Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-06

al head Of Shetland ponies recently,
thirteen going to the Gentry pony and
dog show, two to party in Annapolis,
Md, and one to party at Bangor,
Wis.
Plans for the new Catholic church
at Clymna are being prepared by
Van Ryn & De Gelleke, Of Milwaukee.
1t is to be 42x94 feet and have seat
ing capacity of 400. The cost will be
81 900.
Have l not hidden ye beware of
something said to be the same as
Rocky Mountain Tea, made by the
Madison Medicine company? If. We
are truly wise, heed this warning. c.
A. Gamm.
The next sectional teachers meet
ing for Watertown and vicinity will
be held Saturday. February 10, be-
ginning at 10 A. NJ, at the high school
building. A general attendance of
teachers is desired.
The firm of A. Roegner & Co., of
this city, has the contract for costly
monument which the members of the
Lutheran church at Ashippun will
erect to the memory of their late pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Plantz.
Rev. Mr.. Miller, gentleman we'll
versed in the Morse literature, de1iv-
cred a lecture Saturday evening at the
Northwestern university chapel, on
the 'sWoelsunga Saga" as given in
the translation by Morris.
If the grounding ventured from
his winters abode last Friday, Candle
mas day, he surely saw his shadow,
as the sun shone brightly. Accord
ingly, if tradition prove correct, we
shall have six weeks more of cold
weather.
The tenth annual meeting of the
Southern Wisconsin Teachers asso-
citation will be held at Racine, April
and Z. Among the attractions of the
program is lecture by Booker t.
Washington on ''The Negro Problem
of the South
On Thursday Justice Stacy SEN
fenced Frank Mac, an itinerant song
and dance ''artist," to thirty days in
the county jail for larceny. He was
found guilty of stealing number of
towels and other articles from the
New Commercial hotel cafe.
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the postoffice February 6:
Coyne & Ardell Holm, Chas
Elmore, Susie K. King, John
Farnam, Fred Meffert, Mrs Henry
FOsnire, Z. IL. Rausch Mrs. Louise
Giles, G. E. Zaeler, Miss Emma
Hitchcock, Miss E. A.
W. F. GRUETzMACHER P. M.
As an evidence of the style of
work done by the I, L. Henry com
pany, there is on exhibition in the
window of Keck's furniture store a
varied assortment of paper boxes
which is attracting considerable in
terest. The samples show excellent
workmanship.
The cheese factory owned by the
Shields Butter and Cheese association
and located on the farm of Mrs. David
Barry, seven miles west of the city,
was burned Sunday night. Insurance,
81 900 on building and 5000 on stock
of cheese, of which there was about
5000 worth on hand. The factory was
operated by farmers.
Rev A. Pieper, of Milwaukee
was elected q professor and inspector
in the Northwestern university, this
city, by the board Of the Lutheran
synod of Wisconsin in session at Mil
waukee Thursday. He succeeds Prof.
J. FL. Koehler, who goes to the Wau-
watosa seminary to take the chair of
church history. Mr.. Pieper will come
here the first of May.
Attorney General Hicks has turned
over to State Treasurer Davidson
the estate of Laura A. Armitage, of
Fort Atkinson, who died without heirs
or relatives several years ago. The
property consists of So, 1852 in cash,
house and lot in Fort Atkinson
worth 81, 900 and jewelry worth $40.
Under the statutes the property goes
to the state school fund unless heirs
appear to claim it soon. The jewelry