Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-05

Thursday afternoon with M RS. A. Baum.
-"White Daisy" flour, per 4o-lb.
sack, $I.oo, delivered to any part of
city
Monday boy baby arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Roberts,
in Pipersvile.
"A leap year ball took place Satur-
day evening at Armory hall, with a
good attendance.
Charles Dupke has been appointed
postmaster at Concord, vice ]. j.
Halfen, deceased.
The Woman's Auxiliary branch Of
St. Paul's church meets Friday after
noon at the rectory.
Saturday night Louis Zoelle's cigar
factory on North Water street was pill
fered of some cigars and tobacco.
st. Bernard's congregation observed
St. Blaesius' day Qast Monday by the
customary blessing OF threats service.
The Watertown Turner society will
present the German comedy, SER list
Baron" at Jefferson, next Saturday
evening.
The boilers of the waterworks
pumping station, made by the b..
Kunert Manufacturing company, are
being placed in position.
The ladies of St. Paul's Episcopal
church will give supper at the home
of Mrs. H. T. Eberle, 5l3 Clyman street,
on Wednesday, February II.
st. Paul's Lutheran church at
Green Bay has extended call to Prof.
julius Gamm. of the Northwestern
university. to become its pastor.
The Dodge County Cheesemakers'
Mutual Fire Insurance company was
recently organized. Jacob JOSH, of
this city, is member of the board of
directors.
Our clubbing rates: THE REPUBLI-
CAN and The Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean. one year, 200; THE REPUBLICAN
and The New York Weekly Tribune,
one year, Sl.85.
Edward Friedrich, an employe at
the WATERFOWL Shoe company's fac
tory, had two fingers crushed last
Wednesday afternoon, while operating
a sole die machine.
The Pipersville, Pennington and
Concord Congregational churches have
united in calling to their passionate
Rev. c. R. La Porte, formerly of Colo
RADIO. He has settled with his family
in Concord.
-Ex-President Harrison has made
public his positive declination to be-
come candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination this year. His
letter was published in yesterdays pa
pers. 1t is sincere and concise.
The second annual ball of the Cres-
cent club occurs at the city hall, Fort
Atkinson, February A. The Medley
quartette, of this city, is announced as
among the attractions, and Max Wege-
mann is a member of the floor com nit
tee.
The ladies of St. Stephens Episco-
pal church, Of Waterloo, will give
female minstrel entertainment in the
opera house at Waterloo this evening.
A program Of plantation songs, melo-
dies, string music. etc., has been ar
ranged
The Turner society has engaged j
Inf Of II
SUM instructor. He will have classes
on Friday and Saturday of each week.
Mr.. Hutchine has been teacher of
physical culture in the Milwaukee pub
lie schools.
-NotW outstanding the inclement
weather, the annual masquerade ball of
the Johnson Creek Firemen's band, at
Stiehm's Opera house, Friday evening,
was quite success. There were sixty
couples in attendance and an enjoyable
time is reported.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway company commenced work
last week on the new viaduct at the
Second street crossing. The structure
viii be substantial iron one. and will
afford roadway 30 feet wide, with
walks on either side.
Chairman George J. Kispert has
called a Republican County convention
to he held at Jefferson, Saturday,
March IA. to elect ten delegates from
Jefferson county to each the Republi-
can State convention and the Republi-
can Congressional convention.
The ladies of the Concordia society
will give leap year ball at the opera
house, Thursday evening, February
49, Tickets on sale at Molzahn's drug
store and at Stallman's grocery store,
at either of which places ladies expect
ing to attend are requested to leave
word before the 10th.
"A certain young lady of this city
was recently counting up her letters re-
ceived from friends the past two years
and ascertained the surprising mum Der
of nearly 700 had accumulated. What