Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-02

Henry Dieckhoff has sold his home
in the Sixth ward to Charles Lindsay
for 50, 500
! The Anchor Hose company, No. i,
will give its fourth annual bali at Turner
Opera house, Saturday evening, Octo-
Der 25. Tickets SO cents.
Grand opening concert at the new
music house of @. S. & f. L. Hawley d
Co., 200 West Main street, on Thursday
evening, October3. Everybody invited.
The n. P. U. club. an organization
of our young men, has been revived
and occupies pleasant and well-turn-
i ished rooms on the second floor Of 2lO
Main street.
Captain Higgins war drama, "True
Blue" will be presented by local tai
ent at Turner Opera house, October II
and Is, under the auspices of S.. Ber-
nard's G. T. A. society.
With this issue THE REPUBLICAN
begins new volume-the thirty sixth
and we feel that we are becoming
quite ancient. Thirty-fve years OF un-
interrupted publication, with satisfac-
tory results at all times, is pretty
good record.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give poverty party IN
place of the regular tea party, at the
church parlors, tomorrow evening,
and will charge 25 cents for supper.
They wish to assure their friends that
there will be plenty to eat.
The annual fall sample sale is in
progress this week at the store of the
Watertown Shoe company, 2O3 Main
street. First-class goods from the COM
pany's factory are being disposed of
and the wants of many customers met.
These sales are eagerly anticipated.
Last evening the common council
awarded the contract for the ensuing
years supply of coal to be used at the
city hall and Phoenix engine house to
Reinehr & BUTLER, they being the
lowest bidders. Their price on Lacka-
wanna was S. 65 and on Hooking Valley
10 per ton.
"A largely attended mission festival
was held in the Lutheran church at
Fort Atkinson Sunday, conducted by
Prof Julius Gamm, of the Northwest
ern university, and Rev. Paul Brock
mann, or Hartland. The evening SER
vice was in English, the sermon being
| ~ Al
--"MaIoney's Wedding" at Turner
Opera house Sunday night was not
largely attended. The play IS of the
rough-and- tumble order, the comedy
elements being not those which appeal
| to the higher senses. A few Of the
company, notably Mr.. McCabe as Ma
loney, interpreted abundant amuse-
ment of the kind offered.
| "A recent invention by our towns
man, w. R. Thomas, is a washboiler,
clothes supporter and litter which is
spoken of as a very useful household
commodity. The contrivance holds
tons, thus allowing the water to more
freely circulate through and more
thoroughly cleanse them, and at the
same time it saves a great deal Of time
in the work.
Last week deal was consummated
| whereby Albert Goerz became the sole
proprietor of The Journal, William
Rebef, who established the paper, dis
posing of his interest. The latter gen.
tleman intends to locate at st. Paul.
Mr. Goerz has been the associate editor
of The Journal for several years, and
was also for two years ex-Congressman
Barwig's private secretary. He is an
able, earnest and reputable newspaper
man, and we trust he may succeed in
his enlarged responsibilities.
The case of 6. w. DonnellY against
the WATERFOWL Manufacturing com.
pany was heard during the September
term of the circuit court at Jefferson.
Donnelly brought suit to recover $500
damages claimed to have been done to
asteam threshing engine which the de-
PENDANTS repaired for him at cost Of
$3.50. He claimed that the repairs
were imperfect and that he lost time
by reason of delay in getting the engine
in good condition. The jury gave the
plaintiff SIS damages. Ryan & Merton.
of Waukesha, appeared for the plain
tiff and john g. Conway for the de-
PENDANTS.
The colored entertainers, Charles
Winter Wood, Frank A. Stewart and
Prof Ed. Oglesby, held forth last We'd
nesday night at the Congregational
church and thoroughly pleased their
auditors. AS a dramatic reader
Mr. Wood possesses much merit, hav-
Ing clean, eloquent and forcible de-
livery He recltes Shakespeare and
other noteworthy writer's very credit
ably Mr. Stewart has robust tenor
voice that pleases, and his selections
partake of the true Southern favor
Prof Oglesby is an ADEPT on the gIita !,