Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-08-17

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street. 47w4
Try Globe Milling Co.'s New
White Daisy. Gotten up expressly for
home patronage. Ask your grocer
for it.
The Young Mems Bowling club
and a large quota of other WATERFOWL
people enjoyed the day at Lake Mills
Sunday.
The residence property st 30s
North Warren street has been pur-
chased by Mrs. Mary Roark for a
home for herself and her son William.
Upwards of $50 dead sparrows,
supposed to have been killed by the
storm Of Sunday night, were found
the following morning under tree in
the First ward.
Many men and women 60 about
face to face with death. Bad liver, kid
neys, constipated. Rocky Mountain
Tea will bring back strength and
| health. 35 cents. -Chas. A. Gamm.
The Island pavilion was the scene
of merry dancing party Friday even
ing, participated in by some thirty
five couples of young people. Music
was provided by Hardege's string
quartette.
An alarm of fire shortly before 10
o'clock this morning called the de-
partment to the home Of Mrs. Martha
Weissert, on North Washington street,
where an explosion of the gas range
| had started a blaze in the kitchen.
It was promptly extinguished.
The First and Second wards have
| improved Third street from Main to
Market, and North Third from Main
| to Madison, with covering of crushed
stone and gravel, the road roller being
| employed in the work. The result is
very satisfactory piece of roadbed.
The summer institute and train
ing school al Jefferson closed Thurs
day. The total attendance was 115.
The institute was in session for four
weeks and was under the supervision
of County Superintendent j. L. HELEN,
assisted by Professors A. W. Weber,
Frank Hendry and Miss Kate c.. Ma
witty.
A number of young boys ever
since the departure of Buffalo Bills
wild west have been engaged in prac-
ticing with the lasso. Last evening
one of them succeeded in lassoing a
man while driving along the street,
pulling him off the wagon. Numerous
cases are reported by bicycle riders Of
the same treatment. There should be
some cure for this wild west attain
ment. Times.
The case of r. P. and George
KCenig VS.. the City of Watertown
had hearing before Judge Grimm at
jefferson Saturday. The hearing was
on the temporary injunction recently
| granted the plaintiffs restraining the
| city from filing up the east side mill
race. City Attorney Pease appeared
for the defendant and argued for the
dissolving Of the Injunction. The
matter was taken under advisement
and the court is expected to render q
| decision this week.
Thursday evening a horse belong
ing to Fred Radtke became frightened
near the corner of Main and Second
| streets and, detaching itself from the
buggy, ran away. Its course was
F.! down Second street to the St. Paul
railway, where it took to the tracks
and ran east as far as the Concord
avenue crossing, there entangling it
self in a cattleguard and breaking one
| of it's legs. Before the animal could
be extricated by persons who noticed
it's predicament, it was struck by a
! passing freight train and killed. Mr.
Radtke had just purchased the horse
the same day.
"A handsome new flag, 10x20 feet
in size, was formally dedicated by the
WatertoWn Turner society at it's park
Sunday afternoon. The flag is a gift
to the society from the ladies' section,
and the presentation address was given
by Mrs. W. T. Quentmeyer, to which
the president of the society, Edward
Specht, responded appropriately. The
starry emblem was thereupOn flung to
the breeze from the opera house flag
staff. Tha flag raising was followed
by private picnic and in the even
ing dancing was enjoyed to the music
of Hardege's orchestra.
Monday Louis Mueller, propri-
etor of the grocery at the corner of
Main street and College avenue,
cashed what proved to be bogus
check for stranger who claimed to
hail from Winona. The check was
for $40 and was given in payment of
q grocery bill amounting to about 81,
Mr.. Mueller of course giving the pur-
chaser the change. The stranger
represented at first that he was look
ing for house to rent and was di-
rected to one by Mr.. Mueller. Later
he returned and purchased the gro
ceries, saying that. he would remove
his family from Winona shortly. His
story, as well as his check, proved to
be a fake.
1.-The Pixies entertainment was