Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-14
Sunday son was born to Rev.

Sunday son was born to Rev.
and Mrs. I. T. Baumgartner.
-Gamm's drug store, next to post
office. Reliable medicines; prices
always the lowest; bring your pre-
scriptiOns.
$40 and upwards gets you an all
wool suit, made to order at Becker &
Thauer's. Fit and workmanship
guaranteed.
WATERFOWL did herself proud last
Saturday. Her street parade was
magnificent and her celebration big
success Juneau Telephone.
! The board of review is in session
a. the city hall. The members are
Mayor Rack, Assessor Gloger, Alder
men Began, Mayer and Needham.
One bottle of Dr. Anglicker's New
Collie Cure will cure any case of horse
collie. Every farmer or horseman
should have at least one bottle on hand
at all times. For sale at John Mol
zahn's drug store.
"A jolly party of picnickers from
| Watertown enjoyed themselves on the
shore of Rock lake last Monday. Lake
Mills always extends a hand of cordial
welcome to our neighboring friends
and hopes they will come often.-Lake
Mills Leader.
Fifteen hOming pigeons sent here
by C.. Triemborn, of Milwaukee, were
! liberated by United States Express
Agent Park from Main street bridge
this morning. Some of the birds at
once started for their home, but
several were still mere up to the time
of going to press.
On account of the excessive heat
last week, DR.. o. E. Meyer and Archie
Wurtzler were compelled to give up
their tandem tri across the state of
New York. They had gone as far as
Niagara Falls, when they decided to
turn their faces hOmeward. They
will soiourn in Chicago several days.
John Habhegger and other prop
erty holders on Second street are
making al effort to have the plans and
specifications altered so that the
proposed sewer on that street may be
laid eighteen inches or two feet
lower..than originally intended. This
would admit of a proper drainage of
the cellars.
The ball game at Washington
park Sunday afternoon between the
Crescents and the P. j. Petersens, of
Oconomowoc, was won by the former
by a score of Is to -. This was the
third of the series and our boys hold
the supremacy, having captured one
of the former contests. A good-sized
crowd patronized the game.
Frederick Koss, resident of
Juneau, was instantly killed Sunday
morning at South Milwaukee by being
struck by train on the Chicago &
Northwestern railway. Hewas walk
ing on the tracks and stepped from
the sidetrack to the main line, placing
himself directly in front of the ap-
preaching train. His body was terri
bly, mangled, both legs being severed
and his head and chest crushed. De-
ceased was about so years Of age.
GAINESVILLE has d new industry
that is providing hundreds of men.
women and children with employment
1t is the collection of clam shells from
the bed of Rock river. A few days
ago representative of a New York
firm that manufactures pearl buttons
went to that city and hearing that the
river contained many clam shells be
appointed a receiving agent with in
: structions to secure 400 tons if posi-
! BILE If that amount can be obtained
a factory will be started at GAINESVILLE
Congressman Sauerhering has
recommended the appointment of tht
following postmasters in his district
At Milford, Jefferson county, Byron
, J. Silliman; at Springfield Corners
Dane county, w. A. Brindler; at Wyo
cena, Columbia county, Charles A
Rahr; at De Forest, Dane county
Henry j. Karow; at Lomira, Dodge
I county, Paul j. Zeidler. Mr.. Sauer
herring has filed request that th'
Postoffice department authorize th'
j establishment of pOstoffice at Ham
lin, in the town of York, Dane county
and that Fred Capelles be appointed
postmaster.