Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-10

Otto Neupert, of London. was in the
city Wednesday.
Henry McNulty, of Milwaukee. is
visiting friends here for few days.
Mrs. L. Kniesel and Miss Dora Gescb
ke returned Tuesday evening from two
weeks Visit at Davenport, Iowa.
Mrs Everett, of Racine, wife of C. II.
everett. editor Of the Wisconsin Agri-
culturalist, died Wednesday afternoon
after long illness, aged 45 years.
Court WatertOwn No. 144 TO
held their first public installation of
officers Wednesday night at 7. %. @. r
hall, conducted by Supreme Ranger n
L. Southworth, of Chicago, and Deputy
A. A. Riel. of Kenosha.
William Knoll, brother of August
hnoll, died at his home, 5O7 Elba street.
Wednesday morning, aged 70 years.
Ihree sons survive. The funeral took
place Friday afternoon at 1 80 from the
home to St. Marks church.
Rev. Henry Colman, of Milwaukee.
Will be at the M. E. Church tomorrow
morning, and will officiate at the sacre-
ment OF the Lords Supper. He will oc-
cupy the pulpit in the evening. The
Rev. C0lman was formerly pastor of our
local M. b. church and would be pleased
TO meet as many of his old friends and
acqua1ntances as can find it convenient
TO attend. The clergyman is State Sll-
perlntendent OF the Anti-SalOon League.
.-.Our Charles B. Rogers having made
IL his practice during the past four
years as district attorney, to be present
at Jefferson every Tuesday forenoon, for
the convenience of those who might
wish to consult him, we wish to an
nOunce that we shall continue this prac-
tlce, and that one Of our firm will be at
Jefferson on each Tuesday forenoon, and
may there be found usually, doing pro-
pate work at the court house.
ROGERS & ROGERS
Adelaide King, during the past year
connected with the Milwaukee dailies as
pleasing writer of interesting little
sklts under the general title. "Her
FOlnt or VleW," has resumed editorial
management OF her paper, Tie Waupun
Times, and in late issue of that paper
she makes graceful bow to her old time
patrons. No one who knows ANYTHING
OF the persistent fight the plucky wo,
man has made to earn her livelihood but
admlres her energy and her perseve-
renee, as we'll as her happy faculty of
expressing her opinion of men and
"other things" from Her Point of View"
An Electric light ordinance came
up Tor hearing before the common coun-
Gil at tuesday evenings meeting. The
more important features of the new bill
as theyswill affect the general public is
that twenty year franchise and a ten
year contract is asked, the new company
TO hight the hospital and public library
Tree and to furnish seventy arc lamps.
1000 candle power, for $40 each with a
charge OF 500 for each additional lamp.
10 motion to suspend the rules and to
put the ordinance on its passage, Aid.
MulDerger objected. and on vote being
taken the motion failed to receive a
three-f0urths vote and the matter went
over.
Herman Kraft, of the Seventh ward.
was in Justice Stacy's court on Friday
morning charged with assault with in
tent to do great bodily harm on the per-
son OF August Raumthum, of the same
ward. Raumthum bore evidence of be-
ing badly cut with a knife, his head.
face and arms having several ugly knife
wounds on them. He claimed that on
New Years night he attended dance at
Kraft's home, and when about to leave
In the morning he quarreled with him,
which finally resulted in a free-for-all
light. Richard Kraft, a brother of the
defendant, was also arrested on COM
plant OF Raumthum on charge of as
sault and battery. He was taken before
Justice Stacy but as the evidence was
insufficient he was discharged.