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A
Abele, Genie 119
Ableman 122
Alice's Inn, sponsor of Borth Quintet
radio show 111
Anger 128
B
Bailey, Sawmill co-owner, Cole, Bailey and Cady, 1843 70-71
Bandelin, John 131
Beals and Pratt Shoe Co, power derived
to dam on Rock River 73
Beck, Paul 121
Becker's TV & Radio Service 89
Behm, Meta nee Borth,
"Little Meta", Borth Quintet 107-114
Bennett, Willie 133
Berg 125-126,
128
Berglin 116, 118-119
Bittner, Elenore 126
Blue Inn, sponsor of Borth Quintet
radio show 111
Boatman 127
Borth Quintet, article on 107-114
Borth, Clara nee Saniter
(William) 107
Borth, Esther (Norman Suhr), Borth Quintet 107-114
Borth, Matt, mention of 109
Borth, Meta, "Little" (Mrs Lawrence Behm), Borth Quintet 107-114
Borth, Norma (Mrs
Ervin Retzlaff), Borth
Quintet 107-114
Borth, Robert, Borth
Quintet 107-114
Borth, Selma, Borth
Quintet 107-114
Borth, William (Clara Saniter) 107
Bott, George, Mrs,
Octagon House dining room image, c1901 66
Bramer, Adam 132
Bramer, Frank, music teacher, Borth Quintet 110
Breithaupt, A W, Dr, Watertown Pigeon
Club 29
Breweries, dependence on ice harvesting 73-75
Brick making, Watertown Cream Brick, article on 77-81
Bridge Barber Shop, being washed away, image of, 1904 54
Brooks Eggs and Feed, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
Bruch, Mrs 134
Buchta 134-137
Buechele, Catherine 125
Buffmeier, Mabel 132
Burke, Johnny 131-132
Burnham, P B, invented brick molding process, 1867 78
C
Cady Street Bridge, image of, c1895 81
Cady, Sawmill co-owner, Cole, Bailey and Cady, 1843 70-71
Callahan, John, seen in image, 1898 64
Casey's Garage, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
Chadwick, D S, brick maker, 1847 77
Chadwick, John, brick maker, 1847 77
Chapman, Agnes, in image of Harvest Carnival Parade, 1899 58
Chicago White Sox, vs Watertown
Goslings, baseball, 1913 50
Cole Block, tribute to Watertown brick making, 201-205 E Main 78
Cole, Eliza 68
Cole, John W 68
Cole, John, home of, Watertown brick 79
Cole, Luther, Rough & Ready Dam, with John Richards, 1840s 71
Cole, Sawmill co-owner, Cole, Bailey and Cady, 1843 70-71
Concordia Island, image of, c1895 76
Concordia Society, mention of 76
Conley, Michael Daniel, saloon, image of, c1890 58
Cook, Lloyd 135
Copeland, Edward 135
Cordes-Vaughn brickyard 77
Cruez, Arthur 116
Cruger, J W, seen in image, 1898 64
D
Dairy Distributors, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
Darmstadt 121
Davies & Mulberger, law firm, 1906 31, 37
Davies, Joseph, Attorney, line drawing, 1906 37
Demin, Watertown baseball player, vs Chicago White Sox, 1913 50
Dennis Block, tribute to brick making, 208-210 West Main 78
Diehl, Henry 128
Division Street Bridge, image of 83
Dobbratz, Frances (Walter Stuebe) 88
Doering, Irene 120
Downing, R 115
E
Eggert 119
Eickmann, Martin, Prof 118, 122
Eiffler, Jacob, seen in image, 1898 64
Eighth, North, 117, Henry and Lizetta
Seibel residence 118
Eighth, South, 504, Walter Nack home,
tie to Seibel Bros pony 100
Empire Mill, power derived from dam on Rock River 73-74
Etschmann, Father, mention of, pastor St. Henry's 1870-1878 103-104
