Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-01


freight brakeman on the Milwaukee
road, lost his pocketbook containing
$22 yesterday morning. He laid 1t
on bench in the caboOse of his train
when summoned burriedly to attend
to his duties, and upon returning found
it was gone No doubt some thief
entered during his absence and APP
propriated it.
Among those who passed the state
bar examination held in Milwaukee
last week was Edward J. Walsh, of
this city, a former well-known student
of the Sacred Heart college Mr..
Walsh is a nephew of Rev. John j.
O'Keeffe and possesses fine abilities.
He has been studying law at the Uni
versity of Notre Dame since he left
Sacred Heart.
The Deutscher Militaerverein met
at Barden Maennerchor hall last night
and decided to hold a company in
spection Wednesday, May %. for the
purpose of securing uniform suits in
which to attend the German Veterans
reunion at Watertown, June II and IL.
About $50 veterans will go from this
city, Racine and Kenosha to the re-
union -Thursday' Milwaukee Sen
tinel
The breaking of a car wheel
caused bad wreck of the freight
train going north about o'clock
Thursday morning, about one-half
mile north of Koshkonong station.
Eighteen cars were thrown into a pile
in very promiscuous manner. 1t
caused great inconvenience, as during
the day all passenger trains had to
run from either way to the wreck and
then transfer baggage. Atkin-
son Union.
The Jefferson county Democratic
convention for the election of fourteen
delegates to the state convention and
seven delegates to the congressional
convention is called to meet at Jetfer-
son, June 2. Caucuses for the cleo
ton of delegates to said county con-
vention will be held June l. Water
town is entitled to representation in
the county convention as follows:
First ward, 3; Second ward, 3; Third
ward, 2; Fourth ward, 2; Seventh ward
2; town, 3.
"A decided novelty in the Milwau-
kee carnival, June 26 to 20, will be
an automobile parade, displays of fast
automobile driving and fancy driving
by experts. There will be automo-
biles of every size and description, from
the amateur contrivance of young
America 10 the handsome coupe with
its driver and footman. There will
be electric automobiles, gasoline aut-
omobiles, steam automobiles-in fact
every kind that has yet appeared. 1t
will be display unique in every re-
spect and promises to be a feature of
the carnival that will attract more
than ordinary interest from residents
of the state. An entire afternoon
will be given to automobile parades
and races.
The news of the suicide of Her
man Erb, Jr., at his home in Appleton
Sunday morning, was received by his
friends in this city with genuine
sorrow and regret. He was a young
man of noble character and splendid
abilities and was just entering upon
most promising career when stricken
with a malady that made of him
nervous wreck. He had been under
medical treatment at the Wauwatosa
sanitarium for several months and
had just returned home the evening
before ending his life. Mr.. Erb was
chosen mayor of Appleton three terms
in succession, and when first elected
enjoyed the distinction Of being one
Of the youngest men in the country
ever serving at the head Of a NUM-
cipal government. His funeral oc-
CURED this afternoon