Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-17


ton dancing party at their opera house
Sunday evening.
Green maple wood for sale by
Joseph Reinehr, 1O4 South Second
street, at S4.75 per cord.
The Woman's guild of St. Paul's
church meets tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. Elizabeth Green.
Mrs. Minna LANCE will occupy the
store at 208 Main street with her mil
linery establishment after March l.
Mrs. William Jaedecke has re-
ceived the 81, 900 life insurance held by
her late husband in the Ancient Order
of United Workmen.
Mrs. Raymond J. Wenker enter
tanned the Cardinal Newman Reading
circle last Wedn esday evening at her
home on Third street.
Colonel 6. w. Burchard and D. W.
Curtis, of Fort Atkinson, were re-elect
ed president and secretary. respect
lively, of the Wisconsin Dairymen's
association last week.
The German NJ. E. church is hold
ing a series Of special meetings, the
same having begun last week. The pas
tor, Rev. c. Iwert, is assisted this week
by Rev. H. Meyer, CT Beaver Dam.
The Euterpe club enjoyed pleas
ant session at the home of Mrs. Dura
NJ. Woodland Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Edward j. Brandt will entertain the
club at its next meeting, February q.
One bottle of DIR. AngIicker's New
Collie Cure will cure any case of horse
collie. Every farmer or horsem an
should have at least one bottle on hand
at all times. For sale by John Molzahn.
The second annual ball of the
Farmers Elevator company at Cleve-
land hall, Redwood, last Friday even
ing, was largely attended and an en-
ioyable affair. A good-sized Watertown
delegation was present.
"A petition is open for signatures at
NJ. Carroll's bookstore, asking con-
gress to pass the bill now pending re-
stricting the sale of railway tickets
solely to authorized agents. The bill
is blow to ticket scalpers. Another
petition is also open at the same place
which protests against the removal OF
| the statue of Pere Marquette from the
Old Hall of Representatives at Wash
ington.
Yesterday afternoon a stranger
named Frank Smith, claiming to be
| from Milwaukee, raised disturbance
in F. KohlmeYer's saloon, near the
Northwestern depot, and it became
necessary for the proprietor to forcibly
eject him, the stranger in the squabble
receiving a scalp wound which had to
be sewed up by DR.. Frank. Smith was
accompanied by pal who made his
csc 4pe when the trouble began. It is
said they had money and had been
drinking considerably.
AT the first annual meeting of the
Northwestern Cheesemakers' Mutual
Fire Insurance company, held at Ju-
neau recently, the following directors
were elected: II. r. Moldenhauer,
Lebanon; M. Fitzgerald, Neosho
Jacob JOSH, Watertown; BARLEY Jone-
/ ly, Lcmira; Chris. Gassner, Woodland
Louis Orth, Oak Groye; Henry Bill
gr1en, Iron Ridge; Gottl1eb Gassner.
Horizon; Martin Settle, Juneau, The
directors chose the following officers:
President, H. r. Moldenhauer; vice
president. M. Fitzgerald; secretary, G
w. Morse, treasurer, Martin Settle.
The company's losses during the year
amounted to 81, 300.
William Burger, one of the best
farmers and leading land owners OF
| Clvman, visited his son-in-law, Regis
ter of Deeds Thauer, this week. Mr..
Burger is one of the largest stockhold-
ers in the Redwood Farmers Grain
Elevator company, Of which Mr..
Thauer is president. The elevator paid
a dividend of % per cent. last year.
These farmers were The first in Wiscon-
sin to establish and operate an eleya-
tor of their own and they are doing it
successfully. They take themselves
what would otherwise go to a grain
company. The company buys grain
and pays the very highest prices
Juneau Independent.