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104 Main Street
Watertown Daily Times, 10 29 1966
The
Quality Bake Shop, 104 Main Street, is under new ownership, it was announced
today. The new owners are Andy Klein and
Francis Rotter, both of Milwaukee.
Negotiations for the sale were begun last month and have been completed
and the two new owners, who are “working bakers” with many years of experience,
are now in charge of the business. They
purchased it from Gerald L. Olson. Mr. Olson has not yet stated his future
plans but he said he wishes to thank the public for its generous patronage
during the years he operated the shop.
The new owners will continue the name of Quality Bake Shop and will also
continue to turn out the many varieties of baked goods for which the place is
known and will add some new items from time to time.
_____________ Quality Bake Shop _____________
Watertown Daily Times, 09 20 1967
Jack
D. McLaren has taken over the ownership and operation of the Quality Bake Shop
in Watertown, it was announced today. The sale was made some weeks ago. Mr.
McLaren purchased the business form the former owners, Francis Rotter and
Andrew Klien. Mr. and Mrs. McLaren came here from Brookfield. Before coming to
Watertown they operated and owned the Queen Quality Bakery and Shamrock Bakery,
Milwaukee.
Becomes
Miller’s
Market
Watertown Daily Times, 11 14 1966
James
A. Miller, formerly of Madison where he was supervisor of the Bavarian Markets,
has purchased Don’s New York Market here at 306 [East] Main Street and will
operate it as Miller’s Market. In
addition to handling a line of first rate meats of all kinds he will feature
homemade sausages, home cured bacon and ham and a variety of foods and
groceries as well as selling beer by the pack.
Mr. Miller said he will also provide a catering service and invites
inquiries regarding this type of service.
He will also maintain a delivery system.
Hours of the market are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, including Saturdays and
on Fridays the hours will be 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The
Wind
Watertown Republican, 03 27 1895
Last
Sunday afternoon the wind blew round corners, through the streets, and into
doors and hallways, carrying with it clouds of fine dust which blew into the
faces of pedestrians and lodged in exposed nook and corner. Several windows on Main Street were broken
and people were kept busy dodging broken glass and insecure signs. A few chimneys were blown over and a large
number of shade trees parted with their branches.
Ice
Out on River
Watertown Republican, 03 27 1895
Rock
River at this place is about clear of ice.
It has for the most part melted, very large cakes floating down the
river.
Watertown Republican, 03 13 1895
On
Monday the 13-year-old son of Herman Kulke, First ward, was taken before County
Judge Colonius and committed to the industrial school for boys at
Waukesha. The lad seems to have
cultivated quite an apptitude for thievery among the neighbors, and the climax
was reached last Saturday when he took
$50 from Louis Schmidt’s harness shop.
No criminal complaint was made against the boy, his father pursuing the
course above outlined.
Watertown Gazette, 03 13 1895
The Milwaukee Evening.Wisconsin on a recent
date contained a portrait of Hon. John G. Conway and said: John G. Conway, of Watertown, helps hold up
the Democratic end of the assembly, his constituency being in the First
district, Jefferson county. Mr. Conway
is a native of New York state, he having been born in Saratoga county, August
31, 1852. In 1861 his parents removed to
Hillsborough, Vernon county, Wis. Mr.
Conway graduated from the State University in 1879, and was afterwords
principal of the school at Hillsborough and later at Waterloo. He has been practicing law at Watertown since
1883. He has been district attorney of
Jefferson county and is a member of the board of Education of Watertown.
Army
Cavalry and Artillery
Watertown Republican, 07 03 1895
The
regular army cavalry and artillery forces from Sheridan, III., who are to
encamp the present month at Camp Douglas, came on their march through Wisconsin
this week. They will pass through
Watertown and spend a night either on their way to or from the encampment.
Watertown Republican, 06 19 1895
Upon preparing
to retire Sunday evening, Thomas Spencer, residing at 1104 River Street,
discovered one of the door casings in the house to be partially burned. Mr. Spencer had been sitting in the front of
his home all evening, and during this time he thinks someone with evil intent
entered from the rear and endeavored to set fire to his property. If detected, he threatens to bring the
miscreant to justice.
Anticipating
a Piano
Watertown Republican, 06 12 1895
While
the happy household of one of our most recent Benedicts was with considerable
pleasure anticipating the arrival of a high-grade piano ordered from Chicago,
what was supposed to be the much-prized instrument made its appearance at the
home of the aforesaid last Monday at noon, having been brought from the
Northwestern depot by one of the numerous draymen who infest the city. This consignment was properly addressed and
from an outward appearance betokened a brand-new piano on the interior. A skilled mechanic was on hand to superintend
the unloading and opening of the box, and forthwith the work began, with the
customary number of "bosses" and sight-seers hanging around. After being safely placed on the sidewalk,
sufficient of the boxing was removed to get a glance at the contents. Then it was that an expression of pronounced
disgust and chagrin overspread the countenances of the aforementioned
household, for lo and behold! the box contained only the remnants of an
antiquated sleigh, some old iron, bricks, stones and other articles of like
value. Our Mr. B recognized the sleigh
as one he had once sent to a friend in Jefferson, and he was forced to admit
the final joke was on him, even if it had taken a long time to perpetrate
it. The old sleigh was again boxed up
and sent on another mission. We understand
the piano has not yet arrived, but when it does it will be so recorded.
