Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

ing to give May ball on the night OF
the 25th inst.
Big Joe, Jersey Lily, Fa'd to Beat,
White Daisy, Queen and Best family
flours. at Becker & Thauer'e.
The city authorities have pur-
chased two new flags, which float from
the city hall and the Phoenix engine
house.
-Ex-Mayor and Mrs. Edward Rack
are the proud parents Of baby boy,
which arrived at their home Saturday
morning.
The E. Kunert Manufacturing
company has the contract for the new
store building of E. A. Sanders al
Marshall.
A movement is on foot among
some of our young men for the organ
ization of an independent military
organization.
w. F. Quentmeyer has purchased
the old G. B. Lewis dwelling and will
move it to his lot on the corner Of
Church and West Milwaukee streets.
The Horace Vinton company will
appear at Concordia Opera house, May
16, II, Is and 10, in a repertoire Of
standard plays. Miss Eda Clayton is
the star.
-Moritz F. Blumenfeld has sold his
home on Milwaukee street to Edward
Sipp for $1,700. The former con-
templates building new residence on
Clyman street.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railways new Pioneer limited
train will be on exhibition at Water
town at 1880 A. NJ. Tuesday, May II,
and remain fifteen minutes.
The contract for building the
dwelling which G. II. jacob will erect
on Seventh street, near Clyman street,
has been let to A. F. Baumann, whose
bid was So. PAL. This does not include
heating, plumbing, sewage, etc.
The acquaintance here of George
B. Ransom, who visited at the home
of his aunt, Mrs. J. A. Hall, a few
years ago, will be interested to know
that he is an officer on one Of the
ships of Commodore Dewey's Asiatic
squadron.
-Wilkowski Bros cigarmakers
are taking their annual outing in Xnis-
pel's woods, south of the city. They
have an excellent camping equipment
and are hugely enjoying the fine
weather Engel Zeidler is serving as
chef, which is a guaranty that the
boys have good things to eat.
At the semi-annual election of
officers Of the Iroquois club, held last
evening, the following were chosen:
President, Edward F. Wieman; vice
president, William III. Woodland; secre-
tary, g. w. Norris; treasurer, A. j.
Hilgendorf. The Entertainment COM
mittee is composed Of c.. r. Blumen-
field, E. L. Schempf and j. F. Prentiss.
The annual oratorical contest of
the n Northwestern College league took
place Friday evening at Evanston, Ill.
Edward T. Fox, of Milwaukee, repre-
scented the University of Wisconsin,
with Joseph E. Davies, of this city,
as his alternate Mr.. Fox's Grafton
was on Public Opinion, and he was
awarded fifth place among the con-
testants by the judges. Mr.. Davies
was elected secretary of the league.
Prof. George M Richie, the elo-
cutionist, gave an interesting and
highly pleasing entertainment at the
Congregational church Thursday even
ing. The program was diversified
one, consisting of humorous, charac-
ter, tragedy and burlesque selections,
showing we'll the professors versatil-
ity. He also gave an address on the
Delsartean theory of physical culture.
Mrs. G. c.. Weiss and William Sproes-
ser assisted in the program with vocal
music, while Mrs. Elizabeth Green,
organist, and L. W. Bonner, violinist,
played the accompaniment.
The announcement that the North
western university cadets would en-
gage in a sham battle on the university
campus Friday afternoon last at
tracte6 a large number of spectators
to witness the war-like proceedings.
Two companies of regularly uniformed
and equipped cadets, inspired by music
of the military band, were pitted
against one company of misfit soldiers
rugged out in sort of geurilla style.
The former of course were the United
States forces, while the latter were
supposed to represent the Spaniards.
From the start there was no doubt
as to who would be the victors, and
after a liberal exchange OF volleys of
blank cartridges the Spanish con-
tingent was forced to retire, much to
the delight and satisfaction of the
lookers-on. The s'ba5tle" seemed to
De of considerable interest, and the
cadets showed very creditable pro-
ficiency in the manual Of arms and
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