Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-01

and organ and in harmony. Terms
made known on application. I'm.
The damage by the fire of July l
to the plant of the Howe Lumber COM
pany, Tower, Mimi, in which our
townsman, M j. Woodland, is large
stockholder, will aggregate about
$50, 600, with an insurance of $40, 500.
The Fortnightly club, of Ocono-
mowoc, has been invited by the Sat-
urday club, of this city, to join in a
picnic here tomorrow afternoon. A
goodly representation of the Ocono-
mowoc ladies is expected.
Mayor CRUDE is listed to play left
field for the county officials in the ball
game at Jefferson tomorrow. The
opposing team will be made up OF
Jefferson city officials. The proceeds
are to be donated to the New Rich
mond sufferers.
The result shown by the count OF
the vote for carnival queen Friday
afternoon is as follows:
Hattie Tetzlaff 49 Bertha Froelich. =. III
Birdie Habhegger..3S Blanche Webb. 49,. il
NJ. Feldschneider 20 Jennie Lord .......1
Jennie Kusel -. ....16 Josie Buchheit.. .....1
Adella Piper ...........15 Selma Schempf. Ill
Elsa Wiggenhorn. IL
Henry Last, employed in the
grocery and commission department
of Schempf Brothers company's store,
was married Wednesday to Miss Anna
Bussler at her home in the town OF
Pennington. A large number OF
friends and relatives, including sever
/ al from this city, attended the cere-
mony and festivities.
--Lieutenant-Gove Jesse Stone
! re-entered the baseball arena Satur-
/ day, after an absence of many years,
and posed for one inning as pitcher
/ for the state officials in the game at
| Milwaukee with the city officials OF
/ Milwaukee. From reports of the
game we judge Mr.. Stone is more OF
a success in other walks of public life
than as ball player.
On Sunday morning occurred the
death of Miss Alice E. Bundy, teacher
of music in the Wisconsin Bible insti-
tute. Deceased was 40 years of age.
Her death was caused by cancer Be
fore coming here Miss Bundy was on
the faculty of Wayland academy, Bea-
yer Dam. Funeral services were held
at the institute this morning and the
remains taken to Rio for burial
The sad intelligence of the death
at Waupun of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
| d. w. Moore, was received by S. G.
Roper Saturday. Mrs. Moore was a
daughter Of William S. Turner, who
at one time was engaged in business
here. Her age was about 65 years.
The funeral occurred Monday. Mr..
Roper, w. P. Brown and Mrs. w. E.
Woodland were in attendance.
The professional announcement
of William j. Bethke will be found
elsewhere. Mr.. Bethke recently re-
turned here from Denver, Col, where
he studied music under William O..
Sauvlet, the accomplished pianist for
merly with the lamented Remenyi,
and now with the Academy of Music
| in that city. He intends to continue
his studies at the Wisconsin Conserva-
tory of Music. Milwaukee, under Prof.
BOeppler
"A merry lot of exursionists to the
number of $50, filing three coaches,
boarded the 7:05 train Thursday
morning. bound for Okauchee, where
| the annual picnic OF the Congrega-
tional church and Sunday school was
held. The picnic grounds were located
on the banks of the lake near the
Hotel HOffmaster, and in the full en-
joyment of the perfect weather most
delightful day was spent with boating,
fishing, bathing, etc.
The executive committee in
charge of the proposed good roads
convention during state fair week
has appointed committee on dele
gates, consisting of the members of
the state board of agriculture. This
places the selection of delegates in
the hands Of Wisconsin s agriculturists,
and will make the convention essen
TALLY a farmers convention. The
committee has done right The farm
ers are more interested in country
roads than any one else. Three prac-
teal farmers are to be appointed
delegates from every town in Wiscon-
sim
-Quartermaster General A. Solli-
day has been quite busy lately MAX
ing ready for the annual encampment
of the state troops at Camp Douglas,
which begins the 9Th inst, the Sec
ond being the regiment selected to
take the initial training. The reser-
walton, under General Solliday's ideas,
has been decidedly improved this
summer, one of the added conveniences
being fine stone and brick bath house
for the use of the troops. General
Solliday takes especial pride in the
work of planning the encampment and
looks after many of the purchases per-
sonally. He has engaged Albert Zeit-
Ter If this city. as one of the cooks for
the )fticers' mess.
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