Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-19
AT its meeting in Milwaukee last

granted SECOND Craze CoTC1HCat0S TO
Otto E. Mailman, of Gamm' drug store,
and to Theo. Biedermann, of Molzahn's
drug store.
Although the time for the collection
of taxes expires to-day. City Treasurer
Goeldner will keep his office open to-
morrow to accommodate any who have
neglected to pay. He reports but
few delinquents.
"A new plumbing establishment,
with w. j. Meltzer, of Madison, as pro-
prietor, has been opened in the Schulz
building on Third street. Mr.. Meltzer
comes highly recommended as a work
man in his line.
%. G. Uehling, the Milwaukee arch
itect, has plans ready for the complete
remodeling Of John Habhegger's resi-
dence at 413 Fifth street. The style is
to be colonial. Work will prot badly be-
gin next month.
The attention of our readers is
called to the large advertisement of the
observation-disclosures Dry Goods and Sal
wage company, of Chicago, on our eighth
page. This enterprise is now located
here, ready for business.
Owing to the illness Of City Clerk
Bieber, his duties at the common coun-
Gil meeting last evening were performed
| by Alderman Woodland. The presenta-
ton of a number of accounts was about
the only business transacted.
The name of Edward Rack seems
to be the one most heard at present in
connection with the Democratic nomi
nation for mayor this spring. On the
Republican side no doubt Mayor Moak
can have denomination if he 30
desires.
Charles Fischer & Son, the enter
prising west side merchants, have ar
ranged to beittingly observe the first
anniversary of their mercantile life
and will devote Monday, March 2, to
the event. Read about it in their large
lad" on the fourth page.
On March l the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway company will
inaugurate what is termed the 'lunch
system" on all its trains except those
carrying dining and lunch cars.
Lunches wrapped in wax paper and
bound in tin-foil will be for sale.
Affection, in Jefferson county, has
a population of 800 souls, all of whom
are males, there being no women in
| tho WI lIoun ToIYopn3I TnHp9opnHoDf
What a startling bit of information!
1t has about as much authenticity as
the balance of the newspapers stories
which have made this crossroads post
Office so famous.
The following delegates were chos-
en- at caucuses in this city Monday
evening to attend the Dodge county
convention at Juneau, Friday next, to
ton: Fifth ward, A. Jaeger, Edmund
| Goeldner, H. G. Meyer; Sixth ward :.
U. Habhegger, F. e. Hartwig, II.
Cordes, Louis Wilkowski.
Mrs. Pearl Miller. district orgaui-
ger for the Good Templars, held meet
ing at the M. E, church Friday evening
for the purpose of instituting lodge
here. The project met with consider
able encouragement and lodge will no
doubt be organized. Committees were
appointed to secure meeting hall and
to look up the furniture and accessories
of the lodge formerly at work here.
Monday evening leap year dane
ing party was given at Cleveland hall,
Redwood, by number of young ladies
from this city and vicinity. Over TWEEN
ty couples attended and the affair was
a very pleasant one. Hardege's or
chestra played and good supper was
partaken of. Miss Katie Evans, of
Emmett, and Miss Anna Killian, Of the
town of Watertown, were the projec
tors.
Harlow Pease has made an appeal
to the Jefferson county circuit court
from the action of the common council
at it's meeting January Fl whereby his
bill for legal services in the Metcalf
Judgment case was cut $50 from the
amount he claimed, namely, $244.19.
Papers giving notice of suit to this eff
feet have been served on City Clerk
Bieber, and the case will be docketed
for the next term of court.
The annual masquerade of the
Turner society occurred Saturday night,
Turner Opera house being fairly we'll
filed with spectators and maskers rep
resenting diversity of characters. The
stage performance consisted of drills,
marches and tableaux, all the perform
ers finally joining in the grand prone
made led by Prince and Princess Car
nival august Henze and Miss Emma
Koerner) At II o'clock the masks
were removed and an ENJOYABLE session
of dancing followed until an early
morning hour. Hardege's orchestra
furnished the music.
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