Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Big Joe and Jumbo, the best
flour in the world, at Becker &
IThauer's,
C. A. Stallman has disposed of
his soda water fountain to A. j. Hum
phrey, of Waterloo.
Constable Bunker, of Milford,
was fined so and costs at Waterloo
yesterday for illegal fishing.
This afternoon the annual picnic
of St. Marks Lutheran church and
school occurs on Concordia island.
Try Globe Milling Co.'s New
White Daisy. Gotten up expressly for
home patronage. Ask your grocer
for it.
-Gamm's drug store, next to post
Office. Reliable medicines; prices
always the lowest; bring your pre-
scriptions.
Andrew Lanigan, prominent
member of the Milwaukee Fire depart
ment, who died Sunday, was well
known here.
A tramp who stole two pairs of
trousers from the store of Becker &
Thauer Thursday evening was sep
fenced to forty days in the county
jail
The annual outing of Postmaster
Rohr and his force Of clerks and car
riers was enjoyed Sunday on Rock
river near Pipersville. A goodly sup
ply Of fish was captured.
The Misses Minnie Notz and Eiz
abeth Ernst, of this city, will take part
in piano recital given by the pupils
OF Rafael Baez, formerly piano instruc
tor at the Forane conservatory, this
evening in Milwaukee.
When you want any lumber,
windows, doors, cedar posts, No. 1
white pine sidewalk lumber, hard
wood flooring or anything in the lum-
Der line, call on Birmingham & Hixon,
Phone 40. 609 Main street. If
The commencement exercises of
the class of '97 Of the Northwestern
university will be held at 10 A. NJ,
Tuesday, June %, at Turner Opera
house. The public generally is invited
to be present.
A. F. Ernst, President.
Arnold E. Broenniman, of this
city, who graduates from the state
university next week, will act as class
statistician at the class day exercises.
On the same occasion Joseph E. Davies,
of this city, will respond on behalf of
the Junior class to the senior farewell
address.
The Sinnissippi band and the
Anchor Hose company gave the first
| picnic of the season at Concordia
island Sunday afternoon. There was
a good-sized attendance, which was
well entertained with the fi..e band
music and the sports and games. In
the evening dancing was enjoyed in
the pavilion.
Detectives employed by the rail-
way company found a quantity of
tobacco and anumber of pairs of shoes
at Branches brewery, claimed to have
been stolen from the cars at Water
town. In consequence Brauchle will
be up for examination before Justice
Dering on the 23d inst, on the ale
cation of receiving stolen goods
Columbus Republican.
The Dodge county board of super
visOrs has decided to build a work
house for tramps, and an earnest effort
will be made to rid the county of these
fellows who have heretofore been a
bonanza for the sheritf's force and the
justices. A twostOry frame building
will be erected, the upper story to be
used for sleeping apartments and the
lower for dining room and dark cells;
attached to this building will be the
stockade for pounding stone. The
cost will be about 50, 900.
The survivors of the Twenty
ninth Wisconsin, regiment are hold
| ing their annual reunion in the Grand
Army hall to-day, with fair rep
resentation of the fast disappearing
ranks. The occasion will no doubt
be a very pleasant one to those in
attendance At noon the old boys
will partake of dinner served by the
Woman's Relief corps in the lower
hall of Concordia Opera house.
Further particulars of the reunion are
necessarily deferred until next week.