Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-17
Interesting News Items
From Our Exchanges.

Mr.. Max Wegemann, is in Chicago
this week buying a stock Of goods for
Wegemann & Strauss new store which
is advertised to open up on the 20th
insU This firm has been in business
III Watertown for several years and is
well known to many people within
radius of Is or 20 miles of Watertown.
They purpose to make their Lake Mills
store first class establishment and by
fair dealing secure their share of pat
ronage. Mr.. Wegemann has moved
here and he and his estimable wife
are occupying the house formerly
owned by w. S. Howe on South Main
street.-Lake Mills Leader.
The Dodge County Veterans will be
welcomed and royalty entertained in
this city on Friday, Aug. 26. The
matter is in the hands of the Business
Mems Association and an appropriate
and interesting program is being pre-
pared, which will appear in our next
weeks issue. Efforts are being made
to get Ex- Gov. Hoard of Ft. Atkinson
to make the address of the day. A
special invitation is extended to all old
soldiers and their families to attend.
Further particulars next week. .-Hori-
con Reporter.
The Waukesha Canning Go. COM
pleted the canning Of the pea crop
Saturday night, and some interesting
statistics have been complied. The
number of cans used was 1850. 900.
twice Us many as last year, and the
largest number the company has ever
used here. The number of pounds of
peas canned was 1,471, ,713, and the
number of acres of peas harvested,
1,2OO. The pea vines are placed in
silos and subsequently used to feed the
company's stock. There was 5000
tons of this. In harvesting the crop
$50 farm hands, 81 wagons and 80
teams were employed. About 25O
hands were employed at the factory.
The average payroll, every two weeks.
was between $4,000 and $1,000
Waukesha Dispatch.
This is an industry that would un-
questionably prosper in Watertown,
and should receive the attention of our
capitalists.
The Watertown and Oconoluowoc
Light, Heat and Power Co. franchise
giving power to operate an electric
road within the city limits was put
upon its third and final reading and
upon motion was passed unanimously
by the council, every member being
present. The ordinance makes the
usual provisions characteristic of such
franchise, and gives the following
right of way in the city:
Commencing at the present wester-
ly limits of the City of Oconomowoc,
running thence in general easterly
direction over and across Elm street,
Maple street, Concord street, Worth
ington street and Church street to the
westerly margin of Main street, COM
mencing at the intersection of the
center lines of Worthington and Sec
ond street, running thence in gener-
ally northerly direction over and across
the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul Railway company at its
present grade to the intersection of the
center lines of Worthington streets
and South street. et.-Oconomowoc En-
terprise.
Francis E. Grant, for years court
reporter for judge B. F. Dunwiddie,
has been admitted to the bar of Wis
consin. He passed, with credit. the
examination held by the state board a t
Madison last week, the result of which
was announced yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Grant was second in the class; the
only difference between him and the
first man was 7-10 of one per cent
GAINESVILLE Gazette.