Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-25


was burglarized Sunday evening, some
cigars and liquors being taken.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'s Minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
or it. Only 1O5 cents a sack.
Herman A. Kroenig, over twenty
years ago a resident of this city, died
on March l6 at his home in Jefferson.
Sidney Eberle entertained IN an
enjoyable manner number of his boy
friends Monday evening, in observance
of his birthday.
The new elevator at Redwood
erected by the Farmers Elevator com
pany, is now in running order and
busy with worl,
j. j. Toussaint & Son have added
another convenience to their wholesale
liquor store in the shape of an exterior
basement elevator.
An alarm of fire was turned in by
telephone about 3 o'clock this morn
ing, but there was no fire. Anoth er
piece of "monkey-work."
The Silsby fire engine was engaged
Yesterday in pumping out the water
which had accumulated in the reservoir
at the waterworks station.
AT the annual meeting of the Wis
consin Retail Lumber Dealers associa-
ton, held in Milwaukee last week,
Theo. Huber was reelected treasurer.
The members of the Turner society
gave their turning instructor, Prof.
Hutching, of Milwaukee, reception
Friday evening, 1t was pleasant affair.
Bids were opened yesterday for
the construction of the III. Uehling
residence on Clyman street. We I'M
derstand that r. G. Jaeger's bid was
the lowest.
The Southeastern Wisconsin Teach
ers' association, of which J. 7. Flavin is
vice president, will hold it's seventh
annual meeting in the Assembly cham
Der, Madison, April and 4.
Prof. Rosenstengel, of the Madi-
son university, will give German adj
dress at Turner Opera house next
Monday evening. Subject: The Bene-
fits of the German Language"
-Zeno Bruegger has declined the
Democratic nomination for alderman
of the Second ward, and N. O'Connell
has done likewise with the Republican
aldermanic nomination in the Third
ward.
William Neitzel has sold his resi-
dence property, No. 200 Montgomery
street, to Stephen Bergin, Of the town
of Watertown, who will shortly move
into the city. The consideration was
$1,000
The fourth lecture of DR.. Coffin's
course will be given at the High school
uext Friday evening at o'clock. The
subject is 1.-THE Rise of Prussia to the
Leadership in Germany" There will
be discussion after the lecture.
In the case of the State VS.. Frank
Osborn. charged with assaulting Fred
Creuz on March Is, Justice Hence yes
terday suspended the examination, on
the promise of Osborn that he would 90
before the county judge and plead
guilty to the charge He was taken to
Jefferson.
The candidates for mayor, J. T.
Moak and Edward Rack, enjoyed the
pastime of bowling last evening as
guests of the Star Bowling club. The
two politicians were pitted against each
other in the contest and Mr.. Rack had
the better of it by 2l8 points, the score
standing SS4 to 666.
Henry c. Mayer is an independent
candidate for alderman in the Fifth
ward, the necessary nomination paners
being III circulation. It is said that
Democrat of the ward who made a
strong speech, a short time since, in
favor of united Democracy in the
Fifth, is the foremost worker in behalf
of Mr.. Mayer.
The following are the new officers
of St. Bernard s G. 7. A. society: Presi-
dent, Joseph Brooks; vice-president,
Thomas Prendergast; secretary, D.
Shinnick; treasurer, M. A. Began;
librarian, Miss Libbie Holland; JUS
tice committee, Miss Mary Egan,
Henry Hanlev and John Corbett; city
relief committee, Misses Libb1e Hol-
land and Maize Driscoll; country relief
committee, J. O'Connor and M. Nc
Hugh; messenger, Thomas Ryan.
The Henry Mulberger estate has
purchased 100 acres of the well-known
Walsh farm, situated in the western
portion of the town of Watertown.
Consideration, So, 800 This is the best
and most extensive piece of woodland
in this vicinity. One Ehundred and
forty acres of the tract purchased are
covered with timber of good growth,
and it is estimated that over 5000 cords
of wood will be cut from it. The pur-
chase was made from Mrs. Mary Walsh,
of Carson City, New, the surviving
wife of James Walsh, who owned the
place years ago, and it was subject to