Notorious
Watertown Resort
Watertown Republican, 06 12 1895
Female
cries of the wildest and most piercing sort, accompanied by numerous pistol
shots, shot forth on the midnight air Monday from a notorious resort in a
certain quarter of the First ward and disturbed the peaceful denizens of the
locality. Pandemonium for a short time
reigned supreme, but the row was subdued upon the arrival of the police. Suits and counter suits for assault will no
doubt result, one being already docketed in Justice Henze’s court. The entire proceeding was shameful and
disreputable in the extreme, and the respectable people of the neighborhood are
not apt to countenance many more such occurrences.
Watertown Republican, 06 12 1895
A
direful calamity, heart-rending even to contemplate, was wonderfully averted
last Saturday afternoon by the presence of mind and prompt action of a youth
named Fred Salley, about 14 years of age.
Young Salley is employed by W. H. Krueger, the baker at 618 [East] Main
Street, and at the time alluded to, he was driving the delivery wagon, attended
by one of the Mr. Krueger’s younger daughters.
As they neared the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway tracks and
were about to cross the same at the Eighth Street crossing, just west of the
Bucheit malt house, a freight from the east was coming along. The malt house apparently hid the train from
view, and thinking the coast was clear the driver attempted to make the
crossing; but just as the team reached the rails the train was discovered
directly ahead. Young Salley's wits were
with him, however, and he acted promptly.
He checked the horses and abruptly turned them to one side. This prevented the wagon from going ahead and
saved the lives of his occupants. One of
the horses was caught by the train and killed, the other one escaped without
injury. The wagon was not damaged to any
extent.
Watertown Republican, 05 29 1895
At
the recent state convention of the Woman's Relief Corps it was voted to have a
physical examination given, at the department's expense, to Miss Maud Monrean,
a resident of the Fourth ward of this city.
She is the daughter of a veteran and has been a cripple since childhood,
being unable to walk. Through the
efforts of members of the local corps, interest among members throughout the
state has been aroused in her, and the above action was taken to ascertain if
medical treatment could improve her condition.
The examination will be conducted by the local corps.
German
Reformed Church Remodeled
Watertown Republican, 05 22 1895
The German
Reformed church, on Cole Street, which has undergone a remodeling, including a
new steeple, was formally dedicated last Sunday with appropriate
ceremonies. Three services were held,
the first at 10` A.M conducted by Rev. C. H. Nott, of Milwaukee; the second at
2 P.M., were Rev. H. Rusterholz, of Montello, preached, and the third at 7:30
in the evening. The latter was a union
service, in which the Congregational and Moravian churches joined. Rev. G. C. Weiss, of the former, delivered an
English address, while Rev. A. Haupert, of the latter, preached in German. At all meetings the attendance was large and
the dedication awakened considerable interest.
The ceremonies were in charge of the pastor, Rev. E. Hinske.
Those
New Hats
Watertown Republican, 05 01 1895
Have you seen
those new hats that the girls are wearing
about two inches wide from front to rear and winging out at the sides, like an
old fore-and-after? But they are all
right - the dear creatures can't make guys of themsleves even if they try. We only ask that they don’t wear them to
church or the opera. And this reminds us
that one of our milliners sent a hat to a friend in a neighboring city last
week, but next day had a letter with a special delivery stamp in it, praising
the hat enthusiastically, but bagging for immediate instructions as to what
part of it went in front and what part behind.
Watertown Republican, 04 17 1895
John Beissner
informs us of something that may well be termed a "freak of nature."
One of a litter of kittens recently born is minus her forward legs, the place
where they should be as bare and smooth as the back of a person's hands. The mother of the litter is a genuine Manx
cat, still all the kittens have long tails.
Mr. Beissner will have the two-legged kitten on exhibistion at his
barber shop next week.
Watertown Republican, 05 08 1895
Last Thursday
afternoon was the date set for the disposition of the property of the Phillip
Heinrichs' company as assignee sale, the transaction taking place at the office
of the assignee, C. H. Jacobi. The
property consisting of the furniture factory building and the mechanical
furnishings, and the real estate adjoining was bid in by D. H. Kusel. . . . lt is understood that the consideration is
the amount of the mortgage covering the property aggragating a little over
$6,000. The price paid is deemed dirt
cheap and the purchasers are generally thought to have secured a bargain. The site has a frontage on First Street of
268 feet, and real estate near it has sold as high as $30 per foot, thus making
the land without the buildings worth fully as much as the purchase price. . . .
