Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-25

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of Racine, little daughter, December
Is, 1895
THE REPUBLICAN extends the COM
| pliments of the season to all its patrons
and friends
William Smith, ST.. residing on
Montgomery street, fell Friday after
noon and broke his right arm.
The skating rink project has been
given up. Lack of sufficient funds and
supporters is the reason assigned.
The North western university
closed last Wednesday for the holiday
period and the Sacred Heart college
on Friday.
The capacity of the Blaesius Table
Slide company's plant is being in
creased by the addition of automatic
machinery.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Congregational church will
give poverty" social Friday evening
at the church parlors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Woodward.
of Reeseville, two of Dodge county's
pioneers, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary on Saturday, Decem-
| Der 81.
In order to observe Christmas The
REPUBLICAN is printed this week on
Tuesday night. The same course will
be pursued next week on account Of
New Years.
Next Sunday Rev. Mr.. Carter ,secre-
tary of the Wisconsin Home Mission
airy society, will officiate at the Congre-
gational church, delivering addresses
on the work of his organization.
L. w. Kruger, as agent for Philip
Helm richs. last week disposed of the
latter's residence property at 1l2O
Jones street to G.. Boehm, of the firm
of Boehm & Berg. Consideration, ST.
200.
Friday evening a tramp going
under the cognomen of Kelly was
arrested by Officer Eiff1er for steal
ing shirt from the front of Wegemann
& Strauss store. He was sentenced to
thirty days in the county jail
Following are the newly-elected
officers of Allemania encampment, No.
So, I. D. O. F.: H. Koenig, Z. P; H..
j Wilkowski, K. P; Ed. Goeldner, first
overseer; c. Otto. second overseer;
L. Jaehrling, secretary; H. Wertheim-
er, treasurer; L. Schmidt, guide; W. A.
Beurhaus, trustee.
During holiday week a pool tourna-
ment, arranged by r. S. Keel, will take
place at Joe Harvey's billiard rooms.
It will be participated in by number
of local experts with the cue, and there
are three classes of entries. In each
class Two cash prizes will be offered.
One day last week the skeleton of
human being was unearthedin sand
pit on the Crangle farm in the Third
ward by John Burns, sand dealer. It
is supposed to be the remains of an In
dian, as no knowledge is at hand of
white person having been inferred
there.
William Foster, the famous invent
or of the kid glove fastener. which
made him a millionaire, died in New
York recently. Mr. Foster lived in
! Whitewater thirty five years ago,
where he married, his wife dying few
months later. He was at one time en-
gagged in business in this city.
Last Wednesday F red Albrecht, of
Navan, sold to H. Daub sixty four
stuffed geese, the consideration being
$24O.82. This is reported to be the
largest sum ever paid here for one lot
of geese. Mr. Daub ships extensively
to the Eastern markets. H. Wertheim-
err, H. c.. Meyer and A. Buchheit are
also large shippers.
There is to be a change made at the
beginning of the new year in the local
office of the American Express COM
pany. Hiram Fulkerson, agent here
1or several years past, will be trans
ferred to the Beloit office, and G. A.
Judd, an old road messenger of the
company, now baggageman at the ST..
Paul depot, made his successor.
| Judge Julius Graunke, of Water
| town, was in Juneau Yesterday and in
cidentally called on us. He has lost
none of his faith in the Populist party
and predicts bright future for Popu-
lism. With the heavy chin beard
which the judge adopted since last we
saw him he presents striking likeness
| to the veteran bob" ShIlling.-Jta,eaat
independent
The Watertown Farmers club. at
meeting Saturday afternoon, voted
to donate 500 to the fund for the
farmers elevator at Redwood. A
/ committee composed of the following
was selected to arrange for the annual
ball to be held at Turner Opera house.
January 10, 1885, E. Kruger, A. L.