Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-09-13
CHICAGO HAPPENINGS.

GERMAN has been dropped from the
primary grades in the public schools.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore, oats are being
threshed and turn out ninety-five BUSH
els to the acre.
FERDINAND RETsER, 40 years Of age,
was found hanging by the neck at his
home, 367 Maxwell Street, night before
last.
Mrs CAROLINE MURHoFER, of 800 Alb
erdeen Street, was found by her hus-
band at o'clock last evening hanging
in a shed in the rear of the house dead.
H. G.. NoLKENER's bakery at 204 Divis-
ion Street was burned this morning,
causing a loss of $1,000. The bakers
were frying doughnuts and using the
kettle of lard.
DR.. A. II. WILSON, of Douglas, Kas,,
was so badly injured in La Sale Street
tnnnel by being caught between the
stone wall and the car upon which he
was standing that he died while on his
way to hospital.
ALBERT MUELKE, 4 years old, who was
taken to the pest-house about two
weeks ago suffering with smallpox,
died early this morning. The inter
ment was at once made in al isolated
part of st. Boniface Cemetery
''kIr," the handsome leopard belong
ing to Irwin Brothers circus, was
afternoon by jaguar, and a member of
her own family. The dead animal was
Quartered at Lincoln Park for the winter.
Tile circuit court was yesterday petit
toned to appoint receiver to wind up
the affairs of the Chicago Steel Works,
which Is alleged to- be inso4vent and
has ceased to do business The COM
plainant is the Illinois Steel Company,
which represents that it is a creditor to
the extent of $4,000.
FORD BUSH, "A years. old, WAS found
dead in chair in his room. He was
employ ed as a jaritor in a lodging house.
THE Monroe Hotel Company has
made an assignment. The assets are
given as $3.50 900, with only $3.50, 900 liza
bilities-
ARTHER HEATH, a bellboy at the Chi
cag@ Athletic Club, fell down the elevat-
or shaft at the clubhouse and WAS, In
stantly killed. His home was in Gin
cinnati, but his father, George Heath, is
employed at the Palmer House.
ALBERT CoNLEY, had his leg broken In
two places and was otherwise bruised
and j. b. Graves, a guest OF the Sher-
imam House, was seriously injured in a
S1IEb cal dCC1llcIIU uLL1hU oCCll11SNL eto o1AN'
corner of LaSalle and Randolph streets.
TuE body of a man supposed to be H.
B. Stout, of Lincoln, Neb-, was found
in the lake In pocket was found a
return g. A. r. ticket from Chicago to
Lincoln. The police think Stout may
have fallen overheard from a steamboat.
THE Peoples Gaslight and Coke Com
panv proposes to issue its bonds to the
amount of 100000 bearing date
October l, 1898, and running for fifty
years, with interest at the rate of & per
cent per annum, to be known as the
first consolidated mortgage gold bonds
OF the company.
AN incendiary fire in the Smith, An
derson & Co. carriage mandatory
South Clinton Street, caused damage
of S., 900. Guests OF several big hotels
in the vicinity were thrown into panic
| by the fire The only man hurt was w.
j. Uphoff, of Minonk, O., who fell from
| the first floor and broke his leg.
OFFICIALS of the Merchants National
Bank are checking over their books to
learn the method by which $25, 900 OF
the banks funds were embeZzled, and
the police are searching vigorously fol-
Robert McEvoy, until week ago con
fidential man in the institution. They
also want another man who was dis
missed from the banks service some
| time AGO