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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
Spire Dedicated.

Last Sunday as announced in the
Republican, the beautiful spire on the
Emmanuel Lutheran church on North
Ninth street was dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies. Addresses were
made by Revs. Hahuemann of Farm.
ington, Zimmerman of Johnson Creek
and H. Hoerig of Menomonie. 1t is a
very symetrical spire and adds much
to the beauty Of the church. Church
spires are always better than police
men upward.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
LOCAL BAND PRIDE
OF OUR CITIZENS
SUCH SHOULD BE THE CASE
WITH THACKER'S MUSI-
CAL ORGANIZATION.
All Recognize Them as Musicians
of Proficiency-Free Open Air
Concerts Given-Only Hope of
Reward is AppreCiation-That
Should Be Most Liberal.

There is no doubt but that our citi-
zens appreciate Thacker'5 band. but
we are inclined to the belief, not to the
extent the band deserves All who
have heard the band, and we presume
that there is not person in the city
who has Lot, recognize the members
as musicians Of merit, entitled TO con-
sideration because Of their proficiency
and disposition to favor the public
with concerts without other hope of
reward than appreciation for their
efforts to please and entertain.
Wednesday evenings they give free
concerts upon Main street to which
all are invited to listen and be enter
tained
The members are all excellent young
an honor and credit to Watertown for
whom the city should not withhold
encouragement and support. which
should be of substantial character.
Mr.. Thacker the director has been
indefagibe in his efforts to bring the
band up to a high standard of excel
lence and the members have been
faithful in their practice as is evi-
denced by their playing. which shows
that they have been painstaking in
their work.
The members of the band are: Di-
rector Frank Thacker. Flies, George
Wenck, Chris Oreding; Clairinets. Max
Beyerlein, f. Schulz, Fred De Wald l.,
At Bolzin; Cornets,s Frank Kopp, f.
Haak, j. Fowle, Theo. Sonneman. H.
Borchardt, w. Simon; Baritones. Aug
Model, A. Zimmerman, A. Radtke;
Trombones, James O'Brien Earl Fix,
A. Kruger; Bass, Geo. Kruger, w.
Schmidt; Drums, +. Kehr, Joe Koes-
ter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
Home Coming Day.

Next Sunday. August 6, will be Home
Coming Day, when it is expected
that many of the former residents of
this city will be here to enjoy the day
with old friends, Nothing should be
left undone to make their visit pleas
ure long to be remembered. There
will be large delegation from Mil
waukee accompanied by band AMI
many others from distance. Mayor
Wertheimer will hang the key Of the
city on the outside of the city hall that
any may use it, but not carry it away,
for it will be needed another time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
Juneau Easy for Jumbos.

The Jumbo baseball team went to
Juneau Sunday and easily defeated the
team of that place tor the secOCd time
this season by the score of 10 to 2,
this time it did not take the Jumbos
ten innings to defeat Juneau, but won
the game in the second inning taking g
lead of runs. When the Juneau
team was here sometime in May they
showed better baseball and the Jumbos
defeated them by the score of to in
ten innings, but Sunday. although
they had strengthened up with short
stop from Mayville and a pitcher from
Lowell, Juneau was rather easy pick
inning for the Jumbos.
The game went on as follows:
Juneau took their first outs giving the
Jumbos their first bat in the first
inning, Hahn, Richards and Lesching-
er went out in order, and so did Juneau
in their half of the first inning. In
the second inning the hard hitting
jun bos took a liking to Tommy Lees
benders and gave him one of the worst
drubbings he ever received and six rul s
were batted across the plate on six
successive hits and sacrifice, Juneau
could do nothing in their half of the
second and went out in one two thre {
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02

