Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28

| R. 2. Koenig q Co.'S Minnesota
I Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
for it. Only $1.15 a sack.
Rice popcorn, cents per pound
at Blacks. If its only a question OF
popping, this is the kind you want
Have you seen A. Quentmeyer's
line of fancy shirts? Nonein the city
that can approach them. III Main
! street.
I Paul Thorn will open a dancing
school for children next Saturday af-
ternoon, October 81, at Concordia
Opera house.
Look at A. Quentmeyer's line OF
fur coats; they are reliable. A year S
guarantee goes with every one. III
Main street.
Cabbage, 8 cents; rutabagos, sc
cents per bushel; carrots, 80 cents per
bushel; celery, two punches for )
cents. at Blacks.
DIR. and Mrs. F. C. Moulding enter
tanned a dinner party last evening at
their home on Clyman street, IN honor
of the Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Johnson,
Covers we're laid for twelve.
"A bright little daughter was born
to w. D. Sproesser and wife Tuesday
morning, and there is consequently
much Joy in the household. Mr..
Sproesser now counts seven girls in his
family.
At the meeting held in Milwaukee
last week to form State Federation
of Women's clubs, Mrs. D. G. Whyte,
of La Crosse, was elected vice-presi-
dent from the Seventh congressional
district
The Clover club of the Congrega-
tional has once more resumed its year.
" work. The ladies are ready to
receive orders for fancy articles, es-
specially in the line of pin-cushions,
doilies, hemstitched handkerchiefs
and the like.
Thursday evening a goodly com
panY OF young people enjoyed a leap
year dancing party at the Temperance
| hall, the affair being arranged by sew
eral west side young ladies. Blaesius'
orchestra officiated and light refresh
ments were served. The evening
proved to be very enjoy able one to
all present.
"A duplicate whist club has been
| formed by number of our expert lady
players, and bi-weekly meetings will
| be held. The club was entertained for
the first time last Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. Solliday,
the following being present: Mesdames
Boardman, Brandt, Buthorn, Gardner,
| Holmes, Kussel and Rack, and the
Misses Chadwick, Cady and LANCE.
&C. A. Miller, representing the Uni
versity association, an organization
| having IN view the furtherance of edu-
cational matters, is in the city in the
interest of the work. A local branch
was formed year ago, but no activity
was shown. Now new members are
being secured and a definite line Of
study, Universal History" will be
taken up. Weekly meetings will be
held and leader appointed for each
The first meeting is set for next Satur-
day evening, with Rev g. G. Weiss as
| leader.
The Watertown City Mutual Fire
Insurance company has been organized
with twenty five charter members anC
Monday evening the first annual meet
ing was held and the following officers
elected: President, Charles Fischer
vice-president, G. Becker; secretary
Geo. II. Hastings; treasurer, j. B
Murphy. These, with DR.. F. &. Wer
ner. constitute the board of directors
The members include several promi
nent merchants. The articles of asso
citation were filed to-day with the in
surance commissioner and in the cit1
clerks office The company was Tor
ganized under the provisions of chap
ter 305, laws of Wisconsin for 1887, anC
acts amendatory thereof.