Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-11
Waterloo will hold state circui

Waterloo will hold state circuit
bicycle races on Friday, September 3.
R. P. Koenig & Co.'s Minnesota
Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
for it. Only S1.25 a sack.
Fifteen members of the Water
town Turner society will go to May
vile Sunday next to take part in the
funniest.
"A number of the Bible conference
delegates attracted attention this
morning by singing gospel hymns on
the postoffice corner.
Ono of the lecturers from the
Bible conference, now in session in
this city, will preach in the Methodist
church next Sunday morning.
Frank j. Griffin, of Portland, and
W. g. Schultz, Of Juneau, two of
Dodge county's crack bicycle riders,
have agreed to contest for the county
championship at Juneau on August %.
Manager Thomas requests all
/ wheelmen interested in the holding of
local bicycle races here this month to
meet at Washington park tomorrow
Thursday evening, when ways and
means will be discussed.
"A certain candidate for the APP
pointment of postmaster here was
frequently visited yesterday by farmer
boys having dogs for sale. Wonder
if the Sun Prairie pup" episode
prompted the visitations.
When you want any lumber
windows, doors, cedar posts, No.
white pine sidewalk lumber, hard
wood flooring or anything in the lum-
Der line, call on Birmingham & Hixon,
Phone 40. 500 Main street. If
In the county court last week, on
motion of Attorney c. H. Gardner,
Judgment of foreclosure was entered
in the case of Martin Luther, plaintiff,
against Frederick Zautner, James
Whelan, Herman Friedrich, August
| Tanck and Gustav MARROW, defendants.
W. J. Bethke, of Waterfowl, and
Miss Nellie Madole, Of this city, were
married at Hartland last Friday The
groom is a well-known music teacher
at Watertown, and the bride is a
young lady highly spoken Of. For the
! present the young couple will make
| their home in this city.-Oconomowoc
Republican.
Watertown people had good luck
fishing in Rock lake Sunday Albert
| Quentmeyer, J. II. Rice and w. J.
| Black carried home one OF the incest
strings of green bass landed this
season, H. J. Strauss and Jacob JOSH
captured several large pickerel, and
Frank Eaton exhibited the finest
black bass of the summer.
"A man giving the name of Holden,
and Chicago as his residence, was
quartered in the police station Monday
afternoon, while enroute to the Col
umbia county jail at Portage. He
was in charge of Marshal Leith, of
| Columbus, and had been arrested at
Jefferson on suspicion of being the
person who burglarized the residence
of Henry Newman at Fall River July
81. Marshal Leith and his prisoner
departed on the $50 train.
Friday arguments in the case of
Jacob AmbOrn VS.. the estate of Knud
Jensen, of Waterloo, were concluded
in the county court and Judge Grimm
took the matter under advisement.
An opinion will be handed down as
soon as expedient. The case is a
very intricate one and the voluminous
testimony needs careful consideration.
The amount involved is $4,000.
| Colonel G. w. Bird, of Madison, is the
plaintiffs attorney, while r. B. Kirk
land, of Jefferson, appears for the
estate.
Mayor Rack, Aldermen Vert
heimer, Skinner and Mayer, represent
ing the special committee of the
common council to investigate the
matter of purchasing stone-crusher,
went to Chicago Thursday and in
specte2 the machines made by several
firms there. No definite conclusion in
the matter has been reached by the
committee and it is not likely that &
crJ,sher will be recommended for pur-
chase to the council. 1t is thought
more advisable for the city to secure
stone quarry before making any fur
ther outlay for machinery for stree
improvement.