Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04

"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Doerr, 500 Hancock street,
last Sunday.
Paul Valerius succeeded in land
ing sixteen pound pickerel at Lake
Mills last Wednesday.
Another lot of those handsome
changeabIe silks received at Achten-
hagen &Heilman's, 25 cents.
The law firm of Wieman & Buchh cit
have put in a telephone for the ac-
commodation of their patrons.
Quite number of our citizens en-
ioyed the hospitality Of Camp Berg, on
the shores of Rock river, near Plpers-
vile, the past week.
The real estate agency Of Skinner
& Thauer have disposed of Chas. Kerr
4O-acre farm in the town OF Emmett to
Ed. Brooks for $4,000.
Leonard Meyer, has become a
member the firm Of Rohn & Meyer,
formerly Duerr & Rohn, manufacturers
of electrical appliances, Milwaukee.
To meet the increasing needs Of
his farmer patrons, JOS Leschinger is
erecting large and commodious brick
stables on his property on North
Water street.
w. ]. Lee has on exhibition III his
windows miniature reproduction OF
the State fair grounds at Milwaukee.
1t is quite novelty and attracts con-
siderable attention.
During the ensuing month the
Musical Society Concordia will receive
applications for membership, active
rehearsals commencing the first Mon
day in October, under the direction of
VIM Forane.
The game of baseball between
Redwood and the Watertown Alerts
played on the formers ground Sunday,
resulted in favor Of the Alerts by a
score of "a too. The game was won by
superior stick work. Quite a number
from here witnessed the game.
AT the club shoot last Wednesday
afternoon the following scores were
made by members of the WatertoWn
Gun club:
Wells, j. H.. 10 Trachte, VIM; =. Is
Woelffer, Robt... IS Solhday, DR.. Ala
Spear, James. II Kruger, A; z: Ill
Der1in H. VI " 7 :. ..16 0p'
AT the recent conference of the
German NJ. E. church in Milwaukee,
Rev. H. Lemcke, Of this city, was re-
elected presiding elder of the MiIwau-
kee district and also allotted to the
standing committee on church location.
Rev. r. Drescher was reappointed to
the pastorate here.
The ladies of the Missionary socie-
ty and the teachers OF the Sunday
school will give a social tomorrow
Thursday evening, in the church par
lors Of the Congregational church. Ice
cream and cake, coffee and doughnuts,
will be served-15 cents each, or 20
cents for both. All are invited.
The two gold medals. offered for
the most popular member Of the Young
Mems Bowling club and the most
popular member of the Concordia
Bowling club, were voted on at II.
Daub's Friday evening. The Young
Mems medal was won by H. Raue, 637
votes, John Molzahn being second, 547
votes. The Concordia medal went to
u. Exner, 1,003 votes, VIM. Brandt,
his nearest competitor, receiving 155
votes.
The total eclipse of the moon last
night was spoiled to sight seers in this
section by the storm clouds which came
up from the south. Shortly before 10
O'Clock the shadow covering about a
of the moons disc could be
but after that the sky was
overcast and the progress of the eclipse
was not discernible. If it could have
been seen, the eclipse would have been
total to Watertown people from Los
to 12:47.
While Misses Augusta Schroeder,
Emma Habhegger, Ida kOhn, of Mil
yankee, and Mrs. Herman Schroeder,
Of Chicago, were returning In carriage
from a pleasure trip to Oconomowoc,
Thursday afternoon, the horse SHE'D at
some object on the road near Ixonia,
tipping the occupants out, and demol-
fishing the carnage SO that further pro-
gress on their journey was summary
brought to close. The ladies luckily
were uninjured. with the exception Of
a few bruises, and calling into requisi-
ton a nearby farmers conveyance re-
sumed their homeward way.
The Ri. Rev. John McKim, D. D.,
missionary bishop of Toxic, Japan, &C.
cupied the pulpit at St. Paul's Episco-
pal church Sunday. The subject of his
sermons was the progress of missionary
work in the far East, especially IN
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