order. The drubbing which Tommy
Lees received in the second was too
much for him and he gave way to
Rhine the pitcher from Lowell and he
showed no better, he however kept the
Jumbo's from scoring in the third,
Juneau in their half of the third man
aged to score run by two successive
hits making tke score at the beginning
of the fourth 6 to l in favor of the
Jumbos, but in the fourth the slugging
and hits by Hahn and Richards and a
two- bagger by Wendorf scored another
run. juneau was again BANKED, in the
fifth the Jumbos thought they might
as well have a few more runs, this
time Kuenzi lead off with a hit and
then Ed Schultz came to the rescue
with one of those old timers, called
the corn-feld is where the Juneau
fielders went after the ball while the
old reliable Eddie trotted around the
circuit. Juneau was again blanked
and the score stood 9 to l in favor Of
the Jumbos, Juneau added another
run in the 9TH the Jumbos scored an
other on hits by Leschinger, Steinberg
a ID Griswold. this ended the scoring
and when the last man was out the
score stood 10 to in favor of the
WatertOwn JumbOs.
Wendorf pitched a steady game
making every man hit the ball and
depended upon his support which was
fast and snappy. Our boys simply did
eat up everything.
The JumbOs are as fast an amateur
team as there is ia the state, they hit
hard and ieldei cleverly in Sundays
game, every man on the team batted
over the 25O per cent. mark.
Following is the score by innings
and each mans individual Dlayinu:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
More improvements.

A. E. Needham had the ground
broken Friday for building on Main
street between Sixth and Seventh
streets. The structure will be 33x7O
feet, two stories and the basement,
The first story is intended for a store
and the second story for living rooms.
He expects to have it ready for occu-
pancy December l.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02

JumbOs-O 0 2 0 l 0 O-1O
Juneau 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 o.
Summary Home run, Ed Schultz;
two base hits, Richards, WendCrf;
sacrifice hits, Hahn Richards. Knoll.
Struck out by Wendorf 7, by Rhine 5,
by Lees 2. Base on balls off Wendorf 1,
off Rhine A.
Columbus or Fort Atkinson will ap-
pear at Washington Park on Sunday,
August 18th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02

Next Sunday all our old friends
and relations viii come to see us and
VIC want to entertain them royally
and that takes money and you need
to save some, therefore you better
take advantage of some of the bar
gains we are offering this week. The
Central Trading Co.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
Eighteenth Annual Fair

The Dodge County Fair will be held
at Beaver Dam September 25-29
inclusive. 1t is to be big Day and
Night fair. The premium list is large
and cover about everything. Entries
close September 25. No entry fee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
Advertised Letters.
Nat trtown. Wis, Aug.

Wat ertown, Wis. Aug. /, O5.
Cole. Byron; Donald, 0; Gerhardt.
Mrs. Julious; Johnson, Mrs. John,
(Farmington); Lee, Dbl; Roch. Mrs.
Frank; Schroeder Robert; Voorhees,, r,
II; William s, G.. NJ.
w. +. Gruptzmacher. P. Nj.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
PRETTY NUPTIAL
EVENT AT JUNEAU
SIMON S. MULLEN WEEDS FAIR
DAUGHTER FROM NEIGH
BORING CITY.
Prominent Local r1uSic InStruc-
tor Weds Miss Josephine Nc
COliow-Both Bride and Groom
before the Public as Prominent
rlusicians.-He Church Organist

