Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
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sack, SI.o5, delivered to any part of
city
Monday was Flag day, and the ma
tional emblem foated from several
flag staffs in this city.
Friday afternoon, June 26, is the
date of the annual picnic of the pub.
lie schools on Concordia island.
Stationery for every taste and every
purse at Sproesser's. A regular metro
politan stock. Call and get box or a
quire.
The class of go of the Watertown
High school will have it's graduating
exercises in Turner Opera house,
Thursday evening, June %.
-Scorchers should 90 to headquar-
tiers for nobby bicycle sweaters, pants,
caps, belts and stockings.
A QUENTMEYER.
The E. Kunert Manufacturing
company is spreading out in its field
of labor. It recently was awarded
COulIdClS lOI GWO 1Ou UlIuSCO hOoA
Rock City, I'll.
The Ladies' Aid society of ST..
Marks Lutheran church drove to me
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alex
ander, in the town of Waterloo, Sat-
urday, and enjoyed the day picnicking.
Democratic caucuses will be held
: dc
row evening, and in the other wards
Friday evening, to elect delegates to
the county conventions at juneau and
Jefferson.
The twenty-third annual COM
mencement of the College of Our Lady
of the Sacred Heart occurs at Corby
hall, tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
The president, Rev. J. O'Keeffe, ex-
tends an invitation to all friends of the
institution to attend.
The Alba Haywood Concert COM
pany, with Miss Flora Drescher, vio-
linist. and Dewey Haywood, the great
American futist, is the finest attrac-
ton of its kind on the road. They APP
pear at Turner Opera house, Friday,
June 26. Admission, 80 and 80 cents.
-Watertown furnishes four gradu-
ates from the University of Wisconsin
next Wednesday, as follows: Reginald
Hall Johnson in the ancient classical
course; John William Schempf IN
pharmacy; Arthur Maldaner in civil
engineering. and William Henry Wood
ard in law.
G. Kohlmeyer has become owner
of the North western hotel, on West
Main street, the former proprietor,
Robert Woelffer, receiving as payment
81, 800 cash and Mr.. Kohlmeyer's resi-
dence and seven acres of land in the
Fifth ward, valued at Sc, 0O0 Mr..
Woelfer ceases to be landlord on
July /.
Ferdinand Schlegel, president of
the Northwestern Saengerbund, was
the guest of the Concordia society last
Wednesday evening, a reception be-
ing rendered him on the island. He
is on a tour of the different societies
in the interest of the forthcoming
saengerfest. He went to Oconomowoc
Thursday.
An occasion of much interest in
Watertown social circles is the APP
preaching marriage Of Max g. Kusel
son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Kusel, to
Miss Amanda Schempf, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Schempf, invi-
tations for which have been issued
The event will be appropriately cele-
brated in St. Johns Lutheran church,
Thursday evening, June 20, at
O'Clock.
Work on preparing the square at
the intersection Of West Main and
Washington streets for the reception
OF the r. E. Lewis fountain was be-
gun last Thursday, William Gorder
having the contract. The square Is be-
ing graded and will be paved with Wit
rified brick made at Galesburg, H.
The job will require $500 brick and
MI, NOIu0I I0CSlN0S DOUU lot Ills WOTk.
1t is expected to have the fountain in
place before the Fourth. The E.
Kunert company will do the plumb
ing.
"A leakage of the artesian we'll at
the waterworks plant has forced the
contractors to construct trench to the
river to accommodate the OVERT ow
AS the work of drilling proceeded the
we'll was not encased, and conseque Mt
ly the swing of the drill made the bore
much larger towards the surface than
the specifications allowed Now for a
considerable distance water comes up
outside the nine-inch casing. It is
feared that this surplus flow, which Is
no small item, will have tendency to
dry up some of the artesian wells in
the city Aside from this no harm can
result from the error in construction.