Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-11

street. It is to be frame.
-JohD Molzahn now keeps fresh
assortment of the celebrated Gunthel
(Chicago) candies and bon bons.
The Friendship club gave Mrs
Fred Brandt pleasant surprise last
evening on the occasion of her 5Oth
| birthday.
The Watertown Gas company has
let the contract for an iron roof on
their plant, to cost $3.50. The work
will be done by the Kunert Manufacture
ing company.
Thus far September has been quite
summer-ike, the weather just now be-
ing about as warm as at any time
during the season. A year ago at this
time autumn had already set in.
There will be Harvest Home
festival service in St. Pauls Episcopal
church next Sunday nightat 1880. The
church will be decorated with cereals
and fruits of the harvest season. The
music and sermon Will be attuned to
the lessons of the autumnal glory. All
are invited.
All owners of lots fronting on the
new sewerage extension, who have
notified the city clerk of their willing
ness to pay their special sewerage as
sessments at once, may do so from
September 1O-14, 1895, inclusive, at the
Bank of Watertown. After that time
per cent. interest will be charged on
the same.
"A. Quentmeyer takes occasion this
week to elbow his horn" concerning
his clothing and tailoring business
through the medium Of large an
nouncement in THE REPUBLICAN sup
plement. 1t is sure to meet the eve of
every body, and no one should fail to
carefully peruse it and then carefully
investigate its sayings. Mr.. Quent-
meyers place bears an enviable repu-
tation as a trade centre and his attrac-
than ever.
The Misses Emma and Birdie
Habhegger entertained company of
friends at their residence, 413 Fifth
street, Saturday evening. Instru-
mental and vocal music and dancing
wh1led away the time very pleasantly
and towards the close light refresh
ments were served The following
were present: DIR. and Mrs. G. r.
Field, the Misses Emile and Josie
Buchheit, Blanche Friend and Selma
Schempf; Messrs ]. F. Prentiss. A.
F. Solliday, VIII Sproesser, E. L. and
J. w. Schempf and G. W. Norris.
The Y. P. S. G. E. OF the Congrega-
tional church have engaged the services
of Charles Winter Wood and Frank A.
Stewart to give an entertainment at
their church on September %. Charles
Winter Wood took first prize in the
State Collegiate Oratorical contest, and
the second prize in the Interstate Col
legiate Oratorical contest, this year
His rendition of the leading character
of the Greek play, "Oedipus," recent
ly given in Reloit and Chicago, received
the highest praise in both places.
Frank A. Stewart is a well known bari
tone, formerly fthe Wilberforce-Stew
art Concert company, and lately sing
ing evangelist.
WATERFOWL is talking Of giving
franchise to putt waterworks to stock
company, the city to have the privilege
Of buying the plant after certain time.
This is the old story. Every city which
has thus bestowed a franchise has re-
pented in sack-cIoth and ashes in due
time, because the cost" and interest
thereon amounts to SO much within a
few years that no municipality dare
undertake to purchase the plant.
and look at Oshkosh, GAINESVILLE,
Waukesha, Whitewater and Lake
Geneva and many other cities which
to receive warning to not do likewise.
-Elkhorn Independent.
The Independent is mistaken as to
the form of franchise our city is to have
its waterworks under. It is different
from those in vogue in the places above
mentioned, in that it provides for the
turning over of the plant to the city as
soon as it is completed and officially
tested. The city is to have complete
control and management at once,
deriving the revenues, whereas in
the cities The Independent names
the systems are still operated by the
water companies, Notwithstanding they
we're constructed many years ago. The
Independent is correct as to the bur-
dens inflicted by such corporations,
but here things are different. Our wa
ter company is composed of fair mind
ed citizens who have the interests Of
their home at heart and are very much
inclined to do what is right.
A Shameful Proceeding.
A case of paternal brutality, which
might have resulted in serious injury
to 14-year-old girl, was discovered by
William Jaedecke, Robert Adele and