A wedding Of unusual interest to the
people of this vicinity took place
Wednesday, July 26th, 1905. Miss
Josephine McCollow, daug h ter of L. A.
McCollow of Juneau, and Simon Stephen
Mullen of Watertown, we're united in
marriage at St. Mary's church, Juneau,
Rev. j. j. Salentine officis ting. A
large number of relatives were pres
ent to witness the impressive and
beautiful ceremony. The bridal party
entered the church promptly at the ap-
pointed hour, the bride on the arm of
her father, proceeded by the little
Misses Genevieve Malone and Melody
oetGe, as flower girls and followed by
the maid of honor Miss Zita McCollow,
the bridesmaids Misses Patricia Malone
and Geneve Mullen and the ushers,
Will L. Rudolf aud Frank Mullen.
They were met at the altar by the
groom and his best man Mr.. Joseph
Mullen of St. Lo,li5, Nj, The bride
was presented to the groom by her
father and the marriage service was
then performed. While the bridal
party was entering the church solo
"Oh Promise Me- was most beautifully
rendered by Miss Anna Smith of Wa
tertown. the brides gown was an
exquisite creation of white lace over
taffeta she wore delicate silk lace
veil fastened by a diamond pin the gift
of the groom and carried BRIDES roses.
The maid of honor attired in gown
o. pink organdy, wore white picture
hat and carried pink roses. The little
flower girls were attired in dainty
white dresses and carried white flowers
which they strewed in the path of the
bride After the ceremony the bridal
party repaired to the McCollow resi-
dence where delicious wedding
breakfast was served to the relatives
and few near friends. The bride
and groom took the 5. 10 train for Mil
waukee and will make an extended
tour Of the great lakes. They
will be at home to their frieLds after
Sept. first on Montgomery street, Wa
tertown, Wis. (No cards.) The brides
travelling gown was brown silk or
over white silk and her hat was
rich brown straw trimmed " ith de- l.
cate pink roses.
For several years the bride and
groom have been before the public as
two of the most prominent musicians
in this section of the state. The bride
is young woman of culture and re-
inement, richly endowed with beauty
her circle of friends in juneau view
her departure from among them. The
groom is the oldest son of Andrew Null
len Of Watertown. AS teacher of
music he is clas5eu among the ablest;
as a virtuose he is widely recognized
Mr.. Mullen holds the position of organ
ist in St. Henry's church Watertown.
He is young man Of high integrity
of character, much esteemed by those
who know him. Mr. an Mrs. Muller n
begin life under the most favorable
auspices and their mary friends wish
them all the happiness and prosperity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02

We can save you money on any
thing you want. The Central Trad
ing Co.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02

Full line of extension tables at
The Central Trading Co.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02

We leave iron beds. The Central
Trading Co,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
County Court.

Special terms of the county cOur
will be held by Judge George Grimm
as follows:
Special term to be held at the court
house, Jefferson August ID. 1908.
Estate of Richard Steinberg, deceas
ed; hearing on claims.
Estate of Jacob Eiff1er, deceased;
hearing on claims.
Estate of Thomas Gleason, dece sed );
hearing on final account and assign
ment of residue.
Estate of George A. Hausen, deceas-
ed; hearing on final account and assigL-
ment of residue
Estate of Nelson Harris, deceased ;
hearing proofs, of will, etc.
Estate Lucretia Daniels, deceased
hearing on final account and assign
ment of residue.
Special term to be held at the city
hall, in the city of Watertown, August
16th.
Estate OF Ellen Holland, deceased;
hearing on final account and assign
ment of esidue.
Estate of David Lewis dec eased
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02
Meeting of Council.

At a meeting OF the common council
held Tuesday evening considerable bus
ness of Importance to the city was
transacted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02

Special term to be held at the city
hall, in the city of Watertown, August
t6+b
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
SAVING A LITTLE.

When man has worked hard and
lived economically for fifty years be
should, IL western farmer, find him
self worth not less than $4,000, which
sum Is ample to enable him to live In
comfort for the rest of his days. Still
there are lots Of men who do not do
this, and they fail for various reasons.
They are given to moving and shifting
around from place to place. They try
their hand at specializing. They do not
try to understand the principles Of their
profession. They buy and sell at the
wrong time. They perhaps get an
itching for some Office. They foolishly
indorse some paper for friend. They
raise a scad Of boy, maybe two Of
'em, which keeps them poor. And so
1t comes that when they get to be old
they could not raise $500 to save their
lives. The trouble is that everybody
nowadays wants to get rich In hurry
and general contempt prevails for the
old fashioned way Of saving little
each year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
NOTICE
Of Special City Election.

