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Molzahn Family
1895
06 26 JOHN MOLZAHN CANNOT CONNECT
Friday
evening our popular pharmacist and dispenser of summer-girl beverages, John Molzahn, happened to the Northwestern depot just as the
train conveying the victorious Johnson Creek firemen to their homes from the
tournament was passing through. The
Creek boys were fairly effervescing with hilarity, and John's well-known
enthusiasm prompted him to board the cars and help his friends out as much as
possible. He intended returning on the
north-bound passenger due here at 9:45, but on arrival at the Creek there was
no train in sight at the station.
Careful scrutiny, however, located it at the north end of the sidetracks
just pulling out. John therefore made
long strides for it, but to no avail; it was past catching. Then he endeavored to re-board the southbound
train, intending rather to put up at Jefferson for the night than in the small
burg of Johnson Creek. Here he was again
frustrated, the locomotive proving too much for him. He finally resigned himself to his fate and
passed a weary sleepless night thinking of faulty train connections not
recorded in the timetables.
1905
06 24 MOLZAHN
FAMILY REUNION
Sunday was a red-letter day for the Molzahn family, it being the day fixed for a reunion of
every member of the family at the home of Mrs. Molzahn,
southwest of Watertown. It was the first
gathering of the family in many years and the event will long be remembered
with pleasure by those participating.
The Molzahn family settled in this section of Watertown in the
pioneer days and is one of the most respected and esteemed in this section of
Wisconsin. The occasion proved a most
pleasant one for all of the sons and daughters and particularly for the mother,
whose happiness at having those entire dear gather about her, can be easily
understood.
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