Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-03
LOCAL BREVlTIES.


city.
DO you know that Ganoung, of Wa
tertown, is making the best photos in
the city for So 80? 15tf
Rev. George G. Weiss is conducting
meetings this week in the Congrega-
tional church at Oconomowoc.
The dry weather of last week gave
the farmers of this vicinity chance to
do considerable blowing and sowing
The guild of st. Paul's church
meets Friday afternoon with Mrs.
George Nellins, 507 Washington street.
"A dividend of so cents per hundred
was paid for February milk to patrons
of the West Road cheese factory, town
of Watertown.
Michael Link bid in the butchers
tools and appliances which were sold
at auction by A. Baumann at No. 4
Main street, Monday, for $50.
p. Burke is lifting up his new
building on South Water street for
saloon purposes, the same to be occu-
pied the first of next month by L.
Engelskircher.
The business card of A. H. Hartwig,
veterinary physician and surgeon, APP
pears elsewhere in this issue DIR,
Hartwig reports a very favorable open
ing of his practice here.
The winter term of the public
schools closes on Thursday of this
week. Public examinations In all the
grades will be held the last two days,
to which all interested are invited.
After making careful selections for
the past week, Mrs. L. Kniesel has re-
turned from Chicago and is now ready
to show the ladies the latest style. in
millinery at prices to suit the trade.
The remains of E. J. Halfmann,
who was scalded to death in Chicago
last week, arrived here Saturday and
were inferred in the cemetery at Maven
on Sunday. Mr.. Halfmann's wife was
formerly Miss Heitz, of Navan.
Recent real estate transfers in this
city: Wilhelmine Buchholz to Frank
Schultz, lots II and 20, block 8, Cady' s
addition, for 81, 200. Charles Kruger
to John Kreuziger, part Of blocks As
and 40. c. B. & Co.'s plat. for 1924.
Our business men and others who
use the telephone service are congratu-
lating themselves that the Wisconsin
Telephone company has cut rates one
quarter, beginning April l. Phones
now rent for So per month.
The Wate1town Shoe company will
seek trade in a new quarter this season
the distant Pacific coast states-for
which one Of its travelling men starts
soon. The company's business is
becoming more and more extensive
The spring clearing sale of the
Shoe company's retail department
opened with large business Monday.
During the rush the regular store force
is assisted by j. F. Heating, one of the
travelling statesmen, and by Miss Carrie
Blair.
From this time forward the Badger
State Magnetic Appliance company, of
POS Main street, will close Office even
ings, except on Tuesdays and Fridays,
when they will be open from 7 to g.
Needed rest for the doctors renders
this necessary.
The wild ducks have begun to fly
n orth, sure sign that spring is upon
US, and spOrtsmen are consequently
again in quest of the birds. Under the
new law passed this winter, the closed
season for ducks is from May to Sep
TENDER l, inclusive.
Mrs. John w Cole has shown us
some curiosities from the South,
among them bunch of garden flowers
plucked, a genuine hoe-cake,
q specimen of butter white as snow,
some preserved figs Of a delicious
flavor, and branch of magnolia She
brought them with her on her return
from her visit at Montgomery.
We have received handsome and
engraved invitation of the
graduating class of 1895, Chicago Col
lege of Dental Surgery (being the De-
partment of Dentistry, Lake Forest
university, for the commencement
exercises, held yesterday afternoon in
the Schiller theatre. Among the mem
bers Of the class are W. Neal Barber
and Albert Fay Solliday, of this city.