Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-26

CITY Treasurer GOelQnor made MS
tax settlement with the Jefferson
county treasurer yesterday.
The cheapest place on earth to
get your clothing made to order is at
Becker & Thauer's, North Water
street.
Waterfowl contributed $I94.3 SO to
the Armenian fund, the money being
sent to the Relief society IN Chicago
last week.
The local Eastern Star chapter is
contemplating production of the
comedy, Glow Mrs. Lease Became q
Mason" at an early date.
News has been received here of the
recent death at Leeds. England, Of r.
E. Farrar, who in 1882 was editor of the
now defunct Watertown Democrat.
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Edmund Goeldner and Alderman
Ferdinand Kruger have announced
themselves as candidates for the Dem
ocratic nomination as city treasurer
this spring.
Fred Vullmahn intends erecting a
fine dwelling on his lots near the east
end of Clyman street the coming sea-
son. A building boom is surely on In
this portion of the First ward.
At the annual meeting of the
grand chapter, Royal Arch Masons, In
Milwaukee, last Wednesday, Jonas
Stahl, of this city, was elected to the
office of grand principal sojourner.
-Washington's birthday, last Satur-
day, was observed in Watertown by q
suspension of business at the postoffice
and the banks and a display of the
national colors from several buildings.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
W. Wiggenhorn, $40 Clyman street,
was the scene of pleasant gathering
of relatives last Friday evening, the
occasion being the birthday of the
hostess.
"A daughter was born on Tuesday of
last week to Mrs. Ii. J. Toussaint, who
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. Hahn, in
Milford, and Henry has since been
proudly answering the numerous en-
uuiries of friends concerning the event.
The annual meeting of the Water
town auxiliary of the American Bible
society will this year be held in the
Moravian church, on Sunday evening
next, at 7:30 o'clock. A number of the
pastors of the city with their congrega-
tons Will participate.
Theodore F. Rathbun, brother of
our resident, J. E. Rathbun, died Fri
day at his home in Madison, aged so
wears. Deceased was an old engineer
of the St. Paul road, running between
Madison and Milwaukee. He leaves
widow and two children.
Next Sunday the Congregational
church commences the use of the new
singing book The Plymouth Hymnal."
by Dr. Lyman Abbott. Those who
have not already spoken for books can
obtain them by applying either to Rev.
G. G. Weiss, the pastor. Fl. j. Bonner
or G. A. Skinner.
notwithstanding the severe wealth
er, there was not single tramp quar-
tered in the police station last Wednes-
day night. This seems strange, but the
fact is tramps are not nearly az numer-
Gus here as they formerly were. owing
tn the persistent efforts of the officers
in driving them from the city.
R. S. Keel, who has been popular
emplove at Joe Harvey's sample and
billiard rooms for two years past, has
severed his connection there and
made arrangements to conduct the
bar-room of the Commercial house at
Waterloo. "Jumbo's numerous friends
here are sorry to lose him and hope he
will have unlimited success in Water
loo, whose people will find him an unus-
ually accommodating and good natured
individual.
The name of our fellow-citizen,
Hon. Jesse Stone, is being mentioned
as a possibility for delegate at-large to
the Republican National convention.
Mr.. Stone is at present ID Florida and
we have no personal knowledge as to
whether he desires or would accept
such a place, but it is certain that in
selecting him the Republicans of Wis
consln would honor a most worthy
gentleman, one who has ever been a
highly useful and active party worker,
and the appropriate recognition of
whom can only be accomplished in
some such way. If Mr.. Stone would
like to go to the St. Louis convention,
he should be granted that privilege
with one accord.