The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-16
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In the City.


NEW CANDIDATE Fer SECRETARY
ship-Secretary A; II. Foote Of the ST
nounced his candidacy for the secretaryship
OF the business Mems League. which Office
was made vacant ny the death of James
Con recently.
INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK-The
Ferguson Mckinney Dry Goods Company
yesterday filed with the Recorder OF Deeds
= certificate Of increase OF capital stock
from sl.c(J.001 TO s1.500.cc1 The assets are
designated at S2,S9l, ,Sit 81 and the liabilities
at 81. S.2i5.t2IlS
DREWING DIED OF HIS WOUND
George brewing. who was shot by Frei
No. III ST. George street OF the night OF
December ). died at the AleXian Brothers
Hospital Tuesday midnight. Rrannaker
was rearrasted by the police early yester-
Gay morning.
ST. LOUIS MEMS INDoRSED A. a
meeting of the Southwestern Mercantile As
soctation at Lueken's Hail. Iowa avenue
and Arsenal street. last night resolutions
We're adopted indorsing the ST. Louis News
as the Official paper OF the association.
Several names Were proposed for member
ship.
ST. PATRICK's COUNCIL BALL-st.
Patrick's Council. No. I. knights OF Father
Mathew. gave its twenty-fi-si annual ball
At the Pcl.wicl. Theater last night. Nearly
al OF the prominent members and officers
of the council Were present. Miss Mollie
Ke!sher led the grand march.
COUNTY ROAD OvERsEER DIES
Joseph DeWein. a county road overseer liv-
ing In Webste- Groves. died yesterday in
the st. Louis hospital after a short illness.
He was about ~ years old and leaves =
wife and family. The funeral will take
place tomorrow from his late home In
Webster Groves.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT-
Warrants charging embezzlement Were is
sued yesterday against William 5. Williams
and Joseph y. Singler. drivers and coll
Williams is said to have failed to make
returns on so and Singler is charged with
misappropriatinG 500.
FIRE IN ROOMING-HOUSE- fire.
supposed to have been caused by the eI-
plosion of coal-oil lamp. was discovered
on the third floor OF the rooming-house
conducted BY Mrs. Jessie Brown at No. 1894
Chouteau avenue. at $50 o'clock yester,
day morning. The building was damaged
about $50 and the furniture about s25.
COURT REsTRAINs THE MOTHER
Circuit Judge Tally yesterday modified the
order in regard to the custody of Atwell
Hercules. 5-yea-old son of Charles and
Emma H. Hercules. who are divorced. pro-
hib;ting Mrs. Hercules. who has the Gus
toGy OF the child. from taking the boy out
OF the State without the permission of the
Court.
JEFFERSON MUTJ Al ELECTION-The
annual election Of officers of the jefferson
Mutual Fire Insurance Company took place
The following officers were
elected: President, Charles II. Teichmann:
vice president. c. A. Stifel: secretary. Henry
II. Biermann: assistant secretary. l.. W.
Schonebeck: surveyor and inspector, Will
liam Sievers: chief clerk. oscar J. Wendt.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY FILED
An involuntary bankruptcy petition against
the Southern Stock and Grain Company, OF
which ]. 7. Sledge is president, p \. Nc
Dermont vice president and {. +. HAYDEN
secretary-treasurer. was flied in the United
States District Court yesterday, the pc
titioners. with their claims. being: ". !.
Baird. s2.lII.Sl: George T. Fielding. $3.517.11;
". II. Esbenshade. S,sil.3G; G. ID. Berry.
se.o343l: and G. W. Inskeep. N,f261
1NCORPORATED-The Century Mill
ing Company. capitalized at 5000, filed ar
ticleS of Incorporation yesterday with the
Recorder of Deeds. The stock consists of
fifty shares. valued at Sl01 each. Max Has
gal holds twenty shares. 5. Hasgal twenty
five. A e. ORear two and L. Branden-
burger three. The William Dischert Car
riage and Wagon Company mas capital of
$4,000. divided into 100 shares. valued at
800 each. William D.schert holds eighty
nine shares. Herman Dischert five. Edward