Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-16

IN this city.
] The Phoenix company now have
in use an improved boulevard sprink-
Ter for our streets.
| The Bishop Welles guild meets
with Miss Zayda Gardner Saturday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
| After the art recital at Concordia
Opera house last evening, the young
people engaged in the pleasures of
social hop
B. A. Kruger has engaged in the
bakery and confectionery business on
North Second street, where he will al
ways be prepared to serve the public
with the best in his line.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway commenced running the Sun
| day excursion train from Milwaukee to
this city last Sunday. The train arrives
here at 1880 a. NJ. and departs at $40
P NJ
Tomorrow evening the Concordia
society give their annual May ball at
the Opera house. The best of every
thing is promised and the occasion will
no doubt be very pleasant. Hardege
furnishes the music.
Last Wednesday afternoon the
Northwestern university baseb ball team
! defeated the Sacred Heart college club
! by score of 10 to l, on the grounds of
the latter Chapman and Johnson for
! the Sacred Hearts and Plum and Red
! lin for the Northwesterns formed the
! batteries.
"A constitution and bylaws were
adopted Monday evening by the Wa
| tertown Investment and Loan associa-
ton, which is now in good shape and
will soon be ready to do business. The
membership is limited to twenty five,
every one of whom saves dollar per
week by paying it into the treasury.
The Fort Atkinson Union of last
week speaks favorably of Hon. L. B.
Caswe as a candidate for governor,
of Hon. J. D. Bullock for insurance
commissioner. and of Hon. Jesse Stone
for lieutenant-governor. The paper is
fortunate which can offer such list
from its own county people, for every
name will be recognized the state over
as first-class in every respect White
1Dater Register
IF iC rupoorod thof q half hupdrad
of our charitably-inclined people have
lost their 50-cent chances on a gold
watch that was to have been ratified
June 2, and this is how it all happened.
business frst-class method of assisting
him to defray expenses incurred by his
recent injury on the sewer, it is said,
has skipped out with the proceeds of his
scheme, taking the coveted watch with
him. And this is one way of making
money in these hard times.
in speaking Of the Milwaukee
meeting of the City Superintendent
association, The Sentinel says:
Most of the city superintendent in
attendance were young men, the only
grayheads being those of President
Vlebahn, of Watertown, Supt. R. B.
Dudgern, of Madison. president of the
State Teachers association, and Supt.
Peckham of Milwaukee. Supt. Nlebahn
Is the veteran of the association. He
has served as city uperintendent OF
Watertown for thirteen years, and be-
fore that be was city superintendent
81 al Of hn
Manitowoc high school.
The Woman's Relief corps will give
a children's party at the Grand Army
hall. on the evening of May 10, begin
the May pole and 'skirt" dances,
"Grandma's Minuet" and military drill
by the cadets, will be features of the
entertainment Paul Thorn will have
charge Of the dancing. General adj
mission, including ice-cream and cake,
10 cents Young men over Is years
will pay 10 cents extra for dancing,
which Will begin at $780, All are re-
quested, as far as possible, to procure
tickets as early as Friday, to enable the
committee to determine the necessary
amount of ice-cream. Tick cts on sale
at Molzahn's drug store.
-Donahue's Magazine, in its last
number, has among its portraits that of
Ralph d. Blumenfeld, which appears
With others in paper by J. n. Taylor
on 1.-The Romance of the Telegraph"
Mr.. Blumenfeld, native of this city,
learned telegraphy in all it's branches,
acquired knowledge of journalism in
his fathers newspaper office. and with
this experience, combined with his
efficiency as a telegrapher, attained
high rank in the service of the press
associations of the country. In 1887 be
was sent to Europe by the United Press,
and on returning was given place on
James Gordon Benefits papers, first
as reporter, then as city editor and fin
ally as editor of The Evening Telegram.
In 1890 he became editor of the London