Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-06

The public schools commenced the
winter term Monday.
&C. Kiepert succeeds F. Dupke as
postmaster at Concord.
Green maple wood for sale by
Joseph Reinehr, 1O4 South Second
street, at $4.75 per cord.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'s Minnesota
Queen" is the best Ask your grocer
for it. Only $1.3O a sack.
The Congregational and NJ. E..
churches are observing the week of
PRAYER with union meetings this week.
% D. Pease post. 6. A. R., and the
Woman's Relief corps will have install
lation of officers at the Post hail, Friday
evening next.
Edward Maldaner's many friends
are pleased to learn of his appointment
as postmaster at Hubbleton, vice j. r.
Griggs, resigned.
The first clerk Of the courts of
Dodge county was our late tCwnsman,
William NJ. Dennis, appointed by
Judge Miller il 1911
Report has II that Paul Schultz, of
Mayville, is slated for Tie editorship of
the new German Democratic paper to
be published at Mayville.
The old Colligan place on Church
street has been purchased for 81 ,l0U by
E Poirier, who will shortlylremove his
family here from Omaha
st. Paul's Woman's guild meets
with Mrs George Nellins on Thursday
afternoon. A full attendance is re-
quested A business meeting.
A number of her young friends
were very enioyably entertained by
Miss Mabel Schnitzler last Wednes-
day evening at her home, 800 Sixth
street.
Thomas WEIGH, of Chicago, was
committed to the county Jail for TWEEN
ty DAYS this morning by Justice Henze,
on a charge of assault and battery.
Sheriff Roach took the prisoner to JEFF
ferson.
In several of the local churches
watch night" services were held last
Thursday night and at y o'clock the
bells pealed out the birth Of the new
wear. At the Congregational church
parlors the services were preceded by
social arranged by the Christian En-
deavor society.
The number of stock holders in the
Citizens bank at juneau has been in
creased and Sidney R. Jones, of Hus
tisford, elected president. as successor
of the late W. T. Rambusch. DR.. w.
E. HaIlock and Theo. P. Hemmy retain
their Offices as vice president and
cashier. respectively.
Among the members of the com
mittee of one hundred appointed by
the State Teachers association to ar
range for the entertainment OF the
National Teachers association when Ii
meets in Milwaukee next summer are
City superintendent F. Viebahn and
County Superintendent J. t. Flavin.
A dispatch from juneau to The
Sentinel says that George Hawkins, Of
this city, has begun foreclosure pro-
ceedings against Mrs. Emily Rambusch,
of juneau, on mortgage for 5000 COW
ering thirty acres Of land in Juneau.
The property WAS given to Mrs. Ram
busch by her father at the time of her
marriage.
The Dodge county circuit court was
convened Monday at juneau for the
January session. Among the cases on
the docket is that of Yahr VS.. Salick,
an action brought from this city. A
number of our citizens were called to
Juneau Monday as witnesses in the
case. Judge Dick has not yet handed
down his decision in the Mccain q
Mcclellan suit against the city, which
was tried in November.
Miss Angeline Cooley, an old resi-
dent of this city. died of paralysis at
the home of her brother, F. A. Cooley,
8O4 Fifth street, Sunday morning, in
the 74th year of her age. She was born
in Ohio, June 90, 1923, and came here
with her parents as early as 1899. For
the past twenty-five years she has
made her home with her brother.
Funeral services were held at the
house yesterday afternoon and the
body inferred in Oak Hill cemetery.