Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-21


the Turner society Monday evening.
Jefferson is considering the ques-
| ton of putting in waterworks system.
"A ball will be given next Saturday
evening at Turner Opera house by the
A. O. q. W.
"A binding snow storm was one of
the agreeable ~ phases of our climate
| last Friday morning.
The Schulz building at III Third
street, occupied by Leo Polziu as a
drug store, is undergoing repairs and
being enlarged.
d. & F. Kusel have the contracts for
the plumbing work and steam heating
apparatus in the residences of L. w.
Shakshesky and W. s. Henry at JEFF
| ferson.
| There are now dozen members
of the League of American Wheelmen
In this city. Dr. O. E. Meyer is the
local consul and he expects to enroll
several more names during the season.
John Becker, one of the most
prominent citizens of Dodge county
and one of the leaders of the Demo
cratic party, dropped dead of heart
disease on the 18th inst on his farm
| three miles north of Juneau.
an organization of the local brick
| layers has been effected for social pur-
poses and mutual benefit. The officers
are: F. DoObratz, president; G. Stem
Ike, epresident; J. NJ. Gornev, Sec
rotary; William Guetzlaff and William
Boettcher, treasurers.
The following from Dodge county
have been drawn to serve AS jurors at
the present term of the u nited States
court in Milwaukee: Frank Modem
hauer, Lebanon; George R. Mayhem,
J. G. Sherman, Burnett Junction;
Theodore Wedemeyer, Shields; George
Norton, Williamstown; August Ende,
Oak Grove.
st. Margaret's guild of the Episco-
pal church will display 1.-The Family
Album" at Brooks hall, Thursday
evening, April o. AS this will be the
first entertainment given by the guild
| the young ladies hope to have large
| attendance. The price of admission,
which includes ice-cream and cake,
will be 10 cents
| considering the street improve
ment agitation here at present, it may
be interesting to know that the city of
] Waukesha last week let the contract
| for paving one of its streets as follows:
Excavating. % cents per cubic yard;
furnishing and setting curb, 80 cents
per foot; paving with Galesburg brick,
S1.26 per lineal foot. There were four
teen bids offered. The contract price
is very much lower than what the
work was estimated TO cost.
Three weeks preceding Easter Rev.
Mr.. Weiss distributed forty-eight pen
MES among as many girl members of
the Congregational Sunday school,
with the understanding that from this
nucleus each was to see what could be
earned as an offering for Easter day.
The girls, in their different chosen
ways. must have worked very Jealous
~, for some surprising results were
shown. Lulu Shasky distanced all
other competitors with an accumula-
ton of $5.82, while Olive Parks was
second with So and Meta Kruger
! third with $3.50.
The following are among recent
real estate transfers:
City of Watertown-E J lots l and
and all Of lots and 7, blk II, L. R.
Cady's add. Gottlieb Mayer to J. Fred
Borchardt for So, 500.
City of Watertown-Lot l, blk 7,
Second ward, Henry Wollering to
Maria Wollering for 81.
City of Watertown-Lots 4 and 5,
blk I, university add, Gottlieb W.
sowski to Carl Fred Schultz for 81.
City of Watertown-Same as last
above. G. Fred Schultz to Chas. Bent
zen for 81 ,125.
City Of Watertown-A part of lot 1,
blk 81, Second ward, G. B. & Co.'s
plat, Ernestine Mailer to Theresa
Kieffer for $50.