1893
Watertown City Directory
Stolen
Goods Found
Watertown Republican, 04 17 1895
Yesterday
morning the police located a plant of stolen goods in the barn on the premises
of Henry Saum, 418 North Monroe Street.
Some tramps had slept there overnight and a search of the barn revealed
a fine goatskin robe and a small lap robe with the figure of a lion's head
worked in the center. The articles, it
is supposed, were stolen in some other city and brought here, and the tramps
were doubltless awaiting an opportunity to dispose of them.
Watertown Daily Timews, 03 26 1903
William
S. Quentmeyer-of this city has been experimenting for several years with a
preparation for sidewalk making and as a result last fall he built a walk at
his residence in the Third ward, which he says, has stood the weather
admirably. It can be put down at small
cost and will last, besides having a nice even surface. He will engage in laying sidewalks this year
and those intending to build these walks will do well to call and inspect the
one at his place and get estimates.
The
Jig is Up
Watertown Republican, 07 03 1895
Among
parents recently granted is one to L. Mollart, of this city, on a jig-up
mechanism for slat and wire fabric looms.
Watertown Republican, 04 17 1895
Tuesday afternoon a serious accident befell Frank D.
Smith at his wood yard. By the slipping
on a round stick of wood his left hand came in contact with a circular saw,
mutilating it in a horrible manner. The thumb, second, third and fourth fingers
were cut at the first joints, the forefinger alone escaping without much
injury. Dr. Werner sewed up the cuts,
after removing several of the bones, and he hopes that the hand may be
saved. The wounds, however, are very
serious, the fingers having been almost entirely severed.
It was a most unfortunate occurrence and is greatly
deplored by Frank's hosts of friends. He
had just disposed of his yard to William Edwards and was doing a little
cleaning up before giving possession. He
intended leaving this week on a business trip for a Boston shoe house, by whom
he was recently engaged.
1897
City Directory
Drinking
Fountain
Watertown Republican, 10 10 1899
Council Proceedings.
The board of water commissioners were Instructed to purchase a drinking
fountain for man and beast and place it near the Fifth ward house in lieu of
the one now there.
Watertown Daily Times, 01 18 1992
Many
Watertown residents see a problem when they view crowds of teen-agers hanging
out on Main Street on a Friday night.
Mike Saniter of Watertown has a different vision — he sees a business
opportunity that may also offer a solution to the complaint heard by many a
parent — “there’s nothing to do.” “I was
driving down Main Street and I saw all the kids and I thought, ‘There’s got to
be something for them,’” Saniter said.
In response, Saniter plans to open a non-alcoholic club in the old Sears
building, located at 207-209 S. Third St.
The building, which he will lease from Justmann’s Liquor Store, is
currently used as a warehouse. He’s
hoping the club will be open for business in March.
Watertown Daily Times, 01 11 1992
A
Watertown business has combined quality and price to take an increased role in
the country’s defense system. Wisconsin Investcast of 661 S. Twelfth St. has
been awarded a three-year contract for $2,073,060 to produce outer fins for the
U.S. Army Tactical Missile System. Because of the quality of work produced at
the plant in the past, Wisconsin Investcast will now be the primary source for
the missile part and will produce 75 percent of the fins. The firm has been the
backup source since 1989, producing only 25 percent of the fins. The U.S. Army
has a contract with LTV Aerospace and Defense Company of Dallas, Texas, to
build 300 missiles in 1992 at a cost of $600,000 per missile. LTV is
subcontracting with Wisconsin Investcast for the missile fins. The part built
at the local plant is the outer fin which flips out in the air stream when the
missile is in flight. Four outer fins are used on each missile.
Charged
with Assault
Watertown Republican, 04 10 1895
Two Seventh ward youths were arraigned in Justice
Henze's court last Friday, charged with assaulting a young girl of the same
ward. The defendants were found guiIty
and each fined $5 and costs.
Watertown Gazette, 03 15 1895
Reliable man of business to invest equal amount
with me, in the manufacture of gas and electric chandeliers and trimmings. Will guarantee to right party at least 12 per
cent, profit on investment first year, and ample chance to increase size of
business and profit next year. Full
particulars given by calling on or addressing
M. A. ERICKSON,
204 Western Ave.,
Watertown, Wis
Watertown Daily Times, 03 16 1967
A
proposal that a 27-acre tract of land on the city’s northwest side be named
“Brumm Park” to honor Ewald E. Brumm, veteran city employee and city park
superintendent, will be laid before the common council at its meeting next
week. The 27 acres is part of the 100
acre site of the old Lunde farm which the city is setting aside for future
industrial use. The plan is to complete
the new park over a period of the next five
years. Naming it “Brumm Park” would be
in recognition of Mr. Brumm’s more than 40 years’ service to the city.
