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

Grapes, oranges, bananas and
new nuts for Thanksgiving at Heis-
mann's.
The Turner's will give a Thanks
giving dance at their opera house to-
morrow night.
st. Marks Lutheran church will
hold Thanksgiving services in English
Thursday evening at 1880.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'s Minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
for it. Only 81 40 a sack.
Paul Thom's dancing school and
social will be held next Friday evening
at Turner Opera house as usual.
Try Globe Milling Co.'S New
! White Daisy. Gotten up expressly for
home patronage. Ask your grocer
for it.
A stone wall about twenty-five feet
long is being erected along the river
bank in the rear of S. M. Eaton &
Sons premises.
Rev. j F. Baumgartner, pastor
Of the German Baptist church, has re-
ceived a call to the church at Sheboy
gan, but has not yet decided whether
! to accept or not.
The hearing in the attachment
suit of the city VS.. Karger Bros, set
for last Thursday before Justice Henze,
was adjourned until December 2, by
consent of all interested parties.
The Dodge county board elected
the following officials: Non-resi-
dent poor superintendent for three
years, Fred Engel, of Horizon; county
purchasing agent, I. A. McCollow, of
Juneau; janitor of court house, George
Wagner; superintendent Of workhouse,
Solomon Rudolph.
Sheriff Labuwi has accepted the
salary of $4,000 per annum fixed by
the county board, and has drawn his
pay accordingly for services since last
January. This is for all services by
himself and deputies rendered within
the limits Of the county. It includes
a!so the services Of the under sheriff
and turnkey.-Juneau Telephone.
The organization of the Water
town Cold Storage company, which
has begun the erection of plant at
the foot of Division street, was per-
fected Monday evening and the follow
ing officers elected: President,
John Habhegger; vice-president,
Leonard Schompf; secretary, F. E..
Woodland; treasurer, Chris. Becker.
1t is estimated that the plant will cost
between $4,000 and $12, 600.
Samuel D. Roby came to the fore
last Tuesday night when he present
ed tothe county board claim of 81, 1O3
for loss of time while confined in the
county jail and in the states prison at
Waupun. Sam, it seems, figures that
he was deprived of the privilege of
attending to his business for the period
of three years and eight days, or 1 103
days, and his claim being just that
many dollars, he values his time at 81
| per day.-Juneau Telephone.
While riding in the caboose of
the north-bound freight near jefferson
Sunday morning, the Chicago &
Northwestern station agent at Burnett
was thrown forcibly from his seat,
owing to the sudden setting of the
air brakes, caused by the coupling be-
tween the two engines (the train being
double-header) breaking. Upon
arriving here DIR. Moulding was called
to examine the mans injuries, but
found nothing beyond severe shak-
ing up.
Mrs. Lizzie Hustis, widow of
Charles j. Hustis, an old town of Hustis-
ford resident, attempted suicide at her
home in Milwaukee Thursday last
She shot herself three times in the
breast, and when neighbors found
her, some two hours afterward, she
was unconscious. She was removed to
the Emergency hospital and cared for.
At last accounts her condition was
improved. 1t will be remembered
that Mrs Hustis, who was formerly
Mrs. William Ostermann, the wife OF
a well-to-do Milwaukee merchant, was
married to her second husband in this
city about a year ago. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. G. Weiss
and kept secret for several weeks.
Later she sued for a divorce. Mr..
Hustis died few months ago of pneu-