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04 02 1908
Word from Madison yesterday to Supt. W. P.
Roseman informs those interested that many cities throughout the state are
contributing very liberally to the Carl Schurz
memorial fund. Cities composed largely of German population, such as La Crosse,
Milwaukee and Wausau are becoming very enthusiastic over the idea and are
sending in large amounts and many of the smaller cities both in German and
English communities are not backward in their contributions.
The Germans of Milwaukee have already raised
$30,000. Madison has raised $5,000, La Crosse $4,500. The apathy of the part of
the people of Watertown in this matter is hard for outsiders to understand, but
it is hoped that something will be done here very soon in the way of swelling
the fund.
Watertown Gazette, 07 03 1908
—Edw. Racek has
removed the dwelling house from the property he sold in North Second Street to
the U. S. government to his lot in Second Street
and is fitting it up for residence purposes.
—John Enright lost a large roll of
bills last week, and as luck would have it, an honest man found the money and
returned it to Mr. Enright. William
Roark was the finder of the money and says he cares more for honesty than he
does for money.
—The Mayor and a number of aldermen, of
Oconomowoc, were in the city-last week inspecting our paved streets with a view
of making street improvements in their city next year. While here Civil Engineer Parsons showed them
about the city.
Watertown Daily Times, 03 25 1958
A new legal question has been raised here in connection with
the pending application filed by Phil M. Mlodzik for
the transfer of his White House tavern license at 1021 South Third Street to
the bar at Turner Hall. The new question
relates to the claim that the First Baptist Church is within 300 feet of the
Turner Hall, where the transferred license would be in effect. This is contrary to law relating to taverns
it is claimed, since the present license for Turner Hall involves only
beer. The transferred license would
involve a full tavern license, including hard liquors. City Attorney Harold W. Hartwig has been
asked for an opinion relating to the transfer of the license, but the church
angle is a new development which will also be involved when the matter comes
before the City Council at its meeting on April 1. Some persons who have become interested in
the issue have also raised the question of possible difficult supervision in
the tavern at Turner Hall if the license is transferred there, since the Turner
Hall attracts many teenagers for dancing, wrestling matches and other
functions. Church people are said to
feel that this matter must be thoroughly cleared up before any action on the
license is taken. They want to know how
it will be possible to keep 18-year-olds away from the bar or tavern when they
frequent Turner Hall in large numbers.
Automobiles Pass Through
City
Watertown Daily Times, 07 03
1907
Among the many automobiles that passed through
the city yesterday, was a Beaver Dam auto.
The Messrs. H. Becker, Jos. Wagner, Orran Hoffenbert and W. D. Rood were the occupants of the
car. The first three, were Beaver Dam
people, while Mr. Rood, the operator of the machine, is the representative of
the Jonas Automobile Co., at Milwaukee.
Mr. Rood was one of the observers in last Saturday’s endurance race,
being in charge of the Peerless Car, No. 4, which finished the race with a
perfect score. The auto which W. D. Rood
drove yesterday was a Cadillac car and made the time between Milwaukee and
Watertown in two hours and thirty minutes.
The occupants of the car stopped in the city and called on friends for a
few moments.
Watertown Daily Times, 03
25 1908
The Leader is in
receipt of another letter from L. C. Hanafourde, the
Chicago gentleman who is trying to secure the establishment of an automobile
factory in Watertown, of which mention has been made in the recent past. The gentleman writes very encouragingly of
the project and among other things says:
“We are getting along very well with our automobile factory and I hope
to be able to spend two or three days in Watertown in the very near
future. It was my intention to visit
your city some time ago, but I have been delayed each time I had intended
going. However, I will be there. From the present outlook, I feel confident
that the automobile factory in Watertown is a sure fact. If you can find a picture of the factory
building we discussed on my last visit, I wish you would send it to me.”
The building referred to is the one on North Water Street
formerly used by the Woodard & Stone
Company, which Mr. Hanafourde thinks, with
remodeling and an addition, would make an ideal factory building.
Wisconsin Homeseeker
Watertown Gazette, 07 03 1908
Immigration for Wisconsin.
