Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-21

Saturday a son was born to Dan
Ryan and wife, town Of Emmett.
A bouncing boy was born Satur-
day to Mr. and Mrs. William Hafe-
meister, of Ixonia.
The German Methodist congrega-
ton picnicked on the camp grounds
in the Third ward Thursday last.
-Gamm's drug store, next to post
Office. Reliable medicines; prices
always the lowest; bring your pre-
scriptiOns.
Sunday a son of c. H. Knaar,
residing near Reeseville, received a
serious wound on the head by falling
from a wagon.
johnson Creeks new school house
is to cost So, 1913, that being the amount
of the bid of Mr.. Hesse, of Johnson
Creek, who was given the contract.
August Hilgendorf, of Juneau,
has been awarded the contract for the
Dodge county workhouse at a cost of
81, $50. 1t will be completed Septem-
Der 20.
The waterworks site on First
street has been much improved in ap-
pearance by the construction of a
sidewalk in front and a substantial
driveway north of the power house.
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, 500 Main street If
Twenty of her girl friends ten
dered Miss Lille Meier a pleasant
surprise at her home on Eighth street
Saturday afternoon, the occasion be-
ing her sixteenth birthday. Games
aud dancing were the order, and
ample refreshments were served.
The ball game at Waterloo Sun
day between the team of that place
and the Watertown Crescents was won
by the former by a score of 16 to 10.
Our boys played poorly. The batteries
were Bateman and Tester for Waterloo
and Berndt and Schulz for Water
town.
At the state convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence union held
at Elroy last week, Miss Agnes Brooks,
daughter of Joseph Brooks, was
honored with the election of secretary
of the organization. Miss Brooks is
prominent member of ST. Bernard's
G. L. A. society, this city, and faith
full and interested worker in the cause.
The organization of local mill
tary company, to be admitted to mem
bership in one of the regiments of the
Wisconsin National guard, is being
considered, one of the principal advo-
Gates of the project being William F.
Martsch, who has seen several years
of service in the regular army. This
movement is something which should
be heartily encouraged.
The twenty-ffth wedding ami
versary of Alderman and Mrs. Herman
Wertheimer was observed Friday last,
a company of friends and relatives
gathering at their pleasant home on
North Fifth street in the evening and
passing a very enjoyable time. The
genial alderman and his good wife
were the recipients of hearty congrat-
ulations over this important event in
their married life.
Some of the merchants of Beloit
have decided to hold a monthly fair
A former town of Emmett boy, now in
business at Beloit, cited the fair held
here as follows: ''E. j. Evans told
about the success of the Watertown
monthly fairs. He said the streets
were crowded with people and farm
ers sold a great amount Of stock and
produce to buyers, who would never
have met them in any other way"
-Atthe home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Blumenstein,
in Fort Atkinson, last Thursday,
Otto Hirth and Miss Lizzie Blumen-
stein were united in marriage by
Rev. w. w. Rose. The Union thus
comments on the contracting parties:
sThe bride has lived in this county
since childhood, and is we'll known in
Watertown and Sullivan, and has
lived in this city for the last three
years. The groom is the second son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hirth, of
this city, and is greatly respected for
his ,napv rood Qualities -