Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-18

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-"White Daisy" four, per 4o-b.
sack, $I.o5, Delivered to any part OF
city
"A 1O-pound baby boy was born
Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs Max Blaes-
Jus, III Madison street.
The Turner society expects to have
Prof Rosenstengel, of the state univer-
sity, here for lecture soon.
| David Schwieger has secured the
general agency for Wisconsin of the
New Era gas and gasoline engines,
manufactured at Dayton, 0.
Don't hesitate but go right in and
ask for Shakespeare Plug Tobacco,
champagne flavor; it's the best tobacco
in the world Get it at Schlueter Bros.
The pumping engines for the water
works station arrived last week and
have been placed in position. They
are ponderous and powerful, and were
manufactured at Dayton, O.
Ferdinand Kollath. of 100 Green
street, while employed drilling a well
last Thursday, had a hand caught in
the gearing, resulting in severe crush
| ing and the amputation of two fingers.
Among the Republican aldermanic
nominees in Milwaukee is M. Laffey. a
former town of Clyman boy and for
several years residing here. His many
friends will hope for his success at the
polls.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST..
Paul Railway company has decided to
reopen its station at Hubbleton, on
the Madison branch. It has been
closed over year. owing to lack of
business.
"A ladies' section of the Salvation
Army arrived in town Friday and holds
forth each evening at the NJ E. church.
There are eight members, and they
furnish excellent music. The attend
ance has been large. Tonight is the
final meeting.
If the author of the item over the
signature of G. S. Hawley & Co., in last
weeks Gazette, will carefully read
the article in our last issue headed
"Row Over Piano." he will ascertain
that the statement he pretends to cor
rect was not made by US.
Frank Osborn, tourist" with an
artificial leg, was arrested Monday
evening for assaulting Fred Creuz at
the latter's saloon, No. 5 Main street.
He was arraigned before Justice Henze
Tuesday and sent to the county jail to
await examination on the Oath inst.
The Harmonic mixed choir of the
Evangelical Protestant church has
been organized with the following Of
fcers: President, John Schatz; vice
president, Miss Julia Cordes; secretary
Charles Hilgendorf; treasurer, Miss
Emma Koerner; director, John Rog-
Ter.
H. A. Murphy has received a tele
gram from Fort Scott, Kan, stating
that his brother, John R. Murphy, ex-
conductor on the St. Paul railway, is
not insane, as reported in press dis
patches last week; he is all right men
tally, but is i'll with malarial fever
which he contracted while in Texas.
The members of the Star Bowling
club have taken upon themselves the
task of entertaining at their weekly
meetings the various candidates for
local offices at the coming election.
Congenial times and the best of feeling
prevail on these occasions, Next Tues
day evening the candidates for mayor
will be the honored guests.
Last Saturday William G. Raue was
awarded the contract for decorating
several rooms in the court house at
jefferson by the building committee Of
the county board, Messrs. Bird, Whit
tet and Held. The bids were as fol-
lows: w, C. Raue, $208; Murphy &
Dobbratz, $3.50; B. Straw, 1881; George
Hanover. $53S; William Metzker, 1919.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Feloschnei-
der observed their crystal wedding an
niversary Friday evening at their ONE
in the Seventh ward, a company OF
friends joining with them on the happy
occasion. Refreshments were served
and numerous social diversions in
dulged in. The host and hostess were
the recipients of numerous handsome
gifts significant of the anniversary.
Last Wednesday night a tramp
named Frank Smith was brought into
abe police station suffering intensely
from the cold. In company with pal,
James Clark, he had ridden all the way
from Brookfeld Junction, scantily clad
and exposed to the severe weather, on
top of freight train. Had it not been
for the attentions the suffering man re-
ceived from Clark, his feet would have
been frozen. Both tramps were com
mitted to the county jail for five days.