Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
:: Of Local Interest. ::
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Mayor Mulberger was a Sunday visitor
III Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Irving visited
relatives Wednesday at Reeseyllle.
Attorney Nicholas Thauer was a pro-
fessional visitor at Juneau yesterday
Leonard Sch9mpf returned Saturday
evening from Holy Hill and other places
Of interest.
T. B. Roach went to Racine Wednesday
to invest in another high class auto for
a customer.
Mrs. Chas f. Wendt and sons Percy
and Melvin were the guests Of Milford
friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. SCHNEIDER spent
Monday afternoon and evening with
relatives at Fort Atkinson.
Dr.. and Mrs. Guido Walther of Chicago,
were over Sunday visitors at the home
Of q. A. Walther, Sixth street.
Mrs. Leonard Schempf returned Sun
day evening from visit of three weeks
with relatives at Menomonee, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Swift and daughter,
7. II. and family from Friday until Mon
day.
Miss Elma Steinmann went to Mil
Waukee Tuesday to resume her duties as
teacher, in one of the schools in that
city.
Miss Anna Gruetzmacher returned
Saturday evening from Lake Mills,
where she was the guest of friends for
week.
David Schwieger was a visitor at the
Minnesota State Fair, and also attended
the reunion of his regiment, the heroic
First Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. John KOhler of James
vile, have been guests at the home Of
his brother Paul Kohler and family
during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Roberts of IxOnia,
were visitors in the city Saturday. The
Leader is under obligations to Mr.. Rob
erts for pleasant call.
Prof. G. f. Viebahn was called to Min
nes0ta last week, it being to attend the
funeral of his only brother, who fell
asleep at the age of eighty-0ne years.
Fix Mayor Wertheimer went to Mad
lsOn Wednesday as an officer and repre-
sentative OF the Inter-C0unty Fair assO-
citation to attend the Dane County Fair.
Byron Atwood of Albion, Miss Carrie
Hunt of Edgerton and Miss Bertha Borg
hid of Albion, were guests at the home
of 7. II. Swift and family Saturday and
Sunday.
]. j. Moulding of Chicago, was the
guest of his brother, DR.. f. c. Moulding
the fore part of the week. Mr. Moulding
holds responsible position with the c.
x n. ". Ry. Co.
Taxes in this city ale Outrageously
high and yet, our common council goes
on spending money lavishly las if money
greW.on trees and the poor pay far more
than their proportion.
Attorney C. A. Skinner is in Milwau-
kee today in attenance at the annual
meeting of the insurance agents of the
state; fine program having been
arranged for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Perry, living on
rural route No. 4, were visitors in the
city Saturday. Mr.. Perry is one of the
progressive and prosperous farmers in
his township and one Of its best citizens.
false fire alarm called out fire the
department. Tuesday night at about 10:
30 o'clock. There is a suspicion. that
the alarm was turned in to see if the
members of the department were awake
and ready.
James Meehan, one of the indust-
rious and prosperous farmers on rural
route No. 8, was visitor in the city
Saturday. Mr.. Meehan is still a repub-
Hcan-one of the progressive kind and
has no political love for Cannon, Aldrich
or any of that class of republicans who
favor the special interests at the ex-
pense of the people.
A. H. Chadwick of Red Wing, Mimi,
was In the city last week visiting his
sisters. Mr.. Chadwick. who is an en-
glneer on the Milwaukee road was a
resident of Watertown in his younger
days and began railroading here. He
says that it seems like old times to get
back occasionally and commune with
the old friends of other days.
Rudolph Mingle of Clyman, paid our
city a visit Thursday, last calling on old
friends and business men. For years he
was a familiar figure and seen more
often than of late. His residence has
always been nine miles north and when
the wind was right he could always tell
when we had a fire here, because of the
roar of the .Silsby" which he claims he
always heard quite plainly. 1t was
nothing strange to hear Rudolph ask,
where was the fire last night?" if he
happened in town the day after con-
migration.