Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
Johnson Creek.

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Pennington, also shipped from here
last Wednesday. Chas. Kiepert will
also ship as soon IS he moves here
and j. Raithel viii buy stock after
leaving the agricultural business,
which he expects to dispose of Wednes-
day, November 3rd at an auction.
will open dancing class at the Park
Hotel. giving lessons every Thursday
evening. The fee is So. 90 a single
person and S.. so per couple, q really
low price, which it is roped will be
taken advantage of by the young peo-
pie as we'll as older ones. After
each lesson q social dance will be
given with Puhle & hungerford'
orchestra in attendance. Take ad-
vantage and come Thursday evening.
Trachte & Grahlmann' g new build
ing is completed and is occupied. 1t
is an ornament in our thriving village.
Miss Tillie Rohde~ has gone to
Whitewater for visit with her Sic
ter, Mrs. Mitchell.
A number of ladies rendered a sur
prise party on Mrs. H. E. Bennecke,
preparatory to their leaving for
Fort Atkinson.
1t was found necessary to amputate
Frank Kottke's arm Wednesday morn
ing to save him from blood poison
ing. The operation was performed
by Docturs Engsberg of Lake Mills,
and Berger and Schallert of this place.
Frank is now getting along very nice
Iy and has been able to sit up a few
hours during the day and no doubt
will be around in short time.
Fred Dupke of Beloit, was bust
ness caller here Wednesday.
Miss Agnes Anderson of MiIwsu-
kee, spent her vacation last week at
the home Of her mother, Mrs. J.
Anderson.
Mrs. F. R. Scholl entertained her
father, Mr.. Settler, of Waukesha, a
few days.
C. A. Snuver of Fort Atkinson,
was in the village few hours Thurs
day.
Mrs. J. @. Shekey and brother,
Theodore Stiehm Of Wausau, visited
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dove were Water
town visitors Thursday.
Andrew Kopp, formerly living on
the Watertown road, has become a
resident of this village, moving into
one of R. Bosses houses.
George Christians, of the Wiscon-
sin University, spent Sunday at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. C. Christians.
Mrs. w. A. Christians visited
Thursday with relatives in Water
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. C. Brendel of
Watertown, were johnson Creek WISH
tors over Sunday.
Clara and Leo Kose1 of Wate-town,
spent Sunday with friends.
Fifty years ago, Monday, occurr-
ed the first accident on the North
Western road. An excursion train,
carrying people from Oshkosh, Fond
du Lac and Watertown, enroute to
Chicago, ran off the track half a
mile north from here, killing eleven
passengers and inJuring many more.
Tn. accident was caused by COW
which was caught in cattle guard
and struck by the engine. Older iii
hab.tants of Johnson Creek we'll re-
member the day.
W. Stiehm, ST., and Jr., arrived
Saturday from Knowlton.
The Misses Elizabeth and Nora
Stienm entertained Saturday evening
at a Halloween party. those present
were: Leona and Minna Waznes,
Stella Raithel. Bernice Beischel, Mar
garet Baars and Laura Schlesner.
Miss Isabel Greenwood has resign
ed her position rs chief clerk in the
pustuffice to tske effecton November
18th, and Miss Ella Kettke has &C
copied the position.
Will Haas started in on his duties
q municipal engineer last week.
Misses Mondell and Weiss of Jeffer-