Oconomowoc
Mail Service
Watertown Republican, 10 17 1899
The
largest free rural mail delivery route of the United States is to be centered
at Oconomowoc within thirty days. A
marine-free delivery on Fowler and Oconomowoc lakes will be established next
summer. . . . The route, which is a
semi-circle around Oconomowoc, is only an experiment and if successful it is
probable that the city will soon have four of such routes out in each
direction. The mail agent will carry a
fully-equipped post office with him and be prepared to issue money orders,
receive registered letters, sell stamps, postal cards, etc.
As
soon as the connection between Fowler and Oconomowoc lakes has been established
a marine-mail delivery will be added to the postal facilities of
Oconomowoc. Mail will be delivered twice
a day by steamer. This marine mail
delivery will be the second institution of its kind in the country. Detroit, having had a like service for
several years, Postmaster Dickerson of that city reports it to be a great
success.
All that
Oconomowoc wants now is free city delivery, then its postal facilities will
rank as the best in the state.
Charles
Peters
Watertown Republican, 10 17 1899
The
name of the young man who was accidentally killed on the Milwaukee Road east of
here last week Monday turned out to be Charles Peters, whose mother and
step-father reside on a farm near Pierceville (unincorporated, town of Sun
Prairie, Dane County, WI). They were
here Wednesday and identified the body, but claimed to be too poor to give the
unfortunate youth a burial. The remains
were therefore taken to Jefferson and interred in the potter's field at the
county farm.
Watertown Republican, 10 24 1899
Local
Nimrods report an abundance of game in this vicinity this fall and consequent
excellent sport. George Gates tried the
Mud lake region last week with splendid success, while Will Radtke bagged
seventy squirrels and a number of rabbits in a two day's hunt near Doylestown.
Watertown Republican, 10 24 1899
The
board of public works gives official notice to the property owners on that
portion of Washington Street extending from West Main to West streets that all
water and gas service pipes and house drains must be laid opposite their lots,
according to plans and specifications provided by the board, not later than May
15, 1900. This action is taken
preparatory to macadamizing the street next season.
Sewer
on First Street
Watertown Republican, 11 28 1899
The re-laying
of the supplementary sewer in First Street was finished Saturday and it is now
again in good order. Owing to the
settling of the north end, the sewer had become clogged and the flow stopped.
Fowler
& Holmes
Watertown Republican, 12 05 1899
The
new meat market of Fowler & Holmes, 104 Main Street, opened for business
today. The furniture and fixtures are
very neat and handsome, while the stock of meats offered for sale is the best
to be had. In every way the market is
up-to-date and it will no doubt be liberally patronized
Watertown Democrat, 07 02 1863
Kellogg’s Fine Art and Picture Rooms will be open for
the reception of visitors on the 4th.
People generally wear their best looks on such a glorious day and Kellogg
is just the artist to display the “wonders of the sunbeam” in sketching the human features in their finest
look, when the countenance is lighted up with the thoughts, hopes and memories
with which such an anniversary is almost sure to fill the mind. Get our picture taken on such an occasion and
you will be better pleased with yourself than ever.
City Charter
Watertown Democrat, 08 24 1865
Common Council Proceedings: By Ald. Moak:
Resolved, that as an exposition of the views of this body, it hereby
declares its understanding of the charter to be that an affirmative vote of a
majority of the members elected to the Common Council is necessary to legalize
the passage of ordinances, appropriations of money, confirmations of
assessments, and orders for the levy of taxes and that no measure as above
shall be considered carried until it shall have first received the requisite
number of votes contemplated in this resolution.
Gustavus Werlich, City Clerk.
Watertown Democrat, 06 25 1863
Ald. Skinner presented a communication from Edward
Johnson, A. Stein and E. W. Hilke, a committee appointed by a meeting of the
citizens, to confer with the German Catholic Church in relation to a Town
Clock. Communication read by the Clerk
and on motion was referred to Committee on Finance.
Oratorical
Club at Temperance Hall
Watertown Republican, 06 22 1898
Saturday evening at
Temperance Hall a number of young ladies styling themselves the Oratorical Club
entertained their friends with a very pleasing program of elocutionary
selections, with vocal and instrumental music interspersed. The hall was prettily decorated for the
affair, and the program was carried out with signal success and splendid credit
to the projectors, who are studying elocution under Miss Welch, of Milwaukee.
Watertown Gazette, 08 09 1901
Camp Kicker was
organized last Saturday and is composed of a number of progressive young
business men of Watertown, and it is needless to say they are having a good
outing. The camp enrolls the names of
Fred Prentiss, A. J. Hilgendorf, Fred Keck, Wm. F. Brandt, James Malloy, Chas.
Schiebel, Dick Kusel, Chas. H. Mulberger, and the cook and assistant. On land no one has a lower rank than General
of Major General and on water nothing is heard less than Admiral or Rear
Admiral, thus outranking Commodore.Anderson of the launch Aileen. - Lake
Mills Leader.
1927 – 2017
Edward
W. McFarland, 89, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 12,
2017, at home surrounded by his family.
