Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-06
Washington street is being beau.

tilted by DOuleYarQ between EmLneu
and West Madison streets.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'s Minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
or it. Only 100 cents a sack.
John Gebhardt has retired from
the saloon and hotel business at 2O6
Main street and removed with his
family to 412 Second street.
Miss Ida Strauss gave a dancing
party last evening to alarge number OF
young friends at her residence on Sec
ond street. A very pleasant evening
was passed by all.
A. T. Gordon and Frank Linden,
of the Gordon Comedy company, haye
arranged with local amateurs to pro-
duce "Trip Van Winkle" at Turner
Opera house, May Is.
What is claimed to be the heaviest
horse, barring stations, in this Sec
ton is owned by Fred Hollatz, of the
town of Watertown. It weighs 1875
pounds and is years old.
j. J. Toussaint & Son will receive
this week through the Milwaukee GUS
tom house 1000 gallons of the cele-
brated "Roxheimer" Rhine wine, their
1896 importation. The wine is of the
1893 vintage.
May devotions will be held
throughout the month on iSunday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings at ST..
Bernard's church, and on Sunday,
Tuesday and Thursday evenings at ST..
Henri's church.
There is owned in this city bible
published in the year 1870. being one
of the very first Protestant bibles is
sued It is no doubt rare relic of
ancient literature over which connois-
seurs should be interested.
Friday evening the Good Temp
lars lodge elected the following officers:
Chief templar, Miss Marie Mentink
vice chief templar. Miss Flora Mccoy
recording secretary, Miss Addie John
son; financial secretary, John Brueg-
ger; treasurer, Louis Spangenberg.
The Sunday school of St. Paul's
church, assisted by some friends, will
give the cantata, "a Dream of Fairy
land" by Charles Gabriel, on Thurs
day evening, May IA, in Concordia
Opera house. There will be general
admission fee of 25 cents. Tickets
may be purchased at Eberle's drug
store.
The ladies of the Turner society
gave an invitation May ball at their
opera house Saturday evening, which
proved to be very pleasant affair.
Hardege's orchestra provided music
for a large company of dancers, all OF
whom greatly enjoyed themselves.
The hall and refreshment rooms were
prettily decorated.
The Watertown Investment and
Loan association held its annual meet
ing Monday evening and elected Off
GERS for the next year as follows:
President, A. j. Whiting; vice-presi
dent, F. NJ Eaton; secretary, j. F.
Prentiss; treasurer, Ferd. Schmutzler.
These, with George w. Webb, compose
the board of directors. A dividend of
per cent. was declared on the stock.
The association now enters its third
year.
The Gordon Comedy company
concluded their engagement here Sur
day evening and disbanded for the
season, During the week the COM
pany gave good satisfaction. and while
the patronage was not over large it
was still sufficiently encouraging. The
four chairs given away by the COM
pany Saturday evening went to Mrs.
Parmerlee. of Chicago, Miss O'Neil,
Ed Rimestad and Eddie Kohl.
H ealth Commissioner Field informs
us that in his annual health report soon
to be delivered to the common council
he will outline a feasible plan for an
emergency hospital on a small scale.
DR.. Field would have the city buy or
lease a dwelling house and secure a
small family to take care of it for free
tenancy In this house a suite of rooms
could be fitted up with necessary furn:-
ture and conveniences for patients vi o
might be treated. All this could be
done at small expense and at the same
time suitable place provided for the
care Of unfortunates meeting with acct
dents.
Sunday was day of much import.
ance to our Catholic residents, visit
from their revered archbishop, F. x.
Katzer, of Milwaukee, marking the in
teresting occasion. The archbishop
was presented with large classes for
confirmation at both st. Bernard's and
st. Henri's churches, the services in
each instance being impressively and
beautifully rendered before an i'm
mense congregation. Confirmation at
St. Bernard's was held Immediately
after 1890 O'Clock mass and at St.
Henri's after 3 o'clock vespers. The
bishop delivered a short address to