Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-07
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evening with Miss Ida Strauss.
"A news on arrived at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meyer Friday.
Saturday a 1O-pound baby Cir
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Conrad.
To reduce our stock we will sell
jackets and capes at cost.
ACHTENHAGEN & HEILMAN.
DR.. j. w. Quinn will be in his
Office at Waterfowl every Wednesday
Thursday, Friday and Saturday here
after. Eyes tested free.
1t fills the arteries with rich red
blood, makes new flesh, healthy men
and women. That's what Rocky
Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents. G.
A. Gamm.
"A new departure at the w. D.
Sproesser company's is a fine assort-
ment of art crockery and porcelain
from the royal and imperial establish
ments of Limoges and Nielsen. Have
a look at it anyway. 11w3
"A Bundy time recorder has been
placed in the postofice by the govern
ment for the use of the mail carriers.
Each is provided with keys which fit
the recording attachment, and is
obliged to register the time of his ar
rival and departure from the office,
Frank Terwedo, a workman en-
ployed by F. Behlke in putting up a
sign for Wegemann & Strauss Monday
afternoon, was thrown to the walk by
the slipping of a ladder on which he
was standing and sustained slight in
iuries. The ladder struck a plate
glass window and demolished it.
DR.. j. M. Sleicher entertained a
large company of friends last evening
at his home on North Church street,
in honor of his fourth marriage ami
versary. 1t was pleasant affair and
gotten up as a surprise for Mrs.
Sleicher Dancing was the chief
diversion, the Blaesius orchestra pro-
viding music.
M. Mccullough, the local boxer,
has written letter to The Evening
Wisconsin challenging Harry Fails,
Of Milwaukee, to twentyrOund glove
contest for from $25 to $50, to take
place within three weeks. He says
that The Sentinel's report of his being
bested by Fails in a private fight re-
Gently was a misstatement.
Monday Albert Solliday, admins
traitor of the estate of the late s. R.
Sleeper, sold the north lot of the resi-
dence property of the deceased at auc-
ton to Julius Fix, the consideration
being 800, the appraised valuation.
The lot has frontage of 1872 feet on
Fifth street and 100 feet on Bailey
street. Mr. Fix intends erecting a
residence thereon.
The following officers of Water
town lodge, No. 40, F. & A. NJ, were
elected for the ensuing year last Thurs
day evening: Worthy master, Jonas
Stahl; senior warden, John Chapman;
junior warden, John Robinson; treas
urer, Ferdinand Schmutzler; secretary,
William Humphrey; trustee for three
years, w. F. Voss; director Masonic
union, George W. Hill.
The ". d. Sproesser company is
an unusually large and at
tractive line of musical instruments at
prices that will be found right. The
assortment consists of grand and up
right pianos made by such old and re-
nowned concerns as Kranich & Bach,
1vers & Pond, Braumueller, Pease and
Kimball. Also parlor, self-playing
and piano-organs OF national reputa-
ton. Employing no canvassing agents,
a great saving is assured to pur-
chaserS. 11w3
Frank Wilson, one of the men
who robbed the postoffice at Ixonia
about a year ago and who was captured
by a posse of men led by Deputy
Sheriff James Mccall, has been held
for trial before Judge Bum, of the
United States distr let court at Madison.
He is now confined in jail at Milwau-
kee and it is understood will plead
guilty to the charge when his trial
comes on. Wilson, in company with
two other men, stole about 800 worth
of stamps. The crime is punishable
by a long term in states prison. ,
In an article on the 1898 county
board Of supervisors The Jefferson Re
cord says: ''The city of Watertown
was also represented by it's old super
visors, with the exception of Mr..
Struck, who, owing to his removal
from his ward, was succeeded by
James 2. McGolrick, who is a very
bright young man and will be a very
valuable member of the board. We
hope to see him returned next year.
The other members from Watertown,
Messrs. Stacy, Jaeger, Breckenridge
and Gaebler, have always served their
constituents faithfully and with ability,
and they can feel proud of their re-
cord"
Patrons and friends of the Clover
club in large numbers were enter
tanned at the seventeenth annual
bazaar and supper last Thursday
evening in the Concordia Opera house.
AS usual, these working Congrega-
tional ladies made complete success
of their 11nderta kinp and raapod q