Ed
was born Aug. 29, 1927, at home on the farm, the son of Ray and Loretta
(Coughlin) McFarland. He was born,
raised, lived and died on his family farm — a family treasure that has been in
the McFarland name since 1852. Ed’s
father, brothers and their families worked together on the McFarland Dairy
where they not only milked cows, but also bottled and delivered the milk to the
Watertown area. In 1973, Ed and his wife, Donna, took over the farm with their
four children: Peter, Ann, Kathleen and Jim.
They appreciated rising early and working side-by-side together. Peter and his wife, Cindy, took over the farm
operation in 1985, the fifth generation.
McFarlandale Dairy is now in its sixth generation, Robb and Christine
Bender, the daughter and son-in-law of Peter and Cindy. Ed was very proud to see the family legacy
continue.
His
parents were the founders of the Watertown Badgers 4-H Club, of which Ed was a
charter member. Besides having a
constant presence over the years showing cattle at the local county fair, he
also then for 10 years showed cattle at the Wisconsin State Fair. In 1948, he was selected as the dairy
production winner in Wisconsin, and then went on to the National 4-H Congress
in Chicago. As a national winner, he was
awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At the centennial celebration at the state
fair, he was chosen to represent the 21-year-old 4-H graduates in response to
Chief Justice Rosenberry’s address, something for which he was very proud and
honored.
Ed
attended UW Farm Short Course, and later served on the alumni board. He was the
chairman of the Little International Dairy Show while at the university. He
served in the Korean War as a platoon sergeant with Company A 453 Construction
Engineers from 1950-52.
On
Feb. 8, 1958, he married Donna Murray, a day which he referred to as “the
happiest day of his life!” They
continued farming, and in 1959 they were recognized as the local and state
winners of the Outstanding Young Farmers Program.
Besides
the responsibilities of the family business, Ed served on the board of
directors at M&I Bank for 20 years.
Also, he was on the board of the Dodge County Forage Council.
He was
a lifelong dedicated member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. Ed’s faith in God, family and farming were
constant driving forces in his life — dairy farming was genuinely his life’s
passion.
and
Surdick Plumbing Co
Watertown Daily Times, 04 08 1967
Two
Watertown business concerns — the Watertown Plumbing Co. and the Surdick
Plumbing Co. — have merged, according to announcement made today. The Surdick Plumbing Co. was established in
1953 by John Surdick who had served his apprenticeship with Harry Leschinger of
the Watertown Plumbing Co. In 1959 Mr.
Surdick’s brother, Tony Surdick joined the firm after returning from naval
service, 1955 to 1959.
Watertown Daily Times, 05 30 2007
The
Peddler’s Daughter, the first store to open in The Market Specialty Shopping
Mall nearly 10 years ago, will close at the end of June, according to Debra
Moralez, public relations director for The Market. With the retirement of
Cheryl Totero, the owner of The Peddler’s Daughter, Chris Harris will take over
as the new owner of the space. Harris is the owner and manager of The Willows
in The Market. Moralez said Harris will be moving her Willows lines of home
decor into The Peddler’s Daughter space, which will be renamed Willow’s Home,
and add more selections. The move will also allow Harris to resume working on
site at her potter’s wheel.
Watertown Daily Times, 06 13 1967
Eugene
Schlesner of the
Beaudoin-Koehler-Draeger Post No. 3709 has been installed as the new commander
of the Watertown Veterans Council. He
replaces Palmer Freres of the Pitterle-Beaudoin Post, 139, the American Legion,
who has been installed as vice commander.
Freres has been named commander but resigned before the installation
because of a requirement that commanders of the veteran’s council be rotated
between the service organizations that make up the council. Finance officer of the council is Lowell
DuBois of the VFW, while the provost marshal installed is Albert Tobalske of
the Riedemann-Thompson Post No. 35, Amvets.
Watertown Daily
Times, 06 15 2007
For the past 50 years Watertown resident Robert Jine has been popping and selling white, fluffy popcorn that brings people to the city from as far away as Ripon and Waukesha. Jine, 76, first started his popcorn stand in 1957 at the 600 block of East Main Street but decided to move his operation in 1971 near the softball diamonds at Riverside Park, where he is presently located. Jine said the thing he enjoys most about his business is that he gets to talk to different people almost every day. People from all over the state travel to Watertown just for his popcorn.
Watertown Daily
Times, 06 21 1992
Shelly Rickerman is the new owner of Shelly’s Kozy Kafe at 206 S. Third St. The business was operated as Coughlin’s Coffee Shop for many years. Rickerman has 15 years of experience in the restaurant business and was employed by Coughlin’s in 1984. The restaurant offers a complete breakfast and lunch menu as well as daily specials and homemade desserts.