F
Field's Furniture Store, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
First, North, 113, Wilkowski cigar
manufactory 133
Fitzgerald 131
Fix 122,
124, 126, 128, 130, 132
Flavin, Ella 3, 11
Forrest, William, WIBU Radio 107-114
Fourth Street Bridge, image of 82
Fourth, North, 1107, Wegemann squabs 28-28
Friedman, Samuel, portrait, line drawing, Orbit, 1917 40
Froebel, Fredrich 2-3,
7
Froebel, Fredrich, monument &
grave 11
Fuermann Brewery, power derived to dam
on Rock River 73
G
G B Lewis Company, power derived to dam on Rock River 73
Gardner, Marian 119
Gehler, Verne, "Watertown on
Parade" radio show 109
Gleiter, Henrietta (Michael) 120
Globe Milling Co, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
Gnewuch, Hattie nee Riemann (William) 115
Gnewuch, Hilda (Verne Kaub), diary of 115-139
Gnewuch, William (Hattie Riemann) 115
Goecke, Ernst 116
Goecke, Mrs 122
Goecke, Schroeder 122
Goeldner, Arthur, Saloon, image of,
1899 59
Goetsch, Ray, mention of 100
Golpher's, sponsor of Borth Quintet radio show 111
Goodhue Dam, George Goodhue, lower dam, 1837 70, 72
Graeszel Cooping Company, 1906 32
Graeszel, Edward, Cooping Company,
1906 32
Gram Drug Store, Charles, 1898 64
Great Coopeer and Robenson
United Railroad Show 97
Green, Alice nee Richards, Octagon House dining room, c1901 66
Gritzner, Max, Barber Shop, image of,
c1895 55
Guenther 128
Gullickson 138
Gunz, Ora 134
Gutterdam, George 129-130
H
Hafemeister Funeral Home, sponsor of Borth Quintet radio show 111
Hahn 123
Hahn, Romie, Watertown baseball
player, vs Chicago White Sox 50
Haley, Lucia 138
Hancock, 409, Goecke residence 122
Hartig Brewery, dependence on ice
harvesting 73-75
Hartig Brewery, power derived to dam
on Rock River 73
Hartwig, A R, Dr, veterinary
physician, line drawing, 1906 38-39
Hartwig, Ferdinand, home of, Watertown
brick, 1864 80
Harvest Carnival Parade, image of, 1899 58
Heiden, John, Watertown Squab Co 30
Hendrich, Conrad, seen in image, 1898 64
Henzel 128
Hermann, Rudy, M/M 17-18
Hertel, Albert 17
Heye, Watertown baseball player, vs Chicago White Sox, 1913 50
Hibbard, Irving 138
Hibbard, Paul 138
Hilgendorf, George 124,
132
Hinz 134
Hoffman 138
Hopenrod 126
Hornickle, Watertown baseball player, vs Chicago White Sox 50
Hoyer, Otto 128
Hubbs, Clare 121
Ice Harvesting, Rock River 73-75
I
Illing 135,
137
Ingo Elsner 89
J
Jacobs, Otto, mention of 110
Jacobs, William, mention of 110
Jaedecke, Ida, milliner 129
Jahnke, Herman (Dutch), seen in image,
1898 64
Jefferson County Normal School 121
Jeske 126-127
Johnson, Timothy 68
Jones Block, tribute to Watertown brick making, 116-118 W Mai 78
Jones, 500, Abraham Lieberman residence 129
Jones, Sadie, Octagon House dining room image, c1901 66
Jones, William, Kreitzman Collection
of images 51
Joss, Addie, Sacred Heart baseball player, 1899 42
Juessen, Anna 3
Juessen, Jacob 3
Juessen, Miss 6, 11
Juessen, Nannie 3
K
Kading & Kading,
C A Kading, 1906 34
Kading, C A, Kading
& Kading, line drawig,
1906 34
Karlshuegel, Schurz Home 12-13
Kaub, Elizabeth nee Richardson
(Jacob), "The Flower Lady" 115
Kaub, Hilda nee Gnewuck
(Verne), diary of 115-139
