Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-24

The boards of supervisors OF
Jefferson and Dodge counties concluded
their labors Saturday.
The next meeting of the Glover
club will be held next Tuesday even
ing with Mrs. F. E. Woodland.
The D. & F. Kusel company has
a new ''adn this week. Every house
keeper will be interested in it. Don't
fail to read it,
The sixteenth annual bazaar and
supper of the Glover club will be given
at lower Turner Opera house, Thurs
day, December 2.
The choir of St. Paul's Episcopal
church was pleasantly entertained last
Thursday evening at the rectOry by
Rev. H. S. Foster and his mother
Now that the minstrel show is a
thing of the past the next event of
importance is the Glover club bazaar.
At Turner Opera house, December 2.
"A fine display of gas fixtures and
globes adorns the show window of
Beurhaus & Havey, and the evening
illumination of the same gives splen-
did effect
Union Thanksgiving services of
the Congregational and Methodist
bodies will be held at the latter's
church this evening. Rev. j. 0. Bus
we'll will officiate.
-Sprague's Georgia minstrels evil
IDENTIFY ''fell by the wayside" and
failed to fill an engagement that had
been booked for Concordia Opera
house Saturday and Sunday nights.
"A cordial invitation to the friends
and patrons of the W. d. Sproesser
company is extended to attend their
holiday opening on Wednesday, Deem
Der l. A very fine stock of goods is
daily arriving to be displayed on that
occasion.
Mrs. Adele Ellicott Nicholson,
wife of Rt. Rev. |. L. Nicholson,
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of
Milwaukee, died Saturday in Milwau-
kee, of consumption. The funeral
was held from All Saints cathedral
yesterday morning and the remains
inferred at Nashotah.
Assignee John L. Fulton has an
other fight on hand in court at Beaver
| Dam over the collections for the Odd
| Fellows Insurance company. The
| ground on which his suits are con-
tested this time is that the old COM
pany was reorgonized and recharte-ed
last winter and therefore is barred
from making collections under the old
name.
Friday last a class of ten-all
members of the OconomowOc chapter,
| r. a. M.-took the Red Cross degree
in Oivet commandery, No. IS,
Knights Templar. The work Of the
| initiation began at 2 P. NJ. and con-
tinued into the evening. There was
large number of visiting knights in
town to witness the work, and at it's
conclusion the local brethren rendered
the entire company banquet in the
banquet hall of Masonic temple.
Matters in connection with the
holding of the farmers institute in
this city February % and %, were
discussed at a meeting of the Water
town Farmers club in the city hall
| Saturday afternoon. President Ernst
Kruger. Secretary Philip Kiefer and
Treasurer H. T. Scholz were appointed
a committee of arrangements for the
institute, in connection with which it
was decided to hold cooking school,
provided room in the city hall
could be secured gratis. The club
agreed to invite the business men to
cooperate toward the success Of the
institute and to solicit prizes from
them for the best exhibits of farm
products, etc.
The Oconomowoc football team
met more than it's match Monday
afternoon at the hands of the North
western university eleven on the
! North western gridiron, the score
standing IA to 6. The university
boys showed their proves at line
bucking, making most of their gains
after that manner, and the OcOnOmo-
woo line could not bear up at all under
their plunges. The visitors, on the
other hand, clearly excelled at end
runs, making several pretty ones.
Northwestern scored two touchdOwns
in the first half, but in each instance
goal was missed. In the second half
another touchdown was made and goal
kicked Oconomowoc's touchdown and
goal were made just at the close of
the game. A return game is scheduled
to be played tomorrow afternoon at
OcOnOmOwOc.
NOTICE..