Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-08

X. 7. kOenlg d CO.'S Minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
for it. Only S1.40 a sack.
Rev. c. Strasen celebrated his
golden jubilee as pastor of St. Johns
Lutheran church last Sunday.
The Inter Nos Whist club had
pleasant session last Wednesday
afternoon with Miss Mary LANCE,
Try Globe Milling Co.'S New
White Daisy. Gotten mp expressly for
home patronage. Ask your grocer
for it.
The heavy passenger trains on
the ST. Paul road now run through
here as 'sdouble headers with two
locomotives.
Passenger No. l, 1.-The limited
going west on the St. Paul road, has
changed its time Of arrival here from
10:37 to 1925 P. NJ.
Reserved seats for s'Charley's
Aunt, " to be presented by the Library
Dramatic club at Turner Opera house,
December %, are on sale at the post
Office news stand.
The engagement of William H.
Woodland, third son of Mr.. and Mrs
M. j. Woodland, to Miss Ella Hart,
one of Fort Atkinson's prominent
young ladies, is announced.
st. Bernard's church has been
holding the forty hours devotion SER
vices this week, the same having begun
Sunday at 1920 A. NJ. and concluding
at the same hour this morning.
Monday DR.. j. NJ. oleicher re-
moved a cataract from the eye of Mrs
Margaretha Hoeffner, of 11S Cady
street. The operation is a most deli
cate one, but was successfully per-
formed.
| Ernest Cornell, the self-confessed
Oconomowoc murderer, was arraigned
in court Saturday afternoon and en-
tered plea of not guilty through his
attorney. His physical condition is
such that he will probably not survive
sufficiently long to stand trial.
Attention is directed to the new
''adn of Leo Polzin in another column
Mr.. Polzin has an excellent stock of
drugs and accessories and will en-
deavor by correct methods to merit
share of the public's patronage.
| When in need of anything in his line
give him call.
Free mail delivery at Fort Atkin-
son was instituted December l, having
been delayed one month. Philip w.
Jones and Harry Jaycox are the car
riers, with B. L. Buckingham as sub
stitute. The Fort has the distinction,
it is said, of being the only city in
the country that enjoys Uncle Sans
benefcence in this line.
DIR. and Mrs. j. M. Sleicher were
surprised Monday evening by Jolly
company of friends who took posses
sion of their home on North Church
street and proceeded to amuse them
selves in various pleasant ways. The
ldoctor and his wife proved equal to
the occasion and showed themselves
to be the real entertainers after all.
There was nothing lacking for the
complete enjoyment of all present and
and everybody agreed that the affair
was right merry one.
/ To fifty commemorate their fifth
anniversary as letter carriers, George
J. Weber, Frank Schulz and Edward
P. Boyne rendered banquet to the
entire Watertown postoffice force last
Wednesday evening at the New Com
mercial. An appetizing and plenteous
spread was served in the dining room,
and it is needless to say that full JUS
tice was done to it. The balance of the
evening was passed in a social and
reminiscent way, and with the utmost
enjoyment and pleasure to all.
Thursday, while on a tour of
inspection, Chief of Police Block dis
covered kit of burglars tools hidden
under a hand-car shed near the
Chicago & Northwestern coal sheds.
A skeleton key, two drills, a flask of
powder, a portion of cows horn
used to insert the powder, and some
rags were the articles found. After
the find the chief arrested two sus-
picious characters in the vicinity, but
of course it could not be proved that
they were the owners of the kit, SO
they simply got a light sentence as
Migrants.