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William F. Brandt &
Son
301-303 E Main
c.1873
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THIS ADDRESS
ln 1873 Frank W. Nowack entered into the furniture and undertaking business with his
brother, the late Carl Nowack, father of Carl F. Nowack. They bought
out Heinrich & Jungmann. The first
business place was on the top floor of the building at Main and Third streets,
later the site of the William F. Brandt & Son Co. store. Some time later
they moved their store to Main and Fourth streets
1887
WILLIAM F.
BRANDT STORE, street
scene
1901
07 12 HORSE PLUNGES THROUGH
STORE WINDOW
Last week
Wednesday evening while the Misses Sheehy and another young lady were driving a
horse on North Third Street the animal became frightened and two of the young
ladies jumped from the buggy attached, the other hung on to the lines as the
horse darted madly down the street to the corner of Main Street, where he
plunged through the large plate glass window in the store of Wm. F. Brandt
& Son, smashing it into small pieces; he then turned and ran east on Main
Street as far as Emil Seibel’s store, and there he came to a sudden halt. The young lady retained presence of mind all
the while, and got out of the buggy, none the worst for her exciting
experience. The horse was very badly injured. He was the property of B. Hildeman,
West Road. Where the horse plunged
through the window a bicycle stood on the sidewalk to his left, which was also
made a wreck of and on his right was a lady with a baby in a baby
carriage. Both escaped unhurt. Miss Sheehy’s escape from serious if not
fatal injuries was considered miraculous.
The damage to the window was about $250. WG
1902
1907
Brandt, William F & Son, Dry Goods, 301-303 E Main, Children's Day (PC-069)
1910
Brandt, William F & Son, 301-303
E Main, Inter County Fair
1912
02 01 BRANDT, MARY BERTRAM, b. 1856, d. 1912,
dates for interment file
This week The Gazette is called on to announce the
death of one of Watertown’s most esteemed ladies and a member of Watertown’s
oldest and best families, in the death of Mrs. William F. Brandt [Mary
Bertram], who died at her home, 111 Eighth Street, Saturday afternoon, January
27, 1912, the cause of her death being pneumonia, with which she had been ill
just nine days. Mrs. Brandt was a
daughter of the late Henry Bertram, and was born in this city on January 2,
1855, and has resided here all her life.
She was one of the very best of women, and possessed a mild, sweet,
charitable disposition and was ever striving to do good to others. She was a former schoolmate of the editor of The Gazette, and during an acquaintance
of nearly half a century with her, Mrs. Brandt was always of the kind,
considerate, pleasing disposition that made her friends – as school girl, young
lady, wife and mother. Her loss is
sincerely mourned here, and in their sadness the afflicted husband, son and
daughter have the sincere sympathy of all our people. Her husband, one son and one daughter survive
her, the latter being William E. Brandt, Mrs. Arthur Thauer. Two brothers, Fred and Henry Bertram, and one
sister, Mrs. Henry Daub, also survive her.
Tuesday afternoon her funeral was held from her late home to Oak Hill
Cemetery. WG
1913
Brandt, William F & Son, 301-303 E Main, Clothing-Retail
1918
02 01 STORE IMPROVEMENTS
More Room Added to W.
F. Brandt & Son Cos. Building.
Some extensive
enlargements are being made in the store building of William F. Brandt &
Son company. A raised platform is being
erected in the rear of the store in which to house the offices, while the room thus saved
will be given over to the grocery department.
Other remodeling on the second floor will also give added space. The Watertown News, February 01, 1918
11 29 EMPLOYEE THANKSGIVING DINNER
The
employees of W. F. Brandt & Son Co. store were entertained at a
Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James O’Brien in Oconomowoc on
Thanksgiving evening. Present were: George Scheele, Thomas Roberts, Harry Miller,
Misses Elsie Bruegger, Frieda Hinz,
Ida Streich, Claudia Lehmann, Flora Hertel, Della Klingmann, Gertrude Lange. Watertown News
1930
07 12 William
Brandt attended Kading-Nelson
Wedding
1996
12 02 A new sports
bar and dance club is opening with new management today. Froggy's, located at the corner of Third and
Main streets, will offer 10 big screen televisions for sports fans and an
updated dance floor and sound system. In
addition to the disc jockeys, live music will be offered occasionally. The business is being operated by three
brothers, Boro, Rad and Zivko
Buzdum. John
Kraus is an investor. They have owned
similar businesses in the Milwaukee area for the past 12 years, including two
current businesses - Club Safari, a dance club in Sussex, and the Jail House
Restaurant, a supper club in West Bend.
“Hopefully, our experience will help us here,” Boro
Buzdum said.
Initially, the kitchen will not be open at Froggys,
Buzdum said.
It is scheduled to open on Jan. 6 and will offer appetizers, sandwiches,
homemade pizzas and a Friday fish fry.
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