Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-29

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the Concordia society ladies is Thurs
day, February Is.
The state tax of the Jefferson coun-
week RENTED by City Treasurer
ty portion of the city, 81 ,043. SO. was last
Goeldner.
Our clubbing rates: The REPUBLI-
CAN and The Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean, one year, 50 90; THE REPUBLICAN
and The New York Weekly Tribune,
one year, $l.S5.
August Krause, who removed from
this city to Milwaukee about ten
months ago, died in the latter place
last Thursday. He was 40 years of age
and leaves wife and five children.
Monday the well-known dry goods
house of James Morgan & Co., Milwsu-
kee, made voluntary assignment for
the benefit of creditors. This is the
firm second failure in thirty months.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Stallman are
rejoicing over the birth of a baby girl
Saturday morning last. Adolph's
friends car vouch for his being one of
the happiest fathers they have ever
seen, and all are partaking of his hos
p1tality,
Word has been received from Rev
j. B. Koehne which assures us that he
is in better health now, and that his
course on 1.-The Reasonableness of
Christianity" will begin next Tuesday,
! February 4. All are invited to hear
these famous lectures.
The notorious Sam Zickert, of Por-
tage, was on Monday sentenced by
Judge Siebecker to one year in state
prison for committing forgery. He
! plead guilty to the charge of issuing
and having cashed forged check for
$25 on the Bank of Lodi.
The first municipal election in the
city of Wauk esha, held yesterday, was
great political surprise. the Demo
Gratis electing their mayor and a major
ity of the other officers by pluralities
ranging from 2 to 238. Waukesha. al
most invariably, has been Republican
by big margin.
"a Pair of Kids" at Concordia
Opera house Friday evening gave en-
tire satisfaction to a fair-sized audi
ence. It is play for laughing pur-
poses only and we'll sustains it's mis-
sion. Mr.. Winchell, the leading man,
is good comedian and performs SOME
meritorious specialties.
The pastor of the Congregational
church will be assisted next Sunday by
Rev. A. n. Hitchcock, Phi. D., the dis
trict secretary of the A. B. G. F. NJ.
His morning subject is Foreign Mis-
sions" and as the gentleman is good
speaker an interesting treat is in store
for all who hear him. All are invited
William Wiegand, the treasurer of
the town of Watertown, was in Jeffer-
son Tuesday and made his settlement
with the county treasurer. He was the
second in the county to perform his
duty, John Fink, of the town of Farm
ington, the first, having done so the
day before. Jefferson Banner.
The Congregational church ought
to be crowded next Tuesday evening
to hear the first of John B. Koehne's
lectures on 1.-The Reasonableness of
Christianity" His lectures always and
everywhere command the attention of
church goers and non-church goers
alike. The course begins on Tuesday
night at quarter before s.
Incident to the operation Of a wa
terworks system here, Watertown is to
have plenty of plumbing establish
ments, the following from The Madison
Journal being promise of the early
location of another firm:
There are many people in Madison
who will regret to learn that the SER
vices of William j. Meltzer, the we'll
known plumber are to be lost. He will
soon establish himself in business in
the city of Watertown. His work in
the Capital city speaks for itself 1t is
found in the main building of the State
university, in the law building, in
science hall and the armory building
| For some years past be has superin-
tended work for VIM. Owens plumb.
ing establishment.
At the regular meeting last evening
of the new bowling club, organized last
week, the name was changed from the
"Star" to the "Trilby." The officers
are: r. S. Keel, president; George
Spohn, secretary; Max Wegemann
treasurer The club is in possession of s
pair of shoes, enormous in dimensions
present from julie Schemmel, and it
is Que of the regulations, which all are
bound to comply with, that on each
meeting night every member is com
PEELED to 90 through the antics of an
individual fancy dance with his feet
encased in these shoes. Imagine
Jumbo" Keel under such circum-
stances! Still, he says he will dance
rather than pay the penalty of failur e
to do so.
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