The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-22
STATE ITEMS.

The dairymen Of Wisconsin met in State
Convention at WatertoWn on the 18th, to
talk cheese.
A fourteen year old Fond du Lac girl
has Just finished her two hundred and
fifth dime novel and is crying for more.
The editor of the advertiser says, since
be has lived in Black Earth, thirteen
years, there has been but one little dwell
ing burned.
Wisconsin will mold it's Republican
State Convention March Is, to appoint
twenty delegates to the Philadelphia Con-
vention, aud to nominate q Presidential
Electoral ticket.
The Chippewa Democrat says the log
gers are copgratulating themselves hugely
upon the continued cold weather, with
plenty of snow for taeir purpose, and no
intention Of break up appreciable by
the oldest inhabitant. The supply of logs
will be unequaled by any previous year.
A firm in La Crosse have just been
awarded the immense contract by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company jor
putting in the Duluth docks ut Dululh.
This work will take 10000 piles, and
over 100000 feet of timber, besides an
immense amount of iron and stone. The
entire work cannot possibly be completed
In less than two years.
DR.. J. w. Hoyt, who for many years
has bsen the popular Secretary Of the
State Agricultural Society, has resigned
that position. to take effect Aprll 1st, and
w. w. Field, of Boscobel, has been elect
ed by the Board to take his place, with a
salary fixed at $4,000. .
Auburndale is the name of a new town
Just started on the line of the Central
Wisconsin r, r. 1t is located thirty miles
from Stevens Point, and already has one
store, hotel and several other buildings.
So says the Stevens Point Journal.
Another new propeller for the Goodrich
Transportation Company, will be put on
the stock at Manitowoc, very soon, and
it is the expectation to have her ready tor
launching by August 1st. Her dimen
sons are to be IS follows: Length of keel,
l85 feet length over all, l07 feet breadth
of beam, 80 feet, with three feet guard on
each side, making the total beam Sc feet;
depth of hold, II feet She is be fitted
up in the most complete manner.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin we
learn that Purser Cowper of the propeller
Ironsides which recently arrived at that
Port from GrandhaVen,d declares that never
before during his experience in winner
steamboating has he seen so much ice on
| the lake as at present. An immense fell
of ice of great thickness, stretches out
into the lake from the East shore as far as
the eye can reach, and large fields are
drifting about on this side The latter is
sohA L.
adrift and been carried out by the wind.
ID The lronsides tore off some of her iron
plating while working her way through
the icy barrier. an @t., IL. '''''"
AL the towns on the line of the Port
age City and Stevens Point railroad, ex.
cepting Plainield, lately voted against
bonding A similar attempt proved q |
failure last tall. The agents OF the Cen
trail Wisconsin railroad have worked faith.
fully SO far to get these towns bonded. |
Whether they will continue their exer-
lions on this line or turn their attention |
to another line along which the people
want the road and are ready to bond re-
mains tn be seen. -,
I The Madison correspondent of the Osh-
kosh Daily northeastern states that the
Committee Of Legislators organized to Sc
cure favorable Congressional action on
the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers Improve /
ment had q talk with Governor Wsshburn
on the subject and concluded to introduce
. resolution empowering the Governor to
send an agent to Washington at the ex,
pense of the State to work for the i'm
provemert. II the resolution is adopted,
Ex Governor ,Fairchild, it is said, will Il
likely be selected to attend to this ardu-
ops and responsible duty.
Milwaukee papers record the death Of +,
Alonzo Ell. Burdick, which occurred in I
that city few days since. Mr.. Burdick
vas practical printer, a good writer and
. Journalist of experience He was at one
time connected with Nasby's Toledo ,
BG}de, was at different times attached to {
;he Wisconsin Ctiet; the northeastern |
Aduaacc and other periodicals. He had {
personal acquaintance withra large num- ]
Der of prominent men east and west. He !
vas always strict temperance man and
arge part of his life was spent in the t
cause. i, esosse,s.3 ,-en<,,.4 :
A little girl, eight years old, is begging J
n the streets of Oshkosh, with q paper :
hat certifies that :" the bearer is q widow )