Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29

"A son was born Thursday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Jahnke.
-"White Daisy flour, per 4o-lb.
sack, $I.o5, delivered to any part of
city
-Assemblyman Conway has our
thanks for the census reports of Wis
consin for 1895.
Charles Kippert, of Potter's Corners,
has recently purchased what is known
as Dupke's store at Concord.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'s Minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
or it. Only LOS cents sack.
Herman Wertheimer has been re-
appointed oil inspector for the Water
town district for term of two years.
AT the annual meeting of the Mer-
chants bank w. d. Spr"esser was
chosen from the directors to act as vice
president, vice Z. May, deceased.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Congregational church
gave pleasant entertainment IN the
church parlors Friday evening.
DR.. Boucher, the Chicago specialist,
will be at the Commercial hotel,
Watertown, Saturday, May 9. No
charge for examination and ADVICE.
The subject of the sermon at the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning is The Manliness of Christ. !"
The evening subject is element Of
Rome" All are invited.
The musical service at the Congre-
gatlonal church last Sunday was en-
bellished with soprano solos, morning
and evening, by Miss Watson, of Fond
du Lac, and with violin solo in the
evening by L. w. Bonner.
Grove Fulmer, our auctioneer, will
go to Sun Prairie April 81, where he
has been engaged by Wegemann &
Strauss, dry goods merchants, who will
auction off their entire stock of dry
goods OcononoaUoc Republican.
1t is expected that the work on
the water mains will be completed in
about three weeks. Wheeler & Co.
will then send several of their Water
town employees to Columbus, Edgerton
and Berlin, where they are putting in
waterworks.
The south wall of the fire cistern
at the corner of Main and North Sec
ond streets was discovered to be CIV
ing away last week, rendering it I'M
safe. Saturday the water was pumped
out by the Ahrens engine and the wall
braced, after which the cistern was
again filed.
Herman A. Brennecke, brother of
our townsman, r. II. Brennecke, grad
uated recently from Rush Medical. col
lege, Chicago, and has entered upon
an extended course of practice, to
which he is entitled, III the Cook
county hospital, one of the largest in
the United States
st. Bernard's Dramatic society was
greeted with good house Wednesday
evening las: at Cleveland ball. Rich
wood, where they presented two
farces, "That Rascal Pat" and "The
Prosecuted Dutchman" The members
OF the casts made very favorable i'm
preston, and the Redwood people
were highly pleased with the enter
tainmeEt. A dance closed the even
ing's enjoyment.
On Tuesday band of musicians
gave the people on Main street some
very file music. While playing on the
street opposite the central telephone
Office. the telephone operator had oc-
casion to communicate with the Wa
tertown Office, and that office with Mill
waukee, making the line open from
here to the latter city The music
could be heard distinctly at the Water
town and Milwaukee Offices. Fort At
kinson Uni0n
Arch bishop Katzer will visit the
Catholic parishes here next Sunday
his first visitation in two years. He
Will administer confirmation at ST..
Bernard's church to class of sixty at
the l0:3O A. NJ. mass, while in the after
noon at St. Henri's church q class of
108 will be confirmed. The sacred rite
at the latter place will be preceded by
vespers at 8 P. NJ, when Rev. John
Friedel. of Jefferson, will deliver the
confirmation sermon.
st. Thomas court, Catholic Order of
Foresters, elected the following officers
for the ensuing term last Friday even
ing: Past chief ranger, Peter Norton
chief ranger. John Molzahn; vice chief
ranger, Neil Boyle; recording secre-
tary, G. E. Prendergast; financial Sec
rotary, w. E. Kelley; treasurer, John
T. Ryan; medical examiner, DR.. J. A,
Masterson; trustee for three years,
Thomas O'Meara. G. E. Prendergast
was elected delegate to the state con
vention at Appleton, June 2; alternate