegates to the Democratic city
convention to be held Saturday, March
II; also to nominate school commits
sioner in the Second, Fourth and Sixth
wards, and in the First, Seventh, Fifth
and Sixth wards to appoint two dele
gates from each to attend the city con-
vention to nominate justices of the
peace The chairman of each caucus
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