Kaub, Jacob (Elizabeth Richardson) 115
Kaub, Shirley 115
Kaub, Verne (Hilda Gnewuch) 115
Keel, Einis 130
Kehl, Art, Watertown Pigeon Club 29
Kehl, Bill, "Watertown on
Parade" radio show 109
Kehoe, Charles 116
Kehoe, Johnnie 116
Killian, Eugene, seen in image, 1898 64
Kindergarten, Early, c1895 18,
19
Kindergarten, First, 150 year commemoration 25
Kindergarten, First, 150 year proclamation 26
Kindergarten, First, article on 1-26
Kindergarten, First, images of,
exterior 14-18, 20
Kindergarten, First, images of, interior 21-24
Kindergarten, First, moving of 17-18
Kindergarten, London, first 3
Kirchener (Pussy) 126,
128
Kirkland, Lillian 137
Kirst 124
Kleinow, Red, Sacred Heart baseball
player, 1899 42
Kleist's Applicance Store, sponsor of Borth Quintet radio show111
Kluender, Carl 131
Koehler, Arthur 123-124
Koenig Mill, power derived to dam on Rock River 73
Koenig, "Tante" Ella 6
Kowalke, Irwin 125
Kramer, Gertrude 119,
124, 132
Kramp Horseshoeing & Blacksmith,
image of, c1885 62
Kramp, Howard, Watertown Pigeon Club 29
Kreitzman Collection, Images donated
to Watertown His Soc 51-66
Kreitzman, Gerald, Kreitzman
Collection of images 51
Kreitzman, William, Kreitzman Collection of images 51
Kressin, Walter, Watertown Squab Co 30
Kronitz, Watertown baseball player, vs Chicago White Sox, 191 50
Kuehl, Edna, mention of 115
Kunert, Rose 6
Kusel Dairy Co, sponsor of Borth Quintet radio show 111
L
Langhoff, August 137
Lewis, Llewellyan 121
Lieberman, Abraham 129
Lotz, Mary (William Stuebe) 88
Luetcke 128
Lutovsky, Charles, Watertown Squab Co 30
M
Maerske, Oscar, Watertown Squab Co 30
Mahoney, Jack 116,
119, 123
Main Street Bridge, east, image of, c1900 85
Main Street Bridge, west, image of 84
Main, East, 200 block, Peterson-Maldaner
Block 78
Main, East, 201-205, Cole Block 78
Main, East, 308-310, Seibel Saloon and Grocery 93
Main, East, 409, Ida Jaedecke store 129
Main, East, 1021, Arthur Zuehlke residence 117
Main, West, 116-118, Jones Block 78
Main, West, 208-210, Dennis Block 78
Martch, Ella 124
May, Christian Louis, portrait, cartoon drawing, Orbit, 1913 39
May, John B, Early image of St. Henry's 101
McCormick, Nellie 120
McLaughlin, Carol (Edward Stuebe) 88
Merkle Monument, Octagon House
grounds, dedicated 2005 48-49
Merkle, Amalia
nee Thielman (Ernest) 41
Merkle, Ernest (Amalia
Thielman) 41
Merkle, Fred, Baseball player, article
on 41-49
Meyer, Adolph 1,
9-10
Meyer, Bertha (Ronge) 3, 6
Meyer, Heinrich 1,
7
Meyer, Margarethe (Schurz), article on 1-26
Meyer, Marianna "Pussy" 9
Miller, Julie 3
Miller, Margaretta 3
Mollart, Gladys 6, 17
Molzahn, Simon, Saloon, image of,
c1895 59
Muck, Carl 134-139
Mueller, Ed 126
Mueller's store 125,
130
Mulberger, Arthur, Mayor, line
drawing, 1906 31
N
Nack, Eleanore,
tie to Seibel Bros pony 100
Nack, Tom, tie to Seibel Bros pony 100
Nack, Walter, tie to Seibel Bros pony 100
Neuer Market, image of, c1885 62
Neumann, Emil (Nitz), seen in image,
1898 64
New York Market, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
Ninth, 200, Lizzie Renk residence 132
Ninth, 604, John Bandelin residence 131
O
Oconomowoc Avenue Bridge, image of 84
