Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-22

bilities $4,000. The principal creditors
are E. Katzenstein & Co., of Milwau-
kee, whose claim is $4,000.
THE plumbing store of Hugo Harting
d Co., Milwaukee, was closed up by the
sheriff, yesterday, on two attachments,
one for 1929 in favor of Robert Rom &
Co., the other for $91 .08 In favor of the
Master Plumbers Sewer Pipe Associa-
ton.
AT the meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee, held on the
10th at the Juneau Club, Milwaukee, E.
{. Wall, of Milwaukee, was elected
chairman on the first iormai ballot, re-
ceiving Ia votes to for ]. w. Murphey.
j. B. HGGER, of Heger & Sons, book
sellers, Milwaukee, died on the 18th.
The Union Hotel, at Prescott, owned
and conducted by Jonn Hsrwell was
burned to the ground on the 10th. The
fire was discovered about 2:30 o'clock.
The inmates being asleep, the fire was
under great Roadway before found out.
1t caught under the kitchen floor in
some sawdust, which made a dense
smoke and nearly sufocated the guests.
Nothing was saved except the piano.
There was no insurance on building or
furniture. Loss, $4,000.
ceeded in effecting the arrest of 8 slick
swindler who has beaten good many
in the western part of the state during
the past three weeks. He commenced
by depositing in one of the banks q
note for collection against parties in
Aberdeen, Oak. Making this basis OF
credit, he issued checks right and left
among small dealers and saloonkeepers,
who, learning of the note, supposed
everything was straight. He watched for
the sign of trouble, then skipped and
visited Bangor, Tomah, several small
places in juneau County, Black River
Falls, Merrill, and finally brought up in
Eau Claire. where he was recognized as
man who had done some crooked
work there several years ago. he was
held for trial under 81 900 bonds.
MARTIN SHANNON, aged IS, was acct
dentally killed by the discharge OF re-
volver, in his room on Michigan Street,
Milwaukee, on the 10th.
PRELIMINARY steps have been taken
for the organization of Wisconsin
branch of the Sons of the Revolution.
w. A. P. Morris, OF Madison, was
elected president of the Chicago, Lake
Geneva & Pacific Railway Company.
Mrs. MARY III. WEBER, for more than
| fifty years resident of Milwaukee, is
dead.
THE directors of the Milwaukee
Chamber of Commerce passed 81 resolu-
ton asking Congress to consolidate the
revenue marine with the Navy Depart
ment.
A DEAL has been consummated by
which there is change of ownership in
the extensive plant of the Madison Gas
Light and Coke Company. The Brown
estate, which controls most of the stock
in the company, disposes of its entire
stock. but to whom the officers will
not say. They are exceedingly reticent
on this point, but when asked if the
purchaser was an agent of some English
sy Indicate one of the officers stated he
was not. but that the purchasers were
Madison parties. Further than this
they will say nothing.
MATTHIAS MUENING met a horrible
death, on the 18th, by suffocation in the
shaving bin of the John Schroeder Lunl-
Der Company, on Canal Street, Milwau-
kee.
THE new budget of the city of Milwau-
kee calls for funds to the amount of over
| a million and quarter.