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

The saloon at No. ) Main street
is now occupied by Gustav Hahn.
The Crescents and Oconomowocs
will play ball at Washington park
next Sunday afternoon, 2:30 o'clock.
-Gamm's drug store, next to post
office. Reliable medicines; prices
always the lowest; bring your pre-
scriptiOns.
so and upwards gets you an all
wool suit, made to order at Becker q
Thauer's. Fit and workmanship
guaranteed.
At Oconomowoc Sunday afternoon
the P. J. Petersen baseball team de-
feated the Crescents, of this city, by
score of II to 9.
"A wedding in which our social
circles are much interested is to occur
next Wednesday evening, July IA.
1t will be a quiet affair.
A very pretty display of colored
incandescent lights encircling the
portrait of ssthe father of his country"
adorned the window of L. H. Cordes
& Co. s office over the Fourth.
-Rumor has it that another aspir-
ant for the local postoffice appointment
has announced himself, but we can
not personally confirm the report.
He is a staunch and enthusiastic Re
publican.
Yesterday morning a young child
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mccall, town
of Shields, was severely scalded about
the ips by falling into pail of hot
water which was standing near the
washing machine.
-Horsemen should try DR.. Ang-
licker's New Horse Remedies, Collie
Cure, Liniment and Condition
Powder. They can be relied upon
to give satisfactory results at all
times. Sold at John Molzahn's drug
store.
Just previous to the morning
parade Saturday the team hauling
Brandt & Abele's float became fright
ened and ran away on Fourth street.
The float was demolished, thus pre-
venting the firm from being repre-
sented in the parade.
Thomas M. Mathews, who con-
Quoted a saloon on North Second
street the past year, has purchased
i forty acres of land in the town of
Aztalan from Emil Schaefer, paying
! So, 400 He will remove there with
] his family and engage in farming.
Attention is directed to the new
:ad = of the Watertown Steam laundry.
The proprietors, Messrs. Rice and
Campbell, are active and progressive
young business men, and they are con-
Quoting their enterprise in frst-class,
up-to-date style. Patrons are sure
to be pleased with their work.
"A blaze in the store of Paul F.
Schoechert on College avenue was
discovered Monday night and the fire
department called out. The flames
were extinguished before much harm
was done, the damage to the stock
being principally from water The
loss was covered by insurance.
"A. F. Baumann, late secretary OF
the E. Kunert Manufacturing company
has secured the agencies of William
Bayley & Sons castings, Cornish,
Curtis & Greene's dairy machinery,
Orr & Sembower's engines and boilers,
and the Union Oil company's paints
and oils. He will take contracts for
general iron work.
On the morning of July 20 will
occur an annular eclipse of the sun,
the second one of the year. 1t will be
visible throughout the United States
as a partial eclipse; and to observers
in Southern Wisconsin will begin at
about 7:45 A. NJ. and end at about 900
A. NJ. About One-half of the suns
disc in diameter will be obscured by
the moon in this region.
Joseph E. Davies, of this city,
has been notified by letter by Presi-
dent c. X Adams, of the University
of Wisconsin, that he has been ap-
pointed as an assistant instructor in
the university gymnasium for the next
school year, 1898, at salary OF
5000. Mr.. Davies was recommended
for the place by DR.. Elsom, the pro-
lessor of physical culture and director
of the gymnasium, and by the board
of ,,araptS