Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
The suit against Max Shebsdat,

local agent of the Milwaukee, Wauke-
sha Brewing company, charged with
having sold beer without the neces-
sary license, was dismissed in Justice
Henzes court Saturday. At it's last
meeting the common council granted
the company's application for license,
which action ended the controversy
and the complaint was withdrawn
Last week the American Mailing
company filed in Chicago a first mort
gage bond for s., 600, 600 covering pro-
perty in seven different states-New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio Michigan,
Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The morte age was negotiated by the
president and the secretary of the
compar to Walther G. Oakman and
G. b. Trumbell, of New York City, as
trustees.
The inclement weather last even
ing interfered materially with the at
tendance at the entertainment given
by Log camp, No. 401, M. w. A., at
Turner Opera house, the audience be-
ing of rather small proportions. An
instructive address, delivered in the
speakers well-known eloquent style,
was given by Hon. Charles E. Whelan,
of Madison, his topic being ''Wood-
craft Mr.. Whelan is state lecturer
for the Woodmen and thoroughly con-
versant with the workings of the order.
He gave lucid explanation of the OBJ.
jects of the order and the benefits to
be derived from membership In it.
After the addre SIS there vas dancing,
m, sic being provided by the City or
chestra. About fifty couples partici-
pated
A change has been made in the
apportionment Of taxes for this county
from that sent out in our supplements
last week. The state superintendent
reported the school tax for the city of
Watertown to County Clerk A. F.
Haberman at ST., 050.31 and he accord
ingly apportioned it so. This amount
included the entire city of Watertown,
as on December l Mr.. Haberman re-
ceived notice to change the amount to
50, 99977, informing him that this was
lying in this county. This makes
discrepancy in the reports of the ways
and means committee adopted by the
board and the amount Of tax actually
raised. The tax is 81, 050.54 less than
ordered by the board, and this years
tax is therefore over $12, 900 less than
last year. Jefferson Banner
--One of the most attractive and
successful bazars in the history of the
Glover club was that given last Thurs
day evening at Concordia Opera house.
The booths We're arranged in the
upper hall and looked very pretty in
their colorings of pink and white and
lavender and white. In the lower
hall the supper tables, embellished
with smilax and carnations, were
spread and the efficient mattresses
were kept busy serving patrons from
6 to o'clock. The fancy goods,
flowers. candies, etc, were almost en-
tlrely sold out, and gratifying sum
was turned into the clubs treasury A
special feature of the entertainment
was the floral parade given by num-
Der of children, with Catherine Skin
ner as queen, the miniature carriages
in their dainty decorations forming
very pretty sight.
The course of six lectures to be de-
livered by Prof. E. Sparks, of the
Chicago university, in the new high
school building are as follows: Jan
uary 5, Thomas Jefferson, the Ex-
FOUNDER Of Democracy; January 19,
Henry Clay, the Father of Public I'm
provements; February 2, Andrew Jack
son, the Man of the People; February
16, Daniel Webster, Defender of the
Constitution; March 2, Horace Greedy,
the Newspaper in American Politics;
March 16, Abraham Lincoln, the First
American. Prof. Sparks is an elo-
quent speaker, and has the happy art
of interesting his entire audience both
old and young. These lectures ought
to have the support of every citizen in
WatertOwn. Tickets for the entire
course are only ST and can be obtained
from Fred Prentiss, secretary of the
university committee.