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Watertown Republican.
VOL. XLI
Santa Claus!
AT
Watertown Dept. Store
A Beautiful Present
Given away with every' SI.OO
purchase in Toy Department.
Don't Fail to See
Our attractive Holiday Dis
play 7 in the line of Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware,
Musical Instruments, Station
ery', Albums, Toilet Cases,
Fancy Goods, Doll Carriages,
and Toys of every description.
O.J. QOELDNER
113 Main Street.
WATERTOWN
Steam Laundry.
NO. 2 MAIN STREET.
It all depends upon what you
want in the line of
Laundry Work.
If any old thing will do there
are places in town where you
can be satisfied. But if you care
at all for something that is up
to-date we will be sure to satisfy
you. Call on
Rice & Campbell
Remember we have all the latest
improved machinery and if you are
not satisfied with your work just tell
us and we will try to please you.
WILLIAM H. WOODARD
Attorney and Counselor-at-Law,
Bank of Watertown Block,
WATERTOWN, WIS
If you wish
Nice JWeats
Call at
r
S. E. HOLMES’,
104 MAIN ST. - TEL. 99
Our prices will suit you.
Edward F. Wleman,
LAW OFFICE,
REAL ESTATE and LOANS,
Fire, Life and every other kind
of Insurance.
Collections Promptly Attended to
NOTARY PUBLIC.
dcoiai nee i Commercial Law
PECIALTIES| and f he p ro bating of Estate*.
Cor.Main and Second Streets
W. D. Sproesser, President.
J. Tkrbrueggkn,Vice-President.
D. H. Kusel, Cashier.
Chas. E. Fkey, As’t Cashier.
MERCHANTS’ BANK
WATERTOWN, WIS.
Capital Surplus and Undivided
Profits $86,000
■DIRECTORS
J. Terbrueggen, D. H. Kusel, W. D. Sproesse
L. Schempf, J. Habhegger, Carl Manx, F
Sohmutzler. W. A. Beurhaus, M. Blumenfeld
A. & 0. MEYEE,
|| Successors to Sollidat & Metis]
DENTISTS.
COR- MAIN. AND SECOND BTP
Ti?te Good. Us*
E3 in time. Sold by
Baking
Powder
Economy
$
The manufacturers of Royal
Baking Powder have always declined
to produce a cheap baking powder
at the sacrifice of quality.
The Royal is made from the
j
most highly refined and wholesome
ingredients, and is the embodiment
• of all the excellence possible to be
attained in the highest class baking
powder.
Royal Baking Powder costs only
a fair price, and is cheaper at its
price than any similar article.
Samples of mixtures made in imitation of baking
powders, but containing alum, are frequently dis
tributed from door to door, or given away in
grocery stores. Such mixtures are dangerous
to in food, and in many cities their sale is
prohibited by law. Alum is a corrosive poison, and
all physicians condemn baking powders containing it.
ROYAL BAKIN'' ' *
DEATH OF JOSEPH SLIGHT.
Pioneer of Emmet and a Well-known
Farmer.
Just ab steadily as did the tide of |
emigration wend its way westward
in the early days, so now do
the spirits of the men and
women who weathered the priv
ations and hardships incident to
pioneer life, and who made this west
ern empire what it is today, take
their flight to the other world. The
most recent of these sturdy forefathers
to pass to his final account is Joseph
Slight, whose death occurred at 2
o’clock Saturday morning at his home
in the town of Emmet. The end
came as a result of a paralytic stroke
sustained a few weeks previous which
rendered his condition partially help
less and destroyed the power of
speech. At Mr. Slight’s advanced
age no hopes had been entertained
of his recovery.
The deceased was a native of Lin
colnshire, England, where he was
born February 14, 1816, being there
fore in his 85th year. He came to
America in 1835 and lived for a time
in Ohio. Shortly after he became
employed on the Erie & Wabash canal,
and in 1837 made a trip to his native
country, returning with his brother,
John Slight, who died some four years
ago. Together they worked on the
W. & E. canal, and then Joseph spent
two seasons as a sailor on the Great
Lakes. In 1844 he came to the town
of Emmet and took up a government
claim, which from a dense wilderness
he converted into one of those fine
farms for which Dodge county is
noted. Mr. Slight was twice married,
his second wife and the following sons
surviving: William J., of Emmet;
George M., of Belmont. la.; James, of
Peshtigo, and John H., of Emmet, the
last two being twins. One daughter
by the first union, Miss Annie Slight,
residing in this city, also survives.
