Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-14

the home of Miss Helen Rack Satur-
day afternoon
-Archdeacon G. T. Susan will hold
service at st. Pauls church this even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
A few more days of dry weather
and a large proportion of the farmers
hereabouts will be seeding.
VIM. Bittner exhibited at his meat
market Saturday, a Lake Superior
sturgeon weighing 100 pounds.
The Y. P S. G. E. of the Congrega-
tional church gave an enjoyable
sociable at the church parlors Monday
evening.
Rock river here is entirely free of
ice and flows along uninterruptedly, the
first time SO early in the season for
number of years.
The local management of the
theartricals at Concordia Opera house
the first of next week is in charge of
Julius w. Wiggenhorn.
The following have new lads"
this week; Beurhaus, VIM. Gorder,
Chas. G. Schiller, Emm erling Grocery
house, D. & F. Kusel, Schempf Bros.
The winter term of the public
schools will close next Wednesday,
March q. with public examination,
oh to fri Of no
children are invited to attend.
The First ward Democratic caucus
will be held at lower Turner Opera
house tomorrow Thursday evening,
at o'clock. By order of
FIRST WARD COMMITTEE.
The subject of the address at the
Congregational church next Sunday
evening will be the attack of Moham-
med and Mohammedanism upon Chris
tianity A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.
We are pleased to hear that Prof.
J. Griese has decided to open bust
ness college in our city, in the vacant
room above the postofice. Free lee
ture the first evening, Thursday, March
Is, 1894, at 7:30 o'clock Come.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was steadier, closing at 55Sc cash
and sac May. Flour was steady, but
dull. Barley closed at 524c, rye at 48c,
corn at 36c and oats at 334c. Hogs
we're 1O@15c lower, ranging at $4,000
40.
Last Sunday morning 17-year-old
boy by the name of Klinger, residing
in the town of Emmett, sustained
compound fracture of the left leg in
alighting from a wagon in front of st.
Henri's Catholic church. DR.. Hoer-
mann attended the case.
"A literary and debating society has
recently been organized among the
scholars of the high school, with Joe
Davies as president The first active
meeting was held last Friday evening
at the high school building, when an
enjoyable programme was rendered.
R Achten hagen, in his new store
at POI Main street, had,a most success
full opening Monday, large numbers of
friends and customers calling through
out the day. Mr.. Achtenhagen has
fitted up his place of business in neat
and attractive manner, and his window
displays are surely a thing of beauty.
Mrs. Josephine Wiggenhorn, relict
of VIM. Wiggenhorn. celebrated her
ninety sixth birthday Saturday, March
10, 1894, at her residence in the Second
ward 1t falls to the lot Of few to at
tain Mrs Wiggenborn's great age and
to be able to turn back in their mem
DRY through such long vista of years.
The annual entertainment of st.
Patrick's Literary and Dramatic So
ciety of Sacred Heart university takes
place Friday evening next, at the col
Ieue hall The drama of ''Pizarro"
will be presented and several musical
features under the direction Of Profs.
Hawiev sand Thiele are on the pro-
gramme The event is in commemora-
ton of St. Patrick's day.
The following new officers of the
Turner society were elected last Thurs
day evening: First speaker, Edward
Specht; second speaker, George Hence;
first secretary, VIM. Quentmeyer; Sec
ond secretary, Otto Biefeld; first treas
urer, VIM. Steinman; second treas
urer, E. Schmutzler; turning master,
Louis Kunitz; theatre director, VIM.
Hence; agent of hall. VIM. Schlueter.
Tomorrow evening the Demo
cratic ward caucuses viii be held, and
Saturday afternoon the city conven-
ton sits. With few exceptions, the
caucuses will probab bly, re nominate the
old board of aldermen, and we have
heard of no other name mentioned in
connection with the mayoralty except
that Of the present incumbent, Senator
W. F. Voss. The only fight seems to