Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-30

Fred NJ. Creuz removes his saloon
to 700 North Fourth street this week.
The Emmanuel church picnic was
held on Concordia island yesterday
afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. John Butler, of Chi
cago, are the proud parents of newly
born daughter.
The pupils of ST. Henry's paro-
chial school will hold their closing
exercises this afternoon.
Be sure and attend the ball at
Turner Opera house Saturday evening,
July 3. Excellent music. Tickets 90
cents.
-Gamm's drug store, next to post
office. Reliable medicines; prices
always the lowest; bring your pre-
scriptiOns.
Attorney William H. Woodland
was honored with the degree OF mas
ter of arts at the commencement of
Beloit college last week.
Henry, the 13-year-old son of
Mrs. J. Kohl, fell from a tree near
Boughtons bridge Monday evening
and suffered the fracture of his right
arm.
The subject of the sermon at the
M. E. church Sunday at II A. NJ. will
! be Conservatism and Progress. The
| Methodist congregation will unite with
the Congregational church in union
patriotic service Sunday evening.
Prof. NJ. H. Jackson and family
have gone to Rockford, ILL.,, where
Mr. jackson will enjoy well-earned
vacation from his arduous duties as
superintendent and principal of the
Columbus schools. Columbus Repub-
ican.
Articles of incorporation of the
Mayville Exchange bank have been
filed. The capital stock is $50, 900, of
which ex-Land Commissioner S. w.
Lamoreux owns 275 shares, Ernst
Schwartz forty shares and d. P. Lam
oreux thirty-fve shares.
The annual century run of the
Niagara Wheelmen, of Milwaukee,
was held over the Watertown course
Sunday Nineteen out of twenty-s six
who started finished in the required
time The riders registered here
between 10 and II o'clock. The
roads were very rough a good portion
of the way.
Friday night burglars forced
open a ground-foor window of Fred
Vullmahn's residence on Clyman street
and took a silver watch and a few
dollars in change from his clothes.
The thieves were not apprehended.
Other homes in the vicinity showed
evidences of visitation that night, but
no entrances were made.
| "A Juneau dispatch says that a
breach of promise suit has been COM
menced in the Dodge county circuit
court by Miss Augusta Dauffenbach
against Emil Klenz, both of the town
OF Lowell. The plaintiff alleges that
on December 15, 1895, she and the
defendant were engaged to be married
within a reasonable time, but the con-
tract has never been carried out. She
asks damages to the amount of
! $500.
By reference to the board of edu-
cation proceedings in another column,
it will be seen that Miss Marie A.
Ernst, of Watertown, has been elected
to the second assistant principalship,
the position which has been filled by
Miss Mary NJ. Ogden during the past
few years. Miss Ernst is daughter
of Prof Ernst, of the Northwestern
university, ard comes to Jefferson
highly recommended by the professors
of the state university, of which insti-
tuition she is a graduate. Jefferson
Banner.
The annual school picnic, held
on Concordia island Friday afternoon,
was as usual gala occasion. Propi-
tious weather favored the pupils, and
about 500 of them, clad in gay sum-
mer attire and carrying the class
banners, flags, ETC., marched in the
procession to the island at 1870
o'clock, to the music of the Sinnissippi
band. The afternoon was enjoyably
passed in true picnic style, and large
numbers of the children's relatives
and friends of the schools were inter
ested participants in the days doings.