The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-03-02
STATE ITEMS.

Gen. Fitzpatrick gives his lecture on
"Sherman's March to the Sea-" in Mil.
waukee this evening
Several men were seriously injured at
the railroad crossing near Devils Lake
last week
A Wisconsin editor says: every man
should cndeavor to conduct bis business
on cash basis. 1t will paw even if you
have to borrow money to DO it,"
A GAINESVILLE quilting party wound up
IN drunken row. The fair hostess put
in her appearance at the police court next
morning, and in default of $40 fine now
enjoys the hospitality of the county.
Three hundred and twenty papers in
Wisconsin have informed their readers
chat the season of Lent has commenced.
The Berlin Courlnt says young man
in the employ of Hamilton Brothers, met
with serious accident Wednesday morn
ing, one of his legs was caught in some
gearing and crushed nearly to the bone.
The loafng Gait e Of GAINESVILLE, will
hencefnrth be treated as common Migrants
the pound has recently been fitted up
for their reception.
Dodge County paper claims to have
tue champion fat girl Miss Lillian j.
Elmendorf, twelve years old weighs 1910
pounds, and is as smart and active o girl
as can be found in any town.
The Episcopal Church at Appleton,
came very near being burned. Ivy the drop
ping of Il lamp which, had just been light.
"a TIE fire was .motheled with coat
before much damage was dane.
The Manitownc Pilot says that an old
woman ot that city, who has bee addict.
CD 20 whiSkcy for some time back, had
her le fir z II last Saturday night, while
n state of inroxication, and amputation
vii! BE necessary "a
An editor At Fon du Lac, nails to the
counter the lie that he wears paper col.
lar three nIOoths tie says month is the
longest he WAS ever known TO wear one,
in the dullest times far money
man named john Hesse, who has been
confined n the Oshkosh, jail for some
time past, n,a,ie hls escape on Saturday
night and wen; to N. enrh, where he muir
dered Ills divorced wife, by first shooting
her AID u tt rward cutting her throat.
james SInclair jumped out of a win
dw ~ y boarding huuse in Chippewn
Fails, the ther day, and was Instantly
x led. He W drank.
A Porfagr Aldermen was assaulted be
o,u,e he bad reported adversely upon
bill presented by the man who attempted
TO whip hun. The Register suggests that
aiAe bottle men b. elected to office in
view Of the possible contingencies of
the flu ure.
The Racine JoWrnaI says that for some
time past, that CITY has been infested
tin gang of burglars. whose exploits
have caused a good deal of trouble Il
has finally been discovered that the crimes
were D. rpetra'ed by a regular organized
gang of boys, ranging from Is to 30 years
IF age and four of the lads have been
arrested.
Watcrtown people do not like Miss Ed
gert"ns' lecture on Marriage and Divorce
They think that lacking experience il
the matter her production is very com,
mnn-place.
Outagamie county has school mistress
who walks seven miles to school and re-
turns every evening.
The La Crosse Leader says that boy
not over fourteen years of age was on the
streets recently in state Of beastly in.
toxication.
Our readers will not be surprised to
learn that this is the way they pray in
Oshkosh
"Thou hast taught us to pray. Our fla
ther who art in heaven. hallowed be thy
name, thy kingdom come, and so forth,
and 80 firth, 0 L,rdp IA ~
Mr.. Leroy Jones, residing about three
miles east of Milton, committed suicide
by taking strychnine. Domestic trouble
was the. probablc cause.
1t costs the Milwaukee Gas Light Com
pany about three hundred dollars annu.
al y for tue glass broken in the public
lamps by mischievous BOYS.
The foreman of the Wisconsin Leather
Cos mandatory in Milwaukee, was re-
Gently killed in shocking manner by
being caught in the wlllrling machine
The Oshkosh Times says as q town
grow and thriyes, it gradually puts OH
c'ty airs and adopts city customs Con
sequently Oshkosh has a rat-pt. .
The Chiffon Times learns that Henry
Penterman, while chopplng in Woodvi lie,
one day last week, was killed by the limb
of tree falling on his head. Three other.
persons were chopping lnvcompany with
the deceased, who say he lived two hours
after the accident occurred.
SHARP,-A Toledo gentleman, while
dining in the fremont House, IN Chicago
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