Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-23

The Portland granite quarry, near
Waterloo, it is reported will be opened
again in the spring and q large force
OF men put to work.
The ball given by the Plattdeut-
scher verein, Saturday evening, was
very largely attended, and those pres
ent had an enjoyable time.
Louis Haak, of Madison, deputy
grand of the state lodge, installed the
officers Of Gutenberg lodge. No. Is,
Sons of Hermann, Wednesday last.
In The Milwaukee Journal of last
Saturday, the following item appeared:
Isabella II. Dervin wants divorce
from William T. Dervin on the ground
OF non-support.
City Treasurer Began has 80 far
collected about $50. 1000 of city taxes,
leaving about $4,000 still to be col
lected The time for paying taxes
will expire on Monday next.
1t dulls the scythe of Father Time,
drives away wrinkles of approaching
old age--the elixir of life, that puts
hope in the human heart Rocky
Mountain Tea. G. A. Gamm.
Ernst Humboldt, the pioneer
blacksmith and wagonmaker, who for
forty years conducted the shop at the
fork of Center and Hustisford streets,
has retired from business, having
rented the shop to Julius Raasch
Lieutenant Percy Werlich, of the
United States monitor Monadnock,
writes from Manila to his friend, As
sistant Postmaster Moak, that the war
in the Philippines is practically over.
The Monadnock is to go into dry dock
at Hong Kong.
Emil Kellermann, of the firm of
Kellermann & Horock, can lay claim
to being the champion horseshoer. On
Thursday afternoon, with his partner
working at the forge, he took off and
put on seventy-two shoes-an extra
ordinary half days work.
"Wednesday evening company OF
friends was entertained by Miss Lilly
Poirier, Church street, in honor OF her
mothers natal anniversary. Cards
formed the means of enjoyment, after
which program of music was given
and refreshments were served.
John, the 13-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. August Schleusner, died last
Tuesday night at the family home on
Seventh street. The cause of death
was appendicitis, an operation for
which failed to give relief. The fun
eral was held Friday afternoon.
Six fine young steers, one of them
weighing over 1000 pounds, were sold
by G. A. Vaughn to Berg & Sell last
week The price paid was SIS per
hundred Mr.. Vaughn, who operates
the Boomer farm in the Seventh ward,
is acquiring reputation for raising
exceptional bovines.
The social of Paul Thom's child
ren's dancing class was held last
evening at Turner Opera house. There
was a goodly attendance of little folk,
who in their pretty attire formed a
most pleasing picture as they went
through the movements of the differ
ent dances. Their parents and friends
were interested spectators.
Charles Guenther, who was grad
uated from the Northwestern univer-
sity in 1897, and who is now senior
student in the Evangelistic Lutheran
Theological seminary at Wauwatosa,
has accepted a call as missionary
among the Apache Indians at the San
Carlos reservation in Arizona. Mr..
Guenther is the son of Rev. T. Guen-
Their, of Oconomowoc.
Sunday afternoon local lodge of
the Knights OF the Royal Arch was
organized here and the following Off
GERS elected: Valiant commander,
George P. Gates; lieutenant COM
mander, Will 2adke; grand treasurer,
Fred Cruez; chief orator, R. S. Keel;
grand recorder, j. j. Stanton; captain
of the guards. Max Shebsdat; grand
tyler, Otto Zemke. The society will
be known as Fidelity lodge, No. 4, and
the membership will be composed of
saloonkeepers or others engaged in the
liquor traffic. The objects of the order
are of fraternal nature