Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-27
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Brighorn, Pearl Jennerlch, A. 1t.
| Brown. Carrie z. Miller, Hubert
| Friday, Lene McHugh, ,; r.
| Grothman Johan Sprenger, Bertha.
! Hayes, DR.. ID. y. W1eckey, VIC
w. F .GRUETzMACHER,P 2. M.
The play, ga Box of Monkeys, :"
will not be given under the auspices
of the Woman's Relief corps on the
! last weeks issue, but will be given at
! the high school alumni reunion on
July 1.
--On Thursday night the engine
of the passenger VIII CHI arrives here
at 9:10 P. NJ. ran off the turn table at
the Chicago & Northwestern depot.
A wrecling crew was brought into
service and placed the engine back
on the track.
The ordinance granting fran
chise to erect a telephone system in
this city by the Wolf River Lines
Promotion and Construction company
! did not come up before the council for
action Tuesday night as the proper
committees were too crowded with
work to look over and consider the
matter.
Miss Ethel Norris entertained a
number of her young friends, on
Thursday afternoon, in honor of
Bessie Steele, of Chicago. Those pre-
sent were Mary Gardner, Marjorie
Evans, Louise and Elsie Sproesser,
Eta Kabet, Irene Jones, Genevieve
and Kenneth Bradley, and Bessie
Steele.
The carnival now promises to be
a grand success, as the committee APP
pointed to solicit the necessary funds
announce that they have already re-
ceived $1,700, with prospects of max
ing it ST. 800. Everyone should lend
helping hand and see that Water
town holds a carnival that it will be
proud of.
The Sunrise club was enter
tanned Sunday at Waukesha Beach by
John Wolf, the genial travelling
man who makes weekly business visits
to this city. Among those who en-
! joyed the outing were W. +. Brandt,
Ferd Schmutzler. A. Quentmeyer, d.
H. Beurhaus, E. j. Wiggenhorn and
A. G.. Kruger.
1t is reported that flow ers on the
graves of St. Bernard's cemetery are
being stolen. Can it be that people
in these civilized times are low enough
to desecrate the resting places of the
departed? Guilty parties ought to
consider what they are doing and not
steal flowers from cemetery, even if
their wants cannot be satisfied other
wise.
Friday was an ideal day for pic
nicking, and the children of the public
schools hugely enjoyed their annual
outing on Concordia island. The
procession of some 1,200 pupils, in
charge of their teachers and attired
! insholiday garb, made pleasing pic
ture as 1t wendell its way to the island,
where the afternoon was passed with
various kinds of games and pastimes.
The Sinnissippi band furnished music
for the occasion.
Marriage licenses were granted in
Jefferson county on the following
dates: June 15-Edwin 0. Dummer
and Ada B. Wilson, both of Lake
Mills June 17-Thomas j. Scion
and HELEN L. Mccarthy, both of West
Superior. June 19-John Klein, of
Waukesha, and Emma Zeddias, of
Sullivan. June 2O-Charlie Guchow,
of Waterloo, and Anna Maske, of
Lake Mills; Herbert W. Gallup and
Edna Fetterly, both of Milford.
"A press special from Monroe,
June "a, says that Judge B. F. Dun
widdie, having received his commits
sion, opened court here yesterday. 1t
was his first duty in his official posi-
ton. Local attorneys who supported
P. j. Clauson for the place congratu-
lated him in open court and assured
him their hearty support and good
will. The judge responded and the
exchange of courtesies was most
friendly"
The Western Union Telegraph
company has placed in this city four
standard clocks and correct time will
be gotten once day at the tele-
graph office, where the master clock
will be placed. The others are in
Wiggenhorn's jewelry store, Goeld-
ner's department store and the New
Commercial hotel. The time-pieces
are of the most modern kind, selfwind-
ing, and will be regulated from the
master clock each hour. They work
by electricity.
At the annual tournament of the
State Firemen's association held at
Columbus last week OconomOwoc won
the hose race and Jefferson the hook
and ladder race. 1t was voted to hold
next years tournament at Jefferson.
The old officers were reelected, as
follows: President, @. W. Harvey,
Beaver Dam; first vice president, H. j..
Grell, johnson Creek; second vice
president. M. D. Barbour, Mansion; re-
cording secretary, 0. F. Roes sler, JEFF
ferson; corresponding secretary, A.
M. Bellack, Columbus; treasurer, Fred
B. Brown, OconOmowOc.