Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-08-28


Prentiss' addition to Charles Jake for
5000.
The Y. P. S. G. E. of the Moravian
church attended mission festival at
Lake Mills Sunday.
The Ramsey farm of 22O acres in
the town of Clyman has been sold to
F. Richter for $4,000.
The Watertown postofice has been
apportioned $1,000 for annual clerk
hire by the Postofhce department.
To day Sunday school convention
is being held at the Moravian church,
with sessions at $3.50 A. NJ. and 2 P. NJ.
w. Fl. Schmidt, son of Alderman
Schmidt, has been granted an assist
ants certificate by the State Board of
Pharmacy.
j. W. Cruger, of Durand, ILL.,, has
purchased the job printing establish
ment of w. P. KeYes and Will shortly
take charge of it,
The Rt. Rev. John McKim, D. D.,
missionary bishop of Toxic, Japan, will
preach morning and evening next Sum
day in st. Paul's Episcopal church.
Services 1890 and 7:30 Allare invited.
At the meeting Of the Evangelical
Lutheran synod of Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Michigan, held at St. Paul last
week, Prof A. F. Ernst, of the North
western university, was elected presi-
dent.
Last Sundays picnic at the island,
given by the Watertown Cornet band
and Hensler's Juvenile band, of Mil
waukee, was largely attended. Only
a few excursionists came from Mil
waukee.
During the electrical storm last
Thursday night, the barn belonging to
Theo. Kleinsteuber, in Pennington,
was struck by lightning and consumed,
together with several stacks of grain.
There was some insurance.
"A considerable representation of
the Concordia society went to Ocono-
mowoc on Friday, where the afternoon
and evening were pleasantly passed as
invited guests of Gustave Meissner at
his fine home on Fowler lake.
Taxpayers who desire to pay their
special sewer assessments under the
Gorder contract in one amount should
notify the city clerk this week, as the
assessments begin to draw interest on
September under the three-year plan
w. A. Beurhaus has an interesting
guessing scheme. 1t is to compute the
number of hours the large wax candle
III his show window Will burn before
being consumed. The person making
the closest guess viii win a silk UNI
brella.
Through the agency of Skinner &
Tbauer, the Dennis property. adjoining
the North western railway. Fifth ward,
a portion of which was formerly the
ball park, has been sold to Charles E.
Straw. Mr.. Straw intends plating it
into lots
Upon the testimony of Drs. Moul-
ding and Hoerm ann, Mrs. William
Burger, residing on the Cole farm,
north. of town, was adjudged insane by
Judge Christensen yesterday and com
mitted to the Northern hospital at
Oshkosh.
The attractive home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Seibel, on upper Main street,
was the scene Of a brilliant gathering
of young folks last Friday evening,
their daughter, Miss Gertie, being the
hostess. Dancing and other amuse-
ments were INDUCED in and the even
ing passed very delightfully."-. Sixteen
couples we're in attendance. Hardege's
orchestra furnished the music.
Mayor Moak went to Chicago to-
day to consult with Engineer Morgan
over the proposed waterworks. Mr.
Morgan's plans of the mains have been
received, there being about sixteen
miles provided. This would make the
cost of the system too great, and some
of the mains will have to be cut off.
Yesterday the council committee went
over the ground and located most of
the hydrants.
BY an 1Sfoot brick addition on the
south, just completed, Hertel & Hoff-
mann are afforded one of the most
commodious and best appointed stores
IN the city. A court in the middle of
the building provides excellent light
and fine stairway IN the rear leads to
the second floor, where a portion of the
stock will hereafter be kept. The firm
should feel very comfortab lie in their
quarters.
Two handsome gold medals will be
disposed of at Daub's restaurant next
Friday evening. August 80, one to the
most popular member of the Concor-
dia Bowling club and one to the most
member of the Young Mems
Bowling club. Tickets representing
votes on the emblems have been given
to cigar purchasers for several months
past, and the same must all be cast be-
f ore O'Clock on the date mentioned,
" hen the cOunt will he made