Octagon House, early and distant view, c1900 65
Octagon House, early, Eliza Richards on porch, c1899 65
Octagon House, interior view, dining room, Richards family 66
Octagon House, Watertown and Milwaukee brick 79
Oerding 127, 132
P
Pauli, Cameron, Watertown Pigeon Club 29
Perkins, Joe 138
Peterson-Maldaner Block, tribute to
Watertown brick making 78
Pigeons, Watertown business, article on 27-30
Piper, Arthur 116,
118
Piper, Mandy 132
Pomeroy, Ellen 137
Post Office, image of building, 1898 64
Powers, Watertown baseball player, vs
Chicago White Sox, 1913 50
R
R & R Television Sales and Service 89
Rabenhorst, Milton, mention of 100
Radtke 127
Radtke, Lew 130
Railroad Bridge, image of 82
Railroad Bridge, image of, 1904 56
Reinhard, George, seen in image, 1898 64
Reinhard, J, seen in image, 1898 64
Renk, Lizzie 132
Retzlaff, Norma nee Borth, Borth Quintet 107-114
Reul 130
Richards, Alice (Green), Octagon House dining room image 66
Richards, Anna (Thomas), Octagon House dining room image 66
Richards, Eliza, Octagon House dining room image, c1901 66
Richards, Eliza, Octagon House porch, c1899 65
Richards, John, Rough & Ready Dam, with Luther Cole, 1840s 71
Richards, Moses, Mrs, Octagon House
dining room image, c1901 66
Richards, Watertown baseball player, vs
Chicago White Sox 50
Richardson, Elizabeth (Jabob Kaub), "The Flower Lady" 115
Riemann, Hattie (William Gnewuch) 115
Rock River, river power, article on 67-76
Rogan, Patrick, home of, Watertown brick 79
Ronge, Bertha nee Meyer 3, 6
Ronge, Johannes 3
Rosemond, William 115
Rosiman 119
Roth, Charles, seen in image, 1898 64
Rough & Ready Dam 71-72,
76
Rough & Ready Dam, image of, 1909 55
Ruedig, Watertown baseball player, vs Chicago White Sox, 1913 50
Ruesch, Watertown baseball player, vs Chicago White Sox, 1913 50
Russel, Irvin 115
S
Sacred Heart Academy, baseball team, 1899 42
Saengerfest, image of, 1885 60-61
Salick Clock, seen in image of store 56
Salick Jewelry Store, image of 56
Salick, Joseph, image of 56
Saniter, Clara (William Borth) 107
Saturday Day Club, marker 16-17
Sauer, A 131
Schaefer Motors, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
Schafer 128
Schave 128
Schempf's Department Store, sponsor Borth Quintet radio show 111
Schlei 123
Schmutzler, Louis 120
Schoechert, Paul, seen in image, 1898 64
Schoolcraft, E J, seen in image, 1898 64
Schroeder, W 118,
123
Schuft, Pankow 127
Schultz, Emma 122
Schumann, Watertown baseball player, vs
Chicago White Sox 50
Schurz Home, Karlshuegel 12-13
Schurz, Agatha "Handi" 3, 9-10
Schurz, Carl 1-4
Schurz, Carl Lincoln 10
Schurz, Herbert 10
Schurz, Margarethe nee Meyer, article
on 1-26
Schurz, Marianna 10
Schwenkner, Walter, Watertown Pigeon
Club 29
Second, North, 1022, Stuebe Radio
Service, est of, 1948 89
Second, North, 1022, Stuebe TV &
Radio Service, 1960 ad 90
Seibel Brothers Dog and Pony Show, article on, est 1903 92-100
Seibel Saloon and Grocery, 308-310 East Main 93
Seibel, Edward, son of Emil 93
Seibel, Emil, Dog and Pony Show 92-100
Seibel, Henry 118
Seibel, Henry, father of Emil 93
Seibel, Lisette, mother of Emil 99
Seibel, Lizetta 118
Shanton, Ray 131-132
Shear, Hezzy, "Watertown on
