Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

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Examinations in the different
classes of St. Henri's parochial school
are in progress this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Feisst are
the happy parents of l0-pound boy
baby, born Monday morning.
In the brick business block to be
built at Oconomowoc by Charles Not
bohm, 100 900 Watertown brick will be
used
William O'Conner, late of the town
of Emmett, has made arrangements to
open a butcher shop at 221 West Main
street.
Candidates for chief police are
thus far only two in number the
present incumbent, H. Block, and
Charles Kerr.
William H. Schmidt has been chos-
Ell first vice president of the Watertown
High School Alumni association, vice
Joe E. Davies, resigned.
Chew good tobacco; it costs very
little. Shakespeare Plug is a gentle
mans chew, the best tobacco in the
world. Get it from your dealer.
For the week commencing April
26. Turner Opera house will have as an
attraction the American Stock COM
pany in repertoire of standard plays.
Duck hunters should remember
that it is violation of the game law to
shoot mallard. teal and wood duck now,
and that they are subject to heavy
fine if arrested.
One day last week there were de-
posted at the Bank of Watertown $3.50
pennies, which were accumulated the
past halt-year by Ohm Bros. They
weighed nearly fifty pounds.
Charles Klemann will add another
building improvement to the west side
this spriLg. He has torn down his
frame blacksmith shop at ITO North
Water street and will erect in it's place
two-story brick structure, 46x25 feet.
Notwithstanding the 800 cut in the
salary of the Office, there are numer-
Gus candidates for street commissioner
this spring. Those We have heard of
are A. G. Kruger, n. Murphy, F.
Buendlng, T. Hoeffner, II. Voigt and
William Krebs.
Mrs. Ernst Feske, of 206 North
Fifth street.. while leaving her resi-
dence Thursday morning, slipped on
the porch steps and Tell to the walk,
fracturing the bone of her left limb
near the hip. She was attended by
Drs. Werner and Field.
John Kerr, brother of our towns
men, Charles and Hugh Kerr, has been
appointed warden of the New York
City prisons at a salary of $4,000 per
year. The appointee is an old Water
town boy, and his many friends here
will be glad to learn of his good luck.
The sale of j. @. Ford's establish
ment to Fred Bosch, as noted else
where, was effected through J. E.
Burton's agency. Mr.. Ford expects
to take trip to Scotland with his faith
er in few weeks, but has no thought
of leaving Whitewater permanently
Whitewater Register.
The first ball game of the season
was played Sunday afternoon between
the Sacred Heart college team and the
Alerts, on the formers grounds The
score was 10 to II in favor of the college
boys. Batteries-Sacred Hearts, Rup-
pie and Coughlin; Alerts, Ryan and
Bearbaum. The Alerts would like to
hear from neighboring teams.
John G. Seager has purchased the
interest of Paul Valerius in The
Bridge" barber shop and bath rooms,
and he will hereafter conduct the bust
ness as sole proprietor. Mr.. Seager
will remodel and thoroughly reno
vate The Bridge" and will endeavor
patrons in the future as it has been
heretofore
"A change in the waterworks plans
has been made SO as to provide a To-
inch main on North First street from
Main to Jones street, where the pipe
crosses the river to the west side. This
will dispense with three angles from
the pumping station to the west side,
as originally planned. For the 1O-inch
main on North Second street, an
S-inch pipe will be substituted.
The young man found here by the
police last week Monday, Louis Wilske.
of Columbus, was adjudged insane and
taken to the Mendoza asylum. His
father, F. E. Wilske, has brought suit
for $4,000 civil damages against Frank
Daugs, saloonkeeper, for the alleged
sale of liquor to the demented young
man, who is minor. 1t is claimed the
latter's insanity was caused by liquor.
which was given him against the wish
and notion Of biC fof