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In 1908, the Daily Times absorbed the competing Watertown Daily Reader, which began publication in 1906. [4] In 1919, John Clifford secured a controlling interest in the newspaper. [5] The paper stayed in the Clifford family until 2018, when it was sold to Adams Publishing Group. [6] It is a member of APG's Southern Wisconsin group.
Morley Garfield Kelly (May 4, 1892 – October 10, 1956) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. His first name was sometimes incorrectly spelled "Marley". Born in Watertown, South Dakota, [1] Kelly graduated from Wadena High School in Wadena, Minnesota and served in the North Dakota Army National ...
Meinhardt Frank Raabe (/ ˈ m aɪ n ˌ h ɑːr t ˈ r ɑː b i /; September 2, 1915 – April 9, 2010) was an American actor. [1] [2] He was one of the last surviving Munchkin-actors in The Wizard of Oz, and was also the last surviving cast member with any dialogue in the film.
Watertown is located in southeastern Wisconsin, approximately midway between Madison and Milwaukee, at 43°12'N 88°43'W (43.193, −88.724). [20] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.46 square miles (32.27 km 2 ), of which, 12.06 square miles (31.24 km 2 ) is land and 0.40 square miles (1.04 km 2 ) is ...
Fred Merkle is commemorated in his hometown of Watertown, Wisconsin. The city's primary high school baseball field at Washington Park is named Fred Merkle Field. Also, a black plaque honoring him was erected in the park on July 22, 2010. A second plaque in Watertown is on the grounds of the Octagon House.
He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1927 to 1933. Before his election to Congress, he served as Dodge County district attorney and he was the 38th mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin. [1] His name was incorrectly listed as "Karling" in the 1911 Wisconsin Blue Book.
Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,900. [1] Its county seat is Jefferson. [2] Jefferson County comprises the Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area.
Doris Tetzlaff (1921–1998), baseball player (Watertown) Joe Thomas (born 1984), football player ; Mike Thompson (born 1971), football player (Portage) Fuzzy Thurston (1933–2014), football player ; Dick Trickle (1941–2013), racecar driver (Wisconsin Rapids) Matt Turk (born 1968), punter for Houston Texans