Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20

born, fTludY, 10 MI. duu WI o.
August Welk, underground boy.
-"White Daisy" flour, per 4o=lb.
sack, SI.o5, delivered to any part OF
city
R. 2. Koenig & Co.'s minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
or it. Only 100 cents a sack.
-Concordia island is now provided
with FIVE electric arc lights, which may
be utilized at entertainments when de-
sired.
There will be English services,
conducted by Prof. Julius Gamm, at
St. Mark Lutheran church next Sun
day evening, 1880 o'clock,
Our townsman, William Hum
phrey, was re. elected grand trustee OF
the grand council, Knights of .Pythias,
in session last week at Fond du Lac.
Potatoes at Black IS. Arrived to-
day, one car of Early Ohio seed pota-
toes and Burbank eating potatoes. We
are the people for seed potatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Winken-
werder are the happy parents of boy
baby, weighing twelve pounds, which
arrived at their home Thursday even
ing.
d. & F. Kusel are preparing to
erect brick building adjoining their
double store on the west, the frame
building now occupying the site to be
removed.
William Bohnert, of Milwaukee,
and Miss Minnie Schulz, of this city,
were married at St. Marks Lutheran
church Thursday afternoon last, Rev.
J. H. Brockmann officiating.
This evening at Turner Opera house
the play of Grip Van Wrinkle" will be
presented by local talent assisted by
Frank Linden, Mrs. Gordon and others
of the Gordon troupe A good produc-
ton is promised.
Last Wednesday night, during the
storm, lightning struck the barn OF
Otto Bartz, about three miles north
west of town, and it was burned to the
ground It was insured for 5000, but
the loss is estimated at $500.
The young people Of Johnson
Creek have issued invitations for q
May party at the Park hotel, in that
village, Thursday evening of this week.
Hardege's orchestra is engaged. A
number from this city will attend.
In his cad" elsewhere Leo Ruesch
the west side shoe man, announces bis
spring sale of shoes, some decided
bargains being offered. All in search
of footwear should investigate the
stock at this popular trading place.
-Clauder's band was accompanied
by only a few excursionists from Mil
waukee Sunday, but several hundred
townspeople attended the picnic on
Concordia island in the afternoon and
enjoyed the fine music. In the even
ing there was dancing in the pavilion.
AT the meeting of the Waite rtown
Farmers club in the city hall Saturday
afternoon, the contract for furnishing
binding Irvine to members the coming
season was awarded to Barnick &
Schmidt, of Redwood, who offered
plymouth" at 81 cents per pound
There were half-dozen other bidders
Teams and loaded wagons are hav-
ing trouble in passing over the water
works trenches, in some places the
earth being so soft that it entraps them
Friday afternoon one of Eaton's ice
wagons got stuck at the corner of Main
and First streets and had to be I'M
loaded before it could be extricated
The Finance and Fire committees
of the common council-Aldermen
Wertheimer, Kessler, Stone, Me yer
and kehOa-accOmpanied by Jacob
Eif1er, made trip to Waupun Friday
to inspect fire department apparatus
The result of their visit is embodied in
their report made to the council last
evening. published elsewhere.
The annual march of the North
western university cadets 10 Hustis-
ford occurred last Wednesday after
noon. The boys went into camp there
fer the night and the following morn
ing took part in sham battle. They
made the return trip Thursday after
noon. Fifty-fve members of the COM
pany made the trip in charge of Cap
tain Kasper and Lieutenants Meilbohm
and Fredrichs.
John Scion, ex-county clerk and
for many years well-known citizen of
Dodge county, recently sold his pro-
perty interests at West Superior, where
he has resided for the past year. He
to move his family to Hartford,
having entered into partnership in the
general mercantile business with his
son-in-law, I. j. McCollow, of that city,
under the firm name T. j. McCollow &
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