The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-07-25
WISCONSIN ITEMS.


tons Of ciover.
lamp explosion burned down a 5000
store and stock of goods in Prairie du CHEN
recently.
Good mineral has been found near Clifton.
Last week 48O Norwegian immigrants ar
rived at Milwaukee.
NJ. w. Carroll, life long Democrat of Ra.
cine, made speech in favor of Grant on the
18th.
movement is on foot to secure the estab-
lishment OF foundry near Monroe.
The burning of Peshtigo has been litho.
graphed.
Oconto county now has over sixty miles of
railroad, while last year it had only seven.
A little son of John r. Faulk, of Ran
dolph, was run over by a mower, on Satur~
day of last week, and injured so badly that
he died the following day.
Several large mills on the Black River have
shut down for want of logs. There is a
large supply chung up"
The G. g. N. w. R. R. Company lost 500
cords of wood and a quantity of telegraph
poles by fire at Oconto. last Wednesday
night.
On Wednesday evening of last week, dur
ing the thunder storm, couple of horses
belonging to Samuel Davy, of Survey, were
ct lo1zI fcrh+ piVo nd
A poor mon in Prairie du Chen has a
large family aud thirteen dogs to support.
Mr.. Manly Mumford of Wauzeka, had bis
house and contents destroyed by fire on the
18th inst. Loss about 81, 200.
Mr.. Ell. A. Danes, of Bridgeport, was re-
Gently badly gored in the face and side by a
COW, while trying to remove bell attached
to the animal.
Three persons in Prairie du Chen were
poisoned last Tuesday by eating stramonium
Tor gimpsou weed), which they cooked Gust
for green's"
Menasha man named Steeries drowned
himself last week, from insanity.
The Geiser Threshing Machine Manufac
tory Will be located at Oshkosh.
A lie girl pamed Laura zcupner fell
from the lof1 of barn to the lower 1ioor, in
Oshkosh, the other day, injuring herself so
severely that she cannot recover.
The Northwestern thinks the insane asy-
lum near Oshkosh viii not be finished as
soon as the contract calls for, though the
work is progressing rapidly now.
A barn near Oshkosh, valued at about
SIS, 900, was destroyed by fire Wednesday
night, insured for 81, 900; the property of a
Mr.. Chute.
The county is excited ever the alleged alb,
sconding OF Capt. T. w. Lake, of Winneccn~
ne. He left more than two weeks ago, on G
bridal tour, but circumstances seem to indi-
cate that he wlll.not return. He leaves heavy
debts
GAINESVILLE had a scene OF fire on Thursday
night The Fire Department was called out
three times in ten hours, and R@thinger's
brewery and the passenger depot destroyed.
Loss $40, 900; insurance $1,000.
The packet Alex. Mitchell ar"iv"d in La
Crosse on Saturday afterno. a =. h.t.l. Louis,
with | 93 deck and 993 cabin passengers, also
having on board 42O tons of freight and SO
head of horses.
The Reedsburg Press speaks of some sam
pie winter wheat, which shelled out S4 &er.
nels TO the head. ..... ....
Alban and Charles, sons of William Black
burn, of Clearfeld, Juneau County, were
drowned while in bathing, on the 18th inst.
Miss Ada Sampey, of Waupun, was knock
ed senseles by loose plank in the sidewalk,
which, when she stepped upon it, few up
and struck her across the throat.