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November 12, 1885

Emmett D. McGowan was appointed by Governor Rusk as inspector of rifle practice of the First Regiment, with rank of captain.

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BeloitNovember 1885Month

The Beloit Water Works were completed, tested and accepted by the city.

BeloitNovember 1885Month

A stock company known as the Recorder Printing Company was formed.

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Nation & worldNovember 12, 1885

Emmett D. McGowan was appointed by Governor Rusk as inspector of rifle practice of the First Regiment, with rank of captain.

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Note 2—At the time of the Milwaukee riots in 1886 Emmett D. McGowan was a member of the National Guard and a staff officer, having been appointed by Governor Rusk, November 12. 1885, as inspector of rifle practice of the First Regiment, with rank of captain. He was at the front in that disturbance.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 286 / book p. 785

1885 / November 12

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November 12, 1885

Emmett D. McGowan was appointed by Governor Rusk as inspector of rifle practice of the First Regiment, with rank of captain.

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Nation & worldNovember 12, 1885

Emmett D. McGowan was appointed by Governor Rusk as inspector of rifle practice of the First Regiment, with rank of captain.

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Note 2—At the time of the Milwaukee riots in 1886 Emmett D. McGowan was a member of the National Guard and a staff officer, having been appointed by Governor Rusk, November 12. 1885, as inspector of rifle practice of the First Regiment, with rank of captain. He was at the front in that disturbance.