WHEREAS. by resolution adopted by the City
Council OF the City OF Decorah Winnesheik
County, Iowa, at an adjourned regular meeting
of the City Council OF said City held July ~, 1906
1t was ordered that special election be called
for the purpose OF submitting to the electors of
the said City of DEBORAH this question. namely,
viz:-"Shal the City Council of the City of De-
corah, winnesheih County, Iowa. grant to w. II.
Burtis for himself, his associates, or assigns,
the authority to erect, maintain, and operate In
the said City of DEBORAH for the period of IS
years. IN electric light and power plant. with
all poles, wires burners, machinery, apparatus,
and all other requisites for a complete electric
light and power pant In said City of DEBORAH
for the production and distribution of electricity
for municipal. commercial, domestic, and manu-
featuring uses, and to bring electric current
from without the said City limits to the said
plant?"
Now, THEREFORE,, You ARE HEREBY No
TIFIED that by said resolution the date for such
special election Is set for Tuesday, the 10Th day
OF August, 1905. at which said election the fol.
lowing question will be submitted TO the vote of
said electors, viZ:-"Shall the City Council of
the City of DEBORAH, Winnesneik County, Iowa,
grant to W. III. Burtis for himself his associates,
operate In the said city of DEBORAH, for period
OF rs years an electric light and power plat
with all poles. wires, burners machinery, ap-
electric light and power plant In said city OF De-
corah for the production and distribution OF
electricity for municipal, commercial, domes-
tic, and manufacturing uses, and to bring el.c-
trio current from without the said limits to the
said plant?"
AND THE FORM OF THE BALLOT SHALL BE,
Shall the following public measure be adopted?
"Shall the City Council of the city of Decorah,
Winneshiek county, Iowa, grant TO w Ii. Bur-
It's, for himself. his associates. or assigns, the
authority to erect, maintain, and operate In the
said City of DEBORAH, for period Of IS years an
electric light and power plant. with all poles,
wires. burners, machinery, apparatus. and all
other requisites for complete electric light and
power plant In said City OF DEBORAH for the pro-
duction and distribution of electricity for NUM-
cipal. commercial, domestic, and manufacture
without the said city limits to the said pant9"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
CHANCE roR YOUNG MEN.

We feel like suggesting to some
young men who want cheap land and a
chance to start In farming that they 90
into western North Dakota, get piece
Of land and make specially Of grow
ing macaroni wheat This wheat does
well there, where other cereals, saving
speltz, will not pay to raise. Inside Of
a year or two this wheat will sell for
almost as much as other wheats. Mill
ers are learning how to mill it and
housewives how to make excellent
bread Of the -four, and 1t looks as
though 1t were destined to be one Of the
sure and very profitable crops for q
large section of the country where land
Is still very cheap.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.

There is an evil under the sun, the
which old King Solomon never refer
red to when he was sizing up the evils
Of his generation, and that is the mod.
ern Sunday excursion train, which, IN
der the pretense of giving the people a
cheap and harmless outing. Is permit
ted by the road officials to degenerate
into an offense against public and pri-
vate morals Many unsophisticated and
innocent people are induced to patron
lie these trains and are subjected be-
fore their return home to such an intro
duction to the bunny, profane, drunk
en- and beastly side Of human nature
that they never get caught a second
time The utter helplessness of the
train officials to handle these toughs is
the most strange thing about 1t when
the exercise Of little police authority
would prevent the trouble. Every such
train should have, bum car, into
which should be unceremoniously tum-
bled every drunk ..sssss.rss,-.,s.rr
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
THE sEEDLEss APPLE.

The notorious seedless apple is being
most industriously exploited and in
geniously advertised by its promoters
on the one hand and most emphatical-
~ exposed as fraud by the leading
horticu.turists Of the country. 1t is
small In size, poor in color, inferior in
quality and Is found not to be worm
proof, which is the big point claimed
in its favor. Before long some agent
will be round to sell you these trees at
So or So each. Show him the highway,
for the thing Is a fraud at such prices
and probably not worthy of cultivation
anyway.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
IRRIGATION TROUBLES.

The man who has an irrigated farm
has his troubles as well as those OF us
who have to depend upon Providence
for a water supply. Sometimes the
irrigation of his soil develops so much
alkai that it poisons the land, and no
crops will grow; then sometimes the
SHOWS fail to fall in the mountains,
and the irrigation streams and reser-
voirs dry up, and his crops perish for
want Of water; then it often happens
that some Of his neighbors will take
more than their share of the water and
leave him short
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
CURING CLOVER HAY.