Mr. Slight’s sterling character was
well exemplified in his life work. In
dustry, integrity, and duty to family
and friends were his highest ideals,
and that he always lived up to them
can be attested by all who enjoyed his
acquaintance. In his death the
town of Emmet loses an influen
tial and highly respected citizen and
Dodge county one of its best known
farmers. The only public office which
Mr. Slight hold was treasurer of his
school district, in which he was con-
WATERTOWN, WIS., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1900.
tinned during most of his residence in
Emmet.
The funeral was held Tuesday
morning at 9 o’clock from the house,
with services at 10 o’clock in St.
Paul’s Episcopal church, of which the
deceased was a member. Rev. T. C.
Eglin officiated. The interment W’as
.-it Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Anna Uihlein Beck, of Mil
waukee, who was injured by the ex
plosion of the Northwestern railway
power house, December 3, while seat
ed in the parlor car of a train that
was to take her home from her wed
ding tour, died Friday evening in the
Polyclinic hospital, Chicago, from the
effects of her injuries. The end was
unlooked for, as it was supposed the
young bride was well on the road to
recovery. Deceased was about 21
years of age and the wife of August
C. Beck, to whom she had been wed
ded only a few weeks previous. She
was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Uihlein and a relative of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Manz and Miss Hedwig
Manz, of this city. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon.
The remains of Edward Kokta were
brought here Monday noon and laid
to rest in St. Henry’s cemetery. De
ceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edw’ard Kokta, of Chicago, and was
born and raised in this city. His
death occurred Friday at the family
home in Chicago. He was 22 years
of age.
Mrs. Mary Ramstock, nee Devine,
who was raised in the town of Shields,
died on Friday, last at her home in
Milwaukee, aged 52 years. The re
mains were brought here for burial
and the funeral occurred Monday
morning from St. Bernard’s church.
The 5-months-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Hcyn died Thursday
night. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon.
—Among the tens of thousands w’ho
have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
for colds and la grippe during the past
few years, to our knowledge, not a
single case has resulted in pneumonia.
Thos. Whitefield & Cos.. 240 Wabash
avenue, Chicago, one of the most prom
inent retail druggists in that city, in
speaking of this, says: “We recom
mend Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for
la grippe in many cases, as it not only
gives prompt and complete recovery,
but also counteracts any tendency of la
grippe to result in
sale by C. A. Gamm. j
WATERTOWN’S POPULATION.
Decrease of 318 in the iPast Ten Years—
A Poor Showing; as Compared with
Other Wisconsin Cities.
On Saturday the census bureau at
Washington gave out the population
of the incorporated cities of Wisconsin
of more than 2,000 inhabitants. In
a 1 most every instance the figures
show an increase over the population
of 1890, there being only three excep
tions to the rule—and, we are sorry
to say, Watertown is one of
these, having slumped from 8,755 in
1890 to 8,437 in 1900, a loss of 318.
Chippewa Falls and Whitewater are
the other cities showing a loss.
According to the state census of
1895 Watertown had a population of
9,922, and in view of these figures
nearly everybody was counting on our
passing the 10,000 mark by a good
round number. The result of the
federal enumeration is therefore most
disappointing, to say the least. The
figures of 1895, however, were prob
ably incorrect, the system then em
ployed in enumerating being not so
concise and particular as was in
vogue this year, when every semb
lance of “padding” w r as prohibited by
the rules laid down for the guidance
of the enumerators. For instance,
no person employed away from his
actual place of residence at the time
of the taking of the census was per
mitted to be enrolled in such place,
but was rather taken in the place
of his temporary employment. Thus
it was that Watertown’s population is
known to have suffered in no little
measure. But the fact nevertheless
remains, and cannot be controverted,
that we cannot depend upon our fine
agricultural environments for sub
stantial building up of our population.
