Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-01

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terest in the concern to John w. Held
and Edward Sanborn. Mr.. Vaughn
will be landlord of Cedar Lodge at
Lake Ripley the coming season and
in the fall will remove to Chicago,
where his wife has leased a hotel.
"A few days ago fire started in a
piece of woods located on the North
road, about four miles from this city,
and the farmers were compelled to
work persistently before it was extin-
guished Considerable damage was
done TO young trees. A portion of
the timber destroyed was on the John
Edwards farm. The burning of some
brush caused the fire.
The ladies of the Saturday club
we're entertained by Mrs. A. w. Meyer
and Mrs. G.. A. Skinner, last Thursday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Meyer
Mrs. Bishop, president of the Fond du
Lac Woman's club. read a paper on
medieval Folk Lore Songs" which
was illustrated by her daughter, Miss
Bishop. At the conclusion of the pro-
gram a luncheon was served.
The city officials begin their new
year today. Albert Fuermann sue
ceeds August Tanck as treasurer and
w. j. Stacy takes G. j. Wenck's place
as assessor. In the police department
three changes occur: Charles Pieritz
succeeds Jacob Eiffier as day officer,
and Charles Kruger and Gerhard
BUTLER succeed Mr.. Pieritz and Lucius
Bruegger on the night force.
i The common council Of Fort At
kinson last week awarded the con-
tracts for the city's waterworks sys-
tenn. The E. Kunert Manufacturing
company, of this city, will build the
water tower al cost of $1,000 and
furnish the pumping plant for S. $50.
The pipe line, complete, will be put
in by the Phoenix Construction com
pany, o. Chicago, at cost isis, 9S4.
-Reesevi,le officials were in the
city Friday inspecting our streets and
crossings in anticipation of making
improvements of like nature in that
village this season. They also Sc
cured quotations on crushed stone and
curbing from Edward Rack. The
visiting gentlemen were j. f. Hughes,
president of the village board; Frank
O Rourke, clerk; j. j. Venie and John
O'Rourke.
The Juneau Telephone is author
ity for the statement that Thomas
Mcclure, son of the late Owen Nc
CURE who died in this city a few
months ago, is said TO be still in the
land Of the living Notwithstanding
his death was reported several years
ago. 1t is rumored that he has
changed his name to Wisely, which
was his mothers maiden name. and
that he will claim share of his
fathers estate.
Through the efforts of Agent
Webb and City Engineer Stanchfeld,
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railway company has granted a
freight rate of one cent per hundred
pounds of crushed stone from the
Redwood quarry to this city, in the
event of the stone which is transported
being used in making public improve.
ments This is just one-half the
regular rate and means great saw
ing to the city.
Friday morning two of the tramps
who were quarantined with the small
pox patient at the isolation hospital
| took their departure without making
their intentions known to the attend
ants. They first enjoyed an alcohol
sulphur, after which they went Out
supposedly for stroll. but no doubt
| the weather was so much to their lik-
ing that they preferred it to the en-
vironments of quarantine.
The family horse of M. A. Began
took a long sprint yesterday, giving
Mrs. Began and her two children a
most exciting ride. The animal
started to run at Fountain square.
and. dashing wildly, through West
Main and Main streets, never quit un-
| til he reached the Whelan home on
| Oconomowo avenue, where he turned
into the yard. With wonderful nerve
Mrs. Began held tight to the reins and
kept the frightened animal in the mid
die of the street, which no doubt
averted serious calamity.
-Arleigh Jones. of this city, son
of Eugene Jones, met with an accident
last Wednesday afternoon while en-
gagged as painter at the Armour
summer home, OconomOwoc lake
Young Jones was standing on a lad
der. which was being held by a fellow-
workman, ard thinking he was about
to fall, he jumped backwards, landing
on his feet, from which position he
fell on his knees and head. His knee
cap was fractured, his wrist sprained
and head cut He was taken to his
boarding place in OconOmowOc and
cared for, and is said to be getting
along as we'll as could be expected
Two interesting lectures by
MOravian missionaries were given the
past week at the Moravian church.
On Thursday evening Rev AdO1nh