The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-10-10
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
Sparta has had upward of rs 900 visitors this sea-

son.
The residence of Mrs. Hugo, near Ployer, was
burned Saturday afternoon ofiast week.
J.F. Wiley, OF Hancock, had a nve-hundred
dollar horse killed by lightning, few days ago.
son OF Mr.. Kemntz, of Fort Howard, was ter
rby bitten in the face by horse, the other day.
The receipts OF the German Agricultural Fair
held in Sneboygan, last week, were from 81 900 to
81 200.
Two horses belonging to Mr.. Elijah Cone, Of
Fond du Lac, were killed by lightning the other
day, and his daughter was seriously Injured from
the same cause.
Mr.. John Boan, near the village OF Potosi, has
about seven acres of grapes, and he expects to
make this year about 800 gallons OF wine.
A little girl, foar years old, daughter of Mr.
sommerfeldt, was burned to death in the town of
st. Marie, Green Lake county, on Tuesday of last
eek.
Ed. Steavens, an employe in Weed, Gnmar &
bly, fatally injured by a Young man named Louis
King, of Stevens Point, on Wednesday
A suberranean stream two feet deep, width un-
known, running at the rate of ZEN miles an hozr,
depth Of eighty feet below the surface by Messrs.
johnson & Bro, while boring we'll.
Saturday morning terrible accident occurred at
Weston, Moe & simmons quarry, on the bluff
just east Of La Crosse, in which Mr.. Stem Olesen,
drler and blaster, was terribly, if not fatally,
injured by the premature explosion of blast.
Three thousand Norwegians celebrated one or
their anniversaries at Blue Mounds, last W mes
day.
There are 159 students N the preparatory de-
partment Of Ripon College, and Is in the regular
college classes.
The decease of great number of bears during
the past week is reported from Waupaca county.
Quite large additions are being made to the
State Prison Library, Waupnn.
At Chippewa Falls, on Monday of last week the
Eagle Rapids Flooding Dam and Boom Company
organization with acapital stock Of
$4,000
1t is reported that thirty eight deaths have oc.
cured in the village of Necedah in the last thirty
days, m ostly from fevers.
The widow of Mr.. George Hyer died of consurap-
ton at her home in Oshkosh, Thursday night, oc,
tober Sd.
A three year old son OF Robert Bolster, of West
Bend, fell into cistern, last Wednesday after
noon, and was drowned.
Prospects for numbering this winter are more
favorable than ever, and umbernen are already
making preparations for vigorous campaign in
the woods.
AtfMeuomoHis, week befors last, David B.
Ketchum was arrested and extradicted to New
Jersey. La was a defaultiRg tax collector who
ran away from Monmouth county, NJ j.. las
Christmas. with another mans WIFE, and has been
living with her at Menemonie under an assumed
name.
A number of Indian skeletons were uneart he'd
at tbs head Of shawano Lake, last wednesday.
There is mere sickness in Galesvine University
than was ever known before
The shawano Journal says that the Menoninee
Indians were paid off by the agent last week.
Last Saturday Mr.. Chapman, of Plymouth suf-
fcred disocation OF the jaw while having tooth
extracted
While party of six were out in g boat mar APP
pleton, on Sunday, man named James Slope WAS
accidentally shot through the back by gun In tho
hands of a comrade, Leonard Murphy. He cannot
survive.
The Rock County Agricultural Socicty cleared
between $500 and $1,000 by the late Southern Wis
consin fair.
On the last day of the Trempealeau County Fair,
one ofthe horses in tbs running-race stumbled and
fell on his rider, who twas seriously injured. lie
had one arm broken in two places "a bad cut in the
face, and was hurt internally. AT last reports he
was improving and his recovery considered pro
babie.
Z. D. Wickwirc, tho proprietor of the Empire
Hsuse Oshkosh, let new cook take $50 gold
watch TO be able to get meals ready at the proper
time during fair week. A few evenings after the
cook missing, ditto gold watch, and neither
have been seen since.
The Oshkosh Times says that, on uThursday
night of last week some hasrtless wretch entered
the sheep pens the farm grounds sRd so mutt
lated eleven bucks, seven Of which were full
bloOded merlnoss, belonging to MIR. Eli Stilson,
the other four Cotswolds, and owned by sundry
individuals, that most Of them have died or will
probably did.
The second annual meeting OF the Northeastern
Wisconsin Press Association will be held st the
city Of Stevens Point, commencing at 9 o'clock p
NJ, the Goth of November 1872. The annual adj
dress will be delivered by Captain N. j. Stone, o.
the Appleton Times. A poem will be road by
Horace Rounds, Esq, Of the Oshkosh JsUrnGo