The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-08-28
SLIVERS.
FROM OUR WISCONSIN EXCHANGES.


has been heard from.
Appleton school-houses are undergoing
quite extensive repairs.
The Normal School opens at Platte
vile on Tuesday, September 2.
A Mr.. LaMadeline is erecting fac
hotel building in Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids Tribune will reap
pear about the 1st Of September.
Hon. Coles Bashford has decided to
remove with his family to San Diego,
California.
Prof. J. NJ. Thuripgsr, of Madison, the
Jewish RABBI, is about to take up his
residence in La Crosse
John Parmeter, of B 'ldenville, Pierce
county, was badly injured by a runaway
team, one day recently.
The fourth meeting of the Northern
Wisconsin Press Association will be held
in Oshkosh on Wednesday, October 1st.
The water in the Upper Fox is quite
low, and the steamer Diamond has con-
siderable difficulty in running from Om-
no to Berlin. 8s
From all parts of WinnebaCo cou nty
comes the news that the wheat crop is
turning out even better than the most
sanguine could have expected.
The Ripon Commonwealth says: eve
hear of some pieces of wheat already
thleshed, and none so far have gone less
than 20 bushels to the acre."
Mr.. Leibenstien has large force en-
ployed in hop-picking near Fox Lake !.
The hop-lice threatening the total de-
structon of the crop is the reason of its
early harvest.
A boy named Winetski, of Princeton,
got his leg under the car-wheels, the
other day, and at last accounts it was
feared he would die from the effects OF
his injuries.
The grasshoppers are threatening seri-
Gus injury to tomatoes in Fox Lake vii
lage. They seem to fancy only the RI
pening fruit, esting the rind, and the to-
mato quickly rots.
Norman Chapman, the express agent
at Wyocena, has again had his Office bur-
glariously entered and the treasure-hox
ransscked by the would be thieves, but
as usual without reward.
The Plymouth Reporter states that a
boy namsd Herman ostrich had o limb
fractured some four years ago, but the
bone failed to unite, which necessitated
amputation few days ago.
Recently, child named Charles Cuts
forth, son of Mr.. Joseph Cutsforth; of
Dekorra, Columbia county, aged little
over two years, got under the feet of a
span of horses while they were drinking
at the well, and was fatally injured.
Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, of South Carroll
ma, has been secured to deliver an address
at the Southern Wisconsin FAIR which
will be held in GAINESVILLE, September 9th.
10th and 18th. His subject is "The
Grange"
The Fond du Lac Reporter says: "It
has been reported that the rye crop of
Fond du Lac county is the poorest since
1866, which report is exactly contrary
to the facts, ss the crop of 1878 is PRO
nouncod by growers as the best in sever
years past"
Eugene Fitzpatrick, a late employe at
the mill at Pensaukee shot himself with
revolver on Tuesday last, August 10th.
The ball entered his forehead and passed
down into his head. He was alive at
last reports, but the physicians have no
hopes Of his recovery.
Mr.. Aaron Fanshaw, while at work
with threshing machine at Fox Lake,
Friday morning. slipped from the plat
form, and had one foot caught and badly
mangled in the cylinder. One toe was
cut entirely off, another SO injured as to
require amputatiou, and the joints and
bones of the foot badly jammed Fortu
natelv for the unfortunate man. the hor-