Here and thme a retired farmer mov
ing into the city will not materially
enhance our interests in the way of
increased population. What we need
is more manufactories if we do not
desire to constantly migrate towards
the rear of the piocession. The past
decade has witnessed our taking a
decided step backward so far as pop
ulation is concerned, not at all com
mensurate vith our other improve
ments and the consequent increased
rate of taxation. The people of Water
town should now wake up and look to
their Interests, if they mean to main
tain any sort of rank. With present
conditions existing ten years hence we
will have been passed in the population
procegf ion by perhaps a dozen cities
now several thousand below us.
The following table shows the pop
ulation of the cities now and in 1890:
1900. 189°.
Antigo 5.145 4,424
Appleton 15,085 11.860
Ashland 13,074 9,9‘6
Baraboo 5.751 4.605
Reaver Oam 5,12S 4.222
Beloit 10,436 6.315
Burlington 2.526 2,043
Chippewa Falls 8.‘94 8,670
Columbus 2.349 1.977
Delavan. 2.244 2,038
"Deperf l .. 4.038 3,625
Eau Claire 17.517 17,415
Edgerton 2,192 1,595
Fond du Lac 15.110 12.624
Fort Atkinson 3 043 2.283
Grand Rapids 4.493 1,702
Green Bay 18.684 9,069
Hudson 3.259 2,885
Janesville 13.185 10,836
Jefferson 2,548 2,287
Kaukauna 5.115 4,667
Kenosha 11.606 6,532
Lake Genera 2,58,5 2,297
Lancaster 2.403 1,543
La Crosse 28,885 25.090
Madison 19,164 13,426
Manitowoc 11,786 7,710
Marinette 16 195 11,523
Marshfield *5,240 8,450
Menasha 5,589 4,581
Menoraoiiie 5,665 5.491
Merrill 8,835 6,809
Milwa'i ke.e 285.315 201.468
Miner? 1 Point 2.991 2,694
Monroe 3,927
Nee n ah. 5.954 5.08,3
Neillsville 2,104 1,936
New London 2,742 2,<50
Oconomowoc 2,880 2,729
0c0nt0.... 5.646 5,219
Oshkosh ... 28,284 22,836
Platteville.. 3.340 2.740
Plymouth 2,257 1.503
Portage 5,495 5.143
Port Washington 3.010 1,659
Prairie du Chien 3,232 8,131
Racine 29,102 21,014
Reedsburg 2, 9 25 1,787
Rhinelander 4.998 2,659
Rice Lake 3.U12 2,130
Richland Center 2,321 1,8'9
Ripon.... 3.831 3,258
River Falls 2,008 1,783
Sheboygan 22,962 16,350
Spart;-. 3.555 2,795
Staplcy 2,387
Stevens Point.. 9,524 7,896
Stoughton 3.451 2,470
sturgeon Bay 3,372 2,195
Superior 31,091 11,983
Tomah 2,840 2,199
Tomahawk 2.291 1.816
Two Rivers 3.784 2,870
Washburn 5,005 5,039
Watertown 8,437 8,755
Waupaca 2,912 2.127
Wautmn 3.185 2,757
Waukesha 7,419 6.321 i
Wauwatosa 2.842 j
Wausau 12,354 9,253 i
West Bend 2.119 1.296 )
Whitewater 3405 4,359
South Milwaukee .3,392 . ..
World’s Champion.
“I tried many remedies to cure
piles,” writes* W. R. Smith, of
Latham, 111., “but found no relief
till I used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. I
have not been troubled with piles
since,” It’s the only,champion pile
cure on earth and the best salve in
the world. 25c per box, guaranteed by
R. H. Brennecke, druggist.
—We do a money loaning, insur
ance and real estate business.
Prompt attention given to probating
estates, correcting titles and collect
ing accounts.
Skinner & Thauer,
Lawyers and Notaries Public.
Office in Wisconsin National Bank
building.
House Work Is Hard Work without GOLD DUST.
Change In City Treasurer*h ? p.
Last evening at the comman council
meeting. Mayor Grube appointed
August Tanck, Sr., to the office of city
treasurer, to fill the unexpired term
of John Kessler, who filed his resigna
tion with the city clerk last Saturday.