Parade" radio show 109
Shear, Hosmar, music teacher, Borth Quintet 110
Silver Creek, image of, late 1890s 69
Simmnicht, Louis 115
Simon Trio, "Watertown on Parade" radio show 109
Sitz 124
Spaulding, William, Dr, seen in image, 1898 64
Sproesser's Jewelry, sponsor of Borth Quintet radio show 111
Squab, Watertown Co, article on 27-30
St. Henry's Catholic Church, discovery of early image 101-106
Staude Sisters, "Watertown on
Parade" radio show 109
Stengel, Alwin 135
Stern, Max 128
Stieve, Mr 116
Stoppenbach, Reed 123,
135
Strassen 131
Stubbs, Manke 127
Stuebe Radio Service, est of, 1948 89
Stuebe TV & Radio Service, 1960 ad 90
Stuebe, Carol nee McLaughlin (Edward) 88
Stuebe, Edward (Carol McLaughlin),
first TV repairman 87
Stuebe, Frances nee Dobbratz (Walter) 88
Stuebe, Mary nee Lotz
(William) 88
Stuebe, Walter (Frances Dobbratz) 88
Stuebe, William (Mary Lotz) 88
Suhr, Esther nee Borth
(Norman) 107-114
Suhr, Norman (Esther Borth) 113
T
Thauer, Bob 128
Theder, Gary, mention of, TV antennas 89
Thielman, Amalia
(Ernest Merkle) 41
Thom, Paul 116
Thomas, Anna nee Richards, Octagon House dining room image 66
Thomas, Emma (Bott), Octagon House
dining room image, c1901 66
Thomas, William, Octagon House dining room image, c1901 66
Thusius Jewelry, sponsor of Borth Quintet radio show 111
Tivoli Island Bridge, image of 83
Tivoli Island, fountain and pavilion, image of, c1895 54
Town and Country Electric, mention of 88-89
Trachte, ponies 132
U
Ullerich, Fred H, Watertown Concrete
Block Co, line drawing 36
V
Valesky 123
Valleskey 125-126
W
Walter, Emma 119,
122
Waterbury, Parker 135
Watertown Brick and Tile, brick making company, 1930s 78
Watertown Concrete Block Co, Fred Ullerich,
1906 36
Watertown Cream City Brick, brick making, article on 77-81
Watertown Daily Times, image of bldg, 1898 64
Watertown Gosling Baseball Team, vs
Chicago White Sox, 1913 50
Watertown Grain Co, power derived to dam on Rock River 73
Watertown Memorial Co, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
Watertown on Parade, WIBU radio show, Borth
Quintet 109
Watertown Pigeon Club newsletter 29
Watertown Pigeon Club, article on squabs 27-30
Watertown Squab Co, article on 27-30
Watertown, Panoramic view of, c1899 53
Watertown, Panoramic view of, c1905 52
Watertown, river power and brickmaking,
article on 67-85
Wegemann, Albert, Squabs 28-30
Wegemann, Charles, East Side Market,
image of, c1885 63
Weihert, Watertown baseball player, vs Chicago White Sox 191 50
Wendt, Lydia 129
Werner, F C, Dr, line drawing, 1906 33
West Side Lumber Co, sponsor of Borth
Quintet radio show 111
WIBU Radio, Borth Quintet 107-114
Wetter, Clarence H 140
Wickner's Boot Shop, sponsor of Borth Quintet radio show 111
Wilkowski Brothers, cigar manufactory,
1906 35, 133
Wilkowski, Fred, Wilkowski
Bros, line drawing, 1906 35
Winterling, Maryette
(Nelson) 121
Wisconsin, 909, Martch family home 124
Wittchow, Charles 122
Wittchow, E 119, 124
Witte, C 115
Woelffer, Watertown baseball player, vs Chicago White Sox 50
Z
Zeisler, Paul 125-126
Zelle 119
Ziesmer 126-128
Zuehlke, Authur 117-123
Zuleger, Jeanne, mention of 115
Zutz, Herbert 128