The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

The fourteenth annual fair of the county
Agricultural Society is announced to be held |
September 1lth, 18th and 18th.
The Military Academy at Hudson is to
open again August goth, with J. R. Hinck
ley, Principal.
More than forty raftsmen have been drown
ed in the Wisconsin River the present sea-
son.
The wife of Michael Cally, Oshkosh, has
entered suit against Mr. Rouher, of the
Washington st. Brewery, for the recovery of
damages to the amount of $1,000 for selling
liquor to her husband, thus causing Cally's
abuse of her.
The Congregationalsts of Whitewa ter set
up seven wagon loads ola new CHI ucch organ
last week.
W. H. Wright, of whitewater, had a new
reaper broken into O. thousand and one
pieces BY runaway few days since.
John Fose, of Whitewater, the other morn
ing found $50 pound hog dead in the yard
connected with his slaughter house. A deep
cash over foot long, evidently made with
knife, had caused the animals death
Miss Eta Carl, q former teacher in the
Normal School IN Whitewater, has been APP
pointed member of the State Examining
Committee. Miss Carl is the first lady ever
placed in that position in the State.
Mr.. Mummy, of Chippewa Falls, while be-
81 10 into oil fa1 dau fell
out of the bucket and was terribly Injured.
The Germans who have a settlement lit
tie out of Chippewa Falls, on the Vanville
road, are building a large school building and
a teachers home, in connection with the
Catholic church.
The annual fair of the Southwestern Wis
consin Industrial Association will be held
September 4th, 9Th, 9th, and 18th, at Mineral
Point.
Reed& Hinckley. proprietors of the Ma
tional Brick Yard, in Sheboygan, have sold
,75o, 900 brick this week. Parties from Pitts
burgh bought 900, 900 to ship to Escanaba,
where they have large proprietary interests.
The remaining 10000 go to Menominee,
Pentwater and Muskegon, Michigan, and
Fond du Lac and other points west.
Capt. L2ngworthy, state relief agent for
the burnt district, reports the relief work
about closed up, and the repairs ofroads and
bridges and the construction of school houses
under the state appropriation is progressing
favorably
G. E. Morrow, one Of the editors of the
Western Farmer, will address the Outagamie
County Agricultural Society on the second
day of the fair, Sept. 10Th. >.
The Wood County Reporter says: ''The
cranberry this year is huge success. The
crop must be very large, and the berry of
very superior quality. The marshes in this
vicinity are reported in fine condition, the
berry early and already we'll developed. -
The switch at the Asylum near Oshkosh is
completed and the cars run right up to the
building.
Two new locomotives, the E. W. Reyes
and William Carson, have been ordered for
the West Wisconsin Railroad.
Some scamp broke the railroad switch at
Fall Creek yesterday, with a view to throw
the train off the track. It was discovered in
time to prevent catastrophe.
The JanesYille Gazette says: 90. L. De-
Forest, OF this city, sends us a written com
munication, wherein he proposes to the cap
italists of GAINESVILLE to organize sto Ok
company, with a capital of $4,000, for the
manufacture of lime"
Twenty new settlers have come into the
towns of Pella and Grant within the past
few days direct from Germany.
Mccartney & Whalen have cut, with one
circular saw, since the first day OF December
last, E, CSC, 900 feet of lumber.
Mr.. George Williams, driving a supply
team for the Crowell drive on the Upper
Wolf was severely bitten in the face by one
of his horses last Wednesday evening, while
stopping over night at Keshcna. @
A large bear was killed in the town of
Charlestown last week by Mr.. Isaac Lorey.
Charesburg in Eastern Brothertown, and
St. j ohm in Woodville, are the names of two
new postoffices in Grant county. Nautilus
Braun is postmaster at st. John. The other
appointee is Mr.. Schwartzler. ,4 COS
Frederick Smith. a railroad laborer, LETT
Hayton Thursday morning after his room
mates had departed for labor, taking with
him some money and clothing belonging to
his fellow boarders.
j. E.. Ball, of Frankfort, was terribly
gored by mad bull last Wednesday, proba-
bly, fatally. p -, Supp ...t# +' So
MANY of orr Farroara hot tho XUanvil