Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-31

The Concordia Bowling club en-
ioyed an outing at Lake Mills Sunday
Last Friday son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Mundt, $40 NORTH
Fourth street.
The Charles Sprague home OF
Fourth street has been sold to William
Trachte for 81 400.
Services at the Congregations
church next Sunday morning as usual
Rev. Jerome McGlade, of Lansing, La.
will oaiciate.
On Sunday, August 4, the Fire
mems band of Johnson Creek will give
picnic and platform dance at Elsie
grove. Prize target shooting is one O
the attractions for the day.
The platforms on several coaches
Of the vestibule train Sunday evening
were in dilapidated condition wher
it reached here. The damage was
caused by contact with a baggage
truck at Okauchee.
The following from Watertown are
enrolled as members of the Jefferson
summer institute: Mary Bailey. Belle
Coogan, Orlena Moak, Anna Moak
Marie Killian, Joseph Shinnick, Klttle
Moran, Rose Moran, Fred Downing.
st. Paul's Episcopal church, Rev
DR.. johnson, rector. Services next
Sunday, 1880 and 7:3O. Topics-morn-
ing, 1.-THE Skeleton in the House. OF
the Plague of the Heart" evening,
Emusic, or the Power Of Dayid's
Harp"
Camp Kicker, composed of Water
town young men, will locate at Lake
Mills for months outing the first
part of next week. Among those who
will start are Fred Prentiss, Frank
Smith, 6. T. Nichols, Louis Kusel and
Fred Keck.
SUNDAY evening, as the st. Paul
yestibule train was passing the Mud
Tavern" crossing in the Fifth ward,
someone hurled a good-sized stone IN
to the cab of the tender, striking the
engineer on the arm. This is a des-
picable practice and those who ply 1t
should suffer the full penalty if appre-
hended.
Emil Seibel will have fine exhi-
bit of Shetland ponies in the parade of
the Oconomowoc amateur circus, Au-
gust s. Some very neat little vehicles
have been designed for the exhibit,
and in all there will be fourteen rigs.
This means of advertising his stock Will
no doubt prove highly advantageous
to Mr.. Seibel.
-Kirke Johnson, who had charge OF
the Wisconsin Telephone company s
exchange at this place for about two
wears, has been transferred to the
Stevens Point office and Frank Petro
made the permanent manager here.
There are now seventy tour phones
in the local exchange, and the number
is continually increasing.
In communication to the common
council on the Metcalf interest case,
Attorney Harlow Pease gives the in
formation that the amount of the Judg-
ment returned by the Court Of Appeals.
computed to September l next, is
S37. 572. 33. To this amount is added
the costs of the case, S24S. %, making
the citv's obligation III the matter
s37, S2O62.
In accordance with the custom IN
the Episcopal church, the annual
"Flower Sermon" was delivered IN st.
Pauls church Sunday evening. The
music was exec tionally fine. The
church was profuselY decorated, and
during the singing of the ofertory' The
Lilies" by Edw. /. Schempf, two
vonno ladies, dressed in white, bore
lilies up the isle and deposited them
at the foot of the large flower cross.
A couple strangers are reported to
have worked a smooth game on a
number of our residents Monday.
They canvassed the town and sold
tickets for % cents which were good
for certain quantity Of photographs
upon presentation, together with an
additional Is cents. at photographers
studio alleged to be located at ITO Main
street. Several holding tickets were
il quest of the studio yesterday, bat
found the only tenant of the building
at 10 Main street to be c. [. Lott. 1t
= snnposed the fellows made good
laws wages and then skipped out.