Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-11-06

Brandt & Adele VIII have their an
nual cloak sale next Monday and Tues
day, November II and IL. See .'ad."
There was a good rainfall last night,
the first in over three weeks. Much
rain is still needed, however, before
the freeze-up.
The lack of a signature to a com
munication mailed to us the past week
accounts for the non-appearance of the
same in this issue.
Subscription lists are being circu-
lated by several of our citizens to Sc
cure a concert by Bach's Symphony
orchestra in the near future.
The Forty Hours Devotion SER
vices began Sunday at st. Demands
church and ended last evening. Large
numbers of church members attended,
Beginning next Sunday, the hours
of service at the Congregational church
will oe changed, as follows: Sunday
school, 10 A. NJ; morning service, IL
o'clock.
Robert Bonner, who works for
David Jones, of the town of Emmett,
while hunting Saturday, lost three
fingers of his left hand by the explo-
sion of his gun.
"A. E. Piper and John Began have
rented the Davies building on First
street and will conduct a creamery
therein. The proprietors are efficient
butter-makers and should make a sue
cess of their undertaking.
Secretary w. f. Voss, ofthe Water
works company, has been appointed
bookkeeper for the corporation. Com
plying with the requirements of the
w~aterworks ordinance, the common
council last night ratified the selection.
R. G. Williams, the saved drunk
ard and gambler, will give his celebrat-
ed theme, MY Mothers Little Red
Bible, or Forty Years in Darkness and
Sin," at the M. E. church, Oconomo-
woo, Sunday evening, November 10, at
7:30. A collection will be taken to
defray expenses.
"A fire started Sunday in the Boom
er woods, about two miles south of
town, on the east side of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway. The very
dry underbrush was splendid material
for the fire and for a time it burned
quite briskly. Sparks from a passing
locomotive no doubt originated it.
Rosa D'Erina, the famous soprano
and organist, assisted by G.. R.
Vontom, the tenor and humorist, will
| give 8 recital in st. Bernard's church,
Thursday evening, November IA. This
attraction comes to US with many choice
encomiums and therefore an excellent
entertainment is anticipated. Tickets,
So GEMS.
John Molzahn has another frog
display this week. 1t depicts the re-
cent Concordia-Young Men bowling
contest, several incidents being carl
catured in a manne that is amusing to
knowing ones. But if John persists in
libeling his friends by representing
them as common, bloated bull-frogs, be
may look for no end of trouble.
Recent real estate transfers in this
city are thus recorded:
Henry Schumacher to Ferdinand
| Auer, blk 80, Seventh ward, P~ritchard's
I'd add, for 81 $50.
VIM. Shillcox to Mary Hass, blk 40,
| Seventh ward, Pritchard's I'd add, for
1925.
August Wolf and wife to Frederick
Blaesius, lots l, 5 and 6, blk q, Pritch-
ards I'd add, Seventh ward, for $785.
"A serious marsh fire has been burn
ing the past week on the old Bentert
farm Il the town of Lebanon, about
two miles northeast of the city, now
occupied by John Lettow. The grass
has all been consumed and the peat is
now On fire to quite a depth. Twelve
acres of land, it is feared. has been
rendered practically useless. To pre-
vent the fire from spreading, bitches
have been dug and filed with water
hauled from the river.
H. Mulberger & Co. finished burn
ing their first kiln of brick on their
yard at Hubbleton last week, meeting
with good success. The proprietors
report the brick to be of a rich cream
color, very durable, and of a high gen.
eral quality for building purposes,
which all tends to illustrate the excel
lence of the Hubbleton clay deposits.
These deposits have been known for
many years, but no one has heretofore
made use of them.
Next Tuesday-fair day-the ladies
of the M. E. church will serve lunch at
Fred Miller's store, 1OS Main street,
during the day and evening. The same
bill of fare as before will be offered,
and the ladies will be very glad to serve
all their hungry friends. Not only for
the country people is the luncheon
provided, but for business men and
townsfolk generally. Those who can