Watertown Vocational, Technical and
Adult School
Watertown Daily
Times, 07 25 1967
The Watertown Vocational, Technical and Adult School will open its classes in September as part of a four county area consisting of Jefferson, Dane, Saulk and Columbia counties. The school here will be officially designated as the Watertown Vocational, Technical and Adult School, Area Vocational, Technical and Adult Education District No. 4. Glenn L. Johnson, local director, will now be an area coordinator responsible for adult programs in Watertown, Lake Mills, Waterloo, Johnson Creek, and Marshall areas. Norman P. Milby, Madison, is the area director. The basic responsibilities of the schools will be to prepare individuals for useful employment with the establishment of a statewide vocational system.
Watertown Daily
Times, 08 03 2017
Council Proceedings:
Resolution Determining Necessity for Acquisition of Property Interests
at 109 Jones Street was presented. The
Watertown Common Council deems it a public necessity to acquire land or rights
to land to further its real estate assembly needs and improvement
objectives, more particularly, to expand public parking improvements, which
would be facilitated by or in ownership in the above described real property
situated at 109 Jones Street. Property
Owners: Patrick A. Arpin and Jacqueline Arpin
Watertown Daily Times, 08 03 1967
For years
people have passed 900 Cady Street, currently the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Wetzel, without realizing that the big Scotch pine tree on the premises is one
of the largest of its kind in the nation and the second largest in
Wisconsin. According to David R.
Schumann, formerly of Watertown, technologist in the research division, Forest
Products Laboratory, Madison, the tree “ranks as one of the larger ones in the
United States.” The American Forestry
Association presently recognizes the largest Scotch pine in the United States
as being located in Wayne County, Ohio.
That tree is 10 feet, one inch in circumference at 4 1/2 feet, has a 60
foot total height and 60 feet of average crown spread. The bigness factor is
rated at 196.
Watertown Daily Times, 08 10 1967
Allen Hinze and Delos Hinze, owners and operators of Red Eagle Oil Company, today announced the opening of a new Car-O-Matic Car Wash at 806 North Church Street. The Red Eagle Company is the Wisconsin distributor for Car-O-Matic Wash. The car wash in Watertown is the first one constructed in the state of Wisconsin. It is a professional brushtype car wash, automatically washes, rinses, waxes and semi-dries cars in just one and one-half minutes. The Hinzes also announced that a new do it yourself car wash is located at the same location.
Watertown Gazette, 03 08 1901
The Common Council of the City of
Watertown do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of said
ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the following words contained
therein and immediately following the word “offense,” to-wit “unless permission
is given by the Board of Street Commissioners to ring bells on streets, “ so that
said section when so amended shall read as follows:
Any person who shall ring or
employ any other person to ring any bell or bells upon the street or sidewalk
in the city of Watertown for the purpose of advertisement, show or amusement,
shall upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than two
dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each offense.
Emil’s
Frozen Pizza / new ownership
Watertown Daily Times, 08 12 2007
A
local company that produces approximately 3,500
frozen pizzas per day is now under new ownership. Dave and Dee Nielsen, owners of Emil’s Frozen
Pizza Inc. for the past 10 years, have sold the business to Bill Rehm, a
22-year resident of Watertown. Rehm,
whose family owns Daybreak Foods Inc. in Lake Mills, said even though Emil’s
has a new owner, everything that Watertown residents and others around the
state have grown to love about the company will remain the same. Rehm said all of the current employees will
stay with Emil’s and he has hired Oconomowoc resident Dale D. Drewek to serve
as the company’s president.
Property at North
Fourth and Center
Watertown Daily Times, 08 12 1967
Sale of
the property at North Fourth and Center Streets, long the subject of discussion
in the common council, has ended the question about its future, it was
disclosed today. Buildings on the
property, owned by Elmer Schumann of Tomahawk, Wis., were scheduled for razing
if repairs were not made and the site improved.
The council had set a date for complying with the order and the deadline
was extended 30 days after Mr. Schumann, through his attorney, requested
additional time because he indicated the property might be sold. It has been
sold, the new owner being Norbert Riedl, of 909 Lyndell Street. He has made repairs, repainted the house and
made it ready for occupancy.
Watertown Daily Times, 10 13 1967
Paul
R. Jaedecke of Paul’s Dresses, No. 11 Main Street, is another Watertown
business man who has made some changes in his store front, presenting a new and
attractive look to the place without sacrificing its original type of design
and architecture. A new door, which
presents a striking appearance and the addition of two coach lights have been
included and the second floor of the building is fronted by a new and simple
grille. Mr. Jaedecke, after serving four
years in the navy, returned to Watertown and opened his first shop here in
1946. He was joined by his mother who
had been a well-known business woman until her death in 1962.
Watertown Daily Times, 10 23 2007
The
Watertown Plan Commission Monday took no action on a conditional use permit for
the relocation of a grocery store after the owners withdrew the request at the
meeting. Luna’s Market is currently
located at 101 Western Ave. but must relocate to a new structure because the
city recently purchased the property in order to build a new public works
facility. Jesus and Maria Luna, the owners of the grocery store, were looking
to relocate their business to 813 Wisconsin St., the former home of Charlie’s.
