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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 Pail to See
Our attractive Holiday Dis
play 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
313 Main Street.
WATERTOWN
Steam Laundry.
NO. 2 EViAIN 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 a 1 ! for something that is up
to-date we will be sure to satisfy
you. Call on
Shepard & 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
INice Meats
Call at
S. E. HOLMES',
104 MAIN ST. - TEL. 99
Our prices will suit you.
Edvard F. Wieman,
LAW OFFICE,
REAL ESTATE and LOANS,
Fire, Life and every other kind
of Insurance.
Collections Promptly Attended to
NOTARY PUBLIC.
peAiii tics j Commercial Law
rbtiAL.its 1. and the Probating of Estates.
Cor.Main and Second Streets
W. D. Sproesser, President.
J. Tkrbkueggen,Vice-President.
D. H Kusel, Cashier.
Chas. E. Frey, As’t Cashier.
MERCHANTS’ BANK
WATERTOWN. WIS.
Capital Surplus and Undivided
Profits $86,000
"DIRECTORS
J. Terbrueggea, D. H. Kusel, W. D. Sproesse
L. Schempf, J. Habhegger, Carl Man*, F
Sehmutzier. W. A. Beurhaus, M. Blutnenf fc *d
A & 0. METER,
1! Successor* to Solliday A Meter]
DENTISTS.
COR- MAIN. AND SECOND STS
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Absolutely Pare
Made from most highly refined and
healthful ingredients.
Assures light, sweet, pure and
wholesome food.
Housekeepers must exercise care in buying bak
ing powders, to avoid alum. Alum powders are
sold cheap to catch the unwary, but alum is a poi
son, and its use in food seriously injures health.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
V
HOLIDAY AMUSEHENTS.
The Masons Entertain—Mr. Schempf*
Concert—The Church Fair.
Nearly 200 Masons and members of
their families were gathered in the
Masonic temple Thursday evening on
the occasion of the annual installation
of officers of the Blue lodge and the
chapter. The installation ceremonies
were followed by a sumptuous supper
served by the ladies of the Eastern
Star, after which there was dancing,
card-playing and other diversions.
Those in attendance report a very en
joyable evening. Following are the
officers installed:
Watertown lodge, No. 49, F. and A.
M.—John Robinson, W. M.; A. F.
Salliday. S. W-; W. H. Woodard, J.
W T .; Ferd Sehmutzier, treasurer; Frank
M. Eaton, secretary; James Roy, S
D.; Emil Creuz, J. D,; George Nellins,
Robert Cairns, stewards.
W r atertown. chapter, No. 11, R. A.
M.—A. E. Calhoun, E. H, P.; George
P. Traeumer, king; S. M. Eaton,
scribe; Robert Dent, secretary; W. D.
Sproesser, treasurer; J. Stahl, R. A.
C.; George Hill, P. S.; T. Huber. C.
of H.; C. Mackay, M. of Ist V.; J.
Chapman, M. of*2d V.; A. F. Solliday,
M. of 3d V.; J. Jossi, sentinel.
* ♦ *
Turner Opera bouse contained a
large audience, Friday evening, when
was given the holiday concert
arranged by Edward L. Schempf.
Twenty members of Bach's Symphony
orchestra, of Milwaukee, rendered
the instrumental portion of the pro
gram, with the veteran Christian
Bach as the concertmaster. Mr.
Bach’s forces enjoy a wide reputation
throughout the Northwest as a music
al organization of the highest order,
and the excellence of their playing on
this occasion was therefore just what
was expected of them. Mr, Schempf
wielded the baton and showed him
self a skillful conductor. No doubt
the most interesting feature of the
evening was the appearance of Miss
Lucile Bertram, Watertown’s young
contralto, who is pursuing a course of
study at the Milwaukee conservatory.
She was very coidially received and
was recalled several times after
each of her numbers, finally re
sponding to the demands of her ad
mirers with an epcore after the second.
