Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-01

on the tapis.
Among recent patents granted is
one to A. P. Boardman, of this city, on
polishing machine.
Guy G. Canes has sold his interest
in the Enterprise Roller mill at Lowell
to George o. Pease for S., 1000.
-Hardege's orchestra ofhciated at g
brilliant ball given by the Columbus
Knights of Pythias Friday night
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Woman's auxiliary of St. Paul's
church will be held at the rectory Fri
day evening.
The engagement of Prof Julius
Gamm, of the Northwestern university
to Miss Barbara Dressendoerfer, OF
Fountain City, has been announced.
John Bailey has been appointed
to the position in the local freight and
baggage department of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway vacated
by A. G. Judd.
The Turner society gave an enjoy
able entertainments at their opera house
last Thursday night. A German play,
presented by members of the society,
followed by dance, formed the pro-
gram. The attendance was large.
At meeting of Gutenberg lodge,
No. Is, o. d. H. S., held Friday even
ing, the following officers were chosen:
President, G. Tietz; vice president, E.
Heyn; recording secretary, L. Loeser;
financial secretary. O. R. Kruger,
treasurer, Fl. Basslnger.
The Concordia society will give it's
annual New Years ball at the opera
house on Wednesday evening of this
week. 1t promises to be an elegant af
fair and largely attended. Hardege's
orchestra is announced to play and
other arrangements are assured as be-
ing frst-class. Dancing begins at $50.
in a column on "Glances at Teach
ers" the following appeared in last
Saturdays Milwaukee Sentinel:
Superintendent C. F. Viebahn. of the
Watertown city schools. is one of the
best known educators in the state. He
form erly resided in Manitowoc county,
and his work went far to bring the
schools of that county to a high grade
of excellence. He is a representative
German-American in the truest sense
of the term.
Lincoln lodge, No. 20, Knights of
Pythias, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year at a meeting Sat-
urday evening: Ernst Kruger, CSC. /;
C. r. Blumenfeld, V. c.; Jesse Ben
net, P; William Humphrey, K. of R.
and S.; w. F. Brandt, NJ W.; W. T..
Dervin. NJ. A; W. A. Beurhaus. NJ. E. /;
G. O. Viebahn, NJ. F. The installation
occurs January 10.
"A blaze in barn on Market street,
in the rear of No. 116 Second street,
and across the alley from the CONNER
cial hotel. called out the fire depart
ment shortly after O'Clock Thursday
night. Before much damage was done
the flames were extinguished. 1t was
a bad place for fire, but prompt action
saved adjoining property. John Richart
owns the damaged barn.
-"Owney," the renowned railway
postal service dog who has travelled so
extensively, was taken west by Postal
Clerk Ed Sipp, of this city, Thursday
morning The dog is now bound for
Tacoma, Wash. He is completely
loaded down with tags. medals, ribbons,
ETC., telling of his travels. "Owney'
is 10 years old, and has spent the
greater portion of his life as a guest OF
postal clerks.
The annual meeting of the German
NJ. E. Sunday School association was
held Thursday afternoon in the church.
Rev r. Drescher, the pastor, presided
After the customary exercises and the
reading of reports from officers and
com mittees, the annual election of of
fcers took place, with the following
result: superintendent, John Heis-
man; secretary, w. F. Gruetzmacher;
treasurer, Louis Fischer; librarians
William Radtke and r. Lewandowski.
Hiram Fulkerson went to Beloit
Monday to assume the agency of the
American Express company at that
point. During his administration OF
the Americans affairs here the past
six years Mr. Fulkerson has won the
universal approval of all parties inter
ested and the strict confidence of bust
ness men through his excellent bust
ness methods and fair dealing. While
all deeply deplore his departure, it is a
pleasure to know that the change is a
marked promotion for Mr.. F., he re-
ceiving much larger salary at Beloit
than here. Besides he takes the local
agency there for a Pennsylvania coal
company, which also adds to his pc
cuniary effects. Mr.. Fulkerson will
not remove his family until spring.
His successor in this city, A. G. Judd.
an old and trusted employe of the
company, will have the best wishes of
rybody for an equally suspicious