Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-22
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Queen" is the best. Ask your grocer
for it. Only $50 a sack.
On July 1 G. Gloger, Sr., will
open a saloon and restaurant in the D.
Weber building on North Water
street
PARTIES intending to take out
liquor licenses for the ensuing year
should make application at once, as
the time expires July /.
-Gamm's drug store, next to post
office. Headquarters for pure drugs
and medicines. GenuiRe Paris green
on sale. Farmers trade solicited,
Juneau is preparing for a big
Fourth of July celebration. Hon.
Robert M. Lafollette, of Madison, is
announced as the orator of the day.
Miss Mary Zieman, of the town
of Watertown, will be married to Rev.
Mr.. Eitzmann, Of Florence, this after
noon, at St. Johns Lutheran church.
Under the new war tax law an
assessment of So is made upon each
and every bowling alley, billiard and
pool table open to the public. This
one item will produce no small amount
of revenue for the government.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway has put on another Sun
day excursion train to accommodate
people desiring to spend Tie day fish
inc at the lake resorts. The train
leaves Milwaukee at $3.50 A. NJ and
runs as far as this city, stopping at
all the points along the line
john F. McGolrick has filed his
resignation as alderman of the Seventh
ward. This step was taken on account
of Mr.. McGolrick having entered into
contract to do a portion Of the street
sprinkling, and the city charterforbl
any city officials to participate in such
contracts The vacancy will be sup
piled by appointment by the mayor.
In order to ascertain the efficiency
of the fire department in getting to
fires, Chief Roy turned in an alarm at
9 o'clock Thursday evening and the
! companies were sent to the North
western depot. The run was made
in the short space Of four minutes. The
new driver of the hook and ladder
truck, Emil Behl, made his initial
run with his team in a very salts
factory manner.
Members of the Woman's Relief
corps and other ladies performed a
noble work last evening in giving an
ice-cream social at the city park, the
proceeds of which were donated to
Mrs. Mary May, a deserving old lady
who is i'll and in needy circumstances.
Several pretty booths were arranged
and willing hands served the refresh
ments to the large number Of patrons.
The Mandolin orchestra provided
1 music.
We are in receipt of an invita-
ton to the commencement exercises
of the University of Wisconsin, being
held at Madison this week. Among
the graduates are Agnes Chapman,
modern classical course; Joseph Ed
ward Davies, modern classical course,
and Julia Ruebhausen, general science
course, all OF this city. At the class
day exercises yesterday afternoon,
Mr.. Davies delivered the class day
grafton.
Sunday last the Feast of the
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Bernard's church. A large number
of children received first communion
at the s o'clock mass, and at vespers
the imposing and handsome statue oil
ST. Anthony was blessed with impress
sive services, after which an address
appropriate to the occasion was de-
ivered by Rev. j. j. Ryan, of Mil
waukee. A fine musical program was
rendered by the Cecilian choir.
The household goods Of J. Har,
rington were shipped to Watertown to-
day, where Mr.. Harrington has served
in the capacity of general yardmaster
His family will follow in few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington have lived
in Portage many years and are vel
known and have a very large circle O
friends who will be sorry to learn O
their removal from this city. Mr.. Har
rington was general yardmaster of The
, Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul yart
here a number of years, and was
| transferred to Watertown about si1
months ago.-Portage Register.
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