The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-04
WISCONSIN NEWS,
Business Enterprise.

LINCOLN county has new paper, called the
ADVOCATE, edited by H. N. McCord.
AID is being solicited to secure the location
of a cotton mill at Appleton.
The Eau Clair Press states that Capt Her.
man designs placing line of steamers on the
river in the spring.
The following is list of patents recently
issued to citizens Of this State Machines for
furnishing boot and shoe heels, A. Swallow,
Beloit rolling shutters, H. J. Defrene, Green
Bay stamping mills, Fl. W. Colver, Waukesha {;
ice-picks, S. Lindley, Green Bay.
FOURTEEN lumber and single mills are to be
built on the line of the Wisconsin Central rail-
or aduext season.
Personal.
Col. RICHARD DUNBAR and daughter, of
Waukesha have gone to Europe.
ARE railroad conductors to have no privileges?
Here is Helen Craker of Sank county, who sues
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Com
pany for damages because one of their con-
ductors "smacked her lips while riding on a
train. The case is now on trial in the Supreme
Court, where it was taken on an appeal from
awarded 81, 900 damages.
THE family of Rev. Isaac Smith, of Mound
vile, Marquette county, is something to Drag
about. The youngest, a boy II years old,
weighs 1917 pounds. Mr. Smith has nine
children, all of them heavy weights, three o
four tipping the scales at over 200 pounds.
Ex-COKGREssO1AN and DR.. Alexander S. Nc
Dill has returned to his old position, which he
occupied for twelve years prior to his election
to Congress, of Superintendent Of the Insane
Asylum at Madison.
The nomination of George G. Stevens as Col
lector of Customs at Milwaukee has been con-
firmed by the United States Senate.
LEVI HUBBELL has been confirmed by the
Senate as Uni5ed States Attorney for the East
ern District of Wisconsin.
Crime.
JAMES HURLEY, one of the proprietors of the
Sherman House, at Flint, while waiting at the
depot at that place, q few nights ago, for the
arrival of the train, was set upon by three ruff
fans, and beaten and bruised in a terrible man
ner. One of the men was arrested, but the
other two escaped
A HORRIBLY tragedy, resulting in the murder
of two men and the wounding of third re-
Gently took place near Vauville Chippewa
county. Mike Demars and one Robinson had
settled on the same homestead. Robinson had
cut lot of posts and, with two Others drove
on the land to haul them away. He found
Demars there, cutting posts, who ordered the
pOINi e b.
the house for his shotgun. On his returning
Demars drew revolver and shot Robinson,
killing him instantly. The man with the gun
turned and fed, Demars following. He dropped
the gun and Demar picked it up, fired at
and hit him, and he has since died. Demars
then drew his revolver again, and fired at and
wounded the third man. Demars then drove to
Chippewa Falls and gave himself up to the
Sheriff. stating that he was afraid his neighbors
would lynch him.
Deaths.
Rev. L. NJ LEE, of Ball Prairie died re-
Gently at the advanced age of 80 years. He
had been Baptist preacher for over sixty
years. He preached his last sermon at the Vim
land Baptist Church last June. His wife, So
years old, is the only relative known in this
State alive.
A GERMAN about 70 years DID, named Lotiff,
resident of the town of Pella, was lately
found frozen to death by some children on
their way to school. He lived alone, and was
found near the threshold of his door with an
armful of wood in his arms and his face COW
cred with blood. The supposition is that he
burst blood vessel, and becoming faint from
loss Of blood was unable to get into his house,
and consequently froze.
Legal.
HERMAN KINDLING, who was arrested at Mil
waukee some time ago, charged with the en-
bezzlement of 1913, 900 while in Germany, and
who afterward escaped and was recaptured,
was few days ago in the Municipal Court at
Milwaukee found not guilty of the charge pre-
ferred against him, owing to some technicality
of the law of Wisconsin.
The jury in the case of the State US Martin
for homicide, has returned a verdict of man
slaughter in the third degree, being the third
trial. The jury in the first trial rendered
verdict of manslaughter in the second degree.
After the verdict was rendered, it was discovered
that one of the jurors had expressed an opinion
prior to the trial, and the verdict was set aside,
and new trial granted. At subsequent term
of the court, change of venue was taken to
Walworth county, and there Martin was found
guilty of murder in the first degree. Judgment
was suspended, the case taken to the Supreme
Court, and the cause remanded back to Wal
worth county for new trial, upon the ruling