The Lunas were applying for a conditional use permit so they could build a
small, four table restaurant inside the grocery store.
New Santa
House
Santa House ribbon cutting set for Nov. 21
2016
The
Watertown Main Street Program is pleased to announce a ribbon cutting will take
place Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. for the new Santa House, located in the Main Street
Plaza. The community is invited to attend this event to view the new Santa
House and enjoy a Christmas cookie.
The
new house replaces Watertown’s former Santa House that was built nearly 50
years ago and required significant repair.
During a recent threemonth fundraising campaign, more than $27,500 was
raised for the new house through the generosity of more than 90 donors. Ryan Jones of RJ Construction and Remodeling
of Watertown was selected to build the new house based on a design drawn by Watertown
High School student Nathan Lampe and Joe Lawniczak, a staff architect with the
Wisconsin Main Street Program.
The
Santa House is administered by the Watertown Main Street Program and is
maintained and set into the plaza each year by the staff of the city of
Watertown Parks and Recreation and Street departments.
Watertown Daily Times, 10 28 1967
A recent announcement from Civil
Air Patrol National Headquarters, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., named Cadet Jim
Jaeger, Watertown Composite Squadron, a recipient of the Amelia Earhart
Award. Wisconsin Wing Headquarters also
confirmed his promotion to cadet captain.
The Earhart Award is the second highest award open to officers in the
cadet program. It requires completion of
Phases I, II and part of Phase III plus the field grade officer qualifying
examination. Cadet Jaeger has been a
member of the Watertown Composite Squadron since 1964. He served in the squadron as aerospace
education officer, information officer and presently as cadet squadron
commander. He attended the Wisconsin
Wing Summer Encampment in 1965 and served as executive officer of the 1967
summer encampment.
Clasen
Quality
Coatings
Watertown Daily Times, 04 03 2007
The first company to locate a facility in the new west side
industrial park held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate its
expansion. “This is the beginning of a
new venture and a new beginning for all of us,” said Bob Schoofs, vice president
of Clasen Quality Coatings Inc., a Middleton-based company that specializes in
creating coatings of chocolate, yogurt, fruit, mint and peanuts that are used
on various food products. About 50
people attended the ribbon cutting ceremony, which also included a tour of the
60,000-squarefoot facility.
Watertown Daily Times, 11 09 2007
DJC
Certified Public Accountants and Advisors owner Del Chmielewski knew he wanted
to restore a historic building in downtown Watertown, but he didn’t know how
surprised he would be at the results.
DJC Certified Public Accountants and Advisors was started in Jefferson
in 1978 and because the business continued to grow, Chmielewski knew it was
time to expand.
Chmielewski
started renting a building at the 400 block of East Main Street in Watertown in
January 2006, but it was his vision to restore one of the old structures in the
city for his business. Chmielewski purchased
the building at 208 W. Main St. in October of 2006. It was built in 1855 and was first used as
part of the West Avenue Hotel. Over the
years the building has been used by various printing companies and has been
vacant for about eight years, Chmielewski said.
Watertown Republican, 04 30 1890
Gustav
Schemmel is preparing to build a brick blacksmith shop on the site of his
present shop, on [217 South] Third Street, First ward. Adjoining it to the north [i.e., 215 S.
Third], Mrs. F. [Ferdinand] Schemmel has broken ground for the erection of a
two story brick store building.
Watertown, Wisconsin City Directory, 1889
Watertown Daily Times, 11 22 1992
A
Christ-centered educational facility will open on Tuesday at 943 W. Main
St. Christian Center owners Jim and Betty
Eiler have purchased the former Church of Christ building from the Rev. and
Mrs. Bill Jenkins and turned the facility into a non-denominational center
geared to helping families. The
Christian Center will be used for a variety of family ministries, Eiler said.
It will host Bible studies, films, concerts, summer camps and a preschool for
children from 2 to 5 years, he said.
Century
Run from Milwaukee to Watertown
Watertown Republican, 01 05 1898
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Pedal from Milwaukee to Watertown
Turn around
Return to Milwaukee
Starting
at a few minutes after 12 o’clock on New Year’s morning, W. D. Harper, Jr.,
George Schmidt and H. J. Schmitz, Jr., three plucky Milwaukee Wheelmen, made a
Century Run from that city to Watertown and return in thirteen hours and thirty
minutes. The run was made for prizes
offered to riders who would complete a century before 2 p. m. on January 1,
1898.
The
riders had considerable to contend with on account of the zero weather, snow
drifts and rough roads. They were checked
here at 8:35 o’clock.
(Notes:
Century Run equals 100 miles. The
Milwaukee Wheelmen was a bicycle club)
Tiger Meat
Watertown Gazette, 01 05 1898
At the raw meat eating contest held at Hustisford
a few days ago, for the prize of a keg of beer, the “Watertown Lunch King”
defeated the “Hustisford Lunch King,” the former eating three pounds of raw
beefsteak and the latter two pounds. The
time allowed was 15 minutes
Watertown Chronicle, 02 06 1850
Dr. A. W.
