This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... I CHAPTER V. 1851. Opening Address--Hotels--Foundries--Hardware Merchants---Haney & Debow, Sketch--Dry Goods Stores--Thos. L. Baker, Sketch of--Warehousemen-- Correction for Volume II--Druggists--Bosworth & Sons, Sketch of--Sketch J. H. Tesch--Cabinet Makers--Friend & Bro., Sketch of--Confectionery, H ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... I CHAPTER V. 1851. Opening Address--Hotels--Foundries--Hardware Merchants---Haney & Debow, Sketch--Dry Goods Stores--Thos. L. Baker, Sketch of--Warehousemen-- Correction for Volume II--Druggists--Bosworth & Sons, Sketch of--Sketch J. H. Tesch--Cabinet Makers--Friend & Bro., Sketch of--Confectionery, H. J. Goff--S. Bryant, Sketch of--The Excelsior Society--Spirit Rapping --New Bridge--Charter Meeting--The German Letter--Author's Comments --Meeting at the Court House--Smith & McVicker--Paper Mill--Fire-- G. D. Norris, Ship Chandler, Sketch--Jas. K. Webster, Sketch of--C. W. Norris--J. & Andrew Joys, Sketch of--J. Thorsen, Sketch of--S. S. Merrill, Sketch of--Division of the County Attempted--The Burns Supper--The Plank Road Craze--Cowhiding a Local -- Kditorial Squibs--Taxation--Repudiation and Its Effects--The "Clay Clubs " --The K. O. Clubs--Fire-- Anti-Land Meeting--Openmg of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad to Waukesha--Illegal Voting--Finances of Milwaukee--Broke In--Importing a Postmaster--The Old Corner Store--Nationality --Queer Ticket--Spring Street Female Seminary--The Leahy Riot and What Came of it--Taxation --The Vliet-McGarry Imbroglio--A Ducking--Primary Meetings--Common Council--Report of Committee on Finance--The Streets and the River-- Schools--Complaints--David Ross Murdered--Charter Rejected and New Committee Appointed--Special Taxation--Complaints--Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad Receipts--A K: cy Affair--Land Slide--Belligerent--The McDermot-Powers Imbroglio--Grading--Laying the Corner Stone of the German Lutheran Church--Political--The Judicial Contest--James McAvoy --The Jury System---Legislative--Boy Kidnapped -Bridge Tomfoolery--Fire --Steamboat Landing--Court House Square Impeached--Omnibus Line Started--New...
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