Physical inability is assigned as one
of the causes leading to Mr. Kessler’s
resignation. He was serving his first
term, having been elected last spring.
Two years previous to that he made a
fight for the place, but was defeated
for the Democratic nomination by M.
A. Began. Mr. Kessler was several
times elected alderman of tl e Fifth
ward and in 1898 was chosen as as
semblyman from the First Dodge
county district. His successor as city
treasurer is an old and well-known
resident of the First ward and has on
several former occasions held public
office very satisfactorily.
University Extension.
The first lecture of the University
Extension center at the high school
will be given on January 11, 1901.
The subject for the entire course is
“American Writers and Ameri
can Culture.” In his first lecture
Prof. Pyre will speak of our begin
ning in literature and “The Noble
Redman.” Then the appearance of
great writers, taking up Bryant,
Longfellow and Holmes. He speaks
first of Bryant.—his character, differ
ence between his proe and poetry,
and his influence on American poetry.
Then follows Longfellow, the poet of
romance and household sentiment;
his popularity, scholarship and char
acter; quoting from the following
poems; “Excelsior,” Evangeline,”
“Building of the Ship,” “W reck of
the Hesparus,” and “The Village
Blacksmith.” Lastly of Holmes, the
poet of occasion and humor; his per
sonality, his poetic method, wit and
humor, with readings from “The
Le con’s Masterpiece “The Last
Leaf” and “The Boys.” We wish ,
again to call attention to the fact that
Prof. Pyre recites beautifully and will
give extracts from the best writings of
the writers. Those who have not yet
remitted for their tickets should do so
as early as possible at Eberle’s drug
store.
Expenses of Candidates.
The Jefferson Banner says that all
of the candidates for political office
in Jefferson county tiled their expense
accounts with the register deeds as
required by law. According to most,
of the statements, the greatest item of
expense was contributions to cam- ;
paign funds, while other large expen
ditures were made for livery, hotel
bills, railroad fare, services rendered,
and the like. Cigars and liquid re
freshments were, according to the
statements, of minor importance.
The Banner says in part:
“M. J. Gosa. the defeated candidate
for sheriff, spent a total of $1,180.25,
of which the greater portion went in
to campaign literature*, buttons and
like incidentals. Register of Deeds
Hager gave SIBO to the campaign fund
and his statement shows a total of
$350, after adding to the above ex
penses of livery, printing and inciden
tals. J. P. McGolrick’s statement
shows his expenses to have been $600,’
of which a large part went to cam
paign funds. Among the other state
ments showing the total amount paid
in the effort to secure office are: A.
F. Haberman, $186.30; Chas. B.
Rogers, $266.45; W. H. Rohr, $149.28;
T. J. Foljahn, $132.75; Geo. J. Korn,
$122; Ed. Reichenbacb, $10; W. H.
Woodard, $147.50; W. C. Bartelt,
$40.60; Jos. Gannon, $100; Lewis Ben
son, $114.50; Jos. Quast, $7; J. A.
Haselwood, $75; L. B. Caswell, Jr.,
$57.89; Thos. Shinnick. $3. The
following filed statements that they
spent no money: J. Wm. Held, W.
F. Copeland. G. E. Gallup. The
Democratic county committee’s report
tells of an expenditure of $1,131.75,
most of which went to pay expenses
of speakers, rent of rally hails, print
ing and other similar items. The Re
publican county committee spent
$412.07.”
—No one can reasonably hope for
good health unless his bowels move
once each day. When this is not at
tended to, disorders of the stomach arise,
biliousness, headache dyspepsia and
piles soon follow’. If you wish to avoid
these ailments keep y our bow T els regu
lar by taking Chamberlain’s Stomach
and Tablets when required They
are so easy to take and mild and gen
tle in effect. For sale by C. A. Gamm
CABTORIA.
Bean tke Ths Kind You Have Always Bough
Or. Bull’s Gough Syrup
JmJ Cores Hacking Coughs, Sore Lungs, Grippe, Pneumonia,
and Bronchitis in a few days. Why then risk Consumption?
Get Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup. Don’t be imposed upon. Re
fUSe the dealer’s substitute. It is not as good as Dr. Bull’s.