Ainsworth, Physician and Surgeon, has taken his residence at Mrs. Huyek’s, two
doors south of the Catholic Church, in the village of Watertown, where he may
be found (except when engaged in professional business) by those who may wish
to call on or consult with him in his professional character. . . .
Watertown News, 02 11 1918
PURCHASED LAUNDRY
Edward Sipp buys plant and leases to his daughter
Edward Sipp has purchased the Model Laundry formerly owned by John
Bremer and has leased the same to his daughter Ella Sipp, who will be
associated in its management with Edward Lemke, a former manager of the Model
Laundry. The newly equipped plant will
be known as the Watertown Laundry and will be opened for business next Monday,
February 18. The place is now undergoing
necessary repairs and overhauling.
Watertown Daily Times, 01 30 1993
Marlene Raether
of Watertown has purchased the local franchise of H& R Block at 409 E. Main
St. She has been associated with the company for the past 25 years.
Raether
purchased the business from Sheila Kelly, who owned and operated the business
for the past seven years. Raether has
specialized in tax preparation during her employment at H& R Block. She
attends numerous tax-related seminars each year.
She is
treasurer of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lebanon where she has also served as
secretary. She has been on the board of directors of the Ladies Association of
the Watertown Country Club since 1974, serving in various capacities. She was
actively involved in the Watertown Jaycettes where she held several offices.
Park and Recreation
Commission
Watertown Daily Times, 05 03 1967
Watertown’s
new Park and Recreation Commission, recently established by action of the
common council at the suggestion of Mayor A. E. Bentzin, was named and
confirmed last night and is now ready to meet and organize itself and begin its
functions. The seven members on the
commission area Clayton M. Streseske, Mrs. John H. Becker, Miss Lorraine
Schatz, Frank Van Der Hoogt, William Fitzgerald, Jr., Harris Grabow and Mrs. Phillip Mallow. Mr. Grabow was named by the board of
education and Mrs. Mallow was named by the Watertown PTA Council. The other five appointees were named by the
mayor, as provided for in the legislation which created the commission. The
vote to confirm all seven members was unanimous — 14-0.
Watertown Daily Times, 04 29 1967
A
plan to revamp “Civil Defense” in Watertown was revealed today by the office of
Mayor A. E. Bentzin. Action on the
matter will be taken at next Tuesday night’s meeting of the common council when
an ordinance to repeal a previous Civil Defense ordinance which was adopted on
Dec. 5, 1962, is introduced in order to pave the way for the new setup. Principal purpose of the plan is to establish
a local Civil Defense organization which will be designed to function in cases
of disasters unprecedented in size and destructiveness, such as cyclones,
tornadoes, etc.
Theodore Dobbratz
moved to Fourth St
Watertown Republican, 05 01 1900
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
The
partnership heretofore existing between James B. Murphy and Theodore Dobbratz
under the firm name of Murphy & Dobbratz, at the city of Watertown, Wis.,
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
The books of account of the firm are in the office of John G. Conway,
where parties indebted to the firm may call and settle.
Dated
April 24, 1900.
James
B. Murphy,
Theodore
Dobbratz.
Watertown Republican, 05 01 1900
SPECIAL CARD
I
desire to announce to all my friends and the public in general that I have
removed my half interest in the firm of Murphy & Dobbratz to 115, 117 and 219
North Fourth Street and am ready to deliver any orders for wrapping paper,
paper bags, twines, etc. A very fine line of wall paper and window shades is
all ready for inspection and at lowest bargain prices. Paints, oils, glass,
etc. Any work entrusted to me will be under ray personal supervision. I desire further to thank the public for past
favors and it will be my ambition in the future to please ail my former patrons
with the very best of workmanship at popular prices. lam respectfully,
Theodore
Dobbratz,
115,
117, 219 North Fourth Street,
Watertown,
Wis.
Three
doors north of Gamm’s crockery store.
Watertown Daily Times, 03 14 2009
The
2008 House Beautiful Award was presented to Rob and Sue Harms of 900 Clyman St.
on Sunday during the 44th annual membership meeting of the Watertown Arts
Council. The meeting was held at the
Watertown Country Club. Watertown artist
Sandra Pirkel created a pen and ink watercolor drawing of the home. The matting, framing and plaque were donated
by local businesses. Rob Harms said they
have been working on the home over a period of several years. The home is over 100 years old. The original home was constructed by Morts
[Moritz] Blumenfeld who lived in it for a short time. In 1917 Blumenfeld sold the home to Henry
Mulburger who stayed in the home until his death in 1958. Harms said the home is often referred to as
the Mulburger home. Mulburger sold the
home to his housekeeper for $1. She
lived in it until about 1970. The house
sat vacant for a few years until the Harmses bought the home in 1973. They raised their three daughters in the
home.
History of Watertown,
Wisconsin