Miss Bertram possesses a voice of
magnificent quality and shows
marked improvement in her method
and execution. She no doubt has a
brilliant future as a concert artist,
which her numerous friends hope she
may attain in full measure. It was
un f ortunate that her composure should
have been somewhat disturbed Fri
day night, but this is something
difficult tojovercome by a young singer
appearing in public the first time
and is only to be expected. The con
cert as a whole was a pleasing enter
tainment and Mr. Schempf is to be
WATERTOWN, WIS., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 1901.
credited with genuine enterprise for
bringing it to a successful conclusion
The dancing after the concert was
much enjoyed by a large number of
young people.
* • *
St. Bernard’s church fair closed
Saturday evening after holding forth
at Concordia Opera house for four days.
In many ways the fair was a decided
success, although it was not a source
of such large revenue as have been
some of the undertakings of former
years. The artistic arrangement of
the several booths at which the wares
were dispensed was an attractive feat
ure of the fair and occasioned the
most favorable comment from all.
Booth No. 1 conveyed the idea of a
parlor and was done in yellow and
white; Booth No. 2 stood out prom
inently in its cardinal trimmings,
Booth No. 3 was dainty in white em
bellishments and holly wreaths; the
candy booth was constructed in
the form of a heart, with pale green
and pink colors predominating; and
last, but not least, was the booth
of the Cecilians, the most effective of
all. Its design was that of a great
organ, the largest pipes of which ex
tended to a height of sixteen feet.
The prevailing colors were yellow and
red, while sprays of arbor vitae were
entwined about the structure. The
idea of this booth was conceived by
Edward J. Brandt, who supervised its
construction.
* * ♦
About thirty couples of the younger
set enjoyed a hop at Turner Opera
house Thursday night, music being
furnished by Blaesius 1 orchestra. It
was one of the prettiest parties of the
season.
♦ * *
The Catholic Relief and Beneficiary
association gave a pleasant dancing
party at K. of P. hall New Year’s eve.
Grand Ball.
The ninth annual ball of the Water
town Farmers’ club will be held at
Turner Opera house on the night of
Friday, January 11, to which the
public is moat cordially invited.
Music by Blaesius’ orchestra. The
balls heretofore given by this society
have been very popular, and the
management mean to make this no
exception to the rule, hence all who
attend can count on having a good
time. Tickets 50 cents. A good
lunch will be served in the lower
hall for 15 cents extra.
Blown to Atoms.
The old idea that the body some
times needs a powerful, drastic, pur
gative pill has been exploded; for Dr.
King’s New Life Pills, which are per
fectly harmless, gently stimulate liver
and bowels to expel poisonous matter,
cleanse the system and absolutely
cure constipation and sick headache
Only 25c at Brennecke’s drug store.
HRS. n. J.;\VOODARD|DEAD.
She Hfeathes Her Last Early Monday
Mornlug-Wag 111 Only a Week.
At 1:15 o’clock Monday morning’
the spirit of Mrs. Marshall J. Wood
ard took its flight to the other world,
The end came after only a week of
illness and was a great surprise to the
acquaintances of the deceased, but few
of whom had knowledge of her indis
position- It was at first simply a case
of confinement with a hard coid, from
which no serious results were antici
pated; this, however, developed into
pneumonia, under the insidious in
fluences of which the patient sank
rapidly, notwithstanding the attentive
offices of medical skill and the tender
ministrations of living hands. By Sat
urday night her condition had grown
critical and it was then realized that
it was only a question of time ere the
visitation of the Angel of Death.
Through the demise of Mrs. Wood
ard, Watertown loses one of its most
lovable and charitably disposed
citizei-s—a person whose departure
hence will be most sincerely and gen
erally mourned. Possessing the high
est attributes of a noble character,
and following at all times the dicta
tions (fa beautiful, simple and up
right iature, she approached to a re
marks ble degree the state of ideal
woman hood andfstood for all that was
good end just. Her affection for her
family and friends was strong; her
ministrations to the needy were wide
spread; her philanthropy was liberal;
her every act was elevating. A true
estimate of her permits of no w r ords of
fulsome praise. Her life work forms
the pen-picture of her exalted being.
