Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29


ter and iron work on the new O'COn-
nell store building have been let re-
spectively to Felix Mclaughlin, Joseph
Kress aud A. F. Baumann.
The Cole homestead was not sold
at auction last Wednesday OF account
OF none of the bids reaching the
amount of the appraisal, $4,000. The
highest offer was $500, made by
George S. Schempf.
| List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the postoffice September 20:
Amman, Miss Carrie Pelzl, Johann
! Case, Clinton A. Roeder VIM.
! Greenleaf, Robert Schrever, VIM.
! Hilker, Miss Lena Smith, Mrs. N w.
! Hodgsop, Mrs. r. G. Yansa, Ferdinand
Pease, Mrs. G. Nj.
WN II. ROHR, P. M.
"A successful convocation of the
Eastern Star chapters of the Seventh
district was held in Milwaukee Satur-
day, over 400 members of the order
being present Watertown chapter
was represented by Mesdames j. Stahl
George G.. Cooley, F. M. Eaton, and
F. B. Weber and wife.
The ladies, of the Thimble club
INDUCED in their annual drive Satur-
day afternoon, taking in the pictur-
esque scenery in and around OcOnomo-
voc. The following participated:
Mesdames G. B. Lewis, A. P. Board
man, w. G.. Stone, John Throne, H.
T. Eberle and Lila L. Parks; the
Misses Kate Hall aud Bessie Throne.
A free-hand crayon drawing made
by Henry Fuermann eighteen years
ago is on exhibition in Brandt &
Abele's show window and attracts the
eye of all who pass. 1t represents the
noted actor, f. G. Bangs, as Marcus
Antonius in Julius Caesar" and is
an exceptionally fine work of art.
The outside frame of the picture
measures 45x6O inches
The Glover club of the Congrega-
tiOnal church has elected the following
! officers for the ensuing term: Presi-
dent, Mrs. H. j. Bonner; vice-presi-
dent Mrs G.. A. Skinner; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Veina Sleeper.
The following committees were APP
pointed to take charge of the annual
bazar and supper: On fancy work
Mesdames E. f. Davies, Lila L. Parks,
D. NJ Woodland, Misses Kate Bennett,
Ella Wilder, Blanche Webb; on sup
Mesdames Eugene Goeldner, w.
G.. Stone.
The feast of Holy Rosary will be
celebrated next Sunday at ST. Ber-
nard's church with solemn high mass,
a sermon appropriate to the occasion,
and a special musical program by the
Cecilian choir. The evening services
/ will include a sanctuary procession,
blessing and unwilling of the perma-
nent statue Of the Sacred Heart, a SER
mon on the devotion to the Sacred
| Heart and benediction. The statue is
gift to the church from Michael
Carroll, in memory of his departed
daughter, Mrs. Alice Ryan.
"A. n. McGeoch, who is supposed
to have the largest silo in the state on
his 400-acre farm, near Aztalan, is
busy filling it. The silo was built last
year, but Mr.. McGeoch could not get
corn enough off his own farm or from
his neighbors to fill it, so this year he
put in 200 acres of ensilage corn with
/ which to fill it. The dimensions of
the silo are: Height, 429 feet, of
which 81 is stone wall; diameter in
the clear, 81 feet. A herd of 250 Hol-
stein COWS will undertake to devour
this mess of greens next winter.
The ball game at Washington
park Sunday afternoon was a regular
snap for the Crescents, the Beaver
Dams meeting defeat by score of %
/ to s. The latter were heralded as a
strong team and of course everybody
was disappointed with their work
Their Unfolding was about the worst
seen here this season. Although minus
! the services of KrOnitz, the Crescents
were represented by strong team, as
follows: Irving, left field; Marquardt,
second base; Matuschka, third base;
Schulz, catcher; Heimerl, right field;
Oestreicher, short stop; Kleck, center
field; Berndt, pitcher; Emerson, first
base.
Michael Mccullough, of 715 West
J Cady street, while on his way home
from train early Monday morning,
was accosted by a stranger who evil
IDENTITY intended holding him up. But
the would-be criminal tackled the
wrong man, for Mr.. Mccullough
watched his opportunity and dealt his
interceptor singing blow which
felled him TO the ground. Mr.. McCul-
Tough then hurried home, secured a
revolver, and started out for his as
sailant, whom he found at the gate.
The fellow, however, left without
further ado, running towards the
Northwestern railway tracks, with
two bullets flying after him. The
purpose of the attempted assault can
not be stated 1t is claimed that 9TH
er residents of that locality have been
accosted in much the same manner by
stranger, who sometimes was in