Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-30

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The decayed planks under the paw
ing of Main street bridge have been
replaced.
-Gustave Kuhn has opened saloon
in the Kunert building, corner North
Fourth and Jones streets.
Notice Charles Fischer q Sons
large lad" this week. 1t tells Of the
grand fall opening and cloak sale, DC
tober Is and Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Schmutzler,
North Fourth street, rejoice over
new baby girl, which arrived at their
home Thursday last.
"A neatly painted banner announces
" Headquarters National Democratic
Sound Money Club" over Meyers shoe
store, PIP Main street,
The football eleven Of the Sacred
Heart college defeated picked team
from the city Sunday afternoon on the
college field. Score IA to O.
Joseph Molzabn gave barn dance
Thursday evening at his West road
home. A number of friends from this
city Joined in the festivities.
"A wedding in which Fourth ward
young lady and a young business man
from Northern Wisconsin city are IN
terested is announced to take place IN
the near future.
Next Sunday morning the Lords
supper Will be observed at the Congre-
gational church. In the evening the
pastor will preach on Environment
and Character"
City Engineer Viebahn filed his
resignation with the city clerk Monday
evening. Action as to his successor
will be taken by the common council
at its next meeting.
The relay bicycle lace from Mime
apolis to Milwaukee, announced to be
run last Sunday, was postponed for one
week, owing to the fact that all ar
rangements could not be perfected in
time.
Harry Beurhaus, of this city, plays
right half back on the Delaield acade
my football eleven. He scored the
first touchdown of the season for his
team Saturday in a game with Mil
waukee eleven.
The successful growing of sweet
potatoes here has been practically de-
monstrated by William Feldschneider,
who last spring planted some seed in
sandy soil and has now a half-bushel
of the vegetables to show as the yield.
An alarm of fire at 3:45 Sund ay at
ternoon called the fire department to
the premises of Frank Kvapil, near
Oak Hill cemetery, where straw stack
had caught ire The blaze was extin-
guished before the fremen arrived,
and the damage vas slight.
Some specimens of Japanese pump
kins raised by Paul Volkmann, of the
town of WATERFOWL, have been left at
our office. They are new variety of
vegetable in this section and were
grown from seed furnished by Con-
gresham Sauerhering. They look like
squash.
Monday evening in the city hall
the BRYAN and Sewall club was adj
dressed by w. H. Rogers. of Fort At
kinson, the irrepresslble Billy" who
was such an ardent gold-bug until
Bryan'e nomination, but who since
then has no doubt earnestly studied"
the silver arguments. There was a fair
audience present.
The case of. F. McCann and Frank
Mcclellan against the city of Watertown
was called in the Dodge cou"ty circuit
court Thursday last. out owing to the
plaintiffs counsel not being ready it
was adjourned until October II. City
Attorney Thauer, assisted by John g.
Conway, will defend the action, which
is brought to recover a balance claimed
to be due on the plaintiffs sewerage
contract with the city.
An eight-day mission was begun
Sunday morning in St. Henry's Catho-
lie church with celebration of high
mass at IL o'clock. Services are held
several times each day during the week,
and the closing services are set for
next Sunday. The pastor, Rev. Father
Kampsclwoer, is assisted during the
mission by Rev F. X Neubrandt and
ReY. NJ. Port, who are known as faith
ful and efficient work ers. The ad-
dresses are delivered in German.
Sage & Sanderson, representing
the Souvenir Art company, of Itch
field, ILL.,, are in the city for few
weeks. Their speciality is outdoor view
work, and they have produced souYe
Mrs for townships and counties in
three different states. The gentlemen,
besides doing a large business in the
surrounding country, have photo
graphed the fire department and new
trucks, the postoffice force, new depot
and many other subjects in the city,
and have received high praise for their
work. They have a long list of creden-
tials as to their business methods,