To have known her and to have felt
her ennobling influence was but to
realize the presence of one as nearly
perfect in the eyes of her Creator as
is perhaps the lot of any mortal. It
may in truth be said that she well ful
filled her earthly mission and has now
gone to the reward awaiting her
above.
The subject of this sketch, whose
maiden name was Mary Spalding,
first saw the light of day at Augusta,
Me., March 10, 1833, being therefore
in her 68th year. She was married
to Mr. Woodard at New London, N.
H,, in October, 1855, and the same
year the couple came to Wisconsin,
locating on a farm in the town of Oak
Grove, Dodge county. After a few
years’ residence there Mrs. Woodard
and he.'H band returned to the East.
In 1864 hey again migrated Westward
and fou * a place of settlement in this
city. I ore The deceased had ever
since rt ded.
Besic’ her husband, Mrs. Woodard
is sur ved by four sons and one
daughtc’, as follows: Frank £.,
cashier of the Bank of Watertown;
Dura M , of the Kopp, Woodard com
pany, O naha. Neb.; William H., an
attorney of this city; Myron C., of
the Tow er Lumber company. Tower,
Minn., _,nd Mrs. Willis L. Cheney, of
Milwaukee.
The funeral was held from the
family residence, 400 North Washing
ton stre t, this afternoon at 2 o’clock,
the ser ices being conducted by Rev.
William Fritzemeier, pastor of the
Congre ational church, of which the
deceased was an influential member.
The Literment was at Oak Hill
cemetery.
Married.
The 'marriage of August Radke
and MI h Anna Braatz occurred last
Wednesday evening at the parsonage
of St. Mark’s church, Rev. J. H.
Brockmana officiating. They r were
attended % Herman Braatz, brother of
the bnde, and Miss Marie Radke,
sister o r the groom. After the cere
mony a wedding repast was served at
the home of the bride’s parents to the
bridal party and the immediate rela
tives. ,The groom is an employe of
the Globe Milling company. He and
bis bride have gone to housekeeping
at 318 W ater street.
Elbert J. Root was united in
marriage on Christmas day to Miss
Mildred Bennett at Kingsman, O.
The gruom will be remembered as
the era'k pitcher of the Watertown
basebaL team, season of’99.
A Deep Mystery.
It is ’ mystery why women endure
backache, headache, nervousness,
sleeplessness, melancholy, fainting
and dizzy spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters will
quickly cure such troubles. “I suf
fered for years with kidney troubles,”
writes Mrs. Phebe Cherley, of Peter
son, la., ‘and a lame back pained me
so I could not dress myself, but
Electric Bitters wholly cured me. and,
although 73 years old, I now am able
to do all my housework.” It over
comes constipation, improves appetite,
gives perfect health. Only 60c at
Brennecke’s drug store.
Excursion Rates to Winter Resorts
Via the North western line. Excursion
tickets are sold daily, with favorable
time limits, to numerous points in the
East aqd South at reduced rates. For
tickets and full im formation, apply to
agents Chicago & Northwestern railway
QASTOB.ZA.
Bears the
“What Happened to Jones. ”
The Watertown public, at the Con
cordia Opera house, Monday, January
7, will witness George H. Broadhurst’s
hilarious farce ‘'What Happened to
Jones.” This is not Mr. Broadhurst’s
first attempt, for in -‘The Wrong Mr.
Wright” and “The Speculator” he
had two successes, and since the ad
vent of “Jones,” “Why Smith Left
Home” and the “House that Jack
Built,” two more successes, have de
veloped from his busy brain. The
action of the farce is concentrated,
the whole story covering a period of
only one evening. In the story of
“What Happened to Jc es,” a pro
fessor of anatomy, hi r family, hi
ward Cissy, a bishop and Jones, to
whom it all happens, figure.