1t will soon be time to cut the clover
hay. 1t is usually not a pleasant job.
The weather is catchy, the hay gets
wet and Drowned, If it is put in the
barn or stack in an uncured condition
1t heats and becomes moldy and musty
or fires, and if the effort is made to
cure ii in the field the leaves are shed
and the best part of it wasted. How
ever, IL the weather Is fine the best
way is to cut after the dew is of in
the morning, bunch in small cocks to-
ward night turn the cocks over next
morning and stack in the afternoon.
The plan of putting the clover in the
NOW just as soon as it is wilted is not
now followed to any extent, as there is
too much danger Of spontaneous CON-
bustion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Nowhere else save in the far east
could great war like that which the
Japs and Russians are waging take
place without materially affecting the
price of cereal crops Of all nations. As
it is, the Russians eat rye bread which
they produce themselves. while the
Japs live ON rice and fish, and so the
values Of wheat and corn are In no
perceptible manner affected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The polling places for said election in the diff
eront wards shall be as follows, to-wit: For
the first ward at Stiles Hotel; for thy second
ward at Wilbur Lumber Company's ONCE; for
the third ward at the City Hall; for the fourth
ward at the Hose House Number Two; for the
fifth ward at West DEBORAH Town Hall.
The Election Boards In the different voting
precincts shall be cou posed of the same mem
bers as at the General City Election of March
9th. 1895, as Is provided by law.
Giving under my hand the IL day, July, 1905.
f. w. DAUBNEY.
+. M HUGHES, Mayor
City Clerk 294w
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Coyotes are constantly increasing in
numbers over all the range country,
and the prairie wolf, first cousin to
the coyote, is more numerous than ever
in the thickly settled portions of Iowa
and Minnesota. The great abundance
Of food, particularly poultry and
lambs, accounts for this increase. Some
Iowa counties have paid bounties on
as many as fifty wolves this spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
DRAINAGE COOPERATION.

Cooperative effort is nowhere more
essential among farmers than when ap-
piled to drainage propositions. Few
men can properly drain their farms In
dependent of their neighbors. Some
times-all too often, in fact-we find
some project Of this sort which If car
ried out would prove of inestimable
benefit to the many absolutely blocked
and held up by the mulish opposition
Of some one man who would be as
much benefited as any Of his neighbors
by the work contemplated. One case
we know Of where the reclamation of
over 10000 acres Of the best corn land
In the west has been held up for years
by the continued legal action taken by
just one man owning a tract of land
along the line of the proposed ditch. 1t
Is probable that no mans funeral
would have been more cheerfully at
tended than his by his neighbors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

There is great waste in the attempt
to cultivate river bottom lands which
are half the season liable to overflow
and cause an almost total destruction OF
the crop. 1t Is far better to keep such
land In blue grass, which Is benefited
by periodical overflow. Such lands
properly utilized with the COW or the
steer will give net return Of @ per
cent on a valuation of over 500 per
acre, which they will not do when the
attempt Is made to crop them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

The earlier and more frequently corn
is cultivated the easier will be the lat
er civilizations and the cleaner the
field. 1t is always a mistake to put
of the first cultivation until the weeds
get well started. The field never gets
over it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

A prominent farmer told us recently
that the advent Of the automobile on
the country highways is driving the
farmers trade to the catalogue houses
for the reason that it is safer for him
to order his goods by mail than to
trust his wife or boy with a horse and
buggy to go the local store for goods.
There may be something in this.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

An importation of seed wheat from
Russia was made by the agricultural
department Of Kansas some years ago,
with the most beneficial results, and
now arrangements are being perfected
to secure another shipment from the
same source.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

1t Is stated by an authority on cleo
trical science that lightning will never
strike a steel windmill tower build
ing covered with a metal roof or a
street car or railway car on the track.
We are inclined to doubt the truth of
this statement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Winter wheat might be grown much
farther north than the present limit II
corn was planted five feet apart and
the wheat sown among It in the fall,
allowing the stalks to remain standing
during the winter to catch the snow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

We do not care If the fence will turn
stock. If 1t is crooked fence We would
tear it down and set 1t straight, for no
one thing is more indicative Of good
business methods on the farm than that
Of fences, buildings, pillow burrows and
orchard trees set on the square.