Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-23
Johnson Creek.

Johnson Creek Dec. 20, l91O-Last
week was a red letter day in the receipts
Of poultry; geese are plentiful but ducks
and turkeys are very scarce. Among the
receipts of stuffed geese was a load re-
ceived by the II. j. Grell Co. from Fred
Albright of Nayan "the stuffed goose
king" averaging twenty-five pounds a
piece and one coming up TO the 4pOund
mark. This village is fast earning a
reputation among the gOurmands all
over the United States for furnishing the
best In dressed poultry.
The F. c. Mansfield Co.'S plant is now
equipped with dynamo furnishing the
light for the cOndensing plant. Ii. +.
PrenzlOw has also wired his store and
will light it with storage batteries. The
creamery of the I'll. j. Grell Co. will also
have its Own lighting plant in the near
future. When will some enterpris ng
citizen build plant for furnishing the
entire village with this up to date and
economic light?
There will be a meeting of the local
camp of Modern WOOdmen at the Park
Hotel On Wednesday, December 28th, for
the purpose of electing officers and dis
cuss very important matters, so all neigh
bOrs are earnestly requested to attend.
The H. j. Grell Co. has erected storm
shed on the west side of their addition
TO the plant covering same with a new
composition "rubberglass" which is
transparent and does not darken up the
interior of the plant.
Mrs. II. E. Hungerford entertained the
Ladies Aid Society, Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Mansfield was Milwaukee
visitor Friday.
Rev. Lancer, of BlOOmer, formerly at
Pennington, visited with friends here
and vicinity Thursday.
DR.. Bowen was professional visitor
to Fond du Lac last week Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. FL. Prust attended the
funeral of relative in Fort Atkinson,
Friday.
Mrs. Herman Guetzlaff of Watertown,
spent Wednesday at the home Of MIR.
and Mrs. Carl Dove.
Mrs. M. K. Seaver left Friday for
visit with her daughter at Albion.
Otto Kottke, Will Stiehm and Frank
Shekey spent Friday afternoon in Water
town.
I'll. C. Christians, FL, j. and Fred Grell,
+. C. Mansfield and Will Schneider at
tended the annual meeting of the Board
Of Trade at Elgin, ILL.,, Monday.
c. Mecheler of Horizon, was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Dove, Friday.
Mrs. DR.. P. E. Stiebm and Mrs. Will
Schneider were Watertown visitors Fri
day.
Mrs. ]. F. Grell is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Dupke and family at Be-
lott.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grell spent Saturday
afternoon in WateTtOwn.
Mrs. W. A. Christians entertained her
sister, Mrs. AL. Frattinger, of Watertown,
Saturday.
Mrs. +. c.. Mansfield entertained Mr..
and Mrs. C. D. Pearce, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Gross, |. Dahle and Homer Smith, of Mil
waukee over Sunday.
Mrs. f. r. SchOll visited with relatives
at Waukesha, Friday and Saturday.
The decorators and carpenters are
putting the finishing touches on the in
terror of the Lutheran church and it is
expected that another month will bring
the work to a finish.
The businessmen will close their
places of business on Christmas and
New Year and after Christmas the stores
will again close at 6 o'clock p. IN. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kiepert were Water
town visitors Friday.