The bishop and the professor
are brothers who have not seen each
other for a long time. The
bishop has, without having seen her.
been corresponding with Alvina for
some time, and ultimately has pro
posed and been accepted. The fact
that ho has not seen his brother in
such a long time is used as a subter
fuge behind which he conceals the
actual object of his visit. Wishing
to make himself as presentable as
possible, he has ordered anew suit
of clothes of the latest clerical style to
be sent to his brother’s house. The
existing affection between the
brothers is not so great that the pro
fessor refrains from grumbling when
he is compelled to give up his room
foi the comfort of his brother, and
while in a garrulous mood, Helma.
a servant, brings to him a card which
she has found on the floor. Richard,
a good young man. enters in search
of the card, which turns out to be an
admission ticket to an alleged scien
tific glove contest. Richard, how
ever, is too clever foe >he old gentle
man and the outcome of their inter
view is that the professor decides to
accompany him to the fight. That
night while the fistic argument is be
ing settled, the multitude raises such
a rumpus that the police raid the
place and the audience scampers.
One zealot of the force follows the
professor and Richard, who are
accompanied by a chance ac
quaintance named Jones. Jones, who
is a travelling salesman for a bible
house, and carries a side line of play
ing catds, has been unfortunate, for
the officer in grappling with him has
j. piece from “i? coat. The pro
fessor and Richard enter their home
through a window, when they find
Jones is with them. The professor
decides to let him hide in the house,
and Jones finds the bishop’s new
clothes, which he dons. The police
man, angry at being baffled, announces
that the first person he sees with a
tell-tale coat w ; Il be arrested. See
ing Jones in the; bishop’s clothes, the
professor’s family rejoice and each
hugs and kisses him, much to the
annoyance of the professor, who as
a matter of policy must not tell the
true circumstances. The rest of the
play is evolved from tne fact tha£
Jones knows nothing of many
subjects with which the real bishop
is thoroughly conversant and which
Cissy and the professor’s daughters
wish to discuss. To further deepen
the complications the bishop himself
arrives on the scene and keeps Jones
on the alert at all times to prevent
the cat from getting out of the bag.
Unfortunately for himself, and fort
unately for Jones, ho puts on the torn
coat, and is promptly placed under
arrest as an offender. Of course the
wrinkles,are all smoothed away, and
everybody is satisfied at the finish.
Seats on sale at C. A. Gamm’s drug
store.
The Zoo,
Milwaukee is in the enjoyment oC a
first-class animal show, “The Zoo.”
It exhibits a very large number of
animals, among them many rare and
unusual specimens. There , are also
some remarkable trained animals,
whose performances surpass anything
of the kind ever seen before. It will
remain for some weeks and no one
visiting the city during that time
should fail to take it in.
Beat Out of an Increase of His Pension.
A Mexican war veteran and promi
nent editor writes: “Seeing the adver
tisement of Chamberlain’s Colic, Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, I am re
minded that as a soldier in Mexico in
’47-’48,1 contracted Mexican diarrhoea
ar and this remedy has kept me from get
ting an increase in m} r pension, for on
every renewal a dose of it restores me,”
It is unequalled as a quick cure for
diarrhoea and is pleasant and safe to
take. For sale by C. A. Qamm.
FOR SALE,
The lively establishment of the late
William Humphrey, including the
real estate, live stock, rolling stock,
etc ,is for sale. Apply to executor
W. A. Beukhaus
Dr. Bull’s Gough Syrup
Cures Hacking Coughs, Sore Lungs, Grippe, Pneumonia
Jffl'i and Bronchitis in a few days. Why then risk Consumption?
Get Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup. Don’t be imposed upon. Re
fine the dealer’s subst rate. It is not as good as Dr. Bull’s*
Salvation Oil cures Rheumatism and all Pain. Price, 18 and 25 cento*
OPPOSES STUDENT CONTESTS.
