Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-11

One day last week Mrs. Fred Zim-
hermann, of IXOnia, fell from loaded
wagon and broke her hip and wrist.
Carl Otto, Jr., of this city, will
Miss Johanna Bender, Of the latter
place.
Chief of Police Block reports that
during the year 1898 1,648 persons
mostly tramps-were given lodging in
the city lookup. The total number oil
arrests made on warrants was III.
At the annual meeting of the fire
department Monday evening Alfred
Meyer was elected president for the
ensuing year; Arthur Krebs, vice.
, president; G. E. Gloger, secretary; A.
A. Hardie, treasurer.
"A, P. Boardman will render SER
vice to the state at he February term
Of court as one o. the petit jurors
from this city. Mr.. Boardman will
make an intelligent, discriminating
juror, and his selection is in keeping
with the eternal fitness of things. The
jury system is good one.
The will of the late James Hal
was probated at Juneau last week
The testatOr bequeaths to his two
daughters, Emily E. and Mary j.
Hall, all Of his real estate and personal
property. including an insurance policy
of $4,000. Emily E. Hall was APP
pointed executriX of the estate.
superintendent of Waterworks
i, julius Fix, of this city has been en-
gagged to prepare plans and specifca-
tions for the water plant to be placed
In the jefferson county asylum and
poor house. The trustees have I'M
doubtedly made good selection, as
Mr.. Fix is considered competent to
render good service.
The Watertown Liederkranz at
meeting Sunday afternoon elected
the following officers: President, E..
Jansen; president, F. Buending;
corresponding secretary, H. Hilgen-
dorf; financial secretary, II. Muegge;
treasurer, H. Kramer; archivar, L..
Wetzel; collector, NJ. Hilgendorf;
trustees, j. Schatz, G. Stiemke; beer
fuchs, Hans Koch.
The business card of F. L. Lind
say, architect and superintendent, will
be found elsewhere. Mr.. Lindsay has
just come here from Portage, and will
have an Office over Meyers shoe store.
He is a competent and thoroughly re-
liable architect, and hopes to receive
the clientage Of the public. Water
town certainly ought to afford an ex-
cellent field for this line of work
The concert of the Wagner Male
Quartette company at Turner Opera
house Monday night was in some
ways disappointment, the num-
bers rendered being Of a light nat
ure aud not up to the standard of
the previous attractions in the enter
tainment course. However, the quar-
tette singing showed pleasing har-
mOny, and for it's kind was very good.
We understand that two of the mem
bers labored under the difficulties of
severe colds, which lo5racted materi-
ally from their work. This was the
last number of the course, which has
been very successful. There was a
large audience present.
The police force of this city is
probably the poorest paid of any like
body of men in the state People
must remember that these men are on
duty when they are snugly ensconced
in good warm bed, and that they
are obliged to face the extremes of
all kinds of weather. They have to
support their families, and dress as
becomes the dignity of their position.
How are they going to do it GA $50
per month? Other cities pay about
twice that sum. Besides, it is a very
hazardous occupation. Their work is
amongst the criminal classes, and the
liability to bodily injury and the de-
struction of hard-earned uniforms con-
tinually stares them in the face. 9th
ers might be found to take these
places at the same miserable stipend,
but an increase in their monthly al
lowance would not only be an act of
justice but tend to gr> alter jealous
ness. These men have long been in
the employ of the city, and their faith
fulness deserves to be rewarded.