Salvation Oil cures Rheumatism and all Pain. Price, IJS and 25 cants.
GRAND HOLIDAY CONCERT.
The Orchestra Concert Arranged bv
lirtwarcl Schempf—Bach’s Symphony
Orchestra at Turner Opera House.
The orchestra concert which is be
ing arranged by Edward Schempf
for the evening of Friday, December
28, at lurner Opera house, promises
to be an exceptional musical event.
It is seldom that an orchestra of the
ability of Bach’s Symphony orchestra
is heard in towns of this size, includ
ing as it does twenty-five of the very
best players from that renowned or
ganization. The orchestra will con
sist of first and second violins, violas,,
’cellos, bass viols, flutes, oboe, clario
nets, cornets, French horns, trom
bones, kettle-drums and small drums.
The success attained by Mr. Schempf
as director of the Amateur Musical
club, in its concert last season, is am
ple assurance that the coming concert
under his direction will be even more
of a treat, musically, than that of last
season. Then, too, the debut of Miss
Bertram, our local contralto, will be
of especial interest to every one. She
will sing two numbers, with full or
chestra accompaniment. The entire
program will consist of excellent
numbers, somewhat popular in their
nature, but with a few classic composi
tions interspersed. The prices of ad
mission have been placed within the
reach of all. The first nine rows on
main floor, reserved 75 cents: balance
of seats on main floor, reserved, 50
cents; gallery, reserved, 35 cents; gen
eral admission to gallery, 25 cents.
Tickets on sale and reserved at
Schempf & Schulz’ drug store on and
after Friday, December 21. Those
who enjoy dancing will certainly ap
preciate the social hop after the con
cert. Ten men of the orchestra will
furnish the music, which will probably
be the best dance music ever heard
here.
Christmas Presents.
Do you need to choose one? Can
we help you? We have the best of
the usual things—jewelry, watches,
diamonds, silverware, silver novel
ties, genuine ebony goods, French
shina, bric-a-brac, cut glass, finely
mounted silk umbrellas, gold and
sliver handled canes, statuary—and
our yellow book, yours for the asking,
will show you things you will find no
where else. If you want anything
not illustrated, we can no doubt help
you personally or by correspondence..
W, D. Sproesser Cos.,
213 Main Street-
Beautiful Calendar Free.
We have just received a copy of
Fairbanks Fairy Calendar for 1901,
which is one of the most beautiful and
artistic calendars we have ever seen.
It consists of five designs, one on a
sheet, size inches, elegant
ly lithographed in beautiful colors
and gold, on extra heavy plate stock.
The designs, by the celebrated artist,
W. H. McEntee, represent handsome
ly decorated Dresden china plaques,
on rich plush backgrounds, no two
alike. The first sheet is the calendar
proper, as it contains the entire
twelve months’ calendar dates group
ed within the plaque, with a back
ground of royal purple. The other
four designs contain figures typifying
“Morning,” “Noon,” “Evening,” and
“Night,” modeled in colors appro
priate to the time of day represented,
p.nd embossed on relief plaques, set
against rich plush mats of silvery blue,
bright apple green, rich peacock blue
and deep crimson. These four plaques
have no lettering whatever to mar
their artistic beauty, and are designed
expressly for decorative purposes.
Each of the five sheets has a separate
hanger, which can be retained or re
moved, so that the plaques and calen
dar can be used singly or together,
framed or unframed, to decorate your
home in an almost endless variety of
ways which you** ingenuity and artis
tic taste will suggest, It is impos
sible to describe the rich coloring,
exquisite beauty and superb decora
tive effect attained in Fairbanks Fairy
Calendar for 1901. It must be seen
to be appreciated. Don’t fail to ob
tain a copy. Superior to many calen
dars offered in the art stores forfl.oo.
The N. K. Fairbank company, Chica
go, 111., will send this elegant calen
dar free on receipt of your name, ad
dress and seven two-cent stamps to
cover simply the postage and mailing.
Ezcursion Rates to. Winter Resorts
Via the North western line. Excursion
tickets are sold daily, with favorable
time limits, to numerous points in the
East and South at reduced rates. For
tickets and full information, apply to
agents Chicago & Northwestern railway.
NO. 13.