A. J.’Whitiug on Record as Against
Athletics and Donates,
At the meeting of citv school super
intendents and supervising principals,
held in connection with the state
teachers’ convention in Milwaukee
last week, A. J. Whiting, assistant
principal of the Watertown high
school, took a decided stand against
the custom of holding interscholastic
debates and athletic meets, which has
grown so popular among high schools
in recent years. Mr. Whiting’s ideas
were clearly brought out in a paper
which he read before the meeting, the
same causing a very lively discussion
and forming the most spirited snd in
teresting feature of the day’s pro
gram. The prevailing feeling among
the superintendents and principals
was apparently strongly opposed to
Mr. Whiting’s stand. The speaker
started out with the statement that
iuterscholastic contests will remain
in vogue “until something else comes
equally well adapted to satisfy am
bitious teachers and restless pupils,”
and he regretted that such restless
ness was apparently gaining a foot
hold. Public sentiment, he said, w r as
bo favorable to such contests, that the
opponent is apt to call forth criticism;,
though in spite of this fact it w juld be
his aim to show that they were detri
me ital to the cause of education, and
were unwise and unprofitable. ,
In regard to intellectual contests—
debates and declamations—Mr. Whit
ing maintained that the selection of
contestants gave rise to disappoint
ments and jealousies; they likewise
had the effect of filling the fortunate
victors with an undue sense of false
pride and conceit; while the contest
itself stirs the partisans to a pitch of
excitement which he considered far
from beneficial. In reference to the
scene at the contest Mr. Whiting
said “the hideous bawling and
senseless yelling of the irrepressible
and irresponsible mob make life a
burden to the sensitive and the re
fined who believe that education
should add dignity and grace to the
genus homo, instead of making him
more like a rampant, roaring, bellow
ing beast of the jungle.” The
dangers of faculty coaching and a
tendency to devote too much time to
preparation were touched upon also.
The speaker’s objections to the in
tellectua’ couiests be likewise applied,
to the athletic. He believed in
athletic training, he said, but opposed
interscholastic contests. The latter,
he maintained, “consume time, en
ergy, interest and money wholly dis
proportionate to their importance;
interfere with proper mental and
moral training; directly minister
to many vices and apparently tend
toward a moral decadence similar to
that which characterized ancient
Rome.” The betting feature wa
used as an argument against the
game. Mr. Whiting said in conclu
sion :
“Put before your minds the most
violent forms of intersch ole Stic con
tests you have witnessed, with the at
tendant betting and dissipation, and
with the determination evident, some
times even expressed, to win or kill.
Tell me whether we who condemn the
degrading scenes of the cockpit and
the brutal spectacle of the prize fight,
are ndt countenancing and encouraging
something which differs from these
only in degree, not in kind?”
W'. H. Schultz, of Merrill, and H-
A. Simonds, of Oshkosh, who were
the members to open the discussion,,
took a view quite opposed to that of
Mr. Whiting. They held that while
there were some objectionable feat
ures that grew out of the interseholas
tic contests, that the latter on the
whole led to beneficial results. The
problem, they held, was how to con
trol athletic and debating contests,
and to bring out their best features,
rather than to find means of stamping
them out, and in this view the large
majority concurred. The football
advocates had an enthusiastic cham
pion in H. F. Kling, of Evansville,
who said that the disappointments and
discouragements which Mr. Whiting
objected to, were, in his opinion, very
desirable and beneficial. “Life is too
tame without contests of some sort,’*
said Mr. Kling. “Football may be
marked with some betting, but so are
presidential elections. Would yout
abolish the latter for this reason?
Contests give pupils a chance to meas
ure their own ability, and to broaden
their characters. I heartily endorse
them.”
—Ladies’ shampooing and hair
dressing in the latest style. Filtered
soft water is used and regulated with
a combinatiou faucet from warm to
cold, then dried with an improved
hot air dryer. Please give us a trial,
F. Tercinski. 300 Main street.
NO. 15.