Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-09

The high school commencement
exercises will be held on the evening
of June 30.
The work of grading Richards
cut is being rapidly pushed forward
by the Milwaukee road
Fred Witte, of this city, and Lila
Fels, of Milwaukee, were granted a
marriage license in Milwaukee Friday.
A pleasant dance was held at
Turner Opera house Sunday night,
music being provided by an itinerant
Italian orchestra.
The Woman's auxiliary and
Woman's guild meet next Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Agnes Kuehn,
corner Second street and Western
avenue.
After a faithful and continuous
service of twenty-five years, Edmund
Goeldner has resigned his position as
organist of the Evangelical Protestant
church. Mr.. Goeldner's record is
rare one and he can be justly proud
of it,
The newly established grade of
sidewalks on Main street is not meet
ing with much favor. walk lust
completed in front of Eberle's drug
store is several inches lower than the
adjoining walks, rendering consider
able Inconvenience to pedestrians.
1t is expected that ultimately a uni
formity in the grade will be in vogue
BY invitation Mrs. Chas Kartak
read an interesting paper before the
Saturday club in Watertown Tuesday
afternoon. The subject of the paper
was German Refugees liz Wisconsin, ~.
which was source of much pleasure
to the WatertOwn ladies. During her
stay in Watertown Mrs Kartak and
| Miss Julia A. Lapham, who accompa-
! MED her, were the guests of Mrs. w.
! G.. Stone. Free Press.
olga Nethersole, the renowned
| English actress, in her repertoire of
emotional plays, was the magnet that
attracted many devotees of the drama
from this city to Milwaukee last week
| Miss Nethersole is a favorite with
| Watertown people and they contri-
| buted considerable mite towards
making her engagement record
breaker at the Davidson. Aside from
the splendid work OF the star herself,
| there was no particular merit to the
productions, the supporting company
| being very mediocre.
An individual living on the out
| skirts of the Seventh ward had a
| horse some time ago but as he was
little too high spirited to suit him be
! traded the animal off to a local dealer
and gave $1.50 to boot. He took the
new charger home and hitched him
| up, and the horse, not being familiar
with his new surroundings, kicked
the rig all to pieces He led the
| horse into town and traded him off
| for coat about six inches too long
for him, and is now applying to him
| self the parable Of the man who went
| down to Jericho.
The Business Mems association
| held regular meeting last Tuesday
evening at the city hall, aud trans
acted considerable business. A COM
mittee OF five was appointed to coop
crate with the council and O.. A. r
| committees in making arrangements to
suitably celebrate Memorial day and
also to make all necessary arrange
| ments for the dedication of the sol
| dierS' monument. 1t is the intention
| of the association to hold a street fair
and carnival next September. The
association is alive to the Importance
of thoroughly looking after the city's
| interests and will put forth every eff
! fort to induce manufacturing indus
tries to locate here.
The new marriage law Is now in
| force. and the attention of those con-
templating matrimony is called to its
| provisions, else there may be a gre
| VlOuS disappointment to the contract
ing parties. The applicant shall sign
and verify a statement that the par
ties are Of legal age, and that no legal
| impeachment to marriage exists. If
the contracting parties are under q
and IS years of age, respectively, and
| have not had former husband and
wife, the consent in person or in writ
ing OF the parent or guardian shall be
| obtained, and if the consent is in
writing it shall be signed oy the par
ent or guardian in the presence of
two Subscribing witnesses. When appli-
cation is made in person the applicant
shall verify a statement made before
the county clerk of the county in which
| the female resides, or if not resi-
dent Of the state, then from the clerk
of the county where the marriage is to
take place in this state. Licenses must
be issued five days prior to the date set
for the marriage. The county clerk
shall receive as a fee for said license
the sum Of so cents.
FLOWER SEEDS.
Have just received another large as
sOrtment Of flowers seeds. Sweet Peas
| oil I o..