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

| 81, 500 in taxes collected since Friday
| last.
| On Monday evening, January 6,
1894. the annual meeting of the Congre-
grational church will be held.
E. ]. Schoolcraft, of The Daily
Times, has sold his eighty-acre farm in
New Rome, Adams county, to Charles
Kruger for 81 800
State Superintendent Emery has ap-
portioned the public school fund, JEFF
terson county's portion being $lO,9 1888. ~
and Dodge county's $15,0l1 SO.
Brandt & Adele have one of the
best window attractions ever gotten up
| here. It is toboggan slide showing
| the coasters in motion.
"A social on Saturday evening from
$50 to II O'Clock will be given at Con-
cordia Opera house by Paul Thorn in
lieu of the regular dancing school.
Bert w. Smith made his re-appear-
ance on the streets Saturday, on
crutches-the first time since his leg
was fractured. He met hearty greet
ing.
1t is rumored that "Dud" Fitz-
gerald, the popular St. Paul railway
conductor, now sojourning in the
South, will be welded to Milwaukee
lady ere he returns to his run"
Mrs. Elizabeth Nixon, of 400 Wash
ington street, had the misfortune to
break her right arm above the elbow
last Thursday morning, the result of a
fall in front of her home. The break
was set by Dr. Sleicher.
The Watertown Gun club will hold
a live pigeon shoot at it's Fifth ward
| grounds next Monday, beginning at 10
A. NJ. Over 400 pigeons will be in
stock and the contest is open to all
corners. A cash prize is the trophy.
After January l our townsman, D..
Griffin, will assume the position of SUI
perintendent of Wisconsin agencies
for the Mccormick Harvester COM
pany, Chicago. This is an advance
ment for Mr.. Griffin, who has long
been a special agent of the company.
-Salter & Martins "Uncle Toms
Cabin company showed at Turner
| Opera house Friday evening to good
house. The performance was fair. A
high class orchestra furnished fine
| music, and one of the chief attractions
was negro with Z feet inches of
stature.
The Young Mems Bowling club
made choice of the following officers
for the ensuing term of six months at
it's ~ Getting last Wednesday evening:
President, Albert Menk; vice presi-
dent, E. P. Boyne; recording secretary
DR.. O. E. Meyer; scoring secretary,
Herman T. Raue; treasurer. Joseph
Kerr. John Chapman was elected to
membership.
The annual election of officers OF
Olivet commandery, No. Is, Knights
Templar, occurred Friday evening,
with the following result: d. Mel.
Miller, E. c.; w. F. Voss, g.; w. A.
Beurhaus. c. g.; Jonas Stahl, P; S.
M. Eaton, S. W.; Jesse Stone, j. W.;
F. E. Woodland, treasurer; William
Humphrey, recorder; w. A. Beurhaus,
trustee three years; w. H. Rohr, trus-
tee two years; w. D. Sproesser, direc-
tor Masonic union The following of
| fcers have been appointed: Jacob
| JOSH, st. B.; L. H. Cordes, Sw. B.; w.
D. Sproessel, warder; w. G. Stone ard
Robert Dent, guards. Installation OF
| the above, with that of officers in the
other Masonic bodies, occurs Friday
evening, December q.
Among the Christmas reunions to
| be held in Watertown this year is one
in the K artack family, at 9l2 Garfield
! street. There will be present Mr.. and
| Mrs. Frank Kartack, Misses Mary and
Louise Kartack, of this city; j. F. Kar-
tack, wife and children, of Baraboo
Louis Prochaska and wife, of Fort At
children, of Milwaukee; Chas. H. Kar-
tack, wife and children, of Oconomo-
woe; G. A. Kartack, of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; j. H. Kartack, Of St. Paul, and
E. A. Kartack, of the Chicago Dental
college. It will be significant gather
ing owing to the fact that the entire
family has not met for nearly twenty
years. Mr.. and Mrs Frank Kartack
are among the pioneer residents of
| WatertOWn.
Married.
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