The publisher is just in receipt of the
first issue of the publication known as the Wisconsin
Homeseeker, issued by the Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad for the purpose of stimulating immigration to Wisconsin
and furnishing information in regard to its natural resources.
A series of letters from settlers is
published in the Homeseeker,
in which these pioneers tell in an interesting way something of their
experiences in establishing new homes and developing their land into profitable
farms.
The Northwestern is desirous of
securing as many more testimonials of this kind as possible. A letter from you
would appeal strongly to the prospective homeseeker,
and every homesteader is earnestly invited to write a letter telling of the
crops, soil, climate, schools, the cost of getting a start, etc., for use in
this manner, and send it to us, together with the names and addresses of
friends in the east who would be interested in having a copy of the "Homeseeker,"
illustrated books, maps and other literature mailed to them free of charge.
Address all communications on the
subject to Mr. W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M. C. & NW. Ry ,
Chicago, Ill
Watertown Gazette, 07 03 1908
FIREWORKS!
FIREWORKS!
Big Reduction at Goeldner's For Fourth.
A big reduction in firecrackers, fireworks, blank cartridges, etc., is
announced at Otto J. Goeldner's store. See the prices
and reductions below: Firecrackers - 2c
bunch at 1c; 5c bunch at 4c; cannon crackers 5c box at 4c; 8c box at 5c; 2c one
at 1c; 3c one at 2c; son-of-a-gun crackers 5c one at 3c; 3c one at 2c; roman candles
2c one 1c; 3c one 2c; 5c one 3c; 8c one 5c; 10c one 8c; 15c one 10c. All other
firecrackers and fireworks reduced in same proportion.
There will be a grand 4th of July
celebration at Hubbleton, to include a picnic at Bare's Grove, east on the banks of the Crawfish River. There will be games and amusements of all
kinds, dancing, refreshments, etc. At 8.30 in the evening there will be
fireworks at the village of Hubbleton, and a grand
ball at Washington hall. The Hubbleton bridge will be
passable on that day, and a big crowd is expected to attend from Watertown, and
other places. The public is cordially
invited, and all can count on having a good time. [Chapter on
Fourth of July]
Watertown Gazette, 07 03 1908
A lawn social was given last Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Charles J. Salick and wife,
Third Street, in honor of their daughter Lenore Salick
and Miss Helen Heaton, of Marshfield.
Games of various kinds were indulged in, a fine
luncheon was served and there was a fine display of fireworks and a balloon
ascension in the evening. Those present
were: Misses Doris Meyer, Mabel Mansfield , Helen Hertel, Rose and May
Fitzgerald, Ruth Wilkowski, Ruth Kraft, Dollie
Wolfram, Ruth Archie, Francis Skinner, Mary Conway, Edna Blaesius,
Selma Spohn, Florence Potter, Margaret Koenig, Mercedes McGolrick,
Estella Salick , Edith and Marie Buttler,
all of this city, and Irene Smith of Beaumont, Texas. Cross Reverence: Salick,
Leanore "Slicky" 1918, Watertown High
School Senior YrBk portrait
Watertown Gazette, 04
03 1908
In
speaking of the prospects of early operations on the interurban line of the Milwaukee Heat, Light and Traction Company, William
C. Stone of this city, yesterday stated that active construction operations
would be commenced just as soon as the frost was out of the ground and the
works pushed to completion with all possible rapidity. Mr. Stone also remarked that the promoters of
the line would bend every energy to have the same completed and cars running on
schedule time for the annual homecoming to be held in August, so that the
members of the Watertown Homecoming club of Milwaukee will have the pleasure of
enjoying the pleasant and novel trip out here on the new interurban line. Mr. Stone said it was barely possible that a
branch line would be built out to the fairgrounds in time for the fair this
fall, but that it could not be promised.
↓ More on
interurban and W C Stone ↓
Interurban To Watertown
Watertown Gazette, 07 24
1908
"Interurban
cars will be running into Watertown in time for the homecoming on Aug. 2,"
said W. C. Stone in the Hotel Pfister.
Mr. Stone is connected with the Watertown extension and the Watertown
city line. He is on his way to Madeline Island for a summer vacation. The interurban will be met at the head of
College Avenue, continued Mr. Stone, "and the cars will run down that
street to Fifth Street, thence to Main Street. The line in the city will be
extended west as far as Montgomery Street, one block west of St. Bernard's
church. There it will stop for this year. It is the intention as soon as the
financial skies clear to build north and south on Montgomery Street, south by
the fair grounds to Jefferson and north to Juneau. This work has been planned,
but nothing will be done until money is a little easier. It will probably take
about three hours at first to make the run from Milwaukee to Watertown via Waukesha
and Oconomowoc. When the roadbed has become settled and the track is in proper
shape the time will be lowered probably to about two hours. It is intended to
give an hourly service. This will be a great accommodation. "While it will
take a little longer to make the trip old timers will remember that two and
one-half hours was the regular train time between the two cities for many years
and no one objected seriously. Besides that the interurban runs through a
beautiful strip of country all the way from Watertown to Waukesha. The constant
stops which have to be made at every crossroads make it difficult for
interurban trains to make fast time, but with the lower fare between Watertown
and Milwaukee it looks as though there would b e a great deal of travel, to say
nothing of the local traffic which will be considerable, owing to the ease with
which people can go from one town to another [Milwaukee Sentinel, July 10]
Watertown Gazette, 07 03 1908
The J. H. Murphy Co. of this city has
secured the contract for frescoing the German Lutheran church at Hustisford.
Henry Beneke
has purchased the saloon in North First Street recently owned by “Pat” Diekoff and will henceforth conduct the place.
Edw. Racek
has sold the store building at 210 Main Street, occupied by E. Herro & Son, to Wm. J. Gruetzmacher,
consideration $6000, the deal being made through the agency of Skinner & Thauer. Mr. Gruetzmacher will remain in his present quarters, but has
made this purchase as an investment.
Watertown Gazette, 07 10 1908
WANT ALLEY - Owners of property in West
Main Street, between Water and Washington streets, are endeavoring to have an alley
opened in the block on the south side of the street, which they claim will be
almost an absolute necessity when the street railway [interurban] is in running
condition. In the business section of
Watertown there should be more alleys, not only for business purposes, but also
as a fire protection. Should this alley be opened it would take a small piece
off the rear of the public library lot, but the
advantages to be derived from having an alley in that block would more than
compensate for the small tract of land set aside for that purpose.
Watertown Gazette, 07 10 1908
The interior of St.
Mark's Lutheran Church is to be decorated by A. Liebeg
& Co., of Milwaukee, electric lights are to be placed in the church, also
two fine water fonts. The improvements
are to cost $2000.
↓ More on St. Mark’s improvements ↓
Weekly Watertown Leader, 10 30 1908
Theodore Dobbratz falls while decorating St. Mark’s
Theodore Dobbratz,
the well-known painter, met with a serious accident at St. Mark’s Lutheran
church this morning while he was at work decorating the interior of the
edifice. He was at work on a scaffold
about twenty feet high when it gave way, precipitating Mr. Dobbratz
to the floor below.
As soon as possible he was removed to
his residence, 117 North Fourth Street, where physicians examined his
injures. It was found that he sustained
a fracture of the back bone. The spinal
cord is intact but there is a fracture and dislocation of the vertebrae. Hopes of recovery are entertained, provided
that no pressure symptoms develop.
Aside from this injury he also
sustained a fracture of the left forearm.
While in a critical condition the physicians have hopes of his
recovery. Mr. Dobbratz
has been employed for some time on the interior decorations of the church as
his services as a decorator are much sought after, and the news of this
unfortunate occurrence will be learned with sorrow by all and it is to be hoped
that he will be fully restored to health.
↓ More on St. Mark’s improvements ↓
St.
Mark's has been redecorated
Watertown Gazette, 11 20 1908
Special Services at St. Mark's Lutheran
Church.
St. Mark's Lutheran church in North
Sixth Street has just been redecorated throughout its interior by the
celebrated church decorators Liebeg & Co.,
Milwaukee. The color effect and harmony
is most beautiful and the members of that congregation, and their pastor Rev Klingman, may well feel proud of these artists' work. The church has also been recarpeted,
the body of the church with green cork carpet, and the chancel with green
velvet carpet, which harmonizes very nicely with the church decorations. In honor of this new improvement at St.
Mark's special services will be held next Sunday. Prof. Schaller, president of the Lutheran
Seminary at Wauwatosa will officiate at the 10 a.m. services, Rev. Keibel, of Kirchhayn, Wis.[a
community in Washington Co.], at the 2 p.m. services, and Rev. R. A. Stock of
Hartland will preach at the 7:30 evening services in English.
↓ More on St. Mark’s improvements ↓
Gets $1,250 Damages
Watertown Gazette, 09 24 1909
Theodore Dobbratz was given $1,250 damages in his action against A.
Liebig and others in the circuit court at Jefferson last week. The action was brought to recover damages for
injuries which he received by falling from an alleged defective scaffold while
working for the defendant in decorating the interior of St.
Mark’s Lutheran Church last October.
Watertown Gazette, 07 10 1908
Dr. F. C. Werner has sold his office
and store property at 104 [East] Main Street to P. W. Mansfield, through the
real estate agency of Skinner & Mauer, consideration $9000. The doctor's
office will still be located in the same building.
Watertown Gazette, 07 10 1908
There was an interesting meeting of the
city council last Tuesday evening. Among the matters of interest taken up
were: The Milwaukee
Heat, Light and Traction Co. asked to have its franchise amended so as to
substitute wood poles instead of iron poles on one side of Main Street. Owing
to the absence of City Attorney Kading from the city,
the matter was postponed till next Tuesday evening.
Mayor Mulberger
recommended the establishing of a Board of Park Commissioners, and in
accordance with his recommendations an ordinance was introduced creating such a
commission.
The Mayor appointed Hon. Wm. F. Voss
and Julius W. Wiggenhorn to succeed themselves as
members of the library board for the next three
years.
Watertown Gazette, 07 10 1908
Western Avenue residents presented a
petition remonstrating against giving permission to the Milwaukee
Heat, Light and Traction Co. to lay a track on that street from Fifth to
Second streets. It was referred to the board of public works and the committee
on streets and bridges.
John J. Brusenbach
presented a remonstrance against making any change in the sidewalk lines of his
property near corner of Main and 5th streets for the Interurban railway.
Referred to the committee on judiciary and streets and bridges.
The late Mrs. Dora Naeve
of Minneapolis, Minn., left a residence and real estate at Albert Lee, Minn.,
valued at $8000 to the hospital in that city.
She formerly resided in Watertown, her maiden name being Soth. She was a cousin of Ernst Krueger and Mrs. A. F.
Baumann of this city.
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Daily
Leader
Suspends. The Watertown Daily Leader, which
was established two years ago last April in this city, suspended publication
last Friday. The management have always published a good paper, and attended
strictly to business, and it is through no fault of theirs that the paper has
not been a paying investment. In its
last issue The Leader says: "It is not a case of The Daily Leader dying with a struggle
and all the other appurtenances thereto. It is a desire on the part of the
management of the morning paper to bring to an end what has been a continuous
grind in the publication of the morning visitor, which was set forth recently
in an announcement that was made that The
Leader would be "switched" to an evening sheet. The phase of a
second evening paper, also gave glimpses of a future struggle for both papers.
The questions involving the change announced this morning have been carefully
considered for some time with the mutual resolve that there was in Watertown a
field for one daily paper. The Leader, being the latest candidate in the local
journalistic field, has consented, in view of a satisfactory consideration, to
clear the track and give its competitor the right-of-way.
In the signed agreement between the
principals to this transaction, the management of The Leader has amply protected its subscribers. There are some who
have paid in advance. Any who are taking The
Daily Leader and not the Times,
will be given such credit as the time in which they are paid in advance, on the
subscription list of the Times. There
are some cases, perhaps, where parties have paid in advance for both papers. In
case of such payment to The Leader,
the credit will likewise be given, so that none will be the loser. This is an
agreement between the parties interested and will be carried out to the letter
by The
Times people.
The publication of The Weekly Leader will be continued and the management will be
continued and the management solicits the patronage of the public, not only in
the matter of subscriptions, but in job work and advertising.
To our friends of The Times, we wish them the greatest of success and trust that the
public will appreciate the value of a daily paper to the extent of extending
them a generous patronage - a very necessary factor in the manipulation of a
daily paper.
There are many in the city who have
stood loyally by The Leader - who
have encouraged the management in numerous ways. To those friends we wish to
extend our hearty thanks collectively and will take occasion to do so
individually.”
Ward L. Swift has accepted the position
of state political writer for The
Milwaukee Journal. His family will reside here for several months longer,
but he will make his headquarters in Milwaukee.
His many friends here wish him success in his new field of labor.
Watertown
Gazette, 07 17
1908
Origin of the celebrating of Home
Coming Day
The following appeared in the Milwaukee Sentinel last week, in which
the origin of the celebrating of home coming day
is mentioned:
"President Ernst A. Kehr and Secretary M. A .
Blumenfeld, Milwaukee-Watertown club, which will send at least 1,000 former;
residents to assist in celebrating home coming day in Watertown on August 1 and
2, claim to be originators of the home-coming idea which has taken root in every
part of the United States.
The plan was born six years ago, when Watertown held its first affair of the
kind, it being projected by Mr. Kehr and Mr.
Blumenfeld, to be followed with the organization of the club.
Congressman John M. Nelson, Madison,
will be orator of the day at the big picnic celebration on August 2, on Tivoli
Island. The city will be decorated in carnival style. The Milwaukee-Watertown
club has in its membership practically every former resident and the majority
will attend the home coming."
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Thirty Year Club
The Thirty Year Club, which is a part
of the homecoming organization, expects to be in force here on Saturday and
Sunday, August 1 and 2. The official
meeting of the members will be held at the Masonic Temple on Saturday evening
at 8 o'clock. All members are requested
to be present at that time and Watertown people who will entertain such members
are requested to inform them of such arrangement.
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Special Train for
Homecoming Day
On Sunday, August 2, 1908, a special
train will leave Madison at 8 a. m., on the Madison branch of the St. P. Ry.
for this city, and returning will leave here at 9 p. m., to accommodate all
along the Madison branch of the St. P. Ry. who wish to attend the homecoming
here on that day.
Educational
contest
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Awarded Prizes
Messrs Leo E. Pitterle
and Erwin W. Russell of Watertown, who took part in an Educational contest
given by the Williams Business College [in] Milwaukee, Wis., have been awarded
prizes by the judges. Another contest
will be given in a few weeks.
Postal
Raise
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Raised $100
The Watertown
post office clerks and carriers have each received a raise of $100 per
annum from Uncle Sam, something all of them very much appreciate.
Oconomowoc
to Watertown Interurban Line to open
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Watertown Line Open
Soon
The Milwaukee
Electric Railway & Light Company's extension from Oconomowoc to
Watertown, a distance of thirteen miles, will be opened to traffic about the
middle of next week. Through cars from Milwaukee will leave
the public service
building hourly at half after the hour from 6:30 o'clock in the morning until
11:30 o'clock at night [Milwaukee Free
Press, July 22.]
Watertown Gazette, 07 24 1908
Interurban
Railway
Work on
the Interurban street railway is progressing nicely, and many of the objections
raised to its construction by property owners have been satisfactorily settled,
the street railway company doing everything possible to satisfy our citizens. Western Avenue is to be cut down to the
satisfaction of residents on that street, the relaying of the brick in Main
Street along the right of way of the railway has been laid to correspond to the
objections raised, and many other individual objections have been settled. There is no question about it that the
Interurban railway will be of great benefit to our city, and no unreasonable
objections should be raised to hinder the good work being completed as rapidly
as possible.
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Will Go to Juneau
August Kading,
a brother of District Attorney C. A. Kading of Watertown, and a graduate of the law department
of the University of Wisconsin, has formed a co-partnership with John G. Bachhuber of this city under the firm name of Bachhuber & Kading, and will
come here to begin the practice of law next week. Since completing the law course at Madison,
Mr. Kading has been associated with his brother in
the practice of law at Watertown and is well known in the courts of the county.
The firm will also maintain a branch office in the village of Reeseville. [Juneau
Independent]
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908 [Advertisement]
ON TIVOLI ISLAND
Direct from Madison Square Garden, N.
Y. Kiro, the
African Monkey will do the same sensational act as the noted "Diavola" Looping the Loop, in an automobile. The only
one of his tribe [who] ever accomplished this feature.
ADMISSION:--ADULTS 10c.
CHILDREN 5c.
Remember
the Day and Date, Sunday, July 26, 1908.
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Watertown defeated Hartford in an
interesting game of baseball at Washington Park last Sunday by a score of 3 to
1. Both clubs put up a good game. Kronitz's home run
won the box of cigars offered by Wiggenhorn Bros.,
two dollars at the Wegemann-Faber-Kaercher
Co. store, and one dollar at the People's Meat Market.
Olympic Games in London
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
The opening day of the Olympic games in
London was marred somewhat by rain. Americans did well in preliminaries. In the
evening the lord mayor entertained the athletes. American athletes captured three more gold
medals in the Olympia games at London, winning the 100-meter swim, the broad
jump and the bantam wrestling finals.
The American tug-of-war team in the Olympic games at London, finding the
Liverpool police team were violating the rules by wearing specially prepared
shoes, made a protest, which was overruled, and then withdrew. Canadian and
French athletes also were dissatisfied with the management of the games.
Watertown Gazette, 07 17 1908
Golden Wedding
Carl Achterberg
and wife celebrated their golden wedding at their home, 906 Wisconsin Street,
on Friday last, Rev. H. Sterz, pastor of the
Evangelical Protestant church, conducting the religious part of the
services. Among the guests
present was Wm. Quandt, of Summer, Iowa, who was best
man on the occasion of Mr. and Mrs. Achterberg's
marriage. Mr. Achterberg was born on December 1,
1829, at Falkenberg, Pommerania, and his wife was
born at Grosse-Poplow, Pormmerania,
February 1, 1839. They came to America in 1857, locating in Milwaukee, where
they were married the following year. In April, 1859, they removed to this
city, and have ever since made it their home. Thirteen children were born to
them, four of whom are living, being Mrs. Geo. Rathjen and Mrs. James Wright,
of Janesville; Mrs. Fred Monahan and Charles Achterberg,
of Chicago.
Watertown Gazette, 07 24 1908
John J.
Brusenbach represented the Plattdeutscher Verein at the
German-American convention in Milwaukee last week and was elected vice-
president of the state association. Mr. Brusenbach is one of the best-posted men on all general
affairs and this honor is well bestowed.
Watertown Gazette, 07 24 1908
The
Miller Brewing Co. baseball team of Oshkosh was defeated at Washington Park
last Sunday by the Watertown baseball team by the score
of 18 to 2. The Oshkosh team played very poor ball, hence Watertown won an easy
victory. Watertown is playing good ball
and the boys work together well. Hallett and Schultz were the batteries for
Watertown and Walt and Fitzgerald for Oshkosh.
Ruedig made a homerun, Schultz a three-base
hit, Kuenzi, Leschinger,
Bergan and Monohan two-base hits.
Democratic Caucuses
Watertown Gazette, 07 24 1908
At 7:30
o'clock on Friday evening of this week there will be democratic caucuses held
in the five Jefferson county wards of this city to appoint delegates to attend
the county convention at Jefferson on Saturday, which convention appoints
delegates to the state convention to be held in Milwaukee next week Wednesday
for the purpose of perfecting the party organization in the state and
formulating a platform, the selection of candidates for the September primaries
for state offices and such other business as may come before the
convention. Don't fail to turn out at
these caucuses and show an interest in the coming campaign.
Watertown Retail Liquor Dealers'
Association
Watertown
Retail Grocers' Association
Watertown Gazette, 07 24 1908
H. W. Kronitz, Reinhold Schott,
Carl F. Otto, W. C. Radtke, W. J. Beach and S. Molzahn
were elected delegates and Max Staats, Ernst W. Hoeffner, Otto Winklemann, Henry Diekoff, Edward Voigt and Otto Schott were elected
alternates of the Watertown Retail Liquor Dealers' Association to the state
convention of the organization at Kenosha this week.
The
Watertown Retail Grocers' Association on Monday evening elected as delegates to
the state convention at Hayward on August 24 to 26, A. A. Hardie and A. Peters.
Watertown Gazette, 07 24 1908
Theo.
Kunitz died of typhoid fever at Minneapolis, Minn., last Saturday. Deceased
formerly resided here, and after leaving school he was employed for a time in
H. T. Eberle's drug store. He served in the army of Uncle Sam in the
Philippines 3 years, and on returning to Minneapolis he became a travelling
salesman for the National Biscuit Co. The news of his death was received in
Watertown with sincere sorrow. Louis H.
Kunitz, brother of the deceased, and wife and daughter Louise left on Sunday
night for Minneapolis to attend the funeral.
Watertown Gazette, 07 31 1908
Mrs.
Fred. Ryder died at the family borne in Minneapolis last Saturday. Recently she was operated on, and her
condition was such that death soon followed.
Sunday her funeral was held at Minneapolis and on Monday afternoon her
remains were interred at Columbus. Her
husband and two adopted children survive her.
The family formerly resided here, Mr. Ryder being employed for years as
bookkeeper for the Woodard-Stone Co.
Deceased was well and most favorably known here and her death was
learned of with sincere sorrow. She was
a most excellent lady and possessed a sweet and amiable disposition. The husband and children have the sincere
sympathy of the people of Watertown in their great affliction.
Watertown Gazette, 07 31 1908
Rev.
Father Boland, the new pastor of St. Bernard's Church,
took charge of the parish last Sunday and Solemn High Mass was celebrated by
him in honor of the event. He was assisted by Rev. Dr. Morrissey, Provincial of
the Holy Cross Order of Notre Dame, Indiana; Rev. Father O'Keeffe, pastor of
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Austin, Texas, and Rev. Father O'Leary, President
of Sacred Heart College, Watertown, Wis.
Father Morrissey preached the sermon, which was one of the best ever
delivered at St. Bernard's. A large
congregation was present to benefit by the sermon and services.
Rev.
Father Rogers, for seven years past pastor at St. Bernard's church, left here
last Friday for Fond du Lac, Wis., where he will take treatment for a time at
St. Agnes' sanitarium, previous to going to Notre Dame, Ind. It is hoped he
will receive the benefit sought and that he will shortly be restored to health.
Rev.
Dr. Morrissey, Provincial of the Holy Cross Order of Notre Dame, Indiana, and
Rev. Father O'Keeffe, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, of Austin, Texas,
has been a guest for some time past of Rev. Father O’Leary at Sacred Heart
College, and of Rev. Father Boland at St. Bernard's parsonage. Father O'Keeffe
was for many years the esteemed president of Sacred Heart College, and many of
his old friends took advantage of his visit here to call and see him.
Fathers
Morrissey and Boland were former vice-presidents of the college, and like
Father O'Keeffe were highly esteemed by a large acquaintance. Their presence
together on the altar at St. Bernard's last Sunday, with Rev. Father O'Leary,
the present efficient, popular and worthy president of Sacred Heart College,
was a coincidence that is worthy of note, and one that was greatly appreciated
by the large congregation present on the occasion.
Watertown Gazette, 07 31 1908
The
Board of Public Works has removed the Lewis
fountain at the corner of West Main, Washington and North Washington
streets temporarily while the street car tracks
are being laid. As soon as the street railway is completed the fountain will be
replaced on its old site on a better foundation than heretofore and connected
with larger pipes for the overflow to be taken away. The watering troughs will
be turned east and west, making it more convenient for teamsters to water their
horses than heretofore, and decreasing the chances of accident. The Board is to
be commended for deciding to retain the fountain at this point, not only for
the reason that it was placed there by the only real philanthropist that
Watertown has ever had, the late Robert E. Lewis,
but also for the reason that it will at that point be the means of quenching
the thirst of more animals than at any other place in the city. Watertown
people are not unlike people the world over, they have a kindly feeling for the
brute creation and are willing to do their share toward administering to their
wants.
Watertown Gazette, 07 31 1908
Portiuncula
services will be held at St. Bernard's Church next
Saturday and Sunday. Confessions will be
heard and visits may be made to the church next Saturday afternoon and evening ,and Holy Communion received Sunday morning. These services are usually taken advantage of
by a very large number of Catholics of this city and surrounding country, and
on Saturday and Sunday next the usual large number are expected to take part in
them.
