Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-07-28

-EI0IlSu S0IN1C6S dt d. Mai n D
Lutheran church Sunday evening at
the usual time.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'S Minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
for it. Only S1.2O sack.
-Gamm's drug store, next to post
Office. Reliable medicines; prices
always the lowest; bring your pre-
scriptions.
Fred Prentiss pleasantly enter
tanned ten of his friends at ''stag"
party Monday evening at his home on
Clyman street.
The Student Volunteers will speak
in the NJ. E. church this wednesday,
evening. Everybody come. No ad-
mission. No collection.
Saturday evening the new bar
room of the Commercial hotel was
opened. It is neatly furnished and
presents an inviting appearance.
Sunday the statue of ST. Ann in
St. Henry's church was blessed with
appropriate services. The statue was
recently sent from Germany and is a
beautiful work of art.
When you want any lumber
windows, doors, cedar posts, No. L
white pine sidewalk lumber, hard
wood flooring or anything in the lum-
Der line, call on Birmingham & Hixon,
Phone 10. 600 Main street. If
John Dolan, of the town of Shields,
was discharged from the county asy-
lum last Monday, upon the evidence
of Drs. HaIlock and Lueck, who ex-
amined him and pronounced him sane.
He will return to his farm. Juneau
Telephone.
The coal and wood contracts for
the public schools have been let by
the board of education to the following
dealers on their bids: Theodore HUI
Der and J. McGolrick, hard coal,
So 40 per ton; p. j. Euper, soft coal,
$3.50 per ton; j. McGolrick, wood,
$40 per cord.
The residents of West Main street,
from Washington to the Northwestern
depot, have arranged to have sprink-
ling done on that thOroughfare here
after, the work being begun last Sat-
urday. This is a cOmmendable move,
as the improvement is something
which has been much needed. The
Phoenix Fire company attends to the
work.
The board of review adjourned
Thursday evening, having completed
its work. The session continued ten
days, two days less than last year. As
sessments on several mercantile stocks
and on personal property generally
were raised, but the amount of taxes
will remain about the same as last year,
on account of there being no assess
ment now on the waterworks plant.
Albert Friedrich has added a Paris
! trap to his livery outfit, making the
purchase from the agency of j. d.
Casey. 1t is a very fine rig in all re-
/ spects, being handsome in finish, stylish
and neat in furnishings, comfortable
and easy running. 1t is an up-to-date
turnout and in securing it Mr.. Fred
rich has shown that he is anxious to
please his patrons. The trap should
be in good demand.
Rev. j. o. Boswell has rendered
his resignation as pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Hartford, in
order that he may assume the superin-
tendency of the Wisconsin Bible insti-
tute here. The resignation is to take
effect October l. Mr.. Boswell is loath
to depart from Hartford and his
church people regret his leaving very
much, but he considers it his duty tC
take the step he has decided on.
"A party of little folks enjoyed
the hospitality of Miss Zida Caswell,
of Fort Atkinson, at the home of Mrs.
j. T. Moak, 405 Milwaukee street,
last evening. Refreshments, consist
ing of ice cream, cake, ETC., were
served, the table decorations being in
pink and yellow. The evening was
pleasantly spent in games and amuse-
ments of different kinds, and the
youngsters dispersed at late hom
in very happy mood. Those present
were: Misses Elsie Schempf, Olive
Parks, Effie Whyte, Hattie Meyer,
and Edna May; Masters Sidney Eberle
Percy May, French Fuller, William
Beurhaus, Cliff Parks and Dan. Throne