Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-01
S. B. Fuller furnished Shaw piano

Schleicher Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Steinberg are
happy over the birth to them yester-
day of TO- pound boy.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'s Minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
! for it. Only 100 cents d sack.
The Haywood company did not
show at Turner Opera house Friday
evening, owing to lack of an audience.
Entries for the bicycle races July
will not close until P. NJ. July 2, the
time having been extended from June
80.
! The eighth grade of the public
schools held it's graduating exercises
in the high school building Thursday
afternoon.
Grand ball at Turner Opera house
on the evening Of July 4. Park open
after o'clock. Music by Sinnissippi
band. Admission to ball. 30 cents.
Ladies accompanied by gentlemen
free.
"A complete line of the renowned
Hurd writing papers at Sproesser's
j jewelry and music store. No fancy
prices, but the best stock on the mar
ket. Orders for card and wedding en-
craving taken.
-Ye sterday afternoon the Fort At
kinson state league club and a picked
team of Watertown players INDUCED in
a game of ball on the Northwestern uni
versity campus. The score was Is to
in favor Of the Forts. In the last in
ming the locals went to pieces and gave
their opponents runs.
"A special meeting of the common
! council was held last evening. Several
! saloon licenses were granted and three
al dermen were elected to serve on the
Board of Review. namely, Kessler,
Needham and Wilson. Fifteen dollars
was voted to meet expenses of deco
ra ting the city buildings on July 4th.
%. d. Pease post, @. A. R., attend
ed services at st. Paul's Episcopal
church Sunday evening, upon invita-
| ton. The services were of patriotic
order commemorative CT the approach
! Independence day, and the rector
preached an able discourse appropri-
ate to the OCCASION Members of the
Woman's Relief corps were also in at
tendance.
The Waterworks and Finance
committees of the council are matur
ing plans for the purchase of the
waterworks system blythe city. It is
expected to issue So 600 worth of bonds
and take $4,000 from the city general
fund as first payment. If needed dur
ing the year, the committees have ar
ranged to borrow money from the local
banks at per cent.
The musicale and lawn social at
st. Paul's rectory last evening was well
attended and an enjoyable affair. An
excellent program was rendered, in
which the folio wing participated: The
Misses Edith, Amelia and Julia Smith,
of Beaver Dam; Miss Josie Buchheit.
N rs. c.. r. Field, William Forane, Will
liam, Sproessera and Edward L Schempf.
At the close of the program ices and
cakes were served.
Just as the services in the churches
of that locality were over Sunday
forenoon. and the streets were filed
with people. there was lively run
away down North Fifth street A
| horse belonging to William Burger
started from St. johns church and
when near the German NJ Z church
freed itself from the buggy and took to
the sidewalk, being finally stopped in
IFS wild career near Main street. Sew
eral women on the sidewalk narrowly
escaped injury.
john Cornford, an escaped prisoner
from the Waukesha Industrial School
for Boys, was captured near the Chi
cago & Northwestern depot Friday
morning by Chiefof-P Police Block.
! Cornford, it will be remembered, was
remanded 10 the school last winter for
endeavosing to break into Schempfs
Cash store in this city. He was there
fore known to the local police and no
trouble was had in Identifying him.
The Waukesha officials we're notified
of the capture and he was taken back
Friday afternoon.
The annual public school picnic oc-
Cured Friday afternoon. The fine
weather tended to bring out the pupils
in force, and as the procession moved
through Main street to Concordia
island, there were about 700 from the
several schools in line. On the island
various forms of amusement were in
dulged in, much to the delight of the
children, no, aside from enjoyment
in this way, were furnished all the
good things to eat and drink they could
we'll take care of. Music was provided
by the Sinni ssippi band, and tue festiv-
tiles were not at an end until nearly
o. clock.