The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-04-25
STATE ITEMS.

A. 7. Glaze, of the Ripon Common
wealth, is City Clerk of RIpon
The Wisconsin river is clear of ice at
Boscobel.
A branch telegraph Office has been To-.
Gated at Adams drug store, Oconto.
Hou. G.. G.Swain has removed to Kill
bourn City.
The corpse of IN unknown man was
found near the rail road track at Marinette
day or two since. He was about so
years of age and no cause of his death was
discoverable.
A "coopers' union "has been organized
at Appleton.
J. B. Bergeon an old settler OF Kaukan-
ma, died on the 9Th.
In March, 1872, the earnings of the Mil
waukee q ST. Paul Railway Company
were $26,043 greater than in the cores
pondiDg month last year. af
At the Winneconne ship yard of T. w.
Lake, Winneconne, according to the Item,
eight or nine boats are being built or re
paired. Among the latter are the Energy
A. Wilson, Fon du Lac, Star and Mil
waukee, besides a new boat for J. f.
Morse & Co., of Oshkosh one for the Fond
du Lac Tug Boat Company, and a three
master sailing vessel for parties in Chica-
go.
Peterson & Reading, lumber firm on
the Wisconsin, tried the experiment of
breaking log jam with gun powder last
week. 1t operated successfully and they
recommend its use to all loggers.
Governor WasLburn has appointed as
Commissioners for the Capitol Park,
Messrs. George L Delaplaine and George
E Morrow, of Madison and Hans Crocker,
of Milwaukee.
Appleton is to have three hundred new
buildings this year.
The Stevens Point Journal says there is
little prospect of Ice going out of the
river before the middle Of the month.
Two years ago the population of Green
Bay was 1866. 1t has increased nearly
1000 since.
Jacob Moyer,felder's little eve, near
West Bend beats Mary out of sight. She
has five little lambs.
Orviile Williams, of Evansville, return.
ing home, drunk, on horse back, last week
fell from his horse and broke his arm.
Mrs. Williams will sue the man that sold
him liquor for the damage caused by the
fractured limb
The Walworth County Independent
says: The first case under the new liquor
law came before Justice Oatrnan on the
9th. The young man was complained of
by his uncle and guardian, radical tenn
perance man, and was sentenced to ten
days in the County Jail. The constable
took HIM up on Wednesday, the 10th.
Tie bill fol the renewal of the St. Croix
land grant has Deen again defeated in
the house of representatives by an EN-
phatic vote. The question came up after
the conference committee reported their
inability to agree, on motion that the
house adhere to its amendment, which
prevailed by two thirds vote. We can
see no probability that the measure can
be revived again.
The Elkhorn Independent says corps
Of railroad surveyors are at work examin
ng the route OF the proposed Esterlv
Railroad via Fit. Atkinson, Whitewater, |
East Troy, Rochester, etc. Surveyors sup
posed to be In the interest of the North |
western Railroad, are also surveying the |
inc Of the old Wisconsin Central, proba
1ly with view OF completing the road |
rom Geneva to Jefferson, via Whitewater
nd Elkhorn, the present season.
Work on the Wisconsin Valley Road
progresses favorably. Large forces Of
men are at work at different points along
he line between Tomah and Grand Rap
DIS, getting out ties and doing the pre-
urinary work, and it is expected that the
construction train, which is now ready.
Will he here The present month, and com
hence laying iron. We are confident that
We shall be able to visit Grand Rapids
~ rail by the 1st of September next.
1t is, we hear, understood that Mr..
swain has been retained by the Chicago
3 Northwestern Railway Company to Sc
ure tie right of way on its new lipe from
lodi Co MI waukee,and that he will trans
er his residence to Kllbourn as (nearest
. his present residence) his most con-
enIent base of operations while thus en-
aged. We expect that with the termina
ION OF that occupation he will return to
is home in this county.
An important meeting of railroad of
Gals was held at the Revere House, Osh
osh on Friday. M. Hughitt, General !
uperintendent G. G. Wheeler, General !
'reight Agent, and A. A. Hobart, Super !,
ltendent of the Wisconsin division, rep.
esenting the Chicago and Northwestern =
abroad, and S. S. Merrill, General Man. :
ger; 0. E. Britt, General Freight Agent, :
nd l.. B. Rock, Superintendent of the
Iorthern Division, on the part of the
Iorthern Milwaukee and st. Paul rail e
bad, and G. Harris, Superintendent of b
le Wisconsin Central road, have been in q