Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-27


-"White Daisy" flour, per 4o-lb.
sack, $I.o5, delivered to any part OF
city
Joe Harvey now has Charles Herr
mann as assistant at his pool and bill
lard rooms.
City Assessor Gloger is out will his
big books making the annual inspection
of taxable property.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'s minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
or it. Only 100 cents a sack.
d. & F. Kusel have the plumbing
and sewerage contract for the new
depot. It amounts to about $500.
The new brick business blocks Of
Thomas Brooks and Charles Klemann,
on the west side, are nearing compile
ton.
The Concordia society and the Sin
issippi band held a picnic on the island
Sunday afternoon and evening. The
attendance was large.
day, one car of Early Ohio seed pota-
toes and Burbank eating potatoes. We
are the people for seed potatoes.
DIR. J. w. Quinn, the optician, has
decided to locate here. He is fitting
up the old DIR. Barber Office, over Haw-
kins' grocery, and will be ready for
| business on June 1.
"A press report from Portage states
that an amateur baseball league was. or
ganized at Jefferson on May 10, includ-
ing the following cities: Beaver Dam !,
Jefferson, Fort Atkinson, Evansville,
Lake Mills, Waterloo and Sun Prairie.
John Joda, Jr., who learned his
trade as tinsmith in this city and few
years ago removed to Chicago, was
married last week to Chicago young
lady. His mother, Mrs. John Joda, of
754 North Church street, attended the
wedding.
Branch Russell, of Portage, one of
the candidates named by Congressman
Sauerhering, was one of seven who
passed the examination for cadetship
at the United States Naval academy,
Annapolis, Md. The competing class
numbered iftyseven.
Sam D. Roby was sentenced to ole
year in states prison last Wednesday
at Portage by Judge Siebecker, the
motion for a new trial being denied.
The Juneau Independent asserts that
the case is to be taken to the supreme
court, but we baye noticed nothing fur
Their to substantiate this statement.
j. A. LANCER VS.. Charles Schwartz
enhauer, an assault and battery case
from Waterloo, was tried before Justice
Stacy last Thursday. The defendant
was charged with assaultiug the plain
! tiff s wife, the trouble growing out Of
business difficulties A verdict Of guilty
was returned and the defendant sem
fenced to fifteen days in the county
jail, in default of paying fine of 81 and
costs.
Many petitions are already on file
with George McKerrow, superintend-
ent of the Wisconsin Farmers insti-
/ tutes, asking for institutes for the sea-
son of 1862, but there are many sec
tons yet unrepresen that are en-
| titled to an institute. To any place wish
/ ing a meeting this coming season Mr..
/ McKerrow will be very glad to send a
blank petition for signatures, upon re-
ceipt Of request from any citizen.
Over 100 institutes were held last sea-
son, and $4,000 bulletins were distrib-
uted.
"A representative of the Milwaukee
street railway strikers was here last
/ Thursday and contracted with local
parties to furnish rigs for passenger
traffic in the Cream City. B. W.
Smith left that day with one of his
wagonettes and a team. I. Condor
! went with a complete outfit, Beh
Bros. sent bus and A. Fredrichs SEN
a team Excellent pay was offered
One of Mr.. Smiths horses took sick
and died at Pewaukee, and he was
compelled to return here and secure
another horse.
The Phoenix Volunteer Fire com
pany, at a meeting last Wednesday
evening, elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: Foreman, FREQ
Zipfel; assistant foreman, E. j. Stacy
hose captain, D. Emerson; assistan
bose captain, A. Kali; secretary, JohI
Chapman; treasurer, g. Gloger, Jr.
board of trustees, c.. E. Straw, j
Eiffler and E. Rimestad. The Phoeni1
company has seen twenty-one years 0
faithful and efficient service in GU
midst, and it's affairs are in a very
healthy condition. 1t has a relic
fund of over 81 900 fo1 the benefit O