Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

-"W hlte DAISY TlOuT, per 40-lD.
sack, $I.o5, delivered to any part of
city
The Woman's auxiliary ofSt. Paul's
church will meet in the chapel on Fri
day afternoon at O'Clock.
Rev. Dr. Johnson is delivering a
course of addresses on Church His
tory at St. Paul's church Sunday even
ings during Lent.
Best selected Kentucky Burley
leaf with Champagne flavor, Shakes
peare Plug Tobacco. It's an elegant
chew wrapped in gold foil
Attorney Nicholas Thauer has been
circulating call in this city for Judge
Marshall to be candidate for re-elec-
ton to the supreme bench.
The Democratic city convention
is called to meet Saturday afternoon,
| March ID. Ward caucuses v i'll be held
the preceding Thursday evening.
The Farmers club has made ar
engagements for the proper reception
of Governor Upham's party at the rail
way station on the evening of March II.
i During the coming season the
Wisconsin Telephone company will
construct metallic circuit lines from
this city to La Crosse and to Fond du
Lac.
Mrs. Richard Kruger observed
her birthday anniversary by entertain
ing party of lady friends Yesterday
afternoon and evening, at her home on
Seventh street,
The initial number of The Water
town Weekly Times, by The Times
Publishing company, appeared last Fri
day. 1t is six column qnarto, with its
local features made up from the daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Drechsel. 5l4
North Church street, entertained about
thirty of their friends at a O'Clock
dinner Sunday evening, in observance
of their eleventh wedding anniversary.
The rare but perhaps unfortunate
privilege of only one birthday in the
/ first eight years of his life has been al
lotted to baby boy which was born
| last Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nimm, Third ward.
-Feats of legerdemaln by a travel
ing exponent of the art entertained
| large audience of school children Sat-
| urday afternoon at Concordia Opera
| house. Several prizes were distributed
among the little ones.
John F. Widman, of the town of
Oakland, and Miss Agnes Stevens,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j. N. Stevens,
of the town of Jefferson, were married
| last Wednesday. The groom is one of
the proprietors of the Widman Bros
dairy farm in Oakland.
| Many of our citizens who read of
the death last Thursday at Newton
Center, Mass, of Charles L. Colby, a
former well-known Milwaukeean, will
remember him as having delivered one
of the best Republican campaign
speeches ever heard here, several years
ago.
| The Jefferson county fair will be
held this year on September Is, Is, II
and IS, which is the week preceding
the state fair. Among the directors
appointed at a recent meeting OF the
executive committee were the following
from this city: A. Solliday, c. Cheney.
Jesse Stone, P. C. Quentmeyer and
| Harlow Pease.
| Superintendent McKerrow writes
that Notwithstanding droughts and low
prices, the farmers are manifesto ng an
| increased interest in their institutes,
and particular attention should be Civ
en- by the farmers of this vicinity to
| the institute at Johnson Creek tomor-
row and Friday and to the grand
"round up" here next week.
After two adiournments, the case
of the State VS.. Walter and Lena
Guthrie, charged with keeping dis
orderly house, was heard in Justice
Stacy's court last Thursday, District
Attorney Ryder prosecuting. A settle
ment was arrived at by the defendants
agreeing to pay the costs, amounting to
$43, and to leave the city before
| March |.
Jacob Drummer, Watertown tailor.
has commenced an action by attach
ment against Herman Pallock and
Henry Pallock, two Jews, who are
travelling through the country soliciting
orders for crayon portraits. The de-
PENDANTS purchased two overcoats from
Drummer and failed to pay for them at
the time agreed upon. Deputy Sheriff
Becker found one at Horizon and one
at Theresa and took the coats into his
possession. IF the plaintiff wins, the
coats will have to be sold at auction
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