Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-17
AT the evening service at St. Paul

At the evening service at St, PauPs
church next Sunday an offerto1y solo
will be rendered by Miss Julia Smith,
of Beaver Dam.
The 1895 catalogue of the Milwau-
keee Medical college and School OF
Dentistry contains the name of DR.. R.
J. Wenker, Of this city, as professor OF
operative technics on the dental facul-
ty.
Frederick Kieckbusch and wife
observed the twenty fifth anniversary
of their marriage Monday evening, a
company of relatives and friends join
ing with them at their home, $40 Jones
street.
AT the meeting of the common
council last evening, the contract made
by the board ofpublic works with John
Schatz for paving Smiths bridge with
cedar blocks was approved. His bid
was $5S5, the lowest among three.
On Monday the new hrm of Chas.
Fischer & Son took hold of the reins of
business at 1O6 West Main street. BY
the same excellent business methods
of their predecessors they will endeav-
or to please large share of the public
trade.
The Van Dyke & Eaton company
opened weeks engagement at Con-
cordia Opera house Monday evening,
playing ga Tallow Candle" to large
audience. Ten cents is the price of
every seat in the house, and for this
cheap rate of admission the company
gives very satisfactory entertainment.
The specialties introduced are pleasing.
Last evening GERRY & Co." was pre-
sented.
Monday David Schwieger received
the information from ingalls,, Mich,
that his brother.in-law, DR.. Charles
Wray, had been found dead in his
hotel room there at IL o'clock A. M. of
that day. Deceased was known to some
of our people, having been visitor
here several times. He was engaged
The body will be taken to Red Wing,
Mimi, for burial.
Last Friday evening Charles Hill
gendorf, Jr., sustained a compound
fracture of his left leg at the ankle
Joint The accident was caused by
Ieaping from window at his home,
507 North Fourth street, in an effort to
extinguish an exploded kerosene lamp
which had been thrown out. Drs.
Herman and Moulding attended the
case. The fracture is serious one and
Mr.. Hilgendorf will be confined for
some time.
"A casual computation of the census
now being taken under the supervision
of City Clerk Bieber shows the follow
ing results: First ward, population,
2,6SS, over 2,150 in 1890; Second ward
1865, oyer 1911 in 1896; Fourth ward
602; Fifth ward. 994; Sixth ward, 1928
In the 1890 census the latter two wards
are given together at 2,249; this year
the total is 1922. The gain throughout
the city will probably be a few hun
dred over 1890.
Friday evening delightful private
dancing party was given at the Island
pavilion, Hardege's orchestra provid-
ing the music. The following were
present: Misses Blair, Brown, Chap
man, Habhegger, Birdie Habhegger,
Kusel, Rack, Schempf, Schmutz-
Ter, s. hwieger, Smith, Sproesser. Jen-
ME Sproesser, Fogarty of Minneapolis.
Mansfield of Johnson Creek, Martin Of
Beaver Dam, and Tillotson, of Chicago;
Messrs. Blumenteld. Hilgendorf, Knie-
sci, Kusel. Meyer, Molzahn, Mulber-
ger, Nichols, Norris, Prentiss, Smith,
Solliday, Sproesser, Taylor, Viebahn,
Weber, Wieman, Mansfield of